New Level Up Messages. Good or Bad?

Two views on the new update: from Bluebrisingr and Tim. Pretty much a consensus on the quick chat system: "nice, but not extremely useful unless you are muted". But, I think, if you are muted, you may just abandon the game all together.

But it is a different story for the level up messages - it does affect everyone after all. No question, the new messages are more informative and cannot be lost inadvertently, but, as Tim pointed out, there is a big flaw in there: "You can't see a screen and level number at the same time!"

This is plain ridiculous... Good intentions - Bad solution...

P.S. Just a few minutes after I posted it I found out that Jagex already fixed the level up messages! Good job! I leave the post up yet - now it is a good example of Jagex's agile development process :-)

Jagex partnering with MMOABC

For a long time I was wondering why Jagex does not offer any kind of partnership or affiliation program for Runescape fan sites. Then I saw this news about Jagex partnering with MMOABC and it suddenly made sense to me. It looks like Jagex's priority is to bring NEW players via/from established MMO (non Runescape!) communities - and that's where the efforts are spent.

And what about Runescape fan sites? Well, they do not bring new players to the game, so why care? A pity, though...

Level by Level Runescape Construction Guide

One of a kind level by level Construction Guide from Sal's. If you intend to build everything there is in your house, this guide can be used as a very useful reference point.
Enjoy!

P.S. Question: why is it placed on a different server and not linked from the main site?

Buying Furniture at the GE

If you are about to fill your house with expensive furniture, don't forget to check prices at the Grand Exchange before buying those expensive marbles and gold leaves. Good find by Boombaye.

Massacre at Figth Pits

You might have already heard about the new outbreak of violence. This time at Fight Pits (perfect location...). A bug in the game allowed players to kill and loot each other in the waiting room. For a few hours pkers got their world back. And, oh boy, some people out there are so screwed up...

Watch this... Paul Gower using a wall as a temporary confinement place for the insane pker...

Musings about Graphical Update

Anubis's musings about the coming Runescape graphical update. I would even go as far as to call it "wishful thinking".

But, no matter how you call it, I see this coming update having tremendous impact on the game. In fact, I would put in on a par with introduction of the GE and elimination of PKing. Can't wait.

Age and Phychology in Runescape

Maybe somewhat oversimplified but still quite valid classification of Runescape community by age and style (or psychological profile if you will) from Jax.

TokTz-Ket-Dill - The TzHaar’s Test of Trust

If you are looking or a short quide for the new TokTz-Ket-Dill quest, that would not reveal too much details, take a look at the one published in the R!Informer. But if you are not looking for a guide but rather for a review of the graphical update that game along, scroll to the "My Opinion" section. Worth reading in any case.

P.S. I hope that people from R!Informer are reading this blog from time to time. Just want to say, good job on restructuring R!Informer. It is indeed much better now. Quality of the articles has improved too. Thank you!

Progress By Jagex On Sex-Related Issues In Runescape

Take a look at this post about some invisible to ordinary players but nevertheless very important steps Jagex is making to address sex related issues in Runescape. It is good to know that this area gets proper attention from the company.

Runescape Daily Routine

Marlain's post about her daily routine made me think about it. I bet many of us have some kind of routine in Runescape, set of daily chores if you will. Jagex created so many repeatable daily events and minigames, that there is a huge incentive for players to log in EVERY day. I can understand that and motives behind it, but it is also a trap. With number of USEFUL daily chores growing, it takes more and more time to do them all. In a sense, they become another way of grinding - a daily one. Kind of scary.

I used to have pretty long routine: Miscellania and farming ran, Jade Vine, pineapples and seaweed in Catherby, buckets with sand in Yanille. It took good half an hour or more to do them all. I am down to Miscellania and farming run now and I do everything else only when I feel like it, so it's not that bad. But it is still a daily 15 minutes routine and, now thinking about it, I would rather not have one at all.

So what is my point? Am I saying that daily Runescape routines are bad. No, not really. Just be careful, don't let it become a daily chore for you. Enjoy the game.