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No no no no no, Smellysocks is obviously on to something here. I also feel that RS without merchants would be Heaven. Here's why.
Merchanting is, for lack of another word, a draconic practice. With the GE, we don't 'need' them anymore to jack prices up sky-high. This of course doesn't include making a very quick dollar, meaning selling slightly higher than someone right next to you.
I realize that there are others that won't share my sentiment, but I feel that RS would be far better off without merchants.
Not bad at all.
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" Everything is worth whatever its purchaser will pay for it" -Henry Ford.People have always tried to sell stupid items for way over the price. Anything they can get their hands on, they'll try and pull the wool over your eyes with it, even if it's obviously not worth the price they're setting.I really doubt that a silly Animal mask is worth the prices said here, and I agree with Zot, they're not discontinued, there will be more and I highly doubt there is such demand for them that they're worth tens of millions. Seriously, is there a demand for useless items now? To me it looks like Godswords are the most in demand lately, not this trash LOL. Party Hats and Masks I can understand because they're discontinued, and obtaining one is a sign of wealth, but these? Get real.
Go back to Merchanting real items like logs and ores imo. In the long run, Merchants only screw themselves because they too will have to pay the higher price if they need the item.
The reason these things are so much higher than the GE price is as follows:
1. The animal masks are relatively new. Not to many of them have entered the marketplace. The God Pages are consumable so you have them LEAVING the marketplace.
2. With the addition of construction based items, as well as the page drops being nerfed, your chances for getting either item are drastically reduced.
3. The GE is not reactive; the prices on it are set far to low for new release items. Plus it is not reactive. Changing once a day on 5% margins will get you nowhere slowly.
4. People are smart/crafty. Why would you sell for the GE price when there are people willing to pay several times that amount for said item? To help someone you will never meet? To balance the market?
So combine all of these factors and Voila! we have your answer.
I agree, an item is worth whatever a person chooses to pay for it. But times like these, they don't get to choose. They're forced to pay a price set by Merchants, who will argue it's about supply and demand - Half the time, they don't even know the supply is. There could be allot more of these items out, in banks, or being worn. Then there is price manipulation which was pretty popular back way before GE, I don't know if you were around then though to see it. Obviously the GE limits allot of that.
1. New items have always sold for absolutely stupid prices. 30 Minutes after Dragon Skirts were released, I found one and sold it for 20m. Is it worth 20m? Absolutely not, but some lvl 126 happily bought it. People tend to freak out on new items, and that's why you have tons of stupid items (like these Masks) at high prices. Merchants just love charging high prices for new items, and silly people will buy them too for the 2 minutes that they're exclusive for - NOT because they're worth it.
2. Just because more items were added, it shouldn't make the price skyrocket from their original stable prices. You could do a clue and get a page, or a Construction item in it's place. Basically, the prices are raised because lazy people are too lazy to go and do Clues themselves. Whilst I'm on that subject, a good majority of the player base is lazy and won't get things themselves. No wonder Jagex had to crack down so severely on RWT.
3. The GE shouldn't have the prices set no, but how else is it going to function? Would you rather every item be very expensive due to Merchants overpricing, or more fair like Jagex intend? Face it, most of the old ways of Merchanting are dead since the GE came out. If Merchants set the prices, they would be expensive for a very long time, even on lower end items, and useless items like Animal Masks. Not only did this combat RWT, but I believe also the statement of "The Rich Get Richer...", you've heard it before.
4. Oh believe me, I know. Like I've said before, a select group of Merchants would use the official forums to manipulate prices on items and to a degree they got away with it. It was completely out of order and only served to feed their greed. If you walk into a store and see a gift for sale with a price tag of $10, and someone says I'll buy that for $20, 9 times out of 10 any decent storeowner would turn it down. It's not the way it works, the price is what it says it is - like the GE. Don't moan if you can't try and manipulate prices.
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People have always tried to sell stupid items for way over the price. Anything they can get their hands on, they'll try and pull the wool over your eyes with it, even if it's obviously not worth the price they're setting.
I really doubt that a silly Animal mask is worth the prices said here, and I agree with Zot, they're not discontinued, there will be more and I highly doubt there is such demand for them that they're worth tens of millions. Seriously, is there a demand for useless items now? To me it looks like Godswords are the most in demand lately, not this trash LOL. Party Hats and Masks I can understand because they're discontinued, and obtaining one is a sign of wealth, but these? Get real.
Go back to Merchanting real items like logs and ores imo. In the long run, Merchants only screw themselves because they too will have to pay the higher price if they need the item.
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Guy in the middle actually looks like he's on 4chan. Haha.
