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22 Mar

"Stone Spirits" aka re: Thanks mod jack very cool!

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Okay, okay
I see what's happening here
We've added a new item and it's strange
You know how the drops make you feel
It's "annoyed"
And you think it's time for something to be changed

So comfortably sit, let's begin
Yes it's really me, it's Mod Jack, back again
I don't have a lot, no hair, no bod
But you're talking to a Jagex mod

What can I say but feedback's welcome
On the game, the skills, the drops
Just wanted to say it's always welcome
We don't want anything we do to flop

Hey
Why not push all the alch values high?
Inflation make us all cry
That's why
Why not replace them all
With something worth a bigger haul?
Cos the price of it would fall
Oh, what if we took them away
(abandoned)
And ore and bars were back to stay?
That wouldn't help with a thing
(bad outcome)
Cos ore and bars are worth nothing

So what can we do about this p...

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06 Feb

The upcoming big update could be 'Expansion 2'

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Originally posted by Gaga_Lady

Can you answer either of these questions

  • Was this the concept for expansion 2?
  • Is this currently being worked on?

No.

The upcoming big update could be 'Expansion 2'

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Originally posted by RS_Horrors

He could've shut it down (would be in their best interest to do so if this theory was not correct), but he didn't. Take that how you will

Why would that be in our best interests?


05 Feb

The upcoming big update could be 'Expansion 2'

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Here's the "Military Forces of the Late Third Age" document for you:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vYuVUeImZWEiutDRw4_loK7r9gpugoctbgJm65L0XoM/edit?usp=sharing

edited: "Late" Third Age as others have pointed out


24 Jan

Comp Cape Survey - Now Live

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Originally posted by monkeyskim

Not that I agree with Wacky over there or with the statement I'm posing next, but, it could be to just cover your ass regardless of the pain it caused to it.

It doesn't cover it though. If I wanted to cover it, we'd do a guaranteed content poll because then no matter what the outcome, it "wasn't our fault".

The reason we've done it in the way we've done it is that we want an honest appraisal of current opinion on the subject so we can work from that.


23 Jan

Comp Cape Survey - Now Live

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Originally posted by WackyFarmer

hiding results on us just makes me think your gonna do changes no matter what... so w.e

If we were just going to do it whatever we wouldn't bother to do the poll. It was a pain in the ass.

Comp Cape Survey - Now Live

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Originally posted by MHMRahman

I've noticed in the devblog that they've mentioned certain requirements that some players either can't or won't get. I can somehow understand having an issue with not being able to get a requirement necessary for comp for whatever reason, whether it be because the content you need to complete is too demanding for the computer you have, or maybe if you're a physically disabled player that is disadvantaged compared to other able bodied players that can use keybinds more quickly and effectively for harder content, or maybe you're colourblind and that prevents you from being able to do phase 5 of Telos because you can't distinguish between which beam is which. Accomodating for players with these kinds of limitations is acceptable, and should even be expected to ensure that all RuneScape content is as accessible as it can be to as many different kinds of players without harming the integrity of the content.

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This is why I worded it as "can't or won't" so we don't have to get into an argument about whether a given reason "counts" as not being able to. Say there's a player who says they have social anxiety and as such can't do the voice chat necessary to get boss kills. A lot of players will mock this and say "just do it" which makes it seem like they "won't" do the accomplishment, whereas they would say that they "can't" do the accomplishment.

I don't see any practical way to distinguish between the two in practice.

Comp Cape Survey - Now Live

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Originally posted by RemLandova

I think you should really add another survey for people close to completionist. I'm not at comp yet personally, but at the moment, I only require about 5 and a half levels in slayer and then I've got it; shouldn't people that have clearly been actively hunting it for some time, or had it before have a bigger say than the people that have yet to make a full attempt at completionist?

I agree, but that's incredibly difficult for us to judge by looking at your account.

TL;DW 419 - General RuneScape Q&A

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Originally posted by SMURGwastaken

is it worth taking another look at blast furnace or should we move on to comp rework

You mean should you fix a piece of content which has actually been broken by the rework and rendered and unusable, would be useful and appropriate for players of all levels and would fit perfectly into your stated goals with the rework if only the glaring bugs with it were fixed?

Yeah I dunno, seems like you might be better off focusing on content which could be better but isn't actually broken, and only applies to a minority of hardcore dedicated players. That way you get to avoid catering for new players and you get to leave broken and useless content in the game like what happened with Mobilising Armies.

The bug with the conveyor belt needs fixing. The question is do we revisit it and make it work with higher tier ores, etc.

