Ankou. Exp and Money? (F2P)

[slaytanicc]

Well im on my way to 95Attack. Still a long way off, but im getting there. I wish to make some money on my way to 95Attack, so first i thought of fighting Worker Cockroaches. Although they are probably THE best money making NPC's in F2P, the EXP is a bit slow.

 

Then my mind shifted to Ankou's. Will they provide me with decent EXP aswell as decent MONEY?

[UnknownRemoval]

Ankou provide 'sufficient' experience, although are terribly boring and slow when not aggressive.

 

 

 

Drops are alright, but again. Boring.

[123_x_pac]

Did you try the level 83roaches? The random rune sq and rune scimmy drops can pay for pots.

[slaytanicc]

Did you try the level 83roaches? The random rune sq and rune scimmy drops can pay for pots.

 

They are RUBBISH. Workers are much more profitable and the exp os much better too.

[Nel Tu Oderschvank]

Yes Giant spiders are the best way to go. Ankou is not a very good idea for fast exp unless all your stats are 90+ otherwise you will be doing more bank runes than killing. Cockroaches are a pathetic idea... who ever thinks they are fast exp should get there head tested.....

 

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There, you said this yourself in another thread. I guess you answered your own queries? :lol:

[ilovecardj]

Id say try ice giants, the bbones are essentially a constant 400 gp drop saving you from buying them.

 

 

 

then alchable shields etc would probly give you the best return theoretically. they give great exp too.

[slaytanicc]

Yes Giant spiders are the best way to go. Ankou is not a very good idea for fast exp unless all your stats are 90+ otherwise you will be doing more bank runes than killing. Cockroaches are a pathetic idea... who ever thinks they are fast exp should get there head tested.....

 

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There, you said this yourself in another thread. I guess you answered your own queries? :lol:

 

If you had read the whole thread you would have noticed that that thread was about fastest exp. This thread however is about exp and money.... Understand? Shall i continue with the spoon feeding?

[Nel Tu Oderschvank]

When others are trying to help you/answer your queries etc, the least you could do is to avoid an ad hominem argument; just disagree with the idea and move on...period. -.-

 

 

 

That aside, since you acknowledged that without all stats being 90+ and that you'd be doing more bank runs than killing, I infer that there will be lesser Ankous killed and the 'more bank runs' means literally that. More trips to Edgeville bank to restock or something and this ultimately hinders the exp and loot gained per hour.

 

 

 

Will they provide me with decent EXP aswell as decent MONEY?

 

 

 

 

I am guessing 'No', they will not provide you with decent EXP as well as decent MONEY. In fact, if you had looked up Tipit's Bestiary yourself(I looked it up for you anyway), you will find that the drop is lacking for Ankous. The only worthy stuff they drop are the Adam Arrows and that tiny bit of law runes. They are only good for P2Pers to train on esp. with Salve Ammy(e) equipped. The fact that Ankous don't give decent enough loot plus the fact that they hit harder than C.Workers means it's a no-no even for people with 90+ stats (imho)... ;)

 

 

 

As for Ilovecardj's Ice Giant suggestion, it's a good suggestion mainly because Ice Giants are at a somewhat similar level to C.workers but have more Hp which means the Hitpoint:Level Ratio is higher as shown in the Bestiary. I have been there training Range on-off and I have seen high level players cleave through them like nothing. The downside would be that it might be occupied with f2pers looking to get their prayer level up etc + there are only 3 big blokes and a few dozen ice boys wanting your attention at the same time.

 

 

 

Now for a nice summary of the monsters that are viable for training 8-) : Giant Spiders for good exp only, C.Workers for that 'good money' + not so decent exp, Ice Giants for good balance between exp and booty. And don't even think of Ankous, Lessers nor Greaters...

[Zaaps1]

Didn't ankous have their f2p drops nerfed a while back?

[ladycai]

I won't say the money you get is DECENT but it should pay back for food.

 

 

 

Much better in p2p.

[slaytanicc]

When others are trying to help you/answer your queries etc, the least you could do is to avoid an ad hominem argument; just disagree with the idea and move on...period. -.-

 

 

 

That aside, since you acknowledged that without all stats being 90+ and that you'd be doing more bank runs than killing, I infer that there will be lesser Ankous killed and the 'more bank runs' means literally that. More trips to Edgeville bank to restock or something and this ultimately hinders the exp and loot gained per hour.

 

 

 

Will they provide me with decent EXP aswell as decent MONEY?

