I've never really gave my two cents about any of the updates, but for some reason, this one really got my attention.
Now, I'm TOTALLY for most of what the blog says. I hate the equipment damaging events, they're just annoying, especially when I look away from the screen for a bit.
But there's lots of people using bot clients, and I feel like removing the effects of randoms will completely enable anyone with a bot client to do whatever they want. While I agree that many bots are smarter now, there's still tons of them using fast written scripts that don't do anything about randoms, meaning the random events that interrupt people should still stay in the game. But I feel that the need for events like the prison pete or the evil bob's island need to go, they take a ton of time out for players who are busy. Leaving in random events that interrupt you from what you're doing until you talk to them, though, are pretty harmless. If you're just powermining or cutting yews, all you have to do is click on the random, and you're free to go, but if you're a bot, you'll be stuck there. There's seriously nothing more annoying than going to pee while you're fishing, and coming back and you're dead or teleported to some location in Draynor.
My proposition is to change the random event mechanics to where they appear, but you can't continue skilling until you talk to them.
Now, aside from that, I unfortunately really don't see this poll passing. There is something sentimental about an evil chicken or a river troll appearing, giving you that chance to show your manliness and kill them in front of all the other skillers. It's just so emotionally rewarding and nostalgic that I doubt most players will be for it*
**;DR: Keep the randoms that interrupt you, but get rid of the ones that teleport you to other places or attack you.
27-Aug-2014 03:19:17