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| 5s | good afternoon and Welcome to our latest |
| 8s | q a live stream where we're going to be |
| 11s | talking about your questions on the new |
| 13s | skill pitches uh we release a vlog if |
| 17s | you didn't know uh on Monday and we've |
| 20s | revealed three proposed new skills so |
| 22s | sailing Shamanism or taming |
| 26s | um and if you have any questions that |
| 28s | you'd like answered make sure to ask us |
| 30s | in chat at Old School RS we'll do our |
| 32s | best to answer them although we do have |
| 34s | some preferred questions from looking at |
| 36s | socials from the last few days |
| 39s | um first off I'd love to ask how |
| 40s | everyone's doing are you excited about |
| 43s | this week how's it been |
| 45s | um I use it we'll start with you first |
| 48s | I'm not excited yes also extremely |
| 51s | nervous pretty tired it's been it's been |
| 53s | a long week but a very enjoyable one at |
| 55s | that so no complaints definitely not |
| 57s | complaining about it |
| 59s | um overall though the week's been pretty |
| 60s | good it's been amazing to see the |
| 62s | reception to all of the pitches that |
| 63s | we've put forward I've been pretty |
| 66s | surprised with the responses that we've |
| 68s | got to certain pitches and which one |
| 70s | seems to be the majority favorite and |
| 72s | how every day that passes and new |
| 75s | information that we share people's |
| 77s | opinions seem to be swaying so it's been |
| 79s | a wild ride trying to stand up with |
| 81s | things but thoroughly enjoyable so thank |
| 82s | you so much everyone for being as |
| 83s | involved as you have been it's been |
| 85s | incredible to see |
| 86s | I agree on that one I mean the community |
| 88s | sentiment changing day by day but I'm so |
| 92s | happy that people seem to like all three |
| 94s | of them |
| 96s | um for the most part anyways so uh Elena |
| 98s | how's your week been how's everything |
| 101s | yeah um pretty much in the same boat as |
| 104s | the yiza honestly I'm excited about the |
| 107s | new skill but also at the same time it's |
| 109s | been so overwhelmingly much to deal with |
| 112s | this week in terms of feedback |
| 115s | um but that's a good thing you know uh |
| 117s | I'm continuously Amazed by how passion |
| 120s | and passionate the community really is |
| 123s | and |
| 124s | and time and time again you show that so |
| 126s | it yeah it's just |
| 129s | amazing to see how many people get |
| 131s | involved and get excited about and |
| 133s | taking up you know spending their free |
| 134s | time discussing these new skills it's |
| 138s | just amazing to see |
| 140s | so and Kieran how how's the reception |
| 143s | been for you what do you think what a |
| 145s | crazy week it's so busy we're just |
| 148s | talking before we joined the stream like |
| 150s | we've done something pretty major every |
| 152s | single day but obviously it's just been |
| 154s | so much to read through the person |
| 155s | Reddit Twitter social media everywhere |
| 158s | like it's it's amazing |
| 160s | um it's exhausting but this is kind of |
| 162s | like what we love doing right this is |
| 163s | this to me is like gosh we are this |
| 167s | community different game we do both we |
| 168s | speak to the community we are driven by |
| 170s | what you guys say and this kind of |
| 173s | Screams that to the maximum really in |
| 176s | how we've approached this but I just |
| 177s | feel proud like the culmination of so |
| 180s | much effort that's got going in by the |
| 182s | team to even get us to this stage so no |
| 185s | it feels good it still feels early like |
| 187s | this is kind of just the start right |
| 189s | we're trying to get settled down onto |
| 191s | whichever skill goes to the next stage |
| 194s | that's the start of the journey still |
| 196s | and we're we're getting close to that |
| 198s | kind of proper starting point |
| 201s | um but yeah also shout out to mod husky |
| 203s | it was obviously a huge part in in these |
| 206s | pictures who isn't here at the minute |
| 209s | he's away on holiday having a good time |
| 212s | in Japan |
| 214s | um that's awesome and yeah this is such |
| 216s | a hype time for old school RuneScape you |
| 218s | can really just feel it like the play of |
| 221s | this is so passionate it is amazing and |
| 224s | I'm just super happy to be part of this |
| 226s | journey |
| 228s | um yeah so this stream is going to be |
| 230s | about your questions on the new skill |
| 232s | pictures but before we get to your |
| 234s | questions we have a few announcements |
| 236s | just to go through so exclamation mark |
| 238s | QA if you missed out on the pre-recorded |
| 241s | live stream uh make sure to check that |
| 243s | out it answers a bunch of questions that |
| 246s | we thought you would have before the |
| 247s | blog went live and I can definitely |
| 250s | notice |
| 251s | um players have felt a lot more of a |
| 253s | short reassured after watching that VOD |
| 255s | so make sure to check it out it has time |
| 257s | stamps if you don't want to be around |
| 259s | for the whole of that stream |
| 261s | um a lots of players have found that |
| 263s | valuable exclamation mark blog will take |
| 265s | you to the blog itself definitely give |
| 268s | that a read and was a bunch of really |
| 271s | cool Community artwork from Dental |
| 273s | tractor and volca band which we'd love |
| 275s | to shout out on this stream exclamation |
| 277s | mark game update with this week's update |
| 279s | came the Bounty Hunter Rewards Beta And |
| 281s | you can now test them out and see how |
| 282s | well they work as always we'd love to |
| 285s | hear your feedback so make sure to reach |
| 287s | out on the relevant social media |
| 288s | channels and exclamation mark Discord |
| 291s | we've been ramping off our efforts |
| 293s | actually with Discord and experimenting |
| 297s | with what works and we've recently just |
| 299s | held like a stages discussion on the new |
| 302s | skill player Council Discord which was |
| 304s | super fun really engaging |
| 307s | um and really awesome so make sure to |
| 309s | get involved if you like |
| 311s | okay |
| 313s | um now for the first segment we just |
| 314s | want to shout out uh gentle tractor and |
| 317s | volkaban with a little shout out here |
| 321s | little little round of applause if you |
| 323s | can hear that guys |
| 326s | um we have been working with these two |
| 327s | with some amazing concept art that you |
| 330s | will have come across |
| 332s | um if you read the blogs and have been |
| 334s | keeping an eye on social media so all of |
| 336s | the work with the uh as you can see here |
| 339s | was done in combination with their |
| 341s | efforts gentle tractor and volca ban |
| 343s | what do you think guys isn't it just |
| 346s | amazing amazing they are so good I was |
| 350s | blown away when I saw the the images for |
| 352s | the first time |
| 354s | just fantastic yeah it really made a lot |
| 358s | of what we were talking about behind the |
| 359s | scenes feel even more real which was |
| 362s | epic um Elena and Kieran did you want to |
| 364s | add anything to that |
| 365s | I I love them so much I think um for |
| 368s | those who aren't familiar we've seen in |
| 370s | the past by gentle tractor if you like |
| 372s | similar looking layer made concepts for |
| 375s | new skill |
| 377s | um Bard was one of them for example and |
| 380s | so being able to work with gentle |
| 381s | tractor Now to create that familiar |
| 383s | format but in an actual Like official |
| 386s | presentation uh it's really cool and |
| 388s | volca bands made these like |
| 391s | um really cool bigger pictures that |
| 393s | really to me they they just sell that |
| 396s | dream that we've been trying so hard to |
| 398s | really |
| 399s | you know |
| 401s | explain to you guys I suppose |
| 404s | um it's just it hits different when you |
| 406s | see it you know so I I just love them |
| 409s | yeah so that's so so good and I think |
| 412s | this kind of Echoes what I was saying |
| 413s | earlier like even the community of being |
| 416s | involved in helping to sort of |
| 418s | communicate these pictures to The Wider |
| 420s | player base and so it speaks to the very |
| 423s | essence of like almost what this game is |
| 425s | nowadays but gosh isn't the art good and |
| 428s | as Elena says a familiar format for |
| 430s | people who've often seen a lot of skill |
| 431s | suggestions on Reddit or anything else |
| 433s | that matter right Brewing suggestions |
| 435s | and all sorts of things have come in |
| 437s | this kind of format |
| 438s | um but I love that we've got this whole |
| 441s | package right you've got like the blog |
| 443s | if you want really a bit more in-depth |
| 445s | reading you've got these images for ease |
| 447s | of reading in a format it used to we've |
| 449s | got the pitch videos like we've really |
| 450s | tried to hammer it out in lots of |
| 452s | different ways that you can get that |
| 453s | information in whatever way Suits You |
| 457s | definitely yeah yeah I noticed that |
| 459s | deaf terms of like this visual format |
| 462s | works really well for players we've also |
| 463s | got the video format so shout out |
| 465s | volkaban and Johnson Tractor you are the |
| 468s | MVPs with the community concept art we |
| 470s | really appreciate it and you can find |
| 473s | their social media links by using |
| 474s | exclamation mark volkaban and |
| 477s | exclamation mark GT so make sure to let |
| 480s | them know what you thought of the work |
| 482s | that's obviously stunning so please do |
| 485s | send your uh your well wishes to them |
| 489s | um they're valued members of the |
| 490s | community |
| 491s | um so thank you so much guys all right |
| 493s | without further Ado uh let's jump into |
| 496s | some new skill pitches questions can I |
| 498s | just do one small announcement before we |
| 500s | do oh yeah before I use it take it away |
| 502s | all right just really quickly it was it |
| 505s | was added in and it's a really good |
| 507s | thing for us to remind everyone about as |
| 508s | well though but if you didn't see it |
| 509s | already there were some socials posted |
| 511s | out and an updated blog out in regards |
| 513s | to jagex accounts there is an ongoing |
| 516s | open Beta at the moment where we're |
| 517s | looking to invite people into the jagex |
| 519s | account system system which allows you |
| 521s | to migrate your RuneScape account over |
| 523s | to a jagex account and that brings a |
| 525s | whole host of improvements most |
| 527s | importantly of them all are so many |
| 530s | changes in terms of account security a |
| 532s | lot of the things that you've been |
| 533s | asking for for many years they're |
| 534s | finally here and the best way that you |
| 536s | can get access to them is by migrating |
| 538s | over from an old school or a normal |
| 539s | RuneScape account into a jagex account |
| 542s | today we actually expanded the beta so |
| 544s | that around 50 of all players have now |
| 546s | been invited you should have got an |
| 548s | email from us but in all honesty the |
| 550s | best way to check is just log in on the |
| 552s | website go to the account Center section |
| 554s | and there should be a big button in |
| 555s | there that says you're now eligible to |
| 557s | upgrade to a JX account so go have a |
| 560s | look see if you've got in it is honestly |
| 562s | super convenient I'm not just trying to |
| 564s | sell it for the sake of it I use it now |
| 565s | myself and I was able to add six of my |
| 568s | accounts and four of them I always |
| 570s | forget the passwords for but now I can |
| 572s | just literally with a drop down click |
| 573s | log into them straight away room lights |
| 575s | available on there as well you don't |
| 577s | have to change anything as long as |
| 578s | you've got it installed all your plugins |
| 579s | and stuff should copy over so super |
| 581s | convenient super secure really good way |
| 583s | to protect your account and also just be |
| 585s | super convenient for playing old school |
| 587s | going forward so |
| 588s | um we then will be looking to expand |
| 590s | that open Beta fully |
| 593s | um sorry so there's an open Beta in |
| 594s | early A4 or enclosed bait at the moment |
| 595s | hence the invite so a little bit of |
| 597s | mishap there that's what you get for |
| 598s | doing on the Fly announcements but open |
| 600s | beta for everyone will be in early April |
| 602s | at the moment close beta but about 50 of |
| 604s | players have been invited so that's my |
| 606s | little bit thank you for giving me the |
| 608s | moment it's going to the questions now |
| 611s | of course anytime and yeah I definitely |
| 613s | value that one that one to login |
| 617s | definitely all right so new skill |
| 620s | questions |
| 621s | um General we'll start with a couple of |
| 623s | general ones then we'll go into taming |
| 625s | then sailing then Shamanism so the first |
| 628s | question is what happens if players |
| 631s | don't like any of the skills proposed or |
| 633s | what happens if they like all of them |
| 635s | can players vote for more than one skill |
| 637s | or none at all |
| 640s | oh I don't mind taking this one if you |
| 642s | guys are okay with it |
| 644s | I'm seeing some nods Okay cool so first |
| 647s | of all if you don't like any of the |
| 649s | skills that we've pitched and vote no to |
| 652s | them that's the best thing that you can |
| 653s | do the way that we're looking at polling |
| 654s | it will be offering you two poll |
| 656s | questions one of them will be multiple |
| 658s | choice and in that question let's say |
| 660s | you actually like more than one skill |
| 662s | you're able to tell us that you can |
| 664s | select all three of them if you like it |
| 665s | basically says which ones would you be |
| 667s | happy to see go through to refinement a |
| 669s | very general question there's also the |
| 670s | option to say I don't like any of them |
| 672s | or if you're really not interested in |
| 674s | the skill at all and you want the rest |
| 676s | of the community decide you can choose |
| 677s | to vote to skip on that then the second |
| 680s | question that's when we're going to ask |
| 681s | you for your specific favor if you only |
| 683s | had to choose one which one would it be |
