this tuesday the giant mole(lv230) was added and i decided i'd pop in and take a look at peoples responses to this new creature. as I arrived I saw a level 100+ soloing the mole with great ease, it sort of gave me the wrong feeling of what jagexs intentions were for the mole. As I delved deaper into the monsters lair I noticed the entire place was swamped with people that could easily solo the beast. Im not sure if im the only one but the way jagex described this monster i thought it was meant to be a boss type monster for low levels, but all the kills keep getting taken by high level people. now i dont oppose to the fact that the high levels get all the kills theyve earned the ability to fight with such prowess, but i still feel that the giant mole is being misused it gives minimum rewards that would be suffiant for a team of level 60's to obtain. im hoping the cave might empty out in the next few weeks, but im also afraid that it could become a high level farmers seed supply. im not sure the exact number of members worlds but theres enough runescape players that theres at least 50 high level farmers per world on at a time. post what you think might happen.

the first day an update comes out its always very crowded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

taken approx. 30 minutes after the two-week christmas update, world 41:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the last day of the christmas workshop there were literally 10 people there

but its not now im worried about im worried that later the mole will just become an easy way for high levels to obtain seeds and that every world might have at least one or two high level farmers there. i should expect it to be crowded for the first few days.

U want seeds You dont kill that monster, trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut Teak Mahogony for tree, and then Mossies for High Allotment, Dagganoths for Awesome herb seeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mole does not give enough

119 nests from wyson:

 

 

 

10 EMPTY

 

 

 

29 RINGS

 

 

 

the rest gave me:

 

 

 

262 potatoe

 

 

 

96 cabbage

 

 

 

77 onion

 

 

 

72 tomatoe

 

 

 

16 limpwurt root

 

 

 

2 ranarr seeds

 

 

 

74 sweetcorn

 

 

 

30 strawberry

 

 

 

26 watermelon

 

 

 

4 acorn

 

 

 

1 willow

 

 

 

1 maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

happy?:P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dont worry, people soloing it(from my experiences) are just after a spirit seed, its why i am

Well, I must have been pretty lucky. I got a yew seed from a nest from the first mole I killed.

i dont understand whats wrong with a easier way to get tree seeds, i mean, have you tried to get farming up with alotments? its not a fun thing to do is it?besides the whole waiting/teleing around. I wish they would give more tree seeds than they already do, i would solo it with magic or something,because sure is a pain to cut 1000's of logs for a single tree seed

119 nests from wyson:

 

 

 

10 EMPTY

 

 

 

29 RINGS

 

 

 

the rest gave me:

 

 

 

262 potatoe

 

 

 

96 cabbage

 

 

 

77 onion

 

 

 

72 tomatoe

 

 

 

16 limpwurt root

 

 

 

2 ranarr seeds

 

 

 

74 sweetcorn

 

 

 

30 strawberry

 

 

 

26 watermelon

 

 

 

4 acorn

 

 

 

1 willow

 

 

 

1 maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

happy?:P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dont worry, people soloing it(from my experiences) are just after a spirit seed, its why i am

 

 

 

and then theres me with lvl 55 farming 79 woodcutting and a spirit seed sitting there in my bank never to be used :P

The Christmas event is a poor comparison, since there was no reason to do it more than once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Only way I can see to stop higher level players monopolizing an "easy boss monster", is to have it call in reinforcements against higher levels - a bit like the Al-Kharid guards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So F2P's can ignore Wyson going on about moles? - no F2P moles, not even little ones?

119 nests from wyson:

 

 

 

10 EMPTY

 

 

 

29 RINGS

 

 

 

the rest gave me:

 

 

 

262 potatoe

 

 

 

96 cabbage

 

 

 

77 onion

 

 

 

72 tomatoe

 

 

 

16 limpwurt root

 

 

 

2 ranarr seeds

 

 

 

74 sweetcorn

 

 

 

30 strawberry

 

 

 

26 watermelon

 

 

 

4 acorn

 

 

 

1 willow

 

 

 

1 maple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

happy?:P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

dont worry, people soloing it(from my experiences) are just after a spirit seed, its why i am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was lucky, I got a spirit tree seed in my 2nd load of Mahogany logs. I spent the next 2 months getting 80 farming so I could plant it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually gave me a Farming goal I would not have attempted for by having that seed.

It was mildly annoying to have gone through over 200 nests (not from mole) and not gotten a single spirit tree, and then having a friend who never had seen a nest before get a spirit tree on her first nest. Oh well, luck of the drop (literally :) ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not impressed that Wysin gives out not only nests that are totally empty, but also ones with lame seeds like potato; however, I am neither particularly impressed at how Jagex implemented this whole mole thing, it seems to me like they deliberately wanted to give high combat level Ritalin Rangers a way to get tree seeds, and nothing else.

but its not now im worried about im worried that later the mole will just become an easy way for high levels to obtain seeds and that every world might have at least one or two high level farmers there. i should expect it to be crowded for the first few days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um... an easy way would be thieveing or just chopping a tree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chasing a lvl 230 mole around a dungen is far from easy, I would imagine. And for the crappy rewards its been giving... its hardly something anyone, in my opinion, should waste a great amount of time on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would think people would have better chances of getting a tree seed from actually chopping wood then from this. The list needs tweaked if you ask me.

