20 December 2007 - Development Diary: Summoning - Part 3

 

 

 

In our latest Summoning Development Diary, we are going over what it takes to test and balance a skill so that it can fit in with the rest of the game.

 

 

 

While Summoning isn't just combat-related, its effect on combat will be significant. As such, a large part of this Development Diary's focus is on balancing combat, and the effect it will have on the Combat level. The Diary also covers where to pitch the skill in terms of difficulty, cost and training speed.

 

 

 

Head to the Development Diary: Summoning - Part 3 to read more.

 

 

 

 

 

20 December 2007 - Postbag from the Hedge

 

 

 

For many on RuneScape, Christmas is an opportunity to let go and party. In Party Pete's case, that is a very scary proposition indeed! Find out how he has prepared for Christmas in this month's Postbag from the Hedge.

 

 

 

Postie Pete has also been out on the streets of RuneScape, canvassing opinion about this year's updates. The Wise Old Man, Bob the Cat, Ping and Pong all give their two coins' worth about quests, updates and even their own New Year's resolutions.

WOW

 

NICE, 138 cmb

Wow.. 138 will be the maximum combat level :o

:o

Uh-oh.. Now I am unsure whether or not to stick with my combat goal. :-k

" a Protect from Summoning prayer "

 

 

 

oooo

 

So this is a combat skill, I'm guessing some level 3 skillers will be disappointed #-o

" a Protect from Summoning prayer "

 

 

 

oooo

 

So this is a combat skill, I'm guessing some level 3 skillers will be disappointed #-o

 

 

 

Lmao, yes

 

 

 

awsome, free combat level!

Holy shizzle 138 cmb

Guess ill be aiming for the 130 mark.

no-lvl 3 skillers with 99 summoning :P

 

collection of pets here i come.i want all the dogs!

I'm looking forward to the new skill now, I'm hoping it is fun to level and not another "grind" skill. They said in there somewhere it will be slow to level at first, so I'm guessing the race to 99 might not be as quick as construction was.

Heh, good for those who want to raise combat, but also puts skillers out of it.

 

More level 100's? Looks like it's going to be a hard skill.

lol 138 new combat cap

Cool, pvp summoning...but mostly i got confused-what wil the summoning icon be? Adding those 3 parts together, it doesnt look like a wolfs head

Holy shizzle Jagex is actually testing their stuff before releasing it!

Wow this update is immense, new higher combat level will kinda suck for the level 3's though :?

 

 

 

Lol I like how there called familiars, Naboo and Bono from the Mighty Boosh anyone?

I'm interested in how this skill will actually be trained.

 

 

 

From the sounds of it... actually summoning the familiars wont get you any experience at all... but actually doing combat or having the familiar aide you in skills sounds like it would.

 

 

 

One good thing that comes of it is I'll only need to finish the quest to get a dog. And I've wanted a dog for awhile now. And it looks like theres a raven or a crow as well. So I'm tickled to death.

Wow this update is immense, new higher combat level will kinda suck for the level 3's though :?

 

 

 

Lol I like how there called familiars, Naboo and Bono from the Mighty Boosh anyone?

 

 

 

Possibly, or theres:

 

 

 

Bono = Musician.

 

 

 

Naboo = Planet in the Star Wars series.

138 combat :shock:

This can be nasty:

 

 

 

lvl 43 summoning lets you summon a cockatrice. The monsters will attack the same target you attack. To fight a cockatrice you absolutely must have a mirror shield.

 

Nasty combi: rune xbow with enchanted dragonstone bolts and a summoned cockatrice. You can't possible wear an antidragon and mirror shield at once. :o

Finnaly i figured out what i wanna spend the money i get from barrows on! Summoning =) Oh and from the postbag, anyone else think that Bob will be the Summoning Skill Cape master?

Wow this update is immense, new higher combat level will kinda suck for the level 3's though :?

 

 

 

Lol I like how there called familiars, Naboo and Bono from the Mighty Boosh anyone?

 

You mean Bollo right? :P The Mighty Boosh (seeing it live \ )

 

 

 

The Development Diaries have got me really interested in Summoning, hope it lives up to it for me :P

I'm not sure but the article made it sound like it won't be an expensive skill.

 

 

 

Skills that reguire money are usually fast to level (construction, herblore, prayer... etc) but they told us that it'll be slow to level.

Seems like summoning is going to be released around the 8th :shock:

Woooo! 138 combat :D IM looking forward to this :P Wonder who is going to get it first :-k

 

 

 

I like the development diaries very much