99 Mining and 1000 total

[Kaida23]

Sunday ~ June 3, 2012 ~ 4pm EST (GMT -5)

W61 ~ Dwarven Mine

 

 

That's right ladies and gentleman and Lords and Ladies...wait, I said ladies already didn't I? Anyway, the time is finally here. Time for me to complete my climb to the pinnacle of Mining greatness. I am, of course, talking about my 99 Mining party! Woo! Not only will I be getting 99 Mining, but 1000 total at the same time. \:D/

 

I've given this a lot of thought over the last few weeks as I've gotten closer and closer and I've decided that it's only right that my journey finish where it began.

 

Back in 2005 when I was introduced to RuneScape by Cathosas, an old High School friend who has long been retired, and Darthgerm, his stepson, we had it in our heads that mining and then smithing our ores was a good way to make money. Going to the Dwarven Mine below Falador, we started mining copper and tin. Once we had a full load, we would take that to the furnace by the bank to smelt it, then run back down into the mine to smith it, and finally take what we had made to either the general store or the appropriate shop to sell. Sitting in a room together talking and laughing, we did this over and over again, sharing the gold we collected so we could buy better picks from Numorf and making each other bronze armor as we progressed.

 

Ah, it was a simpler time where we knew nothing of how armor would use up our run energy faster, the furnace in Al-Kharid, the anvil in West Varrock, xp-waste or even how to get more cash for what we made, but we didn't care. We were just having a great time playing RuneScape, with dreams of untold riches dancing in our heads.

 

Fast forward 6 and a half years, and my journey has come full circle. From making my own bronze armor in the depths of the Dwarven Mine, to the excitement of accessing the Mining Guild for the first time (bolstered by a Dwarven Stout, of course :wink: ), to dodging Revnants and PK'ers in the wild while searching for the elusive Runite ore, and finally back once again to where it all began.

 

Before I go into all the details, I would like to say a very big thank you to Lady Shahdie. Without her inspiration this never would have happened. <3:

 

Ok, enough reminiscing. Here's how it's all going to go down:

 

~~ PARTY DETAILS ~~

 

Everybody will bring at least one log (explained later) and we will all meet here in the Dwarven Mine beneath Falador

 

The scorpions near the Falador entrance are easily avoided so if any of you are level 3 skillers there's no need to worry. There will be a 5 minute grace window to allow for stragglers and then at the appointed time, we'll all get ready and then I will mine one Tin and one Copper ore to push me over the top and level up to 99. Once I get my 99, everyone will light their logs (separately please, no bonfires) and we'll see how much of the area we can light up!

 

After letting our inner pyromaniac off the chain, we will all conga line back to the surface and into the party room where we will rock out with Party Pete and I will thank you all by hosting a drop party! :grin: The TIF community and my blog followers have been so good to me over the course of this journey that I want to give something back to say thank you. <3:

 

I will be dropping the following into the party chest for some lucky people to claim as their own:

 

In addition, I will also be dropping 100 Coal, Silver, Gold, Mithril and Adamantite ores along with 15 Runite ores and 50 uncut Sapphires, 25 uncut Emeralds, 15 uncut Rubies and 5 uncut Diamonds. I will be spreading all this out over several drops, so it doesn't all come to an end too soon. Anyone else who wants to add to the pot is of course welcome to but it is not expected.

 

We shall party there until we all get smashed on stouts and ales until we all wander away once again. So tell your friends, tell your enemies, and tell Party Pete to watch out 'cause we're coming to rock the Room! :P

 

I hope to see you all there to celebrate this momentous achievement with me. :)

 

Cheers!

[arpar90210]

I will try and make it! Congrats on 99 mining and 1000 total!

[Speedyshel]

Congratulations on the 99 Mining and even more so the 1000 total! Great accomplishments indeed! Best of luck with your future endeavours, too :)

[Gradeskip]

Congratulations in advance :) Other than my bros, you're, that I know, the tiffer that lives closest to me hehe :P

 

Félicitations :D And I like the lil gif animation :) I probably won't be able to make it though, too much work with college... :P

[Nico Robin]

Congratz you! I might just go and celebrate with you :P

[PolarBearBlue]

O_O. I am there! And June 3 is a Sunday. Perfect for me since I usually waste that day anyway. Just one question thou. Which world?

[Ezee]

I'm unfortunately not gunna be here, but Congratulations in advance. :thumbsup:

[Kaida23]

O_O. I am there! And June 3 is a Sunday. Perfect for me since I usually waste that day anyway. Just one question thou. Which world?

:shock: :wall: Of all the things to forget...

It's going to be W61. I've updated the first post. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

 

 

Congratulations in advance :) Other than my bros, you're, that I know, the tiffer that lives closest to me hehe :P

 

Félicitations :D And I like the lil gif animation :) I probably won't be able to make it though, too much work with college... :P

Aw, c'mon. You know you want to. It'll be fun. :P

I'm glad you liked the animation. I'm very happy with how it turned out. I'm not very good with that sort of thing, so you wouldn't believe how long it took to get right. :lol:

[MuffinMaddy]

I'll try to attend too! Hopefully will be able to make it, but not too sure since I have an exam the following day :(

Well done though!

[Kaida23]

Due to some confusion (mostly on my part) on the exact time what with daylight savings in different countries and all, I've added a countdown timer to the first post. Just refresh the page to update the timer. :)

[Poptart King]

aww man i just realized june 3rd is my graduation :( congrats anyway wish i could see people run like monkeys but its about ur goal that is awesome f2p 99 mining seriously congrats :)

[Kaida23]

 

Thanks to everybody who came out. It was a blast! :grin:

[Superheat]

Y u no 120???? Congrats. ;)