RS: scientific vs. relaxed approach

[kaosmerchant]

almost too scientific >.<

 

 

 

if I'm losing a lot of money with no reward, I can't enjoy the game that much :P

 

 

 

I AM getting better though

[Albel]

Im more caculated. I need to numbers for what i need to do in the game. Once i know that i can do what i need to do. And im like that IRL as well.

[retro704]

:ohnoes: for certains skills that are much too annoying to add up (mining >.<) i use tip it, but for blank skills like att and str i just lvl naturally

[darkgale]

Scientific approach works best for me, saves me time in the future to do what i like to do, and is more efficient.

[flamesofbob]

It is mostly a combination of both. I often do a lot of things that are not exactly the fastest ways( train attack in bandos instead of pest controll) but I often stop my self from doing things that would be extremely un cost/time efficient.

[bonzeben23]

I use a mixture of both methods for example, if i need to get 1 level and don't want to over spend hello calcs, if i want to mine i'll go mine so ores or something, see the difference? it boils down to whatever i want to do really

[cowmaster187]

i would definitely have to say scientific.

 

 

 

let me describe the extent of my madness:

 

 

 

-Cut 55k yew logs for 99 wc

 

-buy 73k flax and ess

 

-make 55k yew longs

 

-cut another 18k yew logs

 

-make the last yew longs and get 99 fletch

 

-make the nats

 

-alch all the bows

 

-buy stuff

 

 

 

last october i started to get 99 wc. i figured id get it after 5 months of cutting yews about 2k a weekend. i got it last march/april.

 

 

 

Then i started to fletch. i got most of my flax from misclenia at 40 ea wooot. i got 37k ess hoping that i could double nat run with friends

 

atm i am working on getting the last 18k yew logs. if the rest goes as planned i should have about 50 mil.

 

 

 

So based on this yeah scientific. i have been working on this for like 10 months now and i am a tad sick of it.

 

 

 

check out my blog and you will see part of my picture collection and updates to the aforementioned madness.

 

 

 

 

 

that is all

 

 

