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Just completed the survey, thanks again for the opportunity.
I'm quite happy with the proposal however I would like the opportunity to be able to experience woodcutting with the current mechanics and hopefully this would be more opt-in for those of us who like the simple nostalgic methods of playing the game.
I do remember that Squid did state in the winter summit that the forestry kit needs to be on you in order for Forestry events etc to take place so that is a fair compromise
On that same note though, if I decide to afk from time to time will the trees have the same new despawn mechanics or are those mechanics purely during Forestry? As opposed to today's 1 in 8 chop down chance? Someone correct me if I've got any of that wrong.
As far as Forestry itself, I think this will be a fantastic addition to the WC experience. Currently woodcutting feels like it has limited use outside of perhaps Fletching and firemaking but those being buyable skills reduces the effectiveness of that too. The use of leaves is something very relevant and provides great utility.
I'm quite happy with the proposal however I would like the opportunity to be able to experience woodcutting with the current mechanics and hopefully this would be more opt-in for those of us who like the simple nostalgic methods of playing the game.
I do remember that Squid did state in the winter summit that the forestry kit needs to be on you in order for Forestry events etc to take place so that is a fair compromise
On that same note though, if I decide to afk from time to time will the trees have the same new despawn mechanics or are those mechanics purely during Forestry? As opposed to today's 1 in 8 chop down chance? Someone correct me if I've got any of that wrong.
As far as Forestry itself, I think this will be a fantastic addition to the WC experience. Currently woodcutting feels like it has limited use outside of perhaps Fletching and firemaking but those being buyable skills reduces the effectiveness of that too. The use of leaves is something very relevant and provides great utility.
09-Feb-2023 04:51:58
I love the basic concept for this however this dev blog is littered with red flags.
What I like
I like the idea to bring in new training methods to sit between afk and tick manipulation. There is a clear gap for a medium intensity activity.
I like the idea of events, as they're very much like traditional randoms.
Killing woodcutting
My biggest concern with this update is that it will completely kill off afk/regular woodcutting. Whilst it will still exist, it won't be worth doing. This is exactly what happened with firemaking after wintertodt.
I think this could be remedied by making events an optional extra when doing regular woodcutting. That way players that pay attention can decide if they want to participate or not.
Buffing woodcutting
My next concern is how much this update will buff woodcutting. The whole social training reminds me of Bonfires in RS3. They gave out buffs that were required and made you feel like you missed out if you didn't use them. Plus they were worth more XP so there was no reason to not do it.
I think this could be improved by removing the campfires buffs and picking where the content will actually sit.
Reward Power
There are plenty of ideas for rewards, however I am concerned that many are too powerful, especially when combined. For example a leprechaun banking all your logs in your inventory plus a whole log basket.
I'm not sure how to resolve this. I suspect showing logs per hour and experience per hour next to regular methods would help us understand this more.
Reward Relevance
This blog reminded me of the Artisan blogs a few years ago. Lots of rewards that are tangentially related to the content or only fuel the content itself. For example arborist gloves are a big farming boost and I have no idea about the benefit of bees.
Perhaps start with forestry only rewards, plus a few like woodcutting outfits. Then see if the other rewards are necessary. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
What I like
I like the idea to bring in new training methods to sit between afk and tick manipulation. There is a clear gap for a medium intensity activity.
I like the idea of events, as they're very much like traditional randoms.
Killing woodcutting
My biggest concern with this update is that it will completely kill off afk/regular woodcutting. Whilst it will still exist, it won't be worth doing. This is exactly what happened with firemaking after wintertodt.
I think this could be remedied by making events an optional extra when doing regular woodcutting. That way players that pay attention can decide if they want to participate or not.
Buffing woodcutting
My next concern is how much this update will buff woodcutting. The whole social training reminds me of Bonfires in RS3. They gave out buffs that were required and made you feel like you missed out if you didn't use them. Plus they were worth more XP so there was no reason to not do it.
I think this could be improved by removing the campfires buffs and picking where the content will actually sit.
Reward Power
There are plenty of ideas for rewards, however I am concerned that many are too powerful, especially when combined. For example a leprechaun banking all your logs in your inventory plus a whole log basket.
I'm not sure how to resolve this. I suspect showing logs per hour and experience per hour next to regular methods would help us understand this more.
Reward Relevance
This blog reminded me of the Artisan blogs a few years ago. Lots of rewards that are tangentially related to the content or only fuel the content itself. For example arborist gloves are a big farming boost and I have no idea about the benefit of bees.
Perhaps start with forestry only rewards, plus a few like woodcutting outfits. Then see if the other rewards are necessary. RIP Forums
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.
09-Feb-2023 13:33:00
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