sphere2008

Jagex should remember why people play rs over other games. They are turning the game into a world of warcraft/guildwars copy, and this will take away the incentive for me and no doubt many others to keep playing the game. Rs has always had some major differences that set it apart from other mmorpgs, the pking system probably being the main one. Wilderness levels, dropping items on death , skulling vs not being skulled, the combat triangle basically allowing you to play 3 'classes' on one character: those were for me the reasons to play rs rather than any other game. Pking at moss giants and green dragons west off them back before they relocated greens, mage bank and axe hut pking before they added the lever (and after this when they added teleblock and before people forgot what single combat areas were meant for and filled it with clan teams...) Killing and chasing other pkers at green dragons or rune rocks or moss axe hut. The thrill of the chase or exitement when looking for people, that was what pking was all about and what would give one sweaty palms at times. Why have they abandoned all these aspects that set the game apart. If people want to play a wow copy they will just buy wow, which does all that better, more polished and prettier than rs. Me and alot of people I've been playing with since the start of rs2 played for all the reasons I mentioned before, things a game like everquest or warcraft didnt offer. What made rs succesfull in my eyes was that it had it's own niche, and didnt try to copy or go along with what other popular rpg's had to offer. I guess the only thing that's missing now is for rs to be sold on DVD ^^ that would totally ruin what's left of the original idea of rs. I've quit.

wow.. icecube and sam are the only 2 that got the point the op was trying to get across #-o It's about being able to bid on an item that's up for sale (and not just either pay the full listed price or not at all) Just like on e-bay or wow you should be able to bid on an item and get it if you're the highest bidder when the auction ends, or just offer the buyout price and get the item right away, with the seller being able to set a minimum bid (or no minimum bid = start at 1gp) and a buyout price (or no buyout = item only sells when auction ends or if he cancels auction before that). Sellers would not be able to bid on their own items, and this way other buyers can have a general idea of what other people are willing to pay looking at the current bids on items. This sort of mimics fally w2 (people buying item xxx gold others trying to sell upto xxx gold) , but without the hassle of standing around in fally all day, and a better way to see who'se selling the cheapest and get fair deals

I agree with what hobopie said. Rs community was never perfect but it sure was alot better before miniclip. There was barely any leetspeak, NO beggers on p2p, pking was far more enjoyable then too. Terms like 'safing' , 'prayer nub (or whatever people say) etc didn't even exist :? . I remember first logging onto rs in early 2003, being totally clueless standing in Lumbridge asking if anyone could give me a quick tour of how to start. And I immediately had some kind soul take me to a bank, show me where to train, explain me the 3 item rule etc when you die. People welcomed newcomers, they didn't mind showing you the ropes. Wildly was filled with small teams(2-5 people) and solo pkers, pretty much noone bothered to team in single combat areas, there was alot of pking going on at mossies aswell. And with so little worlds it was far easier to find people to fight in the wilderness :) The community was just far more easy going back then , and I found the game more enjoyable.

ok shiva maybe you should pk a lil more often :lol: protect prayers take off about 40 percent off ur max hit at least.... with old whip spec id spec 0 or 33s every single time on NO prayer and on prayer id spec 0 or 19 EVERY SINGLE TIME , i wouldve hit 33s too then if i could still hit my max ive also never hit high on prayer with normal weapons... you can hit someone 10 000 times full potted with whip , and att n str praying , wana bet you wont hit over 24 once? (just a number might be 1 less or more so dont post a pic with a 24 saying im wrong cos u get the idea... u definately wont hit 30s) yet with veracs set you hit tons of 24+s upto 33s? , hmmmm im kinda sick of people who claim 'facts' from hearsay... prayer reduces damage by 30-40 percent... btw to get the pic of that 27 we only did ONE duel and she hit a few 24s too and i only needed about 8 sharks be4 she hit that 27

and verac's DOES hit through prayer... how else do i hit 31s on people when they melee pray in widly :roll: ill post some pics in a min... edit : heres the pic u dumb non-believers... mrs ketchup is 105 cb with only 82 str... here shes hitting a 27 on my melee prayer... edit2 : u know what? i shud take this picoff again, cos this is gona end up just like with whip spec first they deny it , then they change it saying it was a bug n never intended to (referring to whips old spec, i had friggin zezima whine to me on pm saying he knew alot of mods n they all said it didnt hit ur max or an 0 ...and that everyone who said it does is wrong n blabla...... arrogant know-it-all $ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâõ!*@) so if it becomes common knowledge they ll probably "fix" it :roll:

hes right though... i pk with veracs set n ice blitzes sometimes (i need to pot if i wana do barrages :oops: ) n it is really powerfull =\ only time i got in trouble was when a 99 ancient mager attacked me n i forgot my friggin bow (had arrows on me and a ranged pot and hide top but no bow :oops: ) i dont bring teles so he almost had me , i had life ring on cos i was outa recoil rings n that saved me :lol: if hed killed me he wouldve gotten veracs set with flail , 200 bloods and full blue mystic set + dd (s) lol :( the downside of verac's is that NOONE will attempt to fight you ... anyone you attack just runs evry time and when u freeze them they tele right off still , if you d use protect prayers and bring 2 pray pots it d be lame AND overpowered =\ sadly i've seen alot of people do that if they bring veracs