 

~~~legoman187~~~

[Thegreenfox]

I do a little of both. Calculate the skills that I try to level up really fast, and fool around with the ones I don't.

[loqk]

in most games, and in the early days of runescape, at least in the circles i played with, the scientific method is known as power leveling.

 

 

 

powerleveling is usually used to get a specific goal, sometimes getting all levels to 99 is the goal, so that sort of person only powerlevels.

 

 

 

i power level to a nearby goal, like the next teleport or mage level, and then cruse, playing for days, weeks, or months (now that i'm fairly uber) untill the next worthwile goal looks just within reach. then a few hours, or days of power leveling and i have my goal and can use my new ability when crusing until the next cruse time comes along.

 

 

 

for those who argue that power leveling isn't necessarily the same as scientific leveling, consider that power leveling involves dedicated focus on one single task that you believe is the best method. if you hear about a better method, you will try both, determine exactly which is better, then do that alone till you finish, or find a better method again. this is the scientific method :-)

 

 

 

although i am too lazy to record all the datails of each leveling experiment, i often ran time trials of each method to see how much xp i could earn in one hour, including natural slacking with boredom.

 

 

 

if a method is faster only if you focus on it, whereas another method is slower, but you can do it perfectly with little concentration, then you can often get more xp per hour over time with the slightly slower, but more consistant method.

 

 

 

anyway, i think powerleveling is a good goal getting technique that you shouldn't use all the time as you may find the game becomes rapidly boring. on the other hand, if you find powerleveling many characters without dawdling around looking at the scenery enjoyable, then powerleveling to 99 in each skill could be for you :-)

 

 

 

the important thing is to have fun :-D

[P_E_N_N_Y]

Like everyone is really bound to say, a bit of both for me too,

 

 

 

I base everything around having fun (questing, exploring new updates, general slaughter etc etc) but there's no doubt that you can have more fun at higher levels, so sometimes it's worth hacking away at something boring for a couple of days in order to have the options that a higher level brings,

 

 

 

i bought a ton of ore and forging rings to make iron knives to get 70 smithing for addy from about lvl 63 (its rather strange watching your level raise purely on smelting lol)

[Jampot48]

I'd have to say that I mainly take a scientific approach. Sure I still relax on RS and chill out a lot, but I still calculate how far I am from something. Although that's not always the case. If I desperately need a skill up (e.g. I'm levelling Agility for Regicide) then I use a scientific approach. However, if I just want to relax with friends and chill, then I use a relaxed technique.

[lukas1051]

If I could really get into training a skill, then maybe I would use the most efficient method... But I could never get into training a skill, doing the same constant thing for 12 hours every day. I find the relaxed approach a lot more fun... Wheres the fun in spending a month at the fishing guild, playing 12 hours a day, doing the same repetitive task just to get a few levels up... I'll train skills if I need to, or want to... But if I was to ever bore myself training skills the scientific efficient way, I might just quit Runescape. Powerlevelling... Not for me.

 

 

 

Remember all the ranting on the forums when the wilderness ditch was put in, and how people had calculated how much they would lose in RCing, and how much more time they would lose by having to click on the ditch... I was in hysterics over how pathetic it was... Whats the point playing if your not having fun.

[battlerifle]

I usually just go with whatever i feel like doing...

 

Im not much for calculating everything.

[ItemLendingInc]

I burn yews, Smith addy plates etc. I spent way to long holding on to money 700 mill in the bank is nothing when you quit and your account goes away. I worked hard to get to 85 mining on classic and mine rune ores for the first batches of r2h's and larges, now its time for me to enjoy the game and spend that money how I want. Im still f2p so I do what I want when it comes to lvl'ing

[Nerrage]

I definitely prefer relaxed. Even just last night, I was watching movies while fishing sharks with my friends, but if I got a little bit bored, I anchored a duck or two to death in the fishing guild.

 

 

 

I don't exactly see how the "gather it yourself" method is relaxing OR scientific specifically... Relaxing is like taking a break to play some Castle Wars, or my new favorite, Trouble Brewing. Scientifically is buying "x" amount of something to gain "y" levels in "z" time while gaining/losing "a" money.

 

 

 

I will agree, though, it is under the more "relaxing" route of slowly leveling all levels up together by changing often to make sure the game experience doesn't become dull. IE, Training combat with slayer, and using the herbs to level up herblore that you can kill stuff more efficiently for drops to train something else (IE, Charms for summoning).

 

 

 

