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| 0s | hello everyone welcome welcome welcome |
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| 3s | it's a special stream here today we're |
| 5s | gonna be covering some big questions and |
| 7s | big topics we are gonna get it out of |
| 9s | the way |
| 9s | rougher do quick introductions everyone |
| 12s | is here for the first time in while nine |
| 14s | months I want to say we finally might |
| 19s | get big thing I'm gonna make it a big |
| 22s | thing I still exist yes not then you |
| 25s | know I don't know the chat roasted it's |
| 29s | been eating that's many one slowly |
| 32s | inflating until my head looks like a |
| 34s | thumb that balls I can join you on the |
| 36s | dad board it's fine I can sympathize |
| 38s | with a left is my cab do my bike and of |
| 44s | course modoch LP so we have a fair bit |
| 48s | to go through just for we get into of |
| 49s | course and trying to mention and if you |
| 51s | haven't checked out the game update from |
| 52s | yesterday which was the PBM |
| 54s | revitalization week as part of the ninja |
| 56s | fiend month of game jam updates they've |
| 58s | been doing this as the final one for |
| 60s | March is an amazing job that's now our |
| 62s | alum D incense burners and of course the |
| 65s | fire spirits updates as well became a |
| 67s | bit so a really bumper updates that came |
| 69s | about personal favorite mine was the |
| 71s | freedom camera mode and an interest a |
| 72s | hit F at this absolutely amazing yes |
| 74s | good reddit post about man I love that |
| 76s | and also I don't know of course loot |
| 78s | scope as always we find out at the end |
| 80s | that will give you a random parcel from |
| 82s | the pastures of the hedges contents from |
| 84s | small all the way it's a huge very lucky |
| 86s | so our best look for that so I want to |
| 88s | kick this off right now I have just to |
| 90s | my left as I mention more camera mode |
| 91s | Mike and essentially going into the |
| 95s | Valkyries team section so before we get |
| 99s | into fins just want to make a note if |
| 100s | you refresh runescape calm there's now |
| 102s | gonna make news post life while you guys |
| 104s | digest that news pose I mean we can now |
| 106s | talk about that yes so its relation to a |
| 109s | Vic report will trailer so can we kinda |
| 112s | go into where yes yes so this is a new |
| 116s | service that we're trying out in April |
| 119s | so this is going to come I think it's |
| 122s | the day after the bank holidays so this |
| 126s | is a new service that we want to |
| 127s | introduce the game which is a paid |
| 131s | service using bonds and it allows play |
| 134s | to summon Vic the trader at times when |
| 136s | it's convenient for them so the reason |
| 138s | we're doing this in the past a lot of |
| 140s | people told us they've got you know |
| 141s | unused bonus xp and skills that they |
| 144s | don't need it and stuff like that and |
| 145s | this came you know a lot off the back of |
| 147s | some of the things we've done with |
| 148s | treasure hunter and they wanted an |
| 151s | outlet for that so we we had to think |
| 154s | about what's the best way we can do that |
| 155s | so we've kind of made Vic into a kind of |
| 158s | convenient portable form so yeah there's |
| 161s | details of how it works in the in the |
| 163s | news posts mob cams probably got a bit |
| 165s | more detail about how you know what the |
| 167s | mechanics of it are yeah sure so it's |
| 169s | pretty simple it's it's gonna come back |
| 171s | the same way you do with any kind of |
| 172s | bond redemption type things so once you |
| 174s | have a bond in your inventory you can |
| 175s | then redeem it which will open up the |
| 177s | interface and from that you will be able |
| 178s | to get a summoning stone and using the |
| 181s | summoning stone you can summon Vic which |
| 183s | would be would basically work exactly |
| 184s | the same way |
| 185s | pick the trader does but it'll be the |
| 187s | portable trader it's the way it's kind |
| 189s | of the name we've dubbed it at the |
| 190s | moment it'll be slightly boosted on your |
| 193s | first use so it's it's kind of like an |
| 194s | extra reward for for using the service |
| 196s | but this doesn't interfere with any |
| 199s | plans we have to run the free BIC The |
| 201s | Vic will still come back will still come |
| 203s | back still be available this is just |
| 204s | just for players who died need to burn |
| 209s | through some XP now some folks XP know |
| 211s | so i did--when i mentioned i'll say that |
| 214s | we're very when we come in i are on the |
| 216s | topic itself so in the news post there |
| 218s | will be a link to the discord server we |
| 220s | have a specific channel some of these |
| 222s | guys actually be in the channel itself |
| 225s | for the next week or so to keep an eye |
| 227s | out on that and they'll try and respond |
| 228s | when possible obviously during with |
| 230s | times they're gonna be doing other |
| 232s | things but they'll try and drop in where |
| 233s | possible obviously to answer that so |
| 235s | just want to make that clear as well so |
| 237s | you know by all means jump in that disco |
| 239s | channel and less they'll get involved in |
| 241s | the discussion also and know about our |
| 244s | frits place i believe the first time |
| 245s | they can use vic and free to play as |
| 247s | well it is that's true yes yes we played |
| 249s | couldn't access as well it early before |
| 251s | the freeze play specific said that free |
| 253s | space is the service so you know we |
| 257s | mentioned this the first time we got |
| 259s | like this bonds you know and using bonds |
| 261s | for in the future yeah we we wanted to |
| 264s | do more stuff with bonds for a while now |
| 267s | last year we spent a lot of time talking |
| 269s | to players about the monetization in the |
| 271s | game particularly with off the back of |
| 273s | some of the things that happened with |
| 274s | treasure hunter we want it to explore |
| 277s | alternatives and we've tried various or |
| 279s | experiments but this year we want to |
| 280s | have a focus on things that players are |
| 283s | comfortable with kind of service level |
| 285s | that you can use bonds so you know it |
| 288s | can be either earned or paid for and if |
| 291s | they're successful then we'll |
| 293s | reintroduce them as permanent options so |
| 295s | it's worth pointing out with the Vic |
| 296s | thing this is gonna be for a four-week |
| 298s | period to start off with and then like |
| 300s | we said if it's popular then we'll bring |
| 302s | it back permanently and then over time |
| 305s | you know these things work and we see an |
| 308s | improvement then you know it might mean |
| 309s | we can you know because we've come |
| 311s | become quite dependent on treasure |
| 312s | hunter and we you know we know that |
| 315s | players have had concerns about that and |
| 317s | we want to deal with it so this is the |
| 320s | you know one of the first steps that |
| 321s | we're making to tackle that |
| 323s | so the Solomons kind of factored in as |
| 325s | well you know as of late that we were on |
| 327s | a competition where we yeah and I think |
| 332s | we're gonna look at new ways of getting |
| 336s | that content into the game and |
| 338s | especially with you know how to access |
| 340s | that stuff on mobile there'll be some |
| 341s | changes that we're making later in the |
| 343s | year so you know some exciting stuff |
| 345s | going to happen there awesome I just |
| 348s | want to touch upon ideas for things such |
| 350s | as double xp weekend yeah yeah I think |
| 355s | there's a new type of weekend that we're |
| 358s | planning in May is it that's going to |
| 360s | happen in May so who wants to talk about |
| 363s | the mechanics of that one yeah we like |
| 370s | the idea of taking the voice of Saron |
| 372s | effects that you've got from top city |
| 374s | and kind of applying it to the whole |
| 375s | game world so the idea that you would |
| 377s | have certain skills or certain kind of |
| 379s | categories of skills in focus and it |
| 381s | given time which might mean there's |
| 383s | increased XP maybe increased kind of |
| 385s | almost them winter weekend style buffs |
| 387s | that kind of thing but in certain hours |
| 389s | or certain time periods then it moves |
| 391s | over to another |
| 391s | that means we hopefully will get Blatz |
| 393s | of people who are jack-of-all-trades you |
| 394s | know like moving from one skill to |
| 395s | another over the course of the day and |
| 397s | the aim being there's kind |
| 399s | kind of fun yeah a bit variety social |
| 402s | you you are bits yeah takes over to like |
| 404s | mining Oh ever and then everyone's in |
| 406s | the mining cabins or Webber yeah all |
| 408s | chained to each other as they mine and |
| 410s | then they will move on to agility I |
| 417s | really like the idea of like waiting for |
| 420s | that out that like that timed her it |
| 422s | took over presumably you get some sort |
| 425s | of message and I think it's um you can |
| 429s | reduce it but that's it's similar |
| 430s | overlay that's right yeah have we got |
| 435s | people gun |
| 435s | so you mentioned I'm see kind of in the |
| 437s | same vein as like winter weekends is |
| 438s | this kind of like the replacement is it |
| 440s | is this trial yeah it's a trial and we |
| 444s | can just already call us to love them so |
| 445s | how I do my slam like it's just trying |
| 451s | out like keeping things fresh I if you |
| 454s | want to do something new that weekend |
| 455s | pop in I love the community aspect |
| 458s | behind it personally I mean like Cal P |
| 459s | touch honey I just think it's really |
| 461s | cool that you could all just meet up and |
