Runescape Game Play

Looking through my blog stats the last search term that found this site was "does the ring of wealth work", this is such a common search term that I decided to make a post for it.

The description about the ring of wealth on the Jagex site is "Chance of receiving rare drops from monsters is increased", are you convinced?

Jagex give you lots of jewelry that you can enchant, this jewelry has specific properties, some whisk you away to safety if your hp is low, some teleport you to different places when the item is rubbed, some increase your stats in specific ways, the ring of wealth sits on your finger and looks purple.

The ring of life, the Jagex description is "If your Hitpoints drop below 10% then you will be teleported to your respawn point and cured from poison. If you are hit for more than 10%, the ring will not work." if you go and fight a monster that takes your hp below 10% you do indeed tele to your respawn point.

The ring of Dueling, the Jagex description "Allows the user to teleport to the entrance of either the Duel Arena or Castle Wars" when you rub the ring and select your destination it does indeed take you to that destination.

The ring of stone, the Jagex description "Turns the user into a stone, any attempts to do anything other than type via the chat box will cause the user to return to normal" sure enough when worn you turn into a rock.

So reading the item description for the above rings they do indeed do what it says on the tin, why do you think Jagex would create a ring that does not do what it says? just because you cant obviously see a difference doesn't make it not do what it says. why would Jagex want people to go around killing monsters with purple rings on their fingers if it didn't do anything, its not as if a rare drop costs them anything

I have been playing for just over 2 years, im level 125 combat with 94 slayer, I have had all dragon drops except chain, I have had 4 shield left halves, about 30 whips, 4 dark bows, 15 d legs, 6 d skirts, 3 x DDS, 2 Visages, Zammy hilt, 4 d med helms, countless full mystic sets and rune items.

I have 60m in the bank, just spent 10m on herblore, I have all barrows sets, dragonfire shield, Zammy god sword, and hundreds of millions worth of other items, that ring never leaves my finger except when im skilling then I wear a ring of life, the ring of wealth has paid for itself many times over for me.

People say I don't wear ring of wealth I always get worse drops, doh!!! it only helps if you wear it! the ring of wealth does work but Jagex have an amazing random system that you can get days you have good drops days you don't, ive had days that I get 4 pairs of d boots on a slayer task and days I get none for many tasks, if you had regular dragon boot drops thats hardly random is.

On the lower level monster the difference with the ring of wealth may be a steel dagger instead of a iron one, addy arrows instead of mith ones etc, higher levels monsters may be a d chain instead of fire battle staff, the difference is not a drastic difference in all situations but it is there.

The ring of wealth does work why would it not?

Having scoured the runescape website I found this.

Taken from the Runescape God Letters Issue 24 - Guthix Ponders.

Not much of an answer to how well it works but some vague attempt of an explanation how it works.

1) If thou consider the possessions of an enemy to be like a roulette wheel, then the 'rare' items so coveted by players are located on a second roulette wheel, that will only be spun shouldst thou roll a specific number on the first wheel.
The ring of wealth affects not the number which thou may achieve upon the first wheel, but should thou gain the precise number to allow thee access to the second, the ring will make thy chances of gaining an object on that second roulette wheel all the greater.
My analogy is flawed, for death is not like roulette, but I hope that thou see the truth within this.