I say, it's a game, and it's meant to be fun however you like it to be. If 99 is your cup of tea, go for it. It's certainly not mine, though. ^_^. (Seriously, 4 years, no 99s, and only around 7M in pure cash isn't THAT remarkable to some, given the amount of time I've played)

[fenrir321]

Well, I'm not saying either way is right or wrong, just keep this in mind:

 

Why do people want to get 99 in all their skills asap? Maybe they do have fun working like that. But that's just it; it's work. This "game" would become a second job that you're actually paying to do instead of getting paid. For this game to truly become a game where people would have fun, I would advise to enjoy that little shadow from that torch in HD, or playing Trouble Brewing or even Gnomeball just for the heck of it. There is a truth to "get a life and do something else IN REAL LIFE, noob". Recently, I have reached a conclusion that 85% of the people who play Pest Control are not having fun; it's just a repetitive task, and the only thing which drives them is their goal of 70 prayer (mine), 99 strength, 99 Magic, etc. And then those same people will most like whine and complain about going to school/college. Why? They will most likely use less energy doing 7 hours of school (or more for other schools) versus 4 hours of Pest Control. The classes maybe the same almost everyday, but there's something new them everyday as well. At Pest Control it's literally the same thing every single [cabbage] time: kill the portals with the same strategies. So far, I have not found out the reason why I want to play Runescape over going to school even though I'm most likely using more energy and "playing" a mini-game I do not care for. And yes there ARE goals for life just like Runescape. It's called "Valedictorian", "Vandelbelt (sp? :oops: )", UTK, Doctor's degree in Theology, etc.

 

If you find a good, valid reason why people PAY money to work instead of play, pm and I'll kiss your feet in response : .

 

 

 

Also, I keep telling my mom, "I don't want to go back to school!" And she says, "You're playing a school-life genre video game on your Playstation 2..."

 

I need to get a life #-o

[Mattie9999]

My approach has varied over the years.

 

 

 

I first played in the days of late classic. There I was just having fun, not doing much. But after awhile I had a break for 6 months or so.

 

When I came back, I found RS2 had come out. I found myself playing more and more regularly, and then I decided to get membership.

 

At first it was just fun, trying out all the new and exciting things. I eventually found myself training harder and harder.

 

The climax of this was last christmas holidays. (I live in NZ so December holidays are the long ones for me.) I managed to pc both 99 mage and str. Playing many hours a day, setting targets of 600+ points a day. I have no idea how I managed it.

 

Now I can't go back to pc at all. When I went to try and get my range up, I got fed up after about 100 points.

 

My targets nowadays are very lax. Just trying to get my slayer up is hard for me. I can hardly do 2 assignments without having to play at least 1 game of cw in between. I also have a friend who does slayer. He is in lvl 80's while I'm in lvl 70's. We got lvl 70 and 80 around the same time. He gets his lvls faster than I do, despite his exp being aruond 3x more. He is now 86 while I'm only 74. -.-

[jettrider]

Boss Hunting: Most Scientific

 

-It's very important to get as many kills per possible per trip. That's why I've worked my way up to maxed combat, ranged, and magic, gotten the very best gear, and worked my way up to 96 summoning.

 

 

 

Consumer Skills: Scientific

 

-Farming, construction, and even skills like fletching and firemaking have to be very precise. I need to know exactly how many raw materials I will need for 99, and how much gold it will cost. I also have to decide between several methods based on efficiency.

 

 

 

Producer Skills: Relaxed

 

-Woodcut, Fishing, and Mining are skills I try not to power. They're kind of layback skills, I would never want to do a mining method that involves rapid clicking and dropping. I'll either drop a full inventory, or bank it all. Woodcut and Fishing are similar.

 

 

 

Slayer: Most Relaxed

 

-Slayer is my favorite skill. I love it. I will never piety a task and I only cannon a few, I try to enjoy every last experience.

[KingDodongo]

I am a VERY scientific and efficient player. When I make a goal, I make schedule's and wallpapers so I don't quit and I stay on track. First of all I find out an efficient place to train or to do what it is I want to do. Then I work out the XP/money per hour. Then I make a schedule. Then I get on with it.

 

 

 

For example, at the moment I am fishing sharks for full dragon. I make 100k an hour roughly. I fish 700 sharks a day, which is around 6 to 7 hours work. I always reach my target, and if I don't I work doubly hard the next day.

 

 

 

It's come to the point were I almost don't find this game fun anymore - I do it for the satisfaction and so I can do another skill, or something like that. Oh well, could be worse. Just anoher 5000 sharks to go I guess........

[lukas1051]

I am a VERY scientific and efficient player. When I make a goal, I make schedule's and wallpapers so I don't quit and I stay on track. First of all I find out an efficient place to train or to do what it is I want to do. Then I work out the XP/money per hour. Then I make a schedule. Then I get on with it.

 

 

 