I got a spirit seed from willows, it's given me a goal in farming apart from being able to do rum deal. The mole just seems ot be be badly done to me.

 

but its not now im worried about im worried that later the mole will just become an easy way for high levels to obtain seeds and that every world might have at least one or two high level farmers there. i should expect it to be crowded for the first few days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Um... an easy way would be thieveing or just chopping a tree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chasing a lvl 230 mole around a dungen is far from easy, I would imagine. And for the crappy rewards its been giving... its hardly something anyone, in my opinion, should waste a great amount of time on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would think people would have better chances of getting a tree seed from actually chopping wood then from this. The list needs tweaked if you ask me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope they dont change the drop list, it would be sad to see jagex bend that way. Farming is already easy enough. I like how hard it is to get tree seeds, they shouldnt be handed out otherwise it will ruin the farming skill. I do think that everyone should be able to get a spirt seed some how, because im 95 wood cut and have never got one :?

 

 

 

I hope they dont change the drop list, it would be sad to see jagex bend that way. Farming is already easy enough. I like how hard it is to get tree seeds, they shouldnt be handed out otherwise it will ruin the farming skill. I do think that everyone should be able to get a spirt seed some how, because im 95 wood cut and have never got one :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bend? lol... thats a joke if I've ever herd one...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Half the stuff Oergg listed there can be easily thieved from Master Gardeners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now tell me... what would you rather do... thieve from a farmer that poses absolutely no threat or try killing a lvl 230 moles that is a lot harder in comparison. I would go with the farmer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not suggesting that the tree seeds be more common, but the allotment seeds to to be the higher tier ones. It makes a huge joke out of a lvl 230 mole.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The point of this mole seemed to be for farming. So if it isn't worthwhile killing, the update becomes totally pointless.

why r the spirit seeds nontradeable they would be worth a lot money now i cant sell mine thats not nice :cry:

maybe when jagex realise that 1 person is not happy, they might change it..they do with everything else. :roll:

Only for the first week it will b crouded.... :roll:

why r the spirit seeds nontradeable they would be worth a lot money now i cant sell mine thats not nice :cry:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i did also wanded to sell my spirit tree seed on my noob for 1mil+

seeds are all about luck. i got a spirit tree on the 2nd ever nest i've goten. i've had a freidn who got thousands of them, and has 99 wcing, and never got one..........

New high level Monster + Multicombat arena = New dragon item

 

 

 

KBD = Dragon Med

 

 

 

KQ = Dragon Chain

 

 

 

DK = Dragon Axe

 

 

 

CE = D2H

 

 

 

Giant Mole = Dragon Pickaxe

 

why r the spirit seeds nontradeable they would be worth a lot money now i cant sell mine thats not nice :cry:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i did also wanded to sell my spirit tree seed on my noob for 1mil+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had heard from a mod... You can only ever get one - ever! You lose it well it's gone. You never get it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got mine way before farming was released... when they first introduced seeds. I was woodcutting and a tree spirit attacked me and dropped it. At that time I had no clue what type of seed it was... but it's connected to your account much as a cyrtal seed is. You do know it grows a spirit tree for teleportation.

U want seeds You dont kill that monster, trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cut Teak Mahogony for tree, and then Mossies for High Allotment, Dagganoths for Awesome herb seeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mole does not give enough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do Teak and Mahogany drop nests more oftne than other trees?

I had heard from a mod... You can only ever get one - ever! You lose it well it's gone. You never get it again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I got mine way before farming was released... when they first introduced seeds. I was woodcutting and a tree spirit attacked me and dropped it. At that time I had no clue what type of seed it was... but it's connected to your account much as a cyrtal seed is. You do know it grows a spirit tree for teleportation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just so you know, it is possible to get two. I got one out of nest from willow tree like 2 months ago. Then my first trip to mole i had about 19 nests worth of seeds, and lo' and behold, another spirit seed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

8) 8) 8)

It was mildly annoying to have gone through over 200 nests (not from mole) and not gotten a single spirit tree, and then having a friend who never had seen a nest before get a spirit tree on her first nest. Oh well, luck of the drop (literally :) ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not impressed that Wysin gives out not only nests that are totally empty, but also ones with lame seeds like potato; however, I am neither particularly impressed at how Jagex implemented this whole mole thing, it seems to me like they deliberately wanted to give high combat level Ritalin Rangers a way to get tree seeds, and nothing else.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i did that yay for lvl 40 farming