What 99 do go for...

[Sportz]

So... title has the question.

 

Not really in the mood for a combat cape right now, nor the easy capes (Fletch, Cook, or Firemaking) or the ones that cost a lot or take a while, though I do have a bit of cash to spend.

 

I have 17m in my bank right now, plus 3m in Super Strength pots and 2m in Kwuarms (which I'm currently farming and making into more Super Str pots). I'm like to remain in the green (10m+) but I can always make the cash back if I need to.

 

I've tried Thieving, which was my original goal. I got bored of it before I got a level LOL

 

And Woodcutting is what I'm thinking of now.

 

So... suggestions?

[Bladewing]

Could do 99 agility or runecrafting, but it seems you have dedication problems, which I can't help you with.

[Sportz]

I had Runecrafting in mind, too, but my only problem is the speed. Was thinking I might do ZMI till 91 and then Nats from then on, but not really sure yet.

[Zaaps1]

I had Runecrafting in mind, too, but my only problem is the speed. Was thinking I might do ZMI till 91 and then Nats from then on, but not really sure yet.

 

A better option would be steam/smoke runes.

 

You could get 99 magic. It's not really a "combat" skill in the way you could train it (although the best way would be bursting rock lobs).

 

You should try to raise your farming. Your level isn't very high now, but if you keep up the small tree runs here and there, it'll be high enough that you'll consider it for a real 99 goal. If you went into "full trotle" right now, you could get 99 farming in ~4 months. Seems long, but consider that you only need 15 minutes of effort each day. That means you'll have 99 farming in just 8 hours of effort! Compare that to one of the next fastest 99s, ranged, which is 60-70 hours! Seems like a sweet deal, if you can remember to do your 15 minutes of work each day. Because it's so spread out, you should have no trouble with "boredom", just with "impatience" :P

[Sportz]

Farming would be a nice cape to have, but I generally train it for money, not just exp lol. And I'm kinda worried about how much trees would cost, though if I'd do the Runecrafting it'd be no problem.

[Zaaps1]

Willows/Pineapples wouldn't cost very much at all, plus you have 24 hours between full tree runs to make it all back.

 

From 83-99 farming, I actually ended up with MORE money than I started with. Trust me, you may not have the money now, but you won't run into any money problems.

[Aiel]

what method were you using for theiving? if you do pyramid plunder its 210k xp p/h from 91+ and i find i rarely get bored while plundering.

[Kimberly]

Since you cut out the following: time consuming skills (agility, farming runecrafting, mining, slayer); expensive skills (herblore, construction, crafting); combat skills (hitpoints, attack, strength, defense, summoning, prayer); easy skills (firemaking, fletching, cooking), that leaves you with only a handful of choices.

 

Fishing, woodcutting, theiving, and hunting. The good thing about this, none of them will cost you a dime. The bad thing about this is that you're probably going to get just as easily bored with these set of skills as you will with any.

 

Out of those three, I'd recommend the woodcutting. However, you'd be doing yourself a favor if you opened yourself up to more choices. Runecrafting might take a while, but it will be minimal loss thanks to cost-effective training methods such as the ZMI altar. Farming, if you're careful enough, will give you profit over time; with a good farming route and careful planning, you could very well be seeing yourself profit WHILE you pursue other 99's. And slayer...well, you said you didn't want combat 99's, but it's a great multi-training skill.

[Sportz]

Lady ninane, just pointing out that I already have 99 Hunt :P

 

Aeil, I was doing Plunder, but as I'm only 70, I was getting about 80-90k an hour. But I'm thinking I might at least try for 80.

[Big_Stingman]

Only advice I could give is to go for something you enjoy, don't want to think of it as a chore. Runescape is just a game after all.

[lagatag]

I'd personally go for farming with whatever you pick. It'll take a lot longer, but if you keep up at least herb runs the xp will pick up. I got from 60-76 farming just doing herb runs and occasionally some trees I get from Evil tree or Nests.

 

Woodcutting is a good main choice from whats left of what you don't want to train. Ivy is easy to afk, and 80k+ xp/hour. Evil tree is good xp, rewards can be nice, and autobank is nice because with 2 magic/elder trees you get like a free hour of afk on yews. Nests/seeds are nice too from any method of WC. You could also spend some time at mahogany or teaks to get special logs to help train construction later.

 

Personally I enjoy slayer and mining more than other skills. Slayer is combat though, so thats off the table. Mining is slower than some skills, but if you manage to get to 77/80 you can go to LRC, which is really sweet for semi-afk mining while still getting a decent profit and xp rate. I got from 87 to 90 mining there in like a week just playing while doing other stuff as well.

[Zaaps1]

Lady ninane, just pointing out that I already have 99 Hunt :P

 

Aeil, I was doing Plunder, but as I'm only 70, I was getting about 80-90k an hour. But I'm thinking I might at least try for 80.

 

Can be getting well over 130k xp/hr Blackjacking, maybe even near 180k, but I don't clearly remember Blackjacking's rates at the lower levels.

 

But of course, Plunder is much more enjoyable. Still, you should turn to Blackjacking every once in a while to pick up on the extremely quick xp.

