elfkiller21 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 y do we have to pay for all the hard work that we did to get to 99. i mean really 99k for a 99 cape we shouldn't have to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Money sink. ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essiw Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Does it matter? It is only 99k. And I think because when they released them, they were better/the same than/as obby capes which where 300k back then. http://sign.tip.it/1/2/79/260/essiw.png Retired item crew I would like to be credited as essiw at the website update & corrections forum. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Because they give fairly nice stats. Same reason max and completionist capes are 2.475m and 5m respectively. They're worth it. If they were free everyone would use them for pvp and things and have an advantage over people without one. And would drop nothing when they die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandorf61 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 It's to give it a risk factor so that you actually lose something of worth if you die while in combat or pking. If it was free then all pkers would have a pretty good cape that they wouldn't care if they lost of not. Pyramid Plunder Guide Tip.it Forum Rules Adventurer's LogThanks to Cowboy14 for the awesome sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youmu Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Look at the max cape, it costs something like 5m (not really sure on this). Does make sense considering their stats. I mean look at how much people are willing to pay for a simple Berserker's Ring. Best item in a class? People will fork out unbelieveable amounts of cash for it. BlogTrimmed | Master Quester | Final BossBoss pets: Bombi | Shrimpy | Ellie | Tz-Rek Jad | Karil the Bobbled | Mega Ducklings120s: Dungeoneering | Invention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez899 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Pretty much what is said above. http://forum.tip.it/topic/325514-bonez899s-journey-to-an-eventual-max/ My blog of progress on Runescape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent_2_345 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Heh... 99k, 99k is nothing! And can be made in a matter of minutes or an hour... I don't think it's really a big issue the cost of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marduk_God Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Apart from the aforementioned reasons, you're also paying for a product. The achievement cape isn't as much a "reward" for having attained 99 in a skill as much as getting 99 in a skill gives you the right to purchase said cape. A nuance, albeit an important one. That, and they don't use ordinary wool for them capes. They're woven out of pure epicness. The Only Thing Necessary for the Triumph of Evil is for Good Men to do Nothing. (Edmund Burke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm curious as to why nobody has yet to point out that 99 capes are not worth obtaining to begin with, even if they were free... Follow my road to 5.6/Gold Reaper/True Trim - DAT BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm curious as to why nobody has yet to point out that 99 capes are not worth obtaining to begin with, even if they were free...Because that is situational and mostly untrue? What do you mean by 'not worth obtaining'? You mean not worth getting 99 in a skill? I agree for things like cooking, but things like summoning are useful and needed to train to get to the best bits of the game. If you mean not worth wearing, well, yeah. I agree. But they make a good alternative to other tradable capes, and i believe they're the best for those without SW and Fcape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aten Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I'm curious as to why nobody has yet to point out that 99 capes are not worth obtaining to begin with, even if they were free...Because that is situational and mostly untrue? What do you mean by 'not worth obtaining'? You mean not worth getting 99 in a skill? I agree for things like cooking, but things like summoning are useful and needed to train to get to the best bits of the game. If you mean not worth wearing, well, yeah. I agree. But they make a good alternative to other tradable capes, and i believe they're the best for those without SW and Fcape. Situational? What? The only time a 99 cape would be "useful" is if you're a skiller (none of the 99 capes even look that good, go get a 120 dg cape/3a cloak :>) or utterly incompetent at combat (note that even if you were, ardy 3 is still a very good alternative to SW/fc, not to mention it strikes a good balance between prayer and offensive bonus). Also, I didn't mean that getting 99s is pointless (look at my stats :v) lol. Follow my road to 5.6/Gold Reaper/True Trim - DAT BLOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Fray Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Look at the max cape, it costs something like 5m (not really sure on this). Does make sense considering their stats. I mean look at how much people are willing to pay for a simple Berserker's Ring. Best item in a class? People will fork out unbelieveable amounts of cash for it.Zerker is a bad example, it's +8 strength (after imbuing) makes it not only better than anything in its class but also better than the best of other classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Look at the max cape, it costs something like 5m (not really sure on this). Does make sense considering their stats. I mean look at how much people are willing to pay for a simple Berserker's Ring. Best item in a class? People will fork out unbelieveable amounts of cash for it.Zerker is a bad example, it's +8 strength (after imbuing) makes it not only better than anything in its class but also better than the best of other classes.Well. The comp cape is also the best in it's class and gives very amazing stats too. +10 all accuracy, +12 all def, +4.5 str, +13 prayer. That's better than +8 strength in almost any situation. (Of course it's not one or the other here, you obviously use both. But they are fairly similar in terms of cost and stats given.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiel Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Look at the max cape, it costs something like 5m (not really sure on this). Does make sense considering their stats. I mean look at how much people are willing to pay for a simple Berserker's Ring. Best item in a class? People will fork out unbelieveable amounts of cash for it.Zerker is a bad example, it's +8 strength (after imbuing) makes it not only better than anything in its class but also better than the best of other classes.Well. The comp cape is also the best in it's class and gives very amazing stats too. +10 all accuracy, +12 all def, +4.5 str, +13 prayer. That's better than +8 strength in almost any situation. (Of course it's not one or the other here, you obviously use both. But they are fairly similar in terms of cost and stats given.)That's debatable. I'd say its probably because at release skill capes (t) were the second best cape, and reallly? its 99k, you can make that in an hour on a brand new account... DK drops (solo/LS): 66 hatchets, 14 archer rings, 13 berserker rings, 17 warrior rings, 12 seerculls, 13 mud staves, 7 seers ringsQBD drops: 1 kite, 2 visages, 4 dragonbone kits, 3 effigies, lots of crossbow partsCR vs. CLS threads always turn into discussions about penis size....It's not called a Compensation Longsword for nothing.I've sent a 12k combat mission to have Aiel assassinated (poor bastard isn't even Pincers-tier difficulty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtle drink Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm curious as to why nobody has yet to point out that 99 capes are not worth obtaining to begin with, even if they were free...Because that is situational and mostly untrue? What do you mean by 'not worth obtaining'? You mean not worth getting 99 in a skill? I agree for things like cooking, but things like summoning are useful and needed to train to get to the best bits of the game. If you mean not worth wearing, well, yeah. I agree. But they make a good alternative to other tradable capes, and i believe they're the best for those without SW and Fcape. I have a SW cape but when I'm not doing a slayer task where you pray the whole time, such as abberant spectres/black demons/steel dragons I prefer to wear one of my skillcapes, as it gives a slightly better defence bonus than the SW cape, and I like the appearance of it. I think 99k is a fair price for a cape with good defence stats, and when trimmed, a fairly good prayer bonus for those without a SW cape. Just because someone has 99 in a skill shouldn't mean they get a free cape with a high defence bonus! I got my rapier :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-whisky-bar Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 the santa hat gives no useful stat bonuses, and it's worth 118M. it's for show. the skillcape does, and it's worth 99k. and it's for show. deal with it. {tumblr} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 the santa hat gives no useful stat bonuses, and it's worth 118M. it's for show. the skillcape does, and it's worth 99k. and it's for show. deal with it.I've personally always hated that. I mean i understand the thinking behind it, "This is rare and impossible to obtain other than trading. As the owner, i'll make the trading price rediculously high and true collectors have no choice due to limited competition"But i guess i'll just never be one of those collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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