| 462s | focus on one specific category of a |
| 464s | skill whatever you do that and then go |
| 466s | to another one yeah I think it's really |
| 467s | awesome I love that should we talk about |
| 471s | the or sale we've mean obviously |
| 472s | mentioned there in between so just a bit |
| 474s | of detailing on the or sale on what we |
| 476s | can expect them out yeah sure thing so |
| 479s | this was for the January sales we did an |
| 482s | or sale where we did sort of like a flat |
| 484s | discount on Tier four and five or as as |
| 487s | well as a couple of Tier three ones as |
| 488s | well and a couple of questions came from |
| 490s | that sort of relating to Lords commentry |
| 493s | work and worry work and that kind of |
| 495s | stuff |
| 495s | and some place was saying is this is |
| 498s | this what that is |
| 500s | whereas actually I mean basically I |
| 503s | think at the time we just wanted to do |
| 504s | something nice that we knew that we |
| 505s | could do right away and so for me in my |
| 507s | power at the time all I could do you |
| 511s | know was I could make an auto sale |
| 513s | happen yeah hey welcome so yeah we we |
| 517s | let players know in advance that it was |
| 518s | happening so you have time to build it |
| 519s | up and then we'd do it like a blanket |
| 522s | discount and it was pretty popular |
| 524s | we had huge engagement with a service in |
| 527s | my state again so rework is still still |
| 532s | regular having regular discussions about |
| 534s | it but until then this is just something |
| 536s | that we can do in the meantime |
| 537s | the kinder even like the because there's |
| 542s | acknowledgement opposite of how high how |
| 543s | much you gotta wait to get those or it's |
| 545s | our way to kind of - yeah absolutely |
| 547s | just just I just want to get them in |
| 548s | players hands quicker until we have like |
| 549s | a proper permanent solution awesome okay |
| 553s | from what I've got here a family munch |
| 555s | touch bone everything being quite |
| 557s | efficient in going through them which |
| 558s | I'm very happy with but I mean if |
| 559s | there's anything I might missed by all |
| 561s | means my think I mean the most important |
| 563s | is to read the news post definitely |
| 564s | there just went live for sure yeah M |
| 566s | relay in relation to the perpetrator of |
| 568s | a perpetrator and again as I mentioned |
| 570s | you know we have that this called |
| 572s | channel where Mike and camel and others |
| 574s | will be in there and getting involved in |
| 577s | discussions and stuff so like please do |
| 579s | that for sure but yes I know you know |
| 583s | it's just gonna say it's gonna be you |
| 585s | know interesting hear what people think |
| 586s | we're going to try out some new things |
| 587s | this year so we're going to experiment |
| 589s | with sort of various things throughout |
| 590s | the year so you know give us your |
| 593s | feedback let us know what you think |
| 594s | works what doesn't work and we'll take |
| 596s | it and see what we can do okay well I |
| 603s | know you alright let's scoot over this |
| 611s | is it with a microphone go that far |
| 613s | I'm waiting for the tug I'm just what |
| 614s | yeah okay so just before we dive into |
| 622s | where will likely get Osbourne helping |
| 625s | it Mike more involved just on a section |
| 627s | on player support I was hoping to get |
| 629s | represent of the play sport operations |
| 631s | team on they unfortunately know them |
| 633s | were able to make it for the time so |
| 635s | you're gonna rattle off a couple fins |
| 637s | here so I just don't make a very good |
| 638s | point first of all the player port blog |
| 641s | that went out last week please give that |
| 642s | read on the website as we mentioned in |
| 646s | that message we're gonna be looking to |
| 648s | do for development blogs there'll be a |
| 649s | cross both old-school admirin scape and |
| 652s | in a overview they're gonna be focusing |
| 654s | on upgrading our systems account |
| 657s | security recovering lost items |
| 658s | challenging myths about customer support |
| 660s | and toxicity in game but also we're |
| 663s | gonna be used in surveys and some of |
| 664s | them we've done a lot more this year |
| 666s | more sir beige ribbon stuff so we're |
| 668s | gonna use this as a chance to get in |
| 670s | touch we wall and get a three back from |
| 672s | the surveys and they wanted me to |
| 676s | mention that yes we you know you guys |
| 678s | have heard this all before but nothing's |
| 679s | happening but you haven't heared it like |
| 681s | this I think that's safe to say it's |
| 683s | plans these guys really want to do it in |
| 686s | like the place poor guys are really |
| 687s | going a hardcore on trying to get stuff |
| 691s | so because they know how much you guys |
| 692s | are passionate about good player support |
| 694s | so very important to keep that in mind |
| 697s | I'm one of a point on what I mentioned |
| 699s | is in relation to excuse me the toxicity |
| 703s | so what do we mean by toxic the toxicity |
| 705s | which is in the early days of runescape |
| 708s | you could say the most basic things |
| 710s | again muted and stuff now it's a lot |
| 712s | more open I guess in that sense but at |
| 714s | the same time we want to find out what |
| 716s | you guys consider to be toxic so we can |
| 718s | help address that now what a ton fun |
| 720s | environment when you talk to people and |
| 722s | see nonsense being said and stuff like |
| 724s | that and also the final notes with those |
| 727s | blogs were releasing we're gonna be |
| 728s | hoping to get to play one member of the |
| 730s | players poor team on to kind of go into |
| 732s | detail on those blogs so you guys could |
| 733s | see that progress as well so there's a |
| 735s | lot more openness in that regard from |
| 737s | these guys which is very exciting |
| 739s | alright I rambled on a bit there next up |
| 742s | let's jump into and rinse game about and |
| 746s | impact on PC developments so a couple |
| 749s | questions rattle off years I think is |
| 750s | very important to hammer home on this |
| 752s | some mobile updates have affected the |
| 754s | experience desktop users having game is |
| 756s | there more of a plan to stop this |
| 757s | happening as much all we've been talking |
| 761s | about that lot stay actually so don't |
| 763s | you know there will be things that we're |
| 765s | trying to tackle that will have an |
| 767s | impact on desktop about we're trying to |
| 768s | be really careful with that with things |
| 771s | that that change the way people play the |
| 772s | game so if there's anything that's going |
| 774s | to impact sort of systems and the way |
| 777s | people are used to doing things then |
| 779s | we'll be very careful to get that in |
| 780s | front of people to have a look at first |
| 782s | and we'll you know we'll talk about it |
| 785s | rather than just drop it in the game and |
| 786s | you know so where that's happened you |
| 788s | know we should sort of hold our hands up |
| 790s | and say sorry you know that's |
| 791s | unintentional but there are lots of |
| 793s | changes happening you know because |
| 795s | cramming a whole you know complex game |
| 797s | like runescape into a mobile is |
| 800s | huge challenge so yeah just kind of bear |
| 803s | with us but at the same time you if |
| 806s | there are some changes that we've made |
| 807s | on mobile that aren't on desktop and you |
| 809s | really like them these do say do let us |
| 811s | know because I think there is some |
| 813s | awesome stuff and you we do want to make |
| 815s | sure that yeah yeah we're not upsetting |
| 817s | the kind of desktop experience but we're |
| 819s | also fairly confident that these will |
| 822s | actually be some things that play as one |
| 823s | on desktop as well I mean if we look at |
| 827s | some of the stuff that's come out of |
| 827s | mobile that's actually helped on the |
| 829s | desktop experience I mean you have the |
| 831s | Lewton interface update where it's now |
| 833s | colored on desktop according to the |
| 835s | value you get in the loop value and of |
| 836s | course I'm mobile that's more detail but |
| 838s | that's just one little thing then you go |
| 839s | from there these are the little things |
| 840s | to kind of add up as well so I mean it's |
| 842s | some stuff allow which is I think |
| 844s | awesome to have and very important to |
| 846s | highlight we've had this question many a |
| 848s | time before by that what is the status |
| 850s | on iOS for mobile well we will the |
| 857s | intention is to have both Android and |
| 859s | iOS versions at launch so that will |
| 861s | happen in terms of when we'll have the |
| 863s | first versions to test on iOS I can't |
| 865s | give Bates yet but it's in development |
| 867s | it's coming along really well it looks |
| 869s | really good |
| 869s | so yeah it's it's exciting stuff but in |
| 873s | terms of yeah when it's a bit early to |
| 875s | say yet because it's still loads of work |
| 876s | it's one of the scenarios way ously if |
| 878s | we could chop a hole we would I mean |
| 879s | there's no reason for us to keep |
| 881s | something like that quiet cuz we only |
| 882s | appeal for them but it's about getting - |
| 885s | I guess and now that in - yeah hope he's |
| 891s | not running throughout them no no and |
| 894s | now that the beta cap has been raised |
| 896s | for Android what are the next steps for |
| 897s | runescape on Android sorry I was being |
| 903s | asked to look here by someone and then |
| 905s | what think so what I missed I missed the |
| 908s | question okay Ron by the way we'll talk |
| 911s | about yeah most of this stuff that's |
| 916s | been worked on at the moment is around |
| 917s | the the user interface and tackling the |
