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4: If this counts, then various things on the forums have been nice to see.
Though I'm not a regular forumer, I am friends with some who are, and I think I'll leave it to them to voice exactly what the best bits have been, other than to say I've really enjoyed them!
5: The Well:
What can I say? Great update, and you should be rightfully proud. I have seen this suggested many times in the past, but I can understand the problems with implimenting it (monitarily, as well as other things). Having another way to give, for people who don't have the resources to do so irl, or can make a bigger impact this way (or even those who just live in RS and consider that their life
) is wonderfull. I saw many people I know from Gop high up on the lists, so at least I know their many hours playing that have payed off and had some worth outside of RS too.
6: Meeting Brassica in game~
Ja, this is here, sorry
I just really like that RS has not decided to completely outwrite its humour. I'm also glad that they've not gone entirely down the line of making him a 'joke-deity', rather than a deity of jokes and happiating (as a friend of mine puts it).
I think a big part of that has been finally getting some of my friends to stop going on about lack of cabbage in the game!
(though they're still comming up with lovely theories about him, current one being that he's a sentient elder atifact, and that 'The Vegetable of Guthix' refers to him being an artifact used by Guthix, and hence the real source of Guthix' power O-o)
7: The times when players have been listened to about things which matter.
I hope to see this continue, as much good has, and can still, come out of it.
8: There has been some really great content, though I still think that the update of 12/08/08 (and subsequent revisions) was the best one ever, so I haven't been experiencing much other content since.
Edits to all posts are to correct some of the spelling (missing some still).
Though I'm not a regular forumer, I am friends with some who are, and I think I'll leave it to them to voice exactly what the best bits have been, other than to say I've really enjoyed them!
5: The Well:
What can I say? Great update, and you should be rightfully proud. I have seen this suggested many times in the past, but I can understand the problems with implimenting it (monitarily, as well as other things). Having another way to give, for people who don't have the resources to do so irl, or can make a bigger impact this way (or even those who just live in RS and consider that their life
) is wonderfull. I saw many people I know from Gop high up on the lists, so at least I know their many hours playing that have payed off and had some worth outside of RS too.
6: Meeting Brassica in game~
Ja, this is here, sorry
I just really like that RS has not decided to completely outwrite its humour. I'm also glad that they've not gone entirely down the line of making him a 'joke-deity', rather than a deity of jokes and happiating (as a friend of mine puts it).
I think a big part of that has been finally getting some of my friends to stop going on about lack of cabbage in the game!
(though they're still comming up with lovely theories about him, current one being that he's a sentient elder atifact, and that 'The Vegetable of Guthix' refers to him being an artifact used by Guthix, and hence the real source of Guthix' power O-o)
7: The times when players have been listened to about things which matter.
I hope to see this continue, as much good has, and can still, come out of it.
8: There has been some really great content, though I still think that the update of 12/08/08 (and subsequent revisions) was the best one ever, so I haven't been experiencing much other content since.
Edits to all posts are to correct some of the spelling (missing some still).
22-Dec-2013 02:04:55 - Last edited on 22-Dec-2013 17:22:35 by Yusou Bhoroi
could really help in saving time for reworking the Fist of Guthix minigame!
That was the main thing I was worrying about you having to cook up to make redoing this minigame a viable prospect; but now there is no excuse to remove it: The game will be enjoyable, playable, fair, and it remains an enjoyable game concept (it's unique in RuneScape); verry little time, comparatively, will be needed to work on the remaing things, such as interface reworking, counters for players till game starts, reward updates/overhauls (making them relevent slots in the armour tables again).
I hope this will add one more minigame to the list of those which would be quick and easy to make popular again. (maybe even save some time you can then use on making customisable altars for Gop?
(lol, I know that wish is in vain, but I can dream!)).
I look forward to the minigame reworks, and hope that they are sensitively done, and only add to what is already there, without taking anything away, or demolishing established communities/making it impossible for new ones to form.
~ They are fun to play with friends (great for the new system proposed), but these groups should also have a cohesion and be able to interact, feeling part of a larger community for each particular game, and indeed minigames as a whole; so much more can be got out of games if all people can play and meet and learn, yet also keep sepperate when they need to, without that preventing them from playing.
