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IndyTheGreat
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This music update is not it and needs to be reverted. Sorry.
I get the need to improve the music engine so, say, it doesn't restart the music when you level up or sell something on the GE.

But I just teleported to Lumbridge and Flute Salad was playing in the courtyard. I entered and exited the castle cellar and now Yesteryear was playing in the castle courtyard.
I walked to Lumbridge Swamp and it played Harmony.

Lightness, a gloomy sounding wilderness song, was playing in the forest directly north of Falador and at the monastery.

I get improving the music engine, but completely messing up the placement of these iconic songs? Part of the reason this soundtrack was so good is because each song fit the area it played in so perfectly. Now that's been taken away.

This music shuffle "feature" should have either been polled or should have been optional. Now the entire feel/atmosphere of the game is ruined.

Please think carefully about this update and consider reverting it or giving us the option to go back to the old music placement.

30-Apr-2021 22:54:00

IndyTheGreat
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They Them said :
Since I'm probably one of the 2 fans who even notice the change I would really like it to be known im not a fan of the music update, i would really prefer to have the option of keeping music to specific chunks.

Thank you. Crazy to me that something this significant wasn't polled or tested first.

30-Apr-2021 22:59:05 - Last edited on 30-Apr-2021 23:00:52 by IndyTheGreat

Lucy HFilia

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Some things I like:

I like the arceuus spell book beta. I tried out the magic spells at Zamorak and I can maybe last 2 kills if I have an elysian and toxic staff of the dead (while just sitting there and tanking, not walking under), so I guess the new spells are helping flip that meta with some of the best gear available.

I also tried it with the eldritch staff and the eldritch staff lacks so much accuracy I ended up dying and could barely recover any prayer while killing things to enter the room (not to mention it doesn't autocast the new spells while the toxic staff of the dead does). Guess saradomin godsword would still be my preferred special weapon in that case (I'll be regenerating prayer and health at a much faster rate, in terms of both special attack energy and accuracy of hits).

I like the barronite additions. I'm sure I'll probably convert some of my extra pieces into shards when I go back to finish the content.

I like the fishing boss update.

Thanks for some additional quality of life updates.

Some things I don't like:

The music update. Yes, I do want to be able to shuffle music/listen to my music to completion but I really don't want the game to automatically shuffle music without me asking it to (and what songs to shuffle). I liked being able to hear specific songs in some areas while when I'm doing boring tasks like mining to be able to shuffle a mix of my own music choices (without me constantly playing DJ).

On that note, could you please make this shuffle songs in area thing a toggle option? I'd really appreciate that.

Thanks, and keep up the good work Jagex!

01-May-2021 17:56:31

Plonster
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I'm not sure about the spell book. I know the thrall thing is sort of cool but it just feels a bit lacklustre. I don't understand the prayer offering spell when you just buffed the dragonbone to have a use. Perhaps it could stack with the spell or something so you haven't made the necklace dead weight already. I think there needs to be some more thought in to what these things provide and maybe provide a full play testing on it instead of random players going in to beta. It'd be nice to see a stream on ways to use. Maybe just generic ways of doing things with the spells and their uses. Clan Defy -
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04-May-2021 13:34:11

White Wolfos

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The music update makes no sense. This is OldSchool RuneScape. If you want to make changes, go and change the new RuneScape. Or at least give the player an option to turn it on/ off. The fact that Jagex did this change without even doing a poll shows they knew it would be rejected, but wanted it anyway for some unknown reason.

Anyway, I vote with my wallet when companies practice like this, so cancelled my membership. There are other MMOs to play. I'm here for OldSchool, not RuneScape 3 or whatever it's called now.

08-May-2021 18:15:29

Mochq
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muredius said :
Arceuss spellbook looks insane to me at kril.

Demonic ward (I think its called) is nuts for tankers (take 10% less damage from demons) and you get prayer points off all the ashes they drop. I could easily see this extending trips by many kills.

Not to mention theres a straight up demonbane spell, which may actually be viable, especially if combo'd with a freeze.

Not sure how much more they could do there, if it isn't already OP

Uncertain if this was said already, I was also very excited about demonbane at Kril, especially being a grasp spell that also freezes and i even went as far as the best way to combo the spells and I'd compare the Dark Demonbane to is wet dog fartting on the boss, you're better off with a blowpipe.
Even with ely, toxic sotd, brimstone ring and having 2 other people usin the spells alongside me and we probably coulda gone longer but all we got to was 5 kills only because of how underwhelming the dps it was. Sure i seen some pretty solid hits (couple 40's)m but then it as splash city or zeros all around. Maybe if we were all on greaters task might be slightly better?
Speaking of slayer task, i tried the demonbane with Cerberus aswell (cuz she's a demon now) and it worked okay (compared to the other test subject anyway)

09-May-2021 05:38:17 - Last edited on 09-May-2021 05:47:24 by Mochq

Mochq
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White Wolfos said :
The music update makes no sense. This is OldSchool RuneScape. If you want to make changes, go and change the new RuneScape. Or at least give the player an option to turn it on/ off. The fact that Jagex did this change without even doing a poll shows they knew it would be rejected, but wanted it anyway for some unknown reason.

Anyway, I vote with my wallet when companies practice like this, so cancelled my membership. There are other MMOs to play. I'm here for OldSchool, not RuneScape 3 or whatever it's called now.

I've heard/read a lot about this music update, i gotta say having music off (in player settings btw) i have noticed no difference in how i was playing before "this bogus music update"

09-May-2021 05:40:24

ZR0Z
Jun Member 2023

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Could you please change the arceuus spellbook icon to something that doesn't resemble the ancients spellbook so much.

And the music change not being polled should have at least come with a toggle feature.

09-May-2021 15:11:03

Dream Woke
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This magic update is really stellar, I'm looking forward to the official release.

If only you added Tele block to the "corrupt" effect,
I think that would make the most sense ( a temporary Tb? Would be unique) .

As someone who enjoys mage pking, and thinks that without Tele block this mage book doesn't really compete against ancients,
however with Tele block this spellbook will be more equal to the others and a real game changer! Believe you can achieve your dreams, no matter how far out they may seem, anything is possible that's righteous can be rightful, if not here-now next time around the continuum.

10-May-2021 23:03:05

Dream Woke
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Or even have the Tb be its own spell apart from corruption.

Makes sense because this book has so many teleports.

Also maybe a spell that can Pierce armour defences, to have more a chance against rangers.

I think corrupt should include the effects they have against monsters the added bonuses with maybe a reduced percentages in PvP not fully eradicated.

As a longtime player I really think this is the way to go, who agrees or disagrees and why? Believe you can achieve your dreams, no matter how far out they may seem, anything is possible that's righteous can be rightful, if not here-now next time around the continuum.

10-May-2021 23:08:29

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