Another General Q&A coming up soon, but the questions not answered this stream will be asked in a future Combat Q&A stream.

Mod Pi - EoC 101

Upcoming Combat Changes

Q&A

What sort of random number generator seed is used?

It's not a seeded random, it's Java's random. It will grab different values on the same cycle.
Historically an ex-Jmod ran a test on the distribution of randomness on our random and was deemed sufficiently random.

Reworking old special attack adren costs or effects to diversify EOF meta?

EOF bringing old special attacks into the limelight is good, but we should also be okay with letting old things die.
We could rebalance them all, but they still wouldn't be beneficial compared to newer/better weapons.
- Mod Sponge does have a document of what we could do to fix old special attacks.

Could tectonic energy supply be increased slightly?

We are aware and some changes in the future will help the price but not enough the match the price of sirenic.
How much interference should we have with the economy?

Are there any plans to address the increased demand of runes being used?

They aren't getting ignored!
We aren't oblivious to it, but we don't make instantaneous reactions the moment they spike.
Changes have been made, but we can't comment on it until they make it through the system.

Are there any plans in the works to update/rework shields?

We could make you use a shield against bosses by ramping up their damage to a point where the shield feels necessary.
- But there are issues, specifically with Defensives abilities: [Barricade]; [Devotion]; [Resonance]
- Arch Glacor has built-in mechanics, which shows how endemic they are to the system.
- Tier 92/95 shields haven't been added because they'd need a special/OP effect for players to want to use them.
We need to be better as designers by saying its okay to put out mobs that absolutely f*ck you up.
The fact you can switch styles mid combat is the sandbox of runescape, and we need to find ways to work around that.