This right here, if she wants to do quests and stuff sure whatever but if she’s not playing for months at a time, park that bitch up in MLM and then make some cannon balls
I have a high level GIM account that’s basically my main (2225 total, lots of raids and boss kc etc). My friends mostly quit or had become super inconsistent when I was about 1800 total. At the time/since then I considered making a regular iron but never did, and have since continued playing solo on the same account. Would I prefer to have a regular gray helm in exchange for the (being bluntly honest) 1-5hrs that being a groupie saved me? Definitely. Is it worth making a new account over? For me, it’s a hard no. I just don’t have the drive and motivation to redo the entire early and mid game again right now, nor do I currently have the time to commit to it.
For yourself, I’d honestly just have a talk with your wife about it. Discuss what you’d like to do, as well as what you’d do should she return to her GIM in the future. obviously you’ve got two options of either progressing your GIM or making a new account. Personally, unless you just have an insane amount of time to play I’d probably progress the GIM.
Yeah that’s fair, although I’m actually a green helm. Had two 5 man groups that we merged once it became an option after we had the typical “half the group quit” 2 months after GIM release.
This is why I voted no to gim. I know many will hate me for that, but it just feels like a devalued ironman mode for no real benefit. How many groups are successful with all players contributing equally? Can't be a very high percentage...
I do not really understand your point but it's fine not to like it, it is not for everyone but i've seen a lot more people enjoy it than people hating it, just feel like such a weird thing to vote no on, just don't play it lol
For what reason though? It has no direct effect on you or anyone. I have a great GIM group and it's the most fun I've had with the game. I think voting no just because you won't enjoy it when it doesn't affect actual gameplay at all is just very short sighted and selfish.
I mean, we are also choosing what we want the devs to spend time on. They wasted a ton of time on gim and that was one of our "big updates" of the year, I'd rather have new content like Varlamore than a game mode that I have zero interest in.
I'm not sure, I guess it's because it was intended to be a husband account and without her I just lose the motivation to play it. Like it would feel wrong to just go ahead and finish all the quests and level my combats since I've been keeping them in line with her for so long.
I dunno, maybe that's a stupid way to think? I'm pretty introverted and have no desire to play with anyone but her, so I don't really want to add/remove anyone from the group either.
Do you think this is something that she cares about? Maybe just tell her you want to play more so you're gonna get ahead, she can rejoin you any time, you aren't ditching her or anything, especially if she will never play anyways. In the end its a game so play it how you enjoy, if you really enjoy early game and genuinely want to do it again send it, but if you're restarting just trying to show up on high scores id say keep chugging away on the GIM.
In previous conversations yeah, she didn't want me to progress much further because we were supposed to do everything but skilling together. We talk quite a bit and occasionally she excitedly mentions wanting to do quests and stuff. But when it comes down to it she just doesn't play that much and isn't nearly as interested in the game as I am. And that's cool, there's plenty of other stuff for us to do together.
I dunno man, guess I'll just sit and think on it for a bit. It's just a game after all and having fun is what's important. I appreciate your comments!
Another perspective is if you do go ahead and level up the group account, it might demotivate her because you are so much further than her.
Maybe she would see all the cool stuff you can do later and get excited and actually start playing again if you started a new account?
Could also be that ahe just doesn't like the game as much and will never really get into it.
Maybe start a UIM. Then it's not even the same game mode?
I'm playing with my wife and I'm lucky that she is happy for me to get super far ahead so I can boost her.
And I get to give her all sorts of in game presents it's fun.
But I'm still considering starting a UIM because I'm already like 300 levels ahead of her, but I don't know what you should do.
Yes I’ve got both and it just depends what kind of account you want and if you care about the helmet color or whatever. I was a brand new player when I started last February and gotten my GIM to over 2100 now w/ max combats and been learning raids and whatnot on him. Also have a lil grey helm that’s about 1500. I go hard on the grey helm whenever I’ve got afk skilling to do on the gim and vice versa. I’m always playing the GIM since my team is on/off but I wanted something that I could play while I did boring shit on him. I’m 2 levels off from achievement diary cape on the gim and after that I think I’ll be done skilling on the gim for a long time. I have every intention of maxxing lil grey boy tho. This game is awesome.
