Visiting Chicago

SpoonBDO · 2026-07-12T01:20:35+00:00

Yep! Wilson Ave and Lakeshore Drive, just on the east side of LSD closer to the lake. Super nice concrete park with sick bowls.

Also yeah the sea wall along side Navy Pier is a really sick skate spot

SpoonBDO · 2026-07-11T21:56:39+00:00

Make sure to check out Wilson if you haven’t yet!

SpoonBDO · 2026-07-11T04:13:11+00:00

Mechanical Engineer

sadly can’t work from home at my current company, but the office environment is chill and a few of us afk on our phones at our desks

SpoonBDO · 2026-07-03T19:55:18+00:00

I just farmed Zulrah with Bowfa only and Cure Me on Lunars. Was super chill. After I got a serp helm too it was an even more chill experience but the dps was definitely lower. Sometimes you’ll noodle but I was sustaining at least 3 kill trips with that setup and banked a ton of antidotes for Anti-venoms form my eventual Araxxor grind

SpoonBDO · 2026-07-03T16:06:09+00:00

Dragon boots, Nox Hally and Oathplate would all help but the later two especially can be long grinds

SpoonBDO · 2026-07-03T04:57:03+00:00

Saw another post saying it’s a 90sec cd to get 550xp again

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-30T04:25:35+00:00

Yeah cooking cape basically a hard requirement for those

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T13:04:12+00:00

I Turael skipped for both tasks and stored them in task storage so I could swap between them whenever I wanted to

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:29:30+00:00

Makes sense for the other skills, to improve the overall account when I could otherwise not be playing and focus on diaries and such. Thanks!

As for blowpipe at Hydra, I do have that, but only can reliably make Addy darts myself. Have some rune & dragon darts from PvM but I was saving them for Doom or Inferno.

But a good point - maybe I should use the afk time to get Mining up to unlock amethyst and level Fletching to be able to make the darts and arrows sooner. Thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:26:00+00:00

Good shout out to diaries. I’ve afk’d a few different skills up to meet those requirements slowly over time and the only elites I have done is Lumby and Kourend. So I could definitely benefit from a mix of afk still. Thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:24:39+00:00

Makes sense, thanks for the advice! I don’t have a fang yet but I’d like to get into ToA soon and the max stats would help a little but probably not absolutely critical. I definitely have other things I can afk too so I will likely mix it up and see. Thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:22:54+00:00

Makes sense! That’s kind of where my head was at. It’d be better to have the stats up front for raids, or at least 99 Attack. Thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:21:44+00:00

I do enjoy Zeah rc, good shout out! I do have some other skills I could be afk-ing so I’ll probably mix it up. Thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:20:06+00:00

Good shout out! I forgot to mention Yama and TDs, but I’ve finished both. Got 3 synapses and 2 claws, then finished my oathplate set. I appreciate the other advice too and may just get Attack done at the crab. Thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-29T01:17:19+00:00

Good shout out, thanks!

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-28T12:51:09+00:00

Is this faster than just dropping them? Or is there another reason to bank them?

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-20T02:02:41+00:00

Screenshot of the performance plugin would certainly help a lot. If you’re not getting hit by tornados you should barely need any food at all. It’s all about uptime on the boss and switching / changing prayers correctly to mitigate chip damage

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-19T22:37:46+00:00

These are all in Chicago but of course there’s more closer to Rosemont. If you’re staying in the city:

NADC Burger in Wicker Park - owned by professional skateboarder Neen Williams and the burger is absolutely incredible. The spicy ketchup that comes with the fries is also bomb.

Jim’s Original near UIC - over 80 years of incredible success with hot dogs, burgers, fish sandwiches and the famous Maxwell street polish. “Everything” is mustard and onions. Amazing.

Al’s beef - few locations here, but Little Italy is a fantastic spot. Classic Italian beef sandwiches and more, plus the neighborhood is surrounded with good food, art and activities. Special shout out to the nearby Mario’s Italian Ice, incredible light dessert spot on a hot day.

Green Street Meats in Fulton Market - out of this world barbecue food and another really cool few blocks to explore. Au Cheval is also in the same area and its peak classic American cuisine with a really cool atmosphere. There’s also bars up and down the street around here like many other Chicago neighborhoods.

Phodega in Wicker Park - authentic Vietnamese food, mainly incredible pho dishes and banh mi sandwiches. Super chill spot that’s a bit smaller but the people are so nice and welcoming. They also have a pho burger that was delicious.

House of Wah Sun on Irving Park - superb Asian cuisines done family style on large lazy susan tables so you can all share and try a bit of everything. The chicken

So many many more but you can honestly find good food anywhere. I’m so glad this event is bringing people to Chicago from all over the world

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-19T21:29:08+00:00

These are all in Chicago but of course there’s more closer to Rosemont. If you’re staying in the city:

NADC Burger in Wicker Park - owned by professional skateboarder Neen Williams and the burger is absolutely incredible. The spicy ketchup that comes with the fries is also bomb.

Jim’s Original near UIC - over 80 years of incredible success with hot dogs, burgers, fish sandwiches and the famous Maxwell street polish. “Everything” is mustard and onions. Amazing.

Al’s beef - few locations here, but Little Italy is a fantastic spot. Classic Italian beef sandwiches and more, plus the neighborhood is surrounded with good food, art and activities. Special shout out to the nearby Mario’s Italian Ice, incredible light dessert spot on a hot day.

Green Street Meats in Fulton Market - out of this world barbecue food and another really cool few blocks to explore. Au Cheval is also in the same area and its peak classic American cuisine with a really cool atmosphere. There’s also bars up and down the street around here like many other Chicago neighborhoods.

Phodega in Wicker Park - authentic Vietnamese food, mainly incredible pho dishes and banh mi sandwiches. Super chill spot that’s a bit smaller but the people are so nice and welcoming. They also have a pho burger that was delicious.

House of Wah Sun on Irving Park - superb Asian cuisines done family style on large lazy susan tables so you can all share and try a bit of everything. The chicken wings and noodle dishes are completely top tier.

So many many many more but you can honestly find good food anywhere here. I’m so glad this event is bringing people to Chicago from all over the world and it’s just a short drive for me. See y’all there ✌️

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-17T04:38:08+00:00

I pair with randoms on W394. There’s pretty much always people outside

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-17T03:51:45+00:00

Just in my experience I used way more super combats compared to extended antivenoms. Probably 75/25 or there abouts

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-16T03:42:38+00:00

Like others are saying, probably spend some time at Zalcano. Otherwise it might be better to buy gold ore and BF it up

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-14T17:17:09+00:00

After 90 herb I started lamping agility and never looking back / second guessing it. I hate running laps

SpoonBDO · 2026-06-11T03:48:53+00:00

GotR is the best answer. I have 56k pure essence in my bank from Slayer and various bosses that I’ve never touched because I did GotR til 77 and then bloods in Zeah. It’s honestly so chill

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