RuneScape Forum Archive | Lack of New Quests

Jul

2011

Hunteresque

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Merlee-Dixon said :
Yes i see where Hunter is coming from there has been lack of quests lately it's been more stuff to do with slayer and bosses. Going back to 2007 to 2009 there was a new quest every month sometime more. Just hope they can start doing that again because i know quest are not everybody cup of tea but in my eyes they give a game a good story line.

Support for this post here. They may not be everybody's cup of tea but at the same time, getting Slayer to lv120 isn't everyone's cup of tea either. They should be releasing an equal amount of content to please everyone. ~~Hunteresque - The Picturesque Hunter~~
~~Master Quest Cape Owner - 20/05/2021~~

19-Mar-2018 00:21:02

Jul

2011

Hunteresque

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Fait said :
dont you see behind the lines?
people wanted M and S rework
people voted 120 slay
people voted on slayer stuff
people voted on combat pets
people will and going to vote on boss and creatures and skills
people voted on clue scroll rework
ofc that takes work to do and have higher priority and in the old days you had both some of the osrs team + rs3 team in one team aswell

i am pretty sure there was available option to vote for quests in survey and polls, Jag can never satisfy all its player base, but if people dont want quest and it never passes the poll then there is no need to pull out some quest just to do it to do it, instead of making something cool.
I dont think majority cares about the quest exept the lorelovers, there is a reason why people uses guides to get through it asap, me myself would rather see 100 other updates before 1 single quest update

Perhaps so, however, whatever way you look at it, as I've said before, quests are the backbone of the game, without them, the game would be bare and have no story whatsoever. There are still a fair few players who enjoy questing though, so I feel like Jagex is slightly letting those players down because they haven't released a single quest in 2018 yet and we're over 3 months into this new year.

I'm not saying that there should be a new quest every week, I'm just raising a point that there should be a better schedule for quests in order to appease people who like quests. Such as 1-2 quests every 2-3months would suffice. ~~Hunteresque - The Picturesque Hunter~~
~~Master Quest Cape Owner - 20/05/2021~~

19-Mar-2018 00:28:23 - Last edited on 19-Mar-2018 00:28:54 by Hunteresque

Magejake50

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As much as I love quests, and it being the reason I play, there are numerous things that deserve more appreciation than questing. Mostly skills that have had very few updates to them.

Slayer, however, with it's 22 updates since the start of 2014 can do one, Slayer is my 2nd favourite skill but it is done, there is nothing more that needs to be added, who is asking for more slayer creatures with 1 hit kills and 50khp?. More needs to focused on other skills. Construction has had 4 updates since the start of 2014 (Aquarium, Mazcab POH portal, Menaphos POH portal, Prif stuff). There is almost no difference between how you train summoning when it was released, and how its trained now (Perhaps while wearing Shaman Outfit and Spirit Onyx to train), though this is perhaps more of a testament on how to make a good skill that doesn't need constant updates *Cough* Invention *Cough*. The smithing update is long overdue and I will be very glad when it comes out, and would rather receive an update to a long neglected skill than a quest. However fishing, is not one of those skills, it has received the most updates of any non combat skill and I don't think they should have prioritised Deep Sea Fishing.

I would love to see more quests but nowadays it seems they have to be either: "Some grand spectacle grandmaster quest" or "TAPP Project". It is obvious that quests aren't getting the attention they deserve, the Evil Dave Quest is one of the few quests to be announced at 2 separate runefests. I would love to see more intermediate quests, not grand spectacles, but not short comical ones either.

Also I'd love a community 'design a quest' contest. W42 - Asgarnian Admin, 6 year Loyal Kinshra and Pie Connoisseur.
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19-Mar-2018 00:29:02

Jul

2011

Hunteresque

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Deltaslug said :
tbh, before you get all nostalgic ... you do remember how buggy a lot of the old quests were?
as bad as you think some content released is currently, some of the old quests on release week were in really bad shape.

plus how often would a quest from "back in the day" have to be pushed back a week or 2 from the time they said they were going to release it?
nowadays, if they say they are going to release it 3/19, they really do mean they will try to release it 3/19 ... 3/20 at the latest.

Fair enough points here. If they were working on more quests in a year and one had to be pushed back for a little while, I wouldn't complain because they'd actually be working on more quest content for the game rather than neglecting them like they seem to be currently. ~~Hunteresque - The Picturesque Hunter~~
~~Master Quest Cape Owner - 20/05/2021~~

19-Mar-2018 00:54:29

Jul

2011

Hunteresque

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Falkorgron said :

The point of that I'm being sarcastic about the English degree part. If I wasn't clear, what I was trying to say was that making the good quests that everybody wants which is a ton of lore along with runescape mythology god smashing takes up a lot of work, and like what someone already said, it is not reusable content. It takes extra work to explain rs mythology because player s want cutscenes, extra graphics, and etc..A Jmod even complained on twitter once that the community on rs only want a shit ton of lore in order to make a good quest.

Okay yes, those God quests do take a lot of work, however, there are a lot of questlines out there which aren't associated with the Gods that haven't been finished but still are very popular. The Penguin questline, The Gnome questline, The Desert questline just to name a few. Not all quest-loving players including myself are looking for extra graphics and cutscenes to make a good quest. It's a nice touch to see a cutscene but it is in no way necessary.

