Extreme Potions

[JPMC Mate]

I would prefer to train during bonus xp weekend, yes. So, starting the process off, what should I do first? What potions would be best to make? With the extras cut out, like Cannonballs, Cannon, Whip, D Boots, and the potions.

[LitterBug]

To Zaaps - I don't think that if you average the exp out that it's 2.1 times the exp per hour.

 

However, while you say that training herblore may be cheaper here are a few things to think about:

-Herbs + secondaries have DEFINITELY rose in price, I'd double check where they are usually and would just stop when the gp/exp return is the same/close to that of normal herblore trianing

-If he sells his whole bank/amour training gear/etc, money making via pvm/boss hunting would be inefficient and maybe even downright impossible

At some point, these limitless number of calculations will just be more trouble then its worth.

 

 

While sacrificing your bank to pay less per herblore level sounds good on paper, I would either

a.) Try to raise some money asap (and not sell your armor/whip/etc)

b.) Gather some items yourself if possible - or maybe just train some other skill.

 

For example, I'm going to spend hopefully 2.5-3 hours on herblore (I'm trying to raise enough money to pay for it but not break the bank), a little bit on construction (getting oak planks = cheap as hell) and use the summoning charms I've been saving up.

Yes, Herblore is more expensive then Construction and probably smarter to train, but there's no reason to have no money in the bank and not be able to merch if a patch comes along or notice something that will have a decent return. Also, I wouldn't sell things that I would use daily - i.e my armor/weapons/cannonballs/runes I needed but anything else is fair game.

[Zaaps1]

I would prefer to train during bonus xp weekend, yes. So, starting the process off, what should I do first? What potions would be best to make? With the extras cut out, like Cannonballs, Cannon, Whip, D Boots, and the potions.

To be honest, I have no idea what the current prices are in terms of gp/xp ratios, and that's something you will have to look into yourself to get the best results. If you want my estimate, though, you could probably get the level with your cashpile no sweat, given you did it during BXP.

 

I would make a good gp/xp ratio potion until 85. Depending on how much I'm willing to spend, I'd either continue doing that, or start to make spec restores. When I could make Super Antifires, I'd make those (of course, you'd need the feathers for this step already in your bank, so this will require some planning on your part).

 

Of course, make extremes once you can.

 

On picking your potion, remember that faster potions have a significant advantage in that they let you make more use out of your multiplier.

[JPMC Mate]

I was considering making Super Attack Potions as they are 13 gp/xp. What do you think? I was also considering Super Energies as they are 14.67 gp/xp and are faster xp.

 

To Zaaps - I don't think that if you average the exp out that it's 2.1 times the exp per hour.

 

However, while you say that training herblore may be cheaper here are a few things to think about:

-Herbs + secondaries have DEFINITELY rose in price, I'd double check where they are usually and would just stop when the gp/exp return is the same/close to that of normal herblore trianing

-If he sells his whole bank/amour training gear/etc, money making via pvm/boss hunting would be inefficient and maybe even downright impossible

At some point, these limitless number of calculations will just be more trouble then its worth.

 

 

While sacrificing your bank to pay less per herblore level sounds good on paper, I would either

a.) Try to raise some money asap (and not sell your armor/whip/etc)

b.) Gather some items yourself if possible - or maybe just train some other skill.

 

For example, I'm going to spend hopefully 2.5-3 hours on herblore (I'm trying to raise enough money to pay for it but not break the bank), a little bit on construction (getting oak planks = cheap as hell) and use the summoning charms I've been saving up.

Yes, Herblore is more expensive then Construction and probably smarter to train, but there's no reason to have no money in the bank and not be able to merch if a patch comes along or notice something that will have a decent return. Also, I wouldn't sell things that I would use daily - i.e my armor/weapons/cannonballs/runes I needed but anything else is fair game.

So, I should just train something else? But, if I was to make $ then buy the supplies for bonus xp weekend, what would I do to make enough $ before the weekend but still have the materials be buyable?

[JPMC Mate]

I am very confused on what I should do..

[The_Gabe]

I am very confused on what I should do..

 

Spend about all of your bank except 10m on herblore. Go get 85 dg and kill frost dragons for cash.

[JPMC Mate]

So spend only 32m on herblore?

[LitterBug]

I am very confused on what I should do..

 

The GE prices have been fluctuating so wildly - things have to be calculated on the spot.

Although as it stands right now - I would probably train herblore for a good amount of time (at least for most of not all of the 2x multipliers - I don't think prices have neared doubling yet)

Train summoning - it's definitely not a skill to be neglected.

