Goals reached :D

After much training and anticipation, i managed to reach 70 farming. Although it has been 1 week since the actual level up, i still feel thrilled thinking about it now. 70 farming had seemed so far away when i just started, back in November last year, it was just a distant number, not even in my goals, but as time passed, i realised that i was slowly getting my farming experiences at a faster rate using better seeds and more plots. After 70 farming, my next goal is to get ranked in the top 25k on the farming high scores. Steadily getting rising about 1k in rank each day, and within the top 29k now, i should be able to get there in a week or so. Suddenly the thought that i would eventually hit 99 if i carry on farming hit me, and i shall be looking forward to that day, no matter how far away it seems to be now.

Another goal i have reached is 80 strength, a skill that i have rather neglected recently due to other irl matters. Training on the ogres proved to be a good source of experience and gold charms. It took me 2 painful days to get from where i stopped (somewhere in mid-79) to 80. But it was very nice to see that my first 80 skill is also the first 1 i got to 70, hopefully the first i get to 90 lol. Another training method i have tried is pest control, and i found the results rather satisfying, unlike what some others had said about the mini-game. Due to the fact that its a safe mini-game,i feel much at ease to bring my dharoks set along with me, which eventually turned into something i pretty much use for most of the battles to save the void knight. Good thing that the splatters are there, and i can easily get my health low enough to hit high 30s. Another great thing is that because i can pretty use my prayer for the entire game, i can switch on incredible reflexes and hit the 30s, a lot more often, accelerating the rate which i gain str xp. When it all sums up, it isn't that bad compared to the ogres. At least i have more fun with pc.

Something else i tried is summoning, something i had put off my priority list for a long long time after i heard the negative comments about the skill since its release. It was actually a very easy skill to pick up, and fast training too. Well at least for the first 30 levels it was. i managed to push it to lv 30, and it shall stay there till i find time to mine more iron ores :-)

ooh! and there was this really nice update this month, the grand exchange database! definitely a good news for me, since i like to keep track of ranarr prices, the database has provided me with easier excess to the current prices of not just ranarr, but many items without the hassle of going to the GE ourselves. Great job on that, Jagex!

Fists of Guthix

The new mini-game Jagex had promised in April's Behind the Scenes had been released! Fists of Guthix was soon flocked with players from all across Runescape, I also made a trip there myself and tried the new game out. The first thing i noticed is, the overcrowding is terrible, and the moment i stepped into the game arena itself, i lagged like hell. Out of the 3 games i played, i lagged out of 2, well this can't be blamed on Jagex, and i am not trying to lol. Maybe I'll try it again when the crowd clears.

On to the pros and cons of this mini-game. I liked the general concept of the game, running from your predator and getting those charges for the prey, and hunting down that little player that keeps hiding from you for the predator. Another thing that is good about the game is that it is very simple, and easy to understand. Free rune were also given for mages who cant afford to pay for those runes for a mini-game that does not yield great returns. It being "safe" also allows us to bring all our best equipment and be able to put up our best fight.



On the other hand, the overcrowding situation is kinda discouraging, and with so many players around, it is increasingly difficult to locate your prey. Its not the part about not being to find your prey that is irritating, if that happens to everyone, it becomes a competition purely on who can get more charges in the given time, the " you are able to kill your prey " element would no longer exist. And that, might be a little boring in the long run if all you do is walk around aimlessly during your turn to be the hunter because you know full well that locating your prey is more difficult than getting killed by a flower pot that was thrown off a building on Friday the 13th, year 2313. And when you are the prey, just run and dd on others and collect charges while your predator wander around looking for you to no avail.



Some tips i found through my 3 games of playing. To give me an advantage, i normally add my opponent to my friends list, and in the event that the poor guy forgets/ did not change his p chat to "friends" , I'll be able to see that green dot running around, making it easier for me to track him down. I also found that dhide seems to give a better defense from those magical attacks you are hit with while collecting those charges. ( this tip is not verified yet, I'll make a note if it is verified or otherwise )

Putting that update aside, i am edging close to 70 farming, which i hope to achieve within the next 2 weeks, if everything goes well, i will also be getting 69 farming tomorrow. i have also been concerned about combat training as i cannot allow Kat to overtake me in terms of combat!( sorry kat if you are reading this. i must win! ) Seeing her progress so fast in her strength training, i feel happy that she is getting closer to that str cape she had been dreaming of, but i am also worried that the sheer speed she is training at with one day overtake me, something i absolutely dread. Personal desires apart, good luck and all the best for your str cape ^^ !

Recent level ups :)

















Stuff achieved today : 12k farming xp