Combat rework

[Niico1993]

As a past/current WoW player I can honestly say this combat rework is directed A LOT to copy World of Warcraft's gameplay. The whole action bar thing and different abilities, complete copy of WoW. But honestly with this combat rework, I think I will have a HUGE advantage over other player's that have never played a game like this that uses the hotkeys like 1234-ETC.


What's all of your inputs on the way that this will kind of give people who have played WoW - other MMO's that have this type of gameplay advantages over most other people who play runescape because it's so easy to do everything when all you have to do is click.

 

[2012 monstr]

idk why everyone is thinking its a wow alike when just because it has an ability bar.

Most games have ability bars. aion rift wow lol ect

 

[Delta Squad]

theres already like 15 threads about this.. just go post in one of them.

 

[Niico1993]

theres already like 15 threads about this.. just go post in one of them.

I haven't seen one on the first page, but thanks for the input.
And also thanks for staying on topic!!!

I believe it's copying WoW for many reasons. The first hint of them copying WoW was the release of dungeoneering. But now they're adding an ability bar that you can use abilities like WHIRLWIND? Lmao huge copy of WoW. And CHARGE?

 

[Fre5h]

Idk, how WOW is even relevant Jagex imo is just revamping the game like they have been with graphics etc. This will most likely be a cool update but people will freak out because of change.

 

[bugga]

I haven't seen one on the first page, but thanks for the input.
And also thanks for staying on topic!!!

I've never laughed so hard at a Sythe comment, thank you.

Idk, how WOW is even relevant Jagex imo is just revamping the game like they have been with graphics etc. This will most likely be a cool update but people will freak out because of change.

Once upon a time RuneScape was a medieval based game, which caught the attention of the players it has today. They started making it like WoW with the graphic upates and as Nicco said, Dung. Jagex's idea was to take the players from WoW and convert them to RuneScape players.

The game has never been so much like WoW until this point of time, Jagex still thinks they have a chance to steal members for Blizzard, little do they realize they're loosing their OP.

 

[2332]

So true OP, so true.. I agree so much with you, I can see they're trying to make it a WoW-lookalike.

This just makes me certain the next "big update" they do will be more copying of WoW.

If I wanted WoW gameplay, I'd play WoW. Not RS but no, They want to make it the exact thing. I miss the old RS, even if it was RS in 2008 - 2010, it was a lot better and more classic then it is today, and a lot less WoW-wannabe.

 

As previous people have said there are lots of games that have ability bars, not just WoW. Rs is doing this to keep up with the modern world who can't be bothered sifting through multiple menus. In reality though, all this speculation is exactly that, speculation. We have to wait to see how it turns out, to see the exact execution of it.

 

[Myrtile]

As previous people have said there are lots of games that have ability bars, not just WoW. Rs is doing this to keep up with the modern world who can't be bothered sifting through multiple menus. In reality though, all this speculation is exactly that, speculation. We have to wait to see how it turns out, to see the exact execution of it.

I see what your getting at, but I feel runescape is a one of kind game by not following in the way of ability bars as such just like wow and many other mmo's and this most probably what is causing the whole uproar about this rework.

 

[Niico1993]

Alright also guys take this into consdieration; In world of warcraft's next expansion the Warrior class will be given a spell called "Stormbolt" This spell has the following effects: Stuns the target for 3 seconds causing 100% weapon damage, or if the target is immune to stuns, 300% weapon damage is dealt"


NOW; if you go to the latest behind the scenes by JaGeX on their combat rework. There's an ability where they hover over it for a few seconds; the ability is called CHARGE. While they hover over the ability it reads as follows: Charges the enemy dealing 100% weapon damage, if the enemy is immune to stuns, deals 300% weapon damage.

NOW DOES THAT SOUND FAMILIAR? Lmfao. What did JaGeX do? Did they just google "New WoW updates" And copy half of their idea's for their new expansion?


Discuss.

 

[omnicloud]

idk why everyone is thinking its a wow alike when just because it has an ability bar.

Most games have ability bars. aion rift wow lol ect

wow is older than all of the above games and its more than an action bar if you seen the way you move and attack in the update it is just like wow.

 

[Sassy]

yeah they are coping wow big time, dung is like dungeons. Full screen, ability bars and all that shit

 

[Sumskills]

But WoW copied Everquest? Its not like WoW is the only mmo that has action bar etc. My point is that game company copies each other, and i dont believe that WoW was the first game that created those abilities, but people tend to think that WoW is the first just because it has a big playerbase

 

[rigadoog]

I'm probably alone with this opinion, but I don't think that it matters if they copy WoW. If Jagex's combat update makes the game more fun to me - which i think it will do, then I'm happy with it.

 

[II Acesyne II]

It's only logical. I mean, name one big MMORPG that hasn't copied WoW's mechanics/gameplay. I personally do not get this; if I'd want to play a game like WoW, I would just play WoW, not a flawed copy of it. This is what made RuneScape so interesting to me: its originality. Don't think I played RS because I thought it was better then World of Warcraft - because all by all RS is and will forever be a mediocre game - I played it because it was different then all those other MMORPGs out there (which isn't a huge surprise since they were [or still are] all WoW clones.)

I will be A-fucking-MAZED if they can actually make this work. But still, in my eyes they already failed by throwing away their creativity.

 

[Rafii]

I'm probably alone with this opinion, but I don't think that it matters if they copy WoW. If Jagex's combat update makes the game more fun to me - which i think it will do, then I'm happy with it.

 

[Realsies]

I'm so tired of these topics...Why don't you WoW fanboys just go and complain about it to people who give a fuck...There are A LOT of games that use this system..

Knight Online for example, the original korean game was released BEFORE wow...and the US version was released only a few months after WoW...It also, completely destroys WoW in PVP...if only the makers cared about the game enough to fix the bugs, etc..

 

[Niico1993]

I'm so tired of these topics...Why don't you WoW fanboys just go and complain about it to people who give a fuck...There are A LOT of games that use this system..

Knight Online for example, the original korean game was released BEFORE wow...and the US version was released only a few months after WoW...It also, completely destroys WoW in PVP...if only the makers cared about the game enough to fix the bugs, etc..

Thanks for your input, and flaming while you were at it. Reported.

Also JaGeX is doing their job, a lot of people want to try out this new combat rework, although the reason A LOT of people play RS is because it's so damn easy. *Click* *attack-click* *eatfood-click* etc.

 

[GP King]

I just want the whole combat thing to become more interactive... I hate just clicking and waiting to get the kill

 

[DrDeath]

OP is an idiot.

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There are hundreds of games that use action bars with skills...You can look at everygame and find something similar, there is no way this is a "WoW copy etakhjh butthurt WoWfan" in any way. It is just simply trying to improve a game.

And before you call me a runefag, runescape fanboy, etc. I have currently play WoW and havent played runescape in over a year. I just hate when people have no sense in gaming.

If Runescape is a WoW look a like. Then WoW is an EverQuest look a like

/rant