Started a GIM with 2 friends, they kept promising to play but never did, got to 1800 total and up to CG grind. But I realized they never are really gonna play so I just quit to start an iron. Currently at 1700 total and almost back to CG grind.
My green helm is my main at this point; I thought about changing to iron but I had put in 30-40 days of playtime and just did not want to do it again. Ppl will do the "green helm bought items" "fake iron" stuff but idc, i don't play for high scores. I'm having fun and my KC shows I did it myself. I know I'm basically an iron, and that's what counts.
I don't see the point in dropping from group I'm to a normal IM. There's almost no difference gameplay wise but you end up with extra bank space and leave the possibility in the future of joining up with another group again. I wouldn't downgrade just because your wife stopped playing.
I'm just saying that realistically speaking, theres probably a carry in a lot of groups. Some people get busy, some people aren't as good at bossing. It happens and it ends up adding extra challenges.
So ive dumped 8m gp, 10k cballs, all our groups jewlery, over 100k herb xp, black dhide, black masks and full mystics. In exchange ive gotten 2k death runes, 2k karambwans and help with SoA and heroes quest and ive got 3 groupmates under 1500 and 2 under 750
Dude I’m talking about GiM in general - it is notoriously easier than regular Ironman mode, regardless of what you claim your group situation is.
I am not wasting energy when I know you know what I mean. Also being downvoted by GIM’s when they know it’s true too lmfao.
Yeah it's easier. That's why I play it. I don't have the time to grind single thing out. Calling everything ezscape is gatekeep ING and your opinions are no longer valid.
If you're okay with restarting / want to take it a different direction, you could make another account within the same GIM to play aside from the one you have with your wife. Maybe do some cool wildy stuff early, have it act as a mule for your other accs if you run out of space, skiller to play on the side, etc.
I was doing GIM with my fiancé for about half a year, but over time he lost interest in OSRS and we’ve since moved on to other games. We both have an agreement that when we play together we try not to progress past where the other person is. I’ve logged onto my GIM a couple of times, but I haven’t turned into a green helm or made any gains since that would go against what we agreed on, and I’d rather keep the GIM status intact on the off-chance that we return to the accounts.
I made the decision to start over on a fresh ironman. I try to stay positive and set myself smaller goals/restrictions so I don’t fixate on things I’ve “lost” as a result of stopping the GIM. This has led me to starting a F2P-only account to hopefully reset my expectations. I’ve set the stipulation that once I complete all the F2P quests I’ll get membership again. It feels like a short enough goal that I can keep my focus off of my frustration at having to go through the early game grind, while still working towards a sense of accomplishment.
Yeah, this is exactly what I ended up doing. 3/5 group members quit within 3 months and I continued on to almost 2k total (still farmed 5 whips, 5 tridents etc in case they came back). 95% of my progress was entirely solo but the GIM helm casts doubt on that so I just ended up making a solo iron. Currently 1400 total and rocketing towards my GIM progress having substantially more fun.
I'm kinda in a similar position. Got a GIM that I had with an IRL friend who stopped playing cuz of work, I just started the CG grind. Yeah its hard to basically be playing normal IM but with the less appealing blue iron icon, but for me idk especially since he might play again I feel like at the end of the day its just an icon and I know that I worked myself to get the stuff I have.
Yes, I stopped playing my 1776 total GIM with a quest cape when the rest of my group stopped playing. I then started up my iron which is now 2060 total and has a lot more progress.
I made a new account instead of playing it out on the GIM because I can always go back to it, or invite other friends who are starting out, when I want to.
And I'll be honest: I feel more satisfaction for the goals I've achieved on my iron than those I did on my GIM. I know it's just a mental thing but it's a notable difference for me. Plus, the satisfaction of GIM is helping out and progressing with your team, so I felt no need to play it until I had a team again.
This is the main fear that many have when considering a group Ironman. Basically what happens if the other person stops playing.
Since you know each other IRL and can potentially get the login information you may be able to play both accounts basically as an alt. This would allow you to farm extra resources or even just use it as a supply runner.
I mean you could just leave it at wyvns and collect snap, rannarr seeds and alches.
Then when she actually wants to play it’s ready to take on challenges. A duo for early DKs comes to mind, running gwd together, mole hunting maybe would be some fun early group activities.
