Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Bursting/barraging Rock lobsters guide

Ok so the first thing you need to know about rock lobsters is that they are good,
if not the best and fastest way to obtain charms.

Crimson charms are what are dropped most by rock lobsters and can get about 200+ an hour easily (bursting) and 350+ (barraging) depending on your mage level.

The spell used for rock lobsters is either ice burst (70 magic) or ice barrage(94 magic). Desert treasure is required for these spells as they are ancient magicks.


I will be covering these topics in this guide:

1. Equipment/inventory
2. How to get to rock lobsters
3. How to open the door (requires 2 people)
4. Possible drops
5. Tips/warnings
6. Mage xp an hour
7. Cost a trip
8. Charms / hour


Ok so this is what i use and recommend for bursting/barraging lobsters. They go in order from best to worst.

Helmet: Battle robe hood / Proselyte helmet

Necklace: Arcane stream necklace > Amulet of fury/3rd age amulet > Amulet of glory

Body: Battle robe body / Proselyte body

Staff: Staff of light > Chaotic staff > Ancient staff > Water staff

P.S. (Staff of light is to save runes, and when combined with battles robes will save 50% of runes used.)

Shield: Tomb of frost > Arcane spirit shield > Mages book > Unholy book

Legs: Battle robe legs / Proselyte legs

Gloves: Barrows Gloves > Infinity gloves > Lunar gloves > Mystic gloves

Boots: Infinity boots > Mystic boots

NOTE: You can use any ring but i highly recomend ring of life as it has saved me on many occasions if i have lagged or ran out of prayer. Ring of wealth can be good for drops, but is not recommended.

[u]Your inventory should consist of:[/u]

* Between 12 to 16 prayer potions
* Runes to cast barrage/burst
* A rune throwing axe to get in(explained later)
* 2 rocktail to heal
* Your battle robes (only if you are using battlerobes, and to save 50% runes)

NOTE: Blood runes will also want to be taken as these are used for healing

Getting there:

Getting to rock lobs is fairly easy but it will require 2 people. I know what you thinking? But don't worry you can use the cc 'burstinglobs' to find a door partner. world 66 is usually used for door partners.

Burstinglobs clan chat can also be used to alert fellow clan mates to bless your grave but be careful as some players they be tempted by the idea of looting your grave. If people ask what you will lose just say not much accept for loads of charms as charms are not lootable.

To get to rocklobs which are located in the caves of waterbirth island there are 2 main ways:

1. Using a enchanted lyre will teleport you straight to waterbirth island or to rellaka
2. Teleport to Camelot where you shall run up north to rellaka and take a boat to waterbirth island

NOTE: If your house is located outside of rellaka you can use a house teleport and just take a boat over to waterbirth island

Time for the tricky part so read carefully:

To be able to get through to the rock lobsters you will need 2 things:

1. a second player to help open the doors with you
2. a runethrowing axe to knock down the door supports

You and your door partner will have to enter the cave on waterbirth island and run east and you will find 3 doors.

1. One to the north
2. One to the south
3. And one in the middle

You and your door partner will have to run the the north door and both stand on the two pressure pads then quickly run south and do the same thing with that door.

At this point one of you will have to run back to the north door before it shuts and proceed east, this is where you will see 2 metal doors. Your door partner or you at this point should throw the rune axe at the door support to allow you through and then you should attack his door support allowing both of you to gain access.

This may be confusing, but just follow it and your partner and you should be fine.

There will be a ladder which you can either go up to the top of the snowy mountains to rest or log out or you can either go down the ladder towards the rock lobsters. This is where i would recommend looking up a guide on how to get though these tunnels as it will be easier for you to watch.

Possible drops:

* green charms
* crimson charms
* blue charms
* gold charms
* earth runes
* water runes
* pure essence
* uncut emerald
* uncut sapphire
* uncut ruby
* uncut diamond
* various herbs
* steel arrow
* iron arrow
* rune javelin
* rune spear
* dragon spear
* loop half key(rare)
* tooth half key(rare)
* clue scroll(medium)
* shield left half(very rare)
* court summons(very rare)

Note: 2 charms are dropped at time

Tips!

1. Always wear ring of life as the rock lobs hit low and fast so its 99% going to teleport you out
2. Wear proselyte Armour when luring rocklobs
3. Use melee prayer when luring
3. Lure all the rock lobs in the area then run to a safe spot
4. If u need to log out in a hurry either lure to safe spot or hide behind the ladder
5. Staff of light and battle robes are highly recommended as they save you alot of money
6. Remember the clan chat burstinglobs to find a door partner or get your grave blessed
7. BEWARE of looters, don't just tell one person to bless your grave tell the whole clan until it is blessed



Warnings:

1. There are 2-3 dagganoths towards the end of the rock lobs area and they may occasionally attack you but dont worry as they do not kill you. They are just really annoying.
2. Do not get angry if you get crashed as this is what crashers want from you. Just log out and hop if they stay.
3. If you become curious and decide to wonder BEWARE as a little further on there is a ladder which leads to the dagganoth kings
4. Remember to use protect from melee when luring
5. Remember to use blood burst if on low life points



Magic Experience per hour on average.

Bursting per hour is about 100k-150k xp

Barraging per hour is about 180k+ xp

Cost a trip:

* 16 prayer potions will cost around 80K Ge.
* The price for 1000 casts of ice burst is 1,170,000 (without saving from battle robes and staff of light)

Over all 1,256,000k for bursting

Overall for barraging using 1000 casts of barrage (without battle robes and staff of light)

Which = 2,305,000k for barraging + 80k for 16 prayer pots = 2,385,000k

NOTE: Using battle robes and staff of light will allow you to cast twice as many spells without paying for the runes

Charms per hour

Bursting:

* Gold charms 100-150
* Green charms 50-75
* Crimson charms 200-300
* Blue charms - Unsure



Barraging:

* Gold charms - [/align]175
* Green charms - 80
* Crimson charms - 350
* Blue charms - Unsure


PS Any criticism is taken. Compliments as well. Tips on how to improve would be good.

I am NOT Going to add pictures, as there are too many to add.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Link Us