09-Jun-2010 - Castle Wars Kill Streak Competition

[xSxqPowerx]

Meh, I'd consider giving it a try what with having maxed stats/gear, but I lagged so badly in castle wars (on official worlds) that I could barely click people much less kill them. I think someone with a suiciding clan is going to win anyway.

[divingduck]

If anyone is actually going for it with serious effort, PM me (fuuupa) and I'll suicide for you on blood barrages. Will be Seerculling your teammates, though, for humor's sake.

[@Dan3HitU]

Watch the prices of blood runes increase by around 50gp over the weekend lol.

 

If this isn't won by a Mage with 99 Defence then I'll be really surprised.

[Tim]

......INVESTMENT OFFER!

[Ezz]

I personally don't think I have a chance of getting the highest killstreak, since I don't even have 92+ prayer and 94+ (?) herblore. So instead of going for killstreak, I'm going to run around and hunt for players who are "boosting". With boosting I mean that they are killing friends on the other team to get killstreaks. So I'll be doing like I usually do on MW2 FFA, booster justice! :twisted:

[BeNiceOk]

Remember were not talking about everyone wearing melee armor as they normally do. I imagine lots of people know there are going to be tons of mages and bring d'hide/Karils/Arma armor for that reason.

 

Seerculls are going to be virtually useless here against high level mages, as the Overload stat restore alone will compensate for the Seercull special. +25 to all combat stats every 15 seconds.

 

However, magers will have trouble with high level rangers as they can't prot range and melee at the same time. Mage may be accurate but it cant rip through Arma + spectral that easily. Be prepared to see ALOT of ranger hybrids knocking off magers. If mager's keep splashing and can't heal on the majority of the players around, their "tanking" will be short lived.

 

Players good at luring others into the pitfalls inside tunnels also have a good chance to win over the magers.

[Tact]

I think you're all overthinking this. The easiest and best way to kill a mage tank is with a weapon already commonly used in Castle Wars. One person uses a Z/D spear spec on the mage while the rest attack. You get 4 stuns per spec bar and they cannot heal with bandages, soul split, or blood barrage during that time. Problem solved.

[Aiel]

Oh wow. That is gonna be just... ..madness :ohnoes:

THIS....... IS..... RUNESCAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

No that's gidion :smile:

 

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also I'm thinking antispawn camping enamy mages with chinchompas could be effective (full arma+eagle eye shield+melée prayer/ss+steel titan/swamp Titan) you could just jump back into the spawn room when your out of bandages.

[NukeMarine]

I don't like the negative reaction to all this, but what the hell are people expecting. Those with skills and items are likely to do better at individual aspects of RS.

 

Any, what other mini-games/activities out there do you think can also get a competition/award going? Barrow brothers is obvious, but there might be others.

 

PS: Anyone think that Jagex is going to WAY MORE than the 60 dollars it'll give away in the form of a year's membership? I can imagine more than twelve people purposely re-upping members just to try their hand at this competition.

[Danqazmlp]

I don't like the negative reaction to all this, but what the hell are people expecting. Those with skills and items are likely to do better at individual aspects of RS.

 

Any, what other mini-games/activities out there do you think can also get a competition/award going? Barrow brothers is obvious, but there might be others.

 

PS: Anyone think that Jagex is going to WAY MORE than the 60 dollars it'll give away in the form of a year's membership? I can imagine more than twelve people purposely re-upping members just to try their hand at this competition.

 

 

The problem has not been that it is in Castle wars, but the fact it is not based on aspects unique to castle wars. It is also being based on an activity which is almost guaranteed to be won by somebody with lots of money and high levels, opposed to something in which many people could try to do with a fair chance of winning. For example, they could do resources gained in TB, performance in BA, items gathered in SC, scores made in CW, but no, they choose kills in CW, which could easily been done in many different areas.

[Hameigh]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

[wioneo]

I don't like the negative reaction to all this, but what the hell are people expecting. Those with skills and items are likely to do better at individual aspects of RS.

 

Any, what other mini-games/activities out there do you think can also get a competition/award going? Barrow brothers is obvious, but there might be others.

 

PS: Anyone think that Jagex is going to WAY MORE than the 60 dollars it'll give away in the form of a year's membership? I can imagine more than twelve people purposely re-upping members just to try their hand at this competition.

 

 

The problem has not been that it is in Castle wars, but the fact it is not based on aspects unique to castle wars. It is also being based on an activity which is almost guaranteed to be won by somebody with lots of money and high levels, opposed to something in which many people could try to do with a fair chance of winning. For example, they could do resources gained in TB, performance in BA, items gathered in SC, scores made in CW, but no, they choose kills in CW, which could easily been done in many different areas.

 

But violence appeals to a much larger player base than tactical skill.

[Aiel]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

[Zaps]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

[mujammil]

Even in maxed gear, 5 simultaneous claw specs = GF mager.

[Aneron]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

well actually since it increases demand, it will cause prices to rise, which is um, inflation =p

[Patr1ck]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

False, millions invested in runes will be needed to win, and with hundreds of people each investing in runes, you will see some counter inflation.

[stonewall337]

I don't like the negative reaction to all this, but what the hell are people expecting. Those with skills and items are likely to do better at individual aspects of RS.

