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[Shadiochao]

Eh, as long as it doesn't affect Funorb updates, doesn't matter to me.

[ladycai]

I don't see a difference.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off-Topic: I want halloween event and quest !! #-o

[nickeley102]

i think ideally they would do one month on one month off. i.e. one month with 2 updates, one with 4, repeat. but im not sure if this would be managable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or if they have reliable keen staff they could just let them go at it without timelines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

or have staff in charge of small regular updates and staff in charge of large updates and just let them at it in their own time

[SwreeTak]

I think both ways are okay, as long as we get updates :)

[00hydro]

Well to be honest I miss it. One of the reasons I came back to this game was because it was constantly updating and I couldn't just beat it in a week or two and be done with it. Updates are still coming and they're good quality so I'm staying, just with less thrill.

[nickeley102]

 

I actually prefered more frequent updates. For instance, next month there is going to be two more combat mini-games, which I think there is enough!

 

 

 

While they mentioned two new minigames in the last Behind The Scenes they didn't say they would both be out next month, just that they are "coming soon". I predict one of the them be out next month, and the other maybe the month after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

if what you say is true and oct, nov and dec give us pvp, combat minigame and combat minigame. that means for players like me who dont like combat minigames get a possible 3 useful updates in 3 months whereas before we would have got a possible 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i havent pvped yet and it doesnt appeal, neither do combat minigames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maybe i am jumping the gun, im not going to threaten to quit or attempt to start a riot, but at the moment i prefered the old system. and i do appreciate the updates i get at the moment for $5

[Omar]

When the updates were once a week they were so predictable. Hopefully now I won't be able to say "Oh, look! It's Tuesday. Update today." That was boring. What would be even better would be no behind the scenes. Updates would be so much better if I didn't know when and what they are.

 

 

 

That'd make investing tough, and Jagex likes investing. For some reason. :|

[Reztral]

I don't really care. I'm just happy that we get any updates at all.

[Sy_Accursed]

 

 

I actually prefered more frequent updates. For instance, next month there is going to be two more combat mini-games, which I think there is enough!

 

 

 

While they mentioned two new minigames in the last Behind The Scenes they didn't say they would both be out next month, just that they are "coming soon". I predict one of the them be out next month, and the other maybe the month after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

if what you say is true and oct, nov and dec give us pvp, combat minigame and combat minigame. that means for players like me who dont like combat minigames get a possible 3 useful updates in 3 months whereas before we would have got a possible 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i havent pvped yet and it doesnt appeal, neither do combat minigames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maybe i am jumping the gun, im not going to threaten to quit or attempt to start a riot, but at the moment i prefered the old system. and i do appreciate the updates i get at the moment for $5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shock horror you don't get 12 possible updates!!!!!! New flash nor do the rest of us! Be thankfully you get even 1 update a month. When rs first began we used to wait a month or more between updates and even then they were only things like Prince Ali Rescue or mithril armour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And if you simply call them combat minigames you clearly you have no read what we have been told about them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One is a RTS where you control units and squadrons, sort of combat sure but definitely nothing like current combat in-game as this will essentially be npc vs npc but we control the npcs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One is even to bring pkers/fighters and skillers together as it required skill to harvets resources and make supplies that the fighters then use to to attack and destroy the enemy, so even if you DONT like combat this game has a role for skillers.

[Ravenkana]

 

 

 

I actually prefered more frequent updates. For instance, next month there is going to be two more combat mini-games, which I think there is enough!

 

 

 

While they mentioned two new minigames in the last Behind The Scenes they didn't say they would both be out next month, just that they are "coming soon". I predict one of the them be out next month, and the other maybe the month after.

 

 

 

 

 

 

if what you say is true and oct, nov and dec give us pvp, combat minigame and combat minigame. that means for players like me who dont like combat minigames get a possible 3 useful updates in 3 months whereas before we would have got a possible 12.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i havent pvped yet and it doesnt appeal, neither do combat minigames

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

maybe i am jumping the gun, im not going to threaten to quit or attempt to start a riot, but at the moment i prefered the old system. and i do appreciate the updates i get at the moment for $5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shock horror you don't get 12 possible updates!!!!!! New flash nor do the rest of us! Be thankfully you get even 1 update a month. When rs first began we used to wait a month or more between updates and even then they were only things like Prince Ali Rescue or mithril armour.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And if you simply call them combat minigames you clearly you have no read what we have been told about them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One is a RTS where you control units and squadrons, sort of combat sure but definitely nothing like current combat in-game as this will essentially be npc vs npc but we control the npcs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One is even to bring pkers/fighters and skillers together as it required skill to harvets resources and make supplies that the fighters then use to to attack and destroy the enemy, so even if you DONT like combat this game has a role for skillers.

