Sy_Accursed Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Getting new captains is killing me. Thus far I've only seen one seafaring one and I only have 2 crew left to buy. At this rate my crew will be maxed before I even get a captain. Tbf captain shortages aren't the end of the world, their stats are so poor compared to crew and ship parts anyway. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 They're effectively free upgrades that would be nice to have sooner, though :P 1 In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strilmus Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 for those prices, you'd hope they would come default blank so that you could at least customize them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Yes, I rolled five 35k captains so far...four of them have negative or wrong trait(s) and the other one has two minor positive traits... it can be quite frustrating. For ship parts upgrade after rudder, is the optimal order deck > hull > bow? 'Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.' T.S. Eliot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blutters Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 ....Do people actually USE scrimshaws? I always assumed they were too overpriced for their practicality. (especially since every single one turns to dust) I use scrimshaws everywhere: Vampyrism for hardhitting bosses, Str/Cruelty/Elements if Dpsing, Gemfinding scrimshaw for mining. I don't use the XP scrimshaws though With overpriced do you mean OP for their price I tend to use Cruelty and Elements even in minigames like Castle Wars. There's a certain feeling to knowing you're bringing your entire tryhard A-game that scrimshaws play into!Also Treeshaking, when I'm doing Elder daily tasks. Even if valued at the price of the best alternative (1.5m as said earlier in this thread?) I'll break even or profit before the thing disintegrates. Usually see a few Kingly's over its course. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpx Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Max distance and port score. Finally. 6 First to 99 Farming on 27. September, 2005.First to 3766 Port Score on 20. March, 2014.First to 4664 Port Score on 2. March, 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Max distance and port score. Finally.Congratulations! I wondered if there was ine. Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpx Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Congratulations! I wondered if there was ine.Thanks. Can now confirm that I was indeed first. Not by alot, though. 1 First to 99 Farming on 27. September, 2005.First to 3766 Port Score on 20. March, 2014.First to 4664 Port Score on 2. March, 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammako Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Imagine what max distance would be once/if they make a third ports expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Imagine what max distance would be once/if they make a third ports expansion.13034431? 1 In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpx Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Imagine what max distance would be once/if they make a third ports expansion.13034431? So it's not just me who thinks ports should become a separate skill and have each mile converted to 1 xp? 1 First to 99 Farming on 27. September, 2005.First to 3766 Port Score on 20. March, 2014.First to 4664 Port Score on 2. March, 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saradomin_Mage Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Imagine what max distance would be once/if they make a third ports expansion.13034431? So it's not just me who thinks ports should become a separate skill and have each mile converted to 1 xp? With all the time delay involved it could very well act like another Farming skill, so we could probably expect the first person to max out Farming to ... oh, I see where this is going. 6 In real life MMO you don't get 99 smithing by making endless bronze daggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoko Kurama Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I have gotten all the crew (though not all the 35K captains, and even the ones I got came with traits, unfortunately), and the Admiral of the Fleet title, as well as all storylines. I only need 3 more pieces of ship upgrades and I will have everything from the new Region and then I can finally just chase trade goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammako Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Imagine what max distance would be once/if they make a third ports expansion.13034431?So it's not just me who thinks ports should become a separate skill and have each mile converted to 1 xp?Considering that Dungeoneering was made into a skill, that actually sounds likely. Well, not saying that they would do it, but since they already have a minigame skill which works well, they could make Ports into a skill too. Possibly get rid of the one-ports-skill-at-lv-90 requirement (and simply prevent people from getting trade goods if they don't have ports skills or something.) Sailing, AFK version of Dungeoneering. Get DG tokens in Dungeoneering to buy equipment/get trade goods in Sailing to craft equipment. It would also become the slowest skill in the game (in terms of real-time elapsed since the start.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strilmus Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 also there are no exp bonuses or lamps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammako Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Yeah you have a point, didn't think of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorator Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Just reached the Loop... and argh, 50 'cotta from each 9-hour mission is frustrating! Obtained quest cape and base 92 before obtaining any 99s! Currently finishing out my 99s with the (long-distant) goal of comp cape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 ~70% to shield, 1 crew to go + ship bits. Slow and steady gets there eventually. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACK Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Better not to reach the shield =Pyou will miss previous islands Jagex should add more rewards for the shield island.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sorator Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 So as I said, just hit the loop, and I'd like some crew advice if anyone's willing to give it. xpx's bit on the front page is handy, but I can't get exiles or 35k captains yet, and I'm wondering how that changes things. I know that I don't want to hire any wisps. Do I want to hire any reef riders? They don't seem especially useful. I'm also assuming that I've no need to hire any new Oxheads I roll. Current crew is: 5 m/c/s from the Pincers, 2 m from the Loop (taking em as I roll em), 2 jade merchants, 4 JoDs, one oxhead, and one Sea Witch - I'll trade out the merchants for the new ones here, as well as switching the m/c/s crew, and ditching the sea witch (and maybe the oxhead too? He hasn't been that useful either.) As for captains, mine are all 10k: 2 morale, 1 combat, 1 seafaring, 1 speed. I'm assuming there's no point in replacing any of those until I get the 35k ones, since they're all level 7/8/9. Thoughts? Obtained quest cape and base 92 before obtaining any 99s! Currently finishing out my 99s with the (long-distant) goal of comp cape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpx Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Ideal Loop crew has been discussed in length as well, so you can always go back and read about why you should/shouldn't do something. In my estimation, the ideal Loop crew is 665431 MCS/TCM/JoD/Wisp with the buying order being 2 TCM-> All MCS-> Wisp-> 2 TCM. This crew assumes you manage to claim atleast 34k 'cotta, which is by no means guaranteed(most don't). 1 First to 99 Farming on 27. September, 2005.First to 3766 Port Score on 20. March, 2014.First to 4664 Port Score on 2. March, 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I'm having a mental block:What are the best adventurer totem things to have for each resource? Need to finally get around to getting me some pop sets and wanna speed things up a smidge. Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urza285 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I'm having a mental block:What are the best adventurer totem things to have for each resource? Need to finally get around to getting me some pop sets and wanna speed things up a smidge.Bones are best for money at the moment so that combo is posted on the front. Maxed [February 14, 2012] | Completionist [October 25, 2012] | Trimmed Completionist [in Progress]Visit my Blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sy_Accursed Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 And yet bones do not help me in getting pop armour sets. 2 Operation Gold Sparkles :: Chompy Kills :: Full Profound :: Champions :: Barbarian Notes :: Champions Tackle Box :: MA RewardsDragonkin Journals :: Ports Stories :: Elder Chronicles :: Boss Slayer :: Penance King :: Kal'gerion Titles :: Gold Statue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Lioness Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 And yet bones do not help me in getting pop armour sets. Bones is if you want cash. You have apparently other priorities as obtaining port armours. Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?~ Marianne Williamson For account help/issues, please follow this link: Account Help. If you need further assistance, do not hesitate to PM me or post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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