/u/JagexLight what's with the obsession over lava runes? when you guys think of the best way to train a skill in OSRS, does it actually involve paying runners millions of GP while you just stand at an altar?
I don’t think it’s an obsession with lava runes honestly, however our design brief stated specifically that this project is not intended encroach on existing methods - one of those methods is lava RC.
I know that many players are so excited to see an update to RC and have it fix every issue that they have with it. We also feel there is a gap that can be filled with RC. There is a lack of fun and engaging gameplay for RC especially in the earlier levels.
We talked about this a bit on stream and I’d highly recommend checking it out - I’ll link you when it’s uploaded to YouTube.
But the jist of it is that making this project too rewarding could kill off any reason to use existing methods. As much as these methods might suck to you, and players think they’re trash because they are so sweaty, they are established by now and involve a lot of set up. From reading feedback it feels like players just don’t like the Lava method straight up and want to see it killed ...
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