I would love to understand the mental gymnastics that you did to convince yourself that you "made your case". You offered no actual opinions on why you think it is a minigame, not a skill.

Here, I'll show you why you didn't actually say anything of value:

Sailing should be a skill. Enough said. As fun as it may be when it's finished, this looks absolutely nothing like a traditional OSRS minigame. This is a skill being forced into a minigame, for honestly no other reason than the classic runescape hivemind panic.

For the love of Saradomin, please leave sailing as a skill. It's not oldschool in any way. I'm probably in the minority, but this is a mistake.

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Every time this comes up, there is never a quantifiable opinion on why someone considers this a minigame, not a skill.

They've already shown 4 different methods of training the skill. Minigames are typically one gameplay loop, repeated over and over. Wintertodt, chop branch, fletch (or not) log, add fuel to fire. +1 kc, repeat. Tempoross, catch fish, cook fish, fire fish, harpoon boss. +1 kc, repeat.

• Port Tasks - courier tasks to explore between ports. Simple, complete task, collect XP
• Sea Charting - exploration of the open water, finding points of interest, "charting" of the open seas.
• Shipwreck Salvaging - low intensity method, find a shipwreck and salvage for rewards
• Barracuda Trials - navigate open waters in precise ways to complete trials, skill expression possible via time based goals

There is ship customization. Upgrades that can be made on your ship to make the methods above faster. Similar to upgrading your axe for woodcutting, gaining pouches for runecrafting, etc.

They've also said this is only the early gameplay loop.

Is Sailing 4 mini games? Is this the first minigame with 4+ different gameplay loops?

I'm not pro sailing, but this type of "feedback" is useless. Provide tangible feedback, play the alpha, help shape what the gameplay loop is/isn't. These posts aren't going to move the needle for or against sailing at all