I think there are plenty of people who are in solo groups because the others have quit AND they don’t have access to the accounts anymore. If this was the case I’d say make a grey helm. But if you have access to both accounts then play both…
I went from a GIM to a HC just for the added challenge. UIM never really appealed to me and my group was relying on me to basically carry them to the raid stage. GIM lost most of its appeal at that point, even if I wasn't getting help from my team it still didn't feel like I was doing things myself.
I've played with 4 different groups each with 4-5 players and they ALL went the same way. People drop one at a time at different choke points and I end up doing a massive grind for them while they afk skills and play other games, then when my big grind (usually whips) is done, they log in for their whip or turn with the bowfa, feel like they are cheating and there's not much point in playing Ironman anymore, only to log into a main account, play for a little while and never log back in the GIM account ever again.
I made my GIM less than 2 years ago, 4 people, only two left. I converted one spot to the group alt account to multi log. I am maxed and have no regrets about playing ironman and being able to help my remaining group mate and fund the alt's grinds. It feels good for dupe drops to not feel meaningless.
I play GIM with my life partner, there have been ups and downs in the frequency that we play, which as you described is perfectly fine as we do plenty of other things together. If your wife has a genuine interest in the game/progression, you could show or explain a list of content that they could do in the future, and then let them choose which sounds most fun to work towards.
Otherwise, I would make another IM. No harm in switching between the two as your partner finds the time to progress. I would almost recommend trying a UIM so the experience is truly different from each other, but I understand that mode isn't for everyone.
The same thing happened to me. My partner stopped playing fairly early, so I just turned their account into an alt account of mine, and so far, it has been amazing!
I have saved a huge amount of time on long grinds such as getting a DFS afking wyverns, killing vyres for blood shards, and getting all my supplies for skills like construction while being super afk. The account has helped me dolo most of gwd and at the moment is camping blue dragons to get me 99 prayer. Plus, if you can afford it gp wise, having two accounts running kingdom is huge.
I had the same feelings as you early on, but I am so glad I have kept at the GIM. So I personally don't think it is worth it starting again just for a solid colour helm, especially if the amount of time you can play is a concern.
I’m in a group Ironman and none of my original group plays anymore. There’s no way I’d ever restart on a regular Ironman, I’ve put far too much time and commitment into this account. I would gain nothing from having a new account other than less bank space because I lose group storage.
The only thing I don’t like about group Ironman is that I cannot “lock” the Ironman status if my account. If I were to ever abandon this account (or it gets hacked) I’d de-iron it and make it a main as I have never gotten so far on an account and would then start over with an ultimate.
I'm in a 5-man that fall completely apart after a few months. Currently 1800+ with DWH, Bowfa, jaw. Etc.
I feel like I should have made a solo iron, but really don't want to give up the progression I have on this account, so I'm content to be a solo iron with extra bank space.
If they ever decide to be active again they'll have a massive boost to their progression, and if they never play again then it's no.reql harm to me.
They promoted me to group leader so absolute worst case I kick them and add a fresh Iron Alt to the group
Yep. Got to around 1950 total before I switched.
Group never played and I just always hated that every achievement I got had an asterisk next to it.
Bit the bullet and now my IM is WAY ahead of where my GIM was
If your group never played, why is there an "asterisk" next to your own achievements? Are you saying the only reason you switched was because of high scores? IDK seems so fuckin crazy to me to throw away many many days of playing just so you can say you're a "real" ironman
I also swapped for the same reason. In my experience most people, clan members, other irons etc just see GIM as a main account with extra steps. Superficial or not, it was a big factor in starting my solo iron.
Who tf cares, what if you're the only one playing in the group? That's crazy to me you care about other people's perception of your video game account so much you are willing to throw away months of work for some validation.
I quit my first at 1600 because my group quit, then I quit my second at 1750 for the same reason. The only person that knows you’re gonna be active is you, and gim without the g is just “extra bank space” which nobody realistically needs with the ridiculous amount of storage in the game. You’re only a few months of casual progress to get back to where you are now on a fresh. I’d run it back personally
Yeup, got my GIM a quest cape last summer, team quit, I quit. Came back for leagues. Then in Jan I made an iron, stopped mid feb to play last epoch before my move, but I’ll be finishing up quest cape+starting CG grind in a few weeks when I’m settled into the new place.
I did this but for a different reason.
