Alg Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 An idea for things to replace experience lamps on the Squeal of Fortune that was mildly popular with a handful of Pmods on the RSOF. The logic behind it was that buying minigame tokens and cosmetic items is probably better than just buying experience, especially since Jagex is unlikely to remove it at this point. Common:2 Castle Wars tickets500 RC guild tickets100 FoG tokensVoucher for 500 loyalty points Uncommon:10 Castle Wars tickets1000 RC Guild tickets200 FoG tickets / a piece of equipment from the rewardsVoucher for 1500 Loyalty points / Loyalty outfit Rare:Flash Powder factory points5000 RC Guild tokens100k TokkulGold key (For shade burning)Tier 1-2 auras/eye effects Jackpot:Necromancer/Master Runecrafter/Black Ibis piecesTier 3-4 auras, expensive emotes, etcGame card itemsHuge lamps With other, similar items sprinkled around. Maybe even items that offer bonus experience in certain skills for a short period (Like the clan rings do), with ones from higher reward tiers lasting longer or giving more experience. The rare+ rewards are much better for a reason... Unless the odds change, you're very unlikely to win any of them :razz: I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taltin Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Nice idea, I really hate how people can pretty much buy experience on the squeal of fortune. [hide=Account stats] [/hide]My DIY Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I like it a hell of a lot more than xp rewards. But the fact is, people only buy it for the xp, and i honestly don't mind the xp as long as we're all limited to in game spins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I like it, but Jagex would lose a lot of revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Bark Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 remove the xp lamps its really that simple You want to Bark can you do it abit darker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assume Nothing Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I like it, but Jagex would lose a lot of revenue.You're talking short-term. Ever considered the further implications of quitting players who quite rightly find that the update undermines legitimate gameplay (i.e. gameplay that requires effort)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 remove the xp lamps its really that simpleAnd replace them with...? I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaz Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I would agree that I like your idea here more than having xp options on the SoF. Someone posted on the RSOF about buying 99 using the wheel. It cost him $1200. Granted, in retrospect, he regrets his decision, but it only shows people are willing and therefore hard to get Jagex to change their minds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_G_W Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I wouldnt say remove the lamps, but make them give much less exp. Think like: Small lamp = random event lampMed lamp = Book of knowledge (random event book, 1.5x the exp)Large lamp = 5x random event lampHuge lamp = Jack of trades lamp RunetrackAlogRunetracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedman Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Just remove the option of buying spins, simple as that. 1 A Guide to Chinning in Ape atoll: up to 325kxp/h! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Yeah the only problem is that players can buy them. The actual spins are a fairly nice daily. Reducing the xp from them just means that those willing to throw money at the game have to throw more money for the same effect. Let's not kid ourselves though, jagex have quite literally created a money printer, they're not taking that away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Yeah the only problem is that players can buy them. The actual spins are a fairly nice daily. Reducing the xp from them just means that those willing to throw money at the game have to throw more money for the same effect. Let's not kid ourselves though, jagex have quite literally created a money printer, they're not taking that away.Which is why I wrote this list. I'm of the opinion that the Squeal would work better if the rewards were useful, but not so much that you don't need to actually play the game. Something like those gloves from Fist of Guthix provide an experience bonus, but players still have to train the skill to get it (Though Runespan has invalidated that example). Now that I think about it, something like brawling gloves could be more interesting than lamps as well. Longer lasting/more effective ones could be rarer rewards. If they ever bring in an actual microtransaction shop instead of this silly attempt at one (Though I really hope they don't), that's the kind of thing that they could put in it and have it still be sort of fair. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerfrog Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Yeah the only problem is that players can buy them. The actual spins are a fairly nice daily. Reducing the xp from them just means that those willing to throw money at the game have to throw more money for the same effect. Let's not kid ourselves though, jagex have quite literally created a money printer, they're not taking that away.Which is why I wrote this list. I'm of the opinion that the Squeal would work better if the rewards were useful, but not so much that you don't need to actually play the game. Something like those gloves from Fist of Guthix provide an experience bonus, but players still have to train the skill to get it (Though Runespan has invalidated that example). Now that I think about it, something like brawling gloves could be more interesting than lamps as well. Longer lasting/more effective ones could be rarer rewards. If they ever bring in an actual microtransaction shop instead of this silly attempt at one (Though I really hope they don't), that's the kind of thing that they could put in it and have it still be sort of fair.A lot of games just give a multiplier to your overall xp for a certain period of time, and i agree that while awful, it's the best of a bad situation. Again I'll state that the current rewards don't need to be nerfed, (Unless you think free ~5kxp/day average is bad) the only downside is that some players choose to buy several 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaze The Movie Fan Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I made a rant stating that getting exp is now too easy. And you know what, the fact that people can just buy the spins and get those lamps proves my point. But I cheat in other games (not RS) so it was hypocritical to say that. Yeah, Jagex isn't gonna remove this feature, let's face it they mostly care about money, and people buying those spins gives them money. But I'm not gonna waste my money on more spins, because I get limited amount of money from my job, so I need to be careful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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