System Update : Does OSRS need them ?
By Quest Luke
OldSchool Runescape is getting more and more updates , and some people started arguing that it is no longer ' 07scape '. The question of course is : Is this true ? Is Old School Runescape really becoming ' easyscape ' as some people call it ?
In the past few months , OldSchool Runescape has had some updates , like the toggleroof command , the right-click option on the slayer gem and text wrapping . These were all updates we voted for , since we felt they were needed . There is also new content coming to OldSchool Runescape , like the Nightmare Zone , where you can kill ( quest ) bosses for rewards .
This new content started some discussion on the forums . People were starting to argue that when OSRS gets new content , it will just become a ' private server ' without any special commands . The Oldschool feeling will disappear , and it will just end up becoming easier and easier . Others state that the new content is needed to keep OSRS alive , since at the moment we don ' t really have high-level PvM content . They also say that when Jagex doesn ' t add new content to Oldschool RS , the players will become bored , which will most likely be the case .
My opinion on the matter is that new updates are needed for Oldschool Runescape ; you may now say that OSRS is fine as it is , but in a while you will get bored . You wouldn ' t like playing a game with no new content at all , would you ? I know that some of you people do really hate the updates , but I can ensure you they will be needed . With new content they can make sure that OSRS will stay alive , and that it won ' t end up as a dead game .
One of the only problems I could see with new content being released is that some money making methods could possible be killed . We know for example that flax will be added as a reward to the '' Nightmare Zone ''. Now , some may say this isn ' t an efficient moneymaking method at all , but for new players it might be one of the best places to get some money to start with . It is of course also easy to get flax ; it doesn ' t require any skills to pick it up . This is why I ' m a bit worried about the prices of these items , but I am sure Jagex will think of something for these items .
Another thing where I would personally be against at is updating the graphics for OSRS . While I think new content won ' t hurt the gameplay too much , I would say that new graphics can hurt the gameplay . Oldschool RS is here so you can play with the old graphics , and I know they have said that they aren ' t going to update the graphics , but you never know if plans will change .
So in short , I really don ' t mind the updates at all , and I don ' t think it will really hurt the game-play of OldSchool Runescape . The only thing I would really be worried about are the prices of the items which ( might ) get added to new content , but I think that Jagex will be able to sort that out before they release the new content . Lets just hope that OSRS will see lot ' s of nice updates , and that it will stay alive for a long time !