85 Slayer - Is it worth it anymore?

[n64jive]

Who cares about the drops, why wouldn't you train slayer? It's about the fastest combat experience you can get with the addition of the Black Mask, and you get to train on all different kinds of monsters, the whip drops are just the icing on the cake as someone said before.

 

 

 

Slayer is no where near the fastest combat experience, even with black masks.

 

 

 

pest control tops it massively...and you could prolly make just about as much money off pest controll

[tripsis]

It depends on a lot of things, in my personal opinion, no, it is not. Why?

 

 

 

1) It is not constant money. Some people go weeks without getting a single whip. Then, the next week, they could get 10 whips that week. It's completely unpredictable, and therefore, I feel as if I have no control over how much gp I'm making.

 

 

 

2) Typically, runecrafting is much better money. I make a constant 700k gp per hour, whereas with Slayer, you could make 2.2m an hour, or, more likely, make 0 gp an hour.

 

 

 

3) Most of the people with 85 slayer spent 1-3 months training to get level 85. Lets think about this logically. Whips will always continue to drop, that's the way it is. In 1-3 months, I predict that whips will drop somewhere between 100k and 600k gp. There will be a point, several months from now, where Abyssals won't even be worth killing at all, because whips will be under 1m.

 

 

 

4) Now that we've discussed the time it will take to get 85 slayer, lets consider the money it will take. If you plan on getting 85 slayer in under a month, you're going to have to spend some gp. Take into consideration the amount of gp you will have to spend on cannonballs, food, armour, weapons, super sets, arrows/runes (if you decide to use range or mage) and any other items you may use. Obviously, it is possible to get 85 slayer without the assistance of a cannon/cannonballs (which are the most costly items, I'd say) and Guthans, but it will take a lot closer to 3 months.

 

 

 

In conclusion, factoring in the amount of time it will take, the fact that at some point, your 85 slayer will be worthless and other matters, no, I do not think it is worth it. Especially when typically, runecrafting is better money anyway, and probably always will be.

[ktmcf121]

well one thing that no one seems to have mentioned here is that this is a GAME, and is supposed to be about fun. that being said, i think that slayer is a very fun way to train combat. maybe not the most efficient, or the fastest xp, or will make you the most money, but then again, if i really cared that much about money, i wouldnt be wasting time on this game, i would be working nonstop in real life trying to make real money.

[EYOWAREYA]

If you're after big money just runecraft. Slayer only gives a non boring way to train combat really.

[tripsis]

well one thing that no one seems to have mentioned here is that this is a GAME, and is supposed to be about fun. that being said, i think that slayer is a very fun way to train combat. maybe not the most efficient, or the fastest xp, or will make you the most money, but then again, if i really cared that much about money, i wouldnt be wasting time on this game, i would be working nonstop in real life trying to make real money.

 

 

 

I think one of the main reasons that nobody has mentioned the word "fun" is because we don't exactly know what the author finds to be enjoyable.

 

 

 

Personally, I love runecrafting, I think it's fun. On the contrary, I hate combat/slayer, so I would obviously prefer runecrafting.

 

 

 

However, someone such as yourself, who finds slayer/combat to be enjoyable, getting 85 slayer might be a better idea, despite all the arguments that I previously made.

[Artemis_42]

Personaly, I don't find 85 slayer to be worth it. It takes far too long to gain the levels and the drops are much more rare than most people make them out to be. On the bright side you do get a ton of pure ess.

 

 

 

3) Most of the people with 85 slayer spent 1-3 months training to get level 85. Lets think about this logically. Whips will always continue to drop, that's the way it is. In 1-3 months, I predict that whips will drop somewhere between 100k and 600k gp. There will be a point, several months from now, where Abyssals won't even be worth killing at all, because whips will be under 1m.

 

 

 

They may always continue to drop, but at one point or another they will hit a plateu at which point the price will remain about the same and only be effected by the inflation (or, much less likely, deflation.) I doubt many people with 85 slayer would ever want to sell whips for only several hundred thousand gp. I may not speak for everyone, but that is the general feeling I get from other slayers. I predict closer to 1.7-2mil or so.

