joel99s Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm an avid miner being only able to afford f2p at the moment i found it is very inconvenient that to bank my iron ores it is a 90 second walk from the Varrock east mine to the bank and back again. I dont understand why f2p cant have just one mining spot with a somewhat close bank. Woodcutting has a close bank with draynor, fishermen have a semi-close bank with edgeville bank, and even crafters can tele to falador to bank then use cabbage patch tele and they have a 15 sec walk back to the guild. I just dont understand, jagex really does hate mining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compfreak847 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Members doesn't even have a close bank... Drops: 1x Draconic Visage, 56x Abyssal Whip, 5x Demon Head, D Drops: 37, Barrows Drops: 43, DK Drops: 29GWD drops: 14,000x Bars, 1x Armadyl Hilt, 2x Armadyl Skirt, 4x Sara Sword, 1x Saradomin Hilt, 8x Bandos Hilt, 8x Bandos Platebody, 9x Bandos Tassets, 4x Bandos Boots, 43x Godsword Shard, 82x Dragon BootsDry streak records: Saradomin 412 kills Bandos 988 kills Spirit Mages 633 kills - Slayer Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balazeal Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 The Mining Guild isn't that far from a bank. 100% F2P99 Defense, Tuesday February 10th 200999 Attack, Tuesday May 26th 200962,189th to get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamster Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 It's still good money. Ah, this reminds me about the noob on the Runescape forums who was upset with the quest "Cold War" because apparently his grandparents died in the war. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaaps1 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 A combination of the above. Members don't even have one. The best members has is the Arzinian Mine (and the dwarf collects a tax on that) and teleports. In addition, mining is still fantastic money even without being close to a bank. The top 3 moneymakers in f2p (other than lucky pking/merchanting) are all mining (Rune, then Gold, then Addy). There's really nothing wrong with it. Just a hint though, when I was banking my iron at W. Varrock mines, I found that using *teleport to Varrock* instead of walking/running saved a lot of time. The time saved is worth it because you get more trips and therefore more money. The cost is easily covered, you save run energy, and you get a bit of magic xp. Sound good? ~It's Super Effective! (The Zaaps Blog)~My YouTube Channel, where you get to watch me go around and make a fool out of myself and all comp capersGuides:~Yeah I wrote them once~Suggestions:~Yeah I made those once~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylez Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Mining will likely get updated in the near future. Hold out. Members don't get it much better anyways. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel99s Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 yeah thanks for the help guys. i just think they should do something about the whole banking situation...maybe im just asking for too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teryaki Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Acually not at all, Soon enough they might make a somewhat close bank and it'll be for Both P2P and F2P, But obviously I don't know; not my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Kurity Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Mining is basically the best f2p money maker, why make it easier? O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llamster Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Mining will likely get updated in the near future. Hold out. Members don't get it much better anyways. :P Huh? Mining is the best moneymaker of all the gathering skills, including Hunter. Ah, this reminds me about the noob on the Runescape forums who was upset with the quest "Cold War" because apparently his grandparents died in the war. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Kurity Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yea starts off slow with great rewards at the end, why make it easier? O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakdragon39 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Yeah mining is definitely a great money maker. And the mining guild? That's fairly close to a bank. I don't see anything wrong with the skill. However, this is the rants forum, and you are totally allowed to not like the situation with mining. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaida23 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 You're right, there are no really close banks to any of the mines. Think about it though, if you were building a town/village would you want everything really close to some nice pretty trees or a dirty, noisy strip mine? 10 second runs to a bank would be great, but not very likely. :cry: However, mining is an excellent F2P money maker. The big profits come when you get to level 85 and can mine Runite. It has it's problems as well (like the least accessible mine in the entire F2P world) but at 15.7k an ore you won't me complain...very loudly. :D Check out my blog to read the Adventures of a Big Damn (F2P) Hero. THE place for all free players to connect, hang out and talk about how awesome it is to be F2P. So, Kaida is the real version of every fictional science-badass? That explains a lot, actually... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yomyth105 Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 it makes mining more challenging and it shouldnt be that far... use champions guild mining place and go directly north to varrock west bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guywho Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 mining is the best money maker for f2p...got 99 mining and wc with f2p and came to member with over 100mill gp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gmesh Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 F2P mining just doesn't need an upgrade. ALL MINING needs upgrading. Shout to LowFatMilk for the sig! Doin your body and sig good :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Kurity Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 No, not it dosent, it starts off slow and has great GREAT rewards. If they "improve" mining, it will start off fast, and have not so great rewards towards the end, and really just end up as another version of woodcutting. O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobelPrize Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 When I used to power-mine iron ore, I hated dropping, so I eventually just brought 100 or so Varrock teleports at a time, mine a full pack of iron at south east mining camp, teleported to Varrock, walked to east bank, then ran to mines. It wasn't too bad. Far better than dropping... In my mind anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wot Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 If you think about it, one of the reasons mining is such a good money maker is because of this. If there was a bank, lets say 10 secounds away from a bank the skill would be ruined, hundreds more people like you (not flaming you) would notice that mining has got that much easyer and start mining ores for cash, and then the price would surely drop and thus Mining's reputation of a hard skill, and a very profitable skill would go, as ores would go the same way as logs, and getting rid of your ores would become that much easyer. 2,274th person to 99 mining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_moocky Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Members doesn't even have a close bank... 1) Use kyatt pouches to teleport to the hunter area mine 2) Use the 3 iron rocks that surround a single square 3) Use a dueling ring to bank It's extremely fast banking, not really "close" though. Ontopic: Does having to walk so far to a bank make you want to join members? Good, Jagex is doing it's job. quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omali Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Members doesn't even have a close bank... 3) Use kyatt pouches to teleport to the hunter area mine 2) Use the 3 iron rocks that surround a single square 3) Use a dueling ring to bank It's extremely fast banking, not really "close" though. Ontopic: Does having to walk so far to a bank make you want to join members? Good, Jagex is doing it's job. That's not close. The discussion was around banks close to mining spots, not easy to teleport to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_moocky Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Ok, 3 iron spot just northeast of Ardougne. quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaaps1 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Ok, 3 iron spot just northeast of Ardougne. That's about the distance from Varrock bank to the W. Mines. That spot is only fast b/c you can glory to bank and then ardy tele. ~It's Super Effective! (The Zaaps Blog)~My YouTube Channel, where you get to watch me go around and make a fool out of myself and all comp capersGuides:~Yeah I wrote them once~Suggestions:~Yeah I made those once~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom2581 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 I agree that there is NO iron rock next to bank. But how about coals? I suppose mining guild is close enough to bank, if you get lvl60 mining To get lvl60 mining, powermine in Chasm mine (actually a very boring task, but worthwhile) If you insist on iron, well, I'm afriad that the mines will be distant A new member; f2p for 4+ yearsSeldom get online due to in real life businessAlways support f2p improvements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkn0wnwarrior Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 And the mining guild? That's fairly close to a bank. I don't see anything wrong with the skill. However, this is the rants forum, and you are totally allowed to not like the situation with mining. :) You're right on two counts. The mining guild is relatively close to a bank, and you have the right to dislike the mining situation. However, the mining guild is really only worthwhile for coal. And coal is only good for selling without any ores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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