Talk:Calculators/Power Leveling

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The Most Efficient Power Leveling Calculator Edit
We are missing a calculator that would apply to almost everyone striving to efficiently level any skill. I created one about a year ago on excel and it has been incredibly useful.

This calculator illustrates the scientifically best method to use for a person that makes an average of $500,000 per hour to level every skill and explains how much it would cost in coins to use this method and how much time it would take to achieve 99. Most people can make over $500,000 per hour but using $500,000 allows for many money making methods to be used so one doesn't get bored. There are many ways to level but only one way to level using the most efficient method for a person that makes $500,000 per hour. If an hour of time is worth $500,000 of opportunity cost, you can then figure out the total cost or profit from any given skill. I then was able to rank the skills from the least expensive (in time and money) to the most expensive. Since the calculator would be tied to actual items on the grand exchange the calculator would fluctuate appropriately.

The following are the headings from my spreadsheet that may prove helpful.

Skill Name

Method of Leveling

Items Required

Coins Invested

Coins Returned

Cost or Profit per XP

Hours to 99

Total Cost in Time and Coins

Skill Rank by Total Cost

I believe this could become one of the best and most widely referenced calculator.

24.116.53.114 04:55, October 28, 2010 (UTC)Orninion
 * Good luck. I'm not even going to attempt this. I 'power level' like a teddy bear. Evil1888 Talk A's L 01:37, October 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * Do you mean stuff like this?  | Ablm578Talk 01:41, October 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * 24.116.53.114Not exactly, if you know how items you can burn per hour you can calculate the most efficient method of leveling the skill for the money. In this case it would probably be burn XXX magic logs which would take XXX hours from level 75 to 99. When you have a few skills lined out you would start to have useful information. ~Orninion
 * What methods of levelling are included? — Psycho RobotTalk Help me! 01:46, October 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * 24.116.53.114 You wuold only need to list the single most efficient method for a person that makes $500k per hour. For example, dragon bones are the least expensive in total when you add up the time it takes to earn the money needed and the xp you earn from them per hour. For example: If you used normal bones it may be $200 million less expensive but take 500 more hours. In those 500 hours you could have been earning money at $500,000 per hour so it cost you an extra $250 million due to the opportunity lost so the method would have been $50 million less efficient than the dragon bones. Orninion
 * Perhaps we could start with a calculator from level 75 to 99 to keep it simple. For example, leveling prayer from level 75 to 100 would take XXXX dragon bones and XXXX coins used in a player owned house with burners lit. It's pretty easy to calculate time and cost. I have an excel spreadsheet that may give a major head start to all skills for this calculator but don't know how to link it. 24.116.53.114 04:55, October 28, 2010 (UTC)Orninion
 * Another example would be crafting. Craft XXXX dragon bodies from dragonleather for XXXX coins from level 75 to 99. This would take XX hours to get to 99. After you made this list for all skills it would be a great resource. 24.116.53.114 05:11, October 28, 2010 (UTC) Orninion
 * Another example would be crafting. Craft XXXX dragon bodies from dragonleather for XXXX coins from level 75 to 99. This would take XX hours to get to 99. After you made this list for all skills it would be a great resource. 24.116.53.114 05:11, October 28, 2010 (UTC) Orninion
 * Another example would be crafting. Craft XXXX dragon bodies from dragonleather for XXXX coins from level 75 to 99. This would take XX hours to get to 99. After you made this list for all skills it would be a great resource. 24.116.53.114 05:11, October 28, 2010 (UTC) Orninion

I've also made a calculator where people can compare two methods of training, found here. I'll get to work on some calculators like that, I know fairly well how they work. ʞooɔ 05:15, October 28, 2010 (UTC)

That's the first I've seen of the efficiency page and I think that page has an excellent head start. Now we just need to apply those principles to compare each skill so we can easily view and see how each skill compares to one another. 24.116.53.114Orninion