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Highwind119
Nov Member 2006

Highwind119

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I agree with Rqa. The G.E. would bring a complete paradigm shift in the way trade is done in runescape. It seems to this dried up face that the players voting for the return of the G.E. have been spoiled by its quickness, just like technology has given ordinary people the instant gratification that they don't have to work as hard for anymore. I do see the efficiency of the G.E. and have loved how much money you can make from bubbles. This still exists in EOC. Why introduce something that already exists elsewhere? It will mean the current economy won't be special anymore!

12-Jan-2015 10:11:30 - Last edited on 12-Jan-2015 10:14:43 by Highwind119

Eyron

Eyron

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I know this may sound weird but this is the reason why i don't play on normal account! D: finally! i really enjoy pking this would def be great if it get implimentet to 07!

Hope GE comes out! :) ) Can't wait to get back to pking!

12-Jan-2015 10:46:54

Hypertrophic
Nov Member 2014

Hypertrophic

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Can we have a couple examples posted to the original devblog post to verify the Ava's accumulator change? It states that you will receive ammo back from areas that a player cannot walk to, does this include:

1. Areas where there is some sort of interference? Best example I can think of is at King Latha's Training Camp, the Ava's Accumulator does not retrieve your ammo from the ogre pen because the fence is in the way.

2. Zulrah? If the Ava Accumulator change is passed and the pay the 50k per death at Zulrah doesn't pass, Zulrah may become "too profitable." I like the fact that right now players have to pay money to keep getting ammunition (helps stimulate the fletching/smithing economy and create incentive for other players to make ammo).

12-Jan-2015 10:53:33

Dream Sponge

Dream Sponge

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I'm going to say no, and I'm going to tell you why. OldSchool RuneScape is medieval. I started missing more medieval elements the more modern equivalents that were developed. Abyssal whip? Goodbye, scimitar (special attacks excused). Partyhats? Goodbye, hoods. Those are blunt examples, but what I always deemed most important was the earthy and medieval FEEL of the game, as well as the initial fervour for the background music. What I ALSO liked, was the OPTIONAL commitment we had toward the economy and in effect, SOMEWHAT, to each other. Capitalism is ruled by a central government for the public interest (in theory - no, I won't start on capitalism) and safety. RuneScape had none of that in the beginning. It was, as some might say, 'a dirty free-for-all'. That is what I like about this game. However, we all know that is not true for real human beings, as opposed to pixellated characters and avatars. We all ENJOY the pvp components, safe(for items) and non-safe, because supposedly, underneath our soft and gooey exteriors, we all quite LIKE the notion that we are all smarter, faster or stronger than one another in some way, and are able to prove it through competitive gameplay. Such is the ego. Such is specialisation.

What a game like RuneScape without a centralized trading hub like the GE does for its players and the broader community is offer an intangible reminder that we do not NEED financial commerce. We do not NEED to possess coins and trade constantly with them in order to make a living(an ingame experience worth having), ESPECIALLY since there are 'non-player' characters willing to buy our junk, offer us items for small(*chuckle*) favours and items littering the floor for us to find and make do with. This game is not reality, but it IS a part of each and every one of ours. Let us keep some of our freedom to market and the element of mystery that comes from not knowing exactly what are fellows are doing, because let's be real here - SEE NEXT POST 4 CONCLUSION!

12-Jan-2015 11:04:25

SIGHT 0F G0D

SIGHT 0F G0D

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YES TO GE !!!! please it helps so much with acquiring quest items and buys the item almost instantly..even if the player has their private chat to off..which is really annoying when you need something and u try to add a player and their chat is off.

12-Jan-2015 11:04:49

SIGHT 0F G0D

SIGHT 0F G0D

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Not everyone likes fighting through the crowds of auto type-rs to try to find a specific item..it just ridiculous, i would under stand if there were no auto anythings and people were able to see more clearly, but just because the game is in mid-evil times doesn't mean out computers are..and the G.E. is not all futuristic, think of it like your dropping items off to someone behind the counter and people are coming up looking for an item and asking if there are any of the items on the list for sale if its there they sell it for you the player who dropped it off..yeah it seems instant and automated but its really in reality of the game a process. that's just what i see it as..because that's what it basically is..

12-Jan-2015 11:11:41

Dream Sponge

Dream Sponge

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- the only reason some of us are able to 'do so little' and others are 'have' to 'do so much' in comparison is because of 4 things; capitalism (rules we have made FOR the game), nature (rules inherent IN the game), adventure (drawbacks and side-effects OF the game) and culture (coping mechanisms and strategies for PLAYING the game).

People HAVE and WILL stand around AT this centralized hub, with little-to-no knowledge of the REAL people who play the game and ATTEMPT TO PROFIT from simple distribution and RE-distribution, which is fine if you don't take the game seriously or if you REALLY DO KNOW what EVERYONE wants, but either way, what's going to happen is that we will realize that 'all of the action' is happening through these new, massive and centralized commercial transactions and we will slowly lose that sufficient interest we have in all the little things spread throughout Gielinor, all of the old methods and traditions of gameplay that we used to have when we would just meet up in any old bank and swap materials and conversation. We all knew about the bigger picture, but we were able to forget for awhile and strengthen the ties that really improve quality of life, human ties, not economic ones, both through RuneScape gameplay and internal and external conversation about life as a whole. What we DO NOT WANT is a bunch of people surrounding a big cylinder, wondering why 'everything is going to ****' and why they don't feel like they belong anywhere else. VOTE NO for the Grand Exchange on OldSchool RuneScape.

~ Matt/Mighty Matty

12-Jan-2015 11:22:26

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