When explaining why you didn't offer us Dungeoneering or Summoning instead, you stated that their rewards were powerful and game changing. Why do rewards have to define a skill? I don't think most players who are asking for either of these skills want them exactly as they were in the main game. This is because the original rewards would be unbalanced for our version of Runescape.



I believe much of the appeal of Dungeoneering specifically came from the fact that prior to release, a "raid" style encounter was absent from the game. With billions of possible floor combinations, players were exposed to a diverse range of scenarios. The high level of awareness required and steep learning curve of the skill engendered an aspect of competition/efficiency that other skills have not had. This fostered a "Dungeoneering community" that endured for years after skill release. No other skill has had so many players train beyond 200M experience purely because they enjoy it.



While I'm aware we are unlikely to see Dungeoneering or Summoning in OSRS, I encourage the team to consider what is it about these skills that players liked so much. If Sailing incorporates elements of unpredictability from voyage to voyage, the skill could be the most popular in OSRS.



As for solo players being able to achieve the best experience rates, I'm unsure what the point in teaming up would be then. There should be an incentive to form teams and cooperate, even if the incentive is small. By allowing solo players to perform just as well as teams, there will be less reason for a "Sailing community" to form. Is this ideal? Dungeoneering was flawed initially with solo rates being so mediocre that efficient players were forced to team up, I wouldn't want this again. However, without an incentive to make a team, why bother?





To conclude, I have high expectations for Sailing and believe that this skill has potential if training is engaging and randomness/unpredictability is included.

12-Aug-2015 17:56:23 - Last edited on 12-Aug-2015 18:21:54 by Mini Finbarr