I agree with TBO Shadow about EOC, I have played Runescape now for nearly 5 years and the main reason why I have played for so long is because it is for the most part - fairly simple and relaxing. It does take awhile to get a skill up to 99 but it has been worth it and like TBO Shadow I have most of my combat skills at 99 as well.
I have tried Beta several times now and it laggs so bad it's frustrating, the revamping of combat has me baffled as to why they have changed it so much rather than just tweaking what we have here now.
Also, to force us all to take it or leave it - my huntch is this isn't an optional update but rather one Jagex is going through with wether we like it or not. Well I don't like it, this isn't Playstation or XBOX - it's a computer. It is entriely different to have a Playstation controller in your hand doing combo moves and adapting to combat statuses like adrenaline and what have you. Although I do play Games on the Playstation like Reckoning and Gods of War, I also play Runescape to get away from that. I have also played PC Games that try to adapt that style of combat and they fail miserably, yeah the graphics are fabulous - but you spend most of your time frustrated.
To me, this is suicide if they go through with this. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you that it will fail epicly. Most of your members for one will have to upgrade their computers because their current graphics cards will not support beta, also you have changed everything in the game that your long term members know so well and have made it more difficult - all of this will create so much frustration that many will just leave. I have tried many online games and the main reason why I have stayed with runescape is because it doesn't stress me out, I play because it relaxes me - however that will all change once it is updated to Beta. That will be my last day, it is upsetting because I have put so much time into Runescape.
30-Sep-2012 09:38:25