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    Whose opinion holds weight?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm starting to think this is actually a rant, brought on by someone deriding Quel's input due to his levels. It certainly reads like one. I say that because it doesn't matter how well reasoned the counterarguments are, he dismisses them out of hand.

     

    I don't see why it matters to you if someone dismisses your opinion. Let them be dumb and train stupidly. Otherwise you're basically repeatedly slamming your head against the wall. They're kids and are NOT going to listen to you, reasonable as you might be. Wait, that feels awfully familiar.

    Whose opinion holds weight?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    It's only STATISTICALLY true that a higher level player is a better source of game advice. As you said, it is an imperfect predictor, and there are always exceptions. What if the player hasn't logged in for years? His memory of the game wouldn't be fresh, and new updates of easier ways to train might have been introduced, and his advice might not be the most accurate/best. Also, just because a person has high levels in combat, for example, doesn't mean he knows everything there is to know about high-level boss hunting, compared to a lower-level but more experienced boss-hunter. Maybe he's more of a PKer? And the list goes on...

     

    Again you emphasize the exceptions rather than the "rule", while admitting the rule is correct.

     

    Guess what? I'm an exception to that rule myself. I'm 89 combat - I get what you're saying, I really do. I know more about RS as a whole than most 130 combat people. I've been here longer, and I've used the game more than just combat (which is the standard). If you have an "endgame" (ha) combat question, I can't help - but I'm pretty knowledgeable about the other 95% of the game. In general though, the higher combat / higher total level someone is, the more likely they are to have good advice.

    Whose opinion holds weight?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    But you can't STOP the person from freely speaking/posting.

     

    Quel, relax a little. First, as this is a private message board, you have no inborn "right" to anything. The staff, if they wanted, could silence you because your name starts with Q. As for other posters who, like you and I, have no power whatsoever - they can gripe about people all they want (and risk being moderated).

     

    Realistically, though, there's a market of ideas out there. We as finite beings don't have time to rationally evaluate each "seller" of knowledge, so we take shortcuts. In RS, it is reasonable to equate higher levels / longer play time with being a better source of game advice. Is it always true? No! That just means it is an imperfect predictor.

    3rd Age/Spirit shields/Phats Discussion

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Yeah, I jumped off the bandwagon...

     

    soldphat.jpg

     

    I think I have the cash for 99 prayer, cons, and smithing, so I don't care much. Got the thing at 80m (purple) + 13m (trade up to yellow) +0m (trade to green). Maybe I'll buy it back after the inevitable crash.

     

    Oh, and I couldn't sell my green mask @ mid. So, take that for what it is.

    Astral Runecrafting

    in Help and Advice

    Posted

     

    If you can get the agile gear, you're completly all set. I sprint the entire time I'm runecrafting with absolutely no need for super energies.

     

    With agile legs, spottier cape, and boots of lightness, I'm able to stay 0kg with the rest of my armor slots filled with rune/dragon armor. It's great - I never run low on run energy, and the Suqah don't hit me enough to make food necessary (even at 68 defense)!

    Is it just me?

    in Rants

    Posted

    The thing with software scheduling is that it's hard. Things that you KNOW should take no time take ages due to unavoidable things like dev staff taking vacations, or getting the flu, or getting reprioritized, or quitting. So when these updates come in at unpredictable times, and you wonder if they're just being daft on how they're ordering updates... the reality is, some project that was due this week slipped. Story of my life, actually.

     

    Frustrating, but understandable.

    My goal, The almighty mining skillcape

    in BlogScape (Ongoing Progress Reports and Goals)

    Posted

    Is granite faster? Sure, once you figure out the rhythm, and figure out that you need to concentrate to make those 60-80k/hr rates possible.

     

    You won't have to concentrate nearly as much with gold, especially at higher combat levels.

     

    Granted, I'm not going for 99 - but I've been doing Living Caverns since it came out and have made it to 87 with no pain. Granite made me hate my life, but gold is actually somewhat enjoyable.

     

    You might consider alternating - doing granite when you can spare the concentration, and gold when you can't. That might help stave off the inevitable burnout.

    Tip.it Times 18 October 2009

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Stormrage, you don't know that. You really don't know how they implement it. I'd be willing to bet that it gets tweaked soon to cover loopholes that people uncover. Either way, it slows things down, EVEN IF SLIGHTLY, while they work out a good fix.

     

    I take this as a positive indication that they know there's a problem.

    Tip.it Times 18 October 2009

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    So there goes PvP tricking.

     

    Will prices fall? I think people are going to panic at first, and prices will drop rapidly. Then they'll realize that Jagex didn't nerf it as hard as they thought, and prices will recover somewhat.

     

    Glad I sold my rares on a hunch, 2 hours before the update.

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