RuneScape Forum Archive | I voted no to new skill

Aug

2013

Jeremy Cheng

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I voted no. Don't care how good the new skill's rewards are, don't care if it's been 9 years and no skill. The game is going to be osrs in name only if a new skill gets added. Especially if dungeoneering or summoning are considered. Why is the poll for the new skill not 75% threshold? This is a massive content suggestion that needs a higher yes threshold since it's so divisive. All other polls can be 70% idc, but raise up the poll for new skill back to 75%. I hope there are more ppl out there who feel the same way and will vote no. I'm going to say the cliche phrase: "Who asked?" Who exactly asked for a new skill in osrs and not in rs3? This is why we need no update osrs servers. With that nowhere on the horizon, I will always vote no to new skills so max cape doesn't take longer and so I'm not forced to spend 200m just to get it to 99.

11-Dec-2022 01:52:29

Oct

2021

Ice Gengar

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The game already is OSRS by name only. Adding a new skill is the same as adding new bosses, new quests, new mini games, new equipment. OSRS was just a starting point for the direction of the game to progress in, without progression it would have died after a year. No one has ever mentioned dungeoneering or summoning or any other of the RS3 skills as even being considered for the new skill and it's even been stated that if OSRS ever had a new skill it would never be one of those and something new entirely. No one is forcing you to spend 200m on getting a new skill to 99.

11-Dec-2022 03:00:06

Sep

2023

TravelDrugL

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game cant survive off nostalgia. even if the game stays true to some of the old school days. it has to advance in some forms. this is still a company. and i hope others feel the same way as i do when i say. a new skill would be awesome to have if it is designed well. and i am sure it will be done well since the team has been putting out pretty awesome content for a while now. voting no for the sake of no is jus plain simple childish tbh

11-Dec-2022 05:39:36

Avid Sparx

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Jeremy Cheng said :
I voted no. Don't care how good the new skill's rewards are, don't care if it's been 9 years and no skill. The game is going to be osrs in name only if a new skill gets added. Especially if dungeoneering or summoning are considered. Why is the poll for the new skill not 75% threshold? This is a massive content suggestion that needs a higher yes threshold since it's so divisive. All other polls can be 70% idc, but raise up the poll for new skill back to 75%. I hope there are more ppl out there who feel the same way and will vote no. I'm going to say the cliche phrase: "Who asked?" Who exactly asked for a new skill in osrs and not in rs3? This is why we need no update osrs servers. With that nowhere on the horizon, I will always vote no to new skills so max cape doesn't take longer and so I'm not forced to spend 200m just to get it to 99.

You should've listened to me, lol 'Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.'
T. Pratchett, 1948-2015 RIP, you are missed

11-Dec-2022 07:42:34

JorgiePorgie

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I also think adding a new skill is important for the health of the game. RuneScape 2 added new skills and it was just fine. Slayer, farming, construction, hunting, these are still treasured by people who play OSRS. Correct me if I'm wrong, because it's been so long ago, but weren't summoning and dungeoneering added prior to EoC as well? So, technically they're "Old School" skills as well, but they were left out of OSRS. Why? Probably because they left a bad taste in the mouths of players. I didn't care for summoning personally but I thought dungeoneering was cool. Did it need to be a skill? No probably not, but I still think it was fun.

The point is the game needs new skills in order to continue to generate hype for existing and new players. The purists won't agree and that's fine. They're clearly in the minority when it comes to this. Previous skills were VERY close to passing and only fell short by a few percentage points. And that's WITH Jagex coming to us and saying, "here's a new skill, do you want it?" I think we'll see more support from players with Jagex working with the community from start to finish.

We'll see, but I hope this poll passes.

11-Dec-2022 17:55:29

May

2023

ShallPrevail

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@ Jeremy Cheng

- To be honest, I see your approach and respect it but I don't think it's in good faith. I think you as a player of RS3 have seen continuous failures and are *scared* or implying that a change on OSRS will lead to a failure.

