[2020] Harlequin Cow Requirement

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So far, I am very much enjoying the new skill - it feels more like a community event rather than a skill.

As many of you know, a shiny cow is required for one of the Mysteries.

For you to have a decent chance at a shiny offspring, you need a T3 cow breeding pair, with Radiant, Glistening and Sparkling; even now, there is a 10% chance for a shiny offspring. For you to actually obtain these parents can take a long time and a lot of trait rolls.

The other way to obtain the shiny cow is to buy one; currently, these go for around 50m each.

To put a new skill behind a time gate or a money barrier, in my opinion, is ridiculous. This needs to be changed, to something like any shiny animal, to allow everyone to finish this currently ridiculous mystery.

Many people did try asking this on the stream, however the question was not answered.

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over 4 years ago - /u/JagexPoerkie - Direct link

It is something we will be discussing tomorrow, we've seen a lot of comments about this.

over 4 years ago - /u/JagexRowley - Direct link

Originally posted by TheAquamancer

It's because the item requirements are derived from the meanings of the gargoyles' names, which makes sense: your job is to remind the gargoyles of their names, after all.

To give a few examples, Cagnazzo's name means "Nasty Dog", so he requires a dog pet; Libicocco's name means "Libyan Hothead", so he requires you to use the "Angry" emote; and Farfarello means "Goblin" so you need to transform to a goblin.

Alichino's name is a garbled version of "Arlecchino", which means "Harlequin": presumably Harlequin cow was chosen as the item requirement because it's the only item in-game with the word "harlequin" in it.

ny people did try asking this on the stream, however the question was no

This is it precisely. If there were other harlequin items in game, they could be substitutes. The best idea floating around so far is to also accept one each of chocolate, strawberry and vanilla cows - they are a little easier to come by. (Or cheaper, for non-ironmen, though the shiny price will drop back down to a reasonable amount.)

But other suggestions would be welcome for when we do talk about this, so keep posting your ideas.

over 4 years ago - /u/JagexPoerkie - Direct link

Originally posted by Firedogythemaster

Any news in this Poerkie? A lot of us are looking forward to actually being able to progress in it without spending 50 M+ on a cow......

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