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ANovel70

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Valley of the Dead -I wasn't looking forward to this, so I forgive you. As for Wildy updates, I think that the Wildy is scary as it is. Roaming bosses would make travelling through it harder. But by all means, put more high level content into the wildy, such as Rocktails or a store that you can buy expensive potions from, such as Overloads for those who don't have the Herblore level.

Inventor -No. Don't scrape this idea. I vote that Inventor should be kept because the Godless is supposed to play an important role in it! Think of the Godless! Also, its supposed to be the artisan skill for Divination. Please keep Inventor! Its a good concept, but I really wanted Elf City to come out first.

World Event -Tuska scares me. Part of me wants her to win to see what happens, but that would end Runescape as we know it. Personally, I think its too early for Tuska to be introduced to RuneScape, but that's just me.

Another God Wars Dungeon -I only started coming here this year. What is meant by "another" God Wars Dungeon?

Minigame Spotlights -I hope F2P can get involved when the spotlight is placed on a F2P minigame. Cabbage Facepunch and Fist of Guthix needs to be one of these spotlights!

Ironman -Can't wait!

Something I want you to mention something about:
RS Companion -Any more plans for this?
The Church of You -I liked this idea.

11-Oct-2014 23:59:03

The Package

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Most of this sounds pretty great! There are a few concerns though:

RuneLabs - To be frank, I believe this is an awful idea. I know the Jagex staff gets a lot of flak about doing their job, and even I complain about a certain something somewhat regularly (microtransactions), but there's a limit to just how much power you should give to players.
As it is right now, the staff already reads and considers suggestions from not only the official RS forums, but Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, and other sources.
Why would an update like this be necessary? For staff convenience? That's all well and good, but...

The amount of problems systems like this create far outweigh their benefits. No matter how much you try to cater to player suggestions, you'll always get complainers. Implement this idea, and the forums will still be flooded with those complaining that their suggestions were not highly rated or taken seriously by Jagex, and making conspiracy theories about it to boot. Moreover, I would already argue that some poor decisions for the long-term health of Runescape have been made solely as a result of vocal minorities complaining very loudly. With a system like this, poor ideas can theoretically make their way into the game solely by way of propaganda campaigns (ie: through popular YouTube channels or mass clan support voting). At the end of the day, I still trust Jagex over the notoriously-stubborn and change-hating playerbase.

Scrap Inventor? - While I do believe current skills should be enriched and improved, I don't think promises of a new skill should be completely revoked just because Elf City was the higher priority a few months ago. Perhaps inventor just isn't the right new skill?

12-Oct-2014 00:58:51

Fashionista
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Fashionista

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Caitiecola said :
I definitely support the idea of Invention's content being spread into different skills to give them purpose, but that doesn't mean Invention has to be scrapped. Just make an Invention skill requirement to make all the cool, new inventions on top of a skill requirement in other skills. This way, invention can still do things on its own that don't really fit into any other skills, while still effectively "reworking" other skills that nobody really trains. Where would the machines that convert skilling supplies into stuff that you were always talking about fit in without Invention?

You can find a point in the middle of the road easily with Invention, which kind of upsets me that you have to poll this decision. So we either get no skill at all or a skill that isn't incorporated into other skills whatsoever?

Why is it always so black & white? :/

^Can do this to please both sides
Domination - Fashion Moderator

12-Oct-2014 01:29:39

Specter9000

Specter9000

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Some very interesting ideas there, but I just know that the player-suggested ideas will be influenced by campaigns as mentioned by the previous poster.
The card game is incredibly unnecessary. Use those people to help improve the game.
Let's hope Jagex, with the needed departure of Mod MMG, will improve this year!

12-Oct-2014 01:30:31

Bzay
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Bzay

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The Inventor skill is a great concept. The main reason so many people are against it is because they don't want to lose their Comp Capes. The same ones complaining about Inventor are the same ones who complained about Divination, Soul Reaper, Mor*ran's Challenges, etc. Basically anything that takes away their Comp Capes for a day means they'll vote against it. Instead of scrapping the idea of Invention, make it a skill but it is beneficial that you have the existing skills at a reasonable level to train effectively just like Dungeoneering.

Invention was supposed to be released shortly after Divination to give the skill more use. While Divination has more uses than the other gathering skills, it needs its companion Production skill to make it complete.

People voted the Elf City over Invention due to the Elf City gates sitting in the Elven Lands forever. Within the Light ended on a cliffhanger so players wanted to finally reach the city. A lot of people wanted both things not just one or the other.

Dont scrap the idea of the skill just because of lazy people who don't want to lose their Comp Capes. This skill will give the regular Compers something else to do rather than go for the afk CW cape or all 120s

12-Oct-2014 01:42:11 - Last edited on 12-Oct-2014 01:44:32 by Bzay

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