Noobs say the funniest things!

[RU_Insane]

 

Can one assume what the word "_____ are black" was a racist term? :rolleyes:

 

Gee. I can only imagine what it was :lol:

[I_Plant_Bud]

(insert newb trying to talk to Max)

 

smh..

[Hedgehog]

I don't understand what's wrong with that.

[Zeno]

Max never accepts my trade offers! :(

 

also, that poem was funny

[essiw]

(insert newb trying to talk to Max)

 

smh..

I think that is normal, he kind of looks like a normal player, the only thing different is that he has a yellow name. And I don't know why they gave him a trade option if you can't trade him? Or can you do that if you can buy the max cape from him?

[Hedgehog]

He's supposed to resemble a maxed player, hence the 138 combat, follow and trade options, Torva, Max Cape, etc. And I think everyone's tried to talk to Max at least once. He has some pretty motivational advice.

[Blutters]

He kinda has an examine option which gives it away lol.

I know one time I was running behind him (you can't follow him - your char will get up to him and stop) and saying things, and some idiot zerk came and told me to leave him alone, then proceeded to try to soothe him. Needless to say he raged at me when I revealed Max wasn't a real player and he realized how stupid he was (also proving he wasn't joking as well :rolleyes: ).

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[Assume Nothing]

I fail to see how that's funny. It's simply an irate message spoken as a last resort, seemingly in anger.

[quitthegame]

I fail to see how that's funny. It's simply an irate message spoken as a last resort, seemingly in anger.

 

Desperate anger is funny. Early comedies mined that humor ceaselessly, Abbot and Costello especially, 3 Stooges and Marx Brothers to a lesser extent. It's somewhat demasculinizing, so you tend to see it in modern comic movies and TV shows only in specific though common cases, like the aging father figure alternating between befuddlement and hapless rage. Often that character is portrayed as having been, and still perceiving himself as extremely masculine, but now his wife, aging more gracefully, is portrayed as taking control generating conflict and humor. Comic opposition almost demands that there be a bunch of teenage girl characters in movies and shows who generate humor through ineffectual rage, but I"m not really familiar with that genre.

[Slayer_Jesse]

ive got 2 money doubling stories.

 

1st one, this girl in pretty decent gear is doubling money. i call her on it, and she says, i kid you not "It's not my fault that they hit accept." my reaction is best summed up as...

[spoiler=minor cursing]

 

i was so flabbergasted i didn't know what to say.

 

second one, lvl 130 in bados doing doubling money. i put up cash just to see what hes about. he just clicks accept, doesn't even try to put anything up. ... im like, really dude? your not even really trying. you think anyone is gonna fall for that?

[Cow]

I thought this one was rather good.

 

Someone asked me to borrow fury for a second for a picture so I lent until logout. He put up his own fury (so I was trading my fury lent until logout, he was trading his 10m fury) and accepted the first screen, talking about how nice i was and that he was rewarding nice players for xmas.

 

Then he declined the second trade screen to try and scam me, and showed me 100m cash and asked me to return his fury for the money. Derp.

 

i called him a mean name. but, on the scale of rs scams, that was actually better than most. I gave him a 6/10.

[J35u5_M4]

I thought this one was rather good.

 

Someone asked me to borrow fury for a second for a picture so I lent until logout. He put up his own fury (so I was trading my fury lent until logout, he was trading his 10m fury) and accepted the first screen, talking about how nice i was and that he was rewarding nice players for xmas.

 

Then he declined the second trade screen to try and scam me, and showed me 100m cash and asked me to return his fury for the money. Derp.

 

i called him a mean name. but, on the scale of rs scams, that was actually better than most. I gave him a 6/10.

 

I don't get it.

 

On topic;

Was at an Occult floor and this guy start saying I'm a shit keyer (Hey I ain't the best but at least I do 30-40 minute floors often with random w77ers who rarely follow my orders) because I run away to do doors instead of staying to do GDs with the rest of the team :wall:

[Crossed_Body]

I don't get it.

 

On topic;

Was at an Occult floor and this guy start saying I'm a shit keyer (Hey I ain't the best but at least I do 30-40 minute floors often with random w77ers who rarely follow my orders) because I run away to do doors instead of staying to do GDs with the rest of the team :wall:

He canceled the trade instead of accepting it, in an attempt that the victim does not notice. Then he tries to get the victim's fury.

It's quite stupid.

[Omali]

Had a task to kill blue dragons for slayer, so I went to the spot in the Heroes guild because I also track my slayer kills and drops (here), so the Heroes guild is close enough to a bank for my cheap ass to run back and forth, while the killing area guarantees me down time to record each drop.

 

I was at the Heroes guild on Saturday, on Christmas Eve at 9pm EST, every server had someone in it. So I do what I always do: When you come in to find the land is taken, you take that land. That's what my viking ancestors would have said, if I had any. So after skipping around servers for ten minutes or so, my Nordic ancestry kicked in and I set to work. Keep in mind I had not typed anything, no emotes, etc. The whole time the guy is demanding that I hop, and the couple of times he gets the dragon he goes "lol."

 

Him: Lol, ur not gonna give up, r u

*After I grab another dragon*

Him: Lol ur a jerk

Him: Im sick of people like you just [bleep]in kill urself.

*he logs off*

[Hedgehog]

[Quyneax]

No surprises there, there are no guilded altars in RS :P.