 

ALL i wanted to say was, if you're willing to give up melee/combat items - know that you can't be killing dragons/dags/etc to make back the money you lost. And while you may have tons of extremes, it wouldn't be much help if you're not using them.

If you plan on farming (and whatever else people do during their off hour) then feel free to sell your combat gear.

I'm just not a big fan of selling/flipping everything in my bank to train a skill that I wouldn't be able to use right away.

[JPMC Mate]

Should I sell ANY of my bank? If so, what should my game plan be?

[Lose No Hope]

If you are going to train herblore during bxpw, go for it. Just make sure you have at least some gear and cash for mtk/farming/dailies.

[JPMC Mate]

I currently only have 4 avantoes, but if I keep 10m for welfare gear + seeds for farm runs, I can survive right?

[LitterBug]

I currently only have 4 avantoes, but if I keep 10m for welfare gear + seeds for farm runs, I can survive right?

 

Um, I'm not sure if this is the way to go but one thing you "can" look at is selling your fury for a glory for now

I know I'm going to get flamed for this since all of Tip.it is in love with how amazing a fury is (and no doubt - it is amazing) but from that picture, it doesn't sound like you can lose much.

 

You could always keep your fury, sell all your armor - and just pray piety + protect on slayer tasks to make some money back?

Maybe you can spend the next day or so merching (or at least doing something that pulls in a decent amount of money per hour)

 

Just make sure by thursday night - you have all your unfinished potions and a decent game plan for how to plan out your bonus exp weekend.

Don't worry so much about it - it's just a bonus exp weekend, if you don't get 100% efficiency from it - all it means is that you'll be spending a little more time getting to some of your goals which isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

Try to have some fun and not worry too much about being the most efficient or the absolute best way to get things done.

 

It's a game and I feel like often times - people tend to forget that.

[JPMC Mate]

Alright, thank you. What amount of $ should I have before buying herblore levels? 30m (, which I can get by selling Fury amulet for now)?

[All_Is_Great]

Lol, you sure ask a LOT of useless questions.

 

Sure, there are some guidelines, but since you're dead set on getting extremes by selling your bank, why ask how much gp to save? Shouldn't matter much, because with ~40m, you'll barely even get 85 herb. And you'll also have no money to buy ingredients to make extremes.

 

You can't play the exact same way as some others on this forum. Do what is best for yourself, asking for the tiniest of details is not the way to go tbh.

[JPMC Mate]

I am a very careful person. I ask questions because it is better to be safe than sorry. So everyone's final decison is for me not to get herblore up get? Cuz I am very disheartened atm (I am NOT trying to sweet talk you guys into feeling sorry for me). I spend alot of time making $ and yet I am still considered a pathetic runescape player? If I am so pathetic, what am I to do to earn alot of $ so I can have all my cb/gear/essential slayer and pvm goals accomplished?

[jonathanfox5]

Azeem,

 

In my personal opinion it completely depends on how you like to play the game. In my case, I really enjoy training my skills. If I were in your position (indeed, I near enough am) I *would* sell my bank for extremes. The reason is that I am happy enough to go off an skill for a while whilst letting the money trickle in from farming / mtk etc so that I can rebuy equipment. Do remember to keep a mil or 2 to keep these going. However, I personally kept my whip as it is easy enough to russle up so armour if I suddenly need to kill things (e.g for supplies or something like hati the wolf). When I sold my bank for the 50m to get 99 mage (I strung jewellery) I was more than worth it because of this. The other fact was it was a level i really wanted so I was really happy about it. If 85 herby is something you really want, then do it.

 

On the other side of the coin, if combat is what you enjoy most and is your main money maker then definately don't sell your bank, at least not all of it. Keep your basic combat gear so it is not a struggle to regain this at a later date. In this scenario I would strip it down to the essentials and invest the rest in herby. This is predominantly because it's bxpw, otherwise I would just save up for it.

 

A point that everyone has seemed to miss is that if you invest 40m in bxpw, you won't lose all of it. How much you get back will be dependant on your method but I would assume it would be enough to buy back the essentials.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Jonathan (who will have extremes by the end of bxpw)

[Zaaps1]

To Zaaps - I don't think that if you average the exp out that it's 2.1 times the exp per hour.

 

However, while you say that training herblore may be cheaper here are a few things to think about:

-Herbs + secondaries have DEFINITELY rose in price, I'd double check where they are usually and would just stop when the gp/exp return is the same/close to that of normal herblore trianing

-If he sells his whole bank/amour training gear/etc, money making via pvm/boss hunting would be inefficient and maybe even downright impossible

At some point, these limitless number of calculations will just be more trouble then its worth.