And if you don't think RS3 has had continuous failures, and then seeing all the players understanding and posting that RS3 has had complete failures continuously, encouraged you to bring the scare tactic here.

- Your post is not a right approach, but rather a new skill after 9 years is not such a bad consideration seeing as how popular OSRS is now and the fact that the new skill would actually most likely be FUN and not made just for the company to make $$$ off of the players *like RS3 does for all their updates*.

- It's hard to say OSRS needs a new skill, seeing as how successful they have been, but I would never put it down after 9 years of great growth within the game.

Hopefully everyone's having fun, you hit the jackpot with choosing OSRS over RS3, I am jealous as I would never make another account under Jagex's name after the last 5 years I've experienced with RS3, bad is a understatement. kudos to the new skill announcement mates.

And to top it off, never feel bad if things go downhill and you eventually want to play another game, RS3 is absolutely terrible and has been for at least the last 6-8 years, you made a great game with OSRS, never put your head down.

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11-Dec-2022 18:44:23 - Last edited on 11-Dec-2022 18:53:10 by ShallPrevail

Jun

2006

Dilbert2001

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I don't know how to vote when I don't even know what I am voting for.

I will like to see a skill in OSRS, but I don't want to vote YES for a skill only to see a minigame pretending to be a skill in RS3 just like what we see the rocky start of Dungeoneering in RS3.

If the "skill" OSRS is Dungeoneering they will just copy from RS3, which I absolutely think it is predetermined, then NO, it is not a skill. It is just a minigame like a multiplayer Gauntlet with only people selling floor and account services.

If it is a real skill like Summoning in RS3, or Warding/Sailing as OSRS proposed in the past, I will say yes.

11-Dec-2022 22:13:06

MoneyMagik

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either a new skill or put more focus on the battle side of magic rather than making 1 Billion dollar weapons for magic ...

12-Dec-2022 00:24:26

Dec

2023

Dn Isilith

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As soon as you idiots voted/introduced things like GE/Dragon Claws 2007scape was dead. The community was sooooo adamant about not adding claws too(hence the joke claws), but what happened? The crowd that is so against new skills, new additions that don't benefit their playstyle, which is PVM ended up voting yes to claws. PvP, new skills, skilling slowly took a backseat to all the max-level players threatening to quit if anything other than PVM content with new BIS items weren't introduced. Add on to the game slowly getting easier to achieve 99s, and various other once influential and difficult aspirations with new things being added.

You'd think with the game getting easier new players would be pouring in? Nope, really its just various new alts being made rather than new players because there isn't much being added to appeal to all playstyles just PVM.

The game NEEDS community-involved content like dungeoneering(without power creep), since everything else other than end-game PVM does not require a group. Of course, we see the same old dung from the self-centred players only wanting more content for themselves(this has been happening for years and years and I commented on it back when sailing was talked about).

A new skill that would be randomly generated content like what sailing would have been should have passed with flying colors but enough players that don't want to have to play the game shut down any attempt at a new skill. It's one of the reasons I slowly stopped playing osrs.

TLDR: Its remarkable people still cling on the to 2007scape when its so far removed from that game. Pvmers just using every excuse to vote no on new things they have to work for even if it could be super fun. Probably RMTERS

12-Dec-2022 01:41:16

Aug

2023

Teridax

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Support. To hell with any new skills. We need vanilla OSRS pronto with an actual guarantee of no updates, I DON’T GIVE A DAMN if you efficiency-scape knuckleheads claim it would be dead. Look at quest speedrunning worlds and try telling me that.

If you want new skills, and if you REALLY think OSRS is just “RuneScape with a different evolution stone” GO BACK TO RS3. If you continuously crave new content and more and more grind just go to RS3 and stop killing off OSRS further. A game CAN survive off nostalgia alone, or we wouldn’t even be here!

12-Dec-2022 03:47:51

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