[ghjkl]

there are gilded altars though.

[EFG]

Had a task to kill blue dragons for slayer, so I went to the spot in the Heroes guild because I also track my slayer kills and drops (here), so the Heroes guild is close enough to a bank for my cheap ass to run back and forth, while the killing area guarantees me down time to record each drop.

 

I was at the Heroes guild on Saturday, on Christmas Eve at 9pm EST, every server had someone in it. So I do what I always do: When you come in to find the land is taken, you take that land. That's what my viking ancestors would have said, if I had any. So after skipping around servers for ten minutes or so, my Nordic ancestry kicked in and I set to work. Keep in mind I had not typed anything, no emotes, etc. The whole time the guy is demanding that I hop, and the couple of times he gets the dragon he goes "lol."

 

Him: Lol, ur not gonna give up, r u

*After I grab another dragon*

Him: Lol ur a jerk

Him: Im sick of people like you just [bleep]in kill urself.

*he logs off*

Not saying that you should kill yourself, but I agree with him.

[Omali]

Had a task to kill blue dragons for slayer, so I went to the spot in the Heroes guild because I also track my slayer kills and drops (here), so the Heroes guild is close enough to a bank for my cheap ass to run back and forth, while the killing area guarantees me down time to record each drop.

 

I was at the Heroes guild on Saturday, on Christmas Eve at 9pm EST, every server had someone in it. So I do what I always do: When you come in to find the land is taken, you take that land. That's what my viking ancestors would have said, if I had any. So after skipping around servers for ten minutes or so, my Nordic ancestry kicked in and I set to work. Keep in mind I had not typed anything, no emotes, etc. The whole time the guy is demanding that I hop, and the couple of times he gets the dragon he goes "lol."

 

Him: Lol, ur not gonna give up, r u

*After I grab another dragon*

Him: Lol ur a jerk

Him: Im sick of people like you just [bleep]in kill urself.

*he logs off*

Not saying that you should kill yourself, but I agree with him.

 

People need to stop taking it so personally when someone takes their spot. I get knocked out of training spots all the time, the game is designed for players to fight over scarce and valuable resources, and Jagex mods have said either compete or leave, but don't stand there and whine.

[Quyneax]

I agree, competition is part of the game. Not that I didn't rage at people taking my spots (quietly) but that's why you level up right :P.

[Kaida23]

Competition is all well and good, but when I lose mining spots not because the other person has a higher level but because they have a server ping that's 2ms faster then it's hard not to be upset. :angry:

 

Okay, rant over. Back on topic. The last few days I've been wandering around with my Christmas wand and Avalani's robes and had people rant at me for being a member on a free server (I'm not, but I've never understood why it was a bad thing) and even accuse me of hacking because I stole some wizard's wand and robes. :lol:

[Blutters]

I agree, competition is part of the game. Not that I didn't rage at people taking my spots (quietly) but that's why you level up right :P.

I would agree, but it clearly isn't a well-designed aspect, but rather a byproduct that I don't see any sense in defending. If there were actual avenues of competition other than clicking the monster first, I might feel differently, but as it is it's really just a frustration. And I don't say this often, but for RuneScape, it is how it is, and how it is is flawed. Levels actually matter far less than you or that certain J-Mod make it sound. Of course, the 'skill' might actually lie in how easily one player may 'coerce' their fellow 'competing' player into giving up.

 

Like here

Efficient trolling?

This guy's clearly got 'competition' down to a tee.

[Quyneax]

If there were actual avenues of competition other than clicking the monster first

That's why you go to multi-combat areas with cannon, titan, storm of Armadyl/barrage and overloads at high levels (if the competition is that fierce which is rarely is) and single combat areas at lower levels. Imo they go together. There is a lot you can do even in single-combat to beat someone of a higher level, things like positioning during a kill to get close to the next, losslessly looting or aggroing monsters with wind rush are all available at level 1.

[Blutters]

If there were actual avenues of competition other than clicking the monster first

That's why you go to multi-combat areas with cannon, titan, storm of Armadyl/barrage and overloads at high levels (if the competition is that fierce which is rarely is) and single combat areas at lower levels. Imo they go together. There is a lot you can do even in single-combat to beat someone of a higher level, things like positioning during a kill to get close to the next, losslessly looting or aggroing monsters with wind rush are all available at level 1.

Well, here we were talking about something like Blue Dragons. All of the "perks" of being a high level as you've listed them are rarely exercised as you've also acknowledged, but relatively speaking, they're not that hard to get.

Basically, most people are playing on an equal field these days in those (high level) situations. Which is why once again I have to say the "system" is flawed, because when everyone has those perks it comes back to square one - being first. Or luck. That guy having OVLs crosses your having OVLs out.

I'm saying this all mostly with GWD bosses in mind, but FFA CB is probably the best representation. Everyone has the same gear, the same levels, and for the most part the same experience, and all stand around Corp hitting it, hoping to get the drop. At first you might need to learn when to brew/pot/etc, but that doesn't take long.

It's basically a stalemate, which is the problem. Someone will win, but not because of ability, mainly because RS does not incorporate ability, or only does so sparingly, as per your list. And anyone is fully capable of doing every one of those things with ease, and more than likely will. And it's as simple as that - checking off a short list of procedures and hoping for the best.

I'm not even sure what to really call it, but it's not competition. With all of the above in consideration, you're struggling with the game, rather than the other person.