You miss the point of his argument- those months won't offer him a thing. He may loathe RTS with an undying passion- I have a friend who feels that way. Plus, I don't think the RTS mini game is gonna have anything better than Starcraft. The second one sounds interesting, but it may fail. The concept is complex and involves a great amount of teamwork, but, as we've seen in Barbarian Assault, Runescapers are about as helpful and gregarious as an adult male grizzly with a toothache. So, if those months offer him nothing, will he really have much of an incentive to pay? Assuming, of course, that he mostly plays for the updates, like many maxed or close to maxed players.

[Triquos]

Well, I can't really say because the pvp update didn't effect me, as I don't pk, and the other small updates this month are the usual small updates, so they won't effect me either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used to stay up late waiting for exciting new updates but after being disappointed time and time again, i've given up on them and just go to bed normal time, and if there happens to be an update tomorrow, then that's kewl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hmm, in all honesty, I think if the quality of the updates are better, then it's excellent, but if they will be pumping out the updates with the same quality as before, then it will be disappointing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Until next month.. :pray:

[jessy87]

well, as long as they pump out updates slightly more relative then that one sea slug about the boys train, you know where we got rubium?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sure, that quest was interesting and all but it built NOTHING to the plot of the quest line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was halloween 3 for the halloween movies.

[Sumpta]

For now, I'm fine with it. I'm finally finding some time to catch up with the load of quests Jagex spawned over the last few months (still four to go, only completed the first part of Summer quest yesterday :). For me, the game has plenty of content as it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was shocked out of my wits when I realised that GWD was released well over a year ago, when it feels like it's still brand new, and I still haven't found the courage to try out the bosses. Or summoning, I still feel like I haven't had the time to really invest in the skill. Those weekly updates were simply way too frequent for me to keep up to date.

[NJE03]

In the past I loved not knowing when updates were coming so that they were a surprise, I log in and notice there was an update to read about which is much funner than always expecting things.

[meb]

I also really enjoyed the weekly updates, but most of them weren't very good anyway. The little kid in me wants the weekly ones, but having 1 large every month is much better.

[nickeley102]

 

i do appreciate the updates i get at the moment for $5

 

 

 

Be thankfully you get even 1 update a month.

 

 

 

i dont understand why people are reacting so angrily, im just comparing the 2 systems of updates and saying at the moment i prefered the old one

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

usually when a change to the game occurs people make threads and either thrash it or love it immediately, at least i took a few weeks to try this one out before making my judgment and posting it

[Immaculate]

Most of the updates are member related. Since I am a free player it doesn't bother me that much.

[Kazel]

I was going to post something like this. PVP was released just at the end of the two week deadline (I'm being specific, bwahaha :twisted:) and we have yet to see the Halloween events out. I really wish they'd go back to the old way.

[Kietaro1]

I am an avid gamer and spend quite a bit of time between three games. Two of which are MMORPGs. Between the two, I prefer Runescape because of the frequent updates that this game received. As that has shifted slightly I am waning in the amount of time that I spend on runescape, unfortunately. Even if the smaller, more frequent updates were not always as 'useful'. I enjoyed having something new every week. A for instance would be the introduction of the Darkness of Hallowvale quest and the Vyrewatch burning minigame. Killing the 1000 vyrewatch for the upgraded flail kept me entertained for about a week. Later Fire it Up! came out and I spent the better part of 3 weeks getting 92 firemaking to get that amazing adze (though I will probably never firemake again :P). In other words, it was those small things every week that broke up the monotony of grinding levels. Now that the updates are less frequent, offering less than a week of interest per update, I find myself faced with the problem of continuous grinding on a larger scale. If I wanted pure grinding to be the focal point of my gaming experience I would have stayed f2p.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Jagex's defense, they have chosen to update Runescape as is because of the trends seen in game and by Offical forum users (or so says the BTS). I cannot fault them for trying to appease the large majority of gamers not to mention Jagex being known for not really caring about the average 'scaper (automated messages anyone?) For me however, those little expeditions into new aspects of gameplay broke up the boring majority of Runescape. I hate to say it but if the quality of future updates is not accompanied by longer usefulness I cannot see myself continuing to play Runescape. Even with '24' different stats to level, repeativeness grows old. It seems I was able to stomach 1 day a week of breaking the grind but now that the time between each update is larger, I am begginning to loathe playing daily. Now I know that I am one player and that jagex will never miss me but I guess I am saddened by losing interest.

