So, what was I to do but to start over?
I made M Charger, which is a tribute to my football team, the Chargers, but at the same time an insult. Our football team has a little slogan, "INAM" which means "It's not about me", well... I was pretty ticked when I made this account, and I really didn't care about anyone else, so the M actually stands for "My", in a sort of rebellious way but my coaches and friends will never know so that really doesn't matter. M Charger was a special thing I created, I could already feel the power behind the rebellious name so I logged on and did the tutorial quickly, so I was still level 3 when I left tutorial island. So since neither David nor Aaron were on at the time, I went to the lumbridge G store, and after telling a lvl 23 calling me a noob to go kill himself, I went ahead and got my first 30 woodcutting levels. I have to say, if it weren't for the 40 bots around me, I would have had an orgasm. It felt almost magical to level woodcutting on a brand new account, like I was finally free from the stuff I had to constantly deal with on my other account, like God Wars trips and training range and finding things to alch.
I felt at one with Runescape, and in the middle of this David logged on, and I quickly explained what happened. David was the calmer one, and looking back, could have completely made me quit Runescape, but instead he told me it was okay, I could train my account back to my old account's level in no time, and that he'd help me the entire way. Aaron, who arrived right after David, thought it was funny that I got muted, and went on to call me a noob. Jokingly I said "I'm not a noob, I already have 30 woodcutting." Jokingly, Aaron said "Maybe you should get 99 then I won't think your a noob." After that it was no longer a joke. "I bet I will eventually, and I'll be an amazing skiller too." I can only imagine the confused look on Aaron's face. "Your a skiller? Noob. I bet you won't ever be a good skiller." Aaron was joking, but I wasn't. Deep down, a fire inside me sparked. Aaron, one of my best friends on Runescape, was wrong.
Over the next 30 minutes, we argued, and argued, and finally agreed on what makes a skiller good. My standards were much lower than David's and Aaron's, but we eventually compromised, and I wrote down a list of goals that I had just set for myself. At first, I was hopeful, and I expected to be done in about a year. Two years down the road, I'm about 1/3 done, but I train in bursts, so with your support, I can do alot of this alot faster than I intend to right now. Below is a list of what we agreed upon makes a skiller good, and a short explanation why we feel so.
Skilling Goals
70 Agility
Even a skiller should be able to enter Saradomin's lair. 70 agility is a minimum agility level for most high leveled players anyways, and is a ticket to making alot of money at God Wars.
75 Construction, Gilded Altar, and 5m+ house
Even a skiller should have a nice house, plus the gilded altar can come in handy if and when the skiller decides to train combat. The house also shows off the wealth that the skiller has, since all good skillers are rich.
60 Farming
Farming is an important skill for a good skiller to master. 60 farming allows a skiller to plant Yew trees, which can actually help the skiller achieve other goals.
99 Firemaking
Since a skiller is a master of all things relating to wood, it is no suprised that they must also be pyromaniacs and have a skillcape in the skill of Firemaking.
99 Fishing
Skillers are good resource gathers, and fish is one of Runescape's great natural resources. Without mastering this skill, no skiller can call themselves great.
99 Fletching
As mentioned above, skillers are masters of wood, and fletching, however tedious, involved wood. A great skiller has completely mastered this skill.
70 Herblore
Since skillers are very much interested in money, the art of herblore is both a great way to make money, as well as to spend it. A good skiller has at least mastered the majority of potions, if not all of them.
80 Hunter
Even skillers are violent, and must engage in the act of killing sometimes. Since skillers refuse to harm other humans except in the rarest of circumstances, they must make up for this by capturing and killing wild animals. Skillers tend to be good at this, and can actually make some money selling off certain explosive creatures.
75 Mining
Skillers, along with gold miners and worms, must be able to extract precious things from the Earth. Having a good grasp of the metals and the techniques required to extract them is a requirement to be a great skiller.
60 Runecrafting COMPLETED
Although they have no need for runes, skillers need to understand how to create most runes in case the need ever arrises.
80 Smithing COMPLETED
Skillers are master smiths, and can either show off their acquired wealth with their mastery of the skill or earn tremendous amounts of money learning the skill. Either way, a very good smithing level is required to be a great skiller.
60 Theiving COMPLETED
Since skillers cannot exactly force anybody to give them anything through brute force like most people can, they must find alternatives to obtaining that which does not belong to them...
99 Woodcutting
Skillers are masters of the forest, and as a result, are masters of wood. Being able to cut down the largest trees in the fastest time possible is absolutely required to be a great skiller.
99 Cooking
Since skillers are excellent at obtaining meat which can be cooked, as well as growing plants which can be eaten, they must be among Runescape's best chefs.
84 Crafting COMPLETED
Since skillers are master artisans, they must be able to make almost any object out of leather, gold, and gems.
50 Million Gold Pieces in total value
All good skillers are relatively rich. They do not have to keep all of their value in gold, however, but they must be worth at least 50 million gold on the Grand Exchange.
1300 Total
This list adds up to about 1280 total level. A great skiller will go above and beyond the requirements mentioned above to achieve something greater.
This is what I, the not-so-great skiller currently have.
Aaron has quit Runescape, but I still talk to him on the phone and on other games, and he can come back to Runescape any time so I can rub it in his face. I don't know where or what David is doing, but I intend to suprise him with my progress when he returns. However, it hasn't been much over the past few months. All I want from you, Mechscape World, is understanding and support. I will not update this with stats, since I included the signature, but I will reply to any of your comments.