| 686s | um so that's pretty much it |
| 688s | um yeah if you don't like them vote no |
| 690s | we can always go back if we need to we |
| 692s | can re-look over the pictures that we |
| 694s | put forward we can put new pictures |
| 695s | together |
| 696s | fingers crossed and it seems like at the |
| 698s | moment that we've given enough |
| 700s | information and some pretty good |
| 701s | pictures that players like enough to be |
| 703s | able to vote on them at least |
| 705s | um but that should hopefully answer the |
| 706s | question |
| 708s | and it's important to keep in mind as |
| 710s | well there's a whole stage of refinement |
| 712s | where we can tweak and amend pictures so |
| 716s | you're mainly voting on the concept and |
| 718s | the direction at this stage but we can |
| 721s | always tweak and amend so keep that in |
| 724s | mind you're not looking at a fully |
| 726s | finished product yet |
| 728s | it's a really good point great just to |
| 730s | add on to that very quickly as well we |
| 732s | are still not at the stage where we're |
| 734s | actually adding a skill into the game so |
| 736s | the poll that goes live next week that |
| 738s | does ask you those two questions is |
| 741s | simply although it's not a simple |
| 742s | process by any means but it is just |
| 744s | asking you if you're comfortable for us |
| 746s | to spend some extra time developing or |
| 749s | designing I should say really the actual |
| 751s | skill details those extra bits of |
| 753s | information that you would expect to see |
| 755s | from a more fleshed out design ready for |
| 757s | the stage after that to be finally |
| 759s | asking if it should be added so there |
| 762s | will be another opportunity after we get |
| 764s | into refinement should a skill pitch go |
| 766s | through for you to be able to have that |
| 768s | yes no vote that you're used to with 70 |
| 770s | majority requiring for it to be added if |
| 773s | that fails we go back and revisit |
| 775s | revisit all of this all over again if it |
| 777s | passes then great you know we start |
| 779s | development and we can look to get the |
| 781s | skill added |
| 783s | awesome |
| 784s | um great so next question is there a |
| 786s | chance uh even if small that we bring |
| 788s | out completely new Concepts three brand |
| 790s | new skill pictures I know you touched on |
| 793s | this but just to clarify |
| 796s | um what's your response to this kind of |
| 798s | question |
| 803s | I'm sweating |
| 810s | okay I'll just repeat what I said before |
| 812s | then yes there is a chance that we'll |
| 814s | bring out new Concepts I think the I |
| 816s | mean there are there are different |
| 817s | scenario situations the ideal is that we |
| 820s | don't need to because you're actually |
| 821s | happy with at least one of them and |
| 822s | there is a clear |
| 825s | um high level amount of support to |
| 826s | justify us putting into refinement but |
| 829s | if that's not the case |
| 830s | um then we may go back to look over the |
| 833s | pictures that we've already put together |
| 834s | and we refine them a little bit more to |
| 837s | give that level of information to give |
| 839s | you the confidence to want to put them |
| 840s | into refinement and then if that isn't |
| 843s | going to prove successful or just not a |
| 845s | viable option because you really detest |
| 846s | them all then we would look to go |
| 848s | completely back to having entirely New |
| 850s | Concept pitches to put forward to you to |
| 853s | then ask if you want to send those into |
| 855s | refinement instead |
| 858s | cool |
| 859s | um and another question why are some of |
| 861s | the skill pictures in some ways missing |
| 864s | certain details we've had a lot of |
| 865s | questions saying will this include this |
| 867s | and that |
| 869s | um well sailing include this piece of |
| 871s | content um so why have we kept that kind |
| 873s | of vague and open-ended |
| 876s | I think that's pretty straightforward |
| 878s | we're not done yet this is kind of the |
| 880s | it's kind of the start the next stage is |
| 882s | going to be us working with the |
| 884s | community in what we're calling |
| 886s | refinement to help work out what a lot |
| 888s | of these details are |
| 890s | and we want to do it with the community |
| 891s | rather than us telling you ahead of time |
| 895s | um and that's the key thing but also we |
| 897s | did we didn't want to get ahead of |
| 898s | ourselves and go into a lot of detail |
| 901s | about things that maybe you're gonna |
| 903s | like maybe you're gonna disc maybe |
| 904s | you're gonna dislike them and you think |
| 907s | less of the skill as a as a whole based |
| 911s | on one small detail that's easily |
| 912s | tweaked and dropped in down the line as |
| 914s | well but yeah because it's coming up |
| 917s | right the next day just to work out the |
| 918s | details we couldn't necessarily flesh |
| 921s | out three entire full skill designs |
| 923s | because that gosh that would take a lot |
| 925s | longer it'd be so much harder to |
| 926s | communicate |
| 927s | we're starting with the Core Concepts |
| 930s | the themes the direction |
| 932s | and that's enough I think to sort of |
| 934s | make this choice about where we go next |
| 937s | yeah we also shouldn't be at a position |
| 940s | right now at least anyway where we are |
| 942s | providing three fully fleshed out |
| 943s | designs I know that's what historically |
| 946s | players have become used to but last |
| 948s | year we did reform the way that we |
| 950s | looked at polling content that we felt |
| 952s | was more in line with Community |
| 954s | expectations |
| 956s | um and part of that change was that we |
| 958s | looked to provide you a concept the top |
| 961s | level idea that you then give us the |
| 963s | approval on before we start spending the |
| 965s | time further developing or designing |
| 967s | just in case it's something that you |
| 968s | really didn't want and then we've spent |
| 970s | countless hours working on something |
| 971s | that quite frankly could have meant time |
| 973s | being spent Elsewhere on things that you |
| 975s | thought were more valuable so |
| 977s | I know it's a bit different because it's |
| 980s | a skill and it's such a huge thing but |
| 982s | we are just trying to stick as much as |
| 983s | we can as well to the new polling system |
| 985s | so that when we get to the point of |
| 987s | actually developing we can bring you on |
| 989s | that Journey with us incorporate your |
| 991s | feedback Your Design decisions and then |
| 993s | really have something that has built has |
| 996s | been built for you but also by you at |
| 997s | the same time sorry |
| 999s | yeah I definitely see the community as |
| 1002s | like partners with us in this where like |
| 1004s | they're feeding into the design so we're |
| 1007s | we're giving them a concept and a |
| 1009s | foundation but the community is the ones |
| 1011s | dictating where we go with with those |
| 1013s | skills so I really like that |
| 1015s | um right conscious of time so let's get |
| 1017s | into taming uh because I feel like we |
| 1019s | haven't touched on taming enough really |
| 1022s | um let's talk about firstly why taming |
| 1024s | is so awesome in our eyes and why |
| 1026s | players should vote for it |
| 1029s | um so just basically a question around |
| 1030s | the content available for players what |
| 1032s | the skill has to offer |
| 1034s | um I've seen some people kind of say |
| 1036s | that maybe sailing and Shamanism have an |
| 1039s | edge right now over taming because it |
| 1041s | offers like they offer new areas but you |
| 1044s | know what kinds of areas could be |
| 1045s | attached to Tami as a skill what's the |
| 1047s | potential there |
| 1051s | the timing is one that really excites me |
| 1054s | because of all of the abilities that the |
| 1058s | companions can have |
| 1060s | um that is very much like the reward |
| 1062s | space of taming and I'll get into the |
| 1064s | training methods a bit later but I I |
| 1067s | think like rewards are usually what |
| 1069s | appeals to most people first when they |
| 1071s | talk about any scale or activity in game |
| 1074s | really |
| 1075s | um and with taming you know |
| 1078s | having that companion follow you around |
| 1080s | potentially |
| 1082s | um and be able to do cool stuff for you |
| 1084s | is really appealing to me |
| 1087s | some of those things could be stuff like |
| 1089s | unlocking new areas that you mentioned |
| 1091s | uh it could be assisting with existing |
| 1094s | activities in the game like certain |
| 1096s | Skilling activities or even like |
| 1098s | unlocking new ways to train skills for |
| 1101s | example |
| 1104s | um and the way you train timing as well |
| 1106s | has the potential of taking you to new |
| 1108s | places right like say that we introduce |
| 1111s | new creatures that you can tame maybe |
| 1113s | those creatures are in a new area and |
| 1115s | you have to find that area to be able to |
| 1117s | tame them in the first place |
| 1119s | um |
| 1121s | and as for like how you train timing |
| 1123s | specifically uh we didn't go too much in |
| 1126s | depth about that in the blog and then |
| 1128s | the pitch but we then mention a couple |
| 1131s | of different things that we potentially |
| 1132s | could do |
| 1134s | um and I see it a bit similar to sailing |
| 1136s | in this regard because sailing also |
| 1139s | suffered from within really explain a |
| 1140s | trip core training methods like |
| 1143s | very in-depth |
| 1145s | um but an example I could see from |
| 1147s | taming for example uh is imagine that |
| 1151s | you're in the desert and you've tamed |
| 1153s | say an armadillo or something that you |
| 1156s | know travels well in the desert and your |
| 1158s | Training Method so the way of getting XP |
| 1161s | and getting your companion XP as well is |
| 1165s | by |
| 1166s | um making the armadillo try to find a |
| 1169s | treasure in the desert right so you |
| 1171s | follow him around he tries to dig a bit |
| 1173s | I couldn't find it oh well we keep going |
| 1175s | oh there it is you know pick up the |
| 1177s | treasure hunt it in somewhere get some |
| 1179s | more XP maybe some money from that |
| 1181s | um that's just one example of like one |
| 1183s | way to train your companion right they |
| 1185s | could be multiple ways of doing that you |
| 1188s | could have a similar Loop in other |
| 1189s | places uh you could come up with |
| 1192s | something brand new maybe it's like |
| 1193s | navigating a maze |
| 1195s | I know I'm like trailing off on like |
| 1197s | everything to aiming could do but I I |
| 1199s | find that a really exciting skill with |
| 1201s | like a lot of potential that I think |
| 1203s | maybe isn't immediately intuitive to |
| 1206s | everyone |
| 1208s | no it's good I think uh taming like |
| 1210s | hearing some of the potentials |
| 1213s | um really excites me for the call uh |
| 1215s | Kieran did you want to add anything or I |
| 1217s | use it I think it's that imagination of |
| 1220s | like what are the possibilities that you |
| 1222s | could do with your companions that you |
| 1224s | can't do today that could well be like |
| 1226s | what's the new type of fish you could |
| 1228s | catch when you've trained your companion |
| 1229s | up to build a pitch whatever it is it |
| 1231s | could be new resources it could be new |
| 1233s | areas |
| 1234s | like I've said before I don't know |
| 1236s | obviously again this is we have no idea |
| 1238s | yet this before we're fine we don't know |
| 1240s | exactly what it would look like yet but |
| 1243s | I kind of love the idea of you being |
| 1244s | able to like climb a mountain or enter a |
| 1247s | cave that you can't access as a human |
| 1249s | but you can send your companion in to do |
| 1251s | something for you maybe even from a |
| 1253s | gameplay perspective we like give you |
| 1255s | control of your companion and it's like |
| 1257s | you're playing as your companion when |
| 1259s | you've got like you know a maximum bond |
| 1261s | with your companion something to that |
| 1263s | effect but that's again just an example |
| 1266s | but I love that I love that scope of |
| 1270s | opportunity because we could take it in |
| 1273s | so many different directions at that |
| 1274s | level obviously that's mostly like |
| 1276s | reward space in terms of like what can |
| 1278s | you do once you've got a companion whose |
| 1280s | trained but but yeah I think it's cool |
| 1283s | and I really do think you know |
| 1286s | players are misjudging it when you |
| 1288s | compare it to summoning because the |
| 1290s | similarities really for me stop at the |
| 1292s | point of hey you've got a creature out |
| 1294s | next to you |
| 1297s | me |
| 1301s | to Animal Companions in a way because of |
| 1304s | the fact that we have you know kittens |
| 1305s | in game that are a bit annoying |
| 1307s | sometimes to train like rat catchers |
| 1310s | doesn't have the best reputation |
| 1313s | um so that kind of leads us into how are |
| 1316s | we focusing actually like where's the |
| 1318s | fun how is this going to be fun to train |
| 1322s | so this one |
| 1324s | um is something that we discussed quite |
| 1326s | a bit in Discord yesterday at the stages |
| 1328s | discussion uh but I'm happy to reiterate |
| 1331s | like for me it's so so important that |
| 1334s | caring for your companion |
| 1337s | isn't tedious like it shouldn't feel |
| 1339s | like a drawer it should feel like |
| 1341s | something that |
| 1343s | you know you put in the work you get |
| 1346s | rewarded for it and I think with kittens |
| 1349s | specifically it just feels really |
| 1350s | annoying and I think part of the reason |
| 1352s | for that as well is how passive it is |
| 1355s | like you you take out your kitten it |
| 1358s | follows you around while you do other |
| 1359s | stuff |
| 1360s | and then you don't really care about the |
| 1362s | kid it's just there while you focus on |
| 1365s | smithing or whatever it is that you're |
| 1367s | doing and so whenever the kitten is |
| 1369s | needy |
| 1371s | it like disrupts what you're doing |
| 1373s | because you're not focused on the |
| 1375s | companion right you're not focused on |
| 1377s | the kitten and so I think the way I |
| 1380s | would go about fixing that I guess with |
| 1382s | taming is |
