Sunday, July 30, 2006

Chaos Elemental

The Chaos elemental is a level 105 monster located in the deep wilderness of Runescape. It is beyond the members gate and therefore only members can fight it. The main drop that people wish to get from it is the Dragon 2hand Sword.

chaos elemental
Chaos Elemental Statistics:
Combat level: 305
Hitpoints: 350
Weakness: Range

Best Loot in drops:
Dragon 2hand Sword
Dragon Med Helm
Dragon Battleaxe
Baby Dragon Bones (x23)
Rune Arrows (200)
Rune 2hand Sword
Air Runes (500)
Chaos Runes (100)

There are some interesting and varied drops from the Chaos Elemental, although it is located in a dangerous area often frequented by Pkers. The actual fighting can be tricky as well and protection from magic is highly suggested. Also, players should have some space in their inventory as the chaos elemental can unequip you and if you do not have space, your items will be dropped on the ground.

When I went to try and get a good picture I kept getting teleported away, so this is something else players should be aware of and it is better fighting in a small group so that someone is always damaging it.

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Low Level Altar

A popular location in the Wilderness is the Low Level Altar around level 13 wild. It is a place that is often frequented by players who wish to duel each other in the wild aka fight death matches.

Low level wilderness altar

The fact that people can recharge prayer easily makes the location very appealing as a venue to hold DMs. It means players can fight it out and have maximum prayer boosts running throughout the fight. This means players can hit higher maximum damage which can make for good screen pictures.

In addition, Clans will often pass by via the Altar on their trip into the Wilderness for a PK event - this is to ensure all members have maximum prayer if they require it during the trip. The relatively convenient location proves to be regularly visited and one of the more useful places in the Wilderness.

Saturday, July 01, 2006

The Sheep are Oblivious

A daily occurance in the wilderness are DM fights, otherwise known as Death Matches. This is when one person challenges another to an honorable fight whereby the winner normally keeps the losers items as their reward. However, this has largely been ignored by the wilderness lifestock and inhabitants... on this occasion the sheep are almost oblivious to the fact that a fight is taking place.

The two combatants on this occasion were Merlinm88 and Omega_50000. Merlinm88 being level 108 combat and Omega_50000 being level 109. This resulted in a level 1 wilderness DM just north of the Monastery near Edgeville. As the picture below shows, the match-up was a relaxed affair albeit still a serious affair at the same time. However, if you notice the almost apparent lack of interest from the local sheep it asks the question ... are they really oblivious to the fighting? or are they so used to seeing it on a daily occurance that they fail to care anymore?

oblivious sheep image

On this occasion, the DM ended up being a close encounter as expected due to the similar combat levels and equipment that was being used. At one stage, Merlinm88 seemed to be running away with it as he had 10 shark remaining compared to Omega_50000 who had none. However, Omega_50000 made a strong comeback for a few rounds before eventually being felled. The picture below captures the ending round of combat in the fight.

Merlinm88 victorious


The closeness of the contest is evident from the ongoing conversation between both combatants. In the end it was Merlinm88 who was victorious and I am sure this is not the end of either players DM aspirations on Runescape but merely yet another regularly enjoyed activity.