[br3tt0wnz]

I think you should go for 99 Woodcutting. It's my favorite skill and it will get you loads of money (if you do yews, but willows are faster) and you can get fletching to 99 aswell if you don't need the money.

[Zaaps1]

I think you should go for 99 Woodcutting. It's my favorite skill and it will get you loads of money (if you do yews, but willows are faster) and you can get fletching to 99 aswell if you don't need the money.

 

Ivy is superior in terms of XP, Sawmill is even better. Eucs beat out Yews for money, and Special Log Teaks are extremely promising as well.

[stonewall337]

From what it seems, you don't have enough patience of cash to get any 99, unless you like it. Work on getting all you stats to 50-60-70 etc first. Otherwise, i'd really say just get WC or cooking.

 

Don't listen to people who say WC makes a lot of money. It doesn't.

[Youmu]

Go for 99 Runecrafting. It's the rarest 99, it's fun (imo), and at 91 rcing, double nats is pretty much the best moneymaker (non-combat).

 

Though, just go with what you like if that doesn't work for you.

[mrpadre]

Lady ninane, just pointing out that I already have 99 Hunt :P

 

Aeil, I was doing Plunder, but as I'm only 70, I was getting about 80-90k an hour. But I'm thinking I might at least try for 80.

 

Can be getting well over 130k xp/hr Blackjacking, maybe even near 180k, but I don't clearly remember Blackjacking's rates at the lower levels.

 

But of course, Plunder is much more enjoyable. Still, you should turn to Blackjacking every once in a while to pick up on the extremely quick xp.

 

I averaged 160k exp per hour going 65-70, I had never even done it before. Blackjacking is really easy, just a lot of clicking, which you'll do at Pyramid Plunder anyway. PP is also really complicated, whereas Blackjacking is just clicking. Relaxing, if you ask me, and even at a low level, it's possible to get 220k exp if you've got a bit of practice.

[nerdboyxxx]

I think you should go for 99 Woodcutting. It's my favorite skill and it will get you loads of money (if you do yews, but willows are faster) and you can get fletching to 99 aswell if you don't need the money.

 

Ivy is superior in terms of XP, Sawmill is even better. Eucs beat out Yews for money, and Special Log Teaks are extremely promising as well.

 

I agree with you for everything except special teak logs, because I haven't actually cut teaks since that update :P. I went straight to Ivy.

 

I definitely suggest either Woodcutting or something you really enjoy doing. Don't let Runescape become a chore :)

[chc05dude]

99 Slayer, you won't regret it.

[Bladewing]

99 Slayer, you won't regret it.

OP said he wouldn't get combat skills. And to be honest, I doubt he has the patience to anyway.

[chc05dude]

 

OP said he wouldn't get combat skills. And to be honest, I doubt he has the patience to anyway.

He said "go for"

 

not

 

"get"

 

I'm pretty sure if we said 99 cooking he would cop out. My theory being that going for 99 slayer has the most benefits. You make on average a good 75k/hr at monsters like bloodvelds, most of the tasks make about 75k/hr which is about as much as he would make going for 99 woodcutting.

 

But he could use the combat skills to go GWD, or eventually kill abbies, or spirit mages. If he "went for" 99 slayer I don't think he would regret it.

[Bladewing]

I think I've averaged no more than 60k melee xp/hour with slayer. My point is it is unlikely that OP (or even you for that matter) will ever get 99 slayer.

[chc05dude]

I don't pursue useless goals in this game :)

 

I stopped at ~85 like your supposed to.

[Troacctid]

nor the easy capes (Fletch, Cook, or Firemaking)

I object. Firemaking has an unfair reputation. Firemaking, although useless, is neither easy, fast, nor common. It's above average, but definitely not top 3.

 

Anyway, I would normally recommend Thieving, because it is fast, and the cape is black, which means it goes well with a lot of different outfits; however, the Hunter cape is already black and you said you didn't like Thieving, so we'll strike that one.

 

After Thieving, I'd probably recommend Magic, as it's medium-speed, profitable depending on how you train it, and useful to have at high levels. A very strong choice.

 

Agility could be a good choice as well--I like Agility because it's very convenient to train, as the Gnome course is right next to a spirit tree. If you do herb runs and fletch some broad bolts while you train, you can make some money off it too. (I use fruitfalls in between laps sometimes and earn a lot of profit--noting the papayas at the leprechaun by the fruit tree patch--but that slows down the xp considerably.) It's actually faster than most people give it credit for, at about the same xp/hr as woodcutting willows.

 

Woodcutting is comparable in convenience with Agility because of the accessibility of ivy. If you're already comfortable with it, it would be a good place to start...train on ivies for a while, taking regular breaks for herb farming, and if you don't get tired of it by the time you reach 90 or so, it's a good indication that you should go for the cape.

[Zaaps1]

Firemaking, although useless, is neither easy, fast, nor common

 

You can't say firemaking isn't fast. It's extremely fast, 140k+ even in f2p. Using higher-level logs, you can top 200k xp/hr.

 

Although yeah, firemaking isn't easy and it certainly isn't very common. It's just fairly cheap and fast.