For example, at the moment I am fishing sharks for full dragon. I make 100k an hour roughly. I fish 700 sharks a day, which is around 6 to 7 hours work. I always reach my target, and if I don't I work doubly hard the next day.

 

 

 

It's come to the point were I almost don't find this game fun anymore - I do it for the satisfaction and so I can do another skill, or something like that. Oh well, could be worse. Just anoher 5000 sharks to go I guess........

 

 

 

I have nothing against people taking a scientific approach, but you said it youself. Even you think you arent having fun... Now everyone has their own opinions, but why are you doing it if your not having fun? Sure everyone wants full dragon, but is it really worth it? You dont need full dragon, I'm not saying give up fishing, but maybe take a break every once in a while.

 

 

 

It's your choice how you want to play the game, but if you're even admitting you're not having fun... Maybe you should go play a bit of cwars every once in a while, or go do a treasure trail. It's your choice how you play... You can ignore me if you want, I'm just some laid back lvl 87. But I don't really see the point in playing if you arent having fun.

[Shiny]

I have striked a balance between them. I use calcs, and estimate often, but I approach the whole task in a very *relaxed* way. It helps with stress and enjoyment lvls a lot!

[lukas1051]

Let me give you an example of my day yesterday.

 

 

 

I logged in. I was in Ardougne. Looked at my skills and noticed my 59 ranged. So I went to the ogre cages, and ranged ogres for about an hour. Got 60 ranged :thumbsup: . Then afterwards, I walked to Varrock whilst appreciating the new HD graphics. I got there, and bought full red d'hide. Then I had nothing to do. All of a sudden, and observant player spotted my blue gecko. "Where can I get a pet" he said. So I told him about the pet shop in taverly, and took him there. I had nothing else to do really. After I spent about 10 minutes in Falador killing guards with my new red d'hide. And I got a clue scroll. So I started doing it. About half-way through, I was on Karamja. I was getting a bit bored of my now fully grown blue gecko. So I dropped it and caught myself a nice red one. When I finished my clue scroll (rubbish reward btw) I was in Yanille. So I walked up to castle wars, and played a game. Then I went to H.A.M camp and pickpocket some H.A.M members, cause I haven't in a while. Then I logged out.

 

 

 

I didnt exactly acheive much yesterday, but it was fun.

 

 

 

My friend spent 10 hours alching yew longs. He got up two mage levels (75 to 77 or something like that).

 

 

 

Now you don't need to tell me you who acheived more, and who had more fun... I'm not gonna get a 99 skill anytime soon, doesnt bother me though.

[Piccy]

I play more relaxed, calculated always makes me nervous. Besides, I prefer having fun \ \ :thumbsup:

[Maximusa]

Let me give you an example of my day yesterday.

 

 

 

I logged in. I was in Ardougne. Looked at my skills and noticed my 59 ranged. So I went to the ogre cages, and ranged ogres for about an hour. Got 60 ranged :thumbsup: . Then afterwards, I walked to Varrock whilst appreciating the new HD graphics. I got there, and bought full red d'hide. Then I had nothing to do. All of a sudden, and observant player spotted my blue gecko. "Where can I get a pet" he said. So I told him about the pet shop in taverly, and took him there. I had nothing else to do really. After I spent about 10 minutes in Falador killing guards with my new red d'hide. And I got a clue scroll. So I started doing it. About half-way through, I was on Karamja. I was getting a bit bored of my now fully grown blue gecko. So I dropped it and caught myself a nice red one. When I finished my clue scroll (rubbish reward btw) I was in Yanille. So I walked up to castle wars, and played a game. Then I went to H.A.M camp and pickpocket some H.A.M members, cause I haven't in a while. Then I logged out.

 

 

 

I didnt exactly acheive much yesterday, but it was fun.

 

 

 

My friend spent 10 hours alching yew longs. He got up two mage levels (75 to 77 or something like that).

 

 

 

Now you don't need to tell me you who acheived more, and who had more fun... I'm not gonna get a 99 skill anytime soon, doesnt bother me though.

 

 

 

Tbh I would of had more fun doing even the boring skill fletching then walking around doing nothing. I would rather go for a run in real life or something instead than walking around in a game. Everyone is different.

 

 

 

I can fully understand the reason why you enjoy your style of gameplay but the same thing dont really apply to me.

 

 

 

Edit: I forgot to note I am nearly always doing something else during a skill like fletching anyway. Reading a book, looking on web, etc.

[geekoverlord]

I am more relaxed when it comes to skills and training. I dont WANT to know how many more lesser demons i have to kill until 78 attack. That might make it boring. But thats just me, i find fun in training strength for hours on end, hence it being my highest skill. Why? Because i get excited when i see a new max hit, therefore, i get enjoyment out of somthing boring. Relaxed FTW.