| 1384s | it needs to be active gameplay |
| 1386s | it shouldn't be needy if you're not |
| 1389s | paying attention to it you know like if |
| 1391s | you're not interacting with it if you're |
| 1393s | not actively |
| 1395s | using it I guess |
| 1397s | um if it's not with you then it |
| 1400s | shouldn't be needy it shouldn't feel |
| 1401s | like a chore it shouldn't |
| 1403s | impact your gameplay |
| 1407s | um that's the biggest thing for me like |
| 1409s | it should be really closely timed to |
| 1411s | what you're doing so for example say |
| 1415s | that I have I don't know a bear and the |
| 1418s | bear can help me fish a new type of fish |
| 1420s | and every time |
| 1422s | that frocks like maybe it's not own time |
| 1425s | but sometimes like every time a products |
| 1427s | um |
| 1429s | the bear can only do that like a hundred |
| 1431s | times right before it needs rest or |
| 1433s | before it needs you know some food or |
| 1435s | something so I feed it and then it can |
| 1437s | keep going an alternative is you know |
| 1441s | say it was possible to use the bearing |
| 1443s | combat and only if it's used that's when |
| 1448s | it would potentially take damage and I |
| 1450s | would need to heal it up again |
| 1451s | and a comparison I did there with |
| 1454s | yesterday in stages was |
| 1457s | you know when you're in combat and using |
| 1460s | damage and you have to eat |
| 1461s | is that a chore |
| 1463s | not really so why should it be different |
| 1465s | if your companion needs to heal right |
| 1467s | that's the way I see it |
| 1470s | awesome it's a really interesting take |
| 1472s | on the on the skill itself and it I |
| 1475s | completely agree with the examples that |
| 1477s | you gave I think it really opens your |
| 1479s | mind as to the potentials of how we |
| 1482s | could make that fun and interesting and |
| 1484s | engaging to train |
| 1487s | um because obviously the way that |
| 1488s | players currently experience it with |
| 1490s | things like Gertrude's cat and stuff is |
| 1492s | a completely different story to how |
| 1494s | we're imagining taming to be let's talk |
| 1497s | about whether companions need to be |
| 1499s | following you because I've seen a lot of |
| 1501s | concerns around how it might look with |
| 1505s | the map being populated with so many |
| 1507s | different companions I mean we already |
| 1508s | have pets in the game right that follow |
| 1510s | a player so could you talk a bit about |
| 1512s | how you imagine that to work and what |
| 1515s | kinds of things we could test out |
| 1518s | I love the idea of |
| 1521s | these companions not simply following |
| 1523s | you behind you like pets I see this like |
| 1527s | obviously before we exploit any of the |
| 1529s | technical questions right we don't know |
| 1530s | exactly but like certainly we like the |
| 1533s | idea that pets are a separate system so |
| 1535s | like the pets you get from the bosses |
| 1536s | yeah they still exist they just follow |
| 1539s | you behind they're separate to The |
| 1541s | Taming system but a companion could |
| 1543s | maybe be out as well as a pet like as a |
| 1546s | separate thing |
| 1548s | um depending on the Clutter and where |
| 1550s | how we handle all of that sort of stuff |
| 1551s | so |
| 1553s | particularly if you've got a wolf a wolf |
| 1556s | wouldn't just sit behind you and follow |
| 1558s | you around like |
| 1560s | probably a bit more defensive it's gonna |
| 1562s | guard you it's going to help defend you |
| 1564s | it's gonna sit in front of you or by |
| 1566s | your side like |
| 1568s | that to me |
| 1570s | has got to be the case for it to be more |
| 1572s | believable and and that sense so that |
| 1574s | means we need to add different Behavior |
| 1576s | to different types of companion it might |
| 1579s | be entirely different for a monkey |
| 1581s | versus a wolf for instance so hell yeah |
| 1584s | let's look into that give them a bit of |
| 1586s | a personality that they represent so |
| 1589s | that's one thing |
| 1591s | um there is legitimate feedback about |
| 1594s | like how many how many companions are |
| 1596s | really going to see on screen I'm gonna |
| 1598s | go to the Grand exchange it's gonna be |
| 1599s | like a zoo |
| 1600s | no I I think we absolutely have to look |
| 1603s | at that and and make sure that it's not |
| 1605s | the case because we don't want to just |
| 1606s | clear the screen up with stuff that's |
| 1608s | not that important for you to see it |
| 1611s | might be you in some places you'll maybe |
| 1613s | only see your own companion who knows |
| 1616s | we'll have to look at solutions for what |
| 1617s | that is but I'm not worried about it |
| 1620s | myself |
| 1622s | I also saw some suggestions around the |
| 1625s | Clutter management as well that there |
| 1627s | could potentially be areas that |
| 1628s | companions are exclusive to and it's |
| 1630s | only in those areas that those show I do |
| 1633s | love the the thought of being able to |
| 1635s | have your companion out alongside you |
| 1637s | just generally adventuring across |
| 1639s | Illinois but I'm also personally quite |
| 1641s | conscious of the general clutter as well |
| 1643s | and as Karen just said we all are right |
| 1645s | it's not just a a methink on that but |
| 1648s | there are there are ways that we could |
| 1649s | look at addressing it for example if um |
| 1652s | they all seem fitting or if it was |
| 1653s | something that was going to be of a |
| 1654s | concern but I did like the idea of just |
| 1657s | having you know like I think Elena one |
| 1658s | of the examples you've gave at some |
| 1660s | point was maybe there's a there's a |
| 1662s | course of some sorts that your companion |
| 1664s | can complete similar to agility but it's |
| 1666s | a companion exclusive event and maybe |
| 1669s | that's just where that companion stays |
| 1671s | and that could be where its home is that |
| 1673s | you have to build for it and you only |
| 1675s | get that companion out when you go to do |
| 1677s | that ability |
| 1678s | activity for example |
| 1686s | mentioned there was like the |
| 1688s | personalities of the companions I think |
| 1690s | that's such a cool part of theming |
| 1693s | um the idea that you know like a wolf |
| 1695s | could behave entirely different to a |
| 1697s | monkey or entirely different to I don't |
| 1700s | know a crocodile right |
| 1703s | um I I think that's really where |
| 1707s | the excitement of many different |
| 1710s | companions can come in |
| 1713s | especially if they have like quite Niche |
| 1716s | but also quite nice |
| 1718s | um |
| 1719s | abilities for you because that that |
| 1721s | creates a lot of diversity like what I |
| 1723s | don't want to see is like everyone has |
| 1725s | the wolf out because that that's best at |
| 1727s | everything |
| 1728s | that's not cool the cool thing is like |
| 1730s | when you see someone with oh that guy |
| 1733s | has like |
| 1734s | bird following him and that guy has a |
| 1737s | crocodile like waddling after him and |
| 1739s | that guy has what even is that thing |
| 1741s | like where'd she get that |
| 1743s | that is the cool part to me |
| 1746s | I'd live there yeah it'd also be based |
| 1748s | of like how you've trained them like |
| 1751s | everyone's crocodile is different |
| 1754s | maybe there's some underlying like seed |
| 1756s | but beyond that you if you've you train |
| 1759s | them bit largely only like the loyalty |
| 1762s | to you or their aggression like are they |
| 1764s | for combat are they for something else |
| 1766s | like |
| 1767s | and that's quite cool you could take |
| 1769s | them in different directions so that |
| 1770s | it's not just a case of everyone has |
| 1772s | Roger the crocodile |
| 1774s | maybe maybe your crocodile is different |
| 1778s | definitely and I agree with aiza's |
| 1780s | comment there I mean I love taving in |
| 1783s | the sense that we're gonna need a lot of |
| 1784s | the taping skill in order to tame this |
| 1786s | twitch chat everyone's being so negative |
| 1789s | recently just chill |
| 1791s | I regret explaining that there's been a |
| 1794s | lot of inappropriate comments |
| 1797s | calm down everyone |
| 1799s | stop being aggressive |
| 1801s | um okay so can we give some top level |
| 1804s | examples of the call from taming so |
| 1808s | um some players think that we've been a |
| 1810s | bit big we've sort of touched on it |
| 1811s | earlier but just like quick fire some |
| 1813s | cool examples that players could imagine |
| 1815s | from teaming |
| 1818s | so I'm assuming you mean like in terms |
| 1821s | of their abilities right that the |
| 1823s | companions could have |
| 1824s | well so one thing we brought up |
| 1826s | yesterday and Discord was |
| 1828s | um the potential for say a monkey to be |
| 1833s | able to pick up your marks of Grace for |
| 1834s | example uh that's not particularly like |
| 1837s | meta impacting or anything it's not |
| 1839s | hardly going to affect your XP but |
| 1842s | it's just nice like you don't have to |
| 1844s | stop what you're doing pick up the marks |
| 1845s | you know that you're not missing |
| 1847s | anything because your little buddy got |
| 1849s | you you know |
| 1851s | yeah that's cute |
| 1853s | um and I'm sure there's a ton more |
| 1855s | things that we could do that aren't |
| 1856s | necessarily just flat Buffs to stuff |
| 1858s | it's like interesting Niche uses right |
| 1863s | absolutely so I've seen like plenty of |
| 1866s | suggestions as well as uh like could the |
| 1869s | companion replace something that you |
| 1871s | normally do like um could they dig for |
| 1874s | you instead of using Spade like that |
| 1876s | kind of thing like |
| 1878s | um could they pick you up a ledge or |
| 1881s | like skip an agility obstacle like maybe |
| 1884s | instead of agility obstacles like in |
| 1886s | some places you actually have taming |
| 1887s | obstacles and you need the right |
| 1889s | companions across them |
| 1892s | cool yeah I mean this this guy's the |
| 1894s | limit in terms of possibilities but it's |
| 1896s | important as well to remember that |
| 1898s | during refinement we can speak with the |
| 1900s | players to work that out right it's not |
| 1902s | like players need to be worried about |
| 1903s | the animal companion abilities being too |
| 1905s | strong because ultimately they get a say |
| 1909s | um so I find that really really |
| 1910s | reassuring in terms of making sure that |
| 1912s | the companion abilities are a fairly |
| 1914s | balanced in terms of what the player |
| 1916s | base wants |
| 1917s | um how will players existing pets work |
| 1920s | do you think like do you like the idea |
| 1922s | of existing pets becoming skins for |
| 1925s | tamed creatures or being completely |
| 1927s | separate |
| 1930s | so this one's come up a lot and it's |
| 1932s | something that |
| 1933s | um before pitching we thought about |
| 1935s | internally and we weren't sure |
| 1938s | I guess which direction to go with it |
| 1940s | and so we decided to leave it quite open |
| 1943s | and rather like focus on it in |
| 1945s | refinement so that we can go with what |
| 1948s | the community wants essentially |
| 1950s | um but the way I see it is there's two |
| 1953s | like main options uh with slight |
| 1956s | variations of those as well but |
| 1959s | um a big one is just you could have both |
| 1961s | up right you could have your pet which |
| 1963s | is a huge achievement |
| 1965s | um even though like the pets currently |
| 1966s | don't do anything they're still cosmetic |
| 1969s | they're cool following you around |
| 1971s | they're cute Etc |
| 1974s | um I I love pets and Pat something |
| 1976s | myself so like that's quite important to |
| 1979s | me on a personal level that like they |
| 1981s | don't go away and I don't feel like I |
| 1983s | have to choose between my plan and |
| 1985s | companion |
| 1986s | um so that's one possibility having the |
| 1989s | pet and companion out at the same time |
| 1991s | another one is the potential of having |
| 1995s | similar looking pets like override |
| 1998s | certain companions |
| 2000s | and the example I've been using so far |
| 2001s | is like |
| 2002s | imagine you could pet sorry pet same a |
| 2008s | bear cub |
| 2010s | and the bear cub could then be |
| 2012s | overridden by listo who is you know a |
| 2016s | pet I guess |
| 2018s | um a bear pet and so |
| 2021s | what you essentially do then is you |
| 2024s | avoid the Clutter because now you only |
| 2026s | have one NPC out instead of two but at |
| 2029s | the same time you get to show off the |
| 2030s | badass achievement of like yeah look I |
| 2033s | do have the pet |
| 2035s | Yeah well yeah that's that's reassuring |
| 2038s | I saw a few comments about you know like |
| 2040s | devaluing existing pets but I don't |
| 2042s | think we're looking to do that um we're |
| 2044s | definitely still looking to incorporate |
| 2046s | yeah awesome |
| 2048s | um another one is did you ever consider |
| 2051s | mounts as an option in taming or like |
| 2054s | the travel potential |
| 2059s | so quite early on we talked about it a |
| 2062s | bit and we really could |
| 2064s | like mounting being a skill behave |
| 2067s | twitch chat you said it that's it we're |
| 2070s | done I know I know it's gonna end stream |
| 2073s | here honestly no but really we talked |
| 2076s | about it we talked about Manson |
| 2077s | RuneScape but it worked intentionally |
| 2080s | um it would take a lot of testing and |
| 2082s | failure and at this point like we're not |
| 2084s | 100 sure if we can do like traditional |
| 2087s | a traditional Mount system |
| 2089s | um and so it's something that I would |
| 2092s | have to like try ourselves before we can |
| 2094s | really promise doing that uh the |
| 2097s | alternative is obviously like doing |
| 2098s | something similar to how we do I guess |
| 2101s | travel in game currently like if you're |
| 2104s | following or flying with the Giant |
| 2106s | Eagles for example |
| 2108s | technically that's a mound sort of it it |
| 2111s | is an animal that carries you from one |
| 2113s | place to another you also have like the |
| 2115s | Magic Carpet so we could do like we made |
| 2118s | Roots like that |
| 2120s | um but whether you would have like a |
| 2121s | month that you can control uh |
| 2125s | probably not but I would |
