Firemaking decision...

[Cubfin]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to decide whether to spend 500k on firemaking, only having several m that would be a fair chunk for me. I really like the firemaking skill and would like to get a high lvl on my main, but am decisionally challenged.

 

 

 

Please advise.

 

 

 

Cubfin

[asianboy7o7]

ewww firemaking

 

 

 

maples all the way

[fireside8]

All depends on what you want.

 

That seems exxcessive to spend for Firemaking, can't be that expensive, might as well do some WC willows come quick, save a buck.

 

But whatever do your fire high enough to do quests or if you're crazy and want a fire cape( why oh why) then go for it

[Imamonkey]

I personally find firemaking for the most part a useless skill. It has some uses such as pyre logs for cremating corpses. Then there is the Adze, but isn't it just a tool to get firemaking experience. I wouldn't set a goal for 99 at your level either, unless you are really that dedicated. I couldn't train one skill from what your firemaking level is to 99. I am patient but not that patient.

 

 

 

I see you don't have the woodcutting level to chop yews. I would cut oaks then sell them. With the money I got from oaks I would buy maples to train firemaking. You will have less maples then you had oaks, but you will still come out on top as far as the firemaking experience. Oaks sell for more than willow, maples are better firemaking experience than either.

 

 

 

Personally at the level you have I would set my goal a little lower. But you do what you feel. Just because you set it at 99 and don't get it right away isn't bad. But it feels good when you set a goal and achieve it. Maybe set it at 72 so you can do beacon network and get the ring and gloves for more firemaking experience?

[pinguimmaiden]

FM is a sad skill, but if you like it spend 500k on maple logs, wear ring of fire/adze/gloves and raise it :thumbsup:

[Imamonkey]

Looking again at your skills it makes me wonder why you are going for a 99 Firemaking cape. The reason I ask is if it were me I would be more interested in being a more balanced player. If you are trying to get it just because you don't want to be called a noob for not having one, maybe you should rethink exactly why you are playing?

 

 

 

I have right at 1900 skill total on my current account and not a single skill cape. I could care less what other people think. I play the way I want to play. If you really just want it then go for it by all means. But don't let others dictate how you play.

 

 

 

It is sad. With the attitude of the general population of RuneScape players these days, it seems like people think they have to go out right away and get a skill cape because you are a noob or are not cool if you don't. Seems to me you have to many people playing for everyone else instead of just playing "your game".

 

 

 

By the way, I have 72 firemaking and it is one of my lowest skills. I got it all from cooking and cremating corpses. I have never just went out and burned logs to train it. And I still have a somewhat decent firemaking level.

[Infi]

You could just alternatively cut your own willows or maples and then raise your firemaking AND woodcutting at the same time

[Imamonkey]

If you go the woodcutting route, I am going to say that cutting oaks then selling them and buying maples with the money is a better route to go than cutting willows or maples. Or once you can cut yews reasonably to cut them and sell them for maples.

[Cubfin]

Imamonkey, thanks for your advice! You have helped me to make my decision.

 

 

 

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[Imamonkey]

Just in case you come back to read, and you are going to woodcut and burn for firemaking. Not sure what decision you are making, but I am glad I could be of help to you.

 

 

 

The reason I say oaks is they are faster than willows and sell for more. I feel you will still get more maples by cutting oaks and selling them to get the maples than if you cut the maple themselves to burn because the maples are going to be that much slower to cut. Yews, because they sell for enough that even though they are slower you can buy a lot of maples with what you can sell the yews for. I wouldn't burn the yews, while they are better experience, the maples you could buy with the money made from them is going to be a lot more firemaking experience than if you burnt the yews.

 

 

 

I suppose I should have clarified my reasoning a little more in previous posts. Either route you choose, good luck to you and have fun playing.