Human-Interface out of RS

[Singh]

Hey people of Tip.It,

 

I was thinking yesterday that a person now a days can successful by not even talking at all. Due the GE, a person can get anything he/she wants. there is no more user interface like there was when world 2 fally was the best place to trade.

 

 

 

What you think about how a person doesn't even have to talk to anyone to be successful

[Piccy]

I say no. True, you don't need to talk for a trade. But talking and chatting around is a key to ingame success in my opinion :D

[mega_vegeta6]

The only kind of communication required in this game is a few rare cases such as Heroes/Arrav, Team based minigames and Boss hunting, otherwise, there is no requirement for human interaction.

 

 

 

By the way, im not shure you meant inteface.

[Ned]

I suppose it depends on your definition of successful. Without any communication, it would be difficult to get into a GWD team or something like that, but that is the team aspect of the game. There is the "solo" game, which is skilling and things like that, which may or may not be done with friends.

 

 

 

The GE took out the personal interaction of trading, but really all that turned out to be was:

 

"Buying item"

 

"Selling item"

 

"Ty"

 

"Np"

 

:?

 

 

 

I think the Human interaction aspect of the game stays strong, with clans, monster teams, general chatting while skilling, etc. :)

[J35u5_M4]

Not really, only out of trading, and not out itself because if you're going to trade items and such you need to talk, they only put these kind of things to help the muted players, you know quick chat, GE (This one was for everyone though)

[mega_vegeta6]

Not really, only out of trading, and not out itself because if you're going to trade items and such you need to talk, they only put these kind of things to help the muted players, you know quick chat, GE (This one was for everyone though)

 

GE was to solve the issue with tradelimit, not a benefit for muted players.

[wurmskin]

While its true that a person doesn't need to talk to be "successful" anymore, I think that not being able to communicate with the people around you is an enormous disadvantage. In my opinion, being able to relate to people, be it in a game or real life is one of the greatest resources anyone can have to being "successful".

[Smapla]

it's user "interaction" not user interface. the grand exchange is a user interface, the old world two style of trading is user interaction. though you could say that the grand exchange is simply user interaction through a middle man

[Pinkbullet3]

What you think about how a person doesn't even have to talk to anyone to be successful

 

I know this is a bit off-topic, but imagine asking this question at the NYSE or something like that... As stated above, being able to talk does help you become successful in one form or another.

[DeeKay]

World 2 interaction with players. Let's get nostalgic for a second there...

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

BUYING TORAG LEGS 500K

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

BUYING TORAG LEGS 500K

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

OMFG SCAMMER

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

BUYING TORAG LEGS 500K

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

SELLING AHRIM TOP 1M

 

For about 15 minutes till you decided '**** it, I'll just overprice it so I can get back to my business'.

[Omali]

As said, the only thing it took out was:

 

 

 

BUYING ______ FOR ____GP

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

 

"Buying ___ for ___ gp"

 

"I sell"

 

"K"

 

*two seconds pass*

 

"ty"

 

"ty"

 

[asianboy7o7]

As said, the only thing it took out was:

 

 

 

 

"Buying ___ for ___ gp"

 

"I sell"

 

"K"

 

*two seconds pass*

 

"ty"

 

"ty"

 

 

 

 

some people dont even say ty, yw, np anymore

[8112204]

If it works for them and they prefer not to spam "buying " all day, I think this is great, although it may not be good for people who prefer talking, but that's why manual trading is still on :)

[mister_moocky]

The trading world banks used to be laggy cesspits. Buying and selling is much easier with the ge. If you want interaction, talk to someone. "Ty" "np" was as personal as it got anyway.

[Suiku]

I guess you could say the economics was more society-related that it is now, that it's more computarized

[Omali]

Now banks are just filled with

 

 

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

 

 

When the self price check tool comes out, banks will finally be quiet.

[T. Skill]

Now banks are just filled with

 

 

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

"pc"

 

 

 

When the self price check tool comes out, banks will finally be quiet.

 

 

 

I lol'd even though this is a completely true fact.

