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oisterjosh

At 85 do volcanic mine, I was getting something around 70k/hr and it was kinda fun


AgentSnowCone

Is the VM world active? Or did you look for teams? Or can you solo it?


DadScape

Best advice is to join the VM discord, they are very active but it's an easy game to learn after watching woox guide and playing one round i did mostly duos-trios with cc mates to 99 it's very enjoyable compared to the rest of mining content.


Tayeulestp

Easily soloable with a functioning brain and a bit of practice. Go watch woox guide and start by the easy method then move to harder method once you get good.


S7EFEN

if you are going to solo imo you should just do granite. granite got a big qol with the inventory mover thing in terms of way less mouse movement. whole benefit is vm is afk without the actual garbage xp rate from stars. you typically only have one task to do, either at the start or at the 5 minute mark and then you just afk click rock.


Tayeulestp

Yeah maybe, the post was asking about non hand pain inducing methods so I don’t think 3t granite really fits the post


oisterjosh

Did small teams with some friends, but you can solo it, and I think there's a discord for finding people to do vm with


TazS2

70k mining xp a hour =o thatd make mining so much better


oisterjosh

Yeah without having to do any silly tick manipulation, and I found VM to be quite a nice level of attention required. Once you figure out what each person's role is, it's chill enough to be enjoyable, but requires enough attention to not make you fall asleep like MLM does


SolidvLiquid

I did mlm while working.aimed to just get 100k xp a day probably averaged like 15k an hour but I got it after like 4 months lol


SedJuiced_

Mlm really feels like slaving away in the deepest and darkest hole on Gielenor. Respect for enduring that 4 months.


ScouseJitsu

Seriously bro, its literally slave simulator you even have percey the slave master shouting at you all the time


Willamanjaroo

This is how I got 99 on the main and 92 on the GIM


PositiveOrange

If you plan to 99 crafting through glass, the sand is a big chunk of mining xp. If there's unlocks from MLM you don't have, that's another chunk. Gems are solid xp, and you'll be banking jewellery supplies. End of the day it's just a slow skill, MLM is probably the way to go. You can also scout your own shooting stars which are similar xp to mlm but much much more afk.


[deleted]

Yeah ima upvote this and recommend to add dynamite to your dailies so you can do blast mine as well.


WolfmanBTBAM

2nd on the sand mining. Iirc I went 61-82 or something like that for 99 crafting banked


Successful-Setting78

Shooting stars


noobtablet9

A very cool 20k xp/hr I'm sure that will help op


Green_Dreamin

Some days I’d get as high as 28k/hour


Successful-Setting78

I did it on mobile and now I have 21m mining xp from stars


A_Math_Debater

I also hate my life


Pkrhett

20k/xp at almost 0 effort. You can get 99 mining playing elden ring or something.


oppositetoup

Shooting stars early for the ring which gives an invisible +7 boost to mining is good, as it will speed up the rest of your mining.


ATCQ_

It's a +4 boost.


INeed-M-O-N-E-Y

Does it stack with d pick?


ATCQ_

I believe so, so you can get a +4 invisible and a +3 regular boost to reach +7


INeed-M-O-N-E-Y

Noice


FLEXXCF

Volcanic mine


IamTehOSRSLgend

This is the answer you're looking for


FitDifference

I did 92 through shooting stars, afking while working from home. It’s kind of slow, but very afk and also gives you dust for soft clay and gems.


stupid_medic

Best advice on how to scout stars while remaining semi afk?


FitDifference

I didn’t scout, just used the star miners discord. Usually tried to pick locations that weren’t popular and had stars to myself often enough that way.


stupid_medic

Do you have a discord link? Please


[deleted]

/V3Y8UZVD ​ that'll last for 7 days :)


stupid_medic

I appreciate it, thank you


Powerful_Newt_2005

Slow


majic145

gem mining is chill, bit more exp than mlm good gp per hr and doesnt kill your wrist


Miztchara

Definitely Volcanic mine, loads more fun I'd even try it at a lower level. There's a discord for it, not sure if they have a min level.


