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Dev Blog: Zeah - The Continent
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Ok so firstly I think this is a fantastic and has the potential to take osrs to another level as a game. Great updates like f2p**** and diaries have seen a rapid rise in the playerbase of osrs and so if they do Zeah right (which I have the confidence that they will) it will hopefully expand the playerbase even further!
Having said that, I feel that Zeah has the potential to RUIN OSRS if not done correctly. Zeah should NOT:
1. Introduce very OP weapons. With a bucket load of new bosses, slayer tasks and quests the temptation to bring in lots of OP weapons will be high. While I am not against new gear, the stats should not be anymore powerful than what we have- ESPECIALLY for PvP. Maybe having weapons that are significantly more powerful for specific bosses might be a good alternative.
2. Turn the game into easyscape. There is obviously a lot of debate about NMZ and how it is not "in the spirit of OSRS". Whether you subscribe to that view is neither here nor there, however, I do believe that Zeah should not bring in lots of extremely efficient ways of training skills, whcih would not only devalue the game but also would ruin nostalgia as older methods of training would be surplanted by Zeah's training methods.
3. Migrate the playerbase away from the current continent. Zeah is going to bring in lots of fantastic new content for people to do. However, it would be terrible for the game- both in terms of nostalgia and playability- if the entire playerbase moved away from the normal playing area and onto Zeah, leaving lots of barren areas and killing nostalgia and the history of the game.
These are just some of my thoughts. As I say, I don't presume that my opinion is right or wrong, but rather I want people to discuss together and with Jagex on how best to go about this great update,as it could be the making or breaking of OSRS, so PLEASE comment about whether you agree/disagree/would improve upon on any of the points I have made.
Sorry for the long post
Having said that, I feel that Zeah has the potential to RUIN OSRS if not done correctly. Zeah should NOT:
1. Introduce very OP weapons. With a bucket load of new bosses, slayer tasks and quests the temptation to bring in lots of OP weapons will be high. While I am not against new gear, the stats should not be anymore powerful than what we have- ESPECIALLY for PvP. Maybe having weapons that are significantly more powerful for specific bosses might be a good alternative.
2. Turn the game into easyscape. There is obviously a lot of debate about NMZ and how it is not "in the spirit of OSRS". Whether you subscribe to that view is neither here nor there, however, I do believe that Zeah should not bring in lots of extremely efficient ways of training skills, whcih would not only devalue the game but also would ruin nostalgia as older methods of training would be surplanted by Zeah's training methods.
3. Migrate the playerbase away from the current continent. Zeah is going to bring in lots of fantastic new content for people to do. However, it would be terrible for the game- both in terms of nostalgia and playability- if the entire playerbase moved away from the normal playing area and onto Zeah, leaving lots of barren areas and killing nostalgia and the history of the game.
These are just some of my thoughts. As I say, I don't presume that my opinion is right or wrong, but rather I want people to discuss together and with Jagex on how best to go about this great update,as it could be the making or breaking of OSRS, so PLEASE comment about whether you agree/disagree/would improve upon on any of the points I have made.
Sorry for the long post
08-Mar-2015 21:33:36
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