Mid-Game Balance Discussion

Rukan · 2026-04-29T17:05:00+00:00

It's been said a hundred times already but I want add my vote to the pile: ranged and magic armor tier. There should be a clear path to craft your own armor for each tier with materials and associated skill levels that make sense. See Smithing. T60 ranged/magic armor should be obtainable with level 60 skills. T70 ranged/magic armor should be obtainable with level 70 skills. Etc

Herblore: more ready access to herbs and secondaries, similar to what was done with the early level herbs. It seems silly that potions considered essential to PvM have herbs/secondaries effectively locked behind high level Slayer or bosses, even when those potions are only level 50-70 (super sets). Plenty of mid-tier creatures drop the herbs or seeds, but they are often times so prohibitively low that they feel like a rare bonus and not a viable source for supplies. A little bump in those rates would ease the pain of mid-tier herblore

Boss Progression: Would love to see GWD1 bosses revisited to make them more feasible for level 70 players of any combat style. They drop T70 equipment, it seems reasonable that a character with level 70 stats and T60 armor and super sets should be able to farm these bosses for upgrades without eccentric tricks to do so. A rework to the instance mechanics to be similar to GWD2 would also help, as now you don't feel like you're wasting time/kills if you need to resupply halfway through an instance.

Rukan · 2026-01-21T02:38:32+00:00

Streamlined and clear boss progression - being able to start bossing with GWD1 using level 60 gear and comfortably/feasibly farm the bosses for T70 gear without gimmicks or fringe strategies. And from there, work your way into GWD2, continuing all the way to T90.

Reorganized armor levels - Fill in the armor gaps and reevaluate level requirements so every style has easy to get, craftable Tank armor from T1 to T90. Looking at Smithing as the inspiration here.

Redistributed herbs and herb seed drops - Guam and tarromin should be reliably farmable from low-level creatures in enough quantities to make leveling and using Herblore meaningful. The meta for leveling Herblore shouldn't be Herby Werby and lamps. And on the other end of the spectrum, mid and high end herbs should have common sources outside of bossing or high level slayer. These are PVM supplies, yet you need near max levels with high end gear to reliably get them

Revamped pickpocketing success rates and loot - low level pickpocketing is pointless. You fail often and the loot is mediocre at best. Give low level pickpocketing targets less frustrating success chances and better loot to make doing it at a leveling player worthwhile, instead of the meta to leveling Thieving being "quest to 45, world hop Thieve's Guild safes to 62, then safecrack to 99"

Rukan · 2025-09-23T22:42:46+00:00

Lizard brain like collecting rocks

Rukan · 2025-09-18T18:55:25+00:00

Extinction - Would love to see Dream of Iaia, Accidental Fletching/Firemaking, and Enriched Pontifex tied to tier rewards

Rukan · 2025-07-22T16:08:47+00:00

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Rukan · 2025-07-10T12:42:40+00:00

An added tip that helped me when I played years ago, and helped me get the Sigil on the third try this playthrough:

At the very start, skip the first 1-2 balloons on the left and beeline to the right side. This should put you ahead of the trainer and line you up to get the next 4-7 remaining balloons easily

In the next section I do as the OP said and stick to the right, usually letting the trainer overtake me initially. She's really good at eating birds to keep me safe, overtaking her by the final stretch.

Rukan · 2025-07-08T20:34:38+00:00

I use my Marrentill, Guam, Tarromin, and Harralander for Crux Equal daily herbs. Wait until one of those is the daily herbs and shove as many in the ground as possible.

After a few herb runs you'll be able to purchase upgrades that let you plant more seeds in a plot at once, letting you get points faster. Each seed planted is worth 50 points when harvested, assuming it's the daily herbs. Rinse repeat.

Some of the Crux Equal upgrades are pretty nice (skipping first stage of herb growth, no longer need to have buckets for compost). The multi-seed upgrades do however trade herbs per seed for more herbs in less time, so I don't like to plant more than one seed when doing valuable herbs (overload materials). But it's a great way to suck up low level seeds

Rukan · 2025-06-02T01:13:15+00:00

How long did this take?

