User talk:Metallicanrana

 

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I'm still new to RS Wiki despite that I've been avidly using it for years but didn't bother making an account until last month. Thank you for the links, Sentra, and I'll keep the criteria for personal image uploading in mind, Urban. 07:11, March 28, 2012 (UTC)

Warning!
You did this. Be more careful in future. Do it again and you will be blocked. 22:15, April 5, 2012 (UTC)
 * Hi, concerning the edit in question and your edit to Ansela's talk page, I believe she was referring to the massive category duplication. However, I am confident that your edit to 2012 Easter event was in good faith and the duplicate categories is an editor bug (I've done it before, when an edit conflict happens and I copy the entire content of the bottom to the top without realizing I copied the categories too). At any rate, I'm sure that Ansela's warning was just a mistake (we're all human), and wouldn't worry about it much. Happy editing, 06:24, April 6, 2012 (UTC)

Duplicate
It wasn't even off the first page of NewFiles. 00:38, May 11, 2012 (UTC)

On Skills and Certain Updates
I feel that the last time any money-making skill was relevant was pre-Grand Exchange when popular banks provided great trading grounds, and Falador Park in World 2 was the modern GE. There was no set price on an item or any measuring stick, and a potential deal could be lurking around the corner.

Non-combat skills were more lucrative, but the emergence of new bosses and combat gear tipped the scales in favor of combat. It seems that every combat improvement alludes to every non-combat devaluation. For example, hunting Implings in Mos Le'Harmless balanced with hunting Frost Dragons. That would all change on August 4, 2010 when Jagex claimed that it wasn't intended and deprived a skilled hunter of excellent prey that can draw similar profits comparable to principal monster or boss hunting.

Despite the nostalgia, RS has grown on me, and I really never envisioned myself still playing as much as I still do. I thought its demise was when Jagex delivered that fatal blow to demolish free trade back in early 2008 with Unbalanced Trade Removal, which is the worst update surpassing some Jagex nerfs and broken fixes like the Armadyl Chestplate modification on July 8, 2009 or the new Barrows. Although laissez-faire has returned since February 2011 along with a re-implemented PVP system, there was no other MMO or game better than old-school RS back in '06 in my most humble opinion.

On Buyable SOF Spins
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8797/jagexrwt.png

Although I don't condone any of the following criminal actions or any shape of rule-breaking, RWT and micro-transactions go hand in hand despite how Jagex attempts to sugar-coat the latter. It seems that Jagex has finally sold out since allowing players to purchase Squeal of Fortune spins and modifying the RWT rule to favor its intention to engage in further nefariousness. Earning the spins via conventional training or monster drops is perfect, but selling them is highly hypocritical and impractical.

Jagex showed somewhat of a soft spot for RWT back in 2010 when it sold the Flagstaff of Festivities, so a keen observer can't say that this wasn't coming. Jagex abolished dice and took a strong stance against gambling, RWT, Effigy hoarding, and everything that has yielded generous XP only to cower to its own greed. Now, an epidemic of gambling and RWT is unleashed in RS in the form of SOF spins.

RS has seen more than its fair share of bad updates and bot rampancy only for Jagex to sell success in the game for actual real-world money. All in all, that's a double standard on Jagex's part!

Moreover
I've posted the following on the Squeal of Fortune Discussion in the RSOF. 00:01, May 20, 2012 (UTC)

Beware of the Dangerous Red Portal Lure!
In the dangerous Red Portal at Clan Wars, lurers can lure players by persuading the victim and trading the victim some Telegrab runes and drop an amount of money, which is usually like 10K since it looks like millions when dropped, in the dangerous zone. First, the lurer shows that it is safe to obtain the money by dropping a low amount of coins or a cheap item there and lets the victim tele-grab it, or said lurer has the tele-grabbing victim demonstrate this method in the safe White Portal. Afterwards, the lurer says that he or she will drop a large amount of money or an item with high value. Instead of dropping the money or item near the portal, however, the lurer drops it behind a tree at the edge of the arena on the east or west side. Next, the unsuspecting victim tele-grabs the money or item, but because it's behind the tree, he or she will automatically run into the dangerous zone, tele-grab, and then get barraged and killed by the lurer's companion upon entering the dangerous zone. The killer typically employs a rushing technique like Dragon Claw specials after the victim is frozen to quickly finish him or her. Therefore, the player would lose all of his carried items and armor upon death.

Alternatively, the lurer could induce a victim and commence the notorious lure outside of the Gamer's Grotto like at the very popular GE after coaxing and giving the victim a Games Necklace to teleport to the grotto with all items banked. As the lurer goes into the Red Portal, a second talker or lurer sometimes intervenes and claims that the lure can be countered by tele-grabbing from the safe spot and will have the victim demonstrate this in the White Portal. At this point, the initial lurer will tell the victim to hurry, and the victim will have gained enough pseudo confidence to wear his or her expensive items to falsely parry the lure. The lurer will drop the money or item behind the tree to the eastern or western end of the area effectively forcing the helpless victim to automatically run and tele-grab the money or item into full-fledge danger where he or she is killed for the riches by Ice Barrage or other icy spells and Dragon Claw specials.

Page move
Do you want me to delete the redirect you left behind when you moved that userpage of yours? 08:55, May 22, 2012 (UTC)
 * Done 08:58, May 22, 2012 (UTC)