| 920s | challenges of that on mobile so still |
| 922s | you know lots of work happening there's |
| 924s | there's so much of the game that needs |
| 925s | to be looked at to work well on mobile |
| 928s | so so that's where most of our attention |
| 930s | is at the moment I |
| 931s | it's an 18 year old game yes massive in |
| 934s | regards to everything that in there you |
| 936s | have content still in the game from 2004 |
| 938s | for example then has to be polished up |
| 939s | and every feels kalbi just to bring you |
| 941s | up to speed the question was next steps |
| 943s | for one skip an android but i think you |
| 945s | know what's actually really exciting is |
| 947s | it's bringing about some new stuff in |
| 950s | terms of how it looks and how it feels |
| 951s | and just making the whole thing feel a |
| 953s | bit more alive and more modern and you |
| 955s | know in a respectful way so it's not |
| 957s | like we're gonna change it so you don't |
| 959s | recognize it but it will kind of bring |
| 961s | it to you know make it exciting for new |
| 963s | players who are going to see it for the |
| 964s | first time so it's cool cool alright |
| 966s | let's go on to some general stuff I've |
| 969s | got a note added to my script just now |
| 972s | which is about you guys saying a lot of |
| 974s | our stone spirits and chat and I mean |
| 976s | the best thing I can say is to reiterate |
| 977s | what I said on stream last week which is |
| 979s | the design itself is in the works I had |
| 983s | a message that I write now just as the |
| 985s | stream ended last Tuesday so it was good |
| 986s | tiring but yes the design is in the |
| 988s | works and we don't want to say we're |
| 992s | gonna be doing X Y & Z unless it's |
| 993s | absolutely certain because I mean that |
| 995s | would not help in any way whatsoever but |
| 997s | yes the topic is there and it is |
| 1000s | acknowledged but that's about baseline |
| 1002s | as I can be on that one for now I think |
| 1004s | I believe my jack is on discord talking |
| 1006s | about yes moaning yeah so if you have |
| 1008s | got no opinion on it are these aired |
| 1010s | some of the potential design solutions |
| 1012s | on there cool okay first question go |
| 1015s | what are you doing to try and |
| 1017s | accommodate the new player experience a |
| 1020s | lot is that I think it's fair to say |
| 1022s | we're we've over like definitely like |
| 1026s | the rest of this year we're gonna be |
| 1028s | focusing on a lot you know especially in |
| 1031s | like lead-up to you the full commercial |
| 1034s | or to mobile you were you hoping that |
| 1037s | will you will get you brand new audience |
| 1040s | mobile audience and you it's definitely |
| 1042s | something where we're dressing I think |
| 1044s | you'll see changes throughout the year |
| 1048s | iterations improvements to the first you |
| 1050s | are the first time user experience |
| 1053s | yeah it's about you know what the |
| 1055s | players see on that first day of playing |
| 1057s | in the game and what what what is it |
| 1059s | that makes them come out the next day so |
| 1061s | that that's the thing we really need to |
| 1062s | crack is like get people back the second |
| 1064s | and then take it from there so we're |
| 1066s | putting a lot of attention on you know |
| 1067s | what what you know happens that early |
| 1069s | part the game and and how how the flow |
| 1072s | works and you know how do you teach |
| 1074s | people how to play runescape yes yeah |
| 1076s | the important part of that is actually |
| 1079s | representing runescape as the game I |
| 1081s | think you if kindness sometimes built in |
| 1084s | the many kinds of tutorials and stuff |
| 1086s | we've done in the past that maybe the |
| 1088s | tutorial is teaching players about a |
| 1090s | slightly different game and then you |
| 1091s | release them into the quite world space |
| 1095s | of like what do i do like there goes |
| 1099s | beyond the to tour doesn't it yeah you |
| 1100s | know it's what happens after that are |
| 1102s | really important as well that's where I |
| 1104s | mean I mean if we look at brief I say |
| 1107s | recent in like the last six nine months |
| 1109s | I mean tutorial Island coming back in an |
| 1111s | essence whereas of course we used happy |
| 1113s | ol - Dale quest sorry |
| 1114s | tutorial but it's now of course tutorial |
| 1116s | islands with steps Stephanie something |
| 1118s | to mention what is your word sorry just |
| 1121s | a good yeah we're definitely looking at |
| 1122s | we've done a lot on tutorials in the |
| 1124s | past are kind of next steps are to look |
| 1126s | beyond the tutorial but we will based on |
| 1129s | how well that goes then we're probably |
| 1131s | at some stage probably look better |
| 1132s | tutorial it very much depends on how you |
| 1136s | monitor you play progression through the |
| 1138s | game and make decisions based on that |
| 1141s | now suppose I you look at their main |
| 1143s | storyline is a closed environment you're |
| 1145s | obviously kind of forced on what you do |
| 1147s | and then of course when you release them |
| 1148s | into the big bad wild of the game it's |
| 1150s | like okay this is yeah there's a lot to |
| 1152s | take in |
| 1152s | yeah what is your strategy to bringing |
| 1156s | in new players to runescape and okay |
| 1159s | let's that sons house excuse me let's |
| 1160s | answer that question first so you know |
| 1161s | does that kind of tie into the first |
| 1163s | question I guess their opening game |
| 1164s | experience really yeah yeah I mean in |
| 1167s | terms of bringing players in I mean once |
| 1169s | someone that she joins the game we're |
| 1171s | trying to make you the best experience |
| 1174s | possible for them I think we I think |
| 1176s | most people know that there's a number |
| 1178s | of issues there so we're looking to |
| 1181s | improve on there will be very much |
| 1182s | looking at you you play progression I |
| 1184s | said and you may be doing a/b tests and |
| 1188s | stuff there and testing it out and |
| 1189s | making changes and iterating upon that |
| 1192s | obviously you for us |
| 1194s | kind of like mobile is a very big |
| 1197s | of hey we're opening the game out to a |
| 1199s | new platform so we're hoping to you |
| 1202s | you've been in the game to a big new |
| 1205s | audience there so that is a big kind of |
| 1206s | like milestone for ourselves like we |
| 1208s | really want to get the the new pirate |
| 1212s | experience kind of top notch and time |
| 1214s | for them yeah I'm so working towards |
| 1216s | that so that's kind you that's a that's |
| 1219s | a big kind of like goal but all those |
| 1223s | changes aren't just from overall |
| 1224s | therefore desktop as well so we expect |
| 1226s | to see you know the improvements would |
| 1228s | be for both platforms we expect to see |
| 1230s | you like new players coming into desktop |
| 1233s | being having a much nicer experience as |
| 1236s | well and what will the company do if |
| 1239s | mobile doesn't attract as many new |
| 1241s | players has hoped well I think with that |
| 1244s | we're pretty confident because when you |
| 1246s | look at the the launch of old school and |
| 1248s | how well that's done we've got really |
| 1250s | good data on how that's performed and |
| 1253s | you know that all the indicators are |
| 1255s | that we will you know see a good number |
| 1258s | of new players incoming so you know |
| 1261s | we're really confident based on how old |
| 1263s | schools performed and you know we're |
| 1264s | hoping with runescape you know it's |
| 1265s | going to do even better so yeah awesome |
| 1269s | and maybe a question few here was born |
| 1272s | what will we receive news about the |
| 1274s | summer update or the upcoming care |
| 1276s | package as quest ease that room for |
| 1277s | excited questions yeah summer update you |
| 1281s | you might be surprised to hear that we |
| 1283s | have got something planned but we don't |
| 1285s | have they'll be released in the summer |
| 1288s | we you know we want to pick the right |
| 1291s | time stroke that out at the times now |
| 1292s | it's it's sexy we're very excited about |
| 1301s | it but yeah I'm sure they'll be all the |
| 1302s | kind of road to X you know to get you |
| 1306s | excited and things like that but what's |
| 1308s | the second party coming Caravan jazz |
| 1310s | quest yeah yeah the law council are |
| 1312s | still really interested in telling |
| 1313s | stories about jazz Sin Cara pack we |
| 1315s | haven't got anything kind of in the |
| 1316s | works for them yet but we have got kind |
| 1319s | of core series stories to tell in the |
| 1322s | near future so yeah keep an eye on |
| 1324s | awesome is there any update I mean very |
| 1327s | open-ended question is but is there any |
| 1328s | update to the game tech system in the |
| 1330s | world |
| 1331s | I mean it's if players are expecting us |
| 1336s | to completely rewrite the Texas and |
| 1337s | that's not going to happen that's a huge |
| 1340s | technical thing and it was completely |
| 1342s | changed what is runescape really however |
| 1346s | you would like to look into improving |
| 1352s | the kind of things that can be done |
| 1358s | there with with the game engine that can |
| 1359s | improve that so it feels a bit slicker |
| 1361s | and more responsive but you wouldn't |
| 1363s | want to mess with any of the timings or |
| 1364s | anything because it just has impact on |
| 1366s | so many parts of the game you don't win |
| 1368s | skip the FPS that's that's that's still |
| 1374s | a massive thing and it's you is |
| 1378s | something we like to do but that doesn't |
| 1379s | you don't expect |
| 1382s | just don't expect okay I mean I think |
| 1385s | that's me do dark sky Josh yes with the |
| 1390s | modern spin rework being one of the most |