[Sly_Wizard]

The price of a whip will NEVER fall below 1.5M unless Jagex comes out with a better melee weapon than the abby whip-- I'll bet a white party hat on it.

[sjefderat]

I did from slayer 62 to slayer 85 in 2.5 months.

 

I do all the lvl 3 clue scrolls that i can get, but only through slayer.

 

I have in my bank from slayer: 6 mill cash (This is net profit from drops that were high alched or sold after buying all the arrows needed.)

 

5k nature runes

 

3k blood runes

 

4k chaos runes 3k death runes

 

60k fire runes

 

10k earth runes

 

10k water runes

 

I only did blue drags with crystal bows

 

22 rune plates

 

22 rune full helmets

 

35 rune med helms

 

11 rune scimmies

 

35 rune longs

 

15 rune b axes

 

9 rune legs

 

30 rune picks

 

17 rune axe

 

2 Rune boots

 

1100 d bones

 

12 black d hide bodies

 

12 black d hide chaps

 

2 zammy pages

 

1 pirate hat

 

4 lava battles

 

4 white mystic tops

 

Teak logs, a few 100 seeds over rannar, a few 100 herbs over rannar

 

4 loop half keys

 

I gained 7 crystal keys

 

Maybe 300 uncuts

 

I dropped dozens and dozens of Addy and lower level boots in edgeville bank

 

(I dropped some treasure trail stuff at Belg1990's 99 attack party)

 

2 Zammy kites

 

Rune g kite

 

(Gave away 2 heralded kites)

 

Black Cav

 

Sara plate

 

Robin

 

Enchanted hat

 

Blue d hide (t) body

 

I used 450 range pots

 

1000 monk fish (I gather more sharks and lobs than I use from treasure trails)

 

2000 Strawberries

 

20 games necklaces

 

25 duel rings

 

I get more Nature and law rune drops than I use. Mind, air and body runes also went up...

 

Of course I can make more money doing runecrafting and of course I can go up faster in combat, but...I like to do slayer, less than 5k for level 86 atm :twisted: :shock: :D :lol:

 

PS: Maybe killed 20 abyssal demons just for fun, but no more, if slayer master gives me an assignment I will go there, who needs more cash?

[bigmoneyak]

85 Slayer isn't worth POWERING to. That being Spending millions on cannonballs to get their quick enough to start killing abyssals.

 

 

 

The price of the whip comparred to the average time spent collecting one doesnt really pan out with the current price.

 

 

 

However the benefits of training the skill include maxing out your combat stats, HP, and range effortlessly and with variety. As opposed to no lifing at the Bandits or pest controll.

 

 

 

Nobodies making you train it to 85 or higher but to those who have there might be a good reward for those with the required level in the future.

 

 

 

How many high crafters got rich the day the fury was released? The same thing will happen when the 95 and 99 slayer monster is released.

 

 

 

It's a challenging skill that needs to be maxed to "beat" runescape. Having achieved its highest level my only regret is that I didnt camp at the Abbies for a few months when the whips were still 6 million and make my fortune. But I can't change that andcan only hope that Jagex has a reward for my hard work on the horizon.

 

 

 

There is plenty of fun and adventure in your journey up to and beyond 85 slayer. Without the introduction of the skill of slayer I probally would have stopped training combat or given up this game long ago.

[darkashuran]

nope i would recoment barrows,rare merchanting,or kq soloing if your looking for cash, but if your a skiller like me the 85 slayer is worth it even if whips were 100k :

[oldstyle]

honestly, if you want to be a total nub slayer and sit at abbys till you max combat NO. people like that are the reason whips are worthless. but.... if as axe man jack reccomended ages ago, you want to slay on, in hopes of a better monster, and use those lvls you are getting in melee twards a greater goal, YES.

 

 

 

on a related note....

 

 

 

this is how I feel about drag items, whips and merches nowdays....

