Karvinen Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 What is the point of training herblore and cooking (and some other similar skills)? You can only make loss with these skills. If you get the raw items yourself, you will get more money more easily by selling them without finishing. Even high level finished products are worth less than the raw items. Some people think that PKing/dueling updates don't affect skillers, but they are wrong as the market of the finished products revolves around PKing and dueling (includes training characters for PKing and dueling). Now finished items are nearly worthless compared to the raw items, because there is much less demand for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial_Doom_Flavor Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 While we're on THAT subject, what about Smithing? Still enjoying RuneScape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris5000 Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 They are buyable skills so people make the money to attempt to gain it, and then lose money afterwards. They did this because too many people were buying 50k's of lobsters to quickly make an easy 99 and an easy profit. Luck be a Lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberthree Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 What is the point of training herblore and cooking (and some other similar skills)? A boost to your total is about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomKnight Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 For the skillcape...or there could be the possobiliy that you just like the skill, aru You dare question my eccentricities?~The arus are back~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkn0wnwarrior Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 For the benefits achieved when you reach a certain level? Sure, you can always buy what you need, but if you can do it yourself it is much more convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chi13 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Mabe you're on to something... A REPLACEMENT?Ok picture this, they replace your yew and magic trees with a tree that if you attempt to cut it alone your axe breaks, if you cut it with a group as soon as you get a log you get a skull on your head, all the other woodcutters attack you and you cant log out for 3 minutes.Bounty hunter and tournaments were not a replacement, they are garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zierro Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Everyone wants a higher level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladycazzeh Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Personally I train cooking and herblore so i dont have to buy food or pots for training and questing etc. I gather all my own resources too so theres no outlay for me except the time taken to kill/gather herbs and seconds, or fish the lobs/swordies/tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felter_Laur Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 For the benefits achieved when you reach a certain level? Sure, you can always buy what you need, but if you can do it yourself it is much more convenient. The truth is that it used to be convenient. Now with the grand exchange, herblore is all but pointless. This is coming from someone who used to love herblore. The grand exchange with its ultimate availability has ruined herblore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyrah Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Maybe for fun? That was supposed to be the whole point of playing rs. Also people with high skills can make more quests, meaning more QP and more wealth you can trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kratmus Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 the wines are worth more than the materials Best f2p crafter. (I hope)95m+ bank since february 2009Crafting with friends in w61 - Al-Kharidhttp://www.pointblog.dk/?go=krat(only 1 time per 24 hours per person.. I did'nt make these rules, so don't flame me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kratmus Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 maybe for the prestige, and that u can cook the items by yourself Best f2p crafter. (I hope)95m+ bank since february 2009Crafting with friends in w61 - Al-Kharidhttp://www.pointblog.dk/?go=krat(only 1 time per 24 hours per person.. I did'nt make these rules, so don't flame me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial_Doom_Flavor Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 maybe for the prestige If online prestige really matters that much to someone, perhaps they need a little boost in the real world. Still enjoying RuneScape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felter_Laur Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Prestige or uniqueness is one of the reasons that I began semi-seriously training herblore. Once upon a time, you could slowly and deliberately make money with prayer pots. Now it is cheaper and quicker to just sell the ranarr. Too bad. Herblore isn't worth the effort anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karvinen Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Maybe for fun? That was supposed to be the whole point of playing rs. Also people with high skills can make more quests, meaning more QP and more wealth you can trade. No quest requires high levels (80+). Making quests with high requirements would not make "noobs" (:lol:) become members. Is clicking fun? Getting the skillcape is the only fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordwindtrtrtrt Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 For total, and because you look like a newb if you're like 110 combat with 50 cooking. GF TIF. 9 November 2006 - 22 January 2008, when I could no longer stand the painted turd that is the Tip.It community. Only posting in rants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solidus_77 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 maybe for the prestige If online prestige really matters that much to someone, perhaps they need a little boost in the real world. Everyone who is going for a skillcape or rare item is going for prestige. In fact I'd be ready to argue that everyone in this game has used seeking prestige as an incentive to keep going. 76th to reach 99 Construction on 6th of February 2007379th to reach 99 Runecrafting on 4th of November 2007 Finally the secrets of goal achieving are revealed! (give my guide a read :^_^: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomKnight Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Is clicking fun? Getting the skillcape is the only fun. Some of us have fun training the skill, aru You dare question my eccentricities?~The arus are back~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkn0wnwarrior Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 For the benefits achieved when you reach a certain level? Sure, you can always buy what you need, but if you can do it yourself it is much more convenient. The truth is that it used to be convenient. Now with the grand exchange, herblore is all but pointless. This is coming from someone who used to love herblore. The grand exchange with its ultimate availability has ruined herblore.And if you are nowhere near Varrock? The GE has not completely eliminated the convenience of these skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solidus_77 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 And if you are nowhere near Varrock? The GE has not completely eliminated the convenience of these skills. Big deal. Just simply walking to Varrock is hardly "inconvenient" and it's absolutely nothing compared to the old version of trading. The grand exchange with its ultimate availability has ruined herblore. No, it ruined the stupid waste of time standing around selling stuff. That wasn't even part of herblore and that was the only thing keeping the price at what it is. 76th to reach 99 Construction on 6th of February 2007379th to reach 99 Runecrafting on 4th of November 2007 Finally the secrets of goal achieving are revealed! (give my guide a read :^_^: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artificial_Doom_Flavor Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Is clicking fun? Getting the skillcape is the only fun. Some of us have fun training the skill, aru Which scares me. Why do you punctuate your sentences with "aru"? Still enjoying RuneScape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboypen Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 If your going with that idea, why train at all? The whole point of this game is to progress and get better all the time. When we achieve a goal we get more incentive to get more. And if your saying that wanting prestige in this game is wrong, then why make it multi-player. All multi-player (including MMOs) games are made to compete. You can compete in RS with others in many ways, one being achieving higher levels and obtaining better equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felter_Laur Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I did not say that I didn't appreciate the ultimate availability of the grand exchange. I used to train herblore for money. I could buy ranaar or unids for cheaper than what I could make the potions for. Now with the grand exchange, it is much more worth my while to just sell them. For example, a few months ago ranaars were going for around 6k, and prayer pots were selling for like 7.5k. That was a 1.5k profit if you collected the vials and snape grasses. Now I can make 5.5-6k by just collecting ranaar and selling them. In one hour yesterday, I made 125k just killing fleshies and keeping the herbs and fire runes. I would fill up, tele to varrock and put them on the ge. 125k for about 30k of strength experience. Why would I want to train herblore (which was my money making skill), when I can make more money selling the herbs. Removing the unid herbs and the grand exchange has eliminated the purpose of herblore for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inoskedyou Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Maybe because its not all about making money rather achieveing a Goal and getting that cape :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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