We all know that minigames are some of the most entertaining and certainly least mind-numbing activities on RS. But some of the minigames that have been released have been, well... less than fantastic. Sure, they were really fun for about a week after they came out, but after that the popularity kind of dropped off. Take "Splitbark Armour" for example (sorry about not finding a name, that's just what was on the main site). I was recently attempting to complete "Shades of Mort'ton" and needed to rebuild the temple. Well guess what: nobody there. So I thought, "It's no big deal, there are only 1,200 people on this world anyways." I go to world 2. NOBODY.

 

 

 

Now, I'm sure that it was extremely fun to make splitbark armour for a few days after it came out, being the best mage armour at the time. But nobody seems to want to do that anymore.

 

 

 

The point I'm trying to make is that I feel that BA is going to be the same way. This weekend, you couldn't find anybody at CW or PC -- but you couldn't find where you were in room I of BA. So how long will it go? How long will it take for everyone to decide that repeatedly performing impossible tasks like luring insane aliens to spinning blades with TOFU, for crying out loud, is boring? Perhaps, like PC, the rewards are great enough at BA to keep people playing in hopes of winning a dragon chain in a wager. Or perhaps, once everybody in the game has those penance gloves that take an extra 3kg (I think) off your load, they'll quit and go back to PC. We'll see.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Feel free to discuss this topic and post your own opinions on it. Flame me if you want, but be warned that I probably won't look at the replies anyways.

World 99 is already empty. Other worlds are following suit, but the bigger worlds will hold up a little longer.

I lost interest after my 3rd time to the queen.

A big problem is needing 5 people for each or the 10 rounds. If you happen to leave in the later rounds its almost impossible to find another group. I think that this is one of the main problems with the game. Since not too many people are playing now that makes it even worse and thus less people are likely to want to play.

Once you get the armors and the Level ups, the only reason left to play is for the gambling, which is horrible really.

the fact that it only takes 5 people means that if you can find a few people that want to play you can.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also i think that they adopted the joining of teams becase of all the complaints they were geting about noobs in pc. if only they would change pc to where you have to sign up to a team....

They need to fix it up a bit again. But you don't really need a packed world to play. All you need is 5 friends that are bored.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hit first week,

 

 

 

Now not really.

I never had the interest to play it :D

People STILL play PC because you can get a insane amount of XP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People STILL play Castle Wars because its PvP without loosing items and "okay" rewards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People DON'T play BA because after you leveled up your charater, you can only gamble your reward points, you also get 0 xp while your in there the whole time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So after you basically done it all.. all you got left is to gamble = waste of time = dead mini game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

Personally, I find it bombed. There's nothing really that gives this mini-game tons of replay value, once you collect the few items you desire and maybe a few upgrades it's mostly just another game that lasted one week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gambling is the only real thing that can make people coming back. But, lets face it, you'd have a better chance actually hunting for a dragon chain yourself, you'd gain experience and money along the way as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Played and beat the game four times here, only time you'll see me around the Barbarian Assult area is to woodcut, nothing more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can hear the mini-games heart moniter already stop beeping. Looks like another game bites the dust really. Maybe, just maybe, tarns lair will keep us actually entertained.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have to agree with everything Defender2516 said.

BA can be very enjoyable when you play with a group of friends using a program like teamspeak or ventrillo to communicate. and you can make quite a profit off the G bodies.

What are you talking about dude?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All you gotta do is kill queen 1 time.. and you can just purchase a million G bodies more.. I believe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do they have it set up where you kill her 1 time, then you can purchase a G body at you have to go and kill queen again to get another one? If that is the case.. that sucks really bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

What are you talking about dude?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All you gotta do is kill queen 1 time.. and you can just purchase a million G bodies more.. I believe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do they have it set up where you kill her 1 time, then you can purchase a G body at you have to go and kill queen again to get another one? If that is the case.. that sucks really bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

 

 

 

Ya, each time you kill her, you gain the ability to buy 1 granite body.

Well I hope I don't lose mine then because I won't be getting another one any time soon!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

 

What are you talking about dude?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All you gotta do is kill queen 1 time.. and you can just purchase a million G bodies more.. I believe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do they have it set up where you kill her 1 time, then you can purchase a G body at you have to go and kill queen again to get another one? If that is the case.. that sucks really bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

 

 

 

Ya, each time you kill her, you gain the ability to buy 1 granite body.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save yourself the trouble, if you truly want the Granite body just purchase it from other players. Spend your points on gambling or something rather then waste your "Kill Queen" point on it.

Bomb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Hey, I know whtat I'm go-"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lost interest.

yea i gambled 2 times and 2 rune pickaxes bother times :x

It really doesn't offer you anything if you think about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The only thing you can do is improve your skills in the mini game.. which the mini game as a whole only offers you the ability to gamble your earnings away..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh btw.. no xp for you either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cmon Jagex..... They even said in their update message that they thing this will be a good update players will enjoy far down the road.. far down the road its going to be a ghost town. >.<

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Already is really..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Defender~

It's not a bomb it's DA BOMB!

this minigame was doomed to fail anyway. i mean its a really good team work game, and lets face it unless you have the friends to do it, then you might as well not do it.

this minigame was doomed to fail anyway. i mean its a really good team work game, and lets face it unless you have the friends to do it, then you might as well not do it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exactly. Otherwise you end up in a team of noobs who never use the horn and die easily :XD:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was ok when it was new, something different. Now I've got my Penance Gloves, I've beaten the Queen a few times, I'm happy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like everyone said, its got no lasting appeal. Once you get a few lvl ups and the items you want, there is no point going back.

Considering that RS is nothing like more advanced RPG's and no offense to the younger people but there is absolutely NO cooperation in this game amongst strangers, or people who aren't absolutely best friends. Games like this I think will never really work in RS b/c of the community's attitude.

True that, this mini-game was doomed the moment I started playing it. I already saw the game falling apart. Cooperation is something Runescape has never and prbably will never have. The only game I have ever seen where coopertation took place was CS or Socom. The mini sucks just to add it all up, I hope Jagex makes another mini-game that is much cooler soon.

Considering that RS is nothing like more advanced RPG's and no offense to the younger people but there is absolutely NO cooperation in this game amongst strangers, or people who aren't absolutely best friends. Games like this I think will never really work in RS b/c of the community's attitude.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i wouldnt say never, if jagex added in more mini games that rely on like 10 people that needed to cooperate like this, and it gave for rewards comparable to barrows items, then well... this game would definately straighten out slightly

I must say that I really enjoy it - but I have *only* played in teams with friends and friends to friends. One or two times we picked up a stranger to finish of the last waves when someone had to leave for rl reasons, but that is about it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do wish there were the option to trade in your points for experience though, preferably in other skills than you can train at pest control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have gambled 500 points twice, got 44 death runes and a rune pick axe... I will try that a few times more to see what i get.