| 2128s | I wouldn't exclude it honestly we would |
| 2130s | just have to try it before I can promise |
| 2132s | it |
| 2133s | you gave the example in the Discord |
| 2135s | sages chat yesterday of a bird like a |
| 2138s | rare bird that could take you to the top |
| 2139s | of a mountain top |
| 2141s | um so that's like a pre-made thing |
| 2143s | introduces a new area an interesting way |
| 2147s | of travel I think that was a really cool |
| 2148s | idea for taming but like you could do |
| 2151s | that with Animal Companions |
| 2154s | so yeah absolutely um |
| 2157s | last question is was taming last |
| 2159s | question for taming was taming in any |
| 2161s | way inspired by the Popular Community |
| 2164s | suggestion of ranching or animal |
| 2167s | husbandry was is there any possibility |
| 2170s | of like breeding your pets and getting |
| 2173s | resources from them |
| 2176s | yeah so I quite like that pitch actually |
| 2179s | um and I would say part of it was |
| 2181s | inspired by it I think the big thing for |
| 2184s | me is when I think of like reading pets |
| 2186s | I think of farming basically |
| 2190s | um and just generally generally like |
| 2193s | animal husbandry that that sort of area |
| 2196s | feels very farming to me |
| 2199s | um and so what I didn't want us to run |
| 2201s | into was feeling like the skill couldn't |
| 2204s | really stand on its own like it didn't |
| 2205s | have its own training methods it's just |
| 2208s | a part of farming right and so that's |
| 2211s | why we kind of adapted it to to not go |
| 2213s | heavily that way but I could easily see |
| 2216s | there being you know a crossover between |
| 2219s | farming and taming that does introduce |
| 2222s | ranching or animal husbandry down the |
| 2224s | line |
| 2226s | very interesting very cool I'd love to |
| 2228s | see what twitch chat thinks |
| 2230s | um |
| 2231s | and just think about that |
| 2234s | quickly go back to the previous question |
| 2236s | just very slightly because I was keeping |
| 2238s | a Keen Eye on Twitter and I just want to |
| 2240s | clarify the the point around mounts is |
| 2243s | an option for us in taming and uh Elena |
| 2245s | discussing it just keeping in mind that |
| 2248s | us discussing it internally doesn't mean |
| 2250s | that that's something that that we would |
| 2251s | want to necessarily see happen it was |
| 2253s | more of a if this comes up from the |
| 2255s | community and they really ask us to do |
| 2257s | it would it be possible for us as |
| 2259s | opposed to we think this would be a |
| 2261s | really good addition to taming so we're |
| 2263s | going to explore it as a possibility I |
| 2265s | think the general consensus that we got |
| 2268s | was that mounts don't really feel like |
| 2270s | an old school thing which is why it |
| 2272s | would take so much time and effort and |
| 2274s | development to be able to make them feel |
| 2276s | like they could work and it was more of |
| 2279s | a if we had to as Elena said would be |
| 2282s | open to it but I don't want everyone to |
| 2284s | come out of this and think oh taming |
| 2285s | means that in the down the line we'll be |
| 2288s | looking at mounts added into Old School |
| 2289s | it was literally just a case of if |
| 2291s | there's a huge demand that comes of it |
| 2292s | we're like we try to think of so many |
| 2294s | the possibilities that the community |
| 2295s | might ask us when we come out with the |
| 2297s | pictures that we just wanted to be |
| 2299s | prepared enough but it's not a uh |
| 2301s | indication of something that we |
| 2303s | necessarily feel like that we would want |
| 2304s | to add or feel like should be added but |
| 2307s | that's the whole point of consultation |
| 2308s | it's the whole point of going into |
| 2310s | refinement at the end of the day if |
| 2312s | there's overwhelming support for |
| 2313s | something |
| 2314s | it's in our best interests to at least |
| 2316s | explore that for you at the end of the |
| 2318s | day if that's what you wanted but I |
| 2320s | gather that from twitch chat because |
| 2322s | people weren't really massively in favor |
| 2324s | of the idea of mountains anyway but I |
| 2325s | just wanted to make sure that no one |
| 2327s | came out of this thinking that's it I'm |
| 2329s | sold against taming now I'm anti-taming |
| 2331s | because I don't want mounts because |
| 2332s | that's absolutely not the thing and if |
| 2334s | something like that was to happen we can |
| 2336s | assure you that's something that would |
| 2337s | get voted on during a refinement and |
| 2339s | stuff and like that Beyond so |
| 2342s | thank you so much |
| 2348s | uh cool so we only have a little bit |
| 2351s | longer I guess so let's talk about |
| 2353s | sailing guys uh who wants to talk about |
| 2355s | why sailing is awesome and why players |
| 2358s | should |
| 2361s | what do you want to do you want to do |
| 2364s | this for the user do you want to do |
| 2365s | shamanism |
| 2368s | you can take this one yeah I just spoke |
| 2371s | I'll give my voice a rest |
| 2373s | imagine all the things you can do on |
| 2376s | gilino on the land |
| 2380s | imagine what you haven't discovered in |
| 2382s | the ocean and at sea |
| 2384s | because to me that is the essence of |
| 2387s | this there's a there's a huge amount of |
| 2389s | the world that you've not been able to |
| 2390s | discover |
| 2392s | having a sailing skill will mean |
| 2394s | obviously we need to go and spend a lot |
| 2395s | of time on the ocean and see and pack it |
| 2398s | full of interesting things to actually |
| 2399s | discover |
| 2401s | that to me is the essence of why I think |
| 2403s | I dream like where the dream of sailing |
| 2406s | comes from it's like gosh we can |
| 2407s | discover all this stuff |
| 2409s | um that to me is the exciting bit what |
| 2411s | are those random islands that you've |
| 2413s | never been to before what's this sunken |
| 2415s | treasure in the middle of the ocean what |
| 2417s | if you could sail with the freminix and |
| 2419s | go fight down a fearsome beast on an |
| 2422s | island somewhere right like |
| 2424s | I think there's all sorts I just I I |
| 2426s | love this idea of the feminine should I |
| 2428s | keep coming back to it it's not just |
| 2430s | about the piracy like sailing right like |
| 2432s | it could be the big rowing boats with |
| 2434s | loads of fragments in a ship that's |
| 2436s | really cool as well like there's so much |
| 2438s | we can explore and I think |
| 2440s | honestly it's it could be really really |
| 2443s | cool |
| 2444s | um there's a lot to work out I think |
| 2445s | sailing quite reasonably is certainly |
| 2449s | the biggest technical challenge for us |
| 2451s | but we know that the skill will get the |
| 2454s | right commitment the right resourcing |
| 2456s | we've already had some exploratory |
| 2457s | conversations with like our Tech teams |
| 2460s | and so on about how how can we make the |
| 2462s | ocean look better and feel more like |
| 2465s | it's real |
| 2466s | and from a gameplay perspective |
| 2469s | we know we've got to do something far |
| 2471s | better than what's in Bon Voyage and |
| 2473s | like the fishing trawler and so on and |
| 2475s | we can there's no doubt about it and |
| 2478s | that'll be a big part of the topic of of |
| 2480s | refinement if we go through with sailing |
| 2483s | but to my point about the world it's |
| 2485s | essentially a world expansion with a |
| 2488s | skill as one of the core tenets of it |
| 2491s | that's why it doesn't feel like a |
| 2492s | minigame it's more world it's more room |
| 2495s | to keep you're on the you're on the you |
| 2497s | know it's not instantly on the real |
| 2498s | world you could see people fishing after |
| 2500s | me all these sort of things like |
| 2502s | yeah sorry I'm just glabbing at this |
| 2504s | point and going into a lot of the |
| 2506s | territory but I think the potential of |
| 2508s | sailing is so massive |
| 2511s | and that's both exciting and terrifying |
| 2514s | love it um any other memes I've seen |
| 2517s | like I've seen hashtag scurvy pills like |
| 2520s | the the amount of potential memes |
| 2522s | involved with sailing is amazing |
| 2525s | um so yeah |
| 2527s | yeah like I'm just in my head I've just |
| 2530s | got the ocean Man song playing and I can |
| 2532s | just see crabs on beaches and everything |
| 2535s | and it's just it's amazing three like |
| 2539s | one two three do it for the memes guys |
| 2543s | all right um big question in the |
| 2544s | community is this going to be instanced |
| 2547s | content are islands permanent locations |
| 2549s | or are they procedurally generated or is |
| 2552s | there a mix |
| 2555s | so |
| 2558s | I guess I can just |
| 2560s | quite shortly say it's permanent the |
| 2563s | idea is to have the C be similar to the |
| 2567s | regular plant that that you see right |
| 2570s | now in the game |
| 2572s | um |
| 2572s | you'll be able to take off from like a |
| 2575s | port and sail to an island and then next |
| 2578s | time you go you can sail to the same |
| 2580s | island or you can try to find a new one |
| 2581s | it's not procedurally generated |
| 2585s | but |
| 2586s | yeah I I know that that's something that |
| 2589s | a lot of players think and it excites |
| 2592s | people to think that because I get the |
| 2595s | appeal of like ever-changing content |
| 2597s | right |
| 2599s | um |
| 2600s | it's something we talked about |
| 2601s | internally like could we do proc gen |
| 2604s | right procedurally generated stuff and |
| 2607s | um it's not something that we wanted to |
| 2611s | tell I guess or like |
| 2614s | have be part of the skill initially |
| 2616s | because we think that |
| 2619s | the sea just has so much potential on |
| 2622s | its own |
| 2623s | um but that's not to say that we |
| 2625s | couldn't do it down the line it could be |
| 2627s | an update to the skill for example |
| 2630s | um I'm a big fan of |
| 2633s | sort of like roguelites Dungeons and |
| 2636s | that kind of stuff uh and I was |
| 2638s | wondering like how could that work with |
| 2639s | sailing |
| 2641s | would be interesting to explore for sure |
| 2644s | yeah and on the point around instance |
| 2646s | content I think we've said already at |
| 2649s | least in the stages and knowing the blog |
| 2651s | we've released today that the intention |
| 2652s | is for it to be just the same as the |
| 2654s | open world so it wouldn't be instanced |
| 2656s | you would see other people out at Sea |
| 2658s | the dream is that you'd be able to be |
| 2661s | fishing at Cafe B and see someone on the |
| 2664s | sea in a boat whilst you're fishing and |
| 2666s | be able to interact with them just in |
| 2668s | the same way you would as if they were |
| 2669s | stood next to you fishing at the same |
| 2670s | time as well |
| 2676s | all right and one thing Jose |
| 2678s | recorded video that we did the other day |
| 2681s | was like |
| 2682s | what if you could customize your ship |
| 2685s | and you know like the sales to your ship |
| 2687s | and display your clan logo on those |
| 2689s | sales I think that would be such a cool |
| 2691s | thing like imagine your entire Clan just |
| 2694s | sailing your way like that'd be awesome |
| 2696s | like you know our motto ships |
| 2699s | well I'm loving all the Pug tents in the |
| 2702s | chat um people are definitely inspired |
| 2704s | by the skill |
| 2705s | um let's talk about how this is not a |
| 2707s | mini game so we we did survey players |
| 2710s | about what a mini game feels like so |
| 2713s | that we can make a skill of really |
| 2714s | distinct from it and I just see you know |
| 2716s | a few people referring back to our old |
| 2718s | pitch in 2015 |
| 2721s | um and comparing them so why is sailing |
| 2723s | in the 2023 version not a mini game |
| 2728s | I guess straight up it's just it's not |
| 2731s | that's that's the first thing I'll say |
| 2733s | pretty factually matter of fact not a |
| 2736s | mini game uh from the associate design |
| 2739s | what is a mini game right |
| 2741s | to be a mini game is something that's |
| 2743s | probably instance it's localized to one |
| 2746s | area of the map |
| 2747s | and generally it's got like a point |
| 2749s | system that you come out with or |
| 2751s | something along those lines depending |
| 2753s | how it's gamified |
| 2755s | it's not it's nothing like that this is |
| 2757s | going to be part of the world the same |
| 2758s | way like you know Silly could take you |
| 2760s | through like I don't know for the sake |
| 2762s | of cliche like dead man's Cove somewhere |
| 2764s | right and like but maybe like varrock at |
| 2767s | the sea right |
| 2769s | it's just getting around I mean in in |
| 2772s | that sense but what can you do with |
| 2774s | boats that's what we're imagining all |
| 2776s | the different things you could do with |
| 2777s | boats you travel the world with other |
| 2778s | people there's not something like you |
| 2780s | enter some Zone and then you've got a 20 |
| 2782s | minute timer on your screen and at the |
| 2784s | end you get points based on how you |
| 2785s | performed like it doesn't feel like a |
| 2788s | mini game to me |
| 2790s | um and I get the criticism I I do know |
| 2792s | where it comes from so anyone how we've |
| 2794s | talked about sailing back in 2015 in the |
| 2796s | old pitch and a lot of the ideas that |
| 2798s | have floated around literally flooded in |
| 2801s | the in the years in between there's lots |
| 2802s | of people sailing for a long time and |
| 2805s | there's there is a bit of a |
| 2806s | preconception about how sailing would |
| 2808s | work and |
| 2810s | for us we're so far different to that |
| 2813s | that we don't feel like it's it's a mini |
| 2815s | game |
| 2816s | um and you'll get a chance to tell us |
| 2818s | that as we move forward anyway so as we |
| 2821s | go into refinement if sailing was the |
| 2822s | one we took forward we'll be talking |
| 2824s | obviously much more detail about how the |
| 2826s | skill will work the community will help |
| 2829s | guide us on certain details and we'll |
| 2832s | make sure that we shape it to not to be |
| 2835s | like a mini game and that's the key |
| 2837s | thing but like it'll interact with the |
| 2839s | real game world and that to me is the |
| 2841s | number one thing whether it's you're |
| 2843s | doing work at a port to help set it up |