 

 

 

 

I am guessing 'No', they will not provide you with decent EXP as well as decent MONEY. In fact, if you had looked up Tipit's Bestiary yourself(I looked it up for you anyway), you will find that the drop is lacking for Ankous. The only worthy stuff they drop are the Adam Arrows and that tiny bit of law runes. They are only good for P2Pers to train on esp. with Salve Ammy(e) equipped. The fact that Ankous don't give decent enough loot plus the fact that they hit harder than C.Workers means it's a no-no even for people with 90+ stats (imho)... ;)

 

 

 

As for Ilovecardj's Ice Giant suggestion, it's a good suggestion mainly because Ice Giants are at a somewhat similar level to C.workers but have more Hp which means the Hitpoint:Level Ratio is higher as shown in the Bestiary. I have been there training Range on-off and I have seen high level players cleave through them like nothing. The downside would be that it might be occupied with f2pers looking to get their prayer level up etc + there are only 3 big blokes and a few dozen ice boys wanting your attention at the same time.

 

 

 

Now for a nice summary of the monsters that are viable for training 8-) : Giant Spiders for good exp only, C.Workers for that 'good money' + not so decent exp, Ice Giants for good balance between exp and booty. And don't even think of Ankous, Lessers nor Greaters...

 

So i guess you are saying Ice Giants/Warriors are the way to go? Why not Lessers?

[Nel Tu Oderschvank]

Ultimately, it's which monster you prefer killing at the time of play. Everyone can tell you this and that however, it's up to your own to test them out yourself and see which one you like. Noone can stick to the same monsters for long unless one is really 'disciplined' (although using the word 'discipline' doesn't quite fit into playing a game) :-k that's why lots of people recommended Slayer for variety and money in another thread.. to prevent boredom..

 

 

 

From my own experience, Lesser Demons' drop-rate for worthy items are not that good; usually dropping coins, steel axe or wine but then again noone can say exactly what the drop rate for certain items are since it's entirely random. For example, someone can say "I get a Rune med every trip there." but when you train there and got nowhere near to his claim of Rune med drop, you'll probably think it's 'rubbish'.

 

 

 

In fact, I daresay that C.Soldiers will give more worthy loot-value at the end of a trip than the Lesser demons; them being only 1 Cbt lvl difference. Anyway, Giants have got the bonus of dropping Big Bones as well, plus their attack is slower than the demon's "6 out of 10" attack speedbar.

 

 

 

I am guessing that you are a very active player in RS so why not just spend few hours hacking away at certain monsters and get your own exp rate + loot worth and then decide which is best for yourself? :? As the saying goes, :geek: 'one man's meat is another man's poison'...

[llamster]

 

So i guess you are saying Ice Giants/Warriors are the way to go? Why not Lessers?

 

 

 

Lessers have terrible drops for their level, and since they are usually very crowded you aren't going to get much xp.

[BiJay]

So i guess you are saying Ice Giants/Warriors are the way to go? Why not Lessers?

 

Don't kill ice warriors, concentrate on the giants. Lessers are terrible exp.

[slaytanicc]

So i guess you are saying Ice Giants/Warriors are the way to go? Why not Lessers?

 

Don't kill ice warriors, concentrate on the giants. Lessers are terrible exp.

 

I tried doing this. Only killing the Giants. Its terribly slow. Atleast at ankou i got a good ammount of ATK EXP and got good drops at a surprisingly good pace, Warriors and Giants FAIL :thumbdown:

[ladycai]

So i guess you are saying Ice Giants/Warriors are the way to go? Why not Lessers?

 

Don't kill ice warriors, concentrate on the giants. Lessers are terrible exp.

 

I tried doing this. Only killing the Giants. Its terribly slow. Atleast at ankou i got a good ammount of ATK EXP and got good drops at a surprisingly good pace, Warriors and Giants FAIL :thumbdown:

 

 

 

Some people prefer the warriors/giants because they expect:

 

 

 

- better prayer bonus (for those who fail to bury ankou bones)

 

- better "drops" (for those who think black kite > addy arrows)

 

- better "space" (but instead it's as crowded as pc)

 

 

 

But since they're lower leveled, you use less food there. I dunno, I still like ankous cuz they're waaaay closer.

[Returned3]

IMO Ankous are good for experience no matter f2p or p2p but is a joke of a profit for f2p.

[Grogtholomew]

i recently had a 250k+ run at the ankous doing a slayer assignment. i'd estimate that profit would be below 50k if i had been f2p...

[Sinkhan]

So i guess you are saying Ice Giants/Warriors are the way to go? Why not Lessers?

 

Don't kill ice warriors, concentrate on the giants. Lessers are terrible exp.

 

I tried doing this. Only killing the Giants. Its terribly slow. Atleast at ankou i got a good ammount of ATK EXP and got good drops at a surprisingly good pace, Warriors and Giants FAIL :thumbdown:

 

 

 

Some people prefer the warriors/giants because they expect:

 

 

 

- better prayer bonus (for those who fail to bury ankou bones)

 

- better "drops" (for those who think black kite > addy arrows)

 

- better "space" (but instead it's as crowded as pc)

 

 

 

But since they're lower leveled, you use less food there. I dunno, I still like ankous cuz they're waaaay closer.

 

 

 

Ankous take much longer to kill, resulting in few bones. Ice giants are much easier to kill and have big bones.

 

 

 

I've also never gotten any adamant arrows from ankous as F2P >.>