| 1391s | well-liked updates in recent memory do |
| 1393s | you have any plans to rework and update |
| 1395s | more dilapidated skills such as |
| 1396s | construction plans or plans hmm it's |
| 1403s | definitely a bit more open-ended |
| 1408s | question we have they given us like |
| 1410s | inspiration to look up yes a lot of time |
| 1414s | went into mining smithing and so you |
| 1417s | have to when we look at hey do we rework |
| 1420s | our stuff and it's not just skills |
| 1422s | there's other content in the game that |
| 1423s | we can look we look at rework and yeah |
| 1426s | it definitely it's definitely a big |
| 1428s | consideration when we're making plans on |
| 1430s | what should we work on next |
| 1431s | what should we prioritize against |
| 1433s | hundreds of other ideas that we got so |
| 1437s | yes it's definitely a consideration we |
| 1439s | haven't planned as of this time there's |
| 1442s | nothing nothing in the plans to actually |
| 1444s | do that there's maybe some other little |
| 1445s | bits there's some over here is like |
| 1447s | complicate you know like that's an area |
| 1449s | that will came to kind of rework |
| 1452s | modernize a bit by making stuff with an |
| 1455s | aim to make a fire-making just worth |
| 1456s | training give you miles day yes and |
| 1458s | we've got plans for that you know |
| 1460s | similar categories of stuff that's not |
| 1461s | maybe yeah as big as two skills which |
| 1463s | mining in smithing effectively |
| 1464s | but I mean it's not just about it's not |
| 1466s | just about skills you know they might |
| 1469s | not even be about reworking a skill and |
| 1470s | tightening as you mentioned it could |
| 1471s | just be about fine yeah yeah we've |
| 1474s | definitely got things that coming up |
| 1475s | they're doing that kind of thing yeah |
| 1476s | but for me I like personally my eyes |
| 1478s | were a bit open by morning and smithing |
| 1480s | I think there's a certain thing that I |
| 1481s | expected for mining smithing which was |
| 1482s | no good sentiment you know maybe maybe |
| 1485s | some people popping back in and then |
| 1486s | leaving again afterwards just to see |
| 1488s | what was what was there may make my own |
| 1489s | opinions that kind of thing and it |
| 1491s | definitely did more than that and that's |
| 1493s | I think that was bit of an eye-opener we |
| 1495s | didn't expect much from it necessarily |
| 1497s | it was it was great and I love what it's |
| 1500s | done to the community awesome a room |
| 1504s | Fest 2017 you announced you would be |
| 1506s | working on community-centric updates for |
| 1508s | concept art of clans in the background |
| 1510s | any update on this I mean I guess we |
| 1513s | always again keep in mind |
| 1515s | community-centric stuff in what we're |
| 1517s | doing |
| 1517s | we like to where possible build social |
| 1520s | experiences as for clans we do have some |
| 1525s | smaller stuff coming out in the near |
| 1527s | future this where you want to poke up I |
| 1530s | mean oh we all we can wait until Friday |
| 1532s | well yeah you know we have videos yeah I |
| 1536s | mean I think that's I mean I think |
| 1538s | that's the best I believe it yeah yeah |
| 1541s | again is I mean you're gonna hear a lot |
| 1544s | in these big question live streams from |
| 1546s | myself at least it's always gonna be |
| 1549s | there's a lot of ideas out there there's |
| 1551s | a lot of things we can do and we have to |
| 1553s | prioritize them against each other and |
| 1556s | you that I mean I've loved to do all |
| 1559s | these things but we can't do everything |
| 1561s | and so we we have to continue to |
| 1563s | prioritize certain things against others |
| 1566s | and you I don't either the other thing |
| 1570s | is like I don't want to create |
| 1572s | expectations that we're gonna do self |
| 1574s | you probably notice that a bit more |
| 1576s | you've done that a lot over the years we |
| 1578s | go to Memphis we talk about hey here's |
| 1580s | what our grand ideas but we do them just |
| 1583s | live streams like this that's why I'm |
| 1585s | not allowed out at the Box anymore oh |
| 1587s | come on |
| 1589s | and you we talk about these ideas and |
| 1592s | then even if they're just us you put one |
| 1596s | kind of little suggestion and stuff you |
| 1598s | they they gain some traction and it's |
| 1600s | good to see in one hand it's good to see |
| 1602s | what people are interested in but then |
| 1604s | sometimes these things turn into |
| 1606s | expectations that were actually gonna |
| 1608s | deliver that and that's what I want to |
| 1610s | kind of not create those a no I think I |
| 1614s | think that's a very I mean we dug |
| 1616s | ourselves into a hole in the past with |
| 1618s | expectations of XY and Z coming out so I |
| 1620s | think that's much more sensible yeah in |
| 1623s | that sense and managing those |
| 1624s | expectations of yes you can actually |
| 1626s | look forward to this yes it's gonna |
| 1627s | happen not yes you can look forward to |
| 1629s | this oh wait no we've you know it's been |
| 1631s | pushed back also and there there's a |
| 1633s | number of things that like are going on |
| 1635s | behind the scenes but we don't really |
| 1638s | want to actually talk about them until |
| 1641s | we're actually no they're they're pretty |
| 1643s | much done and we can confident that they |
| 1645s | are actually getting released because |
| 1646s | there have been times where we've worked |
| 1648s | on stuff we've got excited about it and |
| 1650s | we've started talking about it like Bank |
| 1652s | rework is a very big example of that we |
| 1655s | get excited about I would tell everyone |
| 1656s | hey this is coming something hit some |
| 1658s | big technical issue that we can't |
| 1660s | actually resolve I mean the biggest he |
| 1662s | don't want that we're about and we have |
| 1664s | to like back dragon start over again and |
| 1666s | then the friction point that we're still |
| 1668s | trying to kind of get into a nice sweet |
| 1669s | spot about is that there are certain |
| 1670s | things we want to want to show even talk |
| 1672s | about I'm sure everybody design |
| 1674s | documents you're on disk or that kind of |
| 1675s | thing it's a company works and to be |
| 1677s | honest that's why we talked about Bank |
| 1679s | rework early yeah was because we want to |
| 1680s | play feedback on it cuz it's a change to |
| 1682s | core gameplay insist news what you like |
| 1684s | so we need to find the right right space |
| 1687s | for that those are the danger box yeah |
| 1688s | and also giving them enough space to be |
| 1691s | done you know really well some money |
| 1693s | smithing is a great example we took the |
| 1694s | time make sure we get it right and you |
| 1697s | know I think there's so many of these |
| 1698s | ones are really really big you know that |
| 1700s | if they're rushed and we get it wrong |
| 1702s | then you know it's it's a real problem |
| 1704s | so you know we've got to pick the right |
| 1706s | ones do them with the right way and talk |
| 1707s | about them when you know when we've got |
| 1709s | something really solid to talk about |
| 1711s | it's a recent example but it's not |
| 1712s | nowhere near in a skilled minds for him |
| 1714s | but we didn't release in simple incense |
| 1716s | burners last Monday but we had last |
| 1719s | minute issues and it wasn't that polish |
| 1721s | it needed and I'm seeing Jen we've |
| 1722s | released |
| 1723s | this week and that's just an example of |
| 1724s | that so you know being confident enough |
| 1726s | to push back if we're not happy with it |
| 1728s | actually I think serving that's |
| 1730s | important to make that irregular yeah we |
| 1732s | need to go ahead of ourselves so we |
| 1734s | obviously mentioned bank lyric a few |
| 1735s | bits there to read jump on for the bank |
| 1736s | rework section now I guess just you know |
| 1738s | Brattle ease off while we're on the |
| 1740s | topic okay |
| 1742s | last bank rework outrage resulting you |
| 1744s | guys stating a place holder model was |
| 1747s | being tested and whatever happened to |
| 1749s | this well we have been doing stuff as I |
| 1753s | was kind of just kind of saying there is |
| 1755s | stuff going on behind the scenes but I |
| 1759s | don't want to I know this is not the |
| 1762s | answer people particularly want to hear |
| 1763s | but you I really don't want to talk |
| 1766s | about it because Bank rework has burnt |
| 1769s | us several times in the past and as I |
| 1774s | was just saying like it's the it's the |
| 1775s | big example of where we've got confident |
| 1778s | we've talked about it then we've hit |
| 1780s | technical hurdles and you more times |
| 1784s | than players realize we've actually gone |
| 1786s | taking a couple step forwards away yes |
| 1788s | this is gonna happen and then BAM and |
| 1790s | you're like ah crap and you have to kind |
| 1792s | of like almost like we start again |
| 1795s | so I don't want to create like as they |
| 1798s | want to create expectations they're |
| 1800s | doing the great excitement for something |
| 1801s | that might not happen so we continue to |
| 1804s | work on it it's not on any shelf |
| 1806s | I've got shelves we've got plants we've |
| 1810s | got all your ball games but there's no |
| 1811s | bank we work on the show we are working |
| 1816s | really like we're not gonna say anything |
| 1819s | until like this is an update there I've |
| 1822s | said right from the start that we would |
| 1824s | put for a beta because it's quite |
| 1825s | dangerous with when you're working with |
| 1827s | bank stuff you have to put for a beta |
| 1828s | first of all and make sure we're |
| 1830s | confident stress testing hundreds of |
| 1833s | players and software that like the you |