| 2845s | so that you can dock your ship there and |
| 2847s | move off from there whether it's getting |
| 2849s | crew members from like Barack or |
| 2851s | edgewell or whoever you want to recruit |
| 2853s | to your crew like it could be all sorts |
| 2855s | of things |
| 2856s | that key thing being it's not just a |
| 2858s | minigame it's not a joke it's something |
| 2860s | that's properly integrated with the game |
| 2865s | yeah and I I remember sorry I usually |
| 2869s | you go ahead before you forget |
| 2871s | um I think you said something yesterday |
| 2873s | I used about having actual sailing |
| 2875s | mini-games in the future and um there |
| 2877s | could be it could be yeah exactly go |
| 2881s | ahead |
| 2882s | no I mean you just kind of said it right |
| 2884s | it's you know that runecraft has uh |
| 2886s | Guardians of the rift which you could |
| 2887s | perceive as a mini game and there were |
| 2890s | various other things out there you could |
| 2891s | almost look at volcanic mine being a |
| 2893s | smaller Mini-Game that is an extension |
| 2895s | to Mining and sailing is very similar |
| 2898s | that we I can imagine a world that there |
| 2900s | are sailing mini games that you that you |
| 2903s | enact in |
| 2904s | um but |
| 2905s | you can't really have a mini game in a |
| 2908s | mini game or maybe you can a mini game |
| 2910s | section but I think it would be a great |
| 2912s | idea so the idea of it just being open |
| 2914s | world and extension to the current game |
| 2916s | having so many activities and training |
| 2918s | methods alongside it rather than just |
| 2920s | one localized activity and then the fact |
| 2922s | that there could be mini games within |
| 2924s | I'm just like there are currently in |
| 2926s | game um to supplement it is what really |
| 2928s | sets it apart for me in the sense of it |
| 2930s | not being a mini game |
| 2933s | nice awesome all right um there is a bit |
| 2936s | of concern about pulling off the dream |
| 2938s | of sailing and we touched on it when |
| 2940s | Kieran mentioned about the engine |
| 2941s | support |
| 2942s | um but can we talk a bit about kind of |
| 2945s | number one engine |
| 2947s | um potential and number two navigation |
| 2950s | mechanics |
| 2951s | um so kind of two questions in one |
| 2954s | um number one what's the tech looking |
| 2956s | like at the moment is there support |
| 2957s | number two with the support that we |
| 2960s | might have what could players expect in |
| 2962s | terms of navigating the sea |
| 2968s | I I guess I can take this one |
| 2970s | um husky spoke a bit about this in the |
| 2972s | pre-recorded video |
| 2974s | um but I'll try to reiterate some of |
| 2976s | what he said essentially |
| 2979s | we are quite open to putting a lot of |
| 2982s | resource into figuring out how to best |
| 2986s | make the sea feel like the sea |
| 2988s | essentially because right now the sea is |
| 2990s | really boring and old school like it's |
| 2991s | just the water texture and it's flat |
| 2994s | like that's nothing like the sea at all |
| 2997s | um you just expect waves right maybe |
| 3000s | wind out there |
| 3002s | um |
| 3003s | so that's a big question that we we need |
| 3006s | to try to figure out probably in um you |
| 3009s | know a bunch of prototypes maybe a |
| 3011s | couple of betas or something uh to |
| 3013s | really like get that to feel appropriate |
| 3016s | at |
| 3018s | the other thing is like half thing |
| 3021s | it's also something that is really |
| 3022s | important right because |
| 3025s | sailing is a big area expansion |
| 3027s | essentially with a lot of activities in |
| 3030s | it relating to sailing |
| 3033s | and so |
| 3036s | how can you |
| 3038s | maneuver |
| 3041s | while making it feel like you're on a |
| 3043s | boat basically because when you think |
| 3045s | about it a ship can turn 180 degrees in |
| 3049s | 0.6 seconds like that it just doesn't |
| 3051s | work |
| 3052s | um and so do we go with realism or |
| 3056s | is the content so vast that that might |
| 3059s | feel a bit tedious if like it takes |
| 3061s | longer to turn for example lots of |
| 3064s | questions like that do we want different |
| 3066s | ways of steering |
| 3067s | potentially just in some areas right |
| 3071s | um I'm a big fan of just the point and |
| 3072s | click like the traditional method of |
| 3074s | moving about and I could see that being |
| 3076s | like the majority of time that you're |
| 3078s | sailing that is how you do it but maybe |
| 3081s | that's specific challenges I would see |
| 3083s | you have this navigational challenge |
| 3085s | where it's actually changing the way you |
| 3088s | control your ship and now you need to |
| 3089s | take into account the waves you need to |
| 3091s | take into account like the direction the |
| 3093s | wind blows and when you try to click so |
| 3096s | that your character turns say 90 degrees |
| 3099s | you end up like moving a bit forward |
| 3101s | before being able to fully turn because |
| 3103s | that's just how ships move |
| 3106s | um |
| 3107s | there's so much potential there so much |
| 3110s | for us to explore |
| 3111s | I've seen a bunch of player concerns |
| 3113s | about |
| 3114s | um like the mechanics that we currently |
| 3116s | have in games so you know the way that |
| 3118s | you use balloons and things like that |
| 3121s | like the bone Voyage quests and so I |
| 3123s | just want to put those uh worries to |
| 3127s | rest in terms of like navigational |
| 3128s | mechanics do you feel like you're going |
| 3130s | to be able to do a good job at making it |
| 3134s | sort of enjoyable if that makes sense |
| 3136s | like well players be able to potentially |
| 3139s | test it out and see what feels right |
| 3142s | the navigation like if this goes ahead |
| 3145s | to refinement we absolutely have to |
| 3147s | prototype and bait to test the |
| 3149s | navigational aspect of it and just go |
| 3151s | with what feels right to the players |
| 3153s | because |
| 3154s | we're painfully aware of bon voyage |
| 3156s | we're painfully aware of you know the |
| 3158s | balloon system it's um it can feel quite |
| 3161s | clunky and |
| 3163s | you know |
| 3164s | annoying sometimes |
| 3166s | um and we don't want that especially if |
| 3168s | you're going to have to do this a lot |
| 3170s | right imagine if you had the balloon |
| 3172s | everywhere that could feel really |
| 3174s | tedious so it's vital that this feels |
| 3177s | good today |
| 3179s | that it's not annoying but can still |
| 3181s | feel you know exciting today |
| 3184s | so I bet that puts a lot of people's |
| 3186s | minds to rest in terms of the |
| 3188s | navigational mechanics of the skill |
| 3189s | because that was a lot of people's |
| 3191s | concern but hearing that I think and |
| 3193s | hearing the fact that there's engine |
| 3194s | support as well if it should go ahead |
| 3196s | must be really reassuring |
| 3199s | um I'm conscious of time and obviously |
| 3201s | that we need to cover Shamanism so I |
| 3203s | think we're gonna be moving on to the |
| 3204s | Shamanism questions now |
| 3207s | um Elena might have to pop out I think |
| 3208s | at six but we we have the time to go on |
| 3211s | until 6 30 so another sort of half hour |
| 3215s | um let's talk about Shamanism now |
| 3217s | um why is it awesome and why should |
| 3220s | players vote for it |
| 3224s | I reckon you should tell us mud like |
| 3226s | because you did such a good job with the |
| 3228s | initial pitch |
| 3233s | for me |
| 3235s | it's our wildest pitch and it's |
| 3239s | something different you know it's the |
| 3241s | spirit realm we're not looking to make |
| 3244s | you guys sort of go 420 blazing it |
| 3247s | across gilinore |
| 3249s | um and having hallucinations or anything |
| 3251s | like that |
| 3252s | but we are looking to bring you |
| 3253s | something different something unique and |
| 3256s | there is this desire in the community |
| 3258s | for something brand new I mean we've |
| 3260s | seen |
| 3261s | skills that are just sort of like from |
| 3264s | other games like RS3 we've seen past |
| 3267s | pitches but Shamanism nobody was |
| 3271s | expecting it there was one comment on |
| 3273s | Reddit with the word Shaman as before we |
| 3276s | actually published the blog and this is |
| 3279s | something brand new this is something |
| 3280s | unique |
| 3282s | um it's something that offers something |
| 3284s | that no other skill currently does at |
| 3287s | present it's offering you the ability to |
| 3289s | augment gear which we know is |
| 3292s | a big deal |
| 3294s | um but knowing that refinement is a |
| 3295s | thing |
| 3296s | we think that we could strike a really |
| 3297s | good balance in terms of making it |
| 3299s | rewarding and also making it |
| 3302s | um balanced at the same time |
| 3304s | so yeah it's just some it's something |
| 3306s | that came out of community consultation |
| 3308s | we put it to the desk we said can you |
| 3310s | make a skill that is natural |
| 3312s | potentially has an item saying enhances |
| 3316s | gear utility and this is what they came |
| 3319s | up with and the spirit realm I think is |
| 3321s | something really really cool it's |
| 3322s | inspired the art team so much with what |
| 3326s | we could do and I'm really excited to |
| 3328s | see people loving it so far so that's |
| 3331s | why I think you should give it a shot |
| 3334s | um if that if that's cool and it's also |
| 3336s | a familiar gameplay loop as well I've |
| 3337s | seen a lot of people reassured about the |
| 3340s | gameplay Loop of shamanism in terms of |
| 3342s | it feels so |
| 3344s | uh familiar to people in old school so |
| 3347s | yeah Shamanism y'all |
| 3350s | there you go |
| 3356s | I don't want people to think that we're |
| 3358s | part of the Illuminati though like |
| 3360s | that's that's not what we're trying to |
| 3362s | do here but it's it's very cool very |
| 3364s | interesting very unique |
| 3366s | um and I'm so loving the reaction to it |
| 3369s | so far so yeah I'm pumped guys |
| 3372s | um |
| 3374s | what do you mean |
| 3376s | yeah |
| 3378s | um let's touch on the name that we've |
| 3379s | seen a lot of feedback about the name |
| 3381s | and boy do we have something to tell you |
| 3384s | guys why did we choose the name |
| 3386s | Shamanism are we open to changing the |
| 3388s | name if we get more feedback on it |
| 3392s | I mean yes we are open to changing the |
| 3395s | name but this one has been many many |
| 3398s | weeks worth of discussion and trying to |
| 3401s | figure out what was the best if you |
| 3403s | haven't already check the blog out that |
| 3404s | released this afternoon just before the |
| 3406s | stream out live you can see |
| 3408s | um an image that Elena shared yesterday |
| 3409s | in our stages discussion that goes over |
| 3411s | some of the name potentials that we had |
| 3414s | um we knew going into pitching a skill |
| 3417s | based off everything that you told us |
| 3419s | that the name had to be simple it had to |
| 3423s | clearly Define what the skill is it |
| 3425s | should feel old school and initially |
| 3427s | Shamanism just in my opinion at least |
| 3430s | doesn't do that it's it's weird when you |
| 3433s | first hear it I had no idea what |
| 3435s | Shamanism was |
| 3437s | um I was a bit like okay but then when I |
| 3440s | started being told to pitch and it was |
| 3443s | explained to me in more detail and I |
| 3445s | understood what exactly entailed you |
| 3447s | know what it started to grow on me and |
| 3449s | now |
| 3450s | um |
| 3451s | don't be influenced by me take make your |
| 3453s | own opinions but I actually really like |
| 3455s | the name |
| 3457s | um I think it fits exactly with what |
| 3458s | we're trying to achieve with Shamanism |
| 3461s | um and the more I say it the more I like |
| 3463s | it which is weird because I really |
| 3465s | didn't to begin with but |
| 3468s | um Shamanism generally the the issue |
| 3470s | that we're facing at the moment and |
| 3472s | again just a caveat we're completely |
| 3474s | open to changing the name but have a |
| 3476s | look at that blog because I assure you |
| 3478s | the suggestions that you put forward in |
| 3480s | chat that we're seeing we've already |
| 3482s | discussed we've already went over and |
| 3484s | those conversations have happened |
| 3485s | internally where someone just said well |
| 3488s | have you thought about this and in that |
| 3489s | conversation goes into a massive Circle |
| 3491s | and then someone else does the same |
| 3493s | thing and it doesn't end but back to the |
| 3496s | point of the issue being that the way |
| 3498s | that the pitch has been brought together |
| 3499s | and obviously we can change that pitch |
| 3501s | but |
| 3502s | the thematics of it fit really well into |
| 3505s | into the name now and if we were to |
| 3507s | change it then we would have to look at |
| 3509s | changing the skill quite significantly |
| 3510s | we're obviously featuring things like |
| 3512s | the spirit realm quite heavily as one of |
| 3515s | the aspects to Shamanism and if we moved |
| 3517s | away from that and went into something |
| 3519s | more like witchcraft for example would |
| 3522s | have to change the spirit realm from |
| 3523s | what it is and offer an alternative I'm |
| 3526s | also like witches in Old School are |
| 3527s | proceed very differently to how they are |
| 3529s | in other Fantasy games similarly to like |
| 3531s | Druid craft was another name that came |
| 3533s | up and Druid craft has pretty heavy |
| 3536s | Association to herbalism within old |
| 3539s | school and Druids typically wouldn't |
| 3542s | have access to something like the spirit |
| 3544s | realm they might still have you know |
| 3546s | incense or some things to to bring them |
| 3548s | forward different Visions maybe I don't |
| 3550s | know but it's more focused around like |
| 3552s | the healing aspects and the bombs and |
| 3555s | potions and we didn't want to have |
| 3557s | players latch onto something that |
| 3559s | already exists in game because it's |
| 3561s | meant to be offering something new and |
| 3564s | already we can see you know with taming |
| 3566s | ties to how you could include that in |
| 3568s | Hunter and how sailing could just be in |
| 3570s | addition to the game anyway and Druid |
| 3573s | craft could just be an expansion to Herb |
