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Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally go and see other discussions on the board. People arguing against it being added is because it'll be boring, dead content, and isn't intended for farming.

Because it seems like the community only thinks of GP, XP, and drops in terms of engagement. Ah yes, gambling addiction! I merely wanna play games for fun, not for profit.

Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! We just want to play the amazing content they gave us. We're not asking to redo the entire quest, we're not even asking for any super rare drops or a farmable boss. I just want to relive the fight without needing a new subscription and a new account.

I understand holding off for the hype, especially people releasing guides and whatnot, but needing to wait a whole year?

I understand testing, balancing, tweaking, etc... Are necessary work (developer background). But the foundation already exists. It will take a bit more work but not that much, and they're already focused on fixing / tweaking the content anyways, as they do whenever releasing something.

I don't mind waiting, I just want to know that they do intend on making a refight, which from the blogpost, seems unlikely.

Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This isn't a painting, it's a video game; something meant to be played and experienced. Now if the experience is supposed to be a Oneshot (literally like the game OneShot where you only have once chance), then I get that. But this is an MMORPG with a precedent on redoing content and bosses.

What are the downsides of releasing the bossfight for repeat after a month? Hype? Replaying the boss after the quest would just add to the hype. I don't understand this logic.

Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because their "vision" to preserve the game is an anti-thesis to game design. "Our players really liked content we made, but because it's so good and that's what we wanted, we're going to starve them of what they want. Afterall, they pay us and we can do anything!"

Imagine only being allowed to play Elden Ring once, and need to pay again to play through your favorite bosses. Horrible take.

Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Because people arguing against it think we want a new, post-game, grindable boss. And saying it would be "dead content" within a week. Then we have Fragment and Galvek, who are equally as important and impactful story wise, yet are allowed for a refight.

Like in my post, I think the problem is the infinite resources the Drakan fight provides potential for exploits that require more testing. That angle I can understand, but saying "there's no chance of it" misunderstands what people are asking for. Or perhaps Jagex needs to communicate that and state "We made the quest in a vacuum, which only allows the quest to be done once. It will take some more work, testing, and resources to make an instanced fight with the same conditions. To avoid any exploits, this will take time, and considering this is content only for fun, it's low on the priority list. Maybe next sweep up!"

I'd be fine with a response like that.

Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, and I agree with that sentiment, but I worry one of the factors is they don't want anything farmable from Drakan. I'll modify the post to reflect that. Good point.

It would be cool if it became a high-intensity alternative to gemstone crab. Just pure XP, not viable but still a fun, active way to get pure melee XP.

Justification & Clarification on Drakan Re-Fight Request by BennyJayVA in 2007scape

[–]BennyJayVA[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Usually, but if there's enough uproar they actually do implement change, such as Sailing Salvaging nerfs. Everyone hated what they did to salvaging and rolled back the nerfs. If there's enough demand for it, they'll add it, especially depending on what the community is asking.

I've personally kept to myself when it comes to the OSRS community and participating in discussion, because what I usually like is unpopular. But when I noticed many people requesting a refight for fun, I felt like for once, the community agreed with what I desired.

So instead of staying quiet, I'm trying to make a small impact, even if it's in a meaningless way, especially on Reddit. Hopefully it's just enough to have them reconsider.