| 1835s | said you didn't want to talk about it |
| 1836s | yeah I'm just and basically we wouldn't |
| 1843s | actually come out and say we're ready |
| 1845s | we're working on it it's gonna happen |
| 1847s | until we're actually ready to announce a |
| 1848s | victor and right now there's no be as |
| 1850s | scheduled so don't expect any I mean to |
| 1853s | your point other baits ever be a with |
| 1855s | the bank's I mean |
| 1856s | and while the mines beat it happened |
| 1858s | mainly to work or part it was because of |
| 1861s | all the player that work with banks in |
| 1864s | there where we didn't warn obviously one |
| 1867s | issue to happen with the bank works we |
| 1869s | did then there would be massive problems |
| 1870s | so you know to help his point yes very |
| 1874s | important that you know if the bank work |
| 1876s | happens there you know it would |
| 1878s | absolutely be better be it because we |
| 1880s | want to ever want to imagine you guys |
| 1882s | logging in and losing all of your |
| 1884s | valuable banks lots for sure |
| 1886s | we one more questions Bank we were topic |
| 1888s | are you planning to ever increase the |
| 1890s | players say file size so we could get |
| 1892s | maybe more bank space or action bars or |
| 1894s | Bank presets and so on |
| 1896s | I'm not really a technical person but I |
| 1898s | think not all those things are linked to |
| 1902s | save space and stuff we have done this |
| 1905s | there haven't we we did it last year and |
| 1907s | there was some extra Bank boosters and |
| 1909s | stuff like that so yeah we focused the |
| 1911s | logo on items as well that safe space |
| 1912s | admittedly that's not bank space I know |
| 1914s | the people don't necessarily consider it |
| 1915s | the same thing but you know it is |
| 1917s | helping it's all stuff that we're aware |
| 1918s | of the people one we warned ourselves |
| 1921s | yeah a lot of technical issues is |
| 1923s | actually on the amount time it takes to |
| 1926s | open the bank yeah probably so and it's |
| 1928s | just cuz if loading each of those items |
| 1929s | yeah it's not quite as efficient is it |
| 1932s | sure people could be there's a deal of |
| 1933s | work to make sure that that doesn't you |
| 1935s | know overload so I'm not very technical |
| 1937s | so I'm using wrong term is been given |
| 1938s | idea and that and that kind of is part |
| 1940s | of the reason why we have problems with |
| 1941s | working with the bank stuff is hey |
| 1943s | you've got we've got a possible way of |
| 1945s | doing something bad she it makes things |
| 1946s | less efficient yeah therefore we have |
| 1947s | pawns you if we look at obviously the |
| 1951s | last time the bank was update was when |
| 1952s | we added did the yang go and costume |
| 1954s | room stuff through that and I know that |
| 1955s | was tough because obviously that what |
| 1958s | there was to do and obviously what it |
| 1959s | comes down to is the efficiency of it |
| 1961s | and if you look at a bank space it's why |
| 1964s | we have stuff like the barn update we |
| 1966s | released recently for play around farms |
| 1967s | and that's an alternative to storing it |
| 1970s | yeah got a couple more of those in that |
| 1972s | in the works okay cool |
| 1974s | let's come back to general stuff do you |
| 1976s | think one scape will ever rework the |
| 1979s | wilderness there wilderness it's good |
| 1982s | question yeah I mean there are different |
| 1983s | to be honest like they're two very |
| 1985s | there's one big group he just wants us |
| 1988s | to reclaim it in some ways there's a lot |
| 1989s | of space that could be |
| 1990s | used another passion of minority greed |
| 1992s | people just really wants us to get it |
| 1993s | right for once |
| 1995s | I think that we haven't got anything |
| 1997s | active in moment about how to resolve |
| 1998s | that but we're currently chatting about |
| 1999s | it a little bit about what we might do |
| 2002s | there are things that I like you know |
| 2004s | I'm championing things like big fan of |
| 2006s | safe PvP in that suit serene escape a |
| 2008s | big fan of opt-in PvP but world event |
| 2010s | been the beast yep yeah the idea that |
| 2013s | you know you set a flag but I could |
| 2015s | maybe use the wilderness for those who |
| 2017s | haven't opted to opt it for PvP I love |
| 2020s | dark scape you know I love getting you |
| 2021s | know game modes and servers that |
| 2023s | dedicate to PvP but um it might be that |
| 2025s | we kind of play around with rule sets or |
| 2027s | do something there I know that there's |
| 2028s | actually um something I wanted to wear |
| 2031s | something what hunt has been pitching |
| 2032s | which is a wilderness death rework so |
| 2036s | reworked depth to the mechanics of what |
| 2038s | happens when you die okay so it love to |
| 2040s | wear it just kind of give it give you |
| 2041s | feedback whatever on on radio etc and |
| 2044s | discord it's is that |
| 2047s | I'll go get this right now death in the |
| 2050s | wilderness would mean you would drop the |
| 2051s | amount of gold that you would have to |
| 2052s | pay to reclaim your items so instead of |
| 2055s | dropping the items it looks at the value |
| 2057s | cost side reclaim so it robs that as I |
| 2060s | tossed out when you cross into the |
| 2061s | wilderness it would have you'd have to |
| 2062s | have that gold on you okay you'd have to |
| 2064s | have that amount on you otherwise you |
| 2066s | won't be able to you just paint be would |
| 2067s | be yeah effectively that so a player who |
| 2071s | dies would actively lose their items |
| 2074s | twice so that's pretty heavy penalty so |
| 2078s | he still gives that sense of hazard but |
| 2080s | love people thoughts or ideas on that a |
| 2083s | lot of people seem to like that I did I |
| 2093s | think what we could do here is I'm sure |
| 2095s | one hunter won't mind me saying this is |
| 2097s | when that post goes out maybe I'll get |
| 2100s | him to pop onto our post and maybe |
| 2101s | explain it in full just your case so I |
| 2103s | assume I've no doubt you probably |
| 2105s | summarized it fine but yes I think it's |
| 2107s | important just in case there are gonna |
| 2108s | be nuances in it yes about know |
| 2110s | definitely yeah I'll see what I can do |
| 2113s | for that be interesting that's sounds |
| 2115s | really awesome there actually there any |
| 2118s | plans to bring a popular old-school |
| 2120s | updates to runescape such as their |
| 2122s | construction additions they've made |
| 2124s | or how their bank works or even fossil |
| 2126s | Island so note fossil Island but |
| 2130s | construction construction updates that |
| 2132s | there's some really nice stuff that |
| 2133s | they've done with kind of leaving rooms |
| 2134s | yes in particular a lot of the kind of |
| 2136s | the benefits themselves to be having |
| 2138s | other places in our game you know like |
| 2141s | the teleporting but like moving the |
| 2144s | rooms the problem is that as you |
| 2146s | probably expect it's simpler in |
| 2147s | old-school so to do that takes a huge |
| 2150s | amount of work would likely come with a |
| 2151s | full construction we work in a isn't off |
| 2153s | the cards okay so just a minute just to |
| 2154s | clarify the reason why its simplest |
| 2156s | because of course they haven't had the |
| 2157s | POA traditions that come into ruins mm |
| 2161s | yeah we're a victim of own release |
| 2162s | schedule in the sounds and also to be |
| 2164s | honest it's the same on to the bank |
| 2165s | we've had so given so many benefits and |
| 2168s | perks and things like that and there's |
| 2169s | so many additional items you know not |
| 2171s | see that's on us but that makes the |
| 2174s | placeholder system that o XR ice has got |
| 2176s | far far more difficult and possible to |
| 2179s | implement there in scale we have to take |
| 2180s | a different route cool are there any |
| 2183s | plans to remove more minigames like |
| 2185s | mobilizing armies I want to kind of |
| 2188s | throw it open personally like I'm the |
| 2190s | mobilizing Army's felt like it was a |
| 2192s | clear right garrovick I know there are a |
| 2194s | couple of champions of it but I'd love |
| 2198s | to know if there's any other many games |
| 2199s | that people feel passionate living like |
| 2200s | that really needs to go like it's great |
| 2202s | or project really like kind of |
| 2203s | absolutely loving trouble brewing does |
| 2205s | that have absolutely thinking that go |
| 2209s | regardless like yeah it's certainly an |
| 2212s | option because I think that we're going |
| 2213s | to become braver to take out things |
| 2215s | daunt but certainly with kind of new |
| 2217s | players coming in and the benefits that |
| 2219s | might bring we're gonna get braver about |
| 2220s | taking up I always been work I wouldn't |
| 2222s | conquest in there if you want to do yeah |
| 2225s | there are some people who've got |
| 2226s | perfectly valid argument that is it's |
| 2228s | not hurting anyone |
| 2229s | conquest isn't hurting anyone but it's |
| 2231s | noisy a lot people go to it and might |
| 2233s | well you know just play anything alone |
| 2235s | it's not fun those rewards lock behind |
| 2237s | them some people are boosting them which |
| 2239s | doesn't look great I may be wrong I mean |
| 2241s | a chat correct me I'm pretty sure |
| 2242s | conquest is I mean in the current comp |
| 2245s | stuff we have in conquest is tied into |
| 2247s | trim comp I figure I may be wrong though |
| 2250s | yeah which might be a reason why it's |
| 2252s | frustrating as well yeah so I'm |
| 2254s | obviously very well aware of like the |
| 2256s | trim come from complex |
| 2258s | it's in there but when I'm thinking |
| 2259s | about noisy bad minigames often it's |