| 3575s | law whereas Shamanism really offers |
| 3576s | something unique that doesn't exist |
| 3578s | currently |
| 3580s | um and that's why we went with it |
| 3582s | knowing that it would be a bit of a risk |
| 3584s | um but we just couldn't come up with a |
| 3585s | better name |
| 3586s | um but definitely open to alternate |
| 3588s | suggestions and we've been seeing all of |
| 3590s | them come through so we'll continue to |
| 3592s | read through them too |
| 3595s | you said they're about like the name |
| 3598s | kind of growing on you so I wasn't sold |
| 3601s | on it either initially and I helped make |
| 3604s | it like |
| 3607s | first and I we sat down and we were like |
| 3610s | okay so CM went and told us that we need |
| 3613s | to make skill that is magical |
| 3615s | and also natural |
| 3618s | how do we do that |
| 3621s | um |
| 3622s | yeah literally |
| 3625s | um and so you know Shamanism was what we |
| 3628s | came up with uh we talked about Judaism |
| 3630s | for quite a bit actually but then we |
| 3632s | wanted to add something more uh and we |
| 3635s | found Shamanism to be you know |
| 3638s | what we wanted to go for and |
| 3641s | at that point we were like okay is it |
| 3643s | the right name uh because we had like |
| 3645s | the name as a work in progress I suppose |
| 3648s | while we fleshed out what do you |
| 3650s | actually do in the skill and then we |
| 3651s | went back to the name and went okay do |
| 3653s | we still want this name this is still |
| 3654s | fit what we're trying to do yes or no |
| 3657s | uh and ultimately we just stuck to it |
| 3659s | because it really does fit the Thematic |
| 3663s | um and I think because it's our Wild |
| 3666s | Card pitch because there is a brand new |
| 3669s | like Gathering and production element |
| 3671s | both in one |
| 3673s | it doesn't necessarily suffer from |
| 3675s | having a bit of a mysterious new name |
| 3678s | right |
| 3680s | um because |
| 3681s | I think it almost would suffer more from |
| 3683s | having a very basic name because you |
| 3685s | might assume what it is and not realize |
| 3687s | the intricacies of it Shamanism kind of |
| 3691s | grabs your attention and pulls you in |
| 3692s | and makes you actually you know look |
| 3694s | into Shamanism I've never heard of that |
| 3696s | let me read the blog you know |
| 3698s | um so I think yeah |
| 3701s | it's in a weird spot like uh liking you |
| 3704s | just said would be down to changing it |
| 3706s | if needed but you know I I'd encourage |
| 3709s | people to just kind of have a think |
| 3710s | about it you know |
| 3711s | let it sit for a bit see if you like it |
| 3714s | more |
| 3716s | um with that said uh I'm afraid I'm |
| 3718s | going to have to leave you guys because |
| 3720s | it's already six o'clock I need to go uh |
| 3722s | but it's been a pleasure being on and I |
| 3725s | hope you have a lovely half hour more |
| 3727s | with our uh lovely J mods and lovely |
| 3730s | chat so |
| 3731s | Caroline Elena thank you |
| 3736s | thank you Queen |
| 3745s | um cool so I've seen a couple of |
| 3746s | comments in chat uh saying you know |
| 3749s | let's get over the email so let's talk |
| 3752s | about item augments um because this has |
| 3754s | been oh boy conversation in the |
| 3756s | community |
| 3757s | and we want to address that we want to |
| 3760s | talk about it so understandably item |
| 3762s | augments when you hear it you think |
| 3764s | power creep and I want to talk about how |
| 3768s | we're managing that problem |
| 3771s | um specifically around people who've |
| 3772s | highlighted you know I don't want to do |
| 3774s | a raid and feel like I need a higher |
| 3777s | Shamanism level in order to be |
| 3779s | competitive in that raid so let's talk |
| 3782s | about that do item augments necessarily |
| 3784s | mean flat damage increases could they be |
| 3787s | something you know different and more |
| 3789s | niche |
| 3790s | because I think we keep coming back to |
| 3793s | it but there could be anything |
| 3795s | um at this point and in refinement if we |
| 3798s | go forward of shamanism |
| 3800s | the community will get to tell us |
| 3801s | whether they want a augmenting to even |
| 3805s | be a part of it in as a whole I think |
| 3808s | Shamanism can perfectly exist without it |
| 3811s | entirely and we could explore something |
| 3813s | else for the reward space |
| 3816s | um but even if we do go with it there's |
| 3819s | a huge scale to how important we make it |
| 3822s | a part of the skill it could be small |
| 3824s | little niche quality of life aspects it |
| 3826s | could well be full-blown like you you |
| 3829s | can enhance your gear and Equipment it |
| 3830s | affects combat and so on but |
| 3833s | I think we're extremely cognizant of |
| 3836s | this like fear of missing out feeling |
| 3838s | that Shamanism we don't want Shamanism |
| 3842s | or taming or any of any new skill we do |
| 3844s | probably to feel like you absolutely |
| 3847s | have to train it to be the very best |
| 3850s | equipment and gear for a raid for |
| 3852s | instance |
| 3853s | um because essentially if you needed 96 |
| 3856s | Shamanism to get the best enhancement |
| 3858s | for like your scythe and that made it |
| 3861s | the best in slot gear somewhere |
| 3863s | you kind of makes Shamanism |
| 3865s | almost quite like a combat skill like |
| 3868s | you have to train it to be good at |
| 3869s | combat now |
| 3871s | skills already do influence the game and |
| 3873s | they absolutely should because |
| 3875s | a skill shouldn't exist by itself it |
| 3877s | should be interwoven into the game and |
| 3879s | different systems touched by it so I |
| 3882s | think that comes down to us being smart |
| 3884s | about where you do this how powerful |
| 3887s | those effects are and also what the |
| 3889s | requirements are right it's a very |
| 3890s | different it's a very different |
| 3892s | situation to say it requires 96 versus |
| 3895s | it requires 70. right 70 isn't asking |
| 3898s | the world most skills you can get the 17 |
| 3900s | relatively quickly so it's it the |
| 3904s | equivalent is something like us saying |
| 3906s | hey if you want the best potion in game |
| 3909s | you need 97 herb law you can make it |
| 3912s | it's untradable |
| 3914s | gosh suddenly you need herbal for a lot |
| 3916s | of things |
| 3917s | we've done it in a few places like it's |
| 3919s | Unique to chambers of zaric but it's |
| 3922s | different to it being Global across the |
| 3924s | entire game |
| 3926s | um and that is the other aspect if it's |
| 3927s | untradable |
| 3929s | then yeah you would require the skill if |
| 3931s | it's tradable you can always buy it from |
| 3934s | somebody else who's trained the skill |
| 3935s | that's how a lot of other stuff in the |
| 3937s | game works so we've got an awful lot of |
| 3939s | options on this like augmenting system |
| 3942s | but we don't even have to have it at all |
| 3944s | if the community doesn't want it |
| 3946s | yeah absolutely spot on and like adding |
| 3950s | to that as well we don't have to |
| 3952s | necessarily see augments as being combat |
| 3955s | only I know that that's the first Port |
| 3957s | of Call because it's a main concern but |
| 3959s | if we were to use |
| 3961s | um Skilling as an example uh take and |
| 3965s | this isn't to just replace one reward |
| 3967s | space and put it into another but we |
| 3968s | knew we know out there that the |
| 3970s | community has a desire for some form of |
| 3972s | Skilling improvements because we saw it |
| 3973s | when we offered the ruminous powers |
| 3975s | prayer book we initially polled if you |
| 3977s | wanted some of those prayers to feature |
| 3979s | uh Skilling improvements and quite a |
| 3981s | large majority overwhelmingly so in fact |
| 3983s | said yes the reality was that when we |
| 3986s | looked at actually designing it and |
| 3987s | putting it Forward I think we can all |
| 3989s | agree that it didn't really seem to fit |
| 3991s | to be included as part of a prayer book |
| 3993s | but something like augments seem like a |
| 3995s | pretty reasonable and in fact pretty |
| 3998s | nice way to fit that in so we could look |
| 4000s | at having Niche Skilling improvements or |
| 4002s | enhancements that come from Shamanism as |
| 4004s | opposed to combat and if we did want to |
| 4006s | look at combat one of the ways that we |
| 4008s | can manage the aspect of Power Group |
| 4010s | outside of what kieran's already said as |
| 4012s | well is looking at the potential of |
| 4013s | things being |
| 4015s | short-term use temporary use versus |
| 4018s | permanent or even just adding Niche |
| 4021s | effects to combat equipment with the |
| 4024s | bound Continental Rewards Beta that's |
| 4025s | out at the moment you have access to a |
| 4027s | whole plethora of Weaponry that has been |
| 4029s | updated based off the imbues that we're |
| 4031s | looking to add as a reward from bounty |
| 4033s | hunter that primarily affect PVP but |
| 4035s | they all have uses potentially outside |
| 4037s | of the game if players were to want |
| 4039s | those to happen and they've gone down |
| 4041s | pretty well they don't approach on |
| 4043s | current best in slot existing gear but |
| 4045s | they bring new life into Old gear that |
| 4047s | you wouldn't have otherwise used and |
| 4048s | would now use in different scenarios so |
| 4051s | there's so many opportunities for us |
| 4053s | here it really without trying to just |
| 4056s | play it safe it comes down to what you |
| 4058s | want at the end of the day but I think |
| 4060s | what we're trying to highlight here is |
| 4061s | that that's something that we're really |
| 4063s | really super aware of on our side as |
| 4065s | well and we want to make sure that we |
| 4066s | get it right and hopefully this bit of |
| 4069s | conversation has helped address |
| 4071s | um the fact that at least we're thinking |
| 4073s | about it it's not something that we're |
| 4074s | just going into blindly and just |
| 4077s | um completely ignoring we know that it's |
| 4078s | a thing we know that there's potential |
| 4079s | so we'll have to tread really carefully |
| 4081s | but I'm confident that we'll be able to |
| 4083s | get it right and I saw a few people |
| 4085s | mentioning in chat in regards to |
| 4086s | augments generally and I think this is a |
| 4088s | really good point to bring up as well |
| 4090s | um old school is very much a familiarity |
| 4094s | type of game right you see someone |
| 4095s | wearing full Bandos you know what kind |
| 4098s | of equipment stats that they have and |
| 4099s | what their potential Max hit might be |
| 4101s | um similarly with any other weapons the |
| 4103s | Cosmetic overrides they typically keep |
| 4106s | the same appearance of the item they |
| 4107s | just change the color and that's |
| 4109s | important and that's something that we |
| 4111s | want to make sure that we maintain as |
| 4112s | well going forward in old school because |
| 4114s | it really is a core part of the game so |
| 4116s | if we were to introduce augments that |
| 4118s | are suddenly drastically altered the way |
| 4120s | your equipment works I think it's |
| 4122s | reasonable to expect some form of visual |
| 4125s | change to go alongside that as well so |
| 4128s | that it may take you some time to |
| 4130s | understand what all those different |
| 4131s | visuals may be but you would at least |
| 4134s | have the opportunity to know what |
| 4135s | someone else is using if they had their |
| 4137s | gear augmented as well |
| 4140s | it's gonna be really interesting to see |
| 4143s | what skill comes out for refinement |
| 4145s | because there's going to be a portion of |
| 4146s | players that see the augments as the |
| 4149s | core part of the skill |
| 4151s | um and there's some people that you know |
| 4153s | want the spirit realm and they don't |
| 4155s | necessarily want the augment so it's |
| 4157s | going to be a conversation that we're |
| 4158s | going to have with the community as to |
| 4160s | which parts of shamanism should proceed |
| 4163s | and be refined and I'm really looking |
| 4166s | forward to what the outcome of that is |
| 4168s | but I guess this is all just to say that |
| 4170s | you know we want to work with the |
| 4171s | community on that aspect of things we |
| 4173s | see the value there we want to give you |
| 4175s | something interesting something that |
| 4177s | makes it feel worthwhile as as a skill |
| 4179s | what came out of community consultation |
| 4181s | was that there was a big desire for |
| 4184s | enhancing equipment we just don't know |
| 4186s | to what extent yet that should be but |
| 4188s | we're aware about the issues that this |
| 4191s | could cause with you know end game |
| 4193s | content things like that balancing and |
| 4195s | we will make sure that we work with you |
| 4197s | on that so hopefully that's reassuring |
| 4199s | in some way |
| 4200s | uh I want to talk about now the |
| 4203s | non-viable aspect of the skill and I've |
| 4206s | seen a lot of community chatter about |
| 4208s | you know how Shamanism could tie into |
| 4211s | existing skills like Hunter or Slayer so |
| 4214s | you could be hunting or doing Slayer and |
| 4217s | collecting resources that could then |
| 4218s | feed into Shamanism and it could make |
| 4221s | the skill feel more complete in terms of |
| 4223s | the ecosystem of all the skills so |
| 4227s | um is this something that we've |
| 4228s | considered |
| 4230s | um what do you think about this kind of |
| 4231s | like ties to Hunter Slayer maybe even |
| 4234s | herb law |
| 4236s | I think there's loads of potential for |
| 4238s | tying in and it like as I've said |
| 4241s | the best skills should be interwoven |
| 4244s | with the existing systems in the game |
| 4245s | right it's not just by itself |
| 4249s | it should tie in and help other skills |
| 4251s | and have other skills work with |
| 4252s | Shamanism as well so totally Hunter is a |
| 4256s | great shout because goodness me how many |
| 4258s | things in Hunter have completely useless |
| 4260s | as it stands there's literally no reason |
| 4263s | basically to go and Hunt like kayaks or |
| 4266s | rocks or whatever else right |
| 4268s | so that's that's huge right we could |
| 4271s | absolutely look at using some of the |
| 4273s | Redundant resources in game we could add |
| 4275s | new ones all sorts |
