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Z O V K O

Z O V K O

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My main concern is the balancing being done around 3-5 players. This goes against one of the most core and crucial ideas that PVP, especially a content as popular as this, should not be essentially locked behind having to do it with other people. Some people enjoy doing content by themselves and this is depriving them of this. Others also enjoy being able to do activities in groups and then every now and then by themselves.
Please consider this and thank you.

08-Mar-2018 04:39:28

Fjollan
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Fjollan

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Make the rapier drop from raids 2 be a lump of silver metal or something to smith the zamorakian hasta into a rapier with, making it retain some of its former zammay-hasta attributes such as model, small prayer- and defence bonuses. Would make zammy more worth doing again. Also, didn't the vampires have a connection to mammy during the godwars? Amazing job on the rewards and theme so far!

08-Mar-2018 04:46:32

Kaneco 77

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I agree with the sentiment that the range gloves should be made from barrows gloves. I think the Judgement prayer should smite the target, not the user, making it a valuable pvp update since in its current state it has few uses in pvm. The Justiciar armor sounds good, I hope its useful in the Theater of Blood, otherwise, it seems weak. Also would the damage absorption work in reverse for a negative defense bonus, such as the magic defense grated by the armor? I don't like the name Infernal Defender. Perhaps Vyre or Vampyrium Defender to tie it in with the theater? The scythe is confusing, I need to see it in the tourney worlds to form a good opinion. A final suggestion for the rapier is if you make it an extension of the abby dagger (or even the zammy spear) you could give it a nice spec, which no items being suggested have.

08-Mar-2018 05:41:05

ne v

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Is there something wrong with the vambraces?
I find many people complaining but personally I think it's great.

Those items to upgrade will be expensive and buying ranger gloves won't be a deal.
It will be rough for ironmen but to obtain a BIS gear that is better than barrows gloves, I think the requirements are suffice.
Ranger boots and pegasians are expensive because ranger boots are originally BIS for boots for ranged and the supply of boots are lower than the amount of pegasian crystals coming in to the game, and also because it is BIS for ranging pures.

The new item to upgrade will be really rare anyways and it won't be a big deal for players to buy ranger gloves for them.

I see come complaints about the blowpipe being better and I think that is true but the blowpipe should be complained rather than new BIS gear.

08-Mar-2018 06:38:03

Lost Rogue
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Lost Rogue

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Blood Amulet

Feel like something similar to the blood necklace from DG back in the day would be a fitting reward.

Blood Shard drop attached to an amulet of fury, would gain no extra stats just a passive ability. Charged with either blood runes or vials of blood, every 30 seconds all enemies within melle distance would take 5 damage and heal you for 1 using up a charge everytime its effect activates.

Rogue

08-Mar-2018 08:27:46

Etrengereid

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It was disturbing to learn that someone was informed about these rewards, the range gloves in particular, and bough them up for merching purposes. This goes towards the integrity of the jagex staff. I expect you to conduct an investigation into who abused or leaked the information and take legal action towards the person(s). I will due to this vote no to these gloves in their current state as a sign of protest.

08-Mar-2018 09:31:26

H4iden
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H4iden

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Ferocire said :
H4iden said :

Occult, Augury, Ancestral robes, eternal boots, Mage arena 2, Kodai wand, surge spells, arcane spirit shield, seers ring (i), imbued heart, staff of the dead, toxic staff, tome of fire, staff of light.

All of these have been released since the beginning of OSRS and all can be used in PvP, greatly increasing the power of Magic in PvP. What the hell are you talking about?

Aw...the ole "let's make a list of content" routine. That applies to everyone:

Piety, Bandos, primordial boots, infernal cape, dragon claws (!!!!), abby bludgeon, abby dagger, dragon warhammer, elder maul, berserker ring (I) saradomin sword (I), combat potions, amulet of torture, dragon defender, obby armor, etc.



You're bitching because mage can't be used in the same way as melee? And yes, I understand everything I mentioned. I'm making fun of you. No combat method is designed to be the lead at high combat, which is why it takes all stats to get to high combat. This is called balancing. Watch 112s+ fight with JUST melee or JUST range, it's boring as hell. Literally just waiting for a good veng combo and spec. Magic is no different at high levels. You don't deserve more variety and anything more will unbalance magic. You can already hit high 40s with the best spells in game, the fuck do you need more for? What do you want, a staff with +50 mage attack, +25% damage, +40 to all defensive stats, can autocast any spell in game, and has a special attack that hits 80s so it's more like ags? Nah. Get out of here.

08-Mar-2018 12:41:32

H4iden
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H4iden

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Narkeneth said :
All of you comnplaining about this update hurting pvp are a pathetic excuse for pvp'ers.

If a guy is risking the new rapier and armor set hes prob risking more than ur bank ever will be. Which sounds ok. And its not like rs is a legit pvp game adn you cant just tab out or run to safe zone when a guy in the op gear attacks you. Not that they will because theres this thing called skulling, so they most likely wont.

TLDR most of this stuff wont be used in pvp at all. and rapier is no better than tent and thats prob the only one that would be used. And if they do enjoy your 500m pk when you ags g maul 1 tick them out with 0 skill anyway.

The point is you won't be able to ags/Gmaul them out in 1 tick. The soaking will be too high, even most skillers are able to tank a team in nothing but d hides and bulwark as it is. The set, combined with bulwark/ely, is simply too powerful. As for the other items, how often do you see people getting smited for Ely's or TBow's in PvP without being bug abused by D Spear? It rarely happens, so arguing that about a rapier that will be hundreds of mills is pointless. People will be far more protective of it. Sure, it'll happen. Just not often enough for it to be worth the increased power creep.

Nah, fuck these items for PvP. PvP already in shambles, we don't need more crap like this.

08-Mar-2018 12:48:56

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