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Fros Tee

Fros Tee

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KISS
Jagex seems to be unaware that a large portion of their paying customers do so for a SIMPLE (as in non-complex) gaming experience. The RS graphics aren't the best, the servers break down more than they should, lag and DC's are SOP (so much so, that in the past 6 months I haven't been able to do anything REALLY challenging in combat or quests), and customer service sucks! swamp water.
RS began as a very simple game. It has grown over the years to be not as simple. This beta is not only making combat MUCH more complex, but for those who want simplicity it's just not worth it. It was combat BALANCE we asked for, not a WOW clone.
So, jagex/ivp KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid! Won't really matter to me, as I'll be moving on to better things in 2 days.

28-Jun-2012 05:28:16

Axton

Axton

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I just realized that multiway combat is everywhere. This is very troubling indeed.
In fact, this is horrible: WE HAVE TO COMPETE FOR DROPS EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME, WITH EVERY MONSTER.
You might as well install dwarf multicanons all over the place and have them firing all the time.
Example:
Ever been happily ranging a black dragon and somebody runs in and plops a canon in the middle of the room? It effectively takes over all the dragons. Personally I despise multicanons, I think they immediately ruin any area in which they are set up. Worldwide multiway combat ruins EVERY area.
YOU WILL SPEND HOURS KILLING MONSTERS AND YOU MIGHT GET A FEW DROPS HERE AND THERE IF YOU'RE LUCKY.
It already happened to me in the first 5 minutes of beta play. I was killing Lumbridge goblins and did*’t get any drops. I figured that there just weren’t any drops in beta, until I learned the ugly truth:
WE NOW COMPETE FOR DROPS.
Scenario 1:
Grotworms. There are already so many players camped in grotworm area that I have to wait to attack one. With multiway combat, the level 200 (which Gleinor will now be overrun with) who can afford $200M of gear will get all the drops.
WE HAVE TO COMPETE FOR DROPS EVERYWHERE.
Scenario 2:
Dagganoths. (or any slayer task for that matter) Bye-bye drops. There WILL be a full Pernix –sporting level 200 in every world who will be getting ALL the drops.
IF YOU AREN'T LEVEL 200 WITH THE BEST GEAR YOU WILL NO LONGER GET MONSTER DROPS.
Scenario 3:
Glacors. Enough said.
The only 2 reasons I see for worldwide multiway combat is to cater to high level summoners who feel summoning was nerfed when taken out of the combat calculation. And to allow greater use of multi-target magic. Neither of these reasons justify this change.
Worldwide multiway combat is pointless and DE-evolves combat. Please do not change this aspect of the game.

28-Jun-2012 05:43:04 - Last edited on 28-Jun-2012 05:48:26 by Axton

Void Sheep

Void Sheep

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Criticism:
-combat stat bonus is to hard to understand/read.
-noses on the stats screen look TERRIBLE
-you should have the spellbook and te ability book as two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT things! There should still be magic abilities but those should be like magic special attacks!(which were brilliant btw, the specs not the abilities)
-sheathing is awesome! BUT you should be able to sheath and unsheathe your weapons more easily -D'cbow ftw :)
-like that it shows stats when hovering over weapon but as stated above... WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD STATS SCREEN?????
-Way to high lp!
-poly cant use mage anymore?D'bow only shoots 1 arrow at a time? Why jagex???? why???
-like the full bandos/arma but the bandos helm looks ugly...
-having to press space before you type is very annoying
-combat is confusing and slow (from what ive seen so far)
-The new combat level system COMPLETELY favors the pures
-people just drop you in 3 seconds with 1 hit and an ultimate ability
-the fact that you get the xp after the kill is terrible!
more may be coming and how do i get to use the pollies mage attack?

28-Jun-2012 06:29:04 - Last edited on 28-Jun-2012 06:35:21 by Void Sheep

KC1
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KC1

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So I've only been playing this game for 7 years and i can't access the beta server because u need to be a member for 12 consecutive months this is bs I've bought memberships for the past 7 years but i guess that don't count at all lol kinda upset that they wouldn't allow all the 5+ year strong members to access it or they may lose a lot of members just saying.

28-Jun-2012 06:30:27

Liznsimon

Liznsimon

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In my opinion the beta is good but there are some issues that need to be fixed.
Firstly, when you put on armour instead of just your life point potential total increasing, your life points should also increase, keep it as a percentage maybe.
Secondly, i dont enjoy fighting in a multicombat zone all the time. Certain places it works well for but not all places.
I think the leveling system needs work, as level 200 is now too easy to achieve. And it isnt realistic about your true abilities
I like the dual wielding and the abilities i looked at were good but the interface for magic was quite cluttered and i preferred the old look.
Lastly, i dont understand exactly how monsters are leveled as some spiders were 126 while the greater demons werent as high.
However i think that ovrall once the bugs are fixed at will be a wonderfull addition to the game

28-Jun-2012 06:34:43

Shadowprey

Shadowprey

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I absolutely love the new combat !! because of the options in battle I have been able to kill creatures whom I've always had problems with. Thank you Thank you !! It would be awesome though if you all would allow us to keep the amour we use while testing it, just the one we wear mostly. Just putting that out there ! Thanks again it really is great.
Playing the game should be fun, no drama needed :P

28-Jun-2012 06:49:07

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