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2019

Grimwold2

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My new assignment was 120 Aberrant Spectres. I've never had these as a task before, so when I get around to doing it, I'll see how it goes.
I started Fishing. I chatted with Seriousruss while I Fished. Eventually, I got level 72! I teleported to the Grand Exchange and lent out my whip for free for six hours. It was time to go Dungeoneering.
But right before I was about to teleport, a random level 58 player started saying that he would pay 10m to anyone who could beat him in a wealth battle. I thought it was a scam, but he traded me to show me his items. At first, he put up his cash pile of 329m. Quite a lot-- but not enough to win a wealth battle. But then he put up 100 Dragon Claws... Then 100 Divines, then 100 Amulets of Fury, then a whole bunch of other crazy items. The wealth transfer at the bottom was at "Unknown". He declined (obviously). I was speechless. I told him that he was probably the richest playr I had personally met. Apparently, he had been merching for a long time. I was so tempted to ask for just one of those Dragon Claws. I mean, he had 100 of them! And 30m would have been pennies to this guy... But I knew how much I hated beggars, so I kept my mouth shut. I told him that he was very lucky. He laughed, thanked me, and logged off.
So. Time to go Dungeoneering. Considering the catastrophic rage that occurred the last time I Dungeoneered, I was only a little hesitant. For some reason, every time I get mad at Dungeoneering, I always seem to go back for more... It's pretty weird. I only had one floor to go until I reset my progress; floor 29.
I teleported to Daemonheim and began my journey. As usual, the floor itself was easy. But the boss was not. It was a Rammernaut, level 116. I put up Protect from Melee and ran in.
WARNING: EXTREME RAGE FOLLOWS. DO NOT READ THE FOLLOWING IF YOU CARE FOR YOUR EYES. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
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05-Mar-2012 18:33:32

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2019

Grimwold2

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As said before, you have been warned. The battle with the Rammernaut was completely ridiculous. The first Charge he did, he hit me, and I got damaged about 400. Then he did two of his big swing special attacks, and killed me. I was a little mad, as I had only managed to hit him once.
I entered for the second time. As soon as I entered, he did a charge. I dodged it, to my extreme luck. I fought him, and hit a few times. It was really quite silly though. About every other attack, he would do a charge. It made the battle go on for far longer than necessary. All it took was one fatal move, and I was dead. Of course, that fatal move happened, and I died.
Big sigh. I entered the boss room for a third time. He did a charge immediately, and hit about a 300. I fought him more, and his Charge attacks seemed t be getting more and more common. I eventually grinded his health down to half before I died.
I was pretty mad now. I mean, 4 deaths? That's awful! I entered the boss room for a fourth time (keep in mind that I am praying Protect from Melee this whole time). As soon as I appeared, and I mean the exact instant, he did a charge and hit me with an 800. One hit KO.
Ok, so now I was really mad. Like really, really, really mad. I actually punched my screen. I was internally screaming. I wanted to do anything, anything at all to personally harm whoever created and designed this Rammernaut. I tried taking a deep breath. I entered the Rammernaut's room for a fifth time. I grinded its health down further. It only had about a sliver left before I died.
I was so mad... There is no way to put that feeling into words. I entered the room for a sixth time, my eyes blurred with some red film (anger or blood?) and attacked the Boss. I killed it. I finished off the Dungeon and got... 1200xp. I exited Daemonheim, reset my progress and logged off.
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05-Mar-2012 18:33:44

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2019

Grimwold2

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A quick note:
Its really odd. I don't get angry at anything in Runescape, only Dungeoneering. When I got scammed 4m, I wasn't mad at all. The only thing that ever really grinds my gears is Dungeoneering bosses. And the worst part is, I'm sure Daemonheim will suck me in tomorrow, just like it has every other day.
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed yourself!
Good night!

05-Mar-2012 18:34:03

Sep

2019

Grimwold2

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--May 12, 2011--
I didn't get much of a chance to play today, but I did get a few things done. When I logged on, as was still outside Daemonheim. I didn't feel like doing combat, so I decided to lend out an item. I stood there, on the frozen cracked ground of Daemonheim and asked if anyone would like to borrow an item for free. Within seconds, somebody traded me. He wanted the Bandos Chestplate. I gave it to him, and he was really quite happy. He told me that I was a really nice guy! I've seen people lending Bandos Chestplates for upwards of 100k/h, so I like to make some change and make it free.
Right after that, a player named To Endure started asking around if anyone could help "a dung nub" as he put it. I ran over there, with an enthusiastic "Yes!". I had nothing else to do; my Astral Runes still hadn't sold. He joined my party and I looked at his stats. He had 99 Mining! He also had 48 Dungeoneering, but he had used Tears of Guthix to level it.
We entered a dungeon. He knew nothing at all about Dungeoneering. Odd, because most people level 105 would have tried it before. I explained to him how Guardian Doors worked, how Key Doors worked, and how Skill Doors worked. I guided him through a few puzzles, and explained to him the basics of Dungeoneering. Eventually, we came upon the Boss room. Unfortunately, I had clicked open the same time he did, so as soon as the room became visible, I entered. It was a Luminescent Icefiend. Well that kind of sucked. I really needed to tell To Endure about the special attack, and what to do when it happens.
The first special attack hit us. I got hit, as did To Endure. We didn't die though, and I explained to him what to do when the boss started its special attack. We killed the boss pretty quickly after that.
We still had more doors to open, but To Endure had to leave. Apparently, he was playing outdoors, and it was about to pour with rain.
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05-Mar-2012 18:34:33

