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As for everything else, I'm not too sure about having a store requiring various activities to purchase an item.
It'd be a nice addition to have the Range/Mage high prayers but even so it'd be nice to have Soul Split - Although things like the Turmoil/Range/mage turmoil would be nice, its not needed, at least, not for awhile. However having Soul Split in the game would make PvP a little more intense or at least spruce it up a bit. For Pvm it'd allow for longer trips to an extent.

But hey look, thats my opinion and others would probably disagree, but if I could choose one thing to have, it'd be for soul split - It was helpful and spruced all combat up.

ANYWAYS! on topic.

Bonecrusher would probably be like..incredibly Handy for everyone. It'd make getting 99 prayer a little easier, at least..for those who love to slay

SLAYER!@

Mage/Range prayers - Would be good to have, although it'd mean paying attention to what the hit outcomes are.

Rune Pouch - I think it should require a 'moderate' Runecrafting level to have along with a moderate Magic level. Reason being, it'd be something to *train* for. It'd be earned so to speak.
As how to obtain one? - possible quest? OR a mini-game reward.

Splitbark armour - I kinda agree with lowering it to make the Shades of Mort'ton Mini-Game to be played more, but on saying that, you could also put another reward in place to boost the armour. (I assume lowering splitbark armour will lower the stats too - so a boost could place it back at its lower 50 req stats)

i've coloured my post to try make it easier to read instead of so many spaces.
I wanted to voice my opinion on everything but in some sort of detail showing my view. That and I don't usually voice my opinion on forums too much.

Fast Effigy

16-Dec-2013 08:03:35

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So this is my third post and probably quite a lot has been said, but if there isn't any reasons to be told, then whats the point in making the post?

Anyways,

Zamorakian spear one handed? NO. ZS is a powerful weapon that doesn't need a shield or anything.
It'd be making it a javelin if anything, which is just wrong.
The spear did very well for many things During RS2/RS3.
Did well against Corp. It did well against anything weak to stab.
If anything it should have a better special.

Trouble Brewing - I don't actually play this, so I won't voice an opinion on it as I don't find it fair.

recolouring - Its not needed and is silly I think, the items should stay original.

PVP element of recolour - The suggestion of 'converting' an item to a higher version but being degradable isn't a half bad idea. It'd bring in money for Pkers along with getting rid of Items. Quite frankly I loved the idea due to the fact It'd make everything a lot more profitable. (Slayer would profit more, so would bossing).
HOWEVER, you could also introduce another item drop that increases the drop rate of higher-profiled items that have been converted to an upgraded version.

I think I'll stop there /: I've said quite a lot and I've added in suggestions or ways around other things and what not. Its simply stuff to think about.

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16-Dec-2013 08:14:50

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Hey i'm the most active c warer in osrs. with the most tickets (known in the cwc). there's a good chunk of dedicated people in the cwc (castle wars community) that cwar daily in world 334. some of the questions you've put up isn't what most people want. free runes would make scoring almost impossible, due to too many barragers. i feel it'll ruin the gameplay. lots of people have earned loads of tickets in w334, including me. adding a ticket system that can be easily abused is out of the question, i think i speak for the whole cwc in that statement. cosmetic items and maybe items to break down doors seems a fun idea. i would also love the current decorative armors to give bonuses like in rs2, this will give people incentive for the armors as a long term goal. This is a delicate subject, please remember if you want to bring new people into the cwc, thats great we all want too. but you have to make sure the current cwc are happy with it. and i KNOW i speak for them in this long paragraph. without us c wars would be dead 24/7.
I second this. As an active cw player (having a few 100 tickets myself) I feel many of these changes would ruin the game and sense of achievement.
Free runes = everyone can mage for free, instead of a selected few who want to/can spend money on it.
Getting more tickets is another horrible idea. The people who active play cw and have some sort of achievement by getting the decorative armours would lose all value they have about this. Getting the armours would be more than 5 times as fast now if you boost yourself on an off world.
I support dmg boosting armour. It's great because you sacrifice defence to gain more dmg. Not just for melee but also rangers and magers. (the range/mage cw armour)
Another thing would be take 5 option from tables.
If you wish to spark activity at castle wars it has to

I couldn't have put it better myself. Dont do it.