| 4277s | um that said |
| 4280s | the non-viable aspect of the skill |
| 4281s | players have told us pretty |
| 4283s | unequivocally in the in the response to |
| 4285s | the surveys and so on that they don't |
| 4288s | want the new skill to be viable and like |
| 4290s | you know day one of the skill the person |
| 4292s | that gets 99 first on that exciting high |
| 4295s | scores from this is just the person |
| 4296s | who's got the most money to fund it |
| 4298s | right |
| 4299s | I don't think that's fun either I'd much |
| 4301s | prefer it to kind of be a Fair |
| 4303s | competition |
| 4305s | um so we need to be careful about what |
| 4307s | resources are tradable and what are not |
| 4309s | tradable but it doesn't mean there won't |
| 4311s | be any tradable aspects like we could |
| 4313s | feed those into more of the reward |
| 4315s | aspects rather than the training |
| 4316s | training things for instance so |
| 4319s | obviously we don't have all the details |
| 4320s | it's not like we have a whole level |
| 4322s | guide and everything written down |
| 4323s | already that's to come but this is what |
| 4327s | this is sort of the process we'll be |
| 4328s | thinking about |
| 4330s | um but obviously it's a huge chance of |
| 4332s | trying other skills |
| 4333s | um yeah |
| 4335s | um correct me if I'm wrong on this one |
| 4337s | but I believe in uh the summary that we |
| 4339s | got from the stages discussion I left at |
| 4342s | this point but I have a good enough idea |
| 4343s | in terms of what's been going on |
| 4344s | generally working on the project but one |
| 4347s | of the things that we're also very |
| 4348s | mindful of um Kieran was obviously |
| 4350s | talking about how there's a huge amount |
| 4351s | of potential to integrate existing |
| 4353s | skills especially something like Hunter |
| 4354s | but on the flip side of that is that we |
| 4357s | wouldn't want Hunter to feel like a |
| 4359s | requirement for you to then have to |
| 4361s | train Shamanism it would most likely if |
| 4365s | we were to do stuff like that with that |
| 4366s | huge amount of potential would be more |
| 4368s | for that reward space as opposed to the |
| 4370s | general core training Loop so you |
| 4373s | wouldn't have to go and spend the next |
| 4374s | 15 hours hunting chin Chompers in order |
| 4377s | to get the next five or eight levels or |
| 4379s | so of shamanism it would be more like |
| 4381s | side benefits that you'd be able to get |
| 4383s | mostly for reward space I imagine at |
| 4386s | least but again those are things that we |
| 4388s | can definitely firm up with you emphasis |
| 4390s | being that it should integrate into |
| 4393s | other skills all of them as Kieran said |
| 4394s | should really integrate but other skills |
| 4397s | shouldn't be an absolute hard |
| 4398s | requirement for you to train any of the |
| 4400s | new skills and Shamanism especially |
| 4402s | because much like we wouldn't find it |
| 4404s | super enjoyable for someone to just get |
| 4407s | 99 because they've got the most money in |
| 4408s | their Bank we also think it wouldn't be |
| 4411s | all that enjoyable if you have to go and |
| 4412s | revisit skills that you've already |
| 4414s | leveled up and maybe had no intention of |
| 4416s | ever really touching again at least not |
| 4419s | for you know a considerable portion of |
| 4420s | your time spent in game |
| 4423s | rate points there it would really suck |
| 4425s | on day one if the the way that you train |
| 4428s | you know the skill is through another |
| 4430s | skill and then you just kind of you're |
| 4432s | not actively training the skill that is |
| 4435s | released so yeah something happens |
| 4437s | summoning |
| 4438s | um when summoning came in 2008 first |
| 4440s | thing you had to do was not get a |
| 4442s | companion and start play with it it was |
| 4444s | go do Slayer and get charms so we yeah |
| 4448s | we're we're on that and the same the |
| 4450s | other way around for what it's worth |
| 4451s | like we don't want it to suddenly be hey |
| 4454s | if you want to train an account it's far |
| 4457s | better to get like 99 taming sailing or |
| 4460s | Shamanism before you go and do like |
| 4462s | fishing because of the other perks |
| 4463s | you'll get from from these skills like |
| 4465s | you want to keep it quite like quite |
| 4467s | sandboxy that you can choose what your |
| 4469s | goals are and do things in any order you |
| 4470s | kind of want |
| 4473s | awesome awesome guys I'm seeing some |
| 4475s | thumbs up in the chat so that's really |
| 4477s | good |
| 4478s | um let's talk about the spirit realm is |
| 4479s | that going to be instance and can you |
| 4481s | talk a bit about like the goals with the |
| 4483s | spirit realm um are you can you access |
| 4485s | it anywhere only at hot spots that are |
| 4488s | maybe like Dungeons uh what are you |
| 4490s | thinking like ballpark ideas not not |
| 4493s | anything defined not set in stone yet |
| 4496s | I am so excited about the spirit realm |
| 4499s | and the potential of what this can bring |
| 4501s | this is why I think the skill can |
| 4504s | absolutely Thrive even without the like |
| 4507s | augmenting system because we can just |
| 4509s | put a lot more effort into the spirit |
| 4510s | realm in that case for instance so |
| 4514s | probably not everywhere |
| 4516s | because at a basic level the spirit |
| 4518s | almost basic is like a different |
| 4520s | alternative reality like a different |
| 4522s | dimension kind of thing of of gillino |
| 4526s | we're imagining it like a different |
| 4528s | parts of the world it's closer or |
| 4530s | further away from the real world and the |
| 4534s | places where it's closest that's what |
| 4536s | we're maybe calling Disturbed sites so |
| 4539s | I'm not saying there will be one here |
| 4540s | but imagine there's a disturbed site at |
| 4542s | like lumbridge's graveyard |
| 4545s | for instance |
| 4547s | um maybe you can enter the spirit Realms |
| 4549s | there and you'll get this warped weird |
| 4552s | version of lumbridge where maybe there's |
| 4554s | a door that's suddenly open or a chest |
| 4557s | treasure chest that's available that |
| 4559s | wasn't there in the real world |
| 4561s | and hey depending how close the spirit |
| 4564s | realm is to the real world maybe |
| 4565s | dictates what level of shamanism you |
| 4568s | need to have to be able to access it |
| 4570s | so one of the main uses will be |
| 4573s | gathering resources that might be a |
| 4575s | rather Gathering part of the Shamanism |
| 4576s | skill of resources that you get in the |
| 4579s | spirit realm and bring back to the real |
| 4581s | world but also there's a huge chance to |
| 4584s | explore like what else can you do there |
| 4586s | What creatures exist there maybe there's |
| 4589s | maybe there's a boss you can fight there |
| 4590s | maybe there's new types of resources you |
| 4592s | can get outside of shamanism hey maybe |
| 4595s | one day we do a raid that's Spirit realm |
| 4597s | base like who knows and that to me is |
| 4600s | why I'm so excited about it because it's |
| 4602s | a way for us to kind of |
| 4604s | think about the map in a totally new way |
| 4608s | um |
| 4608s | so yeah probably a little bit more like |
| 4611s | hot spots and rather than the whole |
| 4613s | world because simply put we probably |
| 4614s | could not recreate the entire map size |
| 4617s | of |
| 4618s | of the world in in the spirit realm form |
| 4620s | but |
| 4622s | certainly certain areas and so on and |
| 4624s | we'll have to think about the rules |
| 4625s | right like is it a portal you go through |
| 4627s | or can you just chop and change anywhere |
| 4629s | in that region like there's a lot to |
| 4632s | work out but I really think that's cool |
| 4634s | and I really like that you could play |
| 4636s | with puzzles and all sorts of different |
| 4637s | things and like |
| 4639s | yeah it's quite cool |
| 4642s | um it's the it's definitely the part of |
| 4643s | Charlotte is I'm super very excited |
| 4644s | about |
| 4647s | yeah like early conversations I remember |
| 4650s | we were sitting around a table and we |
| 4652s | sort of floated the idea of spirits kind |
| 4654s | of needing your help and you go on like |
| 4656s | almost like mini quests that they ask |
| 4658s | you for help with |
| 4660s | and you because you're able to to |
| 4663s | Traverse both you know the open world |
| 4666s | and the spirit realm |
| 4668s | um it was a really cool idea you know |
| 4670s | that you're able to see something that |
| 4672s | other people can't see and you can do |
| 4674s | that and you can help you know Spirits |
| 4676s | out and build on that law so I really |
| 4678s | like that idea I don't know what I use |
| 4680s | if you wanted to add anything about that |
| 4683s | yeah for me this the idea of uh the |
| 4687s | potentials from like augments are |
| 4688s | obviously really exciting but it is the |
| 4690s | spirit realm that really sells it to me |
| 4691s | from Shamanism and I just love how every |
| 4695s | time we talk about it the first example |
| 4697s | is oh a door that's over it locked in |
| 4700s | the real world is is open in the spirit |
| 4702s | world I'm like okay that's a good for |
| 4704s | like setting the pace but my God can we |
| 4705s | give a better more exciting example |
| 4707s | because we always then lead on to it |
| 4708s | like what about a raid or a dungeon |
| 4710s | that's only and I'm like okay let's |
| 4712s | start with that because that sounds so |
| 4713s | much cooler than a door although I did |
| 4715s | appreciate the Reddit post where |
| 4717s | someone's waiting outside the uh the |
| 4719s | gates of the bank underneath our Rock |
| 4723s | um for the gate to open |
| 4725s | um |
| 4726s | I I don't want to just |
| 4728s | go to this point just on Shamanism |
| 4730s | though and I wanted to try and make this |
| 4731s | earlier |
| 4733s | um when we talked about like |
| 4734s | aspirational content and stuff but all |
| 4737s | three of the skills have huge amounts of |
| 4739s | potential for aspirational Content here |
| 4741s | sailing is one of the most obvious ones |
| 4744s | because just by virtue of the name it |
| 4746s | offers the idea of exploration and an |
| 4748s | entire new area of land to discover |
| 4750s | Islands dungeons bosses NPCs coral reefs |
| 4753s | all that kind of stuff but when you |
| 4755s | think about taming and going to tame new |
| 4757s | creatures that are in new lands that |
| 4758s | you've never explored before could bring |
| 4760s | into it new dungeons new NPCs for you to |
| 4762s | fight New Slayer tasks new quests that |
| 4764s | you have to take your companions on to |
| 4766s | be able to help you with Shamanism also |
| 4769s | then offers you the spirit realm which |
| 4770s | has a plethora of different pieces of |
| 4772s | content that are available too there are |
| 4774s | maybe some Slayer exclusive Spirit |
| 4776s | creatures that you have to defeat using |
| 4778s | your Shamanism skill to be able to to |
| 4780s | fail them a Shamanism only raid where |
| 4783s | you have a limited amount of time to be |
| 4784s | able to get in and out and defeat |
| 4786s | whatever creature it is in there that |
| 4787s | might be impact in the spirit realm and |
| 4789s | and hurting the shamans around I don't |
| 4792s | know I'm just like I'm getting too giddy |
| 4794s | now but there's there's so much |
| 4795s | potential with all of them that I really |
| 4797s | really really feel like that's why we've |
| 4799s | got such strong pitches but the spirit |
| 4801s | realm especially the idea of puzzles |
| 4803s | where you interact with them in the |
| 4804s | spirit world it changes something in the |
| 4806s | real world or maybe there's just some |
| 4807s | like really cool quirky things that we |
| 4809s | can do that I don't know this is again a |
| 4811s | random example a random idea but one of |
| 4814s | the quests that exists in the game at |
| 4815s | the moment what if you could just do |
| 4816s | something a little bit differently if |
| 4818s | you had a Shamanism level so we can |
| 4820s | alter existing content where you don't |
| 4823s | need to have Shamanism for it but I |
| 4825s | don't know |
| 4826s | crap example but it's for some reason |
| 4828s | it's just the one that's in my head |
| 4829s | right now because we talk about puzzles |
| 4830s | but like when you're doing Monkey |
| 4831s | Madness and you have to complete the the |
| 4833s | puzzle for the glider but what if in the |
| 4836s | spirit realm you don't have to do that |
| 4837s | because you can just Traverse straight |
| 4838s | to like a patola or something like that |
| 4840s | as I said crap example but I thought |
| 4841s | about puzzles but the the possibilities |
| 4843s | really are like |
| 4846s | endless in terms of what you could do |
| 4847s | with it and I really like that it's it's |
| 4849s | a huge amount of excitement the the fact |
| 4852s | that you can bring out so much more law |
| 4854s | new NPCs and things to interact with is |
| 4856s | just really cool |
| 4859s | no it's it's so so cool and it's like |
| 4862s | during refinement we can sort of like |
| 4864s | touch on a bit more |
| 4866s | um and then but it's also that |
| 4868s | possibility of content Beyond like these |
| 4871s | are skills these are things that we can |
| 4872s | build on in the years and years to come |
| 4875s | um and there's so much room there for |
| 4877s | like content drops content launches like |
| 4880s | it just gives us that pathway to do that |
| 4882s | and I I just absolutely loved that so |
| 4884s | all three as you said have that |
| 4886s | potential and with Shamanism with the |
| 4889s | spirit realm we just have so much |
| 4891s | potential to build on that and and |
| 4893s | explore that there's so so many ties to |
| 4896s | existing you know lore and things like |
| 4898s | that so very very cool |
| 4901s | um we are actually getting close to time |
| 4903s | I don't know if we want to answer some |
| 4904s | quick fire twitch chat questions or if |
| 4907s | Kieran if you wanted to add anything |
| 4911s | let me just first say like |
| 4914s | we believe all three of these skills are |
| 4918s | totally viable and can be incredible |
| 4920s | additions to the game which is why we've |
| 4922s | pitched these three right we've had lots |
