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I am seriously tempted by a project like this. They even have a linux client! The pinnacle of my Runescape days was just after they opened the Grand Exchange.

I am seriously tempted by a project like this. They even have a linux client! The pinnacle of my Runescape days was just after they opened the Grand Exchange. That was around the time I realized that if I didn't stop playing this game every night, I'd have no life, so I began the process of walking away. The fact that I lost my login (pre-password manager days) had nothing to do with me making that wise decision, nor the fact that I still don't have a life.

csours 3y ago
selling unids 400 How much did unids sell for? I've thought about a t-shirt that says "selling unids" just to see how many people get it ---- Unids are Unidentified Herbs, an item since removed from RS. Processing Unids was a relatively fast and very repeatable way to get Herblore experience.
- maxdamantus 3y ago
  Pretty sure I used to buy them for 1k each. Identified Ranarrs would sell for around 7k each, and I think prayer potions (4) would sell at a slight profit for 9k. I guess the lack of "make X" and automatic decanting made skilling actually profitable. EDIT: actually, I think the 1k price was probably limited to herbs above a certain level. It was common practice to buy noted herbs above a certain level and keep your inventory full with other items to block trades with unidentified Guam leaves. Here's another activity that will probably never exist again: Law running. I remember both being a runner and a crafter.
  - robrtsql 3y ago
    > Here's another activity that will probably never exist again: Law running. I remember both being a runner and a crafter. I'm out of the loop (I tried 2007scape but don't play it enough to be in the know). Is it because some other faster way of leveling Runecrafting has become available?
    - maxdamantus 3y ago
      In modern OSRS I believe the main way of training Runecrafting is through the Ourania altar, and at higher levels the Soul/Blood altars, both OSRS-specific (I've used both as an Ironman player, but haven't played in the last few years, so not familiar with newer updates). I suspect Law crafting (with runners) would still be more XP per hour, but I think the player dynamics are quite different nowadays. You used to spend a lot of time at the start trying out various things that are no longer "efficient" (another thing I remember doing was mining rune essence—I didn't do that at all in OSRS). I think it's because of a combination of things, like the age of players (younger people might not be as good at strategising), visibility through social media (eg, Twitch/Reddit) about how to play the game "properly", and modern updates that make some of the tedious tasks unnecessary (in Ironman, I think I got my rune essence from newer PvM and the "Temple Trekking" minigame). For all of these reasons, you don't end up with people that would be willing to queue to trade their time for someone else's runecrafting experience and a couple of Law runes.
      - eigenket 3y ago
        I think that most people these days train runecrafting with the "guardians of the rift" minigame. At least at lower levels. It adds some rewards and makes it somewhat less tedious.
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sph 3y ago
I decided there are worse thing I can waste my time on, so a few years ago I installed Old School Runescape for the first time and made an Ironman character (you can use banks but you can't trade with players, so you have to do all the content yourself), after falling in love with the adventures of Swampletics. https://youtu.be/O9wG5jGP32M https://youtu.be/O9wG5jGP32M I play a couple hours a week, and I love it. It is a game that will have content for me to do for the next decade, and lately the dev activity and player count have picked up. It is incredible to see a 20 years old game to be the third most played MMO in the world. As in game as in life, progress is a slow grind, but put in the effort, and you get rewarded for it.. eventually.

csours 3y ago

selling unids 400 How much did unids sell for? I've thought about a t-shirt that says "selling unids" just to see how many people get it ---- Unids are Unidentified Herbs, an item since removed from RS. Processing Unids was a relatively fast and very repeatable way to get Herblore experience.

maxdamantus 3y ago
Pretty sure I used to buy them for 1k each. Identified Ranarrs would sell for around 7k each, and I think prayer potions (4) would sell at a slight profit for 9k. I guess the lack of "make X" and automatic decanting made skilling actually profitable. EDIT: actually, I think the 1k price was probably limited to herbs above a certain level. It was common practice to buy noted herbs above a certain level and keep your inventory full with other items to block trades with unidentified Guam leaves. Here's another activity that will probably never exist again: Law running. I remember both being a runner and a crafter.
- robrtsql 3y ago
  > Here's another activity that will probably never exist again: Law running. I remember both being a runner and a crafter. I'm out of the loop (I tried 2007scape but don't play it enough to be in the know). Is it because some other faster way of leveling Runecrafting has become available?
  - maxdamantus 3y ago
    In modern OSRS I believe the main way of training Runecrafting is through the Ourania altar, and at higher levels the Soul/Blood altars, both OSRS-specific (I've used both as an Ironman player, but haven't played in the last few years, so not familiar with newer updates). I suspect Law crafting (with runners) would still be more XP per hour, but I think the player dynamics are quite different nowadays. You used to spend a lot of time at the start trying out various things that are no longer "efficient" (another thing I remember doing was mining rune essence—I didn't do that at all in OSRS). I think it's because of a combination of things, like the age of players (younger people might not be as good at strategising), visibility through social media (eg, Twitch/Reddit) about how to play the game "properly", and modern updates that make some of the tedious tasks unnecessary (in Ironman, I think I got my rune essence from newer PvM and the "Temple Trekking" minigame). For all of these reasons, you don't end up with people that would be willing to queue to trade their time for someone else's runecrafting experience and a couple of Law runes.
    - eigenket 3y ago
      I think that most people these days train runecrafting with the "guardians of the rift" minigame. At least at lower levels. It adds some rewards and makes it somewhat less tedious.
    - deleted 3y ago
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sph 3y ago

I decided there are worse thing I can waste my time on, so a few years ago I installed Old School Runescape for the first time and made an Ironman character (you can use banks but you can't trade with players, so you have to do all the content yourself), after falling in love with the adventures of Swampletics. https://youtu.be/O9wG5jGP32M https://youtu.be/O9wG5jGP32M I play a couple hours a week, and I love it. It is a game that will have content for me to do for the next decade, and lately the dev activity and player count have picked up. It is incredible to see a 20 years old game to be the third most played MMO in the world. As in game as in life, progress is a slow grind, but put in the effort, and you get rewarded for it.. eventually.