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Mod Mat K

Mod Mat K

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Is there a viable way to introduce bonds into old school without letting people buy OSRS gold with them?
Sadly not, that is the pay off for them and something that you guys need to decide if you are comfortable with.
Well the idea that I always had in my head was that you set an exchange rate and allow people to swap their OSRS gold for RS3 gold but not the other way around. That would allow people to buy bonds with OSRS gold but obviously comes with a few issues like:
• Introduces a ton of gold to RS3 which already has problems with too much gold
• You have to actually decide on and from time to time adjust that exchange rate.
• Would probably require some engine work.

But on the plus side it would create a ton of extra demand for bonds while creating a gold sink for OSRS.

That is the first path we went down, but the technical issues of getting the two games to talk to each other in the right way and huge risk to both economies of moving the gold made that idea nonviable.

18-Jul-2014 15:17:39

Pathogen V

Pathogen V

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I support bringing bonds to Old School ONLY if you can only buy membership with them, and of course the Runefest stuff.

DO NOT make it where you can buy Old School bonds with RL cash, and DO NOT make Old School bonds redeemable for Old School gp.

Make it so when you click " redeem bond " on Old School, your only options are the Runefest stuff, and Membership. That's it.


Only thing is you would have to have a set exchange value for them, like maybe 1m gp = 1 Bond. You could just have a NPC in Varrock or Lumbridge sell them, nothing fancy.

EDIT: And also maybe have a limit on how many bonds you can buy a day/week.

18-Jul-2014 15:17:48 - Last edited on 18-Jul-2014 15:19:58 by Pathogen V

Moobe

Moobe

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Dear Mod Mat K off topic. but now as post is fresh you might have a chance to see this, can you pls bring red portal back but only in pvp worlds? would make me and my friends so happy, we started osrs in hope it would bring back red portal which we loved so much, and there must be a way to stop people from using it to lure ppl. Thanks ! :) (at least poll it?)

18-Jul-2014 15:18:02

Sir Tankladd

Sir Tankladd

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No support. Bonds are something that should stay in RS3. Implement any type of micto-transactions into OSRS and I, and many others will quit.

This is a second chance for us. A chance to start over and get RuneScape right this time. Stay true to the roots, not the Squeal of Solomans crap that is forced down your throat every time you log into RS3.

18-Jul-2014 15:20:10

Sir Tankladd

Sir Tankladd

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Dear Mod Mat K off topic. but now as post is fresh you might have a chance to see this, can you pls bring red portal back but only in pvp worlds? would make me and my friends so happy, we started osrs in hope it would bring back red portal which we loved so much, and there must be a way to stop people from using it to lure ppl. Thanks ! :) (at least poll it?)

Why don't you just use PvP worlds. Red portal was just a huge way for lurers to make money, doubt it'd pass a poll.

18-Jul-2014 15:21:55

200M SmithXP

200M SmithXP

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I support bringing bonds to Old School ONLY if you can only buy membership with them, and of course the Runefest stuff.

DO NOT make it where you can buy Old School bonds with RL cash, and DO NOT make Old School bonds redeemable for Old School gp.

Make it so when you click " redeem bond " on Old School, your only options are the Runefest stuff, and Membership. That's it.


Only thing is you would have to have a set exchange value for them, like maybe 1m gp = 1 Bond. You could just have a NPC in Varrock or Lumbridge sell them, nothing fancy.

EDIT: And also maybe have a limit on how many bonds you can buy a day/week.
With the name change update, I could see people that support bonds also wanting a redeem for name-change on old school.

18-Jul-2014 15:22:51

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