I ALWAYS make profit from clues, therefore they are worth doing. Recently I have been fairly lucky and gotten some good stuff, and even what is not really sellable is nice for skilling outfits :P

I also think that clues should be rarer, and the rewards better. It makes you waste less time but makes them worth doing when you actually get them. I want to feel excited when I get a clue drop, which I don't do.

 

 

 

Normally, I do all my clues shortly after I recieve them, just because I know I CAN get a third age item, but I doubt they are actually worth doing.

I always do my clues. I find them to be a nice break in training.

 

 

 

What also helps is once I got a robin from a level 3, and that motivates me to get something better.

 

 

 

Antoher thing that helps is thinking of the look on my friends faces when I show them my new 3rd age.

I always do mine, but not for the reward. I know the chance of getting something real good is very small, so I just do them for fun. But if I manage to get a real good drop I of course becomes very happy.

The chance of a good item should be increased.

 

 

 

I have done alot lvl 3 clues, and not gotten a 3rd age or so.

 

 

 

Level 2 clues= animal masks= 2m+ easily????????????????

 

 

 

I just think they should add more expensive items to clues.

Why is everyone saying that costs of travelling far outweigh the profits of an average level 3 clue?

 

 

 

A level 3 clue is 9 clues, is it not? So that's 9 teleports, though probably less due to spirit tress, gliders, jewlery etc.

 

 

 

Average cost of a teleport:

 

 

 

334gp for a law rune

 

39gp for 3 air runes

 

16gp for an elemental rune

 

 

 

All together that is around 389gp per teleport. Multiply that by 9 and you get 3501gp. Let's say you use a charter ship for one or two of those journeys. So that could add possibly, 1.75k per ship? Multiply that by 2 and add it on. All together you get 7001gp. That's if you teleport on all clues, and use a charter ship on two of them. Not even factoring in the clues you will use free transport for, that is a lot less than the average level 3 clue reward, which at the moment is around 30-40k.

 

 

 

Uri's items aren't event that expensive anyway, and if he asks for something like a rune plate, then you can easily sell that back later for a loss of less than a few thousand gp.

Level 3 clues USED to only be a maximum of 6 parts long, now i believe they can go beyond that to 8.

I used to enjoy the travel and doing a lot of Slayer I would always take a break to do my clues, but recently I just really can't be bothered; if I'm going to make money I'd prefer getting some xp too, and although I never really expected much from the clues the drops were mostly abysmal, and when they were good it would only be a couple of hundred thousand gp. I've had the same clue in my bank for about 2 months now and aren't even considering getting it done, in fact I prefer having the extra potential invent space on task, however I have realised I've been getting bored of slayer quicker than I used to, so maybe those breaks to explore Runescape and do clues were worthwhile in that they kept the game interesting for me.

I think they really need to start scrapping some of the low-value rewards, especially gilded furniture and crossbows.

I always do clues (level 3 only though [don't even bother picking up 1's or 2's]), right after I finish whatever I'm killing. In all the clues I've done, I've probably managed 10m+, with my best drop being a Saradomin Platebody.. The chance that you can get a good item (3rd Age! Only reason I do level 3's [in hopes of achieving my 3rd Age Platelegs goal I've had forever]) always seems to motovate me. Plus, I can do them quickly, and it averages about to being a good profit. And for some odd reason, I actually enjoy the puzzle boxes.. So why not? And even if I get a crossbow, or piece of Gilded furnature, I just put it in my house, or save the Rune Crossbows (have a collection of about 35 from clues alone, heh).

I always do clues (level 3 only though [don't even bother picking up 1's or 2's]), right after I finish whatever I'm killing. In all the clues I've done, I've probably managed 10m+, with my best drop being a Saradomin Platebody.. The chance that you can get a good item (3rd Age! Only reason I do level 3's [in hopes of achieving my 3rd Age Platelegs goal I've had forever]) always seems to motovate me. Plus, I can do them quickly, and it averages about to being a good profit. And for some odd reason, I actually enjoy the puzzle boxes.. So why not? And even if I get a crossbow, or piece of Gilded furnature, I just put it in my house, or save the Rune Crossbows (have a collection of about 35 from clues alone, heh).