[Returned3]

I admit it was so fun back then to, after 10 minutes of effort finally manage enter World 1/2 and take a stroll around Varrock's bank and watch everyone's offers/sales. To those newer players of Runescape, we used to have something called a "Bank Sale" where players would put up all their stuff they want to sell off their bank in the trade window and the buyers would browse.

 

 

 

The surprise of a Bank Sale died after the GE was released. No longer can you browse through a variety of equipment and think "Hey, this might be useful for me". Now it's just "Oh hey I need this for a quest", and you simply go to the GE and buy it within 5 minutes. I also remember how when we needed stuff fast, we would browse through the RSOF and leave messages there and then meet the person to buy it. 99% of the time, the seller is friendly and a nice convo would develop too.

 

 

 

Runescapers these days have it so easy. It was so much fun back then.

[Omali]

I admit it was so fun back then to, after 10 minutes of effort finally manage enter World 1/2 and take a stroll around Varrock's bank and watch everyone's offers/sales. To those newer players of Runescape, we used to have something called a "Bank Sale" where players would put up all their stuff they want to sell off their bank in the trade window and the buyers would browse.

 

 

 

The surprise of a Bank Sale died after the GE was released. No longer can you browse through a variety of equipment and think "Hey, this might be useful for me". Now it's just "Oh hey I need this for a quest", and you simply go to the GE and buy it within 5 minutes. I also remember how when we needed stuff fast, we would browse through the RSOF and leave messages there and then meet the person to buy it. 99% of the time, the seller is friendly and a nice convo would develop too.

 

 

 

Runescapers these days have it so easy. It was so much fun back then.

 

 

 

Nostalgic? Yes. Fun? Hardly.

 

 

 

If I had to choose between now and then, then being:

 

 

 

Me: I need a gout tuber to do this achievement diary

 

*Ten hours later*

 

Me: OMFG SOMEONE MUST BE SELLING A [bleep]ING GOUT TUBER

 

 

 

and now:

 

 

 

Me: I need a gout tuber to do this achievement diary

 

*One hour later*

 

Me: Woot

 

 

 

 

 

I would take now. It's fun to look back on those days and realize how much more accessible the game is now, but go back and go through it again? I'll pass. While I enjoy reminding people of the times when we had to walk sixteen miles through the snow (of which there wasn't any snow because the best Runescape could do with weather was white tiles) to Edgeville, which was actually an abandoned village, I'd rather not have to deal with it again.

 

 

 

Then again, if we did still live in those days, we'd be complaining about how much of a pain in the [wagon] they are, not reminiscing. Looking back through rose tinted glasses.

[Returned3]

I admit it was so fun back then to, after 10 minutes of effort finally manage enter World 1/2 and take a stroll around Varrock's bank and watch everyone's offers/sales. To those newer players of Runescape, we used to have something called a "Bank Sale" where players would put up all their stuff they want to sell off their bank in the trade window and the buyers would browse.

 

 

 

The surprise of a Bank Sale died after the GE was released. No longer can you browse through a variety of equipment and think "Hey, this might be useful for me". Now it's just "Oh hey I need this for a quest", and you simply go to the GE and buy it within 5 minutes. I also remember how when we needed stuff fast, we would browse through the RSOF and leave messages there and then meet the person to buy it. 99% of the time, the seller is friendly and a nice convo would develop too.

 

 

 

Runescapers these days have it so easy. It was so much fun back then.

 

 

 

Nostalgic? Yes. Fun? Hardly.

 

 

 

If I had to choose between now and then, then being:

 

 

 

Me: I need a gout tuber to do this achievement diary

 

*Ten hours later*

 

Me: OMFG SOMEONE MUST BE SELLING A [bleep]ING GOUT TUBER

 

 

 

and now:

 

 

 

Me: I need a gout tuber to do this achievement diary

 

*One hour later*

 

Me: Woot

 

 

 

 

 

I would take now. It's fun to look back on those days and realize how much more accessible the game is now, but go back and go through it again? I'll pass. While I enjoy reminding people of the times when we had to walk sixteen miles through the snow (of which there wasn't any snow because the best Runescape could do with weather was white tiles) to Edgeville, which was actually an abandoned village, I'd rather not have to deal with it again.

