From the Near Miss Devblog posted today:(http://services.runescape.com/m=forum/forums.ws?380,381,150,65567074)
In a team oddskull clan war a skull spawns in the middle of the map at the start of the war. Picking up and holding the skull gains your clan points. The opposing team must kill the player carrying the skull in order to claim it themselves and gain points.
The team with the most points at the end of the war win.
Question: Should we introduce a new Clan Wars game mode called Team Oddskull? Clans could compete to hold a skull for the longest, killing each other to get possession of the skull. The clan that holds the skull for the most time wins.
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While there was another mode posted(Timed Deathmatch), I think the discussion of OBJ modes warrants a discussion on its own.
Currently warring consists of sitting in single on weekends or occasionally taking the fight to clan wars. Both of these don't need an explanation beyond the traditional 'slayer' type. The whole point is to kill the other team.
There is a CTF variant(Castle Wars) that nobody plays. What is the reason for this? Aside from a primary problem of RNG damage and lack of proper player collision, do you not feel that CTF plays well in runescape? Or is it the lack of options available to the clan trying to play the game?
In the event that Team Oddskull becomes a mode, what do you think should happen in order to make this a proper gametype? Examples of my own include:
What are the traits of the player holding the ball? Can I be frozen? Can I 1bang other players in melee distance? Can I throw the ball? Am I more durable or have regenerating stats?
What kind of toggles can be expected if such a mode is implemented? Is there a damage modifier on the skull carrier or other players? Is player collision turned on? Is it possible to 'intercept' a pass?
While these are just my own ideas, my primary point is to at least spur some discussion as to whether or not additional gametypes would be welcomed into OSRS clanning, what can be done about current state of affairs, or if we should all fuck off back to the wild.