Another "How to make money" thread

[Intriguing]

Hey TIF,

 

I'm looking for advice as to how to make money in RuneScape while training skills. I recognise that these sorts of threads are made far too frequently, but I'm still a somewhat recent returner to RuneScape, and so I'm a bit out of the loop as to how to make money (not that I was ever in the loop).

 

For the past little while I've been training my skills trying to get reasonable xp/hr, but with more emphasis on profit:

- Herb-farming

- Manage thy Kingdom - All herbs have been going to Herblore though, so I'm not making as much as I could be.

- Fishing Rocktails

 

I'm just about to reach 99 fishing so I won't be spending as much time on Rocktails, and with that I'm looking for some alternatives. As far as I can tell, without combat, my maximum gp/hr is 240k with Rocktails, unless I'm missing something. I'd be particularly keen to train Runecrafting (61), Smithing (75), or Crafting (75), but basically any skill that's under 80 I would like trained. Stats are linked on my profile.

 

To sum up, I'm not necessarily looking for any 'get-rich quick' schemes, I would just like to know a few of the multiple ways of making money that I'm probably missing out on. :)

 

Note: In case it's relevant, my net worth is somewhere around 60m, with around 40m of that being easy to sell temporarily if need-be.

[Quyneax]

The fastest moneymaking is undoubtedly in combat. Green and blue dragons are decent money at your levels. If you level a bit you can do tds, frosts or maging rex.

[Hegelstad]

You also have to realize that almost in every skill or situation efficiency matters. That means you would be better off training a skill the fastest possible way, and use the time saved to do your best moneymaking method.

 

Example. Fish salmon/trout instead of lobsters. You get over the double the exp/h. Then use the time saved to kill e.g green dragons or another moneymaker. This way you would have earned the more cash, same fishing exp, and potentionally combat exp from fighting as well.

[Quyneax]

Expanding on what Nikolai says, some skills offer so litte profit it's not worth focusing on profit over speed. Mainly fishing and woodcutting, but also most other gathering skills. Farming is an exception, as you can train it very well with torstol, which also profits.

[Intriguing]

You also have to realize that almost in every skill or situation efficiency matters. That means you would be better off training a skill the fastest possible way, and use the time saved to do your best moneymaking method.

 

Example. Fish salmon/trout instead of lobsters. You get over the double the exp/h. Then use the time saved to kill e.g green dragons or another moneymaker. This way you would have earned the more cash, same fishing exp, and potentionally combat exp from fighting as well.

I understand the concept of efficiency, my problem with it is that I don't know what my max gp/hr is so I can't really judge how much I should spend to level up skills faster. If what you're saying is that I should not bother trying to make money with my skills and instead rely on Green Dragons, then approximately how much gp/hr are dragons?

[Troacctid]

Finding the max profit you could be making isn't always obvious, but it's not too hard to come up with marginal improvements. Just off the top of my head, you could easily double your current profit by making house tabs for 580k gp/hr, B2P tabs for 550k gp/hr, Ardougne tabs for 348k gp/hr, Camelot tabs for 380k gp/hr, charging air orbs for 317k gp/hr, or earth orbs for 400k gp/hr, and that's with magic alone, and off the top of my head. So right there you can probably immediately mark your gp/hr up a couple notches.

[Intriguing]

Finding the max profit you could be making isn't always obvious, but it's not too hard to come up with marginal improvements. Just off the top of my head, you could easily double your current profit by making house tabs for 580k gp/hr, B2P tabs for 550k gp/hr, Ardougne tabs for 348k gp/hr, Camelot tabs for 380k gp/hr, charging air orbs for 317k gp/hr, or earth orbs for 400k gp/hr, and that's with magic alone, and off the top of my head. So right there you can probably immediately mark your gp/hr up a couple notches.

Ah okay, well this is exactly what I created this thread for--to help me find out ways of making money with my current levels--so thanks for that. :)

[Quyneax]

I just noticed that your summoning and dungeoneering levels are awfully low. Try to get 52 (68) and 81 (85) to get a terrorbird/tortoise and chaotic/frost dragons. In the long term this can make you a lot of money. You can't use a chaotic yet but 75-80 attack shouldn't take that long, and you can train it with slayer to obtain charms.