[o_knames]

As was said above, one of the things that really sets Runescape apart from other games is the frequent content additions. In my opinion, it was a bad business move for Jagex to make the game more like others in that respect, because other games are undeniably better with other aspects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personally, though, I preferred weekly updates because they broke up the monotony of whatever else was going on. Even a lame mini-game will hold my attention for a day before I go back to other stuff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I guess I would propose a slight compromise solution. I really enjoyed the small fixes they list at the bottom of the updates. If they kept doing them on just a weekly basis, even unannounced, it would be a nice way to promote community discussion and give players something to check out.

[Ravenkana]

I am an avid gamer and spend quite a bit of time between three games. Two of which are MMORPGs. Between the two, I prefer Runescape because of the frequent updates that this game received. As that has shifted slightly I am waning in the amount of time that I spend on runescape, unfortunately. Even if the smaller, more frequent updates were not always as 'useful'. I enjoyed having something new every week. A for instance would be the introduction of the Darkness of Hallowvale quest and the Vyrewatch burning minigame. Killing the 1000 vyrewatch for the upgraded flail kept me entertained for about a week. Later Fire it Up! came out and I spent the better part of 3 weeks getting 92 firemaking to get that amazing adze (though I will probably never firemake again :P). In other words, it was those small things every week that broke up the monotony of grinding levels. Now that the updates are less frequent, offering less than a week of interest per update, I find myself faced with the problem of continuous grinding on a larger scale. If I wanted pure grinding to be the focal point of my gaming experience I would have stayed f2p.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Jagex's defense, they have chosen to update Runescape as is because of the trends seen in game and by Offical forum users (or so says the BTS). I cannot fault them for trying to appease the large majority of gamers not to mention Jagex being known for not really caring about the average 'scaper (automated messages anyone?) For me however, those little expeditions into new aspects of gameplay broke up the boring majority of Runescape. I hate to say it but if the quality of future updates is not accompanied by longer usefulness I cannot see myself continuing to play Runescape. Even with '24' different stats to level, repeativeness grows old. It seems I was able to stomach 1 day a week of breaking the grind but now that the time between each update is larger, I am begginning to loathe playing daily. Now I know that I am one player and that jagex will never miss me but I guess I am saddened by losing interest.

You know, I never thought about this. It is very true. But it would appear that Jagex really wants to become like other games- look at their recent focus on combat updates, for example.

[nickeley102]

okay, now im pretty certain i dont like the new update scenario.

 

 

 

Im aware that PvP was a big update for alot of people but the halloween event and quest* did not make up for 2 weeks worth of updates under the old system

 

 

 

*by quest i mean 5 minute walking circumstance (quest is a bold, exciting word)

 

 

 

oh well, roll on next month and ill see how i feel

[Uula]

I usually just read the "In other news..." part of updates, that's where the most important changes come. Quests and mini-games are just.... :wall:

[Will H]

They should be reminded that the Player Gallery and the Postbag from the Hedge does not count as an update, only about half of the content is actual Jagex effort, and even if you count player contribution, there is not enough stuff there to be of real long-term interest to the average 'scaper.

 

 

 

Also they should keep the really minor updates (bugfixes etc.) as regular instead of waiting to bundle it with the big ones.

[mistywerty]

*Sigh*

 

 

 

You'll (The Runescape population) always compain about every change. Before this regime began, people often critcised Jagex of opting for quanitity rather than quality. Now the Rota has changed, they say it was better how it used to be.

 

 

 

I see this alot in people, Online and Offline. How many oldies have spoken to you about the good 'ol days? People are more intelligent, have better health and technology than they were nowadays, but old people still moan. We have a selective memory; mostly remembering the good things.

 

 

 

Anyway, I could bet that if this was a reverse update, and Jagex used to make 2 updates/month, then changed to 4, people would certainly complain. It's human nature.