TL;DW 419 - General RuneScape Q&A

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Originally posted by shrinkmink

That's their first attempt to force a yes on this question. Their second attempt is how there is only one "yes" but two "no" (this second one kind of back fired but watch them say no option got 75%).

We're not forcing anything. Split vote doesn't mean anything when the results are secret and we need to interpret them.

Out of curiosity, what are some of the pros and cons as a developer of playing your own game exclusively or at least as your "primary" game?

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Very difficult to avoid spoilers for upcoming quests.

Reaper and Completionist cape

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Originally posted by Bentoki

I don't know how they missed this with the latest poll when it has been asked for for quite some time

Isn't this the same as the second answer to the first question?

Reaper and Completionist cape

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Originally posted by 5-x

I'd appreciate an opinion from /u/jagexjack on this.

Isn't this basically the second answer to the first question?

Comp Cape Survey - Now Live

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Hot on the heels of Mining & Smithing we're looking to rework the comp cape. Stage 1 of this is an in-game survey which is now live. Get in and vote!

You'll see two versions of the poll, but you'll only be able to answer one of them, as one is accessible to people who've ever comped and the other is accessible to people who've never comped. The questions are the same in both surveys.

A devblog which explains the point of the survey and the project in more detail can be found here: Comp cape devblog

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19 Jan

Suity Level Maximum and the work so far

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Originally posted by TheLastFinale

Hello. IGN: Final Tease.
I managed to get the "Suity Level Maximum" within the 2nd day of release, with an augmented Imcando Pickaxe, Overload, Lava Titan, and Magic Golem outfit, while mining phasmatite. Now, I'm not here to brag. Over the past few days I have heard countless people ask, in-game, for advice on how to get this achievement. This has caused me to launch into a full-scale investigation of what the minimum requirements should be (RNG-based, of course) to get that fancy RuneScore.

My steps have followed like this:

  1. read the Mining page on the Runescape wiki at least 17 times over.
  2. Try and determine a base damage from my mining and strength skills
  3. isolate the amount of damage "rolled" each time per XP granted. (by isolate I mean figure out the damage I'm rolling independently of my Mining and Strength skills)
  4. average out my damage based on 3,000 non-critical, n...
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Your theory about stamina being calculated as a penalty rather than a bonus is correct.


17 Jan

M&S rework took away my first noob weapon that I kept in my bank, rest in piece Mithril Dagger

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The guy who runs the shop in AW will sell you your exact specific mithril dagger back if you buy it with tokens. He saved it for you because he appreciates the high value you place on good, reliable craftsmanship.


13 Jan

You earn AW respect ONLY when you finish smithing an item.

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Originally posted by Tonix_RS

Is this a bug by any chance? I thought you're supposed to earn Respect progressively (1% per 10k exp). Instead, it is made so you must fully complete the smithing item and then the amount of respect earned is dropped.

Not a big deal but kind of annoying when you're close to 100% respect and you start smithing an elder rune burial.

PS: Does Fally Shield 4 actually increase EXP 5%? According to RS Wiki it does. I equipped and unequipped but got exactly same exp drops.

This is intentional. You used to get it per strike, but because it rounds down (due to the way RS works) you ended up missing out on huge amounts of respect. By saving it until the end, you always get the full amount you should.


12 Jan

Have you heard about the mining and smithing rework?

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Originally posted by An_Anaithnid

Jagex should've contracted Baltimores Knife and Sword to make either one of the new swords or a Godsword. Would've been awesome.

We contacted a few but I think we didn't hear back from any of them.


11 Jan

PERFECT Juju Mining Potions

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Originally posted by EmpZurg_

I wasted GP buying one of these. The tooltip is WRONG. It does not upgrade ores, does not transport them to the bank. Please fix this .

Yeah the examine is wrong. We have a bug in for this being worked on at the moment.


10 Jan

Suity Level Maximum

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Originally posted by socorum

Can anyone give me some insight in this challenge? I'm using:

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- Ring of whispers (equipped)

- Golem outfit (equipped)

- Pickaxe of eart and song (equipped)

- dwarven ramhammer (activated on double damage in inventory)

- crystal skillchompa (inventory)

- Overload (active)

- Berserker aura (active)

- Lava titan (spawned)

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And i'm mining tin as to not get any hardness penalty.

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Is it just really RNG based or is it that I can't hit that much on a tin rock due to the cap being at 100%?

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If you're using a pick of earth and song, you don't get a hardness penalty on any rock. Hardness penalty only applies when mining a rock which is higher level than the pickaxe you're using.

That said mining tin doesn't make you do less damage so it isn't reducing. You need to get lucky with a crit and rockertunity at the same time.