As many of us know, construction, a very long awaited skill, was released today.

 

However, many people are commenting on how there is little or no way to make money through the skill, and it consequently has no "potential" according to these people.

 

 

 

Construction is the first skill released by jagex that is intentionally and mainly for enjoyment purposes only.

 

 

 

Construction gives you something to do, and just because you can only make little money by using it, doesnt mean that its pointless. Jagex is giving players a little slap in the face with construction, reminding them why they play:

 

for fun!

 

Thats right 'scapers, You may have forgotten that you play Runescape because it is fun! Construction adds a whole lot to the game in the 'fun' factor, and I think that is why Jagex intentionally made it have little money potential.

 

Just remember, you play this wonderful game for the fun in it (atleast i hope), so instead of complaining that it has no potential for your little gold stack, remember that RS is supposted to be for fun, and Jagex is reminding you.

nicely said, and i personally love the new skill.

ya i like the new skill i dont really care if i make money i think its just fun makin a house

Au contraire mon fraire! You can make six gold pieces if you high alch an Okak chair.

 

 

 

Just wondering, do YOU (the author) believe that Construction also was made with (even if only the slightest) intention to drain money from rich players? Seeing how you can purchase you way through the skill many of those wealthy players can easily get working on their dungeons and skyscrapers (of only three stories) to impress all those who might defy their all-mightyness.

Au contraire mon fraire! You can make six gold pieces if you high alch an Okak chair.

 

 

 

Just wondering, do YOU (the author) believe that Construction also was made with (even if only the slightest) intention to drain money from rich players? Seeing how you can purchase you way through the skill many of those wealthy players can easily get working on their dungeons and skyscrapers (of only three stories) to impress all those who might defy their all-mightyness.

 

 

 

hmm good point. i have thought about the possibility, and it seems plausible because players cannot make their own planks, and raw materials are preety expensive too. also, everything seems to cost alot (steel drag is 10MILL!). so it is a very good posibility.

oh i disagree we do it for fun but we need something in return how can we do something for fun that costs moneybut we get nothing back yes we can use other skills but thats not the point. there needs to be a reason to i know you say its fun but we need something for our dollars spent on building a huge house. If we could sell houses to npcs for millions itd be worth it but...what do we get in return besides a bit of fun....

 

 

 

so you are pretty much saying its a rich person's skill? i dont think any skill should be like that

oh i disagree we do it for fun but we need something in return how can we do something for fun that costs moneybut we get nothing back yes we can use other skills but thats not the point. there needs to be a reason to i know you say its fun but we need something for our dollars spent on building a huge house. If we could sell houses to npcs for millions itd be worth it but...what do we get in return besides a bit of fun....

 

 

 

so you are pretty much saying its a rich person's skill? i dont think any skill should be like that

 

 

 

of course im not saying its a rich person's skill.

 

iron and steel are VERY easy to obtain, and so are planks by woodcutting. you could easily make a decent house after woodcutting and mining for a week or two.

 

by the way: does YOUR house (irl) give you money :wink: ?

ya poh definately supposed to drain money and help stop inflation but it a good idea of jagex to do this

ya poh definately supposed to drain money and help stop inflation but it a good idea of jagex to do this

 

 

 

definately, no skill would possibly require this much money unless it was intentionally for draining money out the economy.

 

As you can see, it's working fairly well

 

i mean, you can't even make your own planks for god's sake

ya poh definately supposed to drain money and help stop inflation but it a good idea of jagex to do this

 

 

 

definately, no skill would possibly require this much money unless it was intentionally for draining money out the economy.

 

As you can see, it's working fairly well

 

i mean, you can't even make your own planks for god's sake

 

 

 

Yes, but the thing is... that Jagex didn't even consider... What happens when players lose intrest in POHs? Or when people actually finish their POH to a point where its pointless to train the skill because they have every expensive item in the house? It all starts up again.

 

 

 

It happened with the Dwarf Cannon, it'll happen with POHs. This might slow down the amount of GP coming into the game, but it wont stop it. And once people have had enough of POHs. It starts all over again.

 

 

 

Thats why I don't quite get why people think rares will drop so much as well. They'll more then likely be back to the prices they were in less then one years time.

ya poh definately supposed to drain money and help stop inflation but it a good idea of jagex to do this

 

 

 

definately, no skill would possibly require this much money unless it was intentionally for draining money out the economy.

 

As you can see, it's working fairly well

 

i mean, you can't even make your own planks for god's sake

 

 

 

Yes, but the thing is... that Jagex didn't even consider... What happens when players lose intrest in POHs? Or when people actually finish their POH to a point where its pointless to train the skill because they have every expensive item in the house? It all starts up again.

 

 

 

It happened with the Dwarf Cannon, it'll happen with POHs. This might slow down the amount of GP coming into the game, but it wont stop it. And once people have had enough of POHs. It starts all over again.

 

 

 

Thats why I don't quite get why people think rares will drop so much as well. They'll more then likely be back to the prices they were in less then one years time.

 

 

 

yeah, I was actually thinking, what happens when everyone gets bored with it. Sure i've had fun today getting to level 35 construction but i don't think im gonna train it intensively considering it's putting a drain on my account and im not actually getting anything out of it.

 

 

 

When everyone gets bored of POH the skill will become useless (it already is pretty much to runescape users) and the economy will eventually return to the current state.

