erkid"]Fun while it lasted

 

 

 

agreed =D>

Well, I don't know if this is a glitch or what, but I got some mage xp there by casting charge; don't know if you can still do that... anyway, it does seem like less and less people are willing to play the game. It seems that after everyone has gotten their warrior plates or whatever else it is they wanted from it they now have no reason to go back to it. This is unfortunate for me; because I am nowhere near to getting my plate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(BTW, if you want to get a team together to get the plate, gloves, or whatever else, PM me here or ingame; I need to get it... just don't bring any team-members that are iffy, e.g. that might quit on us early).

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the complaint people have with pc isnt about the average IQ of ALL players, just the high leveled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before pc, being a high combat level means you had the patience to train for months, and patience is generally(not always) tied very strongly to the maturity level of a person. pest control gives no risk, fast training that requires very little effort, and almost no cash at all, besides the initial investment of maybe full rune and d long at the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i've never judged a person by thier combat level, to me, everyone in runescape is a scammer or a jerk unless they prove to me otherwise. i hate to be like that, but with the sheer number of dishonest players, i feel it's the only method of self defence, and for the most part, it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back to the topic at hand, i like BA, i still play it, nearly every time i log onto world 9, there are at least a few decent teams to join. i dont think the rewards are that bad, especially the gloves and torso, and it's a nice break from the monotany of some rs skills, and isnt that what minigames are intended to be?

I have met some good friends at BA. I got the Penance Gloves: once I realinzed how good they are for skillin (runnin around part at -4kg). I am lv3 attacker /collector, lvl 5 healer/defender. I wish I would have gotten my torso before leveling up my roles in the game but I have no trouble getting picked for a team now. It also gives me a chance to help my friends out that need the gloves also. I probably will quit once I get the fighter torso cause the rest is rubbish and takes to long to stake for possible dragon items.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I staked 500 pts one time and got a rune med. I could have gotten that fighting Lessers. The thing that will spell its demise is the lack of xp u get for playing the game. They need to make the other items actually worth having besides Granite Body, Fighter Torso, and Penance Gloves. I have sold about 6 Granite Body sets to my friends and fellow players.

Runescape isn't known for embracing teamwork. I hate to make a WoW reference, but for people to embrace teamwork, there will have to be a better friends/clans system. In WoW people commonly go on intense 40 man raids that require each player to do something essential to kill the beast, BA was trying to do something like that, but apparently that just isn't what the average runescaper is looking for in a mini-game.

Runescape isn't known for embracing teamwork. I hate to make a WoW reference, but for people to embrace teamwork, there will have to be a better friends/clans system. In WoW people commonly go on intense 40 man raids that require each player to do something essential to kill the beast, BA was trying to do something like that, but apparently that just isn't what the average runescaper is looking for in a mini-game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which is sad, it would pull this game together for high lvls in my opinion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the complaint people have with pc isnt about the average IQ of ALL players, just the high leveled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before pc, being a high combat level means you had the patience to train for months, and patience is generally(not always) tied very strongly to the maturity level of a person. pest control gives no risk, fast training that requires very little effort, and almost no cash at all, besides the initial investment of maybe full rune and d long at the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so true, i love the exp, but the effect of it... just saddening. i wouldnt be as good as i am now without pc but, id be what i am in time if it werent for pc. before pc, i was 90 every melee stat and 91 magic 87 ranged, and well i was on the road to being where i am.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

good point, people complain about it alot more then it is true, but it still it did just what people say it did. and that gives people an excuse to complain.

BA's failure is quite simple:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You get no XP;

 

 

 

You get no GP;

 

 

 

It requires a HUUUGE time investment;

 

 

 

Your success is dependent upon others; and

 

 

 

The rewards are terrible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Considering that it takes a good hour to get enough points for the 500 point gamble, the rewards are utterly pathetic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm better off doing Slayer or Barrows for that hour. In that time I'll get a clue scroll or two, or get a nice Barrows drop, to make that hour worthwhile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With BA? I'll get 22 teaks for the effort (like I couldn't have cut 600 -1000 teaks in that hour).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The game itself is fun. The rewards are utterly useless. As such, in the Runescapian universe, where ones efforts should generally get you some XP or GP after extensive effort, BA is pointless.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ye? well go kill the kalphite queen, think you will get a Dchain every kill there? the gamble is like a drop, randomly bad, but in time, you get a good 1... When you kill monsters, do you say " bleh i could have made these faster" or do you just take it and hope for the next kill?

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not IQ... AGE .. back before pc most lvl 100s were older, more mature, and less annoying, now you can meet a lvl 115 that is a 12 year old instead of 16.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also with PC there's no risk, you cannot die and lose anything, so many people know nothing about the game. i know people who have 99 strength and re like 100combat, but technically they are " noobs" when it comes to anything other than PC. there are so many things you learn about with slayer or just killing monsters, that pc ruined. like for 1 example prayer boosts. have u noticed how many people have no idea what it is? and will be praying at black demons or metal dragons with rune armor.