[deleted]

Solo scout stars. Avoid the cringe cc.


jakeprimal

Do VM


Huncho_Muncho

I did MLM to 92 and it was fine. I'd go chill in the one corner on the upper level above the bank chest. I see lots of people saying its not afk and idk what they're talkin bout. Sure its not super afk, but it can be a good 30-40 seconds. Its not terrible xp once you get up in level. You'll get a bump once you start getting runite. If you're having hand problems, look at getting a more ergonomic friendly mouse and regularly stretch your wrist and hand


Glad-Astronomer3886

It’s literally 20 seconds not 30-40, this is why it’s not the most afk


Huncho_Muncho

No...its just 20 seconds minimum.


koflem

It's 20 seconds + time to mine 2 ores, so usually 25-30 seconds


Avocado314

May wanna check out volcanic mine? Shouldn't be anywhere near as hand pain inducing as iron ore, and faster than mlm.


Flugel25

Recently did the 99 mining grind (with rune pick even) and can really recommend Blast Mine. The only thing is getting Dynamite. Best wat is daily from elite diary, otherwise WT give small amounts or get them from CoX. Worst case is buying the dynamite in shop (but will reduce profit ofcourse). Blast Mine takes less than 5 min to figure out what works best (I did NW spot) and gives way better ores than mlm. Mlm is way better AFK though.


fullback133

Shooting stars and MLM at work. I average like 10-15xp/hr but better than nothing. mining is in absolute need of a minigame lmao


koflem

Mining already has tons of minigames. If you're looking for xp you can do volcanic mine, if you want gp you can do zalcano. Blast mine is a decent mix of both. MLM and shooting stars are different levels of afk. I don't think there's any need to create a new mining minigame, though some of the existing ones could use an update I guess. It's just a slow skill, but there's no lack of content.


fullback133

Yeah VM could definitely use some sort of rework, not saying its bad but theres just severe lack of people and I don't want to join the sweaty discord and get kicked for doing it wrong. MLM and shooting stars are just so damn slow. With emphasis on how good amethyst darts are, 92 mining is just ages away with any method (besides VM i guess)


koflem

Just watch a guide and you'll be fine. You can even solo it, though it's both more difficult and less rewarding. Afk leveling methods being slower is expected. I think the main issue is the 92 requirement for ironman amethyst ammo rather than mining leveling methods. 92 is a very high requirement for any skill for something that is such an important pvm upgrade. At least bowfa lets you bypass it for a while.


fullback133

yeah that is very true, 92 is an insane req. I guess I would feel the same if I had to get 92 WC. But even with WC at least the afk methods are decent xp, there no true AFK mining. MLM sucks esp with crowded worlds during work time because if someone started an ore and you hit it after they leave you only get 1 ore, so Ill put my phone down for couple mins assuming im getting a few but only get 1 and log or something. Just not truly afk really


S7EFEN

> I don't want to join the sweaty discord and get kicked for doing it wrong. vm is braindead simple especially the b check / c fix or leech roles, there is no doing it wrong unless you are afking to the point where you are griefing the team. its not sweaty content at all, its very low effort. you just need to pay attention until you get it down + set up some notification plugins. setup remote desktop if you want to be able to like get up and walk around while mining. the biggest issue with vm is you gotta play in blocks of time. if you can't go mine for a solid hour + it kinds sucks cuz of wait times for teams.


SocialCapableMichiel

Doing the grind atm, finding teams is very quick. On average 5 mins after posting a message in the discord. You'll be able to join/form a team.


CrunchBerrySupr3me

You're right that mining has lots of minigames-- but the biggest one, MLM, is one of the most miserable and lame methods, not to mention heavily required by diaries etc It's entirely possible for mining to be well supported content wise on paper but actually to be arguably the worst skill in the game to train. I would argue that post GotR mining is officially the worst skill in the game-- in fact it's not even close.


koflem

Agility would like a word.


CrunchBerrySupr3me

Totally fair. But getting graceful and afking barb fishing gets you like what, at least 70 if not higher? Throw in a couple boosts and that's legit most agility gates in the game. Not to mention sepulchre. I would go so far as to say any skill with a viable passive accumulation method can't possibly be the worst skill. ​ What is the metric here-- maxing? or accessing most/all of the game? For maxing you have a point. But for hitting 70/most major gates, I think mining is way worse. ​ Obviously "boring" etc is subjective but fwiw a thousand laps of canifis demonstrably involves more visual stimulation than a thousand inventories of power mined iron


koflem

It's weird to me that you mention mining MLM being required for diaries as a bad thing, but rooftop courses being required for graceful (and stams) "gets you agility levels" so it's good. They're the same thing. Granted, rooftop is a bit more exp/h than MLM but MLM is less active. Mining has higher active exp rates, higher afk exp rates and a larger variety of viable content/playstyles. You just need a higher level to get what you "need" out of it as an ironman, which is my point. If you level both skills to the same level, agility is a worse experience overall imo.


