Cost Effective TD Setup

[wioneo]

When I kill tds, I have been taking 1 pony, 1 ex attack, strength, and range, broad bolts for range, and sgs for melee. I usually get 18-19 kills within the 54 minutes by repotting every 13.5 minutes and using berserker.

 

Now I recently decided to suck it up and stew to make a batch of overloads, and my trips with overloads averaged 21-22 kils in the same amount of time.

 

Now each overload dose is costs about 24k to make at the time of writing, and each extreme range+attack+strength dose costs about 10k. 54 minutes would use either 11 overload doses(264k) or 4 extreme doses(40k).

 

Bolt and prayer potion usage is negligible in this comparison, so the cost of gaining 2-4 kills per 54 minutes is about 224k. Is using overloads really an efficient method for killing tormented demons? Sadly I have neglected to record average profit per kill(not interested in including lumps/claws in that average), so I can not calculate that at the moment.

[Bladewing]

I'd say yes, but your mind seems pretty made up already, so I doubt there's any point trying to convince you.

[wioneo]

I have not recorded the average profit per td, so I have no idea whether or not it is efficient, that was my reason for posting. I assume, possibly incorrectly, that someone from tif has created a tds drop log, and if on average tds drop between 56-112k then it would be efficient to spend the extra money for those kills.

[meb]

If you count lumps in their average drops it is very much worth it (if you plan on killing a lot) and even more so when you calculate dragon claws (if you plan on killing A LOT).

[Obtaurian]

If you count lumps in their average drops it is very much worth it (if you plan on killing a lot) and even more so when you calculate dragon claws (if you plan on killing A LOT).

 

This. You may even consider using stronger bolts. Do you use piety/eagle eye and void? Do you use the NE safespot that allows you to kill two demons without stopping? If you answered yes to all of these questions, I'd say that overloads are worth it. But, again, only if you're in it for the long haul.

[mujammil]

Hmm, i just tried my first trip with overloads, with extremes i usually get 20-21 kills an hour, with overloads i managed 26-27. So thats 6-7 more TDs killed per hour which i believe is worth it. Roughly i estimate that each TD kill is worth 12k as i managed 340k loot in the hour that i used overloads. 7*12 = 84k so you are making 84k more money per hour excluding shard/claw drops. 3 overloads cost 300k compared to 3 extreme pure and range sets costing roughly 40k. Your paying 260k more for 6-7 TD kills more. In the long run i guess this is worth it due to the faster chance of getting claws or a shard drop.

 

Also there are increased charms and a little bit more xp per hour which is always nice.

[wioneo]

If you count lumps in their average drops it is very much worth it (if you plan on killing a lot) and even more so when you calculate dragon claws (if you plan on killing A LOT).

 

This. You may even consider using stronger bolts. Do you use piety/eagle eye and void? Do you use the NE safespot that allows you to kill two demons without stopping? If you answered yes to all of these questions, I'd say that overloads are worth it. But, again, only if you're in it for the long haul.

 

I stay on curses so piety isnt an option, and I only turmoil when usin darklight, I do use leech defense(better than range), but I have never heard of a method to kill two seperate spawns. I usually just use worl 2 or 6 for the ~10 second spawn.

[Obtaurian]

If you count lumps in their average drops it is very much worth it (if you plan on killing a lot) and even more so when you calculate dragon claws (if you plan on killing A LOT).

 

This. You may even consider using stronger bolts. Do you use piety/eagle eye and void? Do you use the NE safespot that allows you to kill two demons without stopping? If you answered yes to all of these questions, I'd say that overloads are worth it. But, again, only if you're in it for the long haul.

 

I stay on curses so piety isnt an option, and I only turmoil when usin darklight, I do use leech defense(better than range), but I have never heard of a method to kill two seperate spawns. I usually just use worl 2 or 6 for the ~10 second spawn.

 

IMO, TDs are one of the only places in the game where I would highly recommend normal prayers over curses (flashing, not straight praying). There's a guide by Kingofthecav here on TIF that explains the two spawn method.