 

http://www.sharkeater.com/dmedalch.gif <---------- 6meg gif that a bud has been working on with me, still needs compression. :oops:

[spuriousmonkey]

I hit 85 slayer some time ago. I camped out at the demons for a while. A few hundred. I got one whip. Got bored. And I went back to slayer. Yesterday I hit 86 slayer.

 

 

 

I think it probably much more profitable to do barrows instead of Demons, but with training slayer you never really lose money.

 

 

 

People ask me all the time why I continue to train slayer instead of camping out at the abbies. It's just too boring to kill the same stuff all the time.

 

 

 

Maybe if I had been more lucky with whip drops I had a different views but I killed so many and got only 2 so far. That's including the one I got from camping out and the other one I got in all the demon tasks I got going from 85 to 86 slayer, which were quite many.

[Guest Nezikchened]

You get head \

[oldstyle]

You get head \

 

 

 

got one and its mounted. ;) on task. =)

[highlanders]

No... You could use all that time to get 91 Rc. Or do anything else really. It's not worth it, duh-uh! :lol:

[JoeDaStudd]

Slayer like other skills offers more bonus' the higher the level you are.

 

 

 

At 55 Slayer you get the great spell "Magic Dart"

 

At 44 Runecrafting you can make a fair bit of cash per hour

 

At 50 Fishing you can fish swordfish

 

 

 

In conclusion higher levels open up more possiblities, so why not level up slayer. \

[midge1969]

Currently 95 slayer, guess you can tell its a skill i really enjoy :thumbsup: whereas i really cannot abide RC :wall:

 

 

 

Its just a matter of preference i suppose :-k

 

 

 

Personally i would say that 85 slayer is worth getting \

[tilly]

oooo yeah! 85 slayer totally rox,i've recently got it,at 100 combat, 3 whips so far,and massive exp!so that's 6 mil for me,(not counting the clue stuff and other wicked drops!) plus nice levels,and you can meat awesome ppl overthere,so get you wagon off that erm,thingy you're doin atm and go slaying!have fun,vinnydakid :)

[Umega]

I'm very nearly 82 slayer and I've been slaying since the skill came out. Mind you, I do lots of other things in between slaying. Most of my higher combat levels are from constant slaying. :)

[B_50_2]

My friend had like 50k pure ess from the abbies, thats 5 mil in ess?

[Biabf]

As a 85 Slayer I say no it's not, comming up to 2 weeks, 3 whips.

 

 

 

I'm really pissed that I spent so long for something that doens't get me what i wanted.

 

 

 

Just got scamemd for some tight-arsed toddler. Once I get a phat, I'm outta runescape. Thank god.

[Sly_Wizard]

85 slayer is far better than most every other skill, the lone exception being runecrafting. Apparently people are under the delusion that because they got 85 slayer, they should just be given whips.

[Biabf]

85 slayer is far better than most every other skill, the lone exception being runecrafting. Apparently people are under the delusion that because they got 85 slayer, they should just be given whips.

85 Slayer is a great achievement. It just annoys me people get like one a day when I am stuck with nearly none.

 

 

 

I didn't get 85 Slayer to be able to brag about it, I got it to make money and get myself a party hat.

[x_bow80]

As a 85 Slayer I say no it's not, comming up to 2 weeks, 3 whips.

 

 

 

I'm really pissed that I spent so long for something that doens't get me what i wanted.

 

 

 

Just got scamemd for some tight-arsed toddler. Once I get a phat, I'm outta runescape. Thank god.

 

 

 

My point.

 

 

 

Even tho 85 slayer is good, you dont make as much money as you think.

[piman1053]

personally, i think that slayer is the only way to level combat, as i like to get my total level up, and just because whips are dropping dosen't mean that they aren't worth a lot still and its not like you spend a whole lot of cash getting to 85 slayer, or at least cash that a whip or two wounldn't take care of;

 

 

 

you should also take into condideration that you would be well over 110 combat when you hit 85 slayer