 

-Can't comment on secondaries, but with patience, you can definitely get herbs at a good price. I know this from experience. You just can't go to the GE and decide to try to get them instantly. Patience is all.

 

-Since he's using BXP, he will always be saving money. If he is going to buy the levels anyway at some point, it's all a question of the amount of money he will ultimately spend. Would you rather spend 40m now, or 80m a few weeks later? It's a no brainer for me. I'd spend the 40m to get the same exact result now, even if it would mean I couldn't put it to use right away.

 

And yeah, not sure if the average IS 2.1x, but that's besides the point. Even if it was 1.4x, the idea is the same.

[glasscube]

I don't think you'll get 85 herblore, maybe 82-83, max 84.

 

And there's not much you can sell either. 4m is locked up in very important items (Slayer helm, whip and misc). So you have 38m to spend. If you want to be sure you'll make it, make an extra 8m or so. (66 > 88 will cost me 50m, and I'll be able to start at higher potions, taking better advantage of my 2.7 and 2.55 bonus)

[Wkw]

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I'm pretty sure that 90% of all people who were going to train for the bonusweekend KNEW what they were going to train for the bonus weekend, and prepared..

 

I bought around 1k toadfflax seeds in early Feb, and I had around 5k nests from MTK. As oon as the bxp weekend was announced, I bought 3k unf irit potions.

 

At this point, it isn't really much worth it for you to scramble and pay to get your levels.

 

Think of it this way. If you are buying herb supplies at inflated prices, to do for the bonus weekend, you aren't saving anything other then TIME. You are paying more gp/xp. You should of really started planning this weeks ago when they first announced it :\

[Saradomin_Mage]

I just gave in today and decided to buy 92 herblaw (1.4M xp from where I am atm).

Despite the inflated prices, and the fact that I was purchasing extreme potion components for the highest xp rates I could get, I was surprised to find that the total cost of all these came up to just about 29M (a bit more than 20gp/xp)

So, it looks to me like if you spend your multiplier on a buyable in a wise manner, you are actually going to reap a much lower gp/xp rate than per usual, despite the price inflation / last minute nature of your attempt.

[Cactuaar]

I don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I'm pretty sure that 90% of all people who were going to train for the bonusweekend KNEW what they were going to train for the bonus weekend, and prepared..

 

I bought around 1k toadfflax seeds in early Feb, and I had around 5k nests from MTK. As oon as the bxp weekend was announced, I bought 3k unf irit potions.

 

At this point, it isn't really much worth it for you to scramble and pay to get your levels.

 

Think of it this way. If you are buying herb supplies at inflated prices, to do for the bonus weekend, you aren't saving anything other then TIME. You are paying more gp/xp. You should of really started planning this weeks ago when they first announced it :\

Not necessarily true, as prices will probably dip again. I'm not too sure on herblore, but for construction when the BXP weekend was announced mahogany planks were going for around 2800 each I believe. I just made up my mind a few days ago that I wanted to train construction, and I managed to get 40k planks for 2300 each. If you wait a little bit, I'm pretty sure that there will be a price dip when it would be best to buy supplies, just be patient. Also happened during the first exp weekend for me, when I was training summoning and managed to get about half my supplies the night before, when they were finally being sold off.

[JPMC Mate]

I guess there is no point in training for bxp weekend cuz I am too late?

[Zaaps1]

No, there IS a point, you just need to be decisive. Prices have risen, but they haven't doubled or anything close, so ultimately you WILL save money. Even, if said above, all you save is time, it would still be worth it, because time is money.

 

Really, you can only win.

[Johannas]

Just to tag along here, (I haven't read the other comments) there are several quests that give a good chunk of exp. While Guthix sleeps gives you 400k xp if you get it to 65. (Saving you ~8mil)

 

If i were you i wouldn't sell your bank.

There are plenty of things i want to get but i don't want to sell my santa/claws for example.

 

If you sell all your gear then you wont have anything to use your new potions with!

[Quyneax]

I would definitely get extremes if your cashpile supports it but I wouldn't sell a whip, fury, berserker ring, some barrows armour etc. for them. So no, don't get extremes, in my opinion. Work on While Guthix Sleeps, sure (65 herblore) and all stats 60+, that's all stuff you can do on the bonus xp weekend.

 

If you want to increase your combat effectiveness, get a chaotic rapier and make money through farming while doing that, hunting frost dragons once you can.