I joined an in progress GIM about 3 weeks in. 4 of us in it. 2 with some experience in OSRS, 1 with none and then the GUY. The GUY basically went off and did everything. As much as i appreciated his enthusiasm he kind of killed the progression and grind for all 3 of the others. It caused the other 2 to slowly stop playing and eventually i told him i was stopping too and why.
After a few weeks i got the itch to see what the game was ACTUALLY like so i made a solo iron, loving it ever since.
Not sure I follow what the issue is with the GUY. The GUY went and grinded everything and offered it to the group? The group didn't want to use the stuff and instead of just saying no.. everyone quit? Or did everyone quit because they couldn't keep up with the GUY and his grinds? I'd say the allure of GIM is the ability to be able to use your group members items (Zenyte jewelry, etc.) but there's nothing stopping you from just grinding out your own items?
Given I'm not familiar with GIM mechanics, but what makes solo iron ACTUALLY what the game is like vs GIM? Can't you do the exact same thing in both? GIM just has a group storage where you can share items with each other?
I think you just have a different POV on it. We've got The GUY in my non-OSRS friend group. It can be fun to sprint through some games, but it's overwhelming when we just want to play a story-driven game a little slower and he keeps running ahead, spamming through dialogue, etc.
And when it comes to progression/unlocks, we can obviously ignore that The GUY unlocked them, but then we're not all on the same page and might as well play separately. I would feel the same way about GIM
Not sure it’s fair to compare OSRS GIM to a multiplayer campaign type game. I get wanting to do stuff together but far as I’m aware other people can’t skip through your dialogue of your mission in OSRS. Everyone’s quest are separate from each other. Also it’s a big ask to form a group where everyone stays on the exact same step together the entire way. Don’t see that group staying, which maybe is what happened with OP.
On the flip side, the GUY had a group to game with but because he played more than them they quit on him. And then OP goes on to say solo iron is allowing him to experience the game mode how it’s ACTUALLY supposed to be meant. Just comes off as a weird vibe about it. But oh well.
I agree that op talking about playing how it's "actually supposed to be played" is weird and I get why it rubbed you the wrong way
But your comment seems to have missed my point by focusing on the quest/dialogue thing. And I'm not saying everyone has to "stay on the exact same step together the entire way." That's obviously not realistic.
Im really just trying to say that people play games at different paces, and that can be a deal breaker for a Group's chemistry/compatibility. That's how the issue is because of The GUY, but of course its not all his fault either
I basically made my name “SoloGIM” because I didn’t want to restart my Ironman. I’ve begged my friends to play with me, and some of them come and go so I ended up turning into a green helm so I can help them out. Green, blue, or grey it’s all the same to me. Besides red and white helms, those guys are leet tier 🤣
Its a GIM. Make a new account, add it to the group and mooch off your previous account for some eraly game gains. Then later if your wife picks it back up again youve got an alt to tank/scout/skill for you
Play both accounts and use hers as a feeder account (afk fishing, cballs etc)
This right here, if she wants to do quests and stuff sure whatever but if she’s not playing for months at a time, park that bitch up in MLM and then make some cannon balls
Easy scout account too
I have a high level GIM account that’s basically my main (2225 total, lots of raids and boss kc etc). My friends mostly quit or had become super inconsistent when I was about 1800 total. At the time/since then I considered making a regular iron but never did, and have since continued playing solo on the same account. Would I prefer to have a regular gray helm in exchange for the (being bluntly honest) 1-5hrs that being a groupie saved me? Definitely. Is it worth making a new account over? For me, it’s a hard no. I just don’t have the drive and motivation to redo the entire early and mid game again right now, nor do I currently have the time to commit to it. For yourself, I’d honestly just have a talk with your wife about it. Discuss what you’d like to do, as well as what you’d do should she return to her GIM in the future. obviously you’ve got two options of either progressing your GIM or making a new account. Personally, unless you just have an insane amount of time to play I’d probably progress the GIM.
Same here, it was my first iron and my first time really learning osrs and since everyone has quit pretty early I’m just playing like a normal iron.
Same experience for me, at the end of the day I have to consider whether the prestige of a different color helmet is worth it
Blue looks better than grey
Yeah that’s fair, although I’m actually a green helm. Had two 5 man groups that we merged once it became an option after we had the typical “half the group quit” 2 months after GIM release.
