I used to love Pest Control, but eventually I got board of it and moved on to other things. Now that Jagex has made some major changes to PC, I thought I'd check it out.
Jagex's changes in a nutshell:
• There are now three launches divided by combat level. 40+, 70+, and 100+
• Portals are protected by shields so you can't attack them at first. The shields turn off one at a time in a random order as the game progresses.
• Points awarded and experience gained for points has changed (downward).
• You can now walk through most monsters (but not Brawlers).
• Bunch of other minor stuff.
I played 8 games on the intermediate launch. Won 7, lost 1.
Effects of changes:
In a way, it's a whole different game now. It used to be that you would rush to a portal and ignore all the monsters except Spinners. Now you have no way of knowing which portal you can attack at first, and there is a reason to kill monsters. People all scatter as soon as the launch lands, each making their best guess as to which portal will lose shields first - it seemed to usually be one of the Northern portals, but I only played 8 times, so I can't say for sure. My strategy was to run straight South, right down the middle, run out the gate and kill whatever critter I could as I waited for a shield to drop. Being in the middle meant that, when a shield went down, I could run to any portal without wasting too much time. If I found myself in a bad position as far as portals go, then I'd just kill whatever monster was nearby (usually the ones that were attacking me).
When shields drop there is a message in the chat area and the info also is shown in the heads-up display. These shields mean the game can last longer; that's why you need to keep the monster population low. Overall, the games were still pretty fast and easy to win (with a good crew).
After winning you are awarded more points but when you turn them in you get less experience. I think this is a good thing, Pest Control was way to generous and needed to be toned down.
Conclusion: The game is different but is still good, It has NOT been "nerfed" and is still rewarding and fun (in small doses).
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I reached