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2019

Grimwold2

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I guess he was outside, because he mentioned putting up tarps. We finished the dungeon right there.
I decided to solo a few more dungeons. They were actually quite successfull. There were no ridiculous boss battles, and I managed to get through each small floor within about nine minutes. I did that for a while. Only 11k until 59 Dungeoneering!
I had had enough for now, so I teleported to Varrock. The instant my feet hit the ground, I was teleported away to do the Grave Random Event. I finished that, and went to the Grand Exchange.
I took out my Astral Runes and put them back in at Current Price. They didn't sell, so I took them out again. After yelling "Selling Astral Runes!" a few times, I put one single Astral Rune in the Grand Exchange for 90gp. It sold for 118gp. That was pretty low, but I was going to have to deal with it. I put in the rest of my Astral Runes at 118gp, and they sold instantly. I bought 15,000 Pure Essence and logged off.
Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed yourself!
Good night!

05-Mar-2012 18:34:40

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2019

Grimwold2

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--May 13, 2011--
Sorry for the really late post guys; I had some personal real-life business to take care of. But enough of that. Let's get on with what I did today!
When I logged on, I was in the Grand Exchange. I wasn't planning on doing any combat-- I had just bought my Pure Essence! I felt like brightening up someone's day, so I withdrew my weapons and armour from the bank and once again offered to lend it for free to people. The first player, a level 49, came by. I was a little doubtful that a level 49 player would be able to even wield these weapons, so I asked him what his Defence level and Attack level was. He had 50 Attack and 1 Defence. I told him that he would not be able to even use any of these items. For some reason, he responded with an "lol". Not really sure what was so funny about that... The guy ran off but then came back and offered to trade me. I was curious as to what he might want, so I brought up the trade screen.
The player offered 18M, and clicked accept. Well not only did I know that there was know way he would actually give it to me, I also didn't want to take any money away from this level 49 player. I clicked Decline. I asked him what he was doing, and apparently he didn't know! I simply told him to keep his money, and to save up for a big-ticket item.
Eventually, I lent my Saradomin Sword to a player for three hours. I withdrew my pouches and Runecrafting gear (including the octopus ) and teleported to Lunar Isle.
I began Runecrafting. It had been a while, and my clicking was a little slow. I had crafted around 4,000 Astral Runes when some people in Mining Golds started asking for people to come with them Dungeoneering. They were going to do a Large Floor, on floor 26. I had never tried a Large Floor before, so I was a little curious. I was also hesitant though; a few minutes before, these very people had been complaining about leechers and players who didn't know what they were doing.
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05-Mar-2012 18:35:13

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2019

Grimwold2

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I was a little concerned that I wouldn't be of any help, so I expressed my concerns to them. They assured me that I would be fine. I decided to go with them. I teleported to Daemonheim, and switched worlds. The instant I joined the new world, I was invited to their party. My party consisted of: Elf Pav, GWD Ben, Me and TheFrozenn. I was the lowest combat level, but I had the highest Smithing, Mining and Runecrafting levels out of everyone there. Elf Pav became the keyer, and although GWD Ben was level 137, TheFrozenn was our main tanker. I didn't really have a role... I just kind of helped out with the battles and solved some of the puzzles.
At the beginning of the dungeon, it hadn't quite sunk in yet just how massive Large Dungeons really were. It took a long time to complete the floor. Every room we entered had at least three doors, and there were tons of keys. Every room seemed to hold massive battles. It was a fun experience, but it took quite a long time to complete. I eventually became the Smither and Miner. I mined Katagon ores and smithed Platebodies and Platelegs for my team.
The sheer magnitude of the floor definitely intimidated me. I hated clicking the map because it would show countless unopened doors. In the end, we eventually opened all doors. By this time, I had died once, from a lack of food and Prayer Points.
When we had opened the Boss Room, we all groaned. It was the Night-Gazer Khigorak. We teleported to the Home Base, and got ready. I smithed armour, and the others cooked fish. After a while, we were ready to battle the boss. We entered and chose our corners to light the fires. The boss was pretty tough, and he performed his special attack numerous times. What was truly annoying was that he continually extinguished the flames. We would have to run back to the fire and light it before we could attack him. It was on one of these times that I died for my second time.
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05-Mar-2012 18:35:26

