3 December 2007 - Behind the Scenes - December

[Blaze_9555]

This month is okay, i guess. The bounty hunting has no effect on me, as i'm a f2per. Clan wars would excite me...if i were in a clan. Though that update seems a little unnecessary, as we already have the wilderness. looters and such make the game more realistic, plus there is the constant danger of being attacked by the denizens of the Wilderness. Gravestones are just a little decorative addition to the game. since there is no definitive proof that these will stop piles, i won't support that argument. when the proof comes, well, then you won't see me dying anyway. Christmas event, new hat. yay. "We will even be donning our 'serious hats'. Clue, anyone? Dev diary is nice, and can't wait for summoning. even if i'm a f2per, it would be cool to see you members summon Jad in Fally world 1. I always enjoy the letters and galleries, so that's the main thing i'm looking forward to.

 

 

 

And as always, people are blowing gravestones out of proportion.

 

 

 

okay, LOL? that just made my day.

[DanCool999]

you guys notice the graphic is a "Dread fowl" which is an anagram of the chaos board from last months postbag.

 

 

 

See the TO DO list #3: Add Flower = Dread fowl

 

 

 

New summoning monster I think :D

[purfishx]

bleh boring month for me as i dont pvp much. Might join a clan just for the clan wars though..

 

 

 

99 Range and don't pvp much :o ?! Waste imo! :D

[rt_phondents]

Yea it loks liek a very interesting and fun month indeed, im excited

[jessy87]

 

 

 

One word:

 

GF

 

 

 

 

 

thats not even a word, seriously. you know what it means, its 2 words 1 abreviation. wtf is wrong with you?

[Runeman231]

is it just me, or does anyone else wish qeltar would quit so we don't have to listen to him whine about every update?

 

 

 

Its just you, pretty much everyone else wishes you'd just shut up. :

[purfishx]

 

 

 

One word:

 

GF

 

 

 

 

 

thats not even a word, seriously. you know what it means, its 2 words 1 abreviation. wtf is wrong with you?

 

 

 

Wow, serious ownage.

[qeltar]

is it just me, or does anyone else wish qeltar would quit so we don't have to listen to him whine about every update?

 

 

 

It's not just you. I can't stand that whiny idiot either!

[jimjimson]

How come none isn't an option?

[matrixxyborg]

arena thing!

 

 

 

 

 

is it just me or is runescape becoming a tad bit more like WoW?

 

 

 

pls don't flame :D

[rook_2222]

I'm looking forward to the gravestones. I just hope I'm not passing by World 17 (pking world for f2p) because it would be scary :twisted:

 

 

 

Just hope I won't see my name on any of them :P

[Harrington]

Clan Wars FTW.

 

 

 

Bounty Hunting sounds too similar to Duelling for my liking.

[Rsdude099]

This month's updates are ok. It seems to me that Jagex came up with something to attempt to whet our appetites so they can finish up Summoning. I look forward to the Gravestones and possibly clan wars and the new monsters, because of what they drop. Not a good BTS, but not a bad one, either. :)

[bigtoy]

My guess is the new "Spectral dark beasts" or whatever will drop the mage version of the whip or dark bow, probably like spectral robes or something.

 

 

 

i was thinking the same thing id freaking love jagex forever if they gave me a new 95+ slayer monster for xmas :) i really hope its a slayer monster ;)

[Omali]

How come none isn't an option?

 

 

 

It is, It's called not voting.

 

 

 

I haven't voted yet, but my reason is because I can't decide between the gravestone and diarties update (Explaining the rwt updates? Do I see another large update coming that day?)

[kemikalkadet]

The gravestone thing made me think of Voltagos grave in lummy, bet vthey got the idea from his vid lol.

 

 

 

Can't wait for thebounty hunter game. i don't really train any more so the more minigames the better.. this might even tempt me away from tourneys :lol:

[jimjimson]

How come none isn't an option?

 

 

 

It is, It's called not voting.

 

 

 

I haven't voted yet, but my reason is because I can't decide between the gravestone and diarties update (Explaining the rwt updates? Do I see another large update coming that day?)

 

 

 

They won't know I'm not voting.

[aznmidget448]

I'm personally most excited for the development diaries and christmas event seeing as I'm f2p and have fun keeping up with what Jagex plans for the game. I've also never been much of a pker/pvp person so those things aren't that interesting to me.

