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Kerry said:
I wonder if this is the reason for the layoffs.
Were the devs told they can't fag up the games no more and they went all "noo, this can't be happening, i thought we were in charge" and left.
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Doubt that's the whole reason. If it had been, Chaose (they/them), and a bunch of no-name new hires would've been first on the chopping block.

Circling back to Orion (joke intended if he ever finds this thread). Of all devs, the Orion I remember would be one of the last ones to take a stand for pride advocacy.
 
Catching up on Friday's MATI. Josh spoke about the gaynigga updates and clams to have an inside person who talks to him about gaynigga updates. I'm assuming someone on the OSRS side, still interesting.
 
Damn, got an email that my account got imported into a blatant bot-type account. It probably won't work, but I'll at least try to get it restored. With the news that Jagex is slowly going less liberal-happy, I was actually considering getting into the game again.
 
Until the rot's uprooted and expunged, it isn't getting better. Can't visit any hotspot without rainbow miasma and mental illness in the air.

Just this week:
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https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/110-crafting-patch-week--this-week-in-runescape (archive)

Those listed discord communities typically have a few shared jannies. Avoid them like the plague.
I'll never forget that some of them started off as autistic passion projects and quickly became usurped by fags and troons.
 
Sneedfully and Peacefully said:

Rs3 bros are we back? If they land this plane and figure out a good compromise that makes the MTX less obnoxious, on top of less/no pride shit AND worlds or toggles for no cosmetics (IE no fag colors and rainbow wings n shit)

Yeah I think we're back.
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I'm surprised they're even considering this. It will be interesting to see what conclusion they come to and if this manages to bring back players.
In every survey they've sent, i've always said that if the game is gonna have MTX, it should only be cosmetics, and things like the original Yak tracks. There should never ever be XP you can directly purchase.
 
Kerry said:
I'm surprised they're even considering this. It will be interesting to see what conclusion they come to and if this manages to bring back players.
In every survey they've sent, i've always said that if the game is gonna have MTX, it should only be cosmetics, and things like the original Yak tracks. There should never ever be XP you can directly purchase.
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Their proposal of daily limited purchase of stars and bombs is not good as is, but I think if they're gonna have some way to buy XP it should just be stars (and also very limited). Lamps are an immediate payout with no input, and should be rewards for gameplay like they are in quests. Stars at least require you to skill, giving double XP on actions until it runs out.

The stores being cosmetics is what it should've always been. If they removed TH I dunno what they'd do. Maybe fall back on rune coins as the way to buy stars? Make oddments premium currency and have you get a few for free daily like how some games trickle out tiny amounts of premium currency? I dunno.
 
I'm gonna be that one tard with a hot take. I'm gonna miss the free keys. I never bought any MTX only used the free shit it gives from the daily challenges and it made RS3 a less grindy version of Oldschool which I liked. It made certain grinds tolerable. If I wasn't able to effectively skip the agility grind I wouldn't have been playing the game to begin with

Now its going to take significantly longer to do everything and they're probably going to replace treasure hunter with something arguably worse. Hope people like seasonal 'battle passes' and overpriced fomo cosmetics on a artificial limited time rotation and spending several life times grinding out runecrafting and agility. Missed out on the early bird special by not playing the game before this change? lmao sucks for you go grind out 99 runecrafting at 200k xp an hour

To be clear I'm not saying I like treasure hunter itself rather I like the quicker skilling it offered compared to old school and now that's going away and they are very likely not going to replace it with a suitable alternative, at least not nearly anywhere to the level it currently is. Skilling is going to significantly slow down in XP rates and I'm not looking forward to it. I love skilling but I also like having a life

Thank god I'm almost maxed
 
SandyCat said:
To be clear I'm not saying I like treasure hunter itself rather I like the quicker skilling it offered compared to old school and now that's going away and they are very likely not going to replace it with a suitable alternative, at least not nearly anywhere to the level it currently is. Skilling is going to significantly slow down in XP rates and I'm not looking forward to it. I love skilling but I also like having a life
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I think with the bonuses we have it'll definitely be slower but not to OSRS raw standards. A 5% outfit, 6% from being in a clan and capping, torstol or wise perk or other small stuff you can pile upwards into 25%. This does not account for Bonus XP from stars (which I expect to stick around) or double xp which they have no indication of removing; in fact it's this August and that's when they're not allowing dummies and proteans so people will have to actually run stuff besides bankstanding skills to see how it shakes out in game health.
Not that I disagree that the easier grind is part of the appeal besides the overall difference of the game. I do not expect battlepasses to return because Hero Pass flopped fucking hard. They even had a buff/reward on it to pay forward and boost the next hero pass they were so sure it'd go over well when people were furious enough the CEO had to make an emergency memo. It's possible they will bring Yak Tracks back which at least kinda had a themeing and tie-in to the game, with a few cosmetics you can get by playing it but otherwise they may ship em off to Solomon's for those that missed it. I would want no FOMO cosmetics of a different flavor (BUY IT NOW $20 ONLY THIS MONTH ONLY!!!!!) over current FOMO lootbox cosmetics but I must admit that's on the upper end of what I consider too hopeful, but between a rancid steak and literal garbage I'm gonna be grabbing the A1.
 
Kerry said:
In every survey they've sent, i've always said that if the game is gonna have MTX, it should only be cosmetics, and things like the original Yak tracks. There should never ever be XP you can directly purchase.
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Keepsake keys are my favorite mtx item they have and is the only one I'm willing to personally shell out for. Everything from preserving untrimmed skillcapes to flaunting items you've earned in game is cool to me.

Sneedfully and Peacefully said:
Rs3 bros are we back? If they land this plane and figure out a good compromise that makes the MTX less obnoxious, on top of less/no pride shit AND worlds or toggles for no cosmetics (IE no fag colors and rainbow wings n shit)
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I'd like to see various types of toggles implemented. Some of those outfits people use are obnoxious with particle effects. I also absolutely hate the Revenant walk animation. Players awkwardly floating around is absurd and ridiculous.
 
Focken Kiwi said:
I'd like to see various types of toggles implemented. Some of those outfits people use are obnoxious with particle effects. I also absolutely hate the Revenant walk animation. Players awkwardly floating around is absurd and ridiculous.
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Agreed. Particles might be difficult. I dunno how granular they'd want to get but at MINIMUM it should be walk cycles and outfit cosmetics as two toggles.
 
I've seen some people suggest a pet override toggle as well, but i'm personally not really sure about that. Some familiars like the Ripper Demon are huge, and because of that i use a smaller pet to override it.
I think the only problem pet override is the massive drake. Though, it would be funny if Fagex made a toggle just for that specific pet alone.
 
Good news is I actually got my account back. Bad news is that it was being used to bot skills. Went from never having touched Necromancy to being level 60. I think a lot of other skills got bot-trained too, and a few quests complete. Really takes the wind out of my sails, honestly.
 
I want less wings, auras and title cosmetics, and more reskins for actual gear. Things like dyes and classic gear appearance. Would be happy if they sell new dyes. Other games do it, and there's usually a sizeable number of players that buy them.

Titles are everywhere that golden ones don't look outstanding anymore. Way too saturated. I wish MTX titles are disallowed on cosmetic-free worlds, but I'll hold my breath. inb4 'too difficult to implement'.
 
What the fuck.webp
"No cosmetics" servers can't come soon enough. What the fuck is going on with this game and its playerbase.
 
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