Well, in runescape its always one area, one type of weather. It would be nice if it changed occaisionally. Maybe in winter it would snow, and in spring it would go from rain to sunny etc.. It would be nice to go to Varrock on a rainy day, don't cha' think? thoughts?

Would take too much time up, time that could be spent on worthwhile updates.

They could do it over time, while continueing normal updates.

I thought I once read that they won't do those things and also not day/night.

 

and you got a few problems.

 

Different time zones, and if it snows here it is summer in australia etc.

it snows in the troll mountains, that's technically weather, proving your original post wrong from the start

I played a private server once that had snow in it all around runescape, and I have to say it was the absolute worst thing ever. It got so annoying after five minutes...

 

No.

I honestly think it wouldn't be to hard to implement.

 

 

 

They already have the textures, they just need to add it to other areas.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

 

 

During the Halloween 2008 event, wasn't it dark around some areas?

 

Plus as said before Snow does fall in Runescape

 

Look at Christmas or that troll mountain area or the Land of Snow :P

They would just have to time it.

 

 

 

Maybe day and night could go in 1 hour cycles or something. 1 hour of day, 1 hour of night.

Well, in runescape its always one area, one type of weather. It would be nice if it changed occaisionally. Maybe in winter it would snow, and in spring it would go from rain to sunny etc.. It would be nice to go to Varrock on a rainy day, don't cha' think? thoughts?

 

L A G

you all forget that it is a java game, and that you have to download all that stuff too... (browsing pages is downloading)

Well, in runescape its always one area, one type of weather. It would be nice if it changed occaisionally. Maybe in winter it would snow, and in spring it would go from rain to sunny etc.. It would be nice to go to Varrock on a rainy day, don't cha' think? thoughts?

 

L A G

 

 

 

TURN OFF IN SETTINGS!

Would take too much time up, time that could be spent on worthwhile updates.

 

I think I've pointed this out to you before, I hope I don't have to again. A good game must look good and have good content. You can't just have one or the other. Was releasing RSHD a waste of time? No. It transformed the entire game into something much better.

 

 

 

The idea of Runescape having a weather system (and therefore it needs a time system) is great, but it might be a bit too big for the engine we have right now. It has to be done well to work, not just retro-looking generic snow patterns on the screen (which currently look awful). Obviously it's up to Jagex to decide, but they can take their own time, much like RSHD.

But consider that the southern hemisphere would have completely different weather from the northern hemisphere. When it's winter in England, it's summer in Australia.

But consider that the southern hemisphere would have completely different weather from the northern hemisphere. When it's winter in England, it's summer in Australia.

 

I'm not sure what the problem is here. The entire world map is not going to have just one type of weather, it could be raining in the Feldip hills but sunny in Karamja. Every region would have a range of possibilities for weather, but it's not going to snow in the Kharidian desert very often, and it's not going to be a heat wave on Trollweiss mountain unless some mages do something horribly wrong. Which is a possibility, now I think about it.

 

 

 

I don't think Runescape has established seasons, as such, just months. The climate varies from one place to another so much that seasons just don't make much sense.

Would take too much time up, time that could be spent on worthwhile updates.

 

I think I've pointed this out to you before, I hope I don't have to again. A good game must look good and have good content. You can't just have one or the other. Was releasing RSHD a waste of time? No. It transformed the entire game into something much better.

 

 

 

The idea of Runescape having a weather system (and therefore it needs a time system) is great, but it might be a bit too big for the engine we have right now. It has to be done well to work, not just retro-looking generic snow patterns on the screen (which currently look awful). Obviously it's up to Jagex to decide, but they can take their own time, much like RSHD.

 

 

 

Yeah, I can agree on graphical updates. RSHD was a good idea, it made the game look better.

 

 

 

However, a weather system isn't going to improve much, if it improves anything at all.

Would take too much time up, time that could be spent on worthwhile updates.

 

Worthwhile in the eyes of who.

 

I think weather would be worthwhile.

 

 

 

The idea could also be expanded, blizzards? Cause random minigames much like falling stars?

 

Water might wash out areas, make strange items appear in places.

 

Fog would reduce vision, adding more challenge to things like PKing and boss hunting.

 

 

 

Many things could be done, its up to your imagination.