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  Mod Stevew
Jagex Mod

10-Sep-2009 10:27:57
Last edited on 10-Sep-2009 17:50:46 by Mod Mark
Hi everyone,

Today at 20:00 (8pm BST/official forum time) Mod Fetzki (Head of RuneScape) and Mod Mark (Lead Designer) will be answering your questions about RuneScape content in a live Q&A session.

You can post your questions on this thread, which will be unlocked a few minutes before the session starts.

This thread will be for questions only - you can see the answers that are given by checking this thread.

In addition to this live Q&A session, the content team have already answered some questions posed on our forums, you can find these questions and answers on this thread.

If you are considering asking a question at the live Q&A session today - it would be a good idea to check first that it has not already been answered!

So, good luck to everyone hoping to get a question answered today!

:)

Steve
Priit Stick

10-Sep-2009 20:00:34
Hi, i have a question which has been bugging me for a while now, will there be any two-player quests in the future?
The Pelea8

10-Sep-2009 20:00:35
Last edited on 10-Sep-2009 20:08:18 by The Pelea8
1) Will people ever get actual faces on rs, as u can see from the machinimas, it sucks that all u see is 2 dots. infact will u update us completly.. /:

2) any plans to make the quest cape improved? maybe a trim?

3) any plans to make the most boring skills in the game (wc, fishing, smithing) more fun?

4) Whats ur favourite update coming up this year (within a month)

5) Um.. Do you plan to err make a minigame within the end of the year?

6) When do u expect any sort of animation pack to be out by?

7) Do u guys play starcannon on funorb (if not, check it out! its awesssssomeeeee)
CheyneyC

10-Sep-2009 20:00:35
Hey there :)

Thanks for taking the time out to answer our questions :P I've got some pretty hard-line questions for you :P So I hope you're ready XD

1. Why are you not planning any 'elite' level 90+ content for slayer? Originally there was a gradual step-up in fives for slayer monster requirements. At 75 Gargoyles, 80 nechrayel, 85 abyssal demons and 90 dark beasts. Would it not make sense to release a level 95 monster now? From what I've read of the forums it's the sort of content update to slayer a lot of people have been waiting keenly for.

2. Why are you once again planning a low level piece of content in slayer, which, like Aquanites, boomed for the first few days due to the novelty of the ranging amulet and the fact that almost everyone who had trained slayer ever could enter it, and then became deserted and the amulet crash in price. Why not spend time making a monster which people need to train for and which will not be as crowded due to the fact that only players who have spent a substancial amount of time and skill training slayer could access? It gives the game long-lasting benefit as opposed to the long-term development of the Aquanite which produced very little long-term reward, but instead a small 'boom' of appreciation and then once again disappointment.

3. Why are RuneScape updates seeming to lack the 'bang' they used to? Do you believe it's because you decided to spend a year doing 'upgrades' which in all seriousness, like Aquanites, only really provide a short amount of satisfaction before you're back to doing the same old things?

4. When will the next batch of 'elite' content be released? - I don't mean like level 80-110. I mean level 115 maybe 120+ - I really need something to do ^_^
Neo Qdon

10-Sep-2009 20:00:35
Last edited on 10-Sep-2009 20:16:01 by Neo Qdon
Hello Mark and Fetzki, I have a few questions which I hope you guys could answer :)

#1 After yesterday's release of the Dragon Pickaxe, lots have wondered how much better than Adze it really is, is that something you can reveal? Like the dragon axe is supposed to be like 10% better than rune, does dragon pickaxe have some 10% advantages compared to adze?

#2 Can you reveal when the playtime information will be available for us?

#3 Would there ever be made a white slayer mask that would boost ranged and magic on slayer tasks?

#4 I believe many RuneScape players are quite irritated with the amount of items in the shops after the Personalised shops update, is it possible that it will be changed, with maybe more of each item in each shop?

- Reedtz
Smellysocks

10-Sep-2009 20:00:36
Mark you walk through walls Fetzki you probably have some kind of super power too, but I have the incredible power to ask some incredibly weird questions!

will Bronze to Barrows armour be graphically updated?(2004-2005) and I really liked that barrows wallpaper the new dharoks axe looked less captain caveman and more captain braveman O.o.

Will the region of Tirannwn get a graphical update nearer the time of MEP3 for a more elvern elder look?

What is the most interesting piece of content that never made it to release for reason such as it didn't work out, fit in the game?

Are the guilds ever going to be more appealing to players? for some the only time players visit the guild is to buy the skillcape! perhaps exclusive content within the guild such as only be able to craft a certain item there?

What's the best office trick you've done, and how many cows does it take to kill the corporeal beast?
Slayerx9999

10-Sep-2009 20:00:36
Last edited on 10-Sep-2009 20:01:22 by Slayerx9999
First of all, thanks for answering my question on the Q&A Blog Mark! Sliske is one of my favourite characters too! (Despite having never met him)

Anyway, I know the BTS (Behind The Scenes) articles are unlikely to ever make a return, and quite honestly I prefer the surprise of not knowing what’s coming every week. But I got to thinking and wondered if a new feature similar to the weekly twitter hints we are given could be posted on the front page but as a monthly version, If that makes sense.

And secondly, The Eastern lands are a feature heavily hinted at and mentioned by various NPC’s and items within the game. I’m curious as to whether these references are purely there as background story or whether it is intended for them to actually feature within the game in the future?
Thanks for taking the time to answer!
Wereta

10-Sep-2009 20:00:36
Last edited on 10-Sep-2009 20:45:07 by Wereta
Any plans to create more purely no-combat minigames? Trouble Brewing is one of the best minis there are.
Plans to upgrade Trouble Brewing? It has some problems, like the best way to get 100 bonus Pieces of Eight is to deposit 100 buckets of water and those arent really useful.

Why cant we get doubles AKA "bank placeholders" of some items like Achievement diary/Barbarian Assault/Quest/Holiday rewards?

I completed the 2006 Christmas event but I wasnt a member. Could you make it so those who did it in F2P could get the wintumber tree now?

Its been a long while since the last clue scroll update, are you working on new clues?
O_o Firefox

10-Sep-2009 20:00:36
Three Questions:
*1. Will anything to do with boats on water be a skill?
*2. Sailing, boat riding, boat races,being pirates at the sea. Will they happen?
3. Do you have plans on trimming a quest cape?

* I Want to know to quiet the sailing skill people who are convinved it's coming, i personaly don't want it.
Don't be cryptic about it either and give me the answer in numbers EG: A=1 B=2.....
Give a straight answer, just doulble confirmation.
Celticsfan34

10-Sep-2009 20:00:36
Since you have mentioned that prayer will be updated a question that should be raised is a prayer for lower defense players. Before piety the way different accounts fought was pretty even, meaning lower defense had stronger attacks but got hit hard during a fight, and a more controlled account had higher defense and could take some hits but its attacks weren’t as hard. Now higher defense accounts have the upper hand completely because they can hit higher with lower stats and can still take hits. So what I was wondering is will there be an update for a prayer that lower defense accounts can get not necessarily as good as piety, but something to even out how accounts are built. That would undoubtedly increase activity in pvp and be looked at as a great update by MANY people and increases variety in ways for your account to be built and still be effective.

Also in the last Q & A an answer was there would not be a 90+ slayer monster this year, when could we maybe see one?

Last adding different color dots on the mini map for say generals or other higher ranked people in the clan chat would be a great idea for clan pking so leaders don’t need to leave their chat on for members spot a green dot to fall in etc. Could this potentially be looked at and maybe updated?
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