| 2261s | more towards the kind of newer players |
| 2262s | but yeah my I would love to make |
| 2268s | minigames worthwhile with more of a kind |
| 2269s | of blanket update the idea of you know |
| 2271s | I'd love a minigame up I would |
| 2272s | that's a deal of work I know it's gonna |
| 2274s | get prioritize any game that's got to |
| 2276s | get prioritized against another staff |
| 2277s | but also making mini games rewarding |
| 2279s | like it easier to get creeps and stuff |
| 2280s | like that but yeah he's got to come |
| 2282s | against the other staff cool so Wow I |
| 2286s | was about to read that question and JD's |
| 2288s | just taken it off right at the bottom |
| 2291s | okay highlight it delete it put it on |
| 2294s | the bottom I guess that's gonna be one |
| 2295s | of the last questions be asked are there |
| 2297s | any specific plans to add the wood |
| 2299s | cutting and hunter oolitic and aphids |
| 2301s | in-game for invention yes yes I think we |
| 2304s | yeah we sat on a couple of those what |
| 2305s | sat on them for a bit right waiting for |
| 2307s | the right operate to put them with I |
| 2308s | think yeah less of a concern cool last |
| 2313s | year you asked players about their |
| 2314s | feeling on reason someone into 120 is |
| 2316s | this something that's still considered |
| 2319s | it's the one the backlog hasn't been |
| 2322s | removed yeah no I mean all these sort of |
| 2324s | things are considerations |
| 2326s | I'd love to eat sorry mmm you know I'd |
| 2329s | love to do 120 but also change it from |
| 2331s | pouch escape you know it's not just |
| 2333s | that's not necessarily how you train it |
| 2335s | or maybe that's like training from 99 to |
| 2336s | 120 so infusing pouches you mean ya have |
| 2339s | to bring out a knight when 20 with a bit |
| 2341s | for summoning we work at the same time |
| 2342s | you know like using your pet your your |
| 2345s | familiars he's the way to Train it just |
| 2347s | seems so sensible to me |
| 2348s | such a shame it's not that when are we |
| 2352s | getting some sort of combat style |
| 2354s | diversity update presumably this |
| 2355s | question was asked of course because of |
| 2356s | what was shown at Game Jam so yeah yeah |
| 2360s | it's gonna happen it's gonna happen yeah |
| 2363s | amazing so yeah I don't wanna be mod |
| 2366s | though so yeah we are going to be |
| 2372s | looking into it |
| 2373s | timeframe wise it's it's not going to be |
| 2376s | like next couple months where is some is |
| 2380s | another one those updates where we would |
| 2381s | want to do it Beecher as well so |
| 2385s | that would be along at some point to |
| 2388s | Euro see like the balancing of that you |
| 2391s | want Ignatius I run get feedback on that |
| 2393s | stuff |
| 2394s | make sure stuff is worthwhile because if |
| 2396s | we're adding these shoes to different |
| 2398s | weapons and then you the feedback is |
| 2400s | that actually why the hell would ever |
| 2402s | use a mace then there's a lot of issues |
| 2407s | that crop up yes such like from changing |
| 2410s | significantly the styles of how certain |
| 2414s | weapon types working for now so yeah I |
| 2415s | think a bit be awesome so we do one of |
| 2420s | those at some point yeah sorts of |
| 2422s | expects particularly about the connie |
| 2423s | getting involved with the designs I |
| 2425s | think they'll be or prophesieth I'll be |
| 2427s | soon in the actual orange awesome he |
| 2433s | sometimes he gets rid of questions as I |
| 2435s | read it doesn't escape work has been a |
| 2438s | controversial topic over the last few |
| 2439s | weeks and many players feel that while |
| 2441s | the feedback may change the slight |
| 2442s | details the core design that we've come |
| 2445s | up with isn't subject to change how true |
| 2448s | is that it's not true so it's actually |
| 2449s | in a critical point so we have greed as |
| 2453s | a team we sat together that it's it it's |
| 2457s | not endangered necessarily but there are |
| 2460s | two core things that need to be resolved |
| 2461s | one is it's too complex and another is |
| 2463s | there are a lot of people who don't feel |
| 2464s | like it's solving problems that need to |
| 2466s | be solved obviously those two are |
| 2468s | connected so what we're going to do is |
| 2471s | we're going to put out a video blog so |
| 2473s | we're going to strip it all down to the |
| 2474s | simplest elements put out a video blog |
| 2476s | we just the core parts of what we're |
| 2477s | looking to do because really there are |
| 2479s | only core things are the stats on the |
| 2481s | comp on the Cape particularly |
| 2483s | problematic for me so the result those |
| 2485s | well put out there we're going to survey |
| 2487s | it in game so in the same structure as |
| 2490s | that blog and then it's make-or-break if |
| 2493s | if there are core elements that people |
| 2495s | don't want if we if it's salvageable and |
| 2497s | then we put it out but if there's kind |
| 2499s | of fundamental kind of turn against it |
| 2501s | then we'll or ditch it |
| 2502s | so yeah I'm substantial changes could |
| 2505s | well be made cool there are any plans to |
| 2509s | release a strictly solo boss within the |
| 2512s | next 12 months yeah yeah we released we |
| 2517s | tend to release bosses |
| 2519s | we mainly cigrip I've been frequency at |
| 2521s | least there's a couple of bosses every |
| 2522s | year seems to be kind of where we're at |
| 2524s | I mean obviously I'm early dungeons is |
| 2526s | kind of muddy that a little bit like how |
| 2527s | do they work with it but by that |
| 2530s | frequency yeah should be there and the |
| 2532s | next one we want to do is probably so no |
| 2533s | coins anymore |
| 2535s | amazing okay oh why that excites me |
| 2538s | where does the game head towards once |
| 2541s | 299 and weaponry slash armor is added |
| 2544s | and tail off a question do we ever see |
| 2547s | combat skills from 2020 we are we're a |
| 2549s | little way off that got quite way off |
| 2551s | guarantee and those because we're at in |
| 2554s | breadth and I think that and weapon |
| 2555s | diversity is gonna be huge like combat |
| 2558s | diversity really helps us in that these |
| 2560s | weapons worth all different people will |
| 2561s | want those items will want to be you |
| 2564s | know try now or war hammer does for once |
| 2565s | you know that kind of thing so that's |
| 2569s | gonna be a big thing also got other |
| 2570s | ideas for introducing breadth which |
| 2572s | means that 99 you know a few years off |
| 2574s | folks well here's the frame that and I |
| 2575s | need to preface this this point a lot |
| 2578s | yeah 99 does not correspond to does not |
| 2582s | necessarily have to correspond to a |
| 2583s | level we could make 100 and 220 that |
| 2586s | doesn't mean uni hundreds equip it so |
| 2588s | just to clear up that assumption that |
| 2590s | could require in something else |
| 2591s | yes you know yeah so just a very so if |
| 2595s | let's say God knows when we released |
| 2597s | here 105 armor in do I need a hundred |
| 2600s | and five defense right that might not |
| 2602s | necessarily be the point and you're |
| 2603s | gonna just could be acutely aware that |
| 2604s | if players have this kind of geared and |
| 2606s | they're gonna need combat targets that |
| 2607s | suiter like you know you don't just be |
| 2610s | chewing through solare mobs and get into |
| 2611s | a ninety nine in the specs of a day you |
| 2613s | know he we we've got to put in targets |
| 2614s | that make me know the suit bad and |
| 2617s | that's better work as well going to 120 |
| 2619s | in combat but just boggles my mind just |
| 2621s | trying to think you know each of the |
| 2623s | combats goes to 120 you right okay magic |
| 2625s | emerged as well right okay all the |
| 2627s | content that goes with that and making |
| 2628s | those fill up boggles my mind yeah so |
| 2632s | lots of finger burst |
| 2634s | why the hesitation to re-release the |
| 2637s | magic aura because we said everyone |
| 2640s | going to exclusive mmm really right yeah |
| 2643s | I mean it was yeah it was aimed for a |
| 2647s | you for probably a couple members who |
| 2651s | made not going to now |
| 2652s | yeah and it was also it's a bit |
| 2654s | overpowered and it's you know we felt it |
| 2657s | was unbalancing the game and we yeah we |
| 2659s | said we were gonna many kind of aura we |
| 2661s | work we might reopen it mmm I might be |
| 2663s | conversation we have yeah you could come |
| 2664s | back in a different form but for now |
| 2667s | yeah I mean it's the same reason why I |
| 2670s | mean I do notice that people mention my |
| 2672s | rapper haven't mentioned it has a |
| 2674s | Pantheon's or they're 12 and instincts |
| 2676s | and stuff of that those uneven Hellion |
| 2678s | for example these are auras of course |
| 2679s | that well haven't been we released for |
| 2681s | those I think the reason why Madara is |
| 2683s | mentioned the law is because people |
| 2686s | loved extra damage without having to |
| 2688s | suffer damage right he's not having a |
| 2690s | maniacal aura so I assume that's why |
| 2692s | there's a shout for it yeah yeah I'm |
| 2696s | combat auras and all of that we need to |
| 2697s | resolve and the points off |
| 2699s | inaccessibility off and factory |
| 2701s | interoperable okay I think we were |
| 2703s | mistaken though some people have it and |
| 2706s | they can still use it yes yes so members |
| 2709s | if you still have it alright still use |
| 2711s | it it's just in a reduced so is it could |
| 2714s | it be released for players with Brian |
| 2716s | get up so I can get the aura mm-hmm |
| 2718s | which I guess there's a whole different |
| 2720s | topic in its own right that's how I mean |
| 2722s | let's leave that to a bigger job and |