Falkorgron said :

statistics and feedback proves otherwise.

I'm not sure the statistics do prove that well-written quests aren't popular. While Guthix Sleeps was immensely popular and even some quest-haters say they enjoyed that quest. Even some standalone ones like Evil Dave's Big Day Out were still written well and enjoyable.

Quests still hold a significant place in RuneScape. Have you seen the results of the RS 2018 Survey?

Desert Treasure 2 - 14778 votes (43% of players who voted, check results for a comparison)
Gnome Finale - 12518 votes (37%)
Monkey Madness 2 - 13127 (38%)
New 'Slayer' Quest, Dragonkin etc - 16592 (49%)
Underground Pass 2 - 12513 (37%)
A Wise Old Man Quest - 15852 (46%)
Quest Point Unlock Shop - 19562 (57%)

The statistics for opinions on future quests are right here. Hence why I believe that creating this thread isn't "unfair" to Jagex or unrealistic expectations. ~~Hunteresque - The Picturesque Hunter~~
~~Master Quest Cape Owner - 20/05/2021~~

19-Mar-2018 01:15:51

Jul

2011

Hunteresque

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Falkorgron said :

Because what doesn't make sense is why some particular individuals would pay their clannies and random people A shit ton of gp from credit card swiping to get their imagination upvoted on runelabs. We've might even seen that pop up on the forums, lately, I think.

I mean, those people could've just given me all the money and I would've upvoted on several accounts.

No, that doesn't make sense but we are kinda losing the whole point of this thread. It's about releasing a few more quests every year, not about the cons of bringing Runelabs back. There could be, I'm sure, another way to get the community involved with quest ideas. ~~Hunteresque - The Picturesque Hunter~~
~~Master Quest Cape Owner - 20/05/2021~~

19-Mar-2018 01:19:52

Jul

2011

Hunteresque

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Magejake50 said :
As much as I love quests, and it being the reason I play, there are numerous things that deserve more appreciation than questing. Mostly skills that have had very few updates to them.

Slayer, however, with it's 22 updates since the start of 2014 can do one, Slayer is my 2nd favourite skill but it is done, there is nothing more that needs to be added, who is asking for more slayer creatures with 1 hit kills and 50khp?. More needs to focused on other skills. Construction has had 4 updates since the start of 2014 (Aquarium, Mazcab POH portal, Menaphos POH portal, Prif stuff). The smithing update is long overdue and I will be very glad when it comes out, and would rather receive an update to a long neglected skill than a quest. However fishing, is not one of those skills, it has received the most updates of any non combat skill and I don't think they should have prioritised Deep Sea Fishing.

I would love to see more quests but nowadays it seems they have to be either: "Some grand spectacle grandmaster quest" or "TAPP Project". It is obvious that quests aren't getting the attention they deserve, the Evil Dave Quest is one of the few quests to be announced at 2 separate runefests. I would love to see more intermediate quests, not grand spectacles, but not short comical ones either.

Also I'd love a community 'design a quest' contest.

I agree with you about Fishing and Slayer. Not everybody wants to get Slayer to Lv120 and I'm not sure it was worth Jagex expanding it that much. Fishing has received a lot of updates and probably too many recently. There are skills that need to be reworked like Mining and Smithing just as you mentioned but I believe that quests are still important to advance the storylines of the game. Otherwise, they will never get completed.

I would like to see more intermediate and experienced quests, not always a grandmaster that takes ages to develop. Yup, a design a quest contest would be great! ~~Hunteresque - The Picturesque Hunter~~
~~Master Quest Cape Owner - 20/05/2021~~

19-Mar-2018 01:26:29

Feb

2010

Boldly Rule

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I have played the old style quests enough in the history of the game. If there were to be more quests per year maybe some new format for quests progression should be developed. For example if you do a quest some new skilling niche is uncovered and you get some benefit. If you do a further quest along the line you progress deeper into the skill or you unlock more difficult combat options for certain bosses. Or when you complete an achievement you complete a quest as a reward and gain something. Quest could be woven differently in gameplay to make the whole game feel engaging in terms of storyline.

19-Mar-2018 03:49:05

May

2022

Rifleavenger

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Support for more quests, and more focus put on quests. I also agree with Nex that "quality over quantity" is utter BS. I haven't noticed a major change in quest content over the last few days, just a loss of output.

Quests are one of the few things I regard in Runescape as content . The things worth looking forward to. Unlike the horrid, repetitive grind that is "skilling." On that note, Menaphos quests being locked behind a grindwall made me quit RS for a year, and I never, ever want to see BS like that again.

I certainly think that the "blockbuster" quests that need a bunch of new assets should be less of a focus, and only occur as major climaxes or capstones to a series. Then an increased number of less development intensive quests can be released.

To me, quests are what makes RS stand out among other MMOs, especially when they have a focus on puzzles.

19-Mar-2018 07:30:41

Mutazombi

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Agreed. While modern gaming is all about teleporting to skilling spot or most gp giving boss monster, quests are traditional part of Runescape and adventure game is supposed to be.

Many people dislike quests, I am not greatest fan of them either, mostly because of traumas from childhood. But lately I have found newer quests enjoyable and stories intresting, and it is always certain feeling of accomplishment after getting one done.

19-Mar-2018 08:39:44

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