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• • What about the positive guys?

  • Runescape fans:

    Grinders Online Addicted to Training Skills [GOATS]

     

     

    Jagex:

    Not Open to Other Bot-stopping Strategies [NOOBS]

  • Posted: 8/10/08 6:44 PM
    Runescape
• • Runescape sucks, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME!

  • Plqx,

    Of course you wouldnt be bothered much by the changes to icebarrage since you dont have the ability to cast it. You are mainly a skiller. You have over 30Mil xp in woodcutting alone. & yes it is a big deal to me that i trained 99 magic so that i could have the most feared spells in the game & jagex nerfed the best 1 to the degree that it looks like a low lvl air spell. And 1/2 the time it doesnt even ice on 1st cast. & if i cast on a crowd, it only 'cubes' 1-2 targets max.

    It also irritates me as a maxed ranger that the graphics for all of the best bows have been worsened, as well as the stance while they are equipped. Crossbows look the same as before however.

    The chinning spot was always there as far as i know. It wasnt a bug. Jagex even acknowledged that they decreased the spawn rate on purpose to balance training.

    The old BH rules were not a bug.

    A bug would be like an unintentional P-hat spawn, or being unable to leave an area once you enter it.

    I almost forgot that my old PKing weapon of choice [obsidian rings] were nerfed from knife speed down to shortbow speed. The price has since dropped by over 90% since they are prctically useless now.

    Runescape never had 40-50k bots online. That would be over 25% of the online population last year during peak hours, and nearly all accts during the wee hours. I used to go bot hunting on my ruined str pure/p-mod [pmods dont have to w8 60seconds between reports, so its much faster] & the most id ever see on a server were like 100 or so f2p [by my estimate], and much less p2p [mainly just a handful of flaxers ess miners].

    Any why do u keep referring to nerfs being last year?

    The point is that for the past year we have had alotta nerfs & lost many great official & emergent features.

    Just what *have* we gotten?

    Some low lvl quests?

    More lag?

    Summoning?

    Why is it that mages havent gotten a real update in the last 2 years?

    Oh w8...they removed the best spell in the modern book [tb] and replaced it with BH locate.

    Then they nerfed BH locate from lvl 80 down to lvl 32-ish so that noobs could have the same advantage as skilled mages.

    They even made ancient teleports & alchemy look worse.

    They did make degrading FoG robes that are worse than what mages have already had for years.

     

    Sorry, but not all ppl enjoy grinding on trees/rocks/fishing spots for hundreds of hours with no reward for lvl gains.

    Most non-combat skills are just endless grind that farms stuff to sell so that you can afford combat items & status symbols like rares & high scores in 'buyable' stats.

    The rest are just moneysinks.

    All of my membership accts i paid over the years were different types of PKer pures & 1 staking pure.

    Chopping wood & doing silly kid-friendly quests that grant small rewards just isnt my thing.

    I liked using rl skill to defeat other ppl my own lvl in 1vs1 fair & riskey fights.

    Old-school PKing was an adrenaline rush.

    BH is a zero honor gankfest. Its full of clans & pjers.

    A soloist/honor PKer dosent stand much of a chance, and now even if they do get a kill they probably wont escape with the loot.

     

    Years ago jagex claimed to have 'over 1mil members'. Years later, they still say 'over 1mil members'.

    1 thing i *have* noticed is that during peak usa hours it never even reaches 200k+ online like it did in the past. Right now its about as peak as it gets, and theres little more than 148k online.

    It didnt even top 200k when HD was released.

     

    The only 'features' that distinguish runescape from other modern mmorpgs are the excessive grind, zero learning curve, frequent small updates & the poorer quality graphics.

    We all know its a java game & its cheap. But when you consider that a year-long membership to runescape costs more than buying a cutting-edge download game from an old reputable publisher, its not such a bargain.

    I understand that ur a fan, and you may even be proud that a UK made game has had such world-wide success.

    I used to be a runescape fan also. I played almost daily for 3 years and even earned two player moderatorships on my 1st 2 pures.

    There came a point when i realized that i was just clicking my life away with zero upper-lvl rewards for my efforts.

    There also came a point when i opened my eyes and realised that a large amount of players just macro their stats & cash, thus making all my honest accomplishments rather meaningless since gp buys stats & power in rs.