[blooblyblobl]

I wonder if you lose your items in the bountyhunter mini game.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure you do, since BTS classified it as a "dangerous" minigame, which is generally one where you lose all your stuff when you die?

[MessyMaster]

all of those sound like something to look forward to

 

 

 

too bad they are probably goin to be for members only

[bigtoy]

 

spectral dark beasts :shock: :o i just realised this could be a new 90+ slayer monster and with it being in the wildy its gonna make it so unpredictable!dont forget now players have priority over monsters so these are gonna be twice as dangerous and an exponential amount more dangerous if its in multi combat areas.

 

 

 

Good point, I hadn't considered it could be a new slayer monster!

 

@ the people saying "gf wildy", you're idiots. This looks like a good month for player killing in general and it only stands to make things better.

 

 

 

And I reckon the tombstones are just decorative, not sure

 

 

 

I hope it's not a new slaying monster... It takes me an average of 14 hours to achieve a dark bow from Dark Beasts. I don't fancy spending 14 hours in the Wild with my best equipment in the distant hope that I'll get the best drop. Especially in those first few weeks when everyone will be dropping by, taking pot shots and honest slayers.

 

 

 

Add to that the pkers hungry for your items :P

 

 

 

And they would not notice us of this new monster unless it had some special drop

 

 

 

@harrington, lol u must have horrible luck i get 1-2 bows in way less than that on average like 1 every 2-3 hours or less

 

@at guy who says pkers will steal my frees, ill bring barraging dds and supers and ill give them a fight worth their troubles lol 99 mage att str and hp ftwwwww

[Orpheus]

I'll put in my two cents on the updates, as a preview:

 

 

 

Clan Wars- Looters may not be able to crash your clan wars, if you lose stuff if you die, then this could be useful in itself. Good fight looters.

 

 

 

Gravestones- This sounds like a VERY interesting update idea, but still, the official article says "If you die while holding any items". Why am I getting the ominous feeling that Jagex is going to horribly mess this up? By messing up, I mean others cannot get your loot, which might be another way to effectively stop RWT'ers. This also could mean that YOU cannot retrieve your own death pile. For all we know, if this update is botched, we might aswell say, "Welcome to SafeScape."

 

 

 

Bounty Hunter- Hmm, this sounds like a very good idea in itself. The BTS article mentions "loot". Does that mean you lose your stuff when you die?

 

If you do, there probably won't be any high-end fights. What I'm pulling out from the article is that you must kill someone while avoiding the others after you. Also mentioned is three volcanoes for "different combat levels", which I assume will be 3-49,50-89, and 90-126, respectively. If this update doesn't involve you losing stuff, this could have the potential to become a VERY good update.

 

 

 

Letters/Gallery/Diary- The diary about RWT'ing has piqued my interest, and I would like to know what Jagex is TRULY doing about this, despite the mentioning some months back about the issue. The gallery is always a bit interesting, and the letters... meh, not that interested in, despite being a good read in itself.

 

 

 

Christmas Update- Hah, another holiday update. I personally liked the hood from Halloween, we already have the tree and useless reindeer hat, give us something interesting Jagex, like an elven item, or maybe Santa's suit(Remember to shrink down the suit, not ALL of us are that fat :x )

 

 

 

Wilderness Monsters- Meleers got an Abyssal Whip, rangers got a Dark

 

Bow, Mages need something that has the defense of the midpoint of Adamant-Rune, and has decent mage attack and a SMALL bit of ranged defense, say, 10 or 20 for the full set. Could this monster be the level 95 slayer beast we are looking for?

 

 

 

All in all, this can be either one of the best months Jagex has had yet, or another month where I will quit altogether because of the bull we recently got, mainly the Duel Arena update.

 

 

 

-Ultimania92

[Orpheus]

you guys notice the graphic is a "Dread fowl" which is an anagram of the chaos board from last months postbag.

 

 

 

See the TO DO list #3: Add Flower = Dread fowl

 

 

 

New summoning monster I think :D

 

 

 

Wow, nice eye there. I guess that's another hint involving the update itself.

[eastking]

this month sounds awsome i can't wait to see what effect the tombstones will have on the game.

 

 

 

:shock:

[Sir_Sibz]

Hmm... gravestones and bounty hunting? Bounty hunting!? Sweet, just sweet. :XD: But that better not replace my desire for playing my Metroid games. Gravestones, though, seem interesting. It will definitely be appreciated by successful pkers. :| I wonder if it might develop an issue? Or just feed an already existing one...