I mean osrs has pretty much copypastad the majority of their updates directly from rs3 using a different colourscheme or decreased xp rates . . Apart from that pretty much most of RS gold is just bringing shit out of rs3 into osrs that players want.I obtained 99 agility and runecrafting as my first 99's, I cannot fucking stand mining. The abilities sucks. Just sucks barely more than Runecrafting though.
It's afkable in comparison with the alternatives. Reaching the requirements for the large sack and the upper level does not take that long . Then there is volcanic mine/blast mining. The ability has changed appreciably compared back together with 2013. Rs3 did a wonderful job of reworking mining to make it a less intensive ability for minimal benefits.
I feel like Mining gets more slack since it has more vairety. MLM is accessible at a much lower level than Bloods, even if Bloods are a whole lot nicer. But RC is mostly the same exact thing; abyss or normal and mix rune or not does not change a whole lot. Even ZMI is not that different. The same is stated for mining granite, iron, and gems, but other methods like MLM, Blast Mine, and Volcanic do stand a whole lot more to provide additional options.
So I would say that at the early game, Mining generally beats RC and that is what most gamers are most likely basing it on. But late game, RC is generally better; though if you are able to find a team for Volcanic I recall that being pretty decent. Mining is great if you train it via zalcano. Almost like mother load mine exists.
LRC was fantastic, but both Rocktails and Gold/Coal Mining was rather overpowered predicated on its afkability and profit/xp speed. On the other hand, according to today's rates and methods, it wouldn't be that bad.
Gold Mining was really enjoyable. You could afk completely at particular places and rake profits with a Pack Yak/Lava Titan as a Summoning familiar. Or, you could superheat that the ores and fall the pubs to get peak efficiency. They would need to do something radically about the bot issue though.
They are this subreddit is obsessed with cheap OSRS gold 2010-2012 rs content but only as long as it goes through bad graphics machine first. I like the way you use graceful once you don't move at all. Graceful only regens operate when standing still. Mining has so much variety the skill is in fact quite decent. I'd say that is something for everyone.