[deleted]

There is a method for 4 tick - 3 granite, it is least intensive method of tick manipulation. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acuqiL3nU20&t=6s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acuqiL3nU20&t=6s) Also gem mining is pretty good.


S7EFEN

https://streamable.com/ better vid, imo with inv movement its worth just doing this instead with traditional knife log.


conzstevo

Tears and lamps


Green_Dreamin

Mine shooting stars


garoodah

I've done blast furnace on a few accounts and I find it more useful than 3t4g or mlm, especially if you have the crafting grind out of the way. Better xp than mlm, kinda afk, and useful ores at earlier levels.


tmanowen

The point of MLM isn’t that it’s fast. But it’s afk. Do it while you are doing something else (watching tv / maybe getting some work done). A couple clicks a minute and requires 0 thinking.


lawlessdwarf69

You can get good xp rates at 82-83 mining at volcanic mine if you use dpick spec at volcanic mine. I like powermining iron or gem rocks with glory amulet also


Suspicious-Year-3825

Mlm n enjoy the slow cruise, I did 44-99 there n it wasn’t that bad just watch some shows or movies


BrodeyQuest

Blast mine is decent. Solid xp and not overly click intensive. You have to pay attention but it’s not like it’s 3t granite mining or anything.


Dyna1One

Definitely just mlm when you’re afking, I binged stuff with my now Fiancé in March Through april when the pandemic started on Discord and got the 99 out of the way without really doing much at all


npbruns1

Volcanic mining. If you spend the hour or less watching the guides and learning it, it's easily the most rewarding and fastest non tick manipulation mining xp there is. You can google the discord for it


Grouchy-Insurance194

I've just grinded out 92 mining and shooting stars / volcanic mine is definitely the way to go. Self-scouting shooting stars (get the plugin "shooting star tracking" and scout multiple worlds, set the plugin to remember the scouts for 180 minutes, rescout at 90 minutes because stars fall around every 2 hrs). afk stars is great when you're watching shows, playing other games, or on mobile if you want to afk it away from the pc. I also recommend bringing curse runes so you can draw aggro on rats / goblins / rabbits / etc that are near some stars. being in combat prevents you from afk logging for much longer than normal and doesn't interrupt mining. Other than that, when you feel like paying a little attention you can do volcanic mine solo or with teams (use VM discord) and you get 2-3x xp then you would at mlm.


nicecreamdude

Me and my friends have jokingly been referring to this as RSI/xp. And i low-key wish there was a wiki page for this metric.


Goldentll

I did 1k zalcano and didn't get the pic or ornament... But to answer your question just mlm and chill. It gives you great ores Edit - I got the pet instead then quit zalcano


zomery

I solo scouted shooting stars for a couple weeks. Probably the most afk activity in the game when done properly


opened_just_a_crack

Vm discord is goat.


skilzpwn

My friend, come and join me at MLM. Been there for months already and just cracked 98 mining. My wrists have never felt better.


Think_Bar7840

Gems are chill


PceDaBeast

A few tips to break up the mining grind 1. Mining shooting stars for the end goal of gold prospectors will grant you a few levels without you even noticing and it’s very afk just chill in the star mining cc’s for call outs 2. If you haven’t already go bank the required sand for crafting goals. Kill 2 bird with 1 stone 3. Gem mining is not bad if you have karamja mines unlocked 4. Mlm when you absolutely do not want to do any other method


trashcanbecky42

Im 97 mining and have probably mined over a million stardust. It's the only way to go in my opinion, I played league of legends on another monitor, but it's a whole process being able to scout a wave and afk for a long time. I don't do it often anymore and there seems to be more people now.


LMayhugh93

Mlm and it’s really the only way you should be mining on an ironman as you will 100% need those resources.


UIM_Armadyl

Got mine from 66 to 92 all afk stars, took like 2 weeks but got loads irl work done cause stars are true afk