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MangaFreak
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the original scythe doesn't have any value besides sentimental... any old holiday items have no value and i see no issue with them being re-released. to this day it boggles my brain that people think thousands of players would quit over them re-releasing this kind of stuff or ruin the game. like no... it wouldn't. it really wouldn't. i've asked plenty of people too, to give me 5 reasons how bringing back old holiday items would ruin this game and topple the economy. no one has given me not even a single reason. so i'll stand my ground and hope that one day they just bring back old holiday rewards like they do in old school every year. (and i'm talking about holiday rewards that you can't trade, not party hats or h-ween masks)
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23-Jun-2022 05:38:09

01 Partyhat
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MangaFreak said :
the original scythe doesn't have any value besides sentimental... any old holiday items have no value and i see no issue with them being re-released. to this day it boggles my brain that people think thousands of players would quit over them re-releasing this kind of stuff or ruin the game. like no... it wouldn't. it really wouldn't. i've asked plenty of people too, to give me 5 reasons how bringing back old holiday items would ruin this game and topple the economy. no one has given me not even a single reason. so i'll stand my ground and hope that one day they just bring back old holiday rewards like they do in old school every year. (and i'm talking about holiday rewards that you can't trade, not party hats or h-ween masks)

That would defeat the purpose of releasing them the way they did.

If they won't make the OGs tradeable then I'd say if they did release a new one, and it looked the same, just change the color scheme to like a black handle and silver sickle part. At least have some way to differentiate the 2.

I'm sorry you weren't around in 2003 to get your scythe or bunny ears. Not my fault and not my problem.

Imo don't even re-release them. Make them tradeable. It shouldn't be that hard to do.

23-Jun-2022 14:06:26

MangaFreak
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01 Partyhat said :
MangaFreak said :
the original scythe doesn't have any value besides sentimental... any old holiday items have no value and i see no issue with them being re-released. to this day it boggles my brain that people think thousands of players would quit over them re-releasing this kind of stuff or ruin the game. like no... it wouldn't. it really wouldn't. i've asked plenty of people too, to give me 5 reasons how bringing back old holiday items would ruin this game and topple the economy. no one has given me not even a single reason. so i'll stand my ground and hope that one day they just bring back old holiday rewards like they do in old school every year. (and i'm talking about holiday rewards that you can't trade, not party hats or h-ween masks)

That would defeat the purpose of releasing them the way they did.

If they won't make the OGs tradeable then I'd say if they did release a new one, and it looked the same, just change the color scheme to like a black handle and silver sickle part. At least have some way to differentiate the 2.

I'm sorry you weren't around in 2003 to get your scythe or bunny ears. Not my fault and not my problem.

Imo don't even re-release them. Make them tradeable. It shouldn't be that hard to do.

imho i wouldn't really care if they brought back party hats and h-ween masks either but that's a whole different ball park and i know that would cause a lot of chaos. but there's literally no reason they can't bring back old holiday rewards. and don't give me that crap about not being on in 2003. i didn't even own a computer in 2003, and i'm sure others didn't either. we could barely afford to put food on the table. also, they have brought back some of the older holiday items in the past like the tinsel snake and the snow globe so i don't see an issue here. it's time to stop acting like nostalgia keeps this game alive. the players who get on every day keep it alive.
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23-Jun-2022 21:13:07

01 Partyhat
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01 Partyhat said :
MangaFreak said :


That would defeat the purpose of releasing them the way they did.

If they won't make the OGs tradeable then I'd say if they did release a new one, and it looked the same, just change the color scheme to like a black handle and silver sickle part. At least have some way to differentiate the 2.

I'm sorry you weren't around in 2003 to get your scythe or bunny ears. Not my fault and not my problem.

Imo don't even re-release them. Make them tradeable. It shouldn't be that hard to do.

imho i wouldn't really care if they brought back party hats and h-ween masks either but that's a whole different ball park and i know that would cause a lot of chaos. but there's literally no reason they can't bring back old holiday rewards. and don't give me that crap about not being on in 2003. i didn't even own a computer in 2003, and i'm sure others didn't either. we could barely afford to put food on the table. also, they have brought back some of the older holiday items in the past like the tinsel snake and the snow globe so i don't see an issue here. it's time to stop acting like nostalgia keeps

I got my scythe on a school computer before class so you can leave that "I didn't have a computer" talk behind. You do realize the majority of the player base plays osrs right? There are also many players getting that 20yr cape as well.

You've been playing runescape this whole time without the scythe. Are you going to boycott/ quit if you don't get one now?

Idc about that tinsel snake or the snow globe and I have neither of those. I also don't go screaming that I want them to re release the Santa suit since I don't have that either. I've missed a lot of holiday items and guess what? It is what it is...

Bunny ears and scythe are the only items that show you truly played during the early days.

23-Jun-2022 22:32:41

Draco Burnz
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01 Partyhat said :


I got my scythe on a school computer before class so you can leave that "I didn't have a computer" talk behind. You do realize the majority of the player base plays osrs right? There are also many players getting that 20yr cape as well.

You've been playing runescape this whole time without the scythe. Are you going to boycott/ quit if you don't get one now?

Idc about that tinsel snake or the snow globe and I have neither of those. I also don't go screaming that I want them to re release the Santa suit since I don't have that either. I've missed a lot of holiday items and guess what? It is what it is...

Bunny ears and scythe are the only items that show you truly played during the early days.

Exactly.

I dont have scythe either nor do i ever want it as that would mean jagex would have to ruin it for the ppl who got it originally.

If you can go this long w/o it, then it doesnt need to be rereleased.

Besides, we've already had other scythes released in the meantime:

https://runescape.wiki/w/Death%27s_ceremonial_scythe

https://runescape.wiki/w/Death%27s_silver_ceremonial_scythe
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23-Jun-2022 23:41:38

MangaFreak
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yes, because i'm sure my priorities during school should have been playing runescape on a computer. you still haven't given a reason as to how bringing back old holiday items would destroy this game or make thousands of players leave. because it wouldn't. we can keep arguing back and forth about this but i'm not going to give in. i could ask anyone on my friends list or clan and they'd agree there's no reason they can't bring back old holiday rewards. in fact there was a poll years ago that asked if players wanted them to be re-released and it WON. when it comes down to it, it's "i own this item from years ago and i'm the only one who deserves to own this item, no one else!" you know how selfish that sounds? i know for a fact that these "precious" holiday items literally sit in peoples banks or better yet, diango and collect dust. so don't sit there and argue with me unless you want to give me valid reasons as to how bringing back these cosmetic items would completely ruin the game and make thousands of people quit.
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24-Jun-2022 00:06:37

MangaFreak
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and that's another thing. they made veteran capes for a reason. to show you how long you've been playing. you don't need holiday rewards to show that. plus they could easily add something to the examine text for players that shows you how long someone has been playing the game.
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24-Jun-2022 00:08:32

Trip180

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01 Partyhat has it right. The scythe looks stupid, only has value in being old.

I don’t have a scythe. I do have a rubber chicken, which is sort of an old rare. I have other stuff, but just that one item of mine seems oldish.

Regarding whether it would harm the game, a rerelease just lessens the game, makes it less interesting. It alone wouldn’t make or break the game. Phats are so rare now that even a rerelease wouldn’t destroy the game; but the game would become less. I cannot for the life of me manage to catch Covid. Perhaps it's because I didn't get vaxxed? The travails of those lacking immunity. :(

25-Jun-2022 08:26:12

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