slaytanicc Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well today i decided i want to take a break from fighting Spiders in S.O.S and thought i would go to the Cockroach Soldiers for a bit. Okay so this is strange. Usually when going to the Cockroach Soldiers i get 1 rune drop, 2 rune drops if im really lucky. Well with my second kill i get a Rune SQ, and my second last kill i get a Rune SQ aswell. I banked, came back and the second trip was even better. I got 3 Rune SQ's and a Rune Scimi. Is this just dumb luck, or might this be due to some kind of update? If this isnt luck i might be considdering to train there for a while, since they are really good money to me now. Thanx in advance. |Tip.it's TOP F.o.G player|Current Goals: 95STR/95ATK/95RANGED| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidium Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 probably it's just luck...those creatures drop quite a lot of good items for f2p players though...but when i think about what p2p bosses like zilyana and keera drop the rune items kinda seem a bit of a joke =P of course cockroach soldiers aren't bosses... maxed out melee on 10/10/08, current goal: 94/99 cookinglife may be unfair, but why can't it be unfair in my favor?my fake plant died because i forgot to pretend to water it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliceopie Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Can't complain, dumb luck if you ask me : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestrike Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 All drops in runescape are luck. Jagex has explained there drop system as a roulette wheel. To get a "rare" item you must spin say 1 number on the wheel and then you get a spin at a 2nd wheel. Each spin would be randomly automated and probability sometimes can be beaten by luck :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyfighter Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Just luck. I am never that lucky :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytanicc Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Yeah seems my luck has just ran out. I got a total of 14 Rune SQ's and 9 Rune Scimis in the first 5 trips, and from then on only 1 rune item per trip. |Tip.it's TOP F.o.G player|Current Goals: 95STR/95ATK/95RANGED| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbyfighter Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 One rune item per trip is decent. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooneb Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I have about the same stats as you and often get up to 5 rune drops (squares and scimmies) a trip (i do trips with 15 monks and 2 super str/att pots). I usually get at least 2 rune drops, but 5 drops occur quite often, my estimation is about 2-3 out of 10 trips). On average I get 2-3 rune items a trip. But since the drops are random, sometimes you won't get any. I like to go to cockroach soldiers for training because they provide reasonably good XP (never measured XP/hour though), reasonably good drops for training monster and a steady, but not great source of crimson charms. The profit from the drops about covers the loss from using the crimsons for summoning too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watts320 Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Im fightin these now. Gonna see if I can get as lucky as you. Although I tend to get decent drops from these anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowsEatFood Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Meh, luckier than me at least. On a good trip I get 1-2 rune drops. That's usually only 1/3-5 trips. Oh well, I always profit with the laws/deaths/mith and addy ores they drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmath Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I like them, I don't know about charms. I'd doubt it's an update. The first time I went there I got no drops. Use a famliar if you are p2p, if not w/e. Still the rune drops pay for a lot, and they always are pretty good. Luck can help though. Thoroughly retired, may still write now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytanicc Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Okay well im getting members soon, will they still be a good way for me to get a good amount of exp and money, or would slayer be better? |Tip.it's TOP F.o.G player|Current Goals: 95STR/95ATK/95RANGED| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathmath Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Well, they have good charm drops, and are decent money but a lot of slayer would be better. (Once you get like 30ish) Thoroughly retired, may still write now and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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