30-4-2012 The RuneSpan

[parthenorius]

Nodes will get fixed soon, probably.

 

Does anyone know if the new pouch can be repaired ?

[Logdotzip]

Is the lack of nodes going to make a substantial difference in xp/hr, or was it semi-minor.

 

like is this still the best rc exp/hr

[Vex]

Well the method I was using was.

 

6 x wizard in an hr on middle floor = 45k xp + just siphoning nodes as I went which gave close to 60k an hr.

 

Not sure what camping the 2x souls on top level vs hunting wizards + random creatures on med lvl is now though.

 

Just got 99 o well.

[Low C]

I'm getting 71.2k xp/hr by solely camping blood wraith and finding the wizard every 10 mins. Seeing nodes i'm sure will increase that a bit.

[Randox]

The problem with hotfixes is this wasn't actually quality tested, and Jagex will probably forget about it and leave us with this for a few months until they notice they screwed up the xp rates (like they did with the flash factory today).

 

I was hoping they would make it so there wasn't a ludicrous number of weak nodes, not totally annihilate your chance of finding even a chaotic cloud. Also, they have totally removed the incentive to not camp, because if you actually leave your law hound to look, there is nothing out there.

 

So this is more of a nerf than a rebalance or even a bug fix, unless this was how it was supposed to work (camping).

 

EDIT: And if this is how its going to stay, I can't see this place being very busy.

[parthenorius]

6 x wizard in an hr on middle floor = 45k xp + just siphoning nodes as I went which gave close to 60k an hr.

Not sure what camping the 2x souls on top level vs hunting wizards + random creatures on med lvl is now though.

Just got 99 o well.

 

If I may ask, why were you on middle floor when you were so close to 99 ?

Seems wizards give the same xp whatever the floor is.

Single or double soul wraiths doesn't make alot of difference since they spawn so fast.

 

O, and congrats on the elusive level !

[Vex]

6 x wizard in an hr on middle floor = 45k xp + just siphoning nodes as I went which gave close to 60k an hr.

Not sure what camping the 2x souls on top level vs hunting wizards + random creatures on med lvl is now though.

Just got 99 o well.

 

If I may ask, why were you on middle floor when you were so close to 99 ?

Seems wizards give the same xp whatever the floor is.

Single or double soul wraiths doesn't make alot of difference since they spawn so fast.

 

O, and congrats on the elusive level !

 

I was on middle floor for one reason. The blue wizard where you enter the runespan is always there. So just before the 9minute mark I'd head to him, ask for location of yellow & head to the yellow. This allowed me to get 6 wizards an hour so I could turn runes in straight away to the wizard and start the 10minute timer again. All wizards on top floor are random and it's hard to find a blue wizard let alone the yellow one.

[Sylpheed]

Apparently the massive amount of nodes was a bug. Mod Pi's done a hotfix and the numbers should be going down.

 

Sad, was nice while it lasted.

 

Can we get a source or quote for this Hotfix please? I looked everywhere on RSOF and saw no Jmod posts at all; just a bunch of players saying RuneSpan is [bleep]ed.

 

I'll take this supposed fix with a grain of salt. I'd say it's far more likely that the stupid amount of low level nodes that people aren't siphoning is stopping high level ones from spawning.

 

Go take a look on the lowest floor, you will actually find it hard to stand somewhere without being on a node.

[ronnyuk]

6 x wizard in an hr on middle floor = 45k xp + just siphoning nodes as I went which gave close to 60k an hr.

Not sure what camping the 2x souls on top level vs hunting wizards + random creatures on med lvl is now though.

Just got 99 o well.

 

If I may ask, why were you on middle floor when you were so close to 99 ?

Seems wizards give the same xp whatever the floor is.

Single or double soul wraiths doesn't make alot of difference since they spawn so fast.

 

O, and congrats on the elusive level !

 

 

Just so people know, you can give the wizards any rune, although giving him the correct rune gives you an extra bonus, this is linked to your RC level @ level 66 I was getting approx 2k xp per turn in, it says you cannot hand in for 5 mins after your first hand in, so does this mean you can find a wizard every 5.01 mins?

[Vex]

6 x wizard in an hr on middle floor = 45k xp + just siphoning nodes as I went which gave close to 60k an hr.

Not sure what camping the 2x souls on top level vs hunting wizards + random creatures on med lvl is now though.

Just got 99 o well.

 

If I may ask, why were you on middle floor when you were so close to 99 ?

Seems wizards give the same xp whatever the floor is.

Single or double soul wraiths doesn't make alot of difference since they spawn so fast.

 

O, and congrats on the elusive level !

 

 

Just so people know, you can give the wizards any rune, although giving him the correct rune gives you an extra bonus, this is linked to your RC level @ level 66 I was getting approx 2k xp per turn in, it says you cannot hand in for 5 mins after your first hand in, so does this mean you can find a wizard every 5.01 mins?

 

If you give the incorrect rune you get like rc lvl *10.

 

Edit: Or not. Just gave the dude soul runes when he wanted mind. got 6990 xp. Previously I've given cosmic/air runes and got like 900 xp.

