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So how about instead of it dropping high level weapons, it drops scrolls and scales. The scrolls would have the details of how to make the weapons from scales. Each weapon would be made by achieving level 85 in its given skill so the blow gun would need 85 fletching the spike 85 smithing and the mage drop would need 85 crafting. This would mean skillers would have to get involved as well.

Just an idea anyway.

22-Nov-2014 01:09:29

KyleTheCon
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KyleTheCon

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Venomous Blowpipe = slower version of darts (so basically it's a shortbow) with a delayed triple hit + venom, possibly suitable for higher leveled players especially if it's one-handed (which it probably isn't)

Venomous Spike = Dragon Defender with venom (Dragon Defender is already controversial as it's considered overpowered, and with venom it's even worse)

Venomous Fang = An upgrade to an already overpowered weapon (it's overpowered only because of the new Occult Necklace which stacks magic damage with it) plus venom.

I think Jagex is trying to give players the slip with the Venomous Spike; this is clearly a Dragon Defender with venom.

The Venomous Fang is gonna bring the staff dangerously close to pre-EoC type of staves, which are too accurate for Ranger gear. As many pre-EoC players who played in 2011-EoC may know, Ganodermic Polypore Mages were dominant over all except the Ganodermic Storm of Armadyl Mages.

I'd say only introduce the blowpipe, but I don't know if the snake would be popular if the only signature drop was a Ranged weapon, unless said Ranged weapon proved to be very effective in PvP (being a degrading, high-speed weapon, it probably won't be used in PvM.) It will prove powerful in PvP, but I don't know if it will in high-level PvP, unless it's one-handed. I'm a huge fan of Construction; love the skill. In particular I'm absolutely fascinated with the
Player-Owned House Dungeon.
My dream is for everyone to be able to build their own personal PvM challenge, one that rivals even current content.

22-Nov-2014 02:30:23

ShiddyTank

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Yeah, some of these are just very slight upgrades to already OP items. However, almost everyone already antipoison pots as soon as they are poisoned, and absolutely everyone will if the poison is getting stronger.
And aside from the poison the stats of the range weapon is poor. Slower than rune knives yet weaker, and the spec shoots 3 shots with a "delay" that takes 60% spec? To be useful it would have to shoot 3 with no "delay" and take only 50% spec. I mean, c'mon...DDS can hit 2 hits in one 4 times in a row and it's 45k...range needs a good spec weapon other than Dark Bow.

22-Nov-2014 03:17:58 - Last edited on 22-Nov-2014 03:23:41 by ShiddyTank

My Dark Hell
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My Dark Hell

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SCRAP THE DEFENDER THING.... POLL US A DRAGON DEFENDER INSTEAD its been mentioned how many times on streams?................. why would we want a poisonous degradable defender? when we can just get the one we want a dragon defender... @Mod Ronan Or @Mod John C read some of cams posts makes some good points .

22-Nov-2014 04:23:39 - Last edited on 22-Nov-2014 04:31:54 by My Dark Hell

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