 

 

 

Then again, if we did still live in those days, we'd be complaining about how much of a pain in the [wagon] they are, not reminiscing. Looking back through rose tinted glasses.

 

 

 

I agree 100% with you that that is tedious.

 

 

 

Maybe it's just me, but I find strolling through a bank in Varrock W1/2 while everyone is shouting their offers relaxing. Well maybe it would be fun if you did not have any item in mind. Someone could be selling 10k deaths and I'd be like "Hey I haven't trained magic for some time, why not start now?" and proceed to buy them. It's the "Not knowing what I am buying" feeling that satisfies me to no end. And bank sales were cool as they'd be filled with random fighting gear that dosen't cost alot nor require an uber high level to equip/hunt.

 

 

 

Personally, I dislike the Godsword due to it's +132 bonus. New weapons/armours released now are just getting stronger and stronger up to the point where when a mid-level item is released, no one will bother about it. Back then it was fun to experiment with different weapons and armours. Perhaps I've just grown out of Runescape, I found it to be alot more fun when I was a non member level 60+ fighting for spots in the Hill Giants as compared to now where I just click an ankou and it dies within 5 seconds. The joy of that has been long gone from me.

[Sy_Accursed]

I say human interaction in-game is still the key to success.

 

 

 

Its how you make friendships and therefore build teams and clans to have fun together and beat boss monsters that require a team.

 

 

 

Equally I never really viewed trading as a real human interaction. I mean sure you HAD to interact with another player but all it meant was you stood around yelling buying xxx or selling xxx for ages until someone else matched up with you and thus traded which would end with a "ty" "np" exchange. In my book that was just automated as the GE. I mean you didn't chat or socialise really at all. All you did was yell what you want until someone trades you then type a obligatory ty or np in response before running off to do w/e you wanted. Most humans have more interaction with a household pet than that, I mean its undeniable that everyone will sit there and talk to their pet if they like it (except maybe fish) and even that shows more social interaction than "buying xxxxx" "ty"

[Imamonkey]

Yep. Remember wasting all that time maybe an hour to get something before you get it when you could have been doing something else? Remember trading with someone and then they want to haggle even after they stated the price they were selling for?

 

Remember world 1 and 2 being so crowded you couldn't even find the person forever even though you could see them yelling out their wares. Remember them being so crowded you couldn't tell what the hell was going on!

 

 

 

Good times indeed.

[Maximusa]

Yep. Remember wasting all that time maybe an hour to get something before you get it when you could have been doing something else? Remember trading with someone and then they want to haggle even after they stated the price they were selling for?

 

Remember world 1 and 2 being so crowded you couldn't even find the person forever even though you could see them yelling out their wares. Remember them being so crowded you couldn't tell what the hell was going on!

 

 

 

Good times indeed.

 

 

 

Hehe I remember my days when I used to run a small business so to speak. The prices were simple and the terms simpler. (Written on official forum) They hop and I move to customers location - any haggling meant I teleported away - Any waiting or confusion and I gave up. THEY had to come to my spot to trade if they wanted the trade after that; Including any hopping. Otherwise I didnt care and had other customers. If they started bad mouthing me then I blocked them on the spot never to hear from them again. Besides maybe in my forum post. :rolls:

 

 

 

Anyway the haggling bit was fun to run away from heh. I used to instant ignore people that stated outrageously low prices compared to my asking price. Merchants ftl.

[JAMjE]

I agree

 

I think Jagex are trying to make it easier for mutes? (suchas myself :) )

 

But you can do nearly anything whilst muted

 

Except make friends :thumbdown: hence why I often find myself doing boring stuff I wouldn't normally do :)

[SwreeTak]

Yes, but chatting is still fun and without any human interaction in the game it becomes much boring. You're right in that it has become easier to play even if you're quiet all the time, even though I think that it would be terribly boring not to to chat with your friend or team-mates in the game.