Goals for 2010

I am still reading through a huge backlog of blog posts which appeared while I was away. And it seems like some topics were discussed more then others. For instance, Canting Away winter festival got a lot of attention (and rightly so). Of course, the Christmas event (which was nice BTW). And finally, people were setting goals for 2010. That one got me thinking. Do I have goals for 2010? Hmm, I don't think I ever set goals for a year in my life. I mean, I do set goals from time to time, but "a year" is never a defining timeframe for my goals. What is the significance of a new year? Why is the "new year resolution" is such a big thing? Just a conveniently marked time interval?

Anyway, I decided to try and set myself a few Runescape related goals for 2010. I think I failed with this task..., but here is the list:

• Make at least two updates to Runewise (I am really not paying much attention to the site now. It runs, people use it and I maintain it, but I am not doing anything to enhance it...)
• Keep the Runescape Reader's Digest up (duh :-))
• Raise my herblore to 96 (from 93), so I could use overload potions
• Raise mining a bit (at least to 75), so I could mine at the Living Rock Caverns (BTW, here goes a useful post about mining with a clan over there)
• Focus on Prayer and Summoning, so I could use more curses and summoning creatures.
• Finally successfully solo Graardor.

And that was it. Couldn't get anything else planned :-)

P.S. Saw this question on Wiki Answers.Com today: "where is runescape?". Indeed, where?

I hope it is a Journey

Good article at Tip.it. How do you play this game? What's important: journey or destination? I sure hope it is a journey. Goals and fine, but don't let them stand in a way of actually enjoying the game. You can still get to high levels and even capes by simply playing the game, sure it will take much longer, but who cares? Really.

At least, that's what I believe into.

RuneScape Book of Skills and Training.

Yes, if you are looking at the volume, it is a book. I am talking about the new guide from Qeltar called TruthScape Skill Secrets - A General Guide to RuneScape Skills and Training"

Read it all, or pick it apart, either way it is the most comprehensive analysis of Runescape skill mechanics, types and training techniques.

The only problem with this guide is its size... It took me almost two hours to read it all. For that reason alone, I will be featuring parts of it from time to time in this blog. And the first one (I guess I liked that one the most) is about Runescape Goals. Very, very nice and clear definition of Natural and Artificial leveling goals. I think it is important to understand this part in order avoid getting into a burnout trap which can be caused by some of the artificial goals.

What’s your final goal in Runescape?

Now, I really enjoyed this article from Tip.it. Especially the part about real life. It is exactly what I believe in too: your life is only as good as you allow yourself to perceive it. Two people can do the same thing and one will be happy while another may be depressed. Everything is inside our heads - we either allow ourselves to be happy or we don't. And it does not matter what we do, who we are or how many hardships we go through. If you want to be happy - THINK happy, DO BE happy.