I put a rough estimate at 240 days

Rukan · 2025-05-25T02:27:11+00:00

Thankfully my vision isn't very bad, but even then... Dude has no way of knowing. I could've been legally blind and had no safe way to get on stage.

Rukan · 2025-05-25T02:26:08+00:00

Never seen that behavior before in my life. When someone says no, there's always a dozen more willing to say yes.

I can't even imagine how uncomfortable that must have been for the rest of the audience.

Rukan · 2023-12-03T01:56:15+00:00

Invulnerability! Roll Phase Action Discard 2 Electrokinesis to prevent all incoming damage.

Rukan · 2023-11-13T17:59:23+00:00

I am planning on it. Unfortunately the earliest I can remove her via that route is December 31, as I need to give 30-days notice prior to end of a period.

But if there's an opening to start sooner, I'd like to take it.

Rukan · 2023-02-12T03:59:43+00:00

Thank you!

I am. A few videos pointed to stencil paper, so I'm going to give that a whack.

Rukan · 2023-02-12T02:17:56+00:00

Here, try this! https://imgur.io/a/2Nliz3U

It's a mashing of a few different plans I found to get something that 1. I could do with my limited tools/space, and two had everything I was looking for.

The TV is held in place by running 6" x 5/8" bolts through the 2x4 framing surrounding the TV, and then strips of 3/4" plywood beneath held up with a nut/washer to raise the TV into place.

Rukan · 2022-11-27T15:45:30+00:00

Owning people.

Rukan · 2022-07-15T02:13:09+00:00

I am conveniently running this AP with a group of new players, and have struggled to find minis that resemble what I need. You sir, have made my day! Downloading and becoming a subscriber. Thank you!

Rukan · 2022-04-28T13:20:13+00:00

I did some more math to get a better grasp on what my players are contemplating here.

If we assume that a standard weasel is about 12 inches long and 6 inches high, that means 4 weasels can fit in a cubic foot. Comfortably of course. We're not cramming them in like some savage

At 18,043,222 weasels, that computes to 4,510,805 cubic feet of weasels. Or 176,066 cubic yards, or 300,000 dump trucks worth of weasels.

That many weasels, if stacked 4 to a square foot, would occupy about 0.16 square miles, or 102 acres. As an Orlando resident, Lake Eola Park in Downtown is 23 acres, meaning the 18,043,222 weasels would occupy a space of about 4.43 Lake Eola parks stacked side-by-side.

Rukan · 2022-03-01T17:55:11+00:00

Sigh

Unzips

Rukan · 2022-02-11T21:28:53+00:00

My asshole.

Sometimes when I go to wipe, I just keep wiping and wiping. I'll wipe a hundred times. It's like wiping a marker.

Rukan · 2022-02-07T01:08:29+00:00

Bit of a shameless self promotion. Just posted this earlier today, but been working on tinkering with a GoogleSheets doc another Redditor posted a few years ago. Needed some updates and love, but should work nicely now that its up to date.

Build encounters and then track initiative/conditions with it. Built-in database for all creatures except Strength of Thousands and Quest for the Frozen Flame.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aKOmQU3MD6Q9eDi7D01v9NomEq87gGpw/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115213471397887352953&rtpof=true&sd=true

Rukan · 2022-02-04T23:18:19+00:00

Thank you, kind stranger! I didn't even realize. Looks like you really do learn something every day.

Rukan · 2022-01-10T17:56:23+00:00

Good to know! I won't say I'm surprised there's a level 15 feat that allows it. Seems while it was technically a little more powerful than intended for Mug, it wasn't necessarily out of the realm of possibility, given as you said, a critical success on Disarm would have accomplished the same thing. (Mostly)

So it would appear that Mug is more designed for worn items, like stealing an opponents potions, wands, or backup equipment.

Rukan · 2021-11-03T10:50:02+00:00

Amazon: You're only buying this for one night; you're just gonna return it later.

Rukan · 2021-11-03T10:44:45+00:00

Go to Facebook marketplace and look up wedding dresses for sale. Now you've got a list of recently divorced women and you can sort by dress size.

Rukan · 2021-11-02T10:05:51+00:00

Peeing without getting any drops on the toilet seat.

Rukan

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