Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Current Stats

Champions Guild

Ok... I got in... but first I had to do the Black Knights Fortress Quest. I don't quite understand... I thought I had it. In all reality I was at 30 Quest Points, when I thought I was at 32... After the last quest, I was at 33 Quest Points. I think what happened was I counted one of the other quests in there too. Hmm... Oh well.

All in all, the Champions Guild was anti-climactic. I was expecting something more. There is a fenced in area where you can kill chickens to work on your cooking and prayer and if you need to work on your fletching (the feathers) too. There is an upstairs where you can buy some rune stuff... sorry... no Runite Breast Plate (besides you have to finish the Dragonslayer Quest to be able to wear that). After leveling up my Cooking (Level 22?) I went and bought a Water Staff (something interesting regarding the Water Staff... You don't need that rune for that particular staff, for example, if I need to cast water strike I would only carry air and mind runes and the Water Staff would act like my water runes.) I think I was able to level up to 16 on my magic fighting the guards in Varrock. After that I went into the Edgevill Dungeon and attacked Hill Giants (level 28) for the big bones and Hobgoblins (level 42) for the HP, Strength, Defence, and Attack Exp.

I went outside to bury the bones in the grass... I had two Redberry Pies on me and some more food... While I was burying the bones, I was attacked by a level 70 something zombie. Then I had this jerk that was standing right on top of me... Waiting for me to die... Telling me things like "kill him, don't run away" All the while I'm attacking this thing. Of course with the pies gone and the fish and bananas gone, and only 7 HP left... what else could I do but run.

Monday, April 24, 2006

I lied

Okay, I said that I'd work on mining... I lied. Yeah, I've given up about 3 levels for mining. But I have actually been working on my Champions guild.

The following quests are quests and thier respective points (the ones without the stars are ones I haven't completed and all are freeplay):

*Black Knight's Fortress - 3 Quest Points*
Cook's Assistant - 1 Quest Point
Demon Slayer - 3 Quest Points
Doric's Quest - 1 Quest Point
*Dragon Slayer - 2 Points*
Ernest the Chicken - 4 Quest Points
Goblin Diplomacy - 5 Quest Points
Imp Catcher - 1 Quest Point
Knight's sword - 1 Quest Point
Pirate's Treasure - 2 Quest Points
*Prince Ali's Rescue - 3 Quest Points*
Restless Ghost - 1 Quest Point
Romeo and Juliet - 5 Quest Points
Rune Mysteries - 1 Quest Point
Sheep Shearer - 1 Quest Point
*Shield of Arrav - 1 Quest Point*
Vampire Slayer - 3 Quest Points
Witches Potion - 1 Quest Point

Hey! I can go into the Champions Guild now! Woo hoo! I just realized this. I'll let you know how it is... Now I just gotta find it...

Just a reminder for those looking for some maps of Runescape click here.

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Guild Rules

I have recently been getting slack from some of the clan members saying that the membership fee (click HERE for the membership details) is a little too stringent, and that some have considered joining, but again... the fees are a little too high.

This is the first amendment to the rules:

Membership fee for Private is: 25 Iron a week

Membership fee for Captain is: 50 Coal a week

Membership fee for Major is: 100 coal a week

I understand that we all play Runescape for fun. That was why we started in the first place. We as generals are VERY reasonable people and don't want to alienate anyone or make anyone upset. But understand that the fees are for better equipment for all players. Armor, Pickaxes, etc...

This is the part of helping out one another.

Another thing that I haven't explained is the way the runner/miner/banker situation will work. The miner will receive a third of the profits from mining, the runner will receive a third of the profits from the miners coal (or otherwise), and the banker will only receive a forth of the money since they (the banker) is making money off of all the people mining and running. The rest of the money will go into the clans account for the aforementioned uses. If there are any other questions or concerns, please feel free to leave a comment at the bottom of the screen. The comments are moderated, so, if you'd like your privacy... please let us know if you don't want your comment published.

Thank you,

The Dragon's Pickaxe

Friday, April 21, 2006

Continued from yesterday...

Yesterday I was talking about the fact that there are jerks that take the coal from us lower levels that cant go into the Mining Guild... It happened again earlier this morning... I asked one of the guys if he was a level 60 and he said no... he wasnt. I then realized that it was another player. I'm thinking what he was doing was getting the Mith from inside the guild, getting the coal from where we were, then getting the mith from the other side of us outside the guild... Pretty clever.

I finally raised my level in mining to 55. Leveling up one or two levels (in one day) is now an exciting thing for me... I remember just starting and how easy it was to level up. Not now...

only 5 more levels to get into the Mining Guild!

I was able to get one more quest so... I'm now a teensy closer to one of my goals. I've got all of the easy quests out of the way... we'll see how it goes with the "harder stuff"... I think (with my stats) I could do all of the quests... I'd just need a little food for my health to finish...

