Why do you have to be a new player to make a f2p account? After maxing I made a pure f2p because I enjoyed it more and wanted to step up the challenge, my wife made a new account as a pure f2p because she enjoys it too, and I have tons of friends who made pure f2ps because of the squeal update.

 

It would be pretty ignorant to assume that out of the thousands and thousands of people making new accounts, that not a single one would want to make a pure f2p. Alot of people like the prospect of pure f2p and a decent amount of them will prob stick to it too.

Kolin, you're absolutely right when you say that some people actually enjoy the challenge of playing Pure F2P and want to choose to play that way. However, I don't think there is any way around this trial, so the closest you can become to Pure F2P is doing what the others above have suggested (immediately log out of the P2P world, and then log into a F2P world). Although for the first 14 days of the life of a new account it is a 'member', it can still classified as 'pure f2p' if you do not log on to any P2P worlds during the trial or use any P2P benefits to gain experience or obtain items.

 

If you stick to this, then the only benefits of membership you can potentially take advantage of in-game in a F2P world are no advertisements and 6 Grand Exchange slots (instead of the regular 2 for F2P). As L0RD Slaya mentioned, you can't use your SoF spins in a F2P world if you're a member.

 

However, unfortunately, you're stuck with some disadvantages as well including item limits (which you mentioned), a 25K trade limit after the membership trial is over and a disgusting advertisement that pops up every day you log in during the trial pestering you to sign up for membership as soon as possible.

 

 

Arceus is also right in saying that no players new to RuneScape will do this. All of them will, of course, take advantage of all members benefits they know of and play in P2P worlds. There's nothing anybody can do about that. The only players that will use this method of creating new 'pure f2p' accounts are existing players with this specific intention.

One more question can any new accounts get rid of 25k trade limit or is only way to get P2P to remove this limit <_< ?

It's true, people who are completely new to the game will take advantage of the trial, and will not go the pure f2p route. To be honest, most of us would have done the same if it was offered to us in that manner when we had started playing. Very few pure f2p accounts were started with the intention of remaining pure f2p. However, I know of many players who have quit the game and are returning, who have decided to make F2P accounts, besides the existing player base which has also been making them. I for one, have simply been promoting the F2P way as best I can, and doing my best to convince any of our remaining pure f2pers who are thinking about leaving us to stay. It seems like all we can do at the moment, until Jagex removes this trial (if they ever do).

You need to buy p2p for a month to get rid of the limit (forever).

The 25k limit is the real kick in the ribs, to be honest.

 

On a different note, at what Ranged level is it advisable to switch to Lesser Demons? Currently using Mithril Arrows/Maple Short & training on Moss Giants.

Assuming the spawns are fast enough (I have no idea if they are), moss giants will always be faster xp than lessers.

I use neither, so no clue. Sorry.

If you are the only one at Crandor Moss giants, the respawn rate might be able to just keep up. With 93 range and iron arrows, the 2 moss giants' respawn in Varrock Sewers just barely keep up with me.

To further encourage everyone to fight creatures designed for their level' date=' we are removing the Combat XP for fighting creatures more than 30 levels below you. Drops and Slayer XP will remain the same. As I mentioned above, all NPCs are being rebalanced with this in mind. Since we dont have any top-end training creatures in the game (yet), players with a very high Combat level will find this 30 level range increased to 50 - at least until we release some bigger training dungeons! Youll still be able to train on creatures that are much less powerful than you, but training on things like rock crabs and cows will now only be effective at low levels - as it should be. We will be adding faster and more numerous spawn points all over the game to cope with the change.[/quote']

 

Lol

So, not only did they nerf Dungeoneering xp for non-members over cb90 but now they're going to nerf the combat xp high level players would have gotten on the lower floors? <_<

 

Why, oh why does Jagex hate F2P DG? On the plus side though, there will be no more high level "players" training on cows in Lumbridge.

 

Also,

We're removing any impact on your Combat level from Prayer, Summoning and Constitution levels.

So does this mean a slight redefinition of skiller pures to include these skills, and reassigning them to "non-combat" status?

 

Edit: aw crap. I just realized this means that my combat level will be over 90 uder the new calculation (74 magic + 55 defense + 2 = 131). I sure hope they're either raising the level for the DG nerf, or removing it entirely.

We can hope they just remove it for F2P, and just make members on F2P servers get reduced dg xp?

We can hope they just remove it for F2P, and just make members on F2P servers get reduced dg xp?

Because f2p should totally be the way to get 120 unless you're good.

 

I think f2p is going to get screwed hard by this update, I wish you luck.

I think only being able to do up to abds is enough of an xp reduction for f2p.

Yes, just make it so members get an xp reduction on f2p servers, (so they can't do abd on f2p servers)

so high levels will be able to train on(roughly) greaters/roachs/ankou/hellhounds, yikes!

I suppose at the base level it is not so different than training on fleshies/spiders.

Well after the update, I'm gonna be 183 combat, which is 100 over the roaches combat level. Jagex said exp we get from monsters 30 levels under us will be less effective for exp... For me right now there's no F2p monster I can beat for the normal exp...

 

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They're changing the monster combats too

Because getting 40kxp/hr is too much...

So every time people mention nerfing dg for only f2p combat over 90, I have to urge to post this:

That's the number of one of the two base xp modifiers, correlated as well as possible with the average party level (with 5 players). The other one is directly proportional as a function of your max floor.

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So every time people mention nerfing dg for only f2p combat over 90, I have to urge to post this:

That's the number of one of the two base xp modifiers, correlated as well as possible with the average party level (with 5 players). The other one is directly proportional as a function of your max floor.

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I'm not sure what this graph means? so.. the adjusted prestige does gown as your combat level increases?

Yeah, and that total is the basis of your xp, before modifiers like bonus rooms or deaths are applied.

So are you basically saying that the 50% nerf only applies in theory? And that it's not really a drop off in experience at all from 89 combat to 90 combat?

So are you basically saying that the 50% nerf only applies in theory? And that it's not really a drop off in experience at all from 89 combat to 90 combat?

 

Ofcourse the nerf is a graph and not a jump at 1 level difference. Jagex had already stated before that 89/90 combat doesn't make a big difference ;)

Jagex said that only combat levels above 90 would notice a difference.