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Poll 78 - Near Miss & Skilling
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was excited to see the barrier for PVP to be lowered for casuals with the spellbook and prayer change.
17-Jan-2023 14:52:38
After reading this blog I have two main concerns.
First the boundary for what qualifies as Quality of Life feels like it has been overstepped. Looking back at old polls QOL meant better hitboxes, right click menus and better data surfacing.
I feel most of these changes wonder into easyscape territory. Making certain items easier to get, increasing the amount of items you can get and buffing items that were specifically designed a certain way.
Not to say the changes are bad or won't pass a poll, it's just a noticeable that the quality of quality of life changes has dropped significantly with no real explanation.
Secondly the unpolled changes once again feel like they break the polling charter. One is clearly a bug and the other two are changes to legacy areas. The bug should be resolved, not kept as a feature and the changes to legacy areas should be polled. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
First the boundary for what qualifies as Quality of Life feels like it has been overstepped. Looking back at old polls QOL meant better hitboxes, right click menus and better data surfacing.
I feel most of these changes wonder into easyscape territory. Making certain items easier to get, increasing the amount of items you can get and buffing items that were specifically designed a certain way.
Not to say the changes are bad or won't pass a poll, it's just a noticeable that the quality of quality of life changes has dropped significantly with no real explanation.
Secondly the unpolled changes once again feel like they break the polling charter. One is clearly a bug and the other two are changes to legacy areas. The bug should be resolved, not kept as a feature and the changes to legacy areas should be polled. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
17-Jan-2023 17:31:11
As for my own quick thought on each question.
Crystal Armour Recolours - Sure, why not?
Thieving Coin Pouches - It's a shame you're making content out of a bad mechanic
Fermenting Wine of Zamorak - I'm 50/50 on this. I like farming grapes as a side to get a few more wines but I don't think this should be the main method.
Magic Secateurs Pt1 - This is a classic behaviour. You should wear items that give rewards.
Magic Secateurs Pt2 - Why would this expand out to non herb items? Secateurs are the only items that harvest herbs.
Runecraft and the Rune Pouch - Sure, why not?
Mining Improvements Pt1 - There are plenty of spaces to mine. Reducing timers, adding veins and moving veins closer is unnecessary
Mining Improvements Pt2 - This is a classic behaviour. I don't understand why you'd even want this. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
Crystal Armour Recolours - Sure, why not?
Thieving Coin Pouches - It's a shame you're making content out of a bad mechanic
Fermenting Wine of Zamorak - I'm 50/50 on this. I like farming grapes as a side to get a few more wines but I don't think this should be the main method.
Magic Secateurs Pt1 - This is a classic behaviour. You should wear items that give rewards.
Magic Secateurs Pt2 - Why would this expand out to non herb items? Secateurs are the only items that harvest herbs.
Runecraft and the Rune Pouch - Sure, why not?
Mining Improvements Pt1 - There are plenty of spaces to mine. Reducing timers, adding veins and moving veins closer is unnecessary
Mining Improvements Pt2 - This is a classic behaviour. I don't understand why you'd even want this. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
17-Jan-2023 17:31:19 - Last edited on 17-Jan-2023 17:32:23 by Lewis Shoot
Giants' Foundry Shop - If 80% is standard for minigames then sure but it feels like people trying to complete the collection log without getting everything properly
Magpie Implings - When were rings of recoil removed from skillers? Whilst this is nice, it feels like we should restore that.
Extended Super Antifire Potions - Sure, why not?
Seeds for Birdhouses - Seems a little unnecessary but why not?
POH Treasure Chests - Seems like a good step back to the original design
Theatre of Blood Entry Mode Improvements - I'll skip this as I'm not confident enough for ToB but also I'm concerned this 1 question has so many moving parts to it. Couldn't each part be polled separately?
PvP Special Attack Orb, Prayer Filtering, Spell Icon Sizes - I always felt that the PvP community voted against these for a specific reason. I'm not too precious about them but I'm at peace with them.
Remove Hatius Cosaintus - Please get rid. I'm not keen on making the roaming NPCs stand still so if you do make a new NPC make them fitting. Perhaps someone with a similar vibe to gee and donie.
Abyssal Dagger Spec Cost - I recently got an abby dagger and whilst it's odd not being like a dds I remember it was specifically designed like this. I don't think we should override this.
Belladonna Buffs - This is the wrong solution to the right problem. This shouldn't be a nightshade issue, it's a poison dynamite issue. Change the ingredients needed to make it and make that ingredient easier to obtain.
Strength XP in Puro Puro - This is a crucial part of the skiller play style. This should be polled.
Catalytic Tiaras - This is a bug. This should be fixed unpolled or polled to the community.
Pyramid Plunder - This is a legacy behaviour. This should be polled. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
Magpie Implings - When were rings of recoil removed from skillers? Whilst this is nice, it feels like we should restore that.
Extended Super Antifire Potions - Sure, why not?
Seeds for Birdhouses - Seems a little unnecessary but why not?
POH Treasure Chests - Seems like a good step back to the original design
Theatre of Blood Entry Mode Improvements - I'll skip this as I'm not confident enough for ToB but also I'm concerned this 1 question has so many moving parts to it. Couldn't each part be polled separately?
PvP Special Attack Orb, Prayer Filtering, Spell Icon Sizes - I always felt that the PvP community voted against these for a specific reason. I'm not too precious about them but I'm at peace with them.
Remove Hatius Cosaintus - Please get rid. I'm not keen on making the roaming NPCs stand still so if you do make a new NPC make them fitting. Perhaps someone with a similar vibe to gee and donie.
Abyssal Dagger Spec Cost - I recently got an abby dagger and whilst it's odd not being like a dds I remember it was specifically designed like this. I don't think we should override this.
Belladonna Buffs - This is the wrong solution to the right problem. This shouldn't be a nightshade issue, it's a poison dynamite issue. Change the ingredients needed to make it and make that ingredient easier to obtain.
Strength XP in Puro Puro - This is a crucial part of the skiller play style. This should be polled.
Catalytic Tiaras - This is a bug. This should be fixed unpolled or polled to the community.
Pyramid Plunder - This is a legacy behaviour. This should be polled. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
17-Jan-2023 17:31:26 - Last edited on 17-Jan-2023 17:36:03 by Lewis Shoot
I'm not sure if I'm on board with the MLM changes as I feel it reduces the achievement of unlocking the upper level and having to run around is part of the price one pays for the semi-afk experience. However if Jagex is committed to ensuring the unlockable areas will still be the superior option then, great
As for removing the 'prospect' option, I'm not sure what problem this is fixing. It's certainly of no use for veteran players but I do think prospecting is useful for new players in their early game experience.
Veskovy said :
when will i be able to vote in the poll.
i just hit the total level 300 yesterday or is the poll not out yet thank you.
I believe this is just the blog post and once Jagex has received feedback and amended things accordingly, you'll be able to vote very soon.
As for removing the 'prospect' option, I'm not sure what problem this is fixing. It's certainly of no use for veteran players but I do think prospecting is useful for new players in their early game experience.
Veskovy said :
when will i be able to vote in the poll.
i just hit the total level 300 yesterday or is the poll not out yet thank you.
I believe this is just the blog post and once Jagex has received feedback and amended things accordingly, you'll be able to vote very soon.
20-Jan-2023 04:08:58
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