Awesome intro! As far as your RS goals are concerned, I would advise against getting combat stats up to wear a certain gear because you never know when Jagex releases new gear that looks much nicer and renders your stats obsolete 
That is true! I just really miss the agile
And I miss mining in LRC superheating gold, it was so fun, and with the ability bar, it sounds pretty sweet. But you're right, and I'm planning on avoiding it for now