Perhaps a (maybe this is crazy) further step into this "Year of the Player" would be to have various support groups in-game actually part of the system (optional use, of course) for parts of the game. It would then only require one person to check up on all these, rather than many to come up with systems and new things to deal with problems. I would have thought it unmentionable, but you have taken big steps in involving communities more, with ..
That was the main thing I was worrying about you having to cook up to make redoing this minigame a viable prospect; but now there is no excuse to remove it: The game will be enjoyable, playable, fair, and it remains an enjoyable game concept (it's unique in RuneScape); verry little time, comparatively, will be needed to work on the remaing things, such as interface reworking, counters for players till game starts, reward updates/overhauls (making them relevent slots in the armour tables again).
I hope this will add one more minigame to the list of those which would be quick and easy to make popular again. (maybe even save some time you can then use on making customisable altars for Gop?
(lol, I know that wish is in vain, but I can dream!)).
I look forward to the minigame reworks, and hope that they are sensitively done, and only add to what is already there, without taking anything away, or demolishing established communities/making it impossible for new ones to form.
~ They are fun to play with friends (great for the new system proposed), but these groups should also have a cohesion and be able to interact, feeling part of a larger community for each particular game, and indeed minigames as a whole; so much more can be got out of games if all people can play and meet and learn, yet also keep sepperate when they need to, without that preventing them from playing.
Perhaps a (maybe this is crazy) further step into this "Year of the Player" would be to have various support groups in-game actually part of the system (optional use, of course) for parts of the game. It would then only require one person to check up on all these, rather than many to come up with systems and new things to deal with problems. I would have thought it unmentionable, but you have taken big steps in involving communities more, with ..
22-Dec-2013 02:47:10
the hiring of the three video-based, community-oriented mods (players who were well known for being players, before they were JMODS), the transferring of the Community Roundup to player-control (good to see that kept running, and nice to see you accepting this; it may have been a choice between keeping it and handing it to volunteers, but I think it's a great move!), and the official supporting of a 'Newbie Help Group'.
All those are actually good steps, and I really hope they work well, both for JAGEX, and just for the sheer fun of them and the good feeling it must give players, knowing that they can really influence the game and build meaningfull communities here.
Perhaps, therefore, it isn't too much further to alllow other areas of player-provided support to be relied upon and endorsed (where appropriate, of course), or perhaps relied upon/consulted for future updates to make content more usable. Tutorials for one, could be made a lot more easily, and to a higher standard, with a greater degree of player feedback, especially from the communities who understand areas of the game inside out.
I don't wish this to be just suggestions; it's merely pointing out what has been good about this Year, and my hopes that it is taken a step further.
All in all, though there are a few things that concern me, and (as you've noted) areas like Quests did seem a little left behind (compared to usual), this has been a good Year, with many great things in it.
I wish you luck, and really hope things go well next Year, and then on; I wish you all happy times and as much enjoyment in making the game as we get from playing it!
All the best:
Some random nub who doesn't know how to shut up and stop wafflling!!
All those are actually good steps, and I really hope they work well, both for JAGEX, and just for the sheer fun of them and the good feeling it must give players, knowing that they can really influence the game and build meaningfull communities here.
Perhaps, therefore, it isn't too much further to alllow other areas of player-provided support to be relied upon and endorsed (where appropriate, of course), or perhaps relied upon/consulted for future updates to make content more usable. Tutorials for one, could be made a lot more easily, and to a higher standard, with a greater degree of player feedback, especially from the communities who understand areas of the game inside out.
I don't wish this to be just suggestions; it's merely pointing out what has been good about this Year, and my hopes that it is taken a step further.
All in all, though there are a few things that concern me, and (as you've noted) areas like Quests did seem a little left behind (compared to usual), this has been a good Year, with many great things in it.
I wish you luck, and really hope things go well next Year, and then on; I wish you all happy times and as much enjoyment in making the game as we get from playing it!
All the best:
Some random nub who doesn't know how to shut up and stop wafflling!!
22-Dec-2013 02:56:28
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