The Assist System is a rarely used feature of RuneScape, allowing low-leveled players to temporarily access the abilities that higher levels bring, while higher leveled players earn free experience from merely chatting to their friends.

 

 

 

This may sound like a great idea, but it raises two issues: low-level players may not "deserve" to produce adavanced goods, and it reduces the length required to go to in order to procure advanced items, forcing the price of finished goods down below that of primary produce (of course, the GE is partly to blame for that too).

 

 

 

What do you think: should skillers be able to make a profit of training, or should newbies be able to acess advanced items?

 

 

 

I'll try to answer as many posts as possible.

I do think it's a useful feature, and while it may benefit both parties, I don't see how it can ruin the economy as such.

 

Maybe you mean this in the sense that more players are mining Rune Ore, or fishing Sharks? Well to that, here is my counter-argument.

 

 

 

Player A has 99 Mining.

 

 

 

Player B has 54 Mining.

 

 

 

Player A is skilling, Player B approaches him and asks for Mining assistance. Reluctantly he accepts, and both players head to some Rune Rocks, player B mines 5 or so ores, then gets bored.

 

 

 

Player A gains X amount of XP, and player B gains 50k cash, for 10 mins work.

 

 

 

~~ The economy isn't effected. While Player A isn't selling the Ore, the cash flow of the economy remains the same. There are no more Rune Ores in the economy, the only difference is that Player B sells them, not Player A.

 

 

 

We would have to skilling via Assist System a hell of a lot to effect the economy, hence Jagex putting a limit on the amount of XP gained.

I do think it's a useful feature, and while it may benefit both parties, I don't see how it can ruin the economy as such.

 

Maybe you mean this in the sense that more players are mining Rune Ore, or fishing Sharks? Well to that, here is my counter-argument.

 

 

 

Player A has 99 Mining.

 

 

 

Player B has 54 Mining.

 

 

 

Player A is skilling, Player B approaches him and asks for Mining assistance. Reluctantly he accepts, and both players head to some Rune Rocks, player B mines 5 or so ores, then gets bored.

 

 

 

Player A gains X amount of XP, and player B gains 50k cash, for 10 mins work.

 

 

 

~~ The economy isn't effected. While Player A isn't selling the Ore, the cash flow of the economy remains the same. There are no more Rune Ores in the economy, the only difference is that Player B sells them, not Player A.

 

 

 

We would have to skilling via Assist System a hell of a lot to effect the economy, hence Jagex putting a limit on the amount of XP gained.

 

 

 

That's true, but if the assist system hadn't existed, Player B would have had to go and buy some Rune ore, and would (as few people would have been able to get it) had to pay a price dictated --indirectly, thorough supply and demand -- by the buyers.

 

 

 

In my personal opinion, it also degraded and detracts from the value of skills -"what's the point in getting my levels up when I can just "borrow" someone elses?"

That's a valid point. But it doesn't destroy the economy :)

think about it

 

if a noob comes across somethign valuable lets say a bunch fo raw sharks at ankous asks assistance for cooking... fine

 

 

 

then (a noob) wouldnt wait for the ge uptade he would sell at min and think hes a pro cosue hes got more money than ever before, and he would keep doing it

 

 

 

and probably a lot more examples out there, think about it

I dont understand your response ^^

think about it

 

if a noob comes across somethign valuable lets say a bunch fo raw sharks at ankous asks assistance for cooking... fine

 

 

 

then (a noob) wouldnt wait for the ge uptade he would sell at min and think hes a pro cosue hes got more money than ever before, and he would keep doing it

 

 

 

and probably a lot more examples out there, think about it

 

 

 

So...you're saying it's bad because it patronizes users and makes them think they're great?