right now there is only 5 weapons u use in the game at the top lvl nearly
#Why would you rework defence?
azure pebble
they have been extremely clear and deliberate that nobody will be punished, and likely not even rewarded, if they play the game exactly the same as they always have
solid vigil
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this isint changing combat just encouraging u to bring diffrent options
when it makes sense to do so
hard fern
what "rework" are you referring to? The ranged changes are hardly different than melee's different attack/defense types, and elemental weaknesses just serve as a buff to the standard spellbook to make it actually competitive with other options
the core of the game is exactly the same
solid vigil
honestly i dont even think this rework changes anything still maybe for mid lvl players
cosmic geode
To make my point clear.
Where this is heading, is my concern. I‘m open to buff more options, as long as the max „gear“ which you get through endless pvm and grinding, don’t get devalued. Making mid/late midgame viable is fine. But making „fire surge“ better at a Boss than a Tumekens, will firstly:
Devalue the Shadow
Devalue the loot of that particular boss because it becomes efficient and more reachable to end late mid/early endgame players (which means it will start to be farmed by anyone)
If i missunderstood it, and it will only have niche effects without destroying endgame players/endgame irons. Its fine with me.
azure pebble
word for word, direct quote from Mod Aziya:
"You should still be able to carry on playing oldschool the exact same way that you do now, and literally notice no, if any difference at all. Virtually none. Your experience should be pretty much the exact same as it was before."
hard fern
what boss is fire surge better at than a shadow with the proposed changes?
solid vigil
To make my point clear.
Where this is heading, is my concern. I‘m open to buff ...
i dont think u have to worry outside of like maybe nex and reg levi i think shadow tbow/scy will still cover 90% of game (and fang/bp will cover the other 9%)
cosmic geode
what boss is fire surge better at than a shadow with the proposed changes?
That was not my claim, but my concern.
If this won’t happen, then throw my post in the bin.
solid vigil
what boss is fire surge better at than a shadow with the proposed changes?
not bosses idt only really wierd stuff like dragons or goblins
idt the goal was even to beat dh weapons i could be wrong
azure pebble
they already showed some DPS tables for current gear setups pre/post changes.
adamant dragon dps table from jagex
shadow is like 10dps btw
solid vigil
lance is still better and gets thralls
hard fern
That was not my claim, but my concern.
If this won’t happen, then throw my post ...
yeah, you don't have to worry then, because Jagex's plans aren't to make the standard spellbook suddenly better than everything, but just more competitive vs other options
cosmic geode
Ok if I misunderstood all of this rework. That cool w me. Make endgame/early endgame/late midgame content more accessible, but not farmable and a reliable source for midgame /early endgame players.
Sounds fine.
azure pebble
i suggest you watch/listen to the Q&A stream and read the blogs in more detail
hard fern
shadow is still gonna outperform everything else, but your 500m harmonised staff is now an actual viable option too only against monsters with elemental weaknesses when using the right elemental spell on it
azure pebble
they pretty directly answer the exact question of this post "why are you reworking defence?"