Rs does need a bit of a scale increase. But if they do, the lodestones would make it so it wouldn't matter, so with that said, the lodestone would have to be changed:
Reputation
Possibly make them so they are linked to the achievement diaries? Perhaps local mini-quests in each city that when done, provide simple rewards (some gold coins and perhaps simple food items) with rewards increasing at higher levels. These local mini-quests would also reward reputation points (with tiers of ranks with these points. You can't honestly expect a random armored, well-equipped person gets to talk to the king in RS's setting do ya?), in doing so, lets you access specific rewards (lodestones, and cosmetic over-rides).
Concerns:
"Have to farm reputation"
Think of it like a mini-achievement diary, but slight more locally involved. In which once done, their done, those rank of mini-quests are done.
"What would be expected from these mini-quests in order to complete them"
From exploring (basic rank) all the way to killing mobs, perhaps a mini-boss (higher rank, with difficulty increasing as the ranks increase).
31-Dec-2013 06:25:25