[xSxqPowerx]

Wtf, I didn't know that by reducing the amount of nodes they meant they changed it from nodes being everywhere to there being literally no nodes anywhere at all.

[parthenorius]

I got about 7k xp at lvl 93 for giving him the runes he wanted. Havent tried other runes.

[ronnyuk]

6 x wizard in an hr on middle floor = 45k xp + just siphoning nodes as I went which gave close to 60k an hr.

Not sure what camping the 2x souls on top level vs hunting wizards + random creatures on med lvl is now though.

Just got 99 o well.

 

If I may ask, why were you on middle floor when you were so close to 99 ?

Seems wizards give the same xp whatever the floor is.

Single or double soul wraiths doesn't make alot of difference since they spawn so fast.

 

O, and congrats on the elusive level !

 

 

Just so people know, you can give the wizards any rune, although giving him the correct rune gives you an extra bonus, this is linked to your RC level @ level 66 I was getting approx 2k xp per turn in, it says you cannot hand in for 5 mins after your first hand in, so does this mean you can find a wizard every 5.01 mins?

 

If you give the incorrect rune you get like rc lvl *10.

 

Edit: Or not. Just gave the dude soul runes when he wanted mind. got 6990 xp. Previously I've given cosmic/air runes and got like 900 xp.

 

 

Aye, it changed again dunno what the hell they are doing at Jagex towers but seems bloody wierd :)

 

The 2nd level wizard is asking people for blood and death runes and they can only be crafted on level 3. It is pretty poorly thought out but was fun while it was fun (if you know what i mean)

[parthenorius]

They should just limit the amount of possible nodes per type. No use having 30+ fire and vine nodes every island.

(Or just make them die out after a set amount of time.)

This could have easily been foreseen, to be honest.

Apart from that, I really like the way we move from island to island, and the overall gameplay has been smooth.

[Randox]

They should just limit the amount of possible nodes per type. No use having 30+ fire and vine nodes every island.

(Or just make them die out after a set amount of time.)

This could have easily been foreseen, to be honest.

Apart from that, I really like the way we move from island to island, and the overall gameplay has been smooth.

This. Just cpa each node by type and floor. Simple.

 

I like the movement, except for the summoning one which is much slower than the others. I don't think its even half as fast.

[Sylpheed]

So in other words it's just pure speculation that Jagex have actually changed anything. Considering the fact that nothing was actually game breaking and there was no bug abuse I seriously doubt there has actually been any Hotfix.

 

I'm just going to wait until tomorrow to see if any mods put a post up unless anyone can provide a link to where they have actually said something was changed.

[Platinum_Myr]

I was wandering around the top floor trying to figure out why I never saw any nodes. Now i know why.. That's lame. Ugh. The creatures fail more and give less xp but they always respawn so you don't have to run around to find them. Hope this gets fixed.

[Flyingjj]

I was in Mod Pi's friend chat when he made the change and announced it. I guess that's just my word though, besides the fact that THERE ARE NO NODES NOW compared to 10-20+ on large islands before.

[icecube]

Found yellow wizard who asked for Soul Runes. Gave him Blood instead and got 4680 exp, while I think I get 5.1k for the correct runes.

 

edit: 4680 for incorrect, 5148 for correct. I'm 78 rc.

edit2: 4750 for incorrect, 5214 for correct at 79 rc :3 I just leveled.

[Flyingjj]

There has got to be a massive upswing in the amount of exp you get from wizards in the last ~20 or so levels to 99, because at 72 I'm only getting around 2000 exp for correct runes.

[wioneo]

I think I'll do a few 10 minute tests with the monsters.

 

89 RC

 

Blood: 41.86k xp/hr*

Death: 37.30k

Law: 40.24k **

Nature: 39.60k

Astral: 37.27k

 

*Having more people around seems to kill the monsters more quickly, so less people=less waiting/faster xp if you're only using one monster.

** Had the monster almost completely to myself during timing.

[Ketchup2209]

I was in Mod Pi's friend chat when he made the change and announced it. I guess that's just my word though, besides the fact that THERE ARE NO NODES NOW compared to 10-20+ on large islands before.

 

 

Yes, it is just your word, but a screenshot would corroborate this nicely. As to how it could happen without a patch: they had the nodes on a timed cycle of some sorts and the cycle was way too short.

[AKwaspRS]

I've put together a guide for Runespan: Soul EssWraith Guide for Fastest AFK Runecrafting Experience on Day of Release

60-50k xp/hr @ 99 RC, give or take 5k

 

[YOUTUBE]

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http://forum.tip.it/topic/310694-runespan-soul-esswraith-guide-video-akwasprs/

[Randox]

It's really not speculation for anyone who was in Runespan earlier. It is blazingly obvious to anyone who was around when we we're swimming in nodes that they changed it. That or the RuneScape servers are now allowed to change the variables that control node spawns of their own free will.

[Ned]

It is blazingly obvious to anyone who was around when we we're swimming in nodes that they changed it.

Totally agree. For those who think people are speculating and jumping to conclusions, check out the Runespan now. There's a clear change.