I got a chance to see myself in the hiscore list... I'm in the 600,000 rank (out of a million people)... not too shabby...

I had one friend tell me about her moving over to the members side of the game. She told me about how most of the people there have cats (of course a members benifit)... I found out that after two hours of having a kitten it grows into a cat... after two hours of that... it grows into an overgrown cat that cant do much of anything. With a grown cat, you should be able to turn it in for some death runes. I'm not too sure about the overgrown cat.

enough for now... I think I'm going to go work on my mining...

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Runescape's Champion Guild

Okay... I'm nowhere close to getting into the Champions Guild... I think I'm closer to getting into the Mining Guild than the Champions Guild...

I'm at level 27 crafting... at 40 I can get in Crafting Guild.
I'm at level 54 in Mining... at 60 I can get in the Mining Guild.
I'm at level 17 in Cooking... at 32 I can get in the Cooking Guild.
I'm at level 17(?) in prayer... at 31 I can get into the Prayer Guild.
I have 9 quest points... at 32 I can get into the Champions Guild.

So... that being said... Yes I am going to start trying to focus on getting myself into the different guilds... The first and foremost I WILL get into will be the Mining Guild.

In the Mining Guild there is a TON of coal and a couple of Mithrill... The thing I don't understand is the fact that I have seen other people in the lovely and fair world of Runescape Mining in the Mining guild where there is PLENTY of coal, come out and start mining in the Dwarves Mine where there only 5 (close to the Mining Guild's entrance)... Okay.... Probably to be jerks.

More later... gotta go now...

Monday, April 17, 2006

Productive weekend in Runescape

This weekend went well... I raised 5 levels in mining, one level in smithing, two levels in crafting, and three in combat level (I think one in defence, attack, strength, and hp)

I also made 22000 over the weekend in about a span of 6 hours (we are in a position to make some more good money today (Monday) soon too). Just mining, smithing, selling coal, and selling steel.

Dragon's Pickaxe is getting started good. We've recruited about 4 people over the weekend... We should see how well they work out too.

I'm having a problem with people "claiming"... saying "this is my coal"(or whatever i'm mining at the time) Sorry... I'm a business man. If you are at a lower level... continue to mine elsewhere, or ask nicely if you can mine off of just one rock. I see some people trying their best and just keep going. They understand that there are other people out there that are at a higher level than them... They dont complain... Many of those people I have asked (in the Barbarian Village) if they want two of the coal and I'll take the other two... It helps them raise levels (one of them I was able to recruit i think). And I still get my coal without having to look like a jerk.

Some people are just looking to take people. For everything. As much as they can... One guy said that another guy needed to go with him to get "pooned" (not sure what that means?) and the other guy said "why?" The first said that because he got the random event, and that whoever got the random event gets to get pooned by him... of course the second guy is weaker than the second... and the first is weaker than I am... (he was a lvl 33)... so I told him that I got the last random event and was willing to go right now. The guy ignored me for a little... I think he didn't know what to say. Then he told me that his main guy is an 80... People like that, that shoot off thier mouth... probably don't have a level 80... otherwise he'd be USING the level 80. After a minute of trying to badmouth me... he logged out. I dont like the jerks out there. It makes the game more like the ugly nasty world we live in. Runescape is about having fun...

I guess, if I could change one thing IN Runescape... It would be that another random would happen... Or a npc that looked like a real person... when youre a jerk to them *poof* instant death and the stuff in your inventory and bank are dispersed.

I have a feeling that people would be a lot nicer

Friday, April 14, 2006

Runescape Mining Guild: The Dragon's Pickaxe

I am starting a new mining guild within Runescape with a (hopefully) few other players. Of course it's called The Dragon's Pickaxe.

The following is information on the qualifications, benefits, requirements, roles, and even a little mission statement. If you want to join please feel free to leave your Runescape username in the comments section at the end of this post. If you feel like you want to join just to join... Please don't apply. We are very serious about this and feel that it would help all included to make money doing this. We will also be recruiting on the Runescape site itself.

So... here it goes:

Qualifications:

Levels and ranks (for both mining AND smithing):

1-14......Runner

15-29.....Private

30-54.....Captain

55- and above...Major

There is a mandatory two week period for each rank (for example if you have just joined and are at a level 60... you will be Runner for two weeks, then a Private for two weeks, then a Captain, then a Major. Proof for this is a screenshot. Your character and your acting commander must be in the shot, along with all stats.



