This is my theory, i don't mind the questing at all. It's like a refreshment on the storyline to me. Most people despise it, but andrew is exactly right. Runecrafting is very very very profitable if you don't find it tedious and boring.(which most do)
((I runecraft through the abyss usually...
it all depends on what you like and who you want to murder.
I love the style of a berserker pure. The upside of a rune pure is you can occasionally find people in higher wilderness(where i like to be) who are wearing more expensive gear which generally takes higher defence level. Those people...