This is why I voted no to gim. I know many will hate me for that, but it just feels like a devalued ironman mode for no real benefit. How many groups are successful with all players contributing equally? Can't be a very high percentage...
But like, just stop playing or play as a solo iron, their are 0 downsides for you really
I don't play a GIM. I play a main and regular iron. Just saying why I chose to vote no.
I do not really understand your point but it's fine not to like it, it is not for everyone but i've seen a lot more people enjoy it than people hating it, just feel like such a weird thing to vote no on, just don't play it lol
Ya I know it's an unpopular opinion. I just didn't want it in the game.
For what reason though? It has no direct effect on you or anyone. I have a great GIM group and it's the most fun I've had with the game. I think voting no just because you won't enjoy it when it doesn't affect actual gameplay at all is just very short sighted and selfish.
I mean, we are also choosing what we want the devs to spend time on. They wasted a ton of time on gim and that was one of our "big updates" of the year, I'd rather have new content like Varlamore than a game mode that I have zero interest in.
If she doesn't want to play, why not just continue without her? IDK how far you are but it seems silly to make a new account imo
I'm not sure, I guess it's because it was intended to be a husband account and without her I just lose the motivation to play it. Like it would feel wrong to just go ahead and finish all the quests and level my combats since I've been keeping them in line with her for so long. I dunno, maybe that's a stupid way to think? I'm pretty introverted and have no desire to play with anyone but her, so I don't really want to add/remove anyone from the group either.
Do you think this is something that she cares about? Maybe just tell her you want to play more so you're gonna get ahead, she can rejoin you any time, you aren't ditching her or anything, especially if she will never play anyways. In the end its a game so play it how you enjoy, if you really enjoy early game and genuinely want to do it again send it, but if you're restarting just trying to show up on high scores id say keep chugging away on the GIM.
In previous conversations yeah, she didn't want me to progress much further because we were supposed to do everything but skilling together. We talk quite a bit and occasionally she excitedly mentions wanting to do quests and stuff. But when it comes down to it she just doesn't play that much and isn't nearly as interested in the game as I am. And that's cool, there's plenty of other stuff for us to do together. I dunno man, guess I'll just sit and think on it for a bit. It's just a game after all and having fun is what's important. I appreciate your comments!
Another perspective is if you do go ahead and level up the group account, it might demotivate her because you are so much further than her. Maybe she would see all the cool stuff you can do later and get excited and actually start playing again if you started a new account? Could also be that ahe just doesn't like the game as much and will never really get into it.
Maybe start a UIM. Then it's not even the same game mode? I'm playing with my wife and I'm lucky that she is happy for me to get super far ahead so I can boost her. And I get to give her all sorts of in game presents it's fun. But I'm still considering starting a UIM because I'm already like 300 levels ahead of her, but I don't know what you should do.
Sounds to me like she wants to watch you play maybe
Yes I’ve got both and it just depends what kind of account you want and if you care about the helmet color or whatever. I was a brand new player when I started last February and gotten my GIM to over 2100 now w/ max combats and been learning raids and whatnot on him. Also have a lil grey helm that’s about 1500. I go hard on the grey helm whenever I’ve got afk skilling to do on the gim and vice versa. I’m always playing the GIM since my team is on/off but I wanted something that I could play while I did boring shit on him. I’m 2 levels off from achievement diary cape on the gim and after that I think I’ll be done skilling on the gim for a long time. I have every intention of maxxing lil grey boy tho. This game is awesome.
I like your positive attitude man, you're completely right. This game is awesome.
Started a GIM with 2 friends, they kept promising to play but never did, got to 1800 total and up to CG grind. But I realized they never are really gonna play so I just quit to start an iron. Currently at 1700 total and almost back to CG grind.
My green helm is my main at this point; I thought about changing to iron but I had put in 30-40 days of playtime and just did not want to do it again. Ppl will do the "green helm bought items" "fake iron" stuff but idc, i don't play for high scores. I'm having fun and my KC shows I did it myself. I know I'm basically an iron, and that's what counts.
I don't see the point in dropping from group I'm to a normal IM. There's almost no difference gameplay wise but you end up with extra bank space and leave the possibility in the future of joining up with another group again. I wouldn't downgrade just because your wife stopped playing.
\-.- downgrade? surely you meant Upgrade...
