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I Am A Duck

I Am A Duck

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I have to say that I feel like the monkey path changes feel like they miss the mark. The path is already a fairly difficult challenge for low and medium tier raiders, and this change will make it much harder. Allowing volatile baboons to damage other monkeys is not an even trade, they're far too spread out.

I suggest adjusting the change to either remove a wave, or replace some monkeys in existing waves with additional volatile baboons.

17-Jul-2023 16:43:07

Mike Lt
Apr Member 2007

Mike Lt

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As the Polling Charter states we shouldn’t be polling these kinds of changes, but we believed because of the long-standing legacy of the Lava Dragons it would be a good idea to check with you first!


So, we will be removing this as a question and instead start further discussions with you all on how we can adapt these long-time lizards to fit the Old School aesthetic.

I think you should change the poll charter to include graphical reworks. At least if it involves content that has been in the game for several years already.
Also I assume this means that the Lava Dragon Rework is canceled for the time being, not that you are going to do with without poll, right? Because the latter answer doesn't really make any sense.

18-Jul-2023 19:05:24 - Last edited on 18-Jul-2023 19:09:21 by Mike Lt

iateyourpie
Feb Member 2015

iateyourpie

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Very disappointed that the lava dragon graphical update is going unpolled. They are an iconic monster, and it feels like it’s getting pushed through unpolled just because of negative feedback.
The lava texture is so iconic. The new design feels like something people who use HD plug-ins would like.

18-Jul-2023 19:28:22

femboy japan

femboy japan

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Don't poll the dragonfire shield change to give defence instead of magic experience in pvm, just implement it. This is an obviously good change to make for anyone who has played a defence pure but 99%+ of the community doesn't have any experience with defence pures so they shouldn't be voting on an update that only affects a very niche account build and only in pvm situations.

Defence pures have been neglected when it comes to updates for years, and have been almost useless ever since the serp helm nerf years ago, and deserve at least this to keep the account build slightly interesting.

An item giving xp in different skills in pvp vs pvm never made sense anyway.

19-Jul-2023 01:20:25 - Last edited on 19-Jul-2023 01:24:00 by femboy japan

shrekballz69
Oct Member 2023

shrekballz69

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Can you poll Arceeus spellbook demonbane spells to deal normal damage to COX Ice Demon?

It currently takes normal damage from fire spells but it'd make sense for Ice Demon to be weak against anti demon spells because it is a demon.

You could poll arclight/darklight/silverlight to deal extra damage while at it?

:)

19-Jul-2023 14:56:19 - Last edited on 19-Jul-2023 14:57:26 by shrekballz69

Raake
May Member 2023

Raake

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While I've hardly dealt with lava dragons since completing the diary task to kill one, I have to agree with others on the graphical rework. It just looks like it's trying too hard. I don't mind them getting a rework, but the proposed look kinda feels too "edgy" to me.

Maybe it's the stark contrast between the light and dark parts, maybe it's the "glow" beneath it, or maybe it's just too many distinct colours compared to the rest of the dragon models in the game. I don't know. But that's not really a look I'd want for an "ordinary" monster to have.

19-Jul-2023 19:00:52

Raake
May Member 2023

Raake

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Also, big yes for the skill guide update! Judging by the video, it looks like it shouldn't suffer from the same annoyance as some of the other newer interfaces (such as Combat Achievements and Giants' Foundry), that being that they move about! A lot!!

(Going slightly off the thread's topic here, but anyways...)
It's fine if they resize themselves when there's suddenly more/less to show when changing between different entries/categories, but it's really annoying that they move about so much, especially the CAs one! I genuinely find it arduous to navigate efficiently because I keep losing track of where I am, because often enough the whole view shifts when e.g. expanding/collapsing an entry or going from a boss view to the task list (which is also, strangely, a one-way trip)!

To summarize:
-instead of anchoring the (newer) interfaces to the middle, could they be changed to be anchored to the header instead, so that only the lower end moves? (On second thought, what's the point in resizing them at all? They still block clicks over the full area even if the visual is smaller O.o )
-for CAs specifically, could the boss view be made to also include the relevant achievements, e.g. in a tab? Feels odd that it doesn't already!
-lastly, again for CAs, would it be possible to have a toggle for ordering the task list by bosses instead of by tiers? Would make it easier to browse through all bosses' tasks at once, with the tasks of each boss clumped together, instead of them being spread around across tiers. A lot handier than looking up the tasks of every boss separately!

19-Jul-2023 19:08:53

Lewis Shoot
Oct Member 2005

Lewis Shoot

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I feel that I should be shocked at the amount of unpolled changes that don't feel that they follow the polling charter, however I'm not because of the appalling lack of respect the OSRS team give the polling system these days.

In particular I'd like to single out the changes to lava dragons. The new graphic looks cool but this is something that is iconic to old school, almost as much as anything form 2007.

Also smaller things like blue dragon scales being removed from nightmare zone. I don't remember the polling charter mention anything about removing rewards because you can get them elsewhere.

More over a lot of these changes just feel unnecessary. It seems like your looking for something to change for changes sake and I wish you'd go back to when quality of life updates were just that. Something small that made playing the game less awkward instead of buffing everything just a little bit. RIP Forums :(
Finally we have signatures in the surprise forum update. I'm Lewis, I play Old School & I've been playing since 2005.

19-Jul-2023 19:38:56

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