 

 

 

I dunno about most runescape players but I can't really see myself talking to my friends in my house very often at or playing the little dungeon games. Especially with my friends. We're all training skills which are actually useful

agreed

of course im not saying its a rich person's skill.

 

iron and steel are VERY easy to obtain, and so are planks by woodcutting. you could easily make a decent house after woodcutting and mining for a week or two.

 

by the way: does YOUR house (irl) give you money :wink: ?

 

 

 

Owned!

 

 

 

But besides that yes you can make just about anything and everything you want by woodcutting and mining the only daunting part is purchasing a new room and buying cloth and planks themselves. I myself am cutting 680 oak logs to turn into planks to get to 44 Construction. That is going to cost me 170k and that does not include any additions to my house or anything like that.

 

 

 

Something to think about: Had they given POH's to F2P then the prices would be much smaller as they do not have as great an income as we do. We can two-click our way to riches by thieving from NPC's. We are literally making money appear out of nowhere. I do not mind the prices because I can earn it back through my skills and even merchanting if I wanted (Death and Chaos FTW!). Anyone can earn the gold needed to create the POH and all it's accoutrements through their Members skills and their Woodcutting, Mining, Smithing, and Crafting. You are not required to buy every last raw material there are only a few of them that are impossible to get otherwise.

 

 

 

Be glad that you have all of these abilities to make so much money that the game developers deem that they need to take money away from you.

As many of us know, construction, a very long awaited skill, was released today.

 

However, many people are commenting on how there is little or no way to make money through the skill, and it consequently has no "potential" according to these people.

 

 

 

Construction is the first skill released by jagex that is intentionally and mainly for enjoyment purposes only.

 

 

righto, which is exactly why this skill is exactly what is making me want members right now... this isn't an fps, and there are no clan system, so i can see no reason why anyone should be taking the game more seriously than as a recreational diversion.

 

now to get a job :P

of course im not saying its a rich person's skill.

 

iron and steel are VERY easy to obtain, and so are planks by woodcutting. you could easily make a decent house after woodcutting and mining for a week or two.

 

by the way: does YOUR house (irl) give you money :wink: ?

 

 

 

Owned!

 

 

 

Uh, yes actually. It's called rising real estate prices.

 

 

 

You aren't making money, but if you were to sell your house, it would be worth more, so technically, you are.

 

 

 

In this, you cannot resell your house. So the money is lost.

i agree with what you are saying, but i think 7k for a load of oak planks is to much money

I like the way you put it. I, being level 1 carpentry (atm), am already enjoying this skill. :wink:

I agree, I will be spending around 200 - 300k more for this skill so I can get that elf-fiding game. :lol:

of course im not saying its a rich person's skill.

 

iron and steel are VERY easy to obtain, and so are planks by woodcutting. you could easily make a decent house after woodcutting and mining for a week or two.

 

by the way: does YOUR house (irl) give you money :wink: ?

 

 

 

Owned!

 

 

 

Uh, yes actually. It's called rising real estate prices.

 

 

 

You aren't making money, but if you were to sell your house, it would be worth more, so technically, you are.

 

 

 

In this, you cannot resell your house. So the money is lost.

 

 

 

But you are getting away from the initial purpose of this thread. Construction is NOT a money maker, instead it is a FUN maker. Don't you see? Jagex didn't make the POH's as some god awful arduous experience that forced you to do pointless tasks for little reward instead you get to see your creation grow as you put your time and effort into it.

 

 

 

We still are doing pointless tasks but we are getting a grand reward, a place of our own, a place for friends to hang out and relax with us. The POH's are not meant to make money, they're meant to create a new experience in RS, an enjoyable one where you can take a load off from all of your fighting time. Relax and enjoy the comforts of your own home, don't worry about making money, just relax.

I love the skill personally. Too bad I get sad everytime i think how much money is going down the drain getting planks :oops:

 

 

 

But you are getting away from the initial purpose of this thread. Construction is NOT a money maker, instead it is a FUN maker. Don't you see? Jagex didn't make the POH's as some god awful arduous experience that forced you to do pointless tasks for little reward instead you get to see your creation grow as you put your time and effort into it.

 

 

 

We still are doing pointless tasks but we are getting a grand reward, a place of our own, a place for friends to hang out and relax with us. The POH's are not meant to make money, they're meant to create a new experience in RS, an enjoyable one where you can take a load off from all of your fighting time. Relax and enjoy the comforts of your own home, don't worry about making money, just relax.

agreed

I'm currently working on this skill, I'm at lvl 62 right now and plan to try to go to 99. I will then create "Wakka's Empire Estate Castle of Doom" which I'll put lots of money and time into and try to build a awesome place for tipit events :D

I deleted my reply to this thread before I posted it..I hate when that happens.

 

 

 

Anyway to save time from typing again, to the people that think POH is useless, you probably haven't fully read everything from the Knowledge Base. You get helped in nearly every skill due to POH. i was going to give examples but, look at the kowledge base and you'll see what I mean.

 

 

 

Can't wait to get members back...

Very true. many scapers play this game just because they're addicted to it and it has turned into a chore for them. Higher level players, like 120s, know this.

yep i love construction

 

costs abit to much thought i want those metal drags in my house 8-)