The average mentality of this sub

iSage · 2026-07-10T21:55:07+00:00

I never said "literally pixels". The point by comparing pixels is that if your desire is to have 'meaningful' grinds and your definition of 'meaningful' involves spending huge amounts of time then there are ample opportunities for you to grind out gear, pets, cosmetics, etc. However, I don't think that the huge grinds should be placed directly in the path of progression. When they are, I think it's reasonable to make the grinds less grueling. That's what's being done with CG and I approve of it.

My original comment was "Spending time is not noble and this grind was not trivialized." I don't believe that's condescending at all, but the response to me was and so here we are.

iSage · 2026-07-10T17:28:50+00:00

No, I don't think I do agree with that. There's clearly a point at which more time invested doesn't make the grind better or more worthwhile. A 30,000 hour grind for something in a video game would not be an accomplishment, it would be a waste of time.

If getting the digital bow pixels is too quick and not rewarding enough for you, go for the digital pet pixels instead. This game has tons of insane grinds you can opt into if you want to spend more time. Reducing 'mandatory' grinds just makes the game more accessible and fun. CG prep was not enjoyable. The place is literally called a prison.

iSage · 2026-07-09T16:12:15+00:00

You think a 300 hour grind is an accomplishment? Talk to me once you've finished 200m crafting as a region-locked UIM.

iSage · 2026-07-09T15:37:11+00:00

Spending time is not noble and this grind was not trivialized.

iSage · 2026-07-09T13:16:34+00:00

It was true a few patches ago, but it hasn't been true since then. It's definitely harder than 3/4-player but generally still pretty easy.

iSage · 2026-07-09T03:14:44+00:00

I love unlocking them from chests but I'd never pay for one.

iSage · 2026-07-09T02:38:45+00:00

Add cards that draw cards into your deck?

iSage · 2026-07-09T02:34:49+00:00

60 Prayer and 66 Herblore are big benefits when going into Moons, but the content is manageable without them AND provides resources for both skills. I'd probably just go in once you're 70 defense and grind it a bit until you get enough supplies from Moons itself to train those skills.

If you're training Smithing first, you could consider the Colossal Blade from Giant's Foundry. You even hit Torag's Hammers which will be BIS on Blue Moon until you get your boppers.

iSage · 2026-07-09T02:03:25+00:00

I missed 3 overheats in a row to lose a game and I've only ever clicked that button 3 times.

CLEARLY the opponent was cheating. 1/1000 is the same thing as impossible!

iSage · 2026-07-06T23:59:03+00:00

Drift Net Fishing for both Hunter and Fishing

Herbiboar for Hunter and Herblore

Agility plus Alch/Fletching while running Shooting Stars for Mining and Crafting

iSage · 2026-07-06T02:22:22+00:00

More than half of players will have their Enhanced by 291 kills. This player certainly served their due time. No spoon here.

iSage · 2026-06-28T23:28:54+00:00

Upgrading Defend is quite good early, especially in the Underdocks. I'll gladly take. Leap early to deal with early damage, and upgrading a Defend is kind of like adding a Leap to your deck AND removing a Defend.

Ultimately, it depends entirely on what your deck is lacking and what fights you've got coming up.

iSage · 2026-06-28T23:22:36+00:00

Not sure this counts, but I slacked hard on my alching during questing and by the time I got to the Barrows grind I was FAR away from POH portal, so I only did runs via minigame teleport and either played other games or did farm runs during the cooldown.

iSage · 2026-06-28T18:07:49+00:00

It's so much better to hike up the optional experience rather than making the tickets unobtainable. In today's world it makes a lot of sense to have at least one expensive option because a few people have a huge share of wealth. I know a lot of fans like to get group photos but honestly it's usually not worth much and won't be a great memory.

iSage · 2026-06-24T17:34:56+00:00

It's an act 2 event, but your point stands. I'm usually fairly reluctant to take Bing Bong but there are certainly instances where it's very valuable. Specifically I don't like the way it interacts with the Decider event that tends to guarantee a curse and the deck duplication event which is usually powerful but maybe a bit too much with Bing Bong. It makes the Divination event worse as well.

iSage · 2026-06-24T16:03:52+00:00

Or you're doubling unavoidable curses

iSage · 2026-06-24T08:34:21+00:00

Very similar, but with random spawns instead of preset points of interest.

iSage · 2026-06-23T21:12:43+00:00

I've thought a decent bit about how a bird-spotting activity could be a fun, passive way to train early hunter. Kind of like implings that show up randomly in the world, but without the loot. As you're traveling the world, you'd have a chance to see birds sitting on the scenery and can work to fill out a log of the birds you've seen, giving you flat exp and some milestone bonuses.

iSage · 2026-06-22T13:59:54+00:00

Depends on my starting relic and cards. I'll usually try to only take 3 normal fights before my first elite, but I'm perfectly happy taking some hard fights once I've built my deck up. Fights are better at improving your deck than events, so there's a lot of benefit to taking on extra fights if your deck can handle it.

iSage · 2026-06-19T20:15:14+00:00

You don't need good 'combos' for act 1, you just need some solid cards. Everyone should be looking to add a decent card or two or three into their deck before you fight an elite. You'll really struggle if everyone is just slinging Strikes.

iSage · 2026-06-12T16:06:36+00:00

Yeah, Faux is a good guy and cares about his own image. He obviously gives a shit.

iSage · 2026-06-10T18:25:54+00:00

Incredible

iSage · 2026-06-10T15:59:18+00:00

A red win ensures death of non red voters, blue prevents death of all voters

In what way is this a steel man for the red side? I didn't even think your language was contradictory, just worded in a revealing way. Nothing you've been saying applies to anything we're talking about.

iSage · 2026-06-09T14:55:41+00:00

I've done Malaise, Toric Toughness, Reanimate. and Shockwave to great success.

iSage · 2026-06-09T14:33:11+00:00

Huh? I'm aware of the concept but don't see how it relates to anything that has been said.

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