 

 

 

Yay someone else who enjoys them! :

 

 

 

I have a few friends who will just throw away their clues if they get them, either that or get a mate to do it or spend 30 minutes or more on getting it done! :roll:

 

 

 

I did a castle one in 23 seconds once rofl. (I time myself to make it more challenging, I think my worst time was around 5 minutes after I got the top left peice wrong and didn't realise until the end lol.) :wall:

The only clues i dont do are the ones that take me to places i cant get to or the clues that are in the Elves area...

Yay someone else who enjoys them! :

 

 

 

I have a few friends who will just throw away their clues if they get them, either that or get a mate to do it or spend 30 minutes or more on getting it done! :roll:

 

 

 

I did a castle one in 23 seconds once rofl. (I time myself to make it more challenging, I think my worst time was around 5 minutes after I got the top left peice wrong and didn't realise until the end lol.) :wall:

 

 

 

I clicked a Grand Tree one so fast, that it glitched two boxes to the point that I couldn't see them.. Haha. I had to log off and restart it then.. -.-

I always do clues (level 3 only though [don't even bother picking up 1's or 2's]), right after I finish whatever I'm killing. In all the clues I've done, I've probably managed 10m+, with my best drop being a Saradomin Platebody.. The chance that you can get a good item (3rd Age! Only reason I do level 3's [in hopes of achieving my 3rd Age Platelegs goal I've had forever]) always seems to motovate me. Plus, I can do them quickly, and it averages about to being a good profit. And for some odd reason, I actually enjoy the puzzle boxes.. So why not? And even if I get a crossbow, or piece of Gilded furnature, I just put it in my house, or save the Rune Crossbows (have a collection of about 35 from clues alone, heh).

 

 

 

Yay someone else who enjoys them! :

 

 

 

I have a few friends who will just throw away their clues if they get them, either that or get a mate to do it or spend 30 minutes or more on getting it done! :roll:

 

 

 

I did a castle one in 23 seconds once rofl. (I time myself to make it more challenging, I think my worst time was around 5 minutes after I got the top left peice wrong and didn't realise until the end lol.) :wall:

 

 

 

I used to hate them. I once got 3 puzzle boxes in one clue, and during that clue, I learned how easy they actually are.

 

 

 

I don't love them, but I would rather one of them over an Uri or Co-ordinates clue any day.

I'm a big fan of clue scrolls, myself. I believe that anything that can take me 5-20 minutes and yield a reward of over 1m is worth doing.

I do them (level 3s) as soon as I get them, I kill ankous so I get alot of clues, they don't take longer then half an hour and the rewards can be great. My notable rewards are a robin hood hat, zammy kite, top hat, and sara legs. They're fun, easy, and there is always the allure of getting something awsome.

Unless you get a puzzle box, then it eats up your whole evening.

 

http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Puzzle_box_guide

 

^ You'll never drop a clue again.

I love clues. its not about the reward its the fun of traveling around and just mixing it up. I play runescape for fun from the real world and to get away, id rather travel around and see new sights than sit and click for hours on end. YAY CLUES! =D> \ :thumbsup:

3rd age is a myth, you can't get it from clues. Jagex just dumps a few sets in the ge every now and then.

And ppl never got a 3rd age before ge ... all the ppl with those items were jagex ppl ...

I always do clues as fast as possible. Usually I get em when I'm doing slayer or monster hunting, who knows if it'll drop again like at t he next kill? :o

Clues are fun to some, but it's not an efficient way to spend your time.

When i was a member, i would do lvl 1 and lvl 2's i did level three's but EVERYTIME i did one i always got a puzzle. I read so many guides on doing them it takes me like 45 mins, I finish and i go to the reward and its like a rune long -.- And Idk if you can get puzzles from lvl 1 and 2's but i never have and I get alot better rewards :

My friend did a level 1 clue. Got Wizard (g). I did 4 level 3 clues, didn't even come close to the prize he got. I got furniture 3/4 times, and the furniture was like teak... Then once I got rune plate legs and a hatchet which was the best I got. Sad times...

I've done several dozen level three trails, and the best reward I've gotten yet is 80k worth of rune junk. :|

 

I always keep a scroll in my bank on the off chance I'll get bored and do it, but I have yet to see clues as profitable.