#UIM or normal Ironman

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wind niche
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I want to start a second osrs account alongside my main, and ive been thinking about doing uim over normal iron. I dont have a ton of game knowledge/experience playing the game in general so would that be a good idea or not at all? I do like a challenge and dont mind grinding just wondering what the best choice would be

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Any advice/input is appreciated

snow blade
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You can always try out uim and if you don’t like it downgrade the account to a regular iron

tulip gale
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I regret not making my current account a UIM it seems interesting

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But I think I would have given up on it anyway tbh

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give it a shot

latent brook
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the two modes are very different imo

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in my experience people looking to make an uim are looking for a completely different gameplay experience from people looking to make an iron

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definitely give uim a try and see how you like it, or ask around in our uim cc first 😄

fresh vector
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I'm biased towards UIM and i'm sure plenty of others will recommend regular IM but these are the key differences imo:

  • UIM is a lot more linear in their gameplay, but has significantly different methods in most cases
  • UIM requires a lot more planning
  • UIM punishes hoarding and just takes longer overall
  • Permanent unlocks like quests, stashes etc feel a lot more rewarding on UIM
  • Hard to switch content on UIM, albeit you are actively punished for it
  • If you don't like stuff like deathpiling your entire account for an hour or utilizing deathbanks don't roll UIM, its a core aspect for it
  • You lose a couple of spaces during PVM so if you eventually wanna do shit like speedruns or CA tasks this is way more challenging (think there is currently a single UIM GM)
wind niche
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Thank you all for the input!. I guess theres no hurt in just trying uim first and if I really dislike it going to im. - UIM requires a lot more planning This is really the only thing im worried about tbh as I dont have lots of game knowledge planning might be hard but Ill for sure watch and read a lot online before starting

wind niche
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Are there any good guides for uim online or not really atm?

tulip gale
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uimcord

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has a lot of stuff

latent brook
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we have pumpkin's uim guide in #1052266500041478246 but I dont know how good/bad it is

wind niche
tulip gale
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no

fresh vector
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https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Ultimate_Ironman_Guide

Old School RuneScape Wiki
Ultimate Ironman Guide

Playing as an Ultimate Ironman is full of unique and interesting challenges, and is very different from a regular account or normal Ironman. In addition to the restrictions given to regular Ironman, Ultimate Ironmen cannot use banks. This guide aims to give general advice, tips, and suggestions for playing as an Ultimate Ironman.
This page has a...

latent brook
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is there a better one?

fresh vector
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uim wiki is maintained pretty well

latent brook
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ah beat me to it

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I'll include it

wind niche
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Also found progression guide to prifddinas

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Idk how good that is but its on wiki and is in uim disc

fresh vector
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its not terrible its just the only complete guide out there

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somehow i am a source for pumpkings guide but i never recall talking to him or who it is kekw

wind niche
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thing about that guide is tho that its just the route to there

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not much more

fresh vector
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yeee and uses some shittty methods/reasoning

wind niche
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this one

fresh vector
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rest of the wiki as far as methods go is pretty decent

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item management page is good too

maiden hazel
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Personally I love ironman for being able to see huge stacks of items and getting value out of pretty much every drop

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Just a warning about uim, you have 1 hour to get your items and if you miss that timer they're gone forever