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Smithing pickaxes?! Current approval rate: 83.33%!


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I've been playing Runescape for a while now and there is something small I have always wanted to have added to the game to help stabilize the economy and make it a little less boring to raise smithing. Here it is; enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) Smithing Pickaxes:

 

 

 

All too often we find ourselves faced with an event that forces us to buy another pickaxe (head fell off in world 1 with 400 ppl around, died in wildy while in hobgoblin mines, etc.), and every time we do, we have to feel it in our pockets. Whereas rune axes are a mere 15k-20k each (for those who know where to shop), rune pickaxes cost 32k, which is about twice that. Not only that, but we have to go in a corner of a remote mine in order to do so!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we also know, the smithing skill is not exactly the most useful at lower levels (below 70 or 80). So I think: If we can make rune axes, why not rune pickaxes? It's basically the same thing, just with a small variation in shape. Mining and woodcutting are both equally competant skills for both f2p and p2p, so it should only be fair that both of their equipment costs are about the same as well. The pickaxes of each metal would have the same level requirements as woodcutting axes, for the reasons mentioned above. For those of you who don't know, the requirements for both pickaxes and wc axes would be this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bronze Pickaxe: Smithing level of 1 required.

 

 

 

Iron Pickaxe: Smithing level of 16 required.

 

 

 

Steel Pickaxe: Smithing level of 31 required.

 

 

 

Mithril Pickaxe: Smithing level of 51 required.

 

 

 

Adamant Pickaxe: Smithing level of 71 required.

 

 

 

Rune Pickaxe: Smithing level of 86 required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's just a thought; it doesn't mean it will go anywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Conclusion:

 

 

 

These are just a few ideas that popped into my head recently and I wanted to hear your opinion on it. If you'd like, you can be a supporter of this suggestion, which might help it to become less of an ideal and more of a reality. Or you could give some "constructive criticism" on it, as long as you don't go too far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supporters:

 

 

 

1. Lord_Muijs

 

 

 

2. Biabf

 

 

 

3. ctu

 

 

 

4. shannon

 

 

 

5. sebbeburg

 

 

 

6. G T A Guy

 

 

 

7. Dryad Tonks

 

 

 

8. Stallion4589

 

 

 

9. bantam222

 

 

 

10. Evilkn1ght14

 

 

 

11. ste_boz

 

 

 

12. Blob2255

 

 

 

13. nonstoparchr

 

 

 

14. Gilded_Guild

 

 

 

15. ramsey6083

 

 

 

16. tetora69

 

 

 

17. Nimmins

 

 

 

18. Birdboy60

 

 

 

19. -Peronix-

 

 

 

20. jwrm22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Don't Mind/Not Sure Yet":

 

 

 

1. Bubsa

 

 

 

2. Nightspirit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Haters":

 

 

 

1. infam0us911

 

 

 

2. Indizle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: It would take 1 or 2 bars to smith them (not sure yet; still debating)! Also, with this idea, rune pickaxes would high alch for only 7,280 gp (thanks jwrm!).

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Umm well if you put it out of sync (addy at level 71) it doesn't correspond to the other items such as weapons and axes.

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Having failed to see Jagex request for people not to suggest drop all threads, I have completely removed it from my first post. But the smithing pickaxes idea is still there!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To infam0us911: The required smithing levels for smithing pickaxes are the exact same as those required to make wc axes, so I'm not sure how they could be "out of sync".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well, it's never been in the game before so I don't see why it should be now. However, saying that, I wouldn't begrudge the chance to make them, as I don't think pickaxes are some sort of novelty at not been able to smith.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meh, I guess you could put me in the "I don't mind" section :P

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