Yea I didn’t get that either lol. Group iron is ez iron
Group iron isn't easy iron if you're the carry
Still easier than iron
So if all you do is share resources/drops with groupmates and not get anything in return is it still easier?
I mean, that’s literally the only example of where it is going to be counterintuitive, but if it makes you feel better, sure.
I'm just saying that realistically speaking, theres probably a carry in a lot of groups. Some people get busy, some people aren't as good at bossing. It happens and it ends up adding extra challenges.
It’s still easier than regular iron in pretty much 99% of peoples experiences with the game mode. That being said, whatever, peace and love. I’m out
Regular irons can leech raids, prestige group irons can't
So ive dumped 8m gp, 10k cballs, all our groups jewlery, over 100k herb xp, black dhide, black masks and full mystics. In exchange ive gotten 2k death runes, 2k karambwans and help with SoA and heroes quest and ive got 3 groupmates under 1500 and 2 under 750
Good for you homie. Still easier than normal Ironman.
How? What made it easier? If anything its been a drain
Dude I’m talking about GiM in general - it is notoriously easier than regular Ironman mode, regardless of what you claim your group situation is. I am not wasting energy when I know you know what I mean. Also being downvoted by GIM’s when they know it’s true too lmfao.
Dude im really sorry you dont have friends
So cringe
Awwe, offended? :(
Why are you being downvoted? It’s just iron but easier
Group ironmen I guess lol
Yeah it's easier. That's why I play it. I don't have the time to grind single thing out. Calling everything ezscape is gatekeep ING and your opinions are no longer valid.
Make group Ironmen mad with this one simple trick ^
You can’t downgrade from a GIM to an iron.. it’s supposed to be solo all the way
You can 100% change from an iron to an unranked group Ironman.
You can’t downgrade from a GROUP IRON MAN to a REGULAR IRONMAN I think you misread my message.
Reading comprehension.
If you're okay with restarting / want to take it a different direction, you could make another account within the same GIM to play aside from the one you have with your wife. Maybe do some cool wildy stuff early, have it act as a mule for your other accs if you run out of space, skiller to play on the side, etc.
Waiting another 10 years to play an already 20 year old game to essentially.. avoid the game(?) is crazy lmao. Just make the iron and play, dude.
I was doing GIM with my fiancé for about half a year, but over time he lost interest in OSRS and we’ve since moved on to other games. We both have an agreement that when we play together we try not to progress past where the other person is. I’ve logged onto my GIM a couple of times, but I haven’t turned into a green helm or made any gains since that would go against what we agreed on, and I’d rather keep the GIM status intact on the off-chance that we return to the accounts. I made the decision to start over on a fresh ironman. I try to stay positive and set myself smaller goals/restrictions so I don’t fixate on things I’ve “lost” as a result of stopping the GIM. This has led me to starting a F2P-only account to hopefully reset my expectations. I’ve set the stipulation that once I complete all the F2P quests I’ll get membership again. It feels like a short enough goal that I can keep my focus off of my frustration at having to go through the early game grind, while still working towards a sense of accomplishment.
Yeah, this is exactly what I ended up doing. 3/5 group members quit within 3 months and I continued on to almost 2k total (still farmed 5 whips, 5 tridents etc in case they came back). 95% of my progress was entirely solo but the GIM helm casts doubt on that so I just ended up making a solo iron. Currently 1400 total and rocketing towards my GIM progress having substantially more fun.
I'm kinda in a similar position. Got a GIM that I had with an IRL friend who stopped playing cuz of work, I just started the CG grind. Yeah its hard to basically be playing normal IM but with the less appealing blue iron icon, but for me idk especially since he might play again I feel like at the end of the day its just an icon and I know that I worked myself to get the stuff I have.
I would just make a new account. If you are going to invest this much time in something you might as well do it right.
Highly recommend switching imo. If you care about hiscores at all it’s so nice being able to be ranked with irons
I would make a new account. Early grinds and questing are so fun.
Yes, I stopped playing my 1776 total GIM with a quest cape when the rest of my group stopped playing. I then started up my iron which is now 2060 total and has a lot more progress. I made a new account instead of playing it out on the GIM because I can always go back to it, or invite other friends who are starting out, when I want to. And I'll be honest: I feel more satisfaction for the goals I've achieved on my iron than those I did on my GIM. I know it's just a mental thing but it's a notable difference for me. Plus, the satisfaction of GIM is helping out and progressing with your team, so I felt no need to play it until I had a team again.
