Talk:Woodcutting

Good
This page should now be done. If anything is missing, please go on ahead and add it in! --Richard1990 19:55, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

It looks excellent. I added some pictures of axes and logs. Fetttson 21:11, 28 May 2006 (UTC)


 * Good job guys :) 17:00, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

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I found that it works with more emotes, though i haven't tested everyone there is.

Trivia Section

 * 1) The duration of a tree depends on the skill level. A higher skill causes a tree to last longer. When multiple players are cutting the same tree, the player with lowest skill level determines the duration.
 * 2) Woodcutting, like fishing and unlike mining (with the exception of rune essence), allows multiple players to share the same resource, without any influence to each other. The death of a tree is similar to the fish spot moving. 

Is it me, or are these two statements contradictory? 75.49.0.132 07:14, 2 August 2007 (UTC)


 * I don't believe they are necessarily contradictory, but my concern is can I see proof of this? --71.13.144.152 17:39, 19 November 2007 (UTC)


 * They are, and I'm too lazy to make it make sense right now. Knightgod444

I would change it, but to be honest, I have no idea how the system works. 75.49.2.70 02:19, 6 August 2007 (UTC) those statements are completely contradictory! unknown

Am I right in reading that as meaning that having more people cutting it wont make a tree fall down quicker? Hp 4 eva 10:14, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

I have entered the rate of cutting logs in the Trivia section. I believe this should really be moved to the main part of the article, however I understand this is not widely accepted so perhaps best fits into this area at this time. 152.91.9.170 00:59, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Sorry, but it doesn't fit anywhere. It's against the wiki policy. Butterman62 21:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Woocutting lvl = speed in obtaining logs
There have been some "edit wars" based on whether or not your woodcutting lvl allows you to get logs at a faster rate or not. From experience this is certainly true. Axes allow faster woodcutting, but the higher your woodcutting level the faster the logs come also. If anyone has any proof to the contrary let us know, but for those who have actually cut a few logs in their time, it's a fairly obvious fact. 13:59, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't believe that it could be considered as true "proof" but commonly I have race with friends to a certain number of logs...getting on/off the exact same time, and just sitting there cutting. It doesn't matter what axe I use (my friend always uses rune), but at 99 Woodcutting I can still cut at double the speed of my close friend at 87 Wc. Sure it's not specific numbers, but Isn't it common knowledge to anyone who has ever cut logs before that the higher your level is, the faster you cut?
 * Jagex doesn't mention anything about higher levels getting logs faster, only axe types; and they're really the only people who can prove it. I've recently read a fansite, and they say that you get logs at the same rate despite your level. I know this isn't enough proof, but if we're going to say that you get logs faster at higher levels without any proof, then we're not really keeping this article NPOV, are we? That's why I feel the whole thing should be removed during the time being, without mentioning either that you get logs faster at higher levels or you don't, until one of them has been proven to be true. -- 22:50, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This is my opinion: Woodcutting level does affect speed of obtaining logs, in a similar way that higher fishing levels increase the speed of catching fish. However, I don't think Jagex have included a note on either of these (not too sure about fishing, tbh) - hence it cannot be absolute fact. But, when I was woodcutting for a long period of time, I did notice a slight boost in log obtaining speed, and at the time, a level 93 woodcutter was with me and she consistently got an inventory of logs significantly faster than I did. A secondary observation can help prove this, as I made periodic measurements of my experience/hour. At level 77/78 it was around 39k/hour, while at 83/84 it was around 42k/hour. The only thing that could affect this would be random events, but I listed and compared them, and they were pretty much the same. But I think this should be left out for now, at least until Jagex gives a proper confirmation of it. 16:57, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

There is no need to wait for confirmation, it is quite obvious, comparing with the first time you cut a tree in Tutorial Island. Dave Lopo 13:52, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
 * As much as everyone here is agreeing with it, we kinda have to leave it out of the article for now; since Jagex hasn't confirmed it, it will cause edits wars. Leave as is until its confirmed. 22:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
 * It really isn't necessary. We don't need Jagex confirmation of everything. For example, no official Jagex source has confirmed that cutting teaks is the fastest way to train woodcutting, but it's easy to prove through small amounts of testing. --troacctid 22:08, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

It's really quite as obvious as the fancy boots on my character's feet, to me.Dave Lopo 17:35, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

Training
I'm not one for an edit war, so here's the rub. I don't think magic logs should be listed in the training section. The idea is to give ideas as to how to train, or describe common training techniques, am I right? Magic logs simply don't provide a lot of experience. They're far too slow, and should only be considered for moneymaking purposes, not exp. And if you were going to list it just for the sake of not leaving anything out, why wouldn't you list Maple and Mahogany and Arctic Pine and Dense Jungle and so on? If that was the goal of the training section, it would just be a repeat of the list of every tree you can chop. True, mage logs give the greatest profit--however, that better qualifies them for a listing in the "Making Money" section just above. Troacctid 07:49, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, you do bring up some good points. However, if you think about it this way, there are probably ways to make money that are faster than cutting magic logs, but yet they are cut commonly. Why? Maybe you think differently, and I respect your opinion, but I think it's because it also gives woodcutting experience. Although, I should maybe just remove it, because maybe it's slow compared to other methods. [[Image:Bloodbarrage.png|20px]] Butterman62 (talk) [[Image:Icebarrage.png|20px]] 13:36, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Better yet, why not just use the difficulty stars to show how effective each one is? -- 22:16, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
 * That's not what any of the other skill pages has, though. Troacctid 05:19, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Doesn't mean we can't add it to this one. We can also add it to other skill pages too, if we want. -- 12:15, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I agree. The stars rating of training methods is a good idea... applying it to all guides can be done relatively easily. If no one else is willing to do it, I don't mind doing it. 16:57, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * So would this idea then be applied to the training section, or should the section on all the different logs and trees be revamped with ratings on speed and profit? Personally, I think effectiveness could be described well enough with text, and a five-star system is a little restrictive.Troacctid 20:32, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Hmmm... it could be applied to the logs section... but personally I don't think it should be. I think it would be best added to the training... or better, create a table listing the training methods, and give it a star rating on how effective it is for both training and money-making, and then provide a text note expanding on the reasons on why its that effective. The star rating would be an at-a-glance way to tell how effective it is, for those who don't really care on why its like that. Example:

22:27, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

I like it. But my problem with it is that the same symbol would be used for teaks, even though teaks are actually faster exp, so it isn't really the best representation. But hey, isn't there a whole page dedicated to training woodcutting? This would go great over there, wouldn't it? Troacctid 22:41, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Minor Grammatical Changes
Is there a reason this page got reverted (by Biglapers7) after I edited it? Comparison: http://runescape.wikia.com/index.php?title=Woodcutting&diff=620574&oldid=620566 These were only minor errors, eg about 'a tree' and then plural 'levels' needed for it, but I cant see why my edits were wrong. Robbien50 17:44, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

New animation
Now that the woodcutting animation has been updated to look like the Adze is there any need for the animation Hapi uploaded when the one i did does the same job and more with a smaller filesize (and also doesnt show off the character outfit)? -- 16:03, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

How many logs...
I'm currently doing a project on how many logs it would take to get from 1-99 woodcutting. See my userpage for my findings :P Dave Lopo 13:58, 31 January 2009 (UTC)