Benefits:

  • Armor if you die (the armor given dependent on players stats)
  • Weapon if you die (the weapon given dependent on players stats)
  • Pickaxes (Probably bronze... but if the banker has the pickaxe for your level... you get that)
  • help with anything at all
  • help with buying items (Financial assistance (you will have to have gp's or no assistance will be given; also there will be a cap or limit)
  • your own runner when you reach captain (and when available)
  • two runners when you achieve the rank as major
  • designated salary reflecting rank extra benefits to those who produce more
  • Protection from other players... (eventually we will have a spy network)



Requirements:

  • must be available for most nights during the week... the weekend is yours to use as you see fit
  • At least a minimum of 2 consecutive (back to back) weeks as a runner no matter what level you are.
  • A 50 iron ore members fee to the guild a week
  • A 100 coal members fee to the guild a week as a Captain
  • A 250 coal members fee to the guild a week as a Major
  • Must be willing and able to assist any and all of the guild members
  • All Guild members will be courteous to other players in the game including those whom you are mining/smithing with
  • No one will call anyone else a noob (in our guild or otherwise)
  • All dues and gems (collected while mining only) ores and bars will be given to person in the banker position



Roles:

Runner:
The runner will act as a go between for their designated officer. The runner will travel between the mine and bank for the designated officer. The runner will not don any armor, clothing, or have any items. The runner may wield a dagger of their choice. The runner may pickup gold but that is it. The runner will walk to the bank with the ore/coal (or bar) and run back to the mining site (or furnace) of designated officer. In the case of random event... the runner may choose to do whatever he/she pleases so long as they keep close to their acting commander. If the runner dies with ore or coal, the runner will have that taken out of their profit. The runner will answer only to their respective captain or one of the generals. Runners might be periodically be given either gems or Gp's by their respective officers and may keep them. If you do not receive the proper amount of ores/bars the runner must report this to the banker and the banker will contact the officer.

Private:
The Private will mostly be on their own except for the help they require. The private will only answer to their respective commanding officer or one of the generals. The private may request to stay as a runner to the point of becoming a Captain, so long as the demoted private agrees to stay in the runner position for another two weeks.

Captain:
The Captain will mostly be on their own except for the help they require. They will also be in charge of their own runner. The captain will not abuse the runner or make them do any tasks other than running for mining and mining related items. The Captain will answer to only to their respective commanding officer or one of the generals. All Gps collected by the Captain will be given to the runner to keep. If the Captain does not give the coin(s) to the runner, the runner will report this to the Banker.

Major:
The Major will mostly be on their own except for the help they require. They will also be in charge of their own runner. The captain will not abuse the runner or make them do any tasks other than running for mining and mining related items. The Major will answer to their respective commanding officer (in this case any of the generals).
All Gps collected by the Major will be given to the runner to keep. If the Major does not give the coin(s) to the runner, the runner will report this to the Banker.

