Esper_Jones Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 From reading your feedback, Ive seen a lot of discussion regarding the way the new Summoning icon functions. I would like to take a moment to address a few of the raised issues and answer a few of your questions. The Summoning tab will not be returning. This is because when it was a tab, it behaved differently to the rest of the tabs all the other tabs, once you have gained access to them for the first time and when they are not disabled for cutscenes etc., are constantly available and useful for some purpose regardless of your characters status in game. Conversely, the Summoning tab was only available or useful when you have a Summoning follower with you. This was inconsistent with the rest of the icons, and a large tab alongside all of the critical, always-relevant menu tabs is not the appropriate place for this functionality. That said, we recognise that some of you are experiencing usability issues with the way the new Summoning icon functions, and apologise for any detriment this may be causing to your gaming experience. We are currently working on implementing a new system that will allow the player to choose which function to have as their left-click option, however there is a complex update to Summoning currently in the works, and so we will release the change alongside this update, as the changes cannot be separated at this stage of development. I hope this clears up your questions. Mod_Liono I'm not sure if forum threads deserve their own topics, but this one seems to have discussion value. It mentions a complex update to Summoning coming, should be interesting... Jack of all trades, master of thieving. 259th to 99 thieving. All stats 75+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollyc3 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Not sure when that was posted but seen it on here a few days ago, sucks except for the quick click scroll. Cant imagine the 'complex update' being much either. 2376/2376 total achieved - May 2009 Retired Dec 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Smither Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Not sure where this was posted but I know it was. O well the night and day speculation for that tab is interesting. Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandorf61 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 viewtopic.php?f=30&t=801731&p=6801730#p6801730 Started discussing it after the second post on the 3rd page. I'm curious about what this update will be.. Pyramid Plunder Guide Tip.it Forum Rules Adventurer's LogThanks to Cowboy14 for the awesome sig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demby123 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I'm hoping it will be a familiar command tab TBH. It would make using combat familiars so much better. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chained_life Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I wish they would ask for our input BEFORE they make such drastic changes... I swear, they just love messing with things so they can "fix" them in the future to fill up update space. Hope they change it ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great_one Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I wish they would ask for our input BEFORE they make such drastic changes... I swear, they just love messing with things so they can "fix" them in the future to fill up update space. Hope they change it ASAP. yes, because acting the rs community would work out so well, do you even read the stuff that is said half the time in public chat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathdrow Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I don't see why they can't just have it so it could be like the old quests tab was, and have a summoning tab you can click in, but in the fighty options tab. that'd work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto_the_Phoenix Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I wish they would ask for our input BEFORE they make such drastic changes... I swear, they just love messing with things so they can "fix" them in the future to fill up update space. Hope they change it ASAP. 1) Yes, let Jagex ask the community every time they want to update. That'll get things done. :roll: 2) Had you read the post, you'd know that it's not coming back. So you can get used to the new interface for it. Besides, I'm finding it actually pretty good to use, since it's easier to use Bunyip scrolls. :P Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximusa Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 All they got to do is make the change to the summoning map button left click to open the tab where a window normally opens. Effectively making it a tab button.. On the map where it is consistant but only activates if got a summon/pet. I dont know what its left click function is now if it has one at all. So im not sure what they mean in their post. But I do know I got a pet out right now and the left click does nothing. VMeh BlogV >Miscellaneous Goals< http://www.rsbandb.com/sigs/sig108/bazzaminxer.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magmaguard3 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 looking forward to the update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtemisCatal Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Is no one else dreading what this could mean? there is a complex update to Summoning currently in the works I'm pretty happy the way summoning is (though granted, I'm kinda bummed they took away the tab, but I'll have to get used to it. I've survived the other interface changes, so I think I'll get over it). But what are they going to do to mess up summoning, something, that granted a few annoying bits, is working fine! My bunyip heals me, and comes when I call him. People can craft nats. People can carry stuff around in BoBs, and restore run... Edit: My main annoying bit is that combat familiars don't attack fast enough. And that even familiars that give range or magic exp WONT ATTACK WHEN YOU ARE RANGER OR MAGING AT A DISTANCE EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WAY (a la when you are ranging mutated bloodvelds ) :evil: What the Hell are they going to do, and how the Hell are they going to mess up summoning doing it!! :wall: :cry: :shock: :evil: :wall: :!: :ohnoes: -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J35u5_M4 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Looking forward the left click thing, it will make removing items from BoB even easier than before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fools_Taco Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 They need to make combat familars attack faster. i can kill something before my summon gets a shot in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Kurity Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 And we all know just how often we use the achievement diary tab. AKA, never. O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtemisCatal Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 And we all know just how often we use the achievement diary tab. AKA, never. Oh no, I use it daily. When I click on it instead of my inventory tab that I was aiming for. :wall: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 The new summoning interface sucks. It's way harder to spam call familiars so they never wander too far away. SWAG Mayn U wanna be like me but U can't be me cuz U ain't got ma swagga on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDaStudd Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 I wish they would ask for our input BEFORE they make such drastic changes... I swear, they just love messing with things so they can "fix" them in the future to fill up update space. Hope they change it ASAP. 1) Yes, let Jagex ask the community every time they want to update. That'll get things done. :roll: 2) Had you read the post, you'd know that it's not coming back. So you can get used to the new interface for it. Besides, I'm finding it actually pretty good to use, since it's easier to use Bunyip scrolls. :P They should atleast ask for some opinions on interface changes. Its been shown time and time again the people designing and coding the game don't play much. Any normal player will find numerous bugs in the game which the "testers" missed, even the simple ones like the edgeville bank north exit, gate in the middle of river at lumbridge or siting down in void (still the robe belt will float around head height). How hard would it have been to keep the tab until they had finished the summoning update? The second point is true with some familiars and the opposite with others. Combat familiars and BoB are a pain in the back side to work with. [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oathkeeper Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 And we all know just how often we use the achievement diary tab. AKA, never. Oh no, I use it daily. When I click on it instead of my inventory tab that I was aiming for. :wall: Quoted for Truth All that truly needs to happen is make either a left or right click option on the summoning sphere which would act exactly the same as clicking on the old stone, also implimenting the feature that jagex has mentioned where the left click option can be changed around. Although - with the achievement diaries getting a new tab does that mean that the Ardy diary will be coming out soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Kurity Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 They need at least 25 diary's before i would think its worth having a tab for achievement diary's. Even then, its still far better off in the quest tab. O.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outsanity Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 You disappoint me yet again, Jagex. |2,300+ Total|138 Combat|12 Lvl 99 Skills|99 Slayer| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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