i think this update is good way to help new players.

 

I kinda got scared when i saw a bunch of text spam when i logged in.

 

The pop ups reminded me of the achievements on major gaming systems.

 

 

i am a quest cape person so i went to lumby to collect my reward i thought it was gonna suck

 

nope free 600k+ hey im happy free money but could this cause problems later on?

checking some data people gave here, they're giving 2k per task, that seems somewhat extreme for tasks like "congratulations, you just moved by running"

checking some data people gave here, they're giving 2k per task, that seems somewhat extreme for tasks like "congratulations, you just moved by running"

Imagine this for lower level players, though. Newbies starting the game would find that sort of money invaluable!

i'm not saying it's bad, but 2k just for running seems unbalanced. It may be a way for jagex to try make items more accesible for new players, but i feel this can only cause more inflation.

 

EDIT: just realized i'm wrong, each task gives different amounts of money, running gives 640 gp. Though iI still think it's a lot just for running.

Yeah, 2.6k for mining a piece of tin. I remember having to actually work for my first money. And when I went and talked to explorer jack I got nearly 400k for tasks I've already completed...

checking some data people gave here, they're giving 2k per task, that seems somewhat extreme for tasks like "congratulations, you just moved by running"

Imagine this for lower level players, though. Newbies starting the game would find that sort of money invaluable!

Depends on if we want the game that easy for noobs or not.

I remember getting my first 2k after cutting a bunch of willow logs. The hard manly way.

 

Sick of this babying jagex is doing to new players..

Ahhh, I remember standing around world 2 for hours trying to get the armor I wanted. Now I can just go buy them within a few seconds.

 

Good old days. :thumbup:

checking some data people gave here, they're giving 2k per task, that seems somewhat extreme for tasks like "congratulations, you just moved by running"

Imagine this for lower level players, though. Newbies starting the game would find that sort of money invaluable!

Depends on if we want the game that easy for noobs or not.

You mean newbies? Well when you're at a low level even if you have that sort of money it's unlikely there's gonna be *very* much use for it yet. It's just a nice start, I think, saves them from running around asking for geepees.

Nice Emote.

Best since agility.

Mixed emotions for this part of the update.

 

(Rant rant rant below)

 

Tasks. It's rather pretty, but there seems to be a lot of clicking just to search and find out information about one task, making it a tad confusing. Granted, there is a fair bit more information once you click on the task, and I like the feature where they display what the requirements are for that specific task. They probably should separate the corresponding diary tasks more clearly; I can't tell which ones are which. And there are SO MANY TASKS (and a few are just random). :blink:

 

It's not all bad though, because I actually now have the urge to go do these tasks. And the new emote for completing all of them is HOT. DO WANT. :ohnoes:

 

Skill targets. It's a lot more friendly than the Objectives system in terms of setting goals, which I'm going to like a lot. However that text size is ungodly small compared to before. That's going to hurt the eyes of a few; even I can't see it very well. Hopefully they'll make it bigger. :shock:

 

Oh, and now that they've removed that tab where objectives once went, I always have the urge to click it now...It's so inviting! :mad: (I wonder what's going to go there in the future...)

 

tl;dr version: Great concepts, meh execution.

checking some data people gave here, they're giving 2k per task, that seems somewhat extreme for tasks like "congratulations, you just moved by running"

Imagine this for lower level players, though. Newbies starting the game would find that sort of money invaluable!

Depends on if we want the game that easy for noobs or not.

You mean newbies? Well when you're at a low level even if you have that sort of money it's unlikely there's gonna be *very* much use for it yet. It's just a nice start, I think, saves them from running around asking for geepees.

I use noob and newbie interchangeably. I use idiot for what some people call "noob". Its a more fitting title.

omfg runescape achievments failfailfailfailfail. Please jagex please just stop. It's Not fun It's not ingenieous. Popups every where @!#@!#@@@!!ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED@!@!!@@!!@!@]

 

If i wanted achievements to spam my computer monitor i would just play duuh

Petition to REMOVE "tasks" aka achievements.

