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Pommy
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Pommy

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So far what I've read it's great!!

Has everything that we need. Skilling, PvP and PvM content!

New resources and skilling methods. These don't necessarily need to THE best ways to train skills but new additions to the way we train them.

I would expect to see new weapons and armor as well? This can add to PvP introducing new builds which would be great to see.

PvM content can add some unique gear to the game or even items to use on existing content to keep the old content fresh.

Yes this is Oldschool Runescape, but we need new things to keep it alive and attract new players. You've got my vote!

07-Aug-2015 20:43:51

Ajax Grendel
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Ajax Grendel

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DreadPandora said :
To be honest, I'm excited for this.

It's just sad how people's minds are nowadays.. From what I read, what everyone wants is for 2007scape to not have more updates because they want to play it like it was in 2007 and nothing else.

That's not the right thought - there would be no excitement in the game, nothing would be brand new, you alredy knew the game upside down, where's the fun in that? Nothing new to explore, nothing new to train, I don't see any fun in that..

I'm glad that the OSRS mod team is coming up with these amazing ideas, when OSRS came out , I didn't expect that the game would live long because there would be no updates, but I was very wrong.. They invested alot in this and I am enjoying every bit of it, I hope they continue.

It's kinda obvious that this will not pass if it's polled because most people don't know what is better for the game.. When you vote NO on this, you are denying new content to the game that you never even experienced to be giving an opinion on. This one shouldn't even be polled, they should just work on it and release it. Then after one or two months of being implemented in the game, make a poll asking the players their opinion on the skill itself (not asking to remove it of course).

Just open your eyes people**** cannot be only about XP and gainz. Did you start playing runescape because you only wanted to grind on all the skills and not do quests, explore land and kill new bosses? Of course not.

Don't get me wrong, the poll system is what runescape needed for a long time.. But this kind of situations shouldn't even be polled.

Apart from that, I would love that in order to travel/discover Zeah you would require a fairly high sailing level. I can't wait for both the continent and the skill! Good job right there.

I just hope this goes into the game.

"this kind of situations shouldn't even be polled"

All credibility lost lol.

07-Aug-2015 20:44:12

Aaron Nitro

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Mintella said :
They need an OSRS that stays OS and a OSRS that can appeal to people who want OSRS to become more easy and RS3-ish over time.
Sailing is a completely new aspect of the game. The updates on RS3 affect the already-existing gameplay, which makes it 'easier'. I don't see why you can compare the two.

Besides, what's the point of creating so many different types of RuneScape versions? There's already Classic, Old School and 3. If you don't like that, there's plenty of RuneScape Private Servers that are available.

- Linkin Fark (aka SirNitroXVII)

07-Aug-2015 20:45:39 - Last edited on 07-Aug-2015 21:03:43 by Aaron Nitro

JackDaniel

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I don't understand with the negative feedback.

Most of the OS community is always happy with the idea of a new skill, but then it gets pitched and for some reason people find ways to complain. It'll add so many different possibilities for future content, with the skill itself massively increasing gameplay. It's a great idea and I would love for someone to argue with me reasonably.

"It's OldSchool for a reason"

If we always thought this way, OldSchool would die out very quickly, with newer players wanting more new content, better graphics (NO), blah blah blah. At least the big updates they introduce are very unique and they actually better the game (with obvious exceptions).

I'm all for this and it's obvious the staff want to provide us with a new skill and they try hard to please.

07-Aug-2015 20:48:27 - Last edited on 07-Aug-2015 20:48:50 by JackDaniel

Ajax Grendel
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Ajax Grendel

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JackDaniel said :
I don't understand with the negative feedback.

Most of the OS community is always happy with the idea of a new skill, but then it gets pitched and for some reason people find ways to complain. It'll add so many different possibilities for future content, with the skill itself massively increasing gameplay. It's a great idea and I would love for someone to argue with me reasonably.

"It's OldSchool for a reason"

If we always thought this way, OldSchool would die out very quickly, with newer players wanting more new content, better graphics (NO), blah blah blah. At least the big updates they introduce are very unique and they actually better the game (with obvious exceptions).

I'm all for this and it's obvious the staff want to provide us with a new school,

I'm fine with a new skill eventually just didn't/don't find Artisan or Sailing to be all that appealing.

Sailing is at least better than Artisan

07-Aug-2015 20:49:40 - Last edited on 07-Aug-2015 20:51:00 by Ajax Grendel

TheProdeucer
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I am very surprised by the reaction of the community to this. There is an insane amount of potential to bring OSRS to a new level with the exploration that this offers. Here are my main issues with what people are saying:

"I'd rather have Dungeoneering/Summoning"

This surprises me the most, where's the "old school" feel of seeing level 138 characters/chaotics/free skilling exp in Dung/Familiars & expanded pets/cheap boss drops due to camping with Yaks/etc? At least sailing has an old school feel by bringing an old fantasy to life. As a kid playing runescape years and years ago, I always saw the Sailing jokes but I hoped dearly they'd make it into an actual skill.

"It has always been a joke, keep it that way"

This argument holds no value to me, who cares if it was the butt of countless jokes? So were dragon plates, dragon kites, and even crafting death and blood runes at one point, all of which are possible now. The idea behind taking something like sailing that has been around for a very long time and bringing it to life is what old school should be all about. We all started playing OSRS to escape the shortcomings of RS3. Sailing would expand on that by giving an old school idea a chance that RS3 didn't.

"It's to early for a new skill"

OSRS is 3 years old, are you kidding me? I know there are "only" 100 plus players who are maxed, but the old content gets stale quickly. Keeping old school growing while keeping the integrity of being nostalgic is the key to OSRS. Developing new skills should be a part of that, not just copying and pasteing RS3 or even reworking RS3 skills.

Some dishonorable mentions include:

"It'll divide the community more"-Not your character, not your choice how other people spend their time

"It'll ruin exp rates for other skills"-exp rates/other skill applications haven't even been created

"It's a worse Dungeoneering"-lol no

I hope everyone reconsiders what could be a massive influx of quality additions to OSRS. Wandering since '04

07-Aug-2015 20:50:28

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