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abra238
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abra238

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Rancor said :
Alrighty, so I'm seeing a lot of varied responses and I wanted to touch on some of the more common ones.

"Adding a skill not present in RS3 undermines the idea of OSRS/muh nostalgia"

OSRS already has quite a lot of unique content as well as tons of QoL that wasn't present in 2007. If we want the community and game to grow , the game will need to be modernized over time and offer compelling content.

"This just sounds like a worse version of Dungeoneering"

Dungeoneering was limited to one very specific area in the game world and didn't really have its own focus other than dungeon simulation. It had a ton of content and was a lot of fun, but I feel like their goals for Sailing are a lot more aligned with what we generally consider to be a RuneScape skill than Dungeoneering ever was or could be.

Ultimately, Sailing can theoretically fill the exploration niche of Dungeoneering extraordinarily well if it's implemented in a compelling way. Just wait for more info before making a hard choice.

"I don't want this and never will"

We only have a tiny bit of information on this, so a fully formed opinion is literally impossible. Wait until we have a better understanding of what Jagex is looking to achieve before downing the haterad*.

fair enough @ your last point. I'm currently very opposed, but before I go around spreading that this is a cancer idea, I'll wait for some more development on the idea.
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07-Aug-2015 18:04:19

Sir Tankladd

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dr4g0nwa said :
Sir Tankladd said :
Ranqe t0 own said :
explain how it ''changed'' the way combat works... summoning is a very useful skill compared to sailing lol.
Summoning introduced familiars that made combat extremely easy. You could camp GWD for hours on end for one trip.

no that was a combination of al the folowing

torva
divine
cls/rapier
overload(now can use brews only)
yak
bonfire
prayer renewal
super prayer
spec restore
d claws


keep in mind pretty much everything in that list is very expensive / high levels required
99.99% of players will not have this
Uh, hello, yak is from summoning. Besides, combat became easier long before any of those items came out, it was all after the Summoning Pack 2 update.

07-Aug-2015 18:04:52

Slay Helm

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abra238 said :
Markipedia said :
nice joke, hope all the controversy and hate this brought in just the 10 mins it was announced made you reconsider

Yeah, it seems to only be like 30% approval from the forums so far...
Corp got around 10% approval from the forums, then it passed by *85%+, the forums are always pessimistic and full of haters, plus say everyone only posted once on this thread (not true) there would be 150ish posts, 70% no voters, wow a grand total of 105 no voters, dayum.
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07-Aug-2015 18:06:14

Sir Tankladd

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Slay Helm said :
abra238 said :
Markipedia said :
nice joke, hope all the controversy and hate this brought in just the 10 mins it was announced made you reconsider

Yeah, it seems to only be like 30% approval from the forums so far...
Corp got around 10% approval from the forums, then it passed by *85%+, the forums are always pessimistic and full of haters, plus say everyone only posted once on this thread (not true) there would be 150ish posts, 70% no voters, wow a grand total of 105 no voters, dayum.
Yeah exactly. A very small fraction of people post on the forums compared to the voting playerbase.

07-Aug-2015 18:07:12

Im Nate

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abra238 said :
TheConqueror said :
Can someone explain to me why people are hoping this is a joke and acting like it will be a terrible update when we barely know anything about the skill yet?

because it's always been a joke. Prime example was when they added Sailing as a (though MUCH simplified) joke on April 1st of 2014.

Nice logic.. because they had an april fools joke about it and a few, tiny minority - pretty much no one - has continued to think of it as a joke means it can never be a real update? Maxed Sept 24th, 2015 - 134th to max

07-Aug-2015 18:07:26

Sam x

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Old school is still too new to have a new skill added IMO. We only have 110 maxed players and have only recently started discussing a Max Cape.

I would much prefer if you guys started a discussion about Dungeoneering as a MINIGAME, not a skill, and without the Chaotics reward.

Players liked the randomly generated floors, I think the main reason why players hated it because it was a skill which meant it forced you to play with other people if you didn't have friends, as well as the rewards being OP.

If you looked at these issues, players would likely support this more than a Sailing skill. Not to mention you could incorporate rewards such as Rigour/Augury in the Dungeoneering rewards, and these new caves or areas to explore (eg Gem Dragons) could still be introduced with Zeah that you still have planned.

07-Aug-2015 18:07:41

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