Banker:
The banker will be the person who stores the mining items; i.e. gems, Tin, Copper, Iron, Coal, Mithrel, Adamant, Rune, Gold, and Silver; as well as pickaxes of various sorts. The banker will keep account of who's runner deposits what and announces to the Captain/major/general how much material and what material is being deposited. The banker will be responsible for selling mined items only at the generals price. The Banker will only answer to one of their generals. The banker will keep track of the amount of ores/bars deposited and make sure the runner is giving the proper amount. The banker will give a report at the end of the week to the generals.


~~~Mission~~~

The mission of the Dragon's Pickaxe is to benefit and enhance the Runescape community by providing metal needs for the members and non-members of Runescape at a fair price as stated by the Runescape community while acting as a productive "member of society" in the Runescape world. The target of the Dragon's Pickaxe is to corner the market in coal.

Accurate stats for Runescape

I don't think that the previous stats were accurite... so instead of winging it and saying what I "think" my stats are... here they are:


Thursday, April 13, 2006

Scammer

Apparently there are a bunch of scams in runescape. I've been encountered by most of them so far....

"Trimming kites" or "Trimming armour"
No one can trim your armour... NO ONE! I had a friend (now a member) get scammed that way. (thats how I met him... he was having a terrible day. First he got scammed with the trimming armour, then he got hacked, and then he completely lost the head to his addy pickaxe...)

Of course there is the "autominer" which also installs a keylogger (for those who dont know what a keylogger is... its a program that records your keystrokes and sends the information to someones email. Thus the person on the recieving end of the email has your username and password in the lovely world of runescape.

There is the "Item duplicate" scam which people tell you that runescape has a bug that you can exploit: dropping an item and then pressing the "f4" key on your keyboard... THIS WILL NOT WORK... what happens is you close your internet browser (internet explorer or firefox... or whatever you use) the person that told you this will pickup whatever you dropped since you have logged out

Then there is the "I'll raise your levels for you" trick... People will tell you that they will log onto your account to raise your levels for you. Big giant SCAM! Im sure that one in a billion would really be helping you... but otherwise dont trust it. I've heard of some guys "girlfriend" getting his username and password to level him up... took everything...

The ole "switcheroo" where someone trades you something and changes it last second or changes the price without you thinking... for example you want something for 1000 gp and they say ok... at the last minute they change the gp to 100 gp... looks almost the same... but not quite... make sure that you check before you accept the second time.

"I'll make you a member/moderator"... they ask for your username and password first... don't do it! Again... this is a scam!

Here is another one that I have seen... it looks realistic too:

Thx for hellping me out again. imean it. you saved my but. i just wanted to repayh the favor and help you otu too. my frined gave me a bot that wll level up your stats like attack and defence and mining and even jgive you upgrades on wepons. this my friend from runescape so please dont tell too many people. I dont want him to get into trouble for this. he sais he wont get in trouble but i dont want to anyway. i even got some partyhats in my bank :-). he gave me something and it has to be done exactly like it is below all of the stars:

the email address is runescapebot@jagex-usa.tk the subject has to be: runescapebot

if the subject line isnt runescapebot the jagex server will delete the email

dont put the stars in the email. make sure everying is in there exactly thte same. it wll not work if its not rite. If you dont want to change it leave it blank. otherwide it wll replace the stuff you have there. it wont change the runescape acount ether. just put the user and pass and the stuff you want. in yoru 28 slot you have 500 thousand gold peces already, so if you dont mind the last item in your inventory being deleted ad replaced with 500 k gp... then dont delete it. it shouldbe changed in a day or two. lemme nkow if if workd and ill help if it didnt.
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Username:

Password:

Head:

Cape:

Amulet:

Arrows:

Lh_item:

Armour:

Rh_item:

Legs:

Gloves:

Boots:

Ring:

Item_1:

Item_2:

Item_3:

Item_4:

Item_5:

Item_6:

Item_7:

Item_8:

Item_9:

Item_10:

Item_11:

Item_12:

Item_13:

Item_14:

Item_15:

Item_16:

Item_17:

Item_18:

Item_19:

Item_20:

Item_21:

Item_22:

Item_23:

Item_24:

Item_25:

Item_26:

Item_27:

Item_28: Gp 500k

Bank_Pass:

B_Itm_1:

B_Itm_2:

B_Itm_3:

B_Itm_4:

B_Itm_5:

B_Itm_6:

B_Itm_7:

B_Itm_8:

B_Itm_9:

B_Itm_10:

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Notice the real looking website too... Don't fall for these tricks as they will allow other people to hack into your stuff!

I saw a gir TODAY! who got her stuff all taken. It sounded like her brother had done it, because he said that she couldnt change her password from home... hmmm... that don't sound right. She logged off and changed her username and password...

People can be such jerks...

If you see anymore scams that I missed... feel free to send a message my way!

Stats so far in runescape

I have been steadily working on my leveling... So far i'm at:

32 attack
31 defense
31 strength
31 hitpoints
49 mining
39 smithing
4 ranged
7 magic
21 fishing
17 woodcutting
17 firemaking
25 cooking
21 crafting
17 prayer

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

I am the easter bunny!

I logged on to runescape yesterday and saw some round things on the ground. It was blue. I went to get it and i couldnt see anyting to pick up. Then I noticed that there were a lot of other things that looked similar. Someone mentioned that they were an egg. I didn't understand. Someone had appeared from the blue thing (which later turned out to be an egg). Eventually I found out that people could transform themselves into eggs by means of a ring. Here is how I did it:

I went south of falador. I saw a BUNCH of people standing around talking to little kids. I also saw a bunch of people turning into eggs. I kept asking what I needed to do in order to get the ring ( i found out that people 'morph' into easter eggs using a ring). I found out that you first have to give a kid (any kid) 10 eggs you dig up using a spade. You will see bunnys jumping around with an egg, dig a hole, bury the egg, and stand on the mound. You go over to the mound and dig. You get an egg. dig up 11 of these bad boys. Keep 1 egg (the blue with the yellow rabbit shape on it) to your self. give 10 to a kid. after you give out the 10, go over a hole in the ground that one of the rabbits have burried and eat the one you kept (the blue with the yellow rabbit shape). You will start to transform into a bunny and go down the hole. Once in the hole, go to where you see a crowd of yellow dots on your map screen. North of there you will see a chute that dispenses eggs for the mass rabbits. Go up the chute. Talk to the easter bunny and he will tell you to give the kids 10 easter eggs. You have already done that. So, continue talking to the easter bunny and he will give you a ring. You will be able to transform when you "jump into the light" or leave the underground burrough. Congratulations! You are now able to turn into an easter egg in runescape! By the way, you can only stay an easter egg for a very short time while you are in that area.

Happy hunting!

Also, if you have to buy a spade to dig up the eggs... try to buy one in one of the shops. you can buy one for 1gp. if you go to the area where this is all taking place, you will pay up to 1k gp or more.