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Yusou Bhoroi

Yusou Bhoroi

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Gwyndolynn said :
Yusou Bhoroi said :
They've removed the GoP server label..

Hopefully it doesn't meet the same fate as MA

Well, it was the 1st time it'd had a World, for Years, so having one was nice, while it lasted.. though it needed time to actually build up to anything (most of the regulars were waiting for the Spot, to become memb, to use the W - and without them playing, on that W there wasn't much opportunity for games to build up, there).


It would be much better to have a F2P W, if there's only going to be one labeled server, as that allows everyone to play there.

22-Dec-2018 11:58:17

A  Cole
Nov Member 2003

A  Cole

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So I went to play GoP today on spotlight. I waited for about 10 minutes for the current game to end so the new one could start. When the players appeared, one of them said "Thanks for the game", making me immediately think that there are people actually playing today.

How wrong I was.

As soon as we get to the air altar, the chat box started to fill up.

"What's this guy doing?"

"Stop stealing our orbs"

"Go to a different server"


They were "afk'ing".

When I said I was there to play, they began to get aggressive.

"I don't want this guy to win" was one of the comments.


Not a single person asked me if I was there to afk.

Not a single person asked me to leave one orb for them to afk with.

They were simply bitter that I was there to play.

They then actively played to stop me winning. So much for afk'ing.


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Perhaps it's time to completely remove the activity tracker. Perhaps we have to admit defeat as most players are only there for the thaler. Why should they be there holding orbs if real players get affected?

Today was the first time I can actually say that the spotlight system is completely broken.


~A~

22-Dec-2018 17:52:23

Yusou Bhoroi

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Common experience at many Minigames, even if you ask them (politely) whether they intend to AFK, or play, and try and arrange teams so that they are catered for (though, tbh, it is a Minigame , so we shouldn't have to pander to AFKers, in order to reduce the likelihood* that they'll entirely prevent play, and just spoil it, instead)

*Note that it's just reduce that likelihood, rather than getting rid of it, entirely.


After a long period of this, it gets very wearing, and you either end up giving up, and leaving, or you stop bothering to ask people, which isn't a nice situation to be in.

22-Dec-2018 20:09:39

Lord Drakan
Sep Member 2010

Lord Drakan

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Aye, the worst part is when you actively play and then the afk'ers get aggressive with you , really start swearing and bullying, for playing normally and disrupting their game abuse. It's honestly baffling.

I don't get why they just remove the thaler system completely as a temporary measure and then rework it from the ground up. The current situation is just awful. Bizarre Boron Fusswell, scryer extraordinaire. OSRS: POH ideas & RS3 minigames & achievement ideas !

Perhaps you're half right; perhaps we can't win. But we can fight.
— Zanik

23-Dec-2018 08:44:57

ELITE STACK
Mar Member 2014

ELITE STACK

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When I tried entering gop it said to removed head slot of cosmetics. Removed my plague doctor mask and still couldn't get in. After that I left. I think cosmetics should be allowed inside of gop to prevent confusion. Can you enter gop solo? I need my blue charms back.

23-Dec-2018 10:36:51

Yusou Bhoroi

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You'll need to remove overrides (and equipment) for head and right-hand slots (a lot of folks accidentally choose the "Hide slot" option, due to the wardrobe interface being confusing - but this counts as an override , so it won't allow you to join).


Sometimes it will require you to remove all overrides, when you attempt to join via Acantha, or Vief (it's not clear what triggers this).

It's a good idea to have a free inventory, as well.



You cannot get a game started, solo (the portal only opens with 4+ people, and when the teams are a maximum of 1 player different), but once it is open, it's possible to 1v1.

23-Dec-2018 14:40:49

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