Talk:Dealing with Scabaras

People are comparing this quest with Mourning's Ends Part II. Z0MG is it that EVIL?!?!?!?!?! --Whiplash 17:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not making that comparison... yet... E.T. Prod U  ( Talk ) 17:58, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This is the first quest worthy of the title "Master" since MEP2. :P --Whiplash 18:01, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I had no idea that the default difficulty was 5. I assumed someone else did it.  Turns out, not so much.  Well, now I know.  Chocotard 13:48, 3 January 2008 (UTC)


 * First person confirmed finished 2 hours and 41 minutes after release. --Whiplash 18:07, 2 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Just say someone claiming to have finished it, said the reward was 1 Quest Point, 7k Xp in Agility, Strength & Thieving and an enchanted water tiara, whatever that is. I won't add this yet as it might not be true. E.T. Prod U  ( Talk ) 18:16, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Water Tiara
About darn time, the stupid desert heat effect is the only thing preventing me from wanting to be in the desert in the first place. I hate having to have a bunch of water bag things filling up my inventory every time I go in there, it's frustrating. Even worse when I have to go there to train slayer, so annoying. It's awesome that they finally added an item that would make that so much better. 20:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

take in note that it still cost you water runes to work
 * Which are stackable. Chocotard 08:03, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

requirements
Why does it say that a rope is suggested?
 * no idea. havent seen a need for one. there appears to be a shortcut near the agility pyramid but that uses a crossbow and mith grapple.Miw 23:36, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Walktrough complete
We usually take note of the completion of the quest guide and compare it against some other fan sites. This is to record the completion of a workable quest guide. Still needs polishing and screenshot. Miw 23:39, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks for recording the time. Chrislee33 06:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Other fansite quest guides
Other sites listed here (on talk pages) as resources:
 * to make this guide more comprehensive
 * to improve quality of our information
 * to check that nothing here has been copied outright from other sites - RuneScape:Copyrights
 * for new quests, to see when and which sites have their guides up; if this info is timely

In Alexa order:
 * http://runehq.com/RHQQuests.php
 * http://www.zybez.net/quests.php
 * http://www.tip.it/runescape/?rs2quest
 * http://runescape.salmoneus.net/quests/
 * forum guides in process (registration required?) http://runescape.salmoneus.net/forums/index.php?showforum=8
 * RuneScape Bits & Bytes http://www.rsbandb.com/ does not have quest guides
 * http://www.runecrypt.com/index.php?pid=39
 * temp guide on forum http://www.runecrypt.com/forum/index.php?showforum=3
 * http://www.global-rs.com/quests/
 * http://runevillage.com/rsquests.php
 * temp guide on forum - http://runevillage.net/ThePub/
 * http://runescape.gamerzrealm.net/Quests

Other guides up today: Chrislee33 06:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * http://runehq.com/RHQQuestsView.php?id=00915&English=true
 * http://runescape.salmoneus.net/quests/DealingWithScabaras.html

Scarabas or Scabaras
I see both spellings everywhere in this article and even on the official site. 69.156.176.163 00:41, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * As the title of the quest is scabaras, that would seem to be the common name. I'll make some edits. Miw 10:23, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Maths problems
I was asked different questions to the ones shown in the guide. Did anyone else find this? Should that paticular section be taken down until all possible questions are found? Two101 01:07, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The quest certainly is different in its use of personalised puzzles. I remember reading that possibility was enabled by some recent game engine update. I seems unlikely that there is a limit on the number of questions. The math involved is pretty easy to compute real time for the game engine. Hence i would assume some random math challenges. I'll reword the relevant part and make it an example of the sort of questions you can expect. Miw 10:30, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

Additional reward
Tried giving noted Golden Scarabs, doesn't work. Can anyone else verify this also?

Capital letters? Grammar!
Gonna run through the guide and correct all the grammar. Morphyhunter 21:12, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

lever
right got all of them done part from the rune box, i got 3 rune matched up i pull the lever "the lever is activated elsewhere" wtf ???? this quest is really getting my back up 4 hrs so far! 23:01, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
 * You have to match the ENTIRE board, not just one set. Hope that clears it up.23:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)