I have been at the Revenant caves since release of the update and have racked up about 26k KC. Being pretty active in the caves since the release, I do have some things to say.
On first release, it was said that killing revs would generate around 2m/hr. This was clearly not true, as many people noticed right away thus prompting the buff of the caves in the first place.
I feel like once they were buffed, it achieved exactly what Jagex was going for in the first place. A high risk, high reward money-making method that Rejuvenated the wilderness. It gave people a reason to go their and risk what they've earned, and gave pkers a reason to stick around the caves. It absolutely achieved its goal in making the wilderness more active.
Now this recent nerf. I think this is going to dry out the caves by a substantial amount, both PvMers and Pkers. I think one step has been taken forward with the initial buff, and now two steps have been taken back. Not to mention how sloppy it is to release a buff, then almost immediately after go back on it.
Some main concerns:
1. Create a poll, not a hot-fix.
2. The worlds were hugely populated by cannons, but the update was still less than 2 weeks fresh. There would have been a natural decline. maybe not by a crazy amount, but players should be able to drop a cannon wherever they wish.
3. The sheer amount of nerfing being done in single updates can be update-destroying. It's extremely sloppy to release something and almost right away, retract. It's understandable that things need to be tested and given feedback, but when huge nerfs and impediments like banning cannons are introduced after a buff, it is extremely demoralizing. I think if the tables are going to be nerfed, at least allow for cannons to get faster kills. It's like 2 big hits in one update.
All in all, I think this update is taking it a little to far in the wrong direction. I'm really disappointed.
21-Feb-2018 18:55:21
