A milestone (800 total level) and some goals

[SportsGuy]

I just hit 800 total level, a milestone for me on my way to one of my first (and loftiest) goals in RuneScape.

 

 

 

I'm F2P, but decided long ago that I wouldn't join up (go P2P) until I achieved enough levels to make the most out of my few months of planned membership time. Rather than sit there and grind levels while paying for it, I figured I'd set a level goal, then grind in the F2P universe until I was satisfied that I could breeze through some of the early levels of member skills. That level was 50.

 

 

 

Well, with the 15 F2P skills available, your math might quickly tell you that it's somewhere near 750 (15 skills times 50 levels) and I'm over that by a full skill. If my signature is up-to-date, you'll be able to tell why my total level isn't indicative of reaching my goal.

 

 

 

I figured early on in my goal that getting to level 60 to enter the mining guild would be a great help, so I altered my original goal and included "accessing all available F2P guilds" and now that I type it, I might switch that to include all available guilds F2P and P2P, with the obvious exception of quest point requirements.

 

 

 

Since my last big grind is prayer, I considered altering that goal, especially since it's so difficult (and expensive) and above level 45, no F2P skills are available. Instead of chickening out on level 50, I'm considering on making my goal "level 50 or highest available F2P skill, whichever is higher" and that would mean getting skill capes in mining and smithing, which might take me months, especially in F2P!

 

 

 

I'm not sure what I should do, since I don't want to make a ridiculous goal that will make better sense tackling in P2P, but I'm also the kind of person who isn't satisfied with what I've already accomplished.

 

 

 

Another task I'm setting about, related to goals, is gathering of materials that will make the first 50 or so levels of the P2P skills easier...things like logs for construction, more logs and feathers for fletching, and ingredients for herblore. Several of the other skills aren't item related (like slayer, hunter, and agility...though farming requires items like seeds, you can't gather them in F2P). I've already built up a good stock of mind runes while runecrafting my way to level 50, but I also have 10k body runes (pretty useless except for the 20 rune bank cost at the ZMI altar, I suppose...unless I could realistically sell them to the magic shops in F2P a few hundred at a time to get some cash...any suggestions?) and have some steel and mithril bars and some planks saved up, as well as 30 or so anti-dragon shields (but I'm going to gather more to use in high level crafting...or is it smithing?).

 

 

 

My only F2P quest left is Dragon Slayer, but I'm all the way up to the part where you kill Elvarg, so I see no reason in completing it right now, since I'm fine with the rune chain mail I own and don't need to wear plate right now.

 

 

 

I don't duel or anything because I see no fun in PKing, even for cash, especially when I can only get a 3k benefit out of it every 15 minutes.

 

 

 

I'm looking to refine my goals and definitely would like suggestions on items to build up on (including item totals) for my eventual (February?) membership.

 

 

 

I guess until then, I'll work on getting the most out of my F2P experience!

 

 

 

Happy 'Scaping!

[ultigamer]

spam... this isn't a blog is it?, i think this goes in the rate this! forum, but then don't make it as short

 

 

 

EDIT: much better! now it falls under Progress Reports and thats allowed =D>

[SportsGuy]

Today, I reached total level 816. If that's all I posted, forum viewers might scream "Spam!" in a much less satisfying way than the crew of Monty Python.

 

 

 

No, the real milestone isn't in fact my total level, but instead the way in which I've reached it...yes...if you read the original post, today I reached the 50 level in all of the F2P skills.

 

 

 

Am I ready for membership? I'm starting to believe I could do more in F2P to prepare. To date, I've only "scartched the surface" on my preparations wish list. I've got plenty to keep me busy until my membership, but for now, let me bask in the glory of my first REAL RuneScape accomplishment!