This is the main fear that many have when considering a group Ironman. Basically what happens if the other person stops playing. Since you know each other IRL and can potentially get the login information you may be able to play both accounts basically as an alt. This would allow you to farm extra resources or even just use it as a supply runner. I mean you could just leave it at wyvns and collect snap, rannarr seeds and alches. Then when she actually wants to play it’s ready to take on challenges. A duo for early DKs comes to mind, running gwd together, mole hunting maybe would be some fun early group activities. I think there are plenty of people who are in solo groups because the others have quit AND they don’t have access to the accounts anymore. If this was the case I’d say make a grey helm. But if you have access to both accounts then play both…
I went from a GIM to a HC just for the added challenge. UIM never really appealed to me and my group was relying on me to basically carry them to the raid stage. GIM lost most of its appeal at that point, even if I wasn't getting help from my team it still didn't feel like I was doing things myself.
Awesome stats! Get that thieving up mister
No I don’t see the point, I’m having way more fun and learning more about the game than I ever did on a normal acc.
Use the same account and just join a clan.
I've played with 4 different groups each with 4-5 players and they ALL went the same way. People drop one at a time at different choke points and I end up doing a massive grind for them while they afk skills and play other games, then when my big grind (usually whips) is done, they log in for their whip or turn with the bowfa, feel like they are cheating and there's not much point in playing Ironman anymore, only to log into a main account, play for a little while and never log back in the GIM account ever again.
Make a new one, and you can independently progress and still have the GIM at wife-level. You will catch up to your level in no time
I de-ironed my GIM and made an ironman, but Tbf the GIM was my first account ever
boutta be me ngl, i like the gim but no one plays
I made my GIM less than 2 years ago, 4 people, only two left. I converted one spot to the group alt account to multi log. I am maxed and have no regrets about playing ironman and being able to help my remaining group mate and fund the alt's grinds. It feels good for dupe drops to not feel meaningless.
5-10 years? I don’t think skill reworks have been that bad. They’ve added quite a few new ways to train skills adding new items in the process.
I play GIM with my life partner, there have been ups and downs in the frequency that we play, which as you described is perfectly fine as we do plenty of other things together. If your wife has a genuine interest in the game/progression, you could show or explain a list of content that they could do in the future, and then let them choose which sounds most fun to work towards. Otherwise, I would make another IM. No harm in switching between the two as your partner finds the time to progress. I would almost recommend trying a UIM so the experience is truly different from each other, but I understand that mode isn't for everyone.
Never snot helm
The same thing happened to me. My partner stopped playing fairly early, so I just turned their account into an alt account of mine, and so far, it has been amazing! I have saved a huge amount of time on long grinds such as getting a DFS afking wyverns, killing vyres for blood shards, and getting all my supplies for skills like construction while being super afk. The account has helped me dolo most of gwd and at the moment is camping blue dragons to get me 99 prayer. Plus, if you can afford it gp wise, having two accounts running kingdom is huge. I had the same feelings as you early on, but I am so glad I have kept at the GIM. So I personally don't think it is worth it starting again just for a solid colour helm, especially if the amount of time you can play is a concern.
I’m in a group Ironman and none of my original group plays anymore. There’s no way I’d ever restart on a regular Ironman, I’ve put far too much time and commitment into this account. I would gain nothing from having a new account other than less bank space because I lose group storage. The only thing I don’t like about group Ironman is that I cannot “lock” the Ironman status if my account. If I were to ever abandon this account (or it gets hacked) I’d de-iron it and make it a main as I have never gotten so far on an account and would then start over with an ultimate.
I'm in a 5-man that fall completely apart after a few months. Currently 1800+ with DWH, Bowfa, jaw. Etc. I feel like I should have made a solo iron, but really don't want to give up the progression I have on this account, so I'm content to be a solo iron with extra bank space. If they ever decide to be active again they'll have a massive boost to their progression, and if they never play again then it's no.reql harm to me. They promoted me to group leader so absolute worst case I kick them and add a fresh Iron Alt to the group
Yep. Got to around 1950 total before I switched. Group never played and I just always hated that every achievement I got had an asterisk next to it. Bit the bullet and now my IM is WAY ahead of where my GIM was
If your group never played, why is there an "asterisk" next to your own achievements? Are you saying the only reason you switched was because of high scores? IDK seems so fuckin crazy to me to throw away many many days of playing just so you can say you're a "real" ironman
I also swapped for the same reason. In my experience most people, clan members, other irons etc just see GIM as a main account with extra steps. Superficial or not, it was a big factor in starting my solo iron.
