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So there are two major issues:

  1. Goldfarmers using the place as a printer
  2. Protection clans allowing goldfarmers safety in the printer

By making the revenant caves singles, the goldfarmers in the cave will be near unkillable, not only is it much harder to kill a target one on one, but now basically any bolt ragger from that protection clan can just tag you off and theres nothing you can do about it.

This update can only possibly make things much worse, maybe it would work with a PJ timer but we all know we aren't getting that.

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about 4 years ago - /u/JagexSween - Direct link

You're completely right that making the Caves single-way as they are now would be ridiculous, but we're hoping this change will be effective in addition to the other changes we're implementing, including adjusting the drop tables, and spreading the Revenants throughout the cave.

I don't think these changes will make things worse. It's possible they won't have the desired effect, and in that case then we'll make other changes too!

I see others mentioning expanding the "Singles+" concept elsewhere in Singles combat and including a PJ Timer too. That's a discussion we'd like to have soon!