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They're getting to the point where they only have the resources to fix things that aren't broken, though.

I can think of a few... Least of all the fact that there's really nothing to be gained from doing it. Are they trying to fight power creep by making it so that you need endgame gear to fight bosses that drop level 70-80 gear? I'm sure there's a universe where that's a sensible strategy, but this isn't it.

Seems like the issue is that he has better things to spend ~2m on than a title that he isn't going to use.

That explains the hiker outfit.

What was that, preventing you from running if you encountered one in the wild? Actually 2 things: they had pretty much very specific IVs and the other is that it increased the chance to shinyness of a baby to 1/64 instead of 1/8192. ...Those specific IVs were above average, but far from perfect, so they were still mostly a status thing. :-D

Why must graphical glitches always look cooler than the real thing? It's not a graphical glitch, it's called nobody's got time for teamsplit :P...Why must the graphics team's choices always look cooler than their glitches? :-P

Why must graphical glitches always look cooler than the real thing?

I recall reading that T2 gods are also effectively immortal, so if they die it's entirely by choice (see: Guthix) If we're going into metaphysics, though... where do you draw the line between "a real god" and "not technically a god, even though they have all of the qualities of one"? There's a lot of fuss in-story about how all of the 'younger' gods aren't really gods, but it seems like the distinction is pretty much just posturing on the part of entities that are directly connected to the elder gods, since you're essentially comparing something from the classical pantheon to Azathoth: one is more powerful than the other, but the difference is arbitrary unless you're a god yourself. ...And now I kind of wish that they made the gods become less human the higher on the tier list they were

I love this song TNPW post a very sensible song.

I think I can hit something like 9k with my ports gear (no shield, warpriest gloves and boots) in the live game, compared to over 11k with the same setup in the beta.

Something something geology

Yep, you have 9900 HP without any armor (at 99, of course), a full ports set brings that up to 11340.

Okay. Edit: And then this happened a couple of rounds into combat Second edit: the autocast box is flashing, I just timed the shot really badly.

The entire Hoenn soundtrack

- Try a bow. You can find one really early in the game and they really improved ranged combat in this one - you can move while aiming, for one, even if it's slower it's a huge help since there aren't many fast enemies (Until NG+). You can split up groups, or at worst weaken one severely before they both reach you. Moreso once you get access to poison arrows - Invest points in adaptability. If you want to consistently dodge attacks, you need it. If mobility is an issue, keep your weight low. Sometimes you'll just want to block the hit (there's a very light shield with 95% melee block in the Forest of Fallen Giants, if you need it). -There's really not much I can say about the death pit thing other than "pay attention". If you got through Blighttown, you should have no problem here.

^This. They never learn. de ja vu all over again. Let's be honest here: does anyone at Jagex actually remember that Vinesweeper exists?

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It's actually a fair bit easier than 1 (at worst, once you get past the lack of resources early on) and you can do just fine without ever having to grind. What are you having trouble with?

[4:58:33 PM] Alg: Holy shit, gameplay footage from the Hoenn remakes! [4:59:28 PM] [name withheld]: .... [4:59:33 PM] [name withheld]: [bleep] you TNPW post the last three songs they listened to and rate them.

I got the impression that it would basically just be a reimagining of Hoenn's plot in a new region. Would fit nicely with all of the hints in XY

Not to overshadow the above post or anything, but...

Would scaling be an idea? Say, cap the effectiveness of levels/items in lower levels of the wilderness, to make something like the first ten levels the "jump in and play" area where you don't need anything stronger than rune (kind of like how it was before), while the area past the members' fence could have no restrictions, going with the whole "high risk, high reward" theme. Not on its own, of course, but something to go along with any other reworks. Something to capture the accessibility of the old wild, while still rewarding players for takig risks at higher levels?

I'll just leave this right here