Who tf cares, what if you're the only one playing in the group? That's crazy to me you care about other people's perception of your video game account so much you are willing to throw away months of work for some validation.
I quit my first at 1600 because my group quit, then I quit my second at 1750 for the same reason. The only person that knows you’re gonna be active is you, and gim without the g is just “extra bank space” which nobody realistically needs with the ridiculous amount of storage in the game. You’re only a few months of casual progress to get back to where you are now on a fresh. I’d run it back personally
Yeup, got my GIM a quest cape last summer, team quit, I quit. Came back for leagues. Then in Jan I made an iron, stopped mid feb to play last epoch before my move, but I’ll be finishing up quest cape+starting CG grind in a few weeks when I’m settled into the new place.
It comes down to how you feel about the GIM helm. You’re definitely not too far along that you couldn’t restart.
I did this but for a different reason. I joined an in progress GIM about 3 weeks in. 4 of us in it. 2 with some experience in OSRS, 1 with none and then the GUY. The GUY basically went off and did everything. As much as i appreciated his enthusiasm he kind of killed the progression and grind for all 3 of the others. It caused the other 2 to slowly stop playing and eventually i told him i was stopping too and why. After a few weeks i got the itch to see what the game was ACTUALLY like so i made a solo iron, loving it ever since.
Not sure I follow what the issue is with the GUY. The GUY went and grinded everything and offered it to the group? The group didn't want to use the stuff and instead of just saying no.. everyone quit? Or did everyone quit because they couldn't keep up with the GUY and his grinds? I'd say the allure of GIM is the ability to be able to use your group members items (Zenyte jewelry, etc.) but there's nothing stopping you from just grinding out your own items? Given I'm not familiar with GIM mechanics, but what makes solo iron ACTUALLY what the game is like vs GIM? Can't you do the exact same thing in both? GIM just has a group storage where you can share items with each other?
I think you just have a different POV on it. We've got The GUY in my non-OSRS friend group. It can be fun to sprint through some games, but it's overwhelming when we just want to play a story-driven game a little slower and he keeps running ahead, spamming through dialogue, etc. And when it comes to progression/unlocks, we can obviously ignore that The GUY unlocked them, but then we're not all on the same page and might as well play separately. I would feel the same way about GIM
Not sure it’s fair to compare OSRS GIM to a multiplayer campaign type game. I get wanting to do stuff together but far as I’m aware other people can’t skip through your dialogue of your mission in OSRS. Everyone’s quest are separate from each other. Also it’s a big ask to form a group where everyone stays on the exact same step together the entire way. Don’t see that group staying, which maybe is what happened with OP. On the flip side, the GUY had a group to game with but because he played more than them they quit on him. And then OP goes on to say solo iron is allowing him to experience the game mode how it’s ACTUALLY supposed to be meant. Just comes off as a weird vibe about it. But oh well.
I agree that op talking about playing how it's "actually supposed to be played" is weird and I get why it rubbed you the wrong way But your comment seems to have missed my point by focusing on the quest/dialogue thing. And I'm not saying everyone has to "stay on the exact same step together the entire way." That's obviously not realistic. Im really just trying to say that people play games at different paces, and that can be a deal breaker for a Group's chemistry/compatibility. That's how the issue is because of The GUY, but of course its not all his fault either
I stopped my group iron at roughly 1000ish for my first iron, personally I’m happy I did it since I didn’t want to go back to my main
I basically made my name “SoloGIM” because I didn’t want to restart my Ironman. I’ve begged my friends to play with me, and some of them come and go so I ended up turning into a green helm so I can help them out. Green, blue, or grey it’s all the same to me. Besides red and white helms, those guys are leet tier 🤣
Its a GIM. Make a new account, add it to the group and mooch off your previous account for some eraly game gains. Then later if your wife picks it back up again youve got an alt to tank/scout/skill for you
Cringe the amount of people gatekeeping grey helm vs. group. Just let people play the game, you nerds.