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NoxiousNixon
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NoxiousNixon

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i hope all of you realise they want to make everything multi combat, they are taking out safe spots and by giving most monsters a second attack type is going to cost alot more food and add pray pots to even training it that will be very very very expensive and prayer also doesnt even fully protect you from their attacks those are my worse concerns and they NEED to be changed other than that beta looks good

29-Jun-2012 01:07:58

FoD Scape
Dec Member 2023

FoD Scape

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Honestly, I LOVE the new ideas for the combat.
I love the new fighting stances, I love the action and adrenaline bar.
I love how you weild items during combat and at rest. It's all attractive.
BUT, I do however HATE that you guys are over using defence. This game is now going to be based on defence, and honestly that's not right at all. That's not balance. Items such as Robin hood hat and Ranger boots need 40 defence? Along with Black d'hide chaps? Get real. I understand you hate pures, but really? And another thing, the new combat calculator is RIDICULOUS! I've played for 8 years, going on 9 come December. I don't think it's right that i've worked so hard to become maxed out just to be the same level as somebody such as a Ranger Tank. 99 Defence and 99 range = 200 cmb? That's terrible. As of right now, the combat calculator is perfect. I see nothing needed to change about that. I want people to know that i'm elite. now more than 3/4 of the players i know will be maxed out. And that's NOT balanced. Another thing, the HP system? Complete joke. That's a fail. Please take my ideas into consideration. I know that's just a BETA but if this becomes a permanent update without those main things being fixed, you've lost a paying customer of 8 years.
I'd rather go play WoW and have things be balanced there, than the monstrosity that Runescape will have become. Please just take my opinions into consideration. I love this game and I would hate to see it completely destroyed.
Change the new combat calculator and keep the current one!
Other than that, i think the update will be great if you keep prayer and summoning into the combat, and make defence balanced instead of over powered.
Thank you.

29-Jun-2012 01:20:59

Menipyelat
Dec Member 2010

Menipyelat

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hello all, ive been looking for the place to post about beta and my likes and dislikes. so here it is i hope. lol X[) i like the abilities, i do not like that i can not cast an ability if you will while im not in combat.. same goes for a spell like an entagle spell. id use it so i dont have to be in combat more or less. i feel it would be better if you could cast your spell or ability then use is the next click being engading in combat.
i also hate that you can not hybrid anymore. you can only switch one item at a time every 5 ish secs. which is way to slow.. really bugs me because i have put years in to my hybrid fighting style and now i cant use it. i feel hybridding is a huge part of the game and brings a whole new level to the combat triangle and with the new abilities, weapons being the duel weilds, and anything else you could possible use will bring levels, dimensions if you will to the combat triangle than ever before!!! and would make runescape better for all levels. :)
another issue, extreme potions, are weaker.. just spent alot of money to get all the extremes and i really wish i didnt.
i do like the stance and how you store your weapons and shields. however i feel the walking and running could use little work to make look more nature and real, such as little more torso and hip rotation and possibly the arms bend more.
another thing i will have to say i hate is the protect prayers, they dont protect you! everything even weak leveled monsters will hit thru your prayer. make things like slayer and trainning take way longer and much more exspencive.
another issue being sara brews, they barely help you wtf??? lol all i have to say about that.. lol and prayer potions, i feel all potions should effect you equally as they do now in normal game play.
all in all i feel runescape is a great game, i dare say the best. it does not need to get overhulled, it is a great plate form. id like to see the best of beta and runescape come together to make magic! :D

29-Jun-2012 02:19:28

Menipyelat
Dec Member 2010

Menipyelat

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a few more things i didnt have room for; first the combat is way too slow, i love the abilitIes but im not going to be able to spend the time it would take to train slayer, make money pvm or dung having combat take so much longer. i feel it needs to be more equalled out pvm as it is now in the normal game play outside of the beta. making runescape a reasonable game to play raither than unreasonable, even as it is i waste WAY to much time playing!
also the bolts for the cross bow, rune cross bow can only use up to rune bolts in beta. thats not fair, not everyone has the ccb and or the time to get one.. plus they are alot better anyway making them the only ones that can use the dragon (e) and onyx (e) would be highly unfair to everyone else. on top of that the dragon (e) and onyx (e) all started out as a rune bolt..
lol do the right thing jagex!!! <3 X[)
thanks for reading, your dear friend Menipyelat

29-Jun-2012 02:37:09 - Last edited on 29-Jun-2012 02:46:42 by Menipyelat

ForeverLegit

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Before I get into my opinion on and observations of the Combat Beta, I apologize ahead of time, if there are details that I have missed. I'm not looking for unnecessary arguments. With that being said, I want everyone involved in the development of this Beta to know that it is very impressive. Like any other content, there are good and bad aspects to it. I love the animations; they are so realistic. The dual wielding is epic, and it looks boss. It's nice to see my virtual fingers, gripping my weapons. The stances inside and outside of combat are exceptional, and the ability to sheath weapons/shields is one of the coolest things I've seen throughout my 8 Runescape years. Unfortunately, I believe the combat abilities could be improved. For example, they could require specific weapons to use (similar to special attacks). This would make many weapons worth using or keeping that may otherwise become obsolete. In addition, the constitution abilities can be used at low levels. I think these should require higher levels, because I feel that the lifepoints gained by armor make the constituion skill fairly irrelevant. You can be one hit without wearing armor, so constitution doesn't help much. I think that the defensive abilities themselves are enough incentive to train defence. I don't think armor should require higher levels to wear, because that is not fair or logical. That's like changing the level required to cut yews. It just doesn't make sense. Pures/hybrid are highly effected by the change in armor requirements, and the lifepoint boost provided by all armor. They are at a huge disadvantage. The entire wilderness shouldn't be multi. There definitely needs to be some changes in this Beta. In the end, I respect that a lot of people have worked really hard on this, so I realize that not everything can or will be changed. I'm also well aware of the fact that not everyone can be pleased. I just hope the developers take my comments into consideration.

29-Jun-2012 02:47:53

oxSTICKxo

oxSTICKxo

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Everything seems alright, reminds me alot of WOW.. only thing I 100% disagree with, is new combat level. I am nearly 99 defence right now, and will be 135 combat.. new method, im already maxed? I want those other levels as a reminder that I need to train.

29-Jun-2012 03:02:55

MEGA TR0N
Jun Member 2023

MEGA TR0N

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i really have only 1 question. what is the point of having range or mage or melee armor if they give same bonuses? like armadyl and bandos armors give exactly same defence and lifepoints boost then you could easily use it for magic as it doesnt effect it at all?

29-Jun-2012 03:28:26

Iso Decoder
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Iso Decoder

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Also, can we have abilities in the ranged section that requires the use of god bows? Like arrows that does water damage needs a Saradomin bow, fire needs Zamorak and earth needs Guthix? Just proposing the addition of elemental attacks to the ranged abilities to ensure the god bows are not redundant. Thank you for reading. :)

29-Jun-2012 03:51:46

xSimo
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xSimo

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Very disappointed I did not get invited. I've had well over 4 years worth of runescape membership. I missed a few months in between sadly. Cost me my invite to the second of the 2 hugest updates in runescape. I really think it should be based on player activity not membership. Although then I guess it would all be bots that would be invited.

29-Jun-2012 03:54:02

DrkLunarMoon
Nov Member 2023

DrkLunarMoon

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LIving rock creatures are to easy to kill but for Beta is concerned in General I LOVE IT you all did great.. I still think that beta should be seperate from rs and not combine them so people can choose between if they wanna use beta.. But in all BETA ROCKS

29-Jun-2012 03:57:14

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