 

Any, what other mini-games/activities out there do you think can also get a competition/award going? Barrow brothers is obvious, but there might be others.

 

PS: Anyone think that Jagex is going to WAY MORE than the 60 dollars it'll give away in the form of a year's membership? I can imagine more than twelve people purposely re-upping members just to try their hand at this competition.

 

 

The problem has not been that it is in Castle wars, but the fact it is not based on aspects unique to castle wars. It is also being based on an activity which is almost guaranteed to be won by somebody with lots of money and high levels, opposed to something in which many people could try to do with a fair chance of winning. For example, they could do resources gained in TB, performance in BA, items gathered in SC, scores made in CW, but no, they choose kills in CW, which could easily been done in many different areas.

So you have a problem with them focusing on the PKing aspect of CW. Jagex chose to focus on that aspect. People would whine if Jagex had a contest focusing on number of flags captured, which gives an obvious advantage to people with better connections.

[Tact]

I don't like the negative reaction to all this, but what the hell are people expecting. Those with skills and items are likely to do better at individual aspects of RS.

 

Any, what other mini-games/activities out there do you think can also get a competition/award going? Barrow brothers is obvious, but there might be others.

 

PS: Anyone think that Jagex is going to WAY MORE than the 60 dollars it'll give away in the form of a year's membership? I can imagine more than twelve people purposely re-upping members just to try their hand at this competition.

 

 

The problem has not been that it is in Castle wars, but the fact it is not based on aspects unique to castle wars. It is also being based on an activity which is almost guaranteed to be won by somebody with lots of money and high levels, opposed to something in which many people could try to do with a fair chance of winning. For example, they could do resources gained in TB, performance in BA, items gathered in SC, scores made in CW, but no, they choose kills in CW, which could easily been done in many different areas.

So you have a problem with them focusing on the PKing aspect of CW. Jagex chose to focus on that aspect. People would whine if Jagex had a contest focusing on number of flags captured, which gives an obvious advantage to people with better connections.

Your kill streak doesn't carry over between games. So your best streak is based solely on your best game.

 

If Jagex had a scoring competition it would heavily favor people playing during off hours, when you don't have to avoid swarms of people while carrying the flag. Either way, it's never going to be completely fair.

 

Also, the RSOF post says the competition runs only across 2 worlds...

[Hameigh]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

False, millions invested in runes will be needed to win, and with hundreds of people each investing in runes, you will see some counter inflation.

But those runes are being used and not resold, they are being taken out of the game so they can't change hands again.

[Patr1ck]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

False, millions invested in runes will be needed to win, and with hundreds of people each investing in runes, you will see some counter inflation.

But those runes are being used and not resold, they are being taken out of the game so they can't change hands again.

 

Not a very big loss if you look at the amount of runes coming in per day.

[stonewall337]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

False, millions invested in runes will be needed to win, and with hundreds of people each investing in runes, you will see some counter inflation.

But those runes are being used and not resold, they are being taken out of the game so they can't change hands again.

 

The GP stays in the game though, for it to be counter-inflationary, the GP would have to leave the game.

[howbadisbad]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

False, millions invested in runes will be needed to win, and with hundreds of people each investing in runes, you will see some counter inflation.

But those runes are being used and not resold, they are being taken out of the game so they can't change hands again.

 

The GP stays in the game though, for it to be counter-inflationary, the GP would have to leave the game.

 

 

They should make a construction war then.

 

The first to wreck his bank wins!

[Zaps]

At least this will get people to waste a great deal of money. Counter-inflation. :thumbup:

Congratz! You have failed basic economics! Your prize is one facepalm from me.

Yeah, all this does is allow the money to change hands, since none is being taken out.

 

False, millions invested in runes will be needed to win, and with hundreds of people each investing in runes, you will see some counter inflation.

But those runes are being used and not resold, they are being taken out of the game so they can't change hands again.

 

The GP stays in the game though, for it to be counter-inflationary, the GP would have to leave the game.

 

 

They should make a construction war then.

 

The first to wreck his bank wins!

Support. :thumbup:

[Squisher_33]

i believe the staff of light spec is the key to winning and will be heavily heavily used, along with pray range

 

if i were to try this id barrage at other base with max mage gear sol and divine

 

id sol spec to lsat for 1 min of reduce, have a friend or 3 spec transfer so you can constantly be sol specced

 

this means with range deflect on sol spec and divine you have .5 x.7 = 35% dmg form melee and .4 x.7 = 28% dmg from range

 

then i would soul split flash for 1 game tick on every barrage which should put you back to full hp every barrage

 

this means that in an interval of 3 seconds, due to the ~30% reduce you would have to take 3300 dmg(reduces to arodun 99 assuming its part range and melee)

 

thats 3300 dmg in under 3 seocnds in order to die

 

 

also steel titans help in 3 ways

 

15% melee def helps

deals out a few deaths on nubs

noobs love attacking the titan, so it acts as a tank and shield you from most of the idiots whod rather kill a titan than the barrager

 

 

 

if anyone wants to try my idea please please do it and get back to me on it, ill even come spec transfer if you want and im not buisy, feel free to copy i want to see if it works