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Grimwold2

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The boss had just extinguished my flame, so I ran over to it to light it. But the instant that I had run, he had started his special attack. I hadn't seen him do it, so when I clicked attack after I had finished lighting the torch, my character ran over to the boss... Right when the special attack hit. I was struck with a 500 and a died instantly.
On the bright side, it was a quick way to refill my Prayer Points and Health! I teleported to the boss room and entered. It was pretty bad timing; right when I entered, the boss had hit another special attack, and I was hit with a 200. By this time, he was on his second form, and after a while, we finished him off. Elf Pav got the drop-- a Primal Plateskirt! We all asked around, and the only person who could wear it, GWD Ben, already had a Shadow Silk Hood and Primal Rapier bound. We had to leave the plateskirt behind.
We ended the dungeon, and I was awarded with the award of "Nothing Special". I was wondering what I was going to get, so I guess that fit my role pretty good. I got a total of 22,000 experience for the completion of the dungeon. That brought me to level 59! I had to leave then, so I let them know, and left.
A while later, I logged back on. I was only 15k away from level 60 Dungeoneering, so I decided to just go ahead and get it. I soloed a few floors, completing them in an average of about 10 minutes. I had just gotten to floor 7 when Magicial Zing logged on. I exited the floor and PMed him. He had wanted to go Dungeoneering, so I couldn't wait to start. We got together and started the dungeon. Magical Zing started killing every monster in sight, and I asked him why. He thought that it gave you extra experience; not a silly idea. When I first started Dungeoneering, I thought the same thing. I explained to him that it made no difference at all. We finished the floor (owned Astea Frostweb) and I recieved 3000 experience.
Well that was it for today! Thanks for reading!
Good night!

05-Mar-2012 18:35:37

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Grimwold2

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--May 14, 2011--
So today I logged in and was was pretty stoked for Runecrafting. I only had about 63k until I levelled up, and I could almost taste that big 84. I started Runecrafting. Unfortunately, when I thought about it, 63k was going to take about three solid hours of Runecrafting. That might not sound like a lot, but time slows down when you are Runecrafting. I had gotten about 10k when the same people that I went Dungeoneering with last time started trying to form a party again.
Now I was on the forums as usual, and I started reading up on keying in Dungeoneering. It sounded like a pretty cool role, so I felt like giving it a go. I told GWD Ben and Elf Pav that I would like to go, and asked them if it would be okay if I tried keying for the first time. Surprisingly, they were almost happy! I switched worlds and made my way to Daemonheim. After some issues with making a party, I eventually joined GWD Ben's party. We were going to do a medium size floor 27, but Elf Pav and GWD Ben wanted more people. We waited a while, and eventually we gathered more people. I told everyone that I was going to be keying.
We entered the dungeon. I had read on the forums that it's good to open as many doors as you can and as quickly as you can in the beginning to keep the team busy. Unfortunately for me, the two doors leading off of the base was a 83 Summoning skill door and a key door. After a while, GWD Ben realized that he had to unlock the door.
That was when I really started keying. On one occasion, I stepped into a room to grab a key, and I died literally within 10 seconds. I'm still not really sure what had happened. Anyways, I had a lot of fun keying, and I think I did a pretty good job of it. My team was busy almost the entire time, and I was able to memorize where each door was on the map. Eventually, we came to the boss. It was a Saggitare. My previous fights with him had been alright, so I wasn't too scared.
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05-Mar-2012 18:36:18

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Grimwold2

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We stepped into the room, and we were all immediately frozen to the ground. I was hit with a 270. That scared me a little, so I right clicked the boss to see what level he was. I got a little scared; he was a level 391 Saggitare. Now this Saggitare completely owned my team. Now I mean like "pwned". Destroyed. I died 7 times. He was in the middle of the maze the entire time, and he would freeze us non-stop. On several occasions, I died before I even reached him. Eventually however, my team killed him, and we ended the floor.
Although I had had tons of fun keying, I really wanted that Runecrafting level. I told them I had to go, and I left. I headed back to Lunar Isle and started Runecrafting some more. There really isn't much to say about it; it was pretty boring. I did that for quite a while, but the pull of keying was drawing me in. I don't know what it was about keying, but I really enjoyed it. Also, I think I was pretty good at it too. I decided to solo a few floors. I was getting close to level 60, and I decided to just go and get it. I completed those floors with almost no problem. No dumb bosses or dumb puzzles. It actually went fairly smoothly. And, in the end, I got level 60 Dungeoneering! I was pretty happy about that. I think the next time I go Dungeoneering with a team, I'll request that I be keyer. I think it was pretty fun to see how fast I could open all the doors.
I headed back to Lunar Isle for some more Runecrafting. Those last few thousand experience were pretty painful to get. It seemed to go down so slowly... But eventually I got my goal. I finally got level 84 Runecrafting! I had 13k Astral Runes banked, so that should have been about 2M. I checked the price, and was pretty disappointed to see that 13k was only worth 1.5M. The price of Astral Runes have gone down quite a bit, so I don't think I'll sell them anytime soon. I had 307k to go until level 85 Runecrafting, so that was pretty intimidating.
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05-Mar-2012 18:36:26

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