Personally, I LOVE Barbarian Assault.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500 points is a breeze with a good team. I like that I don't get any combat exp (skillers ftw). Made some good friends there as well. When your team is HOT, it's great fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After getting through some of my skilling goals, I'll definately want to hit BA. (Z0mg BA Clan/Team plx?)

 

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the complaint people have with pc isnt about the average IQ of ALL players, just the high leveled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before pc, being a high combat level means you had the patience to train for months, and patience is generally(not always) tied very strongly to the maturity level of a person. pest control gives no risk, fast training that requires very little effort, and almost no cash at all, besides the initial investment of maybe full rune and d long at the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i've never judged a person by thier combat level, to me, everyone in runescape is a scammer or a jerk unless they prove to me otherwise. i hate to be like that, but with the sheer number of dishonest players, i feel it's the only method of self defence, and for the most part, it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back to the topic at hand, i like BA, i still play it, nearly every time i log onto world 9, there are at least a few decent teams to join. i dont think the rewards are that bad, especially the gloves and torso, and it's a nice break from the monotany of some rs skills, and isnt that what minigames are intended to be?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agreed 100%

Yeah, awkward gameplay, rubbish team building, overly complex, pretty rubbish rewards, and no experience... can't think of a single appealing aspect of this minigame.

As I stated in another thread right when BA came out,

 

 

 

For a minigame to be successful, it needs a few things:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Be simple

 

 

 

-Be fun

 

 

 

-Give at least decent exp

 

 

 

-Easy to get to

 

 

 

-Have good rewards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the popular games that you listed have these qualities, sometimes with one thing being stronger then the others. (Pyramid Plunder is decently hard to get to, but gives awesome exp, for example.) All the ones listed in the unpopular list either have bad rewards, are too complicated, or are really hard to get to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I predict that the new game will become unpopular because of it's complexity and lack of good rewards. (An organized team is needed and people only need one granite body.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Bloodveld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the complaint people have with pc isnt about the average IQ of ALL players, just the high leveled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before pc, being a high combat level means you had the patience to train for months, and patience is generally(not always) tied very strongly to the maturity level of a person. pest control gives no risk, fast training that requires very little effort, and almost no cash at all, besides the initial investment of maybe full rune and d long at the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i've never judged a person by thier combat level, to me, everyone in runescape is a scammer or a jerk unless they prove to me otherwise. i hate to be like that, but with the sheer number of dishonest players, i feel it's the only method of self defence, and for the most part, it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back to the topic at hand, i like BA, i still play it, nearly every time i log onto world 9, there are at least a few decent teams to join. i dont think the rewards are that bad, especially the gloves and torso, and it's a nice break from the monotany of some rs skills, and isnt that what minigames are intended to be?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agreed 100%

You must be really desperate for post count.

also,

You get no XP;You get no GP;

kind of attitude about a minigame is just bogus. its made to be fun, not a way of life. castle wars is probably the best concept of how a minigame should be, fun. purely fun, the tickets...useless for any1 almost except to show you played 400+ hours @ castle wars. it does not directly give you exp or $ but you go get your own experience, you decide if you can/want to get exp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle wars gives XP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What everyone means is that hitting a 10 damage on an enemy gives no experience. Not that there are any XP bonuses, but the fact that NOTHING gives experience.

This kind of thing always happens... and I really hate it. The same thing happend with hunting. Everyone loved it at first but then after 2 weeks or so they all left to do whatever...same thing for quests of all sorts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thats why we have the TeT events :lol:

As I stated in another thread right when BA came out,

 

 

 

For a minigame to be successful, it needs a few things:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Be simple

 

 

 

-Be fun

 

 

 

-Give at least decent exp

 

 

 

-Easy to get to

 

 

 

-Have good rewards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the popular games that you listed have these qualities, sometimes with one thing being stronger then the others. (Pyramid Plunder is decently hard to get to, but gives awesome exp, for example.) All the ones listed in the unpopular list either have bad rewards, are too complicated, or are really hard to get to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I predict that the new game will become unpopular because of it's complexity and lack of good rewards. (An organized team is needed and people only need one granite body.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Bloodveld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the complaint people have with pc isnt about the average IQ of ALL players, just the high leveled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before pc, being a high combat level means you had the patience to train for months, and patience is generally(not always) tied very strongly to the maturity level of a person. pest control gives no risk, fast training that requires very little effort, and almost no cash at all, besides the initial investment of maybe full rune and d long at the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i've never judged a person by thier combat level, to me, everyone in runescape is a scammer or a jerk unless they prove to me otherwise. i hate to be like that, but with the sheer number of dishonest players, i feel it's the only method of self defence, and for the most part, it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back to the topic at hand, i like BA, i still play it, nearly every time i log onto world 9, there are at least a few decent teams to join. i dont think the rewards are that bad, especially the gloves and torso, and it's a nice break from the monotany of some rs skills, and isnt that what minigames are intended to be?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agreed 100%

You must be really desperate for post count.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinda hypocritical aren't you?

