A new use for excalibur

[Freesia]

I just don't understand why you would need 10 seconds to get the special done. I personally never used more than a total of 4 seconds for anything related to the sword, take out,spec,bank. Why would it take 10 seconds? Unless you think that you can't do anything while your dude is doing the special? :?

[PhelimReagh]

I just don't understand why you would need 10 seconds to get the special done. I personally never used more than a total of 4 seconds for anything related to the sword, take out,spec,bank. Why would it take 10 seconds? Unless you think that you can't do anything while your dude is doing the special? :?

 

 

 

One thing I've learned during my brief time here at tip.it, is that there is a built in contrarian crowd to any idea that is presented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So no matter what idea, no matter how good or clever, will always have a certain number of folks who will come out and dismiss it for one reason or another. Not necessarily the same folks for every idea, but every idea will generate some resistance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You're not gonna please everyone, not matter what you do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could have an idea to give away 1 million gp to everybody on tip.it, and a small number of folks would wonder "Why doesn't he just do 2 million?".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think it's a good idea, though. An extra five seconds every 2-3 90-second trips (when I'm already taking time to drink my super energy pot) is really not gonna ruin my margins.

[6kirkegard]

Well I actually don't think this is such a bad idea..

 

 

 

I myself would never do this, since I'm usually wielding a pickaxe while abby rcing, and I'm way too lazy to switch in bank for special!

 

 

 

But for the less lazy people with low defence this really might help.

[Pikemaster25]

Nice idea, but I'm sure there is a lot of other uses for it out there.

[pandaownage]

you could do that or do a def pot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

both ways you have to get them out then put back in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it will be annoying after a while

[iwatake]

I think that is just a waste of time. Kind of like using jangerberries for 1 prayer. Useful, but time consuming. But yeah, BA is a good place to use Excalibar.

[aj926]

 

 

 

99% of time when you get abyss pked, you die to magic attacks. Increasing your magic level by 10% isn't going to stop an ice barrage from holding you.

It will stop them from dds-ing you quite as consistently, and if you're really lucky then it might let you live to run away. But a hassle, and kinda hoping for too much considering how most pkers hit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK... Here's what it comes down to though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The def + is what... 10 at most? Let's just say 15 for the argument.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most people don't wear helms or capes and such when rcing. Most people wear generica.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is fine... but take into mind that a rune helm which costs 25K-35K increases your def by 35-50 (I dunno what it is), an addy helm does at least 30...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A defender gives you around +20 in def... and you can glory and pick up the bugger in time anyways if you die.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You could wear mith boots, black boots, or climbing boots. All of these give nominable boosts in defence that is more than 10. (well, except climbing). And I always drop my miths =/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rune gloves give what, +8 to def?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The legends cape gives +7 in all it's def stats.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An emerald amulet (yes, they still exist) probably gives you the same + to defence.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of these give thesame boosts as taking the time out to special with that thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just consider that.

If you wear all that rune defender, metal boots and stuff you'll be facing quite some magic defence penalties. Remember that you are suppose to be wearing good anti-mage armour. The extra defence from the special simply help against rangers, ddsers and abyssal monsters, which is not as important as your main threat when abyss rcing- which is teleblockers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was simply pointing out that there are better ways to get the def boost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Even if you wore just the defender, or simply any one of those items, you would get the same def boost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I didn't suggest that you wear all of the items suggested.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That would mean that it'd mean the same if I had level 89 def or 40 def and I used rune legs (slash def +49)?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In that case, yes.

[Defender2516]

wow you guys didn't know this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excaliber Special was added when they introduced specials.. it was posted all over the boards..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did you guys not know? :-k #-o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

[Doughnut]

wow you guys didn't know this?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excaliber Special was added when they introduced specials.. it was posted all over the boards..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did you guys not know? :-k #-o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Because you do the quest then eventually drop/lose/forget about it. This thread is just bringing back that this weapon has a pretty kick *** special and that it can be used to make even more profit for those Abyss Runecrafters.