[2022] Taskaal Trials - New wave based minigame

Originally posted by Icarian_Wings

Sounds really cool -- as long as you can choose to end after each wave if you like. That way, players can balance progression with being rewarded. If you have to get all the way to the end to get anything, it will be super discouraging, particularly when you're being debuffed each round.

Originally posted by NemoNescit

Hey, I wasn't really thinking too hard and just sort of posted this after I saw your tweet because I thought it was cool. I can delete this post if you want to create a post yourself to collect feedback more easily

Originally posted by runner5678

Is the intention to be a more consistent, grind-able money-maker like raids? Or to continue the fire cape/inferno tradition of bis untradables? I see both options listed but they’re extremely different paths.

Or both at the same time?

Originally posted by Pankratops

Are you thinking safe death for non group hardcores or dangerous?

Slayer requirement or nah?

Originally posted by WastingEXP

I reckon it's a solo encounter. Is there any possibility to have it scale with players or a small group?

Originally posted by vinkker

Looks really good.

All I could think for a new BiS (that could also upgrade) is some sort of ring. We haven't had a new BiS ring ever since the release of OSRS I think? (Excluding the ability to imbue it).

Originally posted by Bandos_yarrak

It does look really cool. I have one concern tho, how are you going to stop bots and clienters from entering and just steamrolling the entire thing and take all the good rewards at the end? will it have requirements?

Originally posted by Aurarus

YES, I love fight caves/ infero style content that has emphasizes mastery over "do it on repeat for 300 hours"

I'm a fan of untradeable BiS being earned, but it's also neat seeing that you'll be incorporating a reason to do the content on repeat for players who decide to master, for reasons outside of speedrunning/ slayer xp.

Really looking forward to this. It would be cool to make more content like this with maybe a two player emphasis as well- I always wanted to do these wave based things with a friend.

Originally posted by MissingPear

Would the new creatures have the same slayer requirement as their normal versions?
"No free waves" sounds like the stronger normal enemies will appear early on, but 95 Slayer for the Hyrda is probably outside most peoples reach just after getting a fire cape.

Originally posted by RaidsMonkeyIdeas

I'd imagine most of the money is in the later waves, just so it's not a money printer for the easier waves?

Originally posted by runner5678

I’d hope the buffs / debuffs have a ton of options and you have to choose between 3 randomly selected ones.

Originally posted by Leaguealt69

Also, is Barb ass not a wave-based minigame? So this would be the 4th rather than the 3rd.

Originally posted by Aurarus

There's a meme that in order to get to the stage where you can play with friends (CoX and ToB) you have to play to a degree that makes you lose all your friends

Jokes aside, more interesting midgame content in the 4 player or under quantity would be nice. Not bosses that are easy to master in under 3 hours- stuff like raids that have a huge build up.

Originally posted by Leaguealt69

I’d gloss em over with some oil, yes

Originally posted by RaidsMonkeyIdeas

DPS checks are definitely a good way to ensure you have to have decent gear - you can either do the Nex treatment of constant damage or the monsters/boss can heal themselves periodically so you have to have a good weapon at minimum to outdamage the heal.

Self heals are a slightly less abrasive dps check - Red crabs at Verzik are a good example of if you don't have good gear, it's going to make the phase take way longer.

Originally posted by runner5678

Fantastic.

Thoughts on leaning more towards buffs for players instead of debuffs / buffs on NPCs? Players enjoy being more powerful. Looking at the Leagues relics and developing around those as inspirations?

Would require waves to developed to be essentially impossible without the buffs though.

Originally posted by Frinnxy

A bit unrelated I guess - but is there a possibility of a quest to come out with this? To be quest-locked or something.

Originally posted by Aws0me_Sauce

You ain’t kiddin, fam. Any talks of slayer partners content coming back or being reworked? My helmet has been saying “soon” for almost two years..

Originally posted by _very_stable_genius_

I like this idea! As someone who considered himself decent at pvm (I’ve KCd corrupted gauntlet) but finds it hard to even think about attempting inferno and raid learning is daunting with finding people to effectively carry me while I learn I welcome a shorter style wave encounter !