    Actively 'modding' isnt fun either. It feels like ur babysitting a bunch of unruley little kids.

     

    Man, i didnt intend to make this post quite that long

    I guess im done lol

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Posted: 8/10/08 5:35 PM
    Runescape
• • Runescape sucks, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME!

  • EDIT: nvm. u agree that its a grind.

     

     

     

  • Posted: 8/09/08 10:36 PM
    Runescape
• • Runescape sucks, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME!

  • Nerfs: Ice barrage graphics nerfed so that you only see ice on the very 1st cast [sometimes you dont even get that].

    G-maul weakened again ive been told [im a mage/range pure & i dont melee so i cant verify].

    If you kill at BH and then leave to bank/restock  b4 picking up the loot, it disappears when u return [this is a new nerf ppl are complaining about in the official RS forums. That was the 'secret' to being able to loot ur kills & live b4].

    Wilderness map reduced to only 40% of its original size.

    Old school PKing deleted rather than being 'fixed'.

    Free trade removed from game.

    That solo spot for rangers at GWD OP mentioned.

    Some chinning spot where ppl trained range on skeletons had its re-spawn rate lowered.

    Virtually all magic robe tops have a tire-tread texture now instead of the cloth texture of the other robe parts.

    Many range / melee / magic weapons have had their stances changed to this awkward 'heels together military-looking thing'

    Obby maul now looks like iron & is held in an awkward manner.

    The character model in low detail mode looks horrible compared to the old version

    Well, im not gonna detail all the item graphics that have been changed for the worse since HD's release. Just look at them.

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    I have also been noticing that the average # of players online during peak hours has dropped. Used to have upwards of 200k during weekends. Most i saw today was like 154k i think.

    That may be due to the removal of the tutorial island [now u have to do a series of 'go fetch' quests for an npc], the BH change i mentioned, the increased lag, the graphic nerf of players avatars/items in low detail mode, the cpu problems many experience while using the HD mode, item lending killing the 'prestige' of ownership, and the subscription price increase [was 5$/mo usa, now 5.90$/mo usa].

    Its anyones guess.

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    I do like the new graphics, but then again, i liked the old fun & fair runescape alot better than this new version.

    I have gone from almost daily RS addict [3 years] to an hour a week lately.

    In a way, im grateful that they ruined it. I used to spend way too much time playing/ranting

    Oh, and i agree that its a major grindfest. I cant imagine a bigger grind than runescape

  • Posted: 8/09/08 9:54 PM
    Runescape
• • Do you, or would you, purchase in-game money?

  • Originally posted by BlackWatch
    

    I guess I've never been one who plays games to be 'rich'.  Especially WoW.  I mean, what do you really have to show for your wealth in WoW?  There's no in-game housing or anything really cool to show off your wealth, so what does it matter?  Are you going to take screen shots of you standing at your bank in order to show off your bling and your bankroll?

    Where purchasing in-game currency would come into play for me... I hate crafting.  I think it's crap, complete and total crap.  A big friggin' waste of time, because I believe that these MMORPG's should be more about 'keep what you kill' than they are.   So, I have to pay for the stuff that some of the crafting type folks have made. 

    I don't want those prices to climb out of my reach, but then again... I don't want to spend a lot of time worrying about farming money and all of that.  Remember, I'd rather be killing, not care-bearing/crafting. 

    So, if I can plop down $10 and come away with enough in game $$$$$ to buy what I need now and have some left over for next time, I'd probably do it.

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    I'd be more likely to buy in-game services than currency, however.  After you grind your way to cap level a few times in a game, why do it again?  I'd rather just fork over some currency and have a cap level toon, imho. 

     

     

    Dont you think its unfair to the others who are actually "working" their way towards a maxed or rich character? Whats the point of playing when everyone just buys their "accomplishments" with real life cash?

    It all becomes meaningless. Who cares about achieving something when another impatient player just instantly bought the same thing with real cash?

    Just because ppl dont wanna work dosent mean its ok for them to cheat their way to the top.

    If Bob works 60 hours a week and you work part time, should the two of you get the same paycheck?

    Ppl want all the rewards with none of the work, and it kills the game.

    Its multiplayer. Aka theres competition. Those who dont care to put forth much effort are supposed to have less than the ones who work hard.

    Oh, and thanks London

     

  • Posted: 8/08/08 1:22 PM
    General Discussion