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Looks like someone is designing an NPC on the screen to the left ;)
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Boring update.
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FoG...lol.
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In my opinion, you're a total noob if you protect pray in Fist Of Guthix. Especially if I was nice enough not to pray against you. Jesus, some people just want an easy win. Seriously, I just did some FoG for the first time ever, and all I had to compete against were people praying to win. Does nobody want some fun? or is pray2win the moral of the story here?
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I played in the regular quality for the longest time, starting in around 2002. After playing other MMO's for a few couple of years, the High Quality update had me interested in Runescape again, no way would I be able to play in the small window version again. It's just too small! Personally though, I don't have the advanced light settings on as they do look too dark in some dungeons, but outside they look good and really bring the game to life.
edit: Don't rag on 3 Hit U, he's been playing longer than the majority of the people in this thread. One of the few recognizable faces from back when I was mostly active.
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Thanks for replying.
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Apparently the forum under went some changes/upgrade recently which made some threads using custom code lost data. It would be good if the longer posts could be pruned, or tagged incomplete. For example, in the Guides forum there are lots of Guides posted which arent complete because of the loss, or they don't even start - It would be a good idea to tag these so that the owners could update/fix them.
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I hear ferrets are pretty fast.
It's good exp at that level, after those switch to Falcon.
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Your equipment looks fine, just make the potions [4] instead of [3] doses. I would take out 2 Super Strength, and the 1 Super Attack and put Alching Runes there, as you will accumulate allot of loot that you won't want to hold.
edit: You won't need quite so many runes, maybe 30 natures or so. I would ditch the Rune Axe, and take the Bronze Axe from the Pub in Brimhaven, that way you can just drop it once you get into the dragons. Dragon Dagger is a good choice too, the Poison adds up nicely. Once you've been a few times, you'll know what you need to take, so you'll get a better understanding.
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You should be fine, just make sure you wear some prayer boosting gear to maximize the time you can stay there. If you want to collect Dragon Bones, then a Terrorbird would probably be a good idea as you should be able to last there a few hours on an inventory full of potions.
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I've been using Broad-Tipped for everything since getting back, they're really nice and cheap too. Hopefully the price won't rise.
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or you can just imagine the ocean is about 10 pixels away from the bottom edge :P
Excuse for rushing imo.
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I think you could have spent more time on it and added more detail. For example, would a lone player carry a raw shark all the way to the middle of nowhere to cook it? Add some sea, or a bit of town at least, don't make it look so empty. I would lower the text about 5 pixels and correct the line work.
Comparing the one posted, and the one in your signature, I'd say you rushed this.
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There could have definatly been room for Long Cat if that Jet wasn't in the way =\
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You've pulled the effect off quite well, only thing I would suggest would to be add a little dirt for realism. If realism isnt what you are going for, then leave it as it is. Maybe brighten up the edges of the text facing South West a little too.
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I would personally choose #4, but not before removing the box over the womans mouth. Is that really needed? It just looks so pointless and unappealing.
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That's what you'd see if someone stuck a gigantic magnet infront of your computer screen.
I would suggest you play around with these effects more, and not just slap them on top of each other creating a rainbow mess.
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Play around with the positioning of the text. Don't just leave it where you drew it.
In my opinion - Start over. Use a smaller brush, and do it zoomed in more. You'll get allot more control over what you're drawing, and it won't look messy and rushed if you practice with it a few times.
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That's not a photomaniplation. It's more of a collage than anything. A good selection of colours, and the composition is decent. That's about it.
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How do I pick a winner out of two images, one being bland with no focal point, to another being drowned in red with the same old boring abstract.
For the sake of the contest, ThruItAll gets my vote. Whilst the image is horrible in itself, it does have a decent set of colours which compared to the other, are pleasing. Get rid of the text though - It's bad. Don't ever feel forced to add text, it's not always needed.
If you're going to have a contest together, set some rules and stick to them.
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A few links you might be intrested in:
http://www.aversis.be/extra_tutorials/v ... ghting.htm
http://www.cgarena.com/freestuff/tutori ... index.html
http://www.evermotion.org/tutorials/mic ... rior03.htm
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I forgot I had this. Someone asked me how to make a super quick Rubik's cube awhile back, so I whipped this up to show an easy way to get away with it.
My Journey into 3D (7 images) PAGE 3 CAR WIP!!
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You mean the effortless boring crap everyone does and thinks looks good? Ok!
Nadril, I'd try push the boat a little. Chess Pieces, especially Pawns are extremely simple to make (Draw spline, lathe, done) so I'd like to see you do something more creative!