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Foxy Shazam

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I don't understand why everyone is downvoting this. As a player from 2004, I remember the "Sailing" skill as a roaming rumor for countless years. Personally I find this a great addition to the core game. The fact that so many people are disappointed and would just rather have summoning or dungeoneering is displeasing. As time goes on this server is just turning into pre-eoc scape. Which I'm assuming everyone wants, with old school graphics. I get that, but isn't that the opposite reason why this server was opened in the first place?

Just a little weird seeing such backlash from this community, but then again, I really shouldn't be surprised.

I really like the idea and will vote yes whenever it's polled, makes me sad that there's a chance that it will get downvoted. Old player. New account.

08-Aug-2015 21:57:51 - Last edited on 08-Aug-2015 21:58:33 by Foxy Shazam

Foxy Shazam

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Sinraptor said :
Jagex should seriously consider adding some updates without caring if it passes the poll or not, because the community is just toxic in general and unreasonably opposed to any change.

It's lame that I agree with this now. What happened since 2013. Old player. New account.

08-Aug-2015 22:05:33

Hidole555

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I for one would love to be in charge of my own little fishing boat to catch whatever beasties lurk in the deep sea. I'd greet my first mate and the rest of my crew in Port Sarim and we'd sail off for a relaxing day of fishing.

And get promptly murdered by marauding pirates.

In the Q&A, the idea of hunting/killing whales was brought up and it seemed to get dismissed a bit.
Frankly, I think a Runescape version of Moby **** would make for an excellent boss that high level sailors can pursue. Imagine how much prayer exp the bones of a WHALE would give!

+1 support for sailing

08-Aug-2015 22:05:40

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2023

Warlord Sage

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RS 2008 best year! 300k players online with summoning skill being live.
We want summoning back!
Id rather train dungeoneering than sailing tbh, sailing looks really silly and not great for pvmers/pvpers maybe slight community of skillers will vote yes for it.

08-Aug-2015 22:09:06

Angel2D4

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Sinraptor said :
Jagex should seriously consider adding some updates without caring if it passes the poll or not, because the community is just toxic in general and unreasonably opposed to any change.

Why, because that worked so well when they added eoc?

Seriously, players wanting this should be trying to gain support from the community so that when it goes to a poll they have the support for the results they want.

Claiming a need to bypass the polling system? Then bypass it all by damn and just add eoc now and get it over with! "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity" -Martin Luther King Jr.

08-Aug-2015 22:17:58

Foxy Shazam

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Warlord Sage said :
RS 2008 best year! 300k players online with summoning skill being live.
We want summoning back!
Id rather train dungeoneering than sailing tbh, sailing looks really silly and not great for pvmers/pvpers maybe slight community of skillers will vote yes for it.
Let go of the past, it's no longer 2008, OSRS will probably never see 300k players as is there are many other games occupying the minds of the rest of the world. Learn to accept new content as this is not the same game. Go play Legacy Rs3. Old player. New account.

08-Aug-2015 22:18:01

Foxy Shazam

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Angel2D4 said :
Sinraptor said :
Jagex should seriously consider adding some updates without caring if it passes the poll or not, because the community is just toxic in general and unreasonably opposed to any change.

Why, because that worked so well when they added eoc?

Seriously, players wanting this should be trying to gain support from the community so that when it goes to a poll they have the support for the results they want.

Claiming a need to bypass the polling system? Then bypass it all by damn and just add eoc now and get it over with!
I don't think it's in their agenda to make the game like 2011scape, but that cannot be said for this community. Old player. New account.

08-Aug-2015 22:18:48

Angel2D4

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Foxy Shazam said :
Angel2D4 said :
Sinraptor said :
Jagex should seriously consider adding some updates without caring if it passes the poll or not, because the community is just toxic in general and unreasonably opposed to any change.

Why, because that worked so well when they added eoc?

Seriously, players wanting this should be trying to gain support from the community so that when it goes to a poll they have the support for the results they want.

Claiming a need to bypass the polling system? Then bypass it all by damn and just add eoc now and get it over with!
I don't think it's in their agenda to make the game like 2011scape, but that cannot be said for this community.

Yeah, my point was if they're going to bypass the polls for ANYTHING they should bypass the polls for EVERYTHING. "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity" -Martin Luther King Jr.

08-Aug-2015 22:20:40

Foxy Shazam

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Angel2D4 said :
Yeah, my point was if they're going to bypass the polls for ANYTHING they should bypass the polls for EVERYTHING.
Exactly, but look at the majority of the comments. What would you rather have, cause right now all I see is new content getting suggested by the devs, community pushes it away and demands recycled pre-eoc content. I just don't understand it. Old player. New account.

08-Aug-2015 22:23:12 - Last edited on 08-Aug-2015 22:24:10 by Foxy Shazam

Feb

2024

Alex Wolfram

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sailing 2015:
lvl 1-10: build canoes to travel up streams and rivers with hotspots on river salve and lum.

lvl 11-20: build small rowboats to reach islands, nearby ports, and temporary fishing spots.

lvl 21-35: build sailboats to travel between small ports and to nearby islands, as well as exploring small undersea caves and temporary medium level fishing spots.

lvl 36-55: build 2 boats, and travel to further ports, as well as medium level sea caves, and access to "dangerous waters"

lvl 56-70: build galleons, which allows multiplayer sailing, and travel to all ports and islands, access to Zeah, and less frequent random encounters while sailing. sea monster battling now available.

lvl 70-85: build cruise ships, with access to all ports, islands, and temporary fishing spots.
gain on-board additional inventory, as well as ability to challenge sea leviathans for a chance to obtain prayer scrolls and unlock the new prayers.

lvl 86-99: possible new items, rehashing old items, ETC. fast travel times, little to no random encounters. extremely high level sea caves and islands with random monsters, and exploration missions.

08-Aug-2015 22:26:34

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