16-Dec-2013 08:26:52 - Last edited on 16-Dec-2013 08:27:38 by 1uFailTroll1

Celyrian

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As an old castlewarer I agree with previous posters. As for castlewars and also Barbarian assault, please be really careful with new updates. These are the 2 minigames in oldschool which have large community around them. Careless updates may kill the community and leave the whole minigame empty inside with all old 'pros' leaving the minigame. The veteran players are the ones who make the community and are the ones regularly or even daily playing them...Players built the communities so please don't throw away everything instead listen to them closely. The old veterans know tve minigames best.

16-Dec-2013 10:36:48

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Do I need to state the obvious?

*Clan wars and Stealing Creations*

Problem Solved

16-Dec-2013 11:15:13

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As an old castlewarer I agree with previous posters. As for castlewars and also Barbarian assault, please be really careful with new updates. These are the 2 minigames in oldschool which have large community around them. Careless updates may kill the community and leave the whole minigame empty inside with all old 'pros' leaving the minigame. The veteran players are the ones who make the community and are the ones regularly or even daily playing them...Players built the communities so please don't throw away everything instead listen to them closely. The old veterans know tve minigames best.

I don't really see any community at Barb Assault, and I don't really do Castle wars currently - Too busy going for goals. But anyways,
I've seen countless claims for a community surrounding Barb Assault but I don't really see one, ONLY when something is updated these "communities" come out.
Not saying there is one, but it must not be very big, I'm usually up at very random/unusual hours and I've done my fair share of Barb Assault.

There are positive updates, what you might see as 'bad' might really not be, but rather bring more traffic/more community for any mini-game.

I can't say much about castle wars as I don't play it at the moment, like I said above, but I will eventually

everything takes time ^.^

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16-Dec-2013 11:21:36

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I like the idea of the zamorakian spear becoming one handed yet, wouldn't this clash with the staff of the dead, you've gotta think of all the merchers, they've already got there hands around this, but something appropriate like a stab weapon for one hand needs to be introduced for things such as the steel dragons, but leaf-bladed sword is appropriate.. i know that the zamorakian spear is mainly useless without super-antifires, atleast that's what most people used to use them for fighting dragons. Keep this in mind,
Merchers
no use for the item if it stays 2 handed
Maybe the stats should be reduced aswell, because of the staff of the dead.
Thank you

16-Dec-2013 13:01:11

cheers mofo

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Stealing creation needs to be brang into the game.. i used to love it!

16-Dec-2013 13:01:40

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2007

Dave1346

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Should we introduce the Zamorak and Saradomin flags as rewards from the Castle Wars reward shop?

I don't see no harm in that.

Should we add skirts as options to the Castle Wars armour rewards?

Again, no harm in that, it won't ruin the aspect of old school castlewars.

Should we add a ranged and mage armour set to the Castle Wars reward shop?

Definitely a NO GO. Castlewars doesn't need to be overpowered like it became in 2011/12/13. That'll be like battlemage armour etc all over again. It's just not needed at all.

If you kill five or more players without dying, would you like to be buffed which will increase the damage you deal and make you more difficult to kill?

No, that isn't needed either, in skilled games; pk defenders would have the majority of the increased buffs, making it more difficult for scorers/off magers to assist in the scoring aspect and teamwork. Don't really see it being beneficial anyway.

Should we add some siege weapons to help break down the doors of the keep?

Personally no, in terms of tactics no-one will go to there base and try go through the door by breaking it down, they'll go from under/small door. Just unnecessary and not needed.

Should we allow players to obtain free runes within Castle Wars to cast magic at a reduced XP rate?

I like this idea, it'll get more players involved, more will mage, will make the games bigger and more interesting. The runes, I don't see a problem in having unlimited runes per game, depends how good the actual player is casting properly...

16-Dec-2013 13:44:42 - Last edited on 16-Dec-2013 13:55:30 by Dave1346

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2007

Dave1346

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Should 10% of your kills be translated into tickets at the end of each game?

No, the purpose is gaining tickets is by understanding the actual game, teamwork & communication, that way you will win and earn tickets. Don't hand them out by how many kills you get per game. Ridiculous.

Should you receive one ticket for each enemy flag that you deliver to your castle's standard stand?

No, you can use two accounts, go to an empty world and farm tickets to get the gold armour in double quick time. Pointless and would damage castlewars more than do it any good.

Some ideas;

- Restore the special bar on death inside castlewars...would be much appreciated.
- Statistics on cw ticket count/flags ever captured & kills? I don't see no harm in that, some sort of highscore list maybe.

16-Dec-2013 13:44:52 - Last edited on 16-Dec-2013 13:56:35 by Dave1346

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