Runescape: Back to basics

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Huge edit: my timing was very bad. There seems to be another topic around that goes around a new ''game'' on a blanco server. So uhm.. ye just bad timing. Feel free to remove this thread if you feel necessary mods.

 

As many of you once thought, what would it be like if I was there at the start? Or.. what if the start was now.

 

Over the past years the game has developed quite a bit. A lot was added, in a good way or a bad way. The way we train nowadays is nothing like when we started. Heck, it was nothing like 2 years ago! Let alone Runescape Classic or during the RS2 Beta. One thing was always important when doing an update: 'Does it work with the existing content?' When Jagex releases a new way to train a skill, it is either more profitable, more enjoyable or simply faster. But all this is compared to what already exists.

 

Now what would happen if we all started over. That creates room for a lot of things if you ask me! First off, nobody was set back. Nobody would enter the game thinking.. ah heck that 130 there has had plenty of years already. I will never catch up to him. We all had a chance to start the game at the same time. Training at your own pace and growing together. Heck, It is something I would sure like. A whole new economy that will form. €10,- bucks that prices won't turn out to be the same.

 

But more important, something that I would love to discuss. Room for rebalancing, room for removal! O yes, I said it. Time to remove certain aspects of the game. That small 10 minute quest.. remove it. That monster over there that nobody even bothers to take a glance at, remove it. Perhaps remove godswords? Make the King Black dragon a fierce opponent, but perhaps remove the Chaos Elemental or Tormented Demons. Different drop rates? But what about ivy's? Should they be there? Or to think of a minigame like trouble-brewing. Rebalance the rewards? Delete the game from existence? Reposition it.

 

Perhaps re-do entire skills? Jagex dislikes to change existing material. Perhaps now is the time to lower the level to make saramodin brews, but up the level for prayer potions? Watermelons now a level 70 allotment? Rocktails healing only 20, sharks healing only 16? You can rebalance every single skill you want out there, with the knowledge that you already tried it once. You got experience, now change it around a little?

 

As above said, there can be a lot of changes. How could we implement this? A side-game optional to some. Just like RS classic was optional to RS2. Having to reach a certain quest number or total level / experience level in order to be allowed to the new game? (this way eliminating certain amounts of botting / RWT)

 

If you've read this whole babbling, perhaps try to answer/discuss the following:

 

!) If the game started over, would you be interested to join in such a game?

!!) What are things you would love to see deleted from the game. (taking into account popularity / balance)

!!!) Would you love the new rebalanced game not to have any knowledge base: meaning players were to get their own info as they go.

 

Or try to ask you these questions

!) What requirement if any at all would you set to be allowed to play this new game?

!!) Do you think the new version (with its requirement) could become a version without trade limits or GE?

 

Heck I can think of many more aspects towards this subject. It is a pretty large subject. Please stay on topic that we are talking about a 'NEW' game, so no blabbering about how you want to change certain things in the game as it is. Think of it as a complete starting over. Meaning ;) no rares.. all stats back to 1.. No geepees in the economy. And perhaps even a lot of changes.

[noble_aloof]

Its an interesting thought, however with over 100million players, it doesn't make sense. There were great community aspects in classic, but there will always be 12 year olds in the game. sure, if this new runescape or whatever your proposing was limited to 1000 people or so, it would be interesting to see how things panned out. but bring the entire current playing population into a fresh version of the game, it would just be chaos.

[Melencholy]

Yikes no, I don't wanna get 99 agility again, although I agree it WOULD be interesting a lot of people would probably just stay in the current one to keep their 99's and other achievements.

[deletemeplease]

!) If the game started over, would you be interested to join in such a game?

 

Most definitely. Seeing how Runescape has been formed today, and even how it's been formed back then, I'd join the day it came out if I could.

 

!!) What are things you would love to see deleted from the game. (Taking into account popularity / balance)

 

I think the only thing I would change would be the trade balance. Keep the GE; it would make things more realistic. The GE as today's stalk market, and unbalanced trade as todays merchants.

 

!!!) Would you love the new rebalanced game not to have any knowledge base: meaning players were to get their own info as they go.

 

I think not. For me playing games, a big part of playing the game for me is being informed. I believe in efficiency when playing a game, and prefer the more attractive methods.

[The_Avatar]

I think I would enjoy a complete reset of the game. As far as things being removed from the game goes, obviously the trade limit, and a far less popular idea, the removal of the grand exchange. I'd like to think that if I came into Runescape today, knowing nothing about it, it would still seem as wondrous and different as when I first started playing.

[Den]

It would be interesting and a fun challenge, but il pass. Ive spent waaaaay too many hours as it is. Wouldnt want to do it all again. :P

 

BUT if say Runescape 3 or something came along (Like the move from Classic to Current RS), id of course move on to the new runescape and start from scratch together with many others, keeping my old dude in rs2 land.

[Low C]

I would just give up, 222 days so far of playing towards maxing my account and I'm still nowhere close. I couldn't imagine having to start over after 4 years of playtime and various achievements I've accumulated.

[kaosmerchant]

this is an extremely interesting thread

 

I'd love to be involved in a 'new' RS, but certinaly woulnd't want to lose my old account. Maybe make certain servers the new game, others keep the same rs2?

[RSBDavid]

Runescape would need to have way better graphics and free-trading before I would start seriously playing over.

[Da_Latios]

!) If the game started over, would you be interested to join in such a game?

 

In a heartbeat.

 

!!) What are things you would love to see deleted from the game. (Taking into account popularity / balance)

 

HD graphics, and the trade limit.

 

!!!) Would you love the new rebalanced game not to have any knowledge base: meaning players were to get their own info as they go.

Yes; I got along fine without the knowledge base years ago. Also, it would make players look to fan-sites more often.