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Lnar

Lnar

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For the last time for the people that are appearently too dumb to read.

YOU CAN VOTE NO!

Just not at this moment. After the winner of this poll comes forth, you are allowed to vote if you want that skill into the game or not. Right now is just to decide which skill will be a candidate to that poll. God.

Rooood.
I think you need to consider that most people aren't scrolling through each and every page of a forum post prior to submitting their opinions. I don't think it actually says anywhere on Mat K's post that the option to vote against this will be given.

anyways, i think most of these skills will ruin 07 in the long run. IMO the only thing that really saves any mmo is skill line progression as well as map expansions. How that'll work? well.. don't ask me for specifics. It's their job to make it work.

22-May-2014 02:13:11

Shiroyasha

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none of these at all sound like a skill, they just sound like things that can be made into mini-games like. Herding, astronomy, artisan, and forestry all sound like they can just be turned into mini-games or something else. the only one closest to a skill is geomancy but even that doesn't sound like a skill.

22-May-2014 02:13:33

Omar H
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Omar H

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So I voted for Forestry and I was genuinely shocked (and almost disgusted) that Artisan seems to have already won the poll. I know this doesn't mean it will be implemented into the game, hell I certainly won't be voting for it. Taking an already existing feature of RS3 and trying to make it a skill does not make it so. By all means develop an OSRS task system or integrate into the upcoming achievement diaries or something, but it's not a skill. People are right, it will bring older, possibly dead content back to life which is "what this game needs" but I disagree. We need new ideas not old content to be "resurrected". You also have to look at it the other way which is, in order to train this new skill, you're forced to gain experience in other skills you may not wish to (there's only so many you can block) and you are forced to complete a task you otherwise wouldn't. It brings nothing new to the game whatsoever.

Here's what I think is going to happen/has happened: Everyone has chosen Artisan because of the fanatic skillers that feel OSRS is all about Combat (I too was a skiller back in the day, now I am Slayer-based), they want something that defines them. Or people have simply voted for the first option due to laziness and/or they cannot be bothered to read all the documents in this thread.

Artisan will be introduced as a task system similar if not exactly the same to that of RS3, if this is not one of the options as to Artisan's fate in the poll on June 18, the OSRS team has failed.

Forestry may be considered at a later date as a minigame, I admit it's not a skill persée but it's one of the best and unique ideas listed.

Geomancy may be added as an addition to Magic/Crafting.

Astronomy will be scrapped, it hasn't been well thought out or fleshed out enough in order for it to be a skill.

I don't need to talk about Herding.

22-May-2014 02:22:14 - Last edited on 22-May-2014 02:25:51 by Omar H

Killadelphia

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These are PATHETIC. This has to be one of the most obnoxiously disappointing polls yet... I hope the OSRS doesn't even pick one of these skills because they are all god-awful, in the most disgraceful way.

Stop tying to scuff up a new beginning for others.

Don't like what I have to say? Too bad. I pay for membership, and therefore am entitled to my own opinion.

@All of the EOC kids- Stop changing the game to your advantage! Please go back to eoc!
There's no point in trying to make an argument, or @ me talking back, pretty pointless... You won't be changing my mindset.
OBLIVION PVM

22-May-2014 02:22:47 - Last edited on 22-May-2014 02:28:21 by Killadelphia

Enter Walrus

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Wow the herding skill reward sounds epic. I want that! However I feel like the cosmetic aspect would be VERY tempting for some players. Look at all the cosmetic equipment OSRS has wanted to add to the game! If you were to not implement the time limit (maybe keep the cooldown so it isn't overpowered) then I feel like it'd be a huge reason to want to train the skill, and to add some serious uniqueness to the sI think this would be the best compromise.

I full heartedly support herding, the other skills were great ideas too but I think the reward of being a creature surpasses the others in achieving the 5 outlined purposes. I also think that to achieve it's true potential there should be no creature cooldown, but also no actions should be allowed while in creature form (it should automatically make you human again and complete the action).

Edit: I see now that artisan is most likely going to win. I do believe this will be the best skill for training other skills HOWEVER i still believe the reward for herding is by far the best and most beneficial reward. So JAGEX PLEASE make the creature rings from herding craftable with the artisan skill if it wins! This would give the best combination of reward and trainability of the actual skill.kill.Also in order for it to help benefit other skills I think there are a few things we could do. one way it could be implemented is to allow players to do actions, such as runecrafting, picking up items, etc, while in creature form. I think this might be an issue though because you wouldn't see player animations and this may add to griefing and other things. I think that what should be done instead is that doing actions should pull you out of creature form, but there should be no cooldown to go back in.

22-May-2014 02:37:43

Lnar

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Can you guys give me a little feedback on this idea of mine?
It isn't exactly a new skill. But it's more of a suggestion on what direction RS could go in, instead of what they're proposing at the moment. It's pretty brief.

22-May-2014 02:38:35

Evil Mage

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Honestly, upon first reading the results/skill names, i was a bit disappointed.

But after thoroughly reading the skill descriptions and especially the rewards yielded, i've decided i'd vote for Geomancy.

Why? It unites very important aspects of the game, and even of other suggested skills (star-gazing from 'Astronomy', the rare/random rewards from 'Forestry' and even the beasts from 'Herding'), while still offering plenty of content to bring new life into combat and skilling activities, AND leaving room for new aditions if so desired.

My only suggestion is for JaGex to review some of the bonuses offered by those rewards, especially immunities/free casts.

I hope it wins :) and congrats to who came up with this idea!

22-May-2014 03:02:30

Evil Mage

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These are PATHETIC. This has to be one of the most obnoxiously disappointing polls yet... I hope the OSRS doesn't even pick one of these skills because they are all god-awful, in the most disgraceful way.

Stop tying to scuff up a new beginning for others.

Don't like what I have to say? Too bad. I pay for membership, and therefore am entitled to my own opinion.

@All of the EOC kids- Stop changing the game to your advantage! Please go back to eoc!
There's no point in trying to make an argument, or @ me talking back, pretty pointless... You won't be changing my mindset.

I doubt you even read through all the suggestions. YOU should go back to EOC .

22-May-2014 03:03:36

Dusk of Evil
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I would like a new skill... But all of these are pretty shocking to be fair, none are even "skill" worthy and all sound pretty bland and boring... Every skill listed has either had some variant released before in the "main" game or isn't even a skill (herding? how boring, no offense... running around catching stuff for like 40xp at lvl 60.. or whatever it was :p )

Summoning was pretty amazing, however I also understand how devaluing it can be - so why not just try and rework it and change a few things, mostly the combat side of it and just make it all-round based (no combat supply storing or combat familiars = no combat change etc) and doesn't change the way bossing goes, just skills... Or just do something around it to make it fit 07.

Overall - I'm all up for a new skill, I really am, but these skills all suck and I'd rather not have a new one if it's only 1 of these 5... You should of given us more choices (alot more considering you had 450+) or just add Summoning in there and see it at like 95% when matched with these ones :P

22-May-2014 03:08:31

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