Mattyb Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Hello friends. I come to you with an urgent message! A dev blog was released 4 days ago and I'm just hearing about it now. http://services.runescape.com/m=forum/forums.ws?380,381,125,65522145 A solo boss in the planning... An upcoming update? Let us hope not. For those of you too lazy to read, I will post quotes of the original post with the TL;DR under it. The rewards from the snake boss will be centered around the potent venom of the snake itself.All forms of poison that currently exist in Old School get weaker over time. The venom of the snake boss does the opposite: the longer you go without curing yourself the more damage you will take.The venom can be cured with two doses of super anti-poison, antidote+ or antidote++. The first dose reverts the venom to standard poison and the second cures you entirely. Additionally, an anti-venom that will outright cure you of the effects of venom will be possible to make from the snake bosses scales and antidote++. TL;DR: The boss will have a venom that, instead of degrading overtime, will increase overtime. If the boss just had this poison, that would be fine, but it doesn't end with the boss. Weapons that the boss will drop will also be effected. The venomous blowpipe is a level 75 ranged weapon that uses darts for ammo. The blowpipe offers +20 ranged strength and +30 ranged attack, stacking with the stats of the darts you choose to use. The blowpipe coats all of the darts it fires with venomous poison.The attack speed of the blow pipe will be slightly slower than darts. It will also offer a special attack that fires 3 darts at once that carries a suitable delay. This will cost at least 60% special attack energy. TL;DR - A range weapon that will be slower than darts (the speed of a shortbow) will be able to produce this poison. The venomous spike will be worn in the shield slot, requiring 65 Attack, Strength & Defence and will provide the following bonuses: Stab attack: +25 Slash attack: +24Crush attack: +23Magic attack: -15Range attack: -15Stab defence: +25Slash defence: +24Crush defence: +2Magic defence: -3Range defence: -2Strength: +6 The venomous spike would provide a 25% chance of inflicting venomous poison on your opponent with every attack.As with the venomous blowpipe, over the course of 15 hours the venomous spike will degrade into a broken version of the item that must be repaired using scales. TL;DR: Mains will be able to equip a shield that provides attack bonuses better than the rune defender and allow poison bonus on all 1h melee weapons. The venomous fang is an item dropped by the snake boss that can be attached to the Staff of the Dead to increase the magic attack to +25 and to give any spells cast with the staff a 25% chance of inflicting venomous poison on the target.As with the other two signature drops, the venomous fang would degrade until broken and would then require scales to be repaired. TL;DR: There will be an item you can add on to the staff of dead to make it have 25 more magical attack and inflict this poison. Imagine how cauliflower it would be to face n-rangers with the blowpipe. Or how cauliflower it would be to face someone using the staff of the dead to barrage clumps of people, potentially poisoning them all. Or worst of all, a main camping you...not with a weapon that poisons, but a shield, where he could use mage, range, or melee to poison you. With higher tiers of weapons, we start to lose the joy of our current ones. We will no longer be an old school community. It will make wilderness absolute brown sticky stuff like PvP armor, PvP weapons, and D claws did. This game will slowly become less about skill and more about the amount of gold your gear costs. If the stand isn't taken with this update, they will keep piling brown sticky stuff on and we'll go down the same road we did before. My name is Matty_B. I have been a part of the Runescape community for 10 years. I plead with you to see the same brown sticky stuff that I see and vote no with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardy Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Weapons won't go through in there proposed state, we all know that. I think they will make it into the game, but nerfed heavily. It's a cool concept and this game will get dull with no change, we just need to make sure the correct changes make it through. Eeekaj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 A poisonous sotd, im voting yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksnakey Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 A poisonous sotd, im voting yes! Don't go full broccoli please just imagine the poison clumps thats rag 101 buy up on your anti's guys mandatory from now on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Styles Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 All the other clans cancelled their p2p trips anyway so I doubt it affects them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holydreams Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 lol bring back corrupt items/ d claws please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notdrunk Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Ok vote no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicko Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Awful vote no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidy69 Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 the poison dart thing sounds pretty cool for 1v1 pking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I think you are a bit exaggerating, the poison SotD is OP, but the rest seems okay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevv Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 i'm voting yes to annoy you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorgito Gutiérrez Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 i voted yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastdefire Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyendinaga Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 I voted yes to all Glad to see the OSRS team introducing new content and exploring new mechanics As it stands blowdart and drag darts is worse dps than msb + rune arrows new defender is +.25 on rune defender, degrades and is dropped on death Sotd v++ ....bring an antipoison, if you can't end the fight before the poison starts becoming an issue you were gonna die anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Ranger Posted November 24, 2014 Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyb Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 i voted yes I voted yes to all (The poll isn't open yet.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trap Posted November 25, 2014 Report Share Posted November 25, 2014 I like the blow darts idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronic Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 I agree with Matty B! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loli Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Voted no already, seems to be passing, pretty pissed at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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