 

Or you could open your eyes and check the option in the interface that disables the achievement popups

 

*shrug*

 

Yeah, because a 5 pixel X 5 pixel square with no labeling hidden away in the bottom left corner of a menu that you have open yourself is really that easy to find. :rolleyes:

Yes, it is that easy to find

 

checking some data people gave here, they're giving 2k per task, that seems somewhat extreme for tasks like "congratulations, you just moved by running"

Imagine this for lower level players, though. Newbies starting the game would find that sort of money invaluable!

Hooray, newbies! Jagex should start making it harder for new players, and the video game equivalent of natural selection would prevent a good percentage of idiots from playing

Also, of course newbies would find it invaluable; the OP already said that the reward was too high

The amount of money you get as a reward is on a sliding scale based on your number of tasks completed it seems. If you have a new account, you only get 10 coins for completing a task.

I can't seem to unlock the "Am I a Blademaster Yet?" task. I've killed a rat using all four combat styles, and I've even repeated it several times, to no avail. Is the task b0rked?

I can't seem to unlock the "Am I a Blademaster Yet?" task. I've killed a rat using all four combat styles, and I've even repeated it several times, to no avail. Is the task b0rked?

Not sure if you already did, but try killing four rats, each with a different style, at the lumbridge swamp.

 

That worked for me

I can't finish Morgan the Merrier. I have the clay ring but I don't have the option to sell it to him.

Yay, that worked! Thanks for your help. :)

 

I was killing the rats in the castle, which didn't work for some reason.

 

edit: Another strange thing: the task did not disappear from my task panel until I logged out and back in. It seems that the new task system is a bit buggy.

I can't seem to unlock the "Am I a Blademaster Yet?" task. I've killed a rat using all four combat styles, and I've even repeated it several times, to no avail. Is the task b0rked?

Not sure if you already did, but try killing four rats, each with a different style, at the lumbridge swamp.

 

That worked for me

 

1. Make sure you're killing GIANT rats... it didn't count when I killed the tiny ones. Go kill them in Lumbridge swamp.

2. Don't change your attack style until after the rat has disappeared. If you kill it on accurate but switch to aggressive before its death animation is complete, it counts as an aggressive kill.

For the rat task, the "controlled" option does NOT work on scimitars and maces... just a heads up.

 

Also, a lot of these tasks are too overly easy... and ultimately pointless. But at least the ability to do certain Varrock/Falador tasks in f2p is nice.

I actually had some fun doing these. :D

 

Plus hey, something to look forward to for completing ALL the diaries. Shame there's no way I'll be able to do that in the near future. :lol: Oh well. I honestly like this style better, even though it feels a bit too much like WoW for me with the little window popping up. I still love it though! :D

Weird update this... It is more confusing and +- the same as the old achievement diaries, why change them? <_<

 

And is this update bugged?

For me:

Lumbridge 120/120 completed

Varrock 62/62 completed

Falador 44/44 completed

Seers 40/40 completed

Ardougne 61/61 completed

Karamje 47/47 completed

Fremennik 39/39 completed

DDs 0/0

gives 413/417 tasks completed

 

Yesterday I tried catching implings and I defeated Bork, task total didn't update. <_<

I am really disappointed at how high level they are basing the game now..I mean I can understand, but damn. :\

I am really disappointed at how high level they are basing the game now..I mean I can understand, but damn. :\

How do you mean?

 

Are you talking about the tasks that used to be in the elite diaries?

Weird update this... It is more confusing and +- the same as the old achievement diaries, why change them? <_<

 

And is this update bugged?

For me:

Lumbridge 120/120 completed

Varrock 62/62 completed

Falador 44/44 completed

Seers 40/40 completed

Ardougne 61/61 completed

Karamje 47/47 completed

Fremennik 39/39 completed

DDs 0/0

gives 413/417 tasks completed

 

Yesterday I tried catching implings and I defeated Bork, task total didn't update. <_<

There are 4 hidden tasks in Lumby (cut a log, burn a log, catch a crayfish, cook a crayfish).