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I did, good spot! Been a while since I've gotten to write a Game Update blog, embarrassed for making such a rookie error :(
I did, good spot! Been a while since I've gotten to write a Game Update blog, embarrassed for making such a rookie error :(
further proof jmods dont play the game smh
Boss tasks that can only be completed solo (e.g. Zulrah, Cerberus, Kraken) now award the correct amount of points if you're on a task with a Slayer Partner.
What about normal tasks still awarding incorrect amount of points (rounded down instead of up)?
Believe this is purely an issue with expeditious bracelets, will be fixed next week.
I don't really see how having the boots dropped from the barrage/cannonable slayer monster(since the intention is to have them be a good xp barrage task) is gonna make them more valuable. Since good xp barrage/multi tasks are the preferred way to 99, id think they would come into the game passively irregardless.
Still cool to have a unique reason to kill the regulars outside of the boss tho. I like it.
The theory is that if players have to kill something else specifically for a reward, they wont come in as much passively from e.g. farming rancours, and can have their own value that isn't dictated by that inflated supply.
Reality is players might just genuinely do regular araxytes for xp, and will passively bring some in regardless.
Can we extend araxxor task?
Yes, significantly so.
Can you kill the non-boss ones off task?
There are task-only caves, but also regular ones you can kill off task.
Is it possible to use wild pies to fight arraxor?
Don't believe wild pies let you boost to obtain tasks, but they would let you kill regular araxytes below the required level.
Do we have to unlock the task beforehand with slayer points? Or will Araxxites be a normal task like hellhounds or gargoyles?
Araxytes will be unlocked by default for both Nieve & Duradel
Any superior variants ?
Yep, very edgy big spider.
Will the regular mob have a superior variant as well?
Yeah! It's mentioned in the blog!
Just want to say thanks. I know on the first blog post. I made sure to give feedback on how annoying getting specific tasks can be if its too low. Making it a 10 is fantastic news. Hopefully everything goes smoothly today
10 should be fantastic news if it's a task people enjoy at least!
Can they be killed off-task with a boost?
Should be the case yeah! Assuming you're in the off-task area
Will combat achievements be released with the boss? Or later date?
We've got some ready, just need to check the balancing on them once players get more familiar with the boss - so expect them in the near future!
Can I kill the baby araxytes without 92 slayer?
In the off-task area of the cave you'd be able to boost for them with the likes of a Wild Pie, but otherwise you'll need 92 Slayer regardless!
Off-topic but I wanted to ask if wilderness slayer with partner is bugged since it's only giving around 18-20 points in total for every task? Solo slayer Krystilia gives 25 points so I hope it gets looked at.
We think this might be related to Expeditious Bracelets or an unintended side effect of a hotfix last week to prevent points boosting. We're aware of the behaviour and will be looking to fix it once we're able!
is the drop rate of boots increased on task?
There is an on-task increase for the boots drop-rate yeah!
With you being an avid Poe player... Were you the dev who worked on muspah and added what is essentially shapers teleport around and throw orbs at you phase? I've always wondered which dev enjoyed Poe...
I'm not a dev so no! But Arcane (responsible in-part for my POE addiction) is infinitely more knowledgeable about POE than me and you can definitely see that influence in places (Akkha's memory game/Maven, Zebak's waves/Exarch, Tasakaal Trials/Ultimatum), think parts of Muspah regarding keeping the arena 'clean' when it comes to where you're placing spikes might be inspired in part by things like Maven/Shaper ground degens etc., maybe u/JagexArcane could give some more info when he's not busy with today's update!
Are there new combat tasks?
There will be - just need to balance them based on how players perform at the boss after release
the blog doesnt seem to mention the gland anywhere, is it still a drop?
The glands are now called sacs!
I'm not a dev so no! But Arcane (responsible in-part for my POE addiction) is infinitely more knowledgeable about POE than me and you can definitely see that influence in places (Akkha's memory game/Maven, Zebak's waves/Exarch, Tasakaal Trials/Ultimatum), think parts of Muspah regarding keeping the arena 'clean' when it comes to where you're placing spikes might be inspired in part by things like Maven/Shaper ground degens etc., maybe u/JagexArcane could give some more info when he's not busy with today's update!
poe good
Ty Mod Goblin, I just hit 90 slayer so I'll be slaying Araxxor in no time :D I'm eager for some aranea boots though, so I'll be chomping wild pies and putting my venator bow to good use
Get those last two levels done! They absolutely fly by once you're able to just get in the flow of it!
poe good
cheers for your insight
This is actually interesting, do jmods play the RS3 equivalents of quests/bosses while making the OSRS version or do they just go in pretty much blind?
We chat across teams, and with something as old as Araxxor we've got a decent bit of familiarity from back in the day, but our version is very different outside of some similarities with the likes of spawns
Ah ha! I knew there were a few other instances but it's too early for me still to think about them. First time fighting muspah my friends and I definitely said that someone on the jagex team was a fan of Poe lol.
Pretty neat to see those influences in osrs.
Need an OSRS equivalent of the Feared to really get the blood pumping...
What about the regular drops? Are they good enough on their own, or is the gp/h boosted by the uniques?
Regular drops seem pretty serviceable to me - but will leave that up the the players!
My first time playing HC Trade as opposed to HCSSF, ticked off 115/115, all invitations and non-ubers, started SST, then made a Hexblast Miner for Sanctum, then Ice Nova Archmage (re-rolled it into CoC DD/VD), then remade HCSSF and rolling RF for a bit until probably spinning up either LS Slayer or another Archmage Hiero (maybe Ball Lightning of Orbiting, not sure!)
LS Slayer when LS Trickster exists? Peasant.
LS Slayer when LS Trickster exists? Peasant.
I do not have the willpower to chase an RT EE in HCSSF :(
Is Soulreaper bugged to lose all stacks when the boss dies?
Fix is being worked on!
Could be an ai error... it's that what you're using 🤨
Have never and likely will never use ChatGPT or any other LLM to write these, I enjoy writing newsposts and injecting silly bits of flavour/flair too much - just that this blog came together extremely quickly because we had a bank holiday on Monday!
Spiders in gauntlet are disappearing every few seconds
Team is aware and looking into it!