| 4923s | of other ideas we've looked we've really |
| 4925s | dug deep |
| 4926s | um so |
| 4928s | you know as much as like we you know |
| 4931s | we're excited about all of them and |
| 4932s | we're telling you try to tell you the |
| 4933s | benefits of each of them like |
| 4936s | no matter which wins we're gonna be so |
| 4937s | happy because |
| 4939s | it's just such potential whichever one |
| 4942s | goes forward so yeah we believe in all |
| 4944s | three |
| 4945s | um and it's it's so exciting to just be |
| 4948s | able to finally talk about them all |
| 4950s | because like so many of these ideas like |
| 4952s | gosh what if there's a raid at the sea |
| 4954s | what if there's a red in the spirit |
| 4955s | realm what if you can fight a raid with |
| 4958s | your companions or a companion only red |
| 4960s | like with taming like we could explore |
| 4963s | these kind of electricians |
| 4968s | version of bosses oh |
| 4971s | gosh and you've had to train them |
| 4974s | whenever you can use this magical candy |
| 4975s | to like level them up |
| 4977s | um but but genuinely it's a buzzing I'm |
| 4981s | buzzing because it's just |
| 4983s | no matter which wins like there's so |
| 4985s | much potential for like where we go next |
| 4986s | it really is anyway |
| 4991s | by the way guys like we said this at the |
| 4993s | start but there's a multiple choice |
| 4994s | question for a reason we want to know |
| 4996s | what you think about all of the skills |
| 4998s | but we obviously want to know uh which |
| 5000s | is your favorite because we're only |
| 5001s | refining one at this stage so |
| 5004s | um just one is going to go through to |
| 5005s | refinement |
| 5006s | um the poll starts on April the 4th |
| 5009s | um so hopefully this q a has helped um |
| 5011s | sorry Aiza what were you gonna say |
| 5013s | I was just gonna say I just saw a couple |
| 5015s | of um questions come welcome in chat and |
| 5017s | I thought I could just quickfire a few |
| 5018s | out if others wanted to do the same I |
| 5020s | would I just had two that I thought I'd |
| 5021s | quickly read out and then yeah yeah and |
| 5024s | immediately |
| 5025s | um the first one I saw was from Norway |
| 5027s | 137 and they asked would there be PDP |
| 5030s | with sailing potentially and um just |
| 5032s | talking on that the has been discussion |
| 5035s | internally in terms of like could we |
| 5037s | make PVP work in sailing and carry it it |
| 5040s | would not if it was ever going to happen |
| 5042s | it wouldn't just be like you're out at |
| 5044s | the sea and it's PVP enabled everywhere |
| 5045s | but I can imagine that the risk as well |
| 5048s | like a dangerous area out in the sea |
| 5050s | that's got no rules and it is similar to |
| 5053s | the Wilderness just out at sea but |
| 5056s | without all of the current restrictions |
| 5057s | in terms of like the Wilderness law and |
| 5059s | Association as to why it's the way it is |
| 5061s | I think that would be really cool |
| 5062s | something to explore |
| 5063s | um could definitely be an option |
| 5065s | um for sure |
| 5072s | with that one |
| 5075s | super P also asked if there would be |
| 5078s | quests on release of the new skill and I |
| 5080s | think we've spoken about this briefly |
| 5082s | before but maybe not in this stream at |
| 5084s | least but um I think we imagine that for |
| 5087s | each new skill that we introduced there |
| 5089s | would probably be like an introductory |
| 5090s | quest to kind of like explain the basics |
| 5092s | to you especially as they wouldn't be |
| 5094s | incorporated into something like |
| 5096s | tutorial Island |
| 5098s | um and outside of that well I think the |
| 5100s | possibilities really are endless that in |
| 5103s | the future and Beyond we could have |
| 5104s | skills that that's Quest sorry that do |
| 5107s | require you to have that skill maybe the |
| 5109s | quest is focused entirely around the |
| 5110s | skill itself like some examples they |
| 5112s | gave about Shamanism or there could be |
| 5114s | attainment specific or even a skill a |
| 5116s | quest that's out at sea for example so |
| 5119s | definitely potential for it there um but |
| 5121s | at least to begin with it would just be |
| 5123s | a case of adding them to explain it I |
| 5127s | don't know maybe Kieran or light you |
| 5129s | could touch on this one but I don't |
| 5130s | believe we would be looking to |
| 5131s | retroactively change existing skills to |
| 5133s | incorporate sort of existing quests to |
| 5136s | incorporate the new skill it would be |
| 5137s | more about new skill editions if |
| 5139s | anything |
| 5141s | yeah there's no chance we're gonna go |
| 5143s | back and say like hey this Quest |
| 5145s | suddenly has a sailing requirement or |
| 5147s | something like that oh |
| 5151s | for the last three minutes |
| 5154s | I saw someone say can we get all three |
| 5156s | skills and I wish |
| 5160s | he likes it in the future not right away |
| 5163s | okay okay sorry I do I do over a long |
| 5167s | period of time but like do you really |
| 5168s | want to sign the two of us up to be |
| 5170s | working through adding three skills and |
| 5172s | refining at the same time |
| 5175s | I've only got so many years left of my |
| 5177s | hairline that will destroy it completely |
| 5180s | yeah but something I do want to say is |
| 5183s | we are very aware that the the first new |
| 5186s | skill has to be something really special |
| 5188s | and we've seen that in the feedback |
| 5190s | we've seen that in the survey you guys |
| 5192s | have such high expectations and we want |
| 5195s | to match those expectations so whatever |
| 5198s | skill it is we want to make [ __ ] like as |
| 5201s | good as it can be |
| 5203s | and whichever one goes forward the team |
| 5206s | are so passionate and good at designing |
| 5209s | this stuff like we are going to deliver |
| 5211s | which f01 goes forward |
| 5213s | um but it's not just you know this is |
| 5216s | not the end of the road right we |
| 5217s | obviously are talking about this as the |
| 5218s | first skill |
| 5220s | If Everyone likes it and it goes well |
| 5221s | there's no reason why we wouldn't be |
| 5223s | talking about another one down the line |
| 5225s | right if the community wants another one |
| 5227s | we'll explore that that's getting years |
| 5229s | ahead of us right but hey next time |
| 5231s | around if the one you particularly is |
| 5234s | maybe it's your second favorite |
| 5236s | um is the one that goes forward this |
| 5238s | time |
| 5239s | then there's no reason why your favorite |
| 5241s | wouldn't be up for the up for discussion |
| 5244s | in the future |
| 5245s | um if it's particularly if it's popular |
| 5247s | and we're gonna obviously see the the |
| 5248s | results of the vote next week uh which |
| 5251s | is mildly terrifying but also so |
| 5254s | exciting to see much to see what I'm |
| 5256s | saying how people vote but like |
| 5259s | if you're happy with all three of them |
| 5261s | vote yes to all three are you happy with |
| 5263s | two of them but vote yes to both of them |
| 5266s | um ultimately obviously we're looking |
| 5268s | we're keen to move forward with with the |
| 5270s | one that Beth represents what the |
| 5271s | community want to see |
| 5273s | um but we don't like the idea of people |
| 5275s | being awfully tribalistic about their |
| 5277s | favorite like if I can't get my favorite |
| 5278s | you're not having one like to me that's |
| 5281s | something kind of attitude we wanted to |
| 5282s | we want to see right like |
| 5285s | that |
| 5297s | it's cool just see our minds think alike |
| 5299s | really good point though it's it like at |
| 5301s | the end of the day there's there is no |
| 5303s | real benefit to being uh super angry |
| 5307s | about other people preferring a |
| 5308s | different skill over you have a |
| 5310s | constructive conversation about it talk |
| 5311s | about what it is that you like more |
| 5313s | without just you know making someone |
| 5315s | else feel crap about it because at the |
| 5316s | end of the day it doesn't get you |
| 5317s | anywhere it's not going to change |
| 5319s | anything what will change is giving |
| 5321s | constructive criticism good feedback |
| 5324s | um and being a little bit open-minded as |
| 5326s | towards um things going ahead like |
| 5328s | Kieran said there's a really solid team |
| 5329s | behind it hopefully all of the effort |
| 5331s | we've gone to so far has showed you how |
| 5332s | much we're passionate how much we care |
| 5334s | about getting this right so if you've |
| 5336s | ever had any instance in your time of |
| 5339s | playing old school to just have some |
| 5340s | Faith now is the time |
| 5342s | um we want to do this right absolutely |
| 5344s | want to do it right we know how |
| 5345s | important it is |
| 5346s | um whole goes live on Tuesday it will be |
| 5348s | live for just over a week so plenty of |
| 5351s | time to be getting voting as well and I |
| 5354s | believe not to steal your uh your |
| 5356s | thunder him I'd like but they'll be a |
| 5358s | AMA on Reddit on Monday next week with |
| 5361s | some of the J mods |
| 5363s | so head to Reddit our favorite platform |
| 5366s | guys we will be doing an idea |
| 5369s | oh yes we do |
| 5372s | yeah oh no that's maybe a chance to get |
| 5374s | all the questions we couldn't answer in |
| 5375s | the chat it's obviously a bit different |
| 5376s | when we're live and we're having to talk |
| 5378s | but it's super easy to type a role you |
| 5380s | know Avid typers from our times at |
| 5381s | falador so we can get a whole bunch |
| 5383s | answered then |
| 5390s | and thank you yes Kieran and Aiza and |
| 5394s | Elena obviously who's left for being |
| 5396s | such wonderful guests and answering all |
| 5398s | the questions |
| 5399s | can I do one last uh announcement before |
| 5401s | we wrap up |
| 5403s | rehash what I said sorry I'm gonna be |
| 5405s | that guy but if you haven't already seen |
| 5409s | it we put some socials out we've updated |
| 5410s | our News Post drag X accounts it's |
| 5413s | currently in closed beta and we've just |
| 5415s | expanded it so that 50 of all players |
| 5417s | have been invited |
| 5418s | let me just tell you now and I'm not |
| 5420s | saying this to be a shill it is serious |
| 5423s | all of the times that you've been asking |
| 5425s | for improvements to our systems |
| 5426s | especially around things like account |
| 5428s | security well they're here now jagex |
| 5430s | accounts brings in the majority of those |
| 5432s | things that you've been requesting it is |
| 5434s | the safest and most secure way to play |
| 5436s | Old School it's also super convenient |
| 5438s | because you have the ability to just |
| 5440s | click play at an instant and it will |
| 5442s | load up your client of choice whether |
| 5443s | that be the the normal client or roon |
| 5446s | light all of your settings will populate |
| 5448s | over so if you want to check if you've |
| 5449s | been invited you should have been sent |
| 5451s | an email but honestly the best thing to |
| 5453s | do is just log into the old school |
| 5454s | website head to the accounts section and |
| 5456s | right there on that screen it will show |
| 5458s | you a button that will say you're now |
| 5460s | eligible to upgrade to a jagex account |
| 5462s | check out the blog that is on our |
| 5464s | webpage at the moment it's literally on |
| 5465s | the front page I think it's like the |
| 5467s | second listing it was updated earlier |
| 5468s | today it shows you all the screenshots |
| 5470s | that you need to look out for so you can |
| 5472s | see if something's legit it will tell |
| 5474s | you all the steps and everything you |
| 5475s | need to know about but seriously super |
| 5478s | super super super super convenient is |
| 5480s | quite literally the best way to make |
| 5482s | sure that your account is secure as |
| 5483s | possible it puts you in a position where |
| 5485s | realistically you are the only person |
| 5487s | that will ever be able to recover your |
| 5488s | account going forward so make sure you |
| 5491s | have a check it's going into open Beta |
| 5493s | in early April so everyone will be able |
| 5495s | to have access to it then that's all |
| 5497s | I've got to say for now I find it |
| 5499s | genuinely awesome I've really enjoyed |
| 5501s | today's stream thank you and if there's |
| 5502s | anything anyone else wants to say I'll |
| 5503s | stop talking now |
| 5510s | videos not to just follow on the carry |
| 5514s | on Shilling but I've been using it |
| 5517s | for since business since I've been able |
| 5519s | to uh we got the first access to staff |
| 5521s | but like it is so much nicer to just |
| 5525s | have one account handle everything and |
| 5527s | just be able to just one one click and |
| 5529s | be in the game it's it's really |
| 5531s | convenient |
| 5533s | um but on on the topic of the of the |
| 5536s | skills I'm so excited as maybe as you |
| 5539s | can tell I've tried to be like try and |
| 5542s | calm down how excited I am right but |
| 5545s | it genuinely is like a really big moment |
| 5548s | for this game I mean old school is 10 |
| 5550s | years old that in itself is astounding |
| 5552s | to me |
| 5553s | this is the major type of update we've |
| 5556s | never done and |
| 5558s | I'm really Keen to be able to deliver |
| 5559s | something off this ilk because and |
| 5562s | whichever one we go forward with I'm so |
| 5563s | excited for essentially the future of |
| 5566s | the game and how amazing this is going |
| 5569s | to be |
| 5571s | absolutely this is such an exciting time |
| 5574s | the people in twitch chat the people |
| 5576s | I've spoken to there is a buzz there is |
| 5578s | such a hype going out and it's it's |
| 5581s | amazing to be part of it every single |
| 5583s | person who's left us feedback a message |
| 5585s | anything like that um viewed our posts |
| 5588s | you are helping us to make history to |
| 5591s | make waves with this game and we're so |
| 5593s | excited so make sure that you vote on |
| 5597s | eight for the fourth |
| 5599s | um and yeah just thank you so much for |
| 5601s | being a part of it thank you for |
| 5602s | building this skill with us we can't |
| 5603s | wait to see what happens and what goes |
| 5606s | out so yeah thank you so much guys we'll |
| 5609s | see you next time |
| 5610s | bye bye |