| 2724s | always shut resolve that okay one year |
| 2728s | ago in exactly the same month you shared |
| 2730s | survey results of our potential updates |
| 2732s | brackets with our promises considering |
| 2735s | you've already released a good amount of |
| 2736s | previously poll content like quest point |
| 2737s | shop player on farm and mum others since |
| 2740s | then have your priorities changed a lot |
| 2742s | or if some of those remaining ideas |
| 2743s | still on your to-do list if you look at |
| 2746s | what we've got upcoming which you can't |
| 2748s | because we haven't talked about you'll |
| 2750s | see that there's a lot of familiarity |
| 2752s | there like a lot of stuff that has been |
| 2753s | on norm you know we've talked about for |
| 2755s | a while so it's not as if they're all |
| 2757s | new jersey going off in new directions |
| 2761s | there's some good like legacy sorry |
| 2765s | legacy in that in that sense but legacy |
| 2768s | runescape stuff things we promised so um |
| 2770s | that doesn't stop the fact that we you |
| 2772s | know we could do with refreshing the |
| 2774s | backlog i think an annual survey or more |
| 2775s | kind of we've been doing kind of more |
| 2777s | directed surveys recently also if they |
| 2779s | work like that maybe build about clogged |
| 2781s | polls we still could do with refreshing |
| 2782s | the backlog and say we may be talking to |
| 2784s | you guys I'm seeing |
| 2785s | what is or what are the next steps in |
| 2788s | the five-year skilling plan and what is |
| 2789s | the stance on high intensity skilling |
| 2791s | will it get any more interesting than |
| 2793s | clicking X Martok's for example mining |
| 2795s | and Hall of memories yes yes yeah we got |
| 2798s | we got I can think of a particular |
| 2799s | update that really does nail this |
| 2802s | but like I'm it's interesting seeing the |
| 2804s | journey of the five-year skimming plan |
| 2806s | in particular with the intensity because |
| 2808s | like that some of the first things we |
| 2809s | did like I'm sorry fishing frenzy |
| 2812s | Frankie's missing frenzies floored like |
| 2815s | it's the least played of the old content |
| 2816s | in there because it's that kind of it |
| 2819s | doesn't hit the sweet spot - it hits the |
| 2821s | bitter spot between kind of intensity in |
| 2824s | boredom or grinding and it was a bad mix |
| 2827s | and then we go to kind of horror |
| 2828s | memories which is kind of half getting |
| 2830s | it right still elements that still |
| 2832s | against it in that spot but then you get |
| 2835s | things like rocker tuna tease and a lot |
| 2837s | what mining smithing did does and I |
| 2839s | think we're getting it right a little |
| 2841s | bit of strategy but there's we're |
| 2843s | pushing the boat out and there's going |
| 2844s | to be something is truly in it |
| 2846s | innovative in that space in the next |
| 2848s | three or four months so kind of watch |
| 2850s | out for it I think fish and frenzy |
| 2851s | suffers from a reward factor as well |
| 2854s | yeah I mean yes of course you get better |
| 2857s | XP an hour but is the effort versus |
| 2859s | reward worth it in that sense I mean |
| 2860s | that gotta hurt |
| 2861s | yeah you're absolutely right we're |
| 2863s | coming to terms with balancing triangle |
| 2865s | which is in the Triangle because it's |
| 2866s | it's probably a hexagon actually there's |
| 2868s | so many different elements there but |
| 2870s | like you really have to have almost |
| 2871s | exponential reward if you are super |
| 2873s | intensive but you know not much |
| 2875s | gratification for being that as you play |
| 2878s | it cool when do we see the Java clients |
| 2882s | going away hopefully sometime soon I |
| 2888s | think |
| 2889s | hang on surd questions on this fairly |
| 2891s | recently is something we're wanting to |
| 2894s | close for good we're getting there |
| 2897s | yeah we've been monitoring ever since |
| 2900s | NXT the amount of users who are using |
| 2903s | Java there's there's still a small |
| 2906s | percentage but it's yeah it's really |
| 2908s | it's now a point where it's would you is |
| 2912s | we don't have a date but it's gonna |
| 2915s | happen sometime soon |
| 2916s | okay we are you want to be nice to those |
| 2923s | who are still using Java and try and get |
| 2926s | them moving over to NXT in an I swear |
| 2928s | guess making sure we find out what the |
| 2931s | issues are trying to address those if |
| 2934s | this still we've got some engine updates |
| 2936s | that hopefully improve some lists as |
| 2938s | well coming you were coming up fairly |
| 2941s | soon but there becomes a point where |
| 2945s | where there's some players who are not |
| 2947s | moving over and it might be because they |
| 2949s | are you well I don't know why hopefully |
| 2953s | we'll find that out but somebody that |
| 2954s | might be just that there just can't be |
| 2957s | bothered oh ho you know I'm not doing |
| 2959s | into until they're forced to do it so at |
| 2961s | some point we will have to just actually |
| 2963s | kind of post people over em the newest |
| 2967s | it's the effort compared to well people |
| 2972s | still using something so when they're at |
| 2974s | that point now where it's kind of like |
| 2975s | we're we're definitely in the closing |
| 2977s | stages I think it's important to mention |
| 2978s | I'll see what we'll be able to do with |
| 2981s | NXT once of course Java is gone as well |
| 2984s | because you have to very important them |
| 2987s | to considers that some people forget is |
| 2989s | the content because Java is still |
| 2991s | supported we still have to make content |
| 2992s | that works in Java which can be a bit of |
| 2995s | a a hamper on certain things like |
| 2997s | sometimes we do 17 NXT we then have to |
| 3000s | make a specific change for make it work |
| 3002s | in general we try and like take care of |
| 3005s | stuff in Java as well but we don't |
| 3006s | really support anymore |
| 3008s | so that's been the case for a while now |
| 3009s | so it's like the same reason why we got |
| 3011s | rid of the compiler because he lives |
| 3014s | HTML no it's row 5 yeah which we didn't |
| 3019s | nothing else touched so it's kind of |
| 3021s | like every time we change something that |
| 3023s | might change channel something like that |
| 3024s | would never like do those changes and no |
| 3026s | you know one's really looking at HTML 5 |
| 3029s | so it's kind of like paint in the ass |
| 3031s | how much I remove these things that just |
| 3033s | slowing down our development our ability |
| 3035s | to produce things it's gonna be great so |
| 3038s | you guys said shortly after the deft |
| 3040s | touch top and excuse me Steph touched |
| 3042s | our promo you'd be discussing Simon |
| 3044s | freshens deft touch starts being abused |
| 3045s | a tell us what happened in that meeting |
| 3047s | you said you had |
| 3049s | not the tyranny bad question is always a |
| 3052s | tree yeah I've actually got a yes answer |
| 3056s | to this which is lovely so I do believe |
| 3059s | that it's in QA the Death Watch starts |
| 3061s | and tell us it is that's right I don't |
| 3063s | think he went out with this game update |
| 3064s | nope right okay |
| 3065s | so that is imminent which is great and |
| 3068s | the science of life I believe this is |
| 3071s | why banks CSO essentially the issue is |
| 3074s | I'm at a loss I take I miss hold still |
| 3078s | and I use my life assigned life and then |
| 3080s | I can quickly use it and get another |
| 3081s | sign of life ready in development kill |
| 3083s | that said so I'm that has been picked up |
| 3085s | I can't remember they had a fight over |
| 3086s | who wanted to do it see the more drama |
| 3088s | nor more pie I would at ramen wondered |
| 3090s | he and surprised actually in that fight |
| 3092s | I would have well I mean not little |
| 3097s | fight a little fire in them oh I mean |
| 3098s | I'm imagining it now I can't stop but I |
| 3100s | would win that yeah that's that's being |
| 3104s | done so I'm not necessarily as imminent |
| 3106s | but um seem to him you'll be ten quid |
| 3110s | for that fight game glass so I think the |
| 3121s | important thing to mention to those |
| 3123s | points is Cotton's will go out ahead of |
| 3126s | time like I want to make sure the |
| 3127s | comments got ahead of time for these |
| 3128s | changes yes important enough where we |
| 3131s | should probably give them a heads up yes |
| 3132s | it's comes yeah or let's say that is a |
| 3134s | cracking point because you know I love |
| 3137s | my drama cabins so from The Diplomats |
| 3138s | yes exactly so you mentioned ever my |
| 3141s | let's say step backs obviously this |
| 3142s | issue as a baseline came from the fact |
| 3145s | when the different mag change was |
| 3147s | released we didn't inform players ahead |
| 3149s | of time give me a visibility and stuff |
| 3150s | about see as we acknowledged there we |
| 3153s | were gonna do bearer |
| 3154s | stuff that's considered contentious |
| 3156s | we're gonna let them know ahead of time |
| 3157s | I think this is your smirk on that's |
| 3158s | you're exactly right and this is part of |
| 3160s | it yeah cool just wanted to make that |
| 3162s | point clear |
| 3163s | do we see a player named cleanup plan Oh |
| 3167s | a play named cleanup happening anytime |
| 3169s | soon that's all no it's not been |
| 3172s | something that we've discussed no as far |
| 3175s | as I'm aware yeah there are issues with |
| 3176s | the last and I think there's a slight |
| 3179s | orientation I mean it may still happen |
| 3180s | in future but there's slight orientation |
| 3182s | towards |
| 3183s | I love me a lot of people to come back |
| 3184s | to reclaim their accounts particularly |
| 3186s | mobile it's got to be aware of that |
| 3187s | awesome |
