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Captain Cain

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Although today's update was not the BA one that I was expecting (was hoping for elites, do we have an ETA on that one? Kinda hoarding points) Im very glad at the way the mods handled it and I love that you are looking into it further. The suggestion of universal ammo is brilliant because in my opinion, it's more of an issue that you can only use bows, (not bp ballista etc). The BA community is an amazing one and very active and Im glad you're listening to our ideas for future updates. Also is it possible to look into the code of the team scroll? Its kind of buggy and often if someone logs out or leaves the room you must clear the scroll and restart. Also why is the order that you spawn into the wave different only on wave 10?

Thanks

17-Aug-2017 17:23:21

Aug

2008

Jmnc2

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I would like all the shop stocks to be the same(carry across worlds) like they used to work(maybe still do in rs3)

The price of items like vials should be way way more expensive to. This would help remove gold from the game a make crafting pay for a change as well.

17-Aug-2017 17:25:48

Buckeyeman69

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Mod Ash said :
And where you refer to getting OSRS back to how it was in 2007, I recall RS was full of bots then. if u have time in ur "busy wok" I will happily log in and show you many problem areas in osrs that's bot infested, because reporting them is a joke, please don't act like osrs doesn't have bots and a lot of them now too, unless u are just going along with the same replys we got back then when we complained. also, please clarify the kraken update as it is badly worded, u have 30 minutes to get ur dropped things if u die in a instance? or u have 30 minutes to pick up things that you drop from a kill? (if its the latter its just another meaningless update)

17-Aug-2017 17:29:54

Feb

2010

MastrShafter

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Buckeyeman69 said :
Mod Ash said :
And where you refer to getting OSRS back to how it was in 2007, I recall RS was full of bots then. if u have time in ur "busy wok" I will happily log in and show you many problem areas in osrs that's bot infested, because reporting them is a joke, please don't act like osrs doesn't have bots and a lot of them now too, unless u are just going along with the same replys we got back then when we complained. also, please clarify the kraken update as it is badly worded, u have 30 minutes to get ur dropped things if u die in a instance? or u have 30 minutes to pick up things that you drop from a kill? (if its the latter its just another meaningless update)

Just another meaningless update buck, like many we keep getting lately

Reason we dont have proper 07 death mechanics is they dont want there fanbois dieing daily on streams as they supposed to be the pros of pvm lol.
Bring on the PVM championship, and it be open to all not just the fanbois ok ARCHIE.

Mastrshafter

17-Aug-2017 17:35:17

Aug

2008

Jmnc2

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As for BA, it is a Barbarian training area. Magic and Range is supposed to be bad.

What kind of cowardly, wimpy nammby pamby Barbarian are you anyway to use a distance attack. You should be getting in there and bashing things up close and personal

I thought that was why melee was deliberately designed to be better there?

17-Aug-2017 17:37:00

Oct

2016

Arwain Boop

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melee has always been better than range at ba, cheaper and better spec weapons. the only reason people used it was so attckers could stay further west thus avoiding healers going west and keeping them near defender and healer. if you'd bothered to ask anyone who actually plays the game you'd know this. this update wont make getting elites any slower all it will do it frustrate people who play healer role, also trying to make it sound like we been cheating all this time for our own benefit is dumb, there is literally 0 incentive to play the minigame after getting pet other than pushing the minigame to its limits and seeing just what we can do to get the fastest times. this is what me and a hundred others do for fun, this is our wilderness pvp, this is what we enjoy and you've ruined it for no reason.

17-Aug-2017 17:40:49

314serpbron

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This reminds me of the Serp helm update. Somehow justified because you guys messed up releasing it in the first place. You say you poll important updates. but so far the ones you haven't polled have been the most important, and the ones that have directly effected players the most. The worst part is we don't even get a say. Instead some mod in a tiny room at Jagex head quarters decides its op and to ruin the hours of dedication and time spent by the players.
I really don't think you listen to us very well. So far Mod Ash's reasoning has been quite frankly insulting.

17-Aug-2017 17:55:02

Jan

2020

LlMEWlRE

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By introducing the blowpipe to BA, you had (perhaps) unknowingly solved a problem that existed at the core of the mini-game.
As you know, the game exists of four roles and five players. Immediately, there exists an option for one roles for duties to be divided. Taking that a step further, an option to leech a role and (usually) pay for the service was created. Hence, BA clans.

The option still exists for new players to learn without being relied upon still exists after this update. However the removal of the blowpipe affects a different player-base of the mini-game altogether.

The players most affected by the update are those who used a single attacker (thanks to the DPS of the blowpipe). These teams often allowed the more difficult or slower roles to be carried out by multiple people (such as healing). Additionally, it is these teams who play BA well beyond the milestones of attaining Lvl 5 in all roles, or even obtaining the pet. The players on these teams are the ones who set records, create guides, and develop clans to help the game grow.

These teams enjoy playing BA as much as the rest of the community may enjoy slaying, PKing, bossing, skilling, and raiding. And it is unfortunate that these teams represent such a small percent of the overall playerbase, for their complaints over what they enjoy most will most likely be overlooked. There was no provocation, incentive, or reason in particular behind today's change on the blowpipe, and it cannot be argued that BA was meant to be a melee based game because you are provided with ammunition upon entry.

17-Aug-2017 18:04:22 - Last edited on 17-Aug-2017 18:08:15 by LlMEWlRE

Jul

2023

iTaste

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The attacker role is EXTREMELY important to our community, and the blowpipe is its bread and butter! Nearly 100% of new ba players start with the attacker role before learning more complex roles. Using the blowpipe is what makes the attacker role enjoyable for these newcomers. We've been teaching and practicing these methods for almost a year now, and our play style has developed around it! As a community leader, I consider this very important to our growth and development.

Please understand how essential this is to our game play, as well as our amazing community that we built for ourselves around the game that we love! @Casual Ba

17-Aug-2017 18:30:50

Solace Sam

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Well said Taste. I've played Runescape since 05 and these last months playing with you guys have been the best of my Runescape life!. Now half my friends are saying they want to quit BA because there is no chance of beating any records anymore.

17-Aug-2017 18:35:05

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