Ye? well go kill the kalphite queen, think you will get a Dchain every kill there? the gamble is like a drop, randomly bad, but in time, you get a good 1... When you kill monsters, do you say " bleh i could have made these faster" or do you just take it and hope for the next kill?

 

 

 

You should read the thread a little more closely.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't want a dragon chain, I just want rewards that make the hour required for the 500 point gamble worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How many trips to the Kalphite Queen can you make in the hour it would take you to get 500 BA points in one skill to do the gamble?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plus, you know doing the Kalphite Queen that you'll get acceptable rewards in the 20-40 trips you'll have to wait before you do getting a Dragon Chain.

 

As I stated in another thread right when BA came out,

 

 

 

For a minigame to be successful, it needs a few things:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-Be simple

 

 

 

-Be fun

 

 

 

-Give at least decent exp

 

 

 

-Easy to get to

 

 

 

-Have good rewards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All of the popular games that you listed have these qualities, sometimes with one thing being stronger then the others. (Pyramid Plunder is decently hard to get to, but gives awesome exp, for example.) All the ones listed in the unpopular list either have bad rewards, are too complicated, or are really hard to get to.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I predict that the new game will become unpopular because of it's complexity and lack of good rewards. (An organized team is needed and people only need one granite body.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Bloodveld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm tired of seeing people overexaggerate about how Pest Control made the average IQ of players go from 16 to 12. It's not true.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the complaint people have with pc isnt about the average IQ of ALL players, just the high leveled ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

before pc, being a high combat level means you had the patience to train for months, and patience is generally(not always) tied very strongly to the maturity level of a person. pest control gives no risk, fast training that requires very little effort, and almost no cash at all, besides the initial investment of maybe full rune and d long at the least.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i've never judged a person by thier combat level, to me, everyone in runescape is a scammer or a jerk unless they prove to me otherwise. i hate to be like that, but with the sheer number of dishonest players, i feel it's the only method of self defence, and for the most part, it works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

back to the topic at hand, i like BA, i still play it, nearly every time i log onto world 9, there are at least a few decent teams to join. i dont think the rewards are that bad, especially the gloves and torso, and it's a nice break from the monotany of some rs skills, and isnt that what minigames are intended to be?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

agreed 100%

You must be really desperate for post count.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kinda hypocritical aren't you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not really. He provided his own opinion instead of just agreeing with someone else in 5 words.

 

also,

You get no XP;You get no GP;

kind of attitude about a minigame is just bogus. its made to be fun, not a way of life. castle wars is probably the best concept of how a minigame should be, fun. purely fun, the tickets...useless for any1 almost except to show you played 400+ hours @ castle wars. it does not directly give you exp or $ but you go get your own experience, you decide if you can/want to get exp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle wars gives XP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What everyone means is that hitting a 10 damage on an enemy gives no experience. Not that there are any XP bonuses, but the fact that NOTHING gives experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

im confused how castle war gives exp. simply put, its even quoted experience is optional. much like PC it is your choice to get exp.

i got bored of it after getting my fighter torso, but recently went back to get penance gloves

I actually liked BA. It was challenging and actually took teamwork. I was on wave 9 then my team left, never found another team so I guess i'm stuck on wave 9 for a long time until I go back.

It's not like Castle Wars where every game can be "different." Every level is pretty much the same - if it didn't have any rewards, most people wouldn't even play it after killing the queen the first time.

i thought it gave xp, i got my mage up for free there, did they make it like a player owned dungeon now?

They changed that it doesn't give exp now.

The only problem is the exp. However, Jagex has no way of fixing this. Which BA position gives exp to 1 skill? Defender for hunting? Attacker for combat? Healer for mage? Collecter for...... whatever collecter resembles? Well then, people would simply go for attacker for comabt exp! there are already an overpowering number of attackers as youll find in any quick play game, and we don't need a huge amount of attackers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well then, maybe let us earn exp depending on how well we do then at the end of the game, CHOOSE what to level up on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem is, in that case soon enough they'll find out which position can get the msot efficient exp, just as the players did with high alching yew bows, and then all other positions will be abandoned!

 

 

also,

You get no XP;You get no GP;

kind of attitude about a minigame is just bogus. its made to be fun, not a way of life. castle wars is probably the best concept of how a minigame should be, fun. purely fun, the tickets...useless for any1 almost except to show you played 400+ hours @ castle wars. it does not directly give you exp or $ but you go get your own experience, you decide if you can/want to get exp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Castle wars gives XP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What everyone means is that hitting a 10 damage on an enemy gives no experience. Not that there are any XP bonuses, but the fact that NOTHING gives experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

im confused how castle war gives exp. simply put, its even quoted experience is optional. much like PC it is your choice to get exp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you hit a 4, does castle wars give you 16 combat xp? If not, I apologize, as I haven't paid attention to my XP when playing.

you guys make the game sound so bad i dont wanna try it anymore :(

 

 

 

yes i heard many people got the item and nvr BA anymore