| 3189s | is there any info regarding new items |
| 3191s | Ken added to the rare item token store |
| 3194s | we've been talking about it anyway so |
| 3197s | not definite but yeah I think it's |
| 3200s | probably do a bit of refresh isn't it |
| 3202s | and a couple of last questions these are |
| 3205s | companies are very baseline questions |
| 3207s | from the chat that we've managed to pull |
| 3208s | where possible is there any news on |
| 3210s | group Iron Man at all what do I say what |
| 3220s | do I say it's in the same space is back |
| 3222s | pretty well yeah right the way we don't |
| 3224s | almost all the answers are the same I |
| 3225s | mean yes it's yeah I mean okay you |
| 3231s | answered it without even saying no once |
| 3233s | brilliant the answers not on though it's |
| 3237s | not on though it's not on the show it's |
| 3239s | not on the shelf yeah it's again it's |
| 3243s | one of those updates where he's we're |
| 3246s | not about to release it so what's |
| 3249s | positive sorry I don't know if I can say |
| 3250s | this but what's positive is don't score |
| 3252s | so 110 yeah and I was caught up you know |
| 3255s | looking for engine changes that will |
| 3256s | help may precipitate that and that helps |
| 3258s | us as well and yeah things really sit |
| 3262s | the same yeah it's complete sense to do |
| 3264s | that as well |
| 3265s | I mean both games want to do that in |
| 3267s | this case you know we can actually do it |
| 3269s | panda pen awesome would it be possible |
| 3272s | to add the option to change the font |
| 3273s | size of text I presume for people on |
| 3275s | high resolution monitors I need to so |
| 3278s | yeah I saw that the question in the chat |
| 3282s | as far as I am aware it's is on is still |
| 3288s | something that is on our backlogs you as |
| 3291s | part of like doing mobile stuff this is |
| 3292s | one of those kind of mobile benefits |
| 3294s | we've had to like look at chat like font |
| 3296s | sizes I haven't been working close |
| 3300s | enough to know what the current status |
| 3304s | of that is |
| 3305s | yeah the ridge work but I do remember |
| 3307s | someone asking me fairly recently been |
| 3309s | like you still wanting this and stuff |
| 3312s | and I was like yeah yeah this is you |
| 3314s | definitely something we want something |
| 3316s | and it's not I know it's like you for |
| 3319s | people who like bad eyesight and stuff |
| 3321s | it would be really beneficial but it's |
| 3323s | also beneficial as technology moves on |
| 3326s | and there was got that big 4k monitors |
| 3328s | and stuff that nice and stuff so yeah |
| 3334s | I've just I'm sorry I'm not sure where |
| 3336s | the priority lies all right whatever |
| 3340s | happened to the idea of a skilling type |
| 3342s | boss oh that sounds nice yeah it's it's |
| 3346s | something that surface multiple times in |
| 3347s | the polls wasn't it yeah can invoice as |
| 3350s | they're not promised but as a yeah what |
| 3353s | are your thoughts on it was kind of |
| 3354s | always the bridesmaid if the bride |
| 3355s | wasn't it's always like how do you how |
| 3358s | is it something more than evil tree like |
| 3361s | yeah |
| 3362s | bossing you're staking all your armor |
| 3365s | like the wealth that you're wearing or |
| 3367s | with your gear and stuff right yeah yeah |
| 3370s | but I'm noting them in the works it |
| 3373s | might mean sorry so I'm do we see any |
| 3375s | more graphical reworks happening oh |
| 3377s | definitely awesome yeah well thank you |
| 3381s | the approach we were kind of taking with |
| 3384s | kind of graphical rework so it talks |
| 3386s | about this last time I think is that |
| 3389s | where we're looking at high power asset |
| 3392s | production and improving our assets |
| 3395s | because over the years with runescape |
| 3399s | and and slowly improving graphics over |
| 3402s | time what that's led to is you've got |
| 3404s | like 400 different types of chair like |
| 3407s | 15,000 types of barrels |
| 3409s | ridiculous number of tables like every |
| 3412s | time we come to an update we'll go okay |
| 3414s | were new house and you create a new |
| 3416s | table walk away new chairs to go in the |
| 3418s | house and stuff as a result with all |
| 3421s | these assets and what we need to what |
| 3425s | we're looking to do is actually get rid |
| 3428s | of them all and have it so we've got |
| 3429s | some base assets though you can still |
| 3431s | add variations to but it also means that |
| 3435s | when you're updating |
| 3436s | graphically updating mass it updates to |
| 3438s | them across the worlds of thing so we're |
| 3440s | looking to they're better asset |
| 3441s | management and that would whilst it kind |
| 3445s | of |
| 3445s | I guess slows down the reworks at this |
| 3448s | stage it means in the future it'd be a |
| 3452s | lot more efficient but having said that |
| 3455s | there is an area that's getting |
| 3458s | graphically we worked at this moment I'm |
| 3460s | not going to tell you there any plans |
| 3466s | for a 120 or virtual skills cape |
| 3470s | no there isn't the plan but it can be a |
| 3474s | consideration I guess yeah there was |
| 3476s | there was legends I want to say so yes |
| 3481s | yeah I think like an awesome on I think |
| 3482s | remember like floating let elements on |
| 3484s | the top sorry let as in candles I'm not |
| 3489s | doing it kind of anyway but yeah it's |
| 3493s | really good one of the concerns we had |
| 3494s | was whether or not that's me saying |
| 3497s | these the goalposts that we expect |
| 3498s | people to go for now so there's that |
| 3500s | concern yeah a cape I guess as a Fairfax |
| 3504s | on it it's got additional perks even |
| 3507s | just having something cosmetic is that |
| 3509s | too much of a nod towards it say yeah |
| 3511s | that's where it is I think if the |
| 3513s | community turned to us and say you know |
| 3514s | what we'll write about it right then |
| 3517s | I'll be all over it just take basically |
| 3520s | that concept and do it awesome okay that |
| 3523s | will literally take us well it reads six |
| 3525s | o'clock and I think we've gone through a |
| 3527s | fair amount like stuff from a you know |
| 3531s | what's going on kind of thing I think is |
| 3532s | very important we've addressed them I |
| 3533s | think I'm very happy that we've been |
| 3535s | able to do that so unless there's |
| 3537s | anything you guys want to mention I'll |
| 3540s | see anything in the chat very quickly do |
| 3541s | you want to address then I think spring |
| 3545s | fair no spread fair no Springs fair |
| 3546s | that's cool sorry no I mean if you say |
| 3549s | anything just yell off but otherwise I |
| 3551s | probably get ready to wrap this up here |
| 3552s | to rework it's still the case that's uh |
| 3554s | it's something we want to do it's it's |
| 3558s | much larger process in terms of updating |
| 3562s | or work I like tools and stuff with |
| 3565s | heart so that we can you know we were |
| 3567s | using our all our old tools for a very |
| 3570s | long time and they weren't really |
| 3571s | industry standard we're making sure |
| 3573s | we're like much more industry standard |
| 3575s | using Myer and such |
| 3578s | and then once we've kind of done all the |
| 3581s | tools work you it means that we can do a |
| 3584s | big carry to work women hands broken |
| 3587s | these the horrible like you know me |
| 3591s | where works gays aren't they can't wait |
| 3594s | for it yeah and hopefully it means like |
| 3598s | I mean I guess we shouldn't say |
| 3600s | expectations but it's saying it but |
| 3602s | hopefully it means like you can have |
| 3603s | their facial expression gets more |
| 3605s | customization with that size something a |
| 3608s | bit more yeah industry said and easter |
| 3611s | is coming people asking easter is coming |
| 3614s | yeah I mean it goes without saying I'm |
| 3616s | saying you know as always final we're |
| 3619s | Friday of the month |
| 3620s | mum foreheads there and Daphne keep now |
| 3622s | for my pair them Friday because I of |
| 3624s | course dive into what you can expect for |
| 3626s | April which is very exciting and there's |
| 3629s | no April Fool's content I saw that go |
| 3631s | out night before know it force I miss I |
| 3637s | miss the old April Fool's conference |
| 3638s | okay that's fine |
| 3640s | bring back camels okay so what do we |
| 3645s | have okay |
| 3647s | I think apart from that when I wrap it |
| 3649s | up here but thank you guys so much for |
| 3653s | joining us on this and they're been able |
| 3655s | to answered and the stuff where we need |
| 3657s | well know the stuff to have you back on |
| 3660s | the stream Wow and I what what was that |
| 3665s | did you actually make a compliment to me |
| 3667s | I've been saving now yeah back to normal |
| 3673s | didn't even here love it that one time |
| 3676s | you sort of a nice I do you in the dress |
| 3677s | a oh here it okay so I think that'll do |
| 3680s | it everyone but yeah we've addressed as |
| 3682s | much as we can I do want to mention of |
| 3684s | course news post on the runescape calm |
| 3686s | which goes into what we addressed at the |
| 3688s | start stream which is Victor portal |
| 3689s | trader do read that do join the discord |
| 3692s | channel we have set up as Mike camera |
| 3695s | Nova's going to be in the disco channel |
| 3697s | trying to get involved in discussions |
| 3698s | where possible and apart from that as |
| 3701s | always we'll send out the loot scape at |
| 3703s | the end of the stream and we'll keep an |
| 3704s | out for the TL DW stuff that goes up and |
| 3706s | we'll start replying where possible but |
| 3708s | apart on that thank you so much for |
| 3709s | joining us everyone as always take care |
| 3711s | have a good one fluffy |
| 3714s | [Music] |
| 3733s | you |