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[Realitea]

When Realism mode was first announced there was mention of a sword that would be released after the tournament which would hold slightly better stats than an Abyssal Whip.

I've not seen anything on this since (you may have discussed it further internally or I may have missed an update on it), however if this is still the intention to introduce this I would like to suggest the strength is reduced significantly.

I'm assuming the intention is to have a weapon with no requirements that will help with the early melee grind which is fine, however I would suggest the strength of the weapon be reduced to being perhaps slightly worse than a Dragon Scimitar instead. This would serve the same purpose as the original proposal, while still allowing a feel of meaningful progression as you complete monkey madness and continue the slayer grind for the whip.

I've spoken to a few other people that felt a similar way so thought I'd put it out there.

[Real Josh]

Maybe there could be a new quest implemented for this or something along those lines with decently high reqs, if the stats are going to be kept the same so that the grind for a dscim is still useful while gathering skill requirements?

[Eim ash]

but still if u think about it ppl gotta grind the whip instead of skipping it cus they need it for tent so it being better than whip is fine with me..

[Trailerpark]

I think your proposition about reducing the strength of the weapon is a good call.

You make a lot of assumptions, such as the sword having no requirements - but as you mention, not much information has been released regarding the sword.

 

If the intention truly is to help with the early melee grind, I support your suggestion about reducing the strength.

 

On the other hand, Realism as a Gamemode might REALLY lose popularity on the the long run.

The Realism-only sword might serve as the golden carrot for the strenuous grind that 2X experience requires.

 

Good luck on the grind to all Realism players whatever the outcome will be

[Code 002]

It may be released after the tournament it I had to make a guess as to why it's not implemented yet.

[MT]

Pretty much what Code 002 said. The weapon would most likely be released after the Realism Tournament ends. I'm looking forward to it. :)

[Realitea]

It may be released after the tournament it I had to make a guess as to why it's not implemented yet.

It was stated it would be released after the tournament, but my concerns were more with the strength of it when it is implemented. 

[Vxr]

Look forward to it coming and seeing how it can be used, just await till after the tourny i guess lol

[Moe]

The realism weapon is slightly better than a Dragon Scim, but with a 50 attack requirement. 

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