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Hello everyone,
We've heard your overwhelming feedback and have implemented some changes accordingly. Before we get into it, we'd like to first state that our intention when we make updates is not to make the game worse, but to make it a more rewarding and enjoyable experience for players. With that being said, we understand that there is a reason that people play RSPS in the first place, and that some of these updates make it too similar to OSRS in terms of difficulty.
For that reason, we've decided to allow free skips again for super donators, with a few tweaks to still allow players to build up a streak while paying to cancel tasks if they'd like. We'd also like to state that we don't need the riots to know that something is wrong, however entertaining they may be when @Trailerpark recaps them. We do read the replies to the update threads and any PMs that are sent to us, and ultimately we will make changes that are in the best interest of the community. As you can see below, we've worked tirelessly since that update to make the necessary changes:
Slayer changes:
- Super donator+ ranks can now skip all slayer tasks for free.
- Similar to the old system though, players who use the free skip option will have their slayer streak reset back to 0.
- If a player is partnered with a player who use their free super donator skip, that players streak will be reduced by 1, not reset.
- For example, if your slayer partner resets their task for free, and you have a 98 task streak, your streak will be set to 97, and you will be notified that this was due to your partner using a free skip.
- Slayer skip discounts for donator ranks:
- Players can also receive discounts when choosing to use their points to cancel tasks.
- This will NOT reset your slayer streak.
- Super/Extreme donators will receive a 5 slayer point discount.
- Legendary/Uber donators will receive a 5 slayer point discount for Easy/Medium tasks, and 10 points for Hard/Konar tasks.
- Master/Immortal donators will receive a 10 slayer point discount for Easy/Medium tasks, and 15 points for Hard/Konar tasks.
- Wilderness tasks will always be 12 points, and are not eligible for discounts.
- Players can also receive discounts when choosing to use their points to cancel tasks.
- Slayer task balancing:
- Reduced the number of Adamant dragons that can be assigned from 45-100 to 3-7.
- Reduced the number of Rune dragons that can be assigned from 35-80 to 3-6.
- Reduced the number of Iron dragons that can be assigned from 50-130 to 25-50.
- Reduced the number of Bronze dragons that can be assigned from 50-130 to 25-50.
- Reduced the number of Steel dragons that can be assigned from 50-130 to 25-50.
- Reduced the number of red dragons from Konar from 30-50 to 20-40.
- Reduced the number of Kalphites/Waterfiends from Konar from 120-170 to 60-85.
- If a player is partnered with a player who use their free super donator skip, that players streak will be reduced by 1, not reset.
- Similar to the old system though, players who use the free skip option will have their slayer streak reset back to 0.
- Miscellaneous fixes:
- The Sheer option for sheep has been fixed.
- Some users on Windows (particularly Windows 10 and Java 1.8) were having issues with using the middle mouse button to turn the screen. We've hopefully fixed this, though it is untested as I am on a Mac.
- Previously, using firelighters on a Phoenix or ores on a Rock golem to recolour it would sometimes not save on logout and revert back to the old color. This has been fixed.
- Farming fixes:
- Fixed the infamous allotment disappearing bug (hopefully).
- Fixed the infamous flower patch disappearing bug (hopefully).
- Reverted a previous fix that allowed mole to burrow while being safespotted.
- This change should have been implemented with a mole tracker on the Falador shield, so it has been reverted until then.
- Fixed an issue where players could not complete Konar water fiend tasks.
- Updated the Sanguinesti staff interface to be similar to that of the trident.
- The staff’s spell can be used if your magic is drained below 75.
- Players who are transformed can no longer use chairs inside POH's.
- Nightmare death failsafe:
- In some rare cases, players would die at the last moment after the Nightmare had been killed, causing the game to treat it as a normal death and for their items to drop.
- This has been fixed, and players should no longer have to worry about items dropping whatsoever while fighting the Nightmare.
- In some rare cases, players would die at the last moment after the Nightmare had been killed, causing the game to treat it as a normal death and for their items to drop.
- Fixed a bug where players wouldn't be able to equip the completionist monkey until they opened their achievement tab.
- Added 300 feather packs to Trader Stan’s outpost for 350 coins each.
- Fixed an issue where if a player logged out mid agility obstacle, their character would stay suspended halfway through that obstacle.
- Re-allowed home teleport in wilderness.
- The mark of grace spawn rate has been increased by 10-15% across the board for all rooftop agility courses.
- At this new rate, given the discounted prices of graceful, it should be just as easy, if not easier to get graceful prior to the changes to graceful.
- Note: Players do not need to pick up their marks of grace right away, as they will stay on the rooftop for 10 minutes when they spawn, and that 10 minute timer will reset each time a player gets an additional mark.
- At this new rate, given the discounted prices of graceful, it should be just as easy, if not easier to get graceful prior to the changes to graceful.
- Update additions:
- Ironmen/Classic/Realism who have a Youtuber secondary rank shown will now have their Youtuber rank shown over yell (only applies to yell).
- This does not apply to staff members who have a Youtuber rank.
- Ironmen/Classic/Realism who have a Youtuber secondary rank shown will now have their Youtuber rank shown over yell (only applies to yell).
- Donation changes:
- Due to the price of OSGP increasing lately, we have increased the rate at which we accept OSRS GP.
- Previously, we were giving $0.50 per 1m.
- The new rate is $0.55 per 1m.
- This means that your gold can be exchanged for more Alora tokens.
- Previously, we were giving $0.50 per 1m.
- Due to the price of OSGP increasing lately, we have increased the rate at which we accept OSRS GP.
Hopefully this update is more well received, and as mentioned in the last update post we will have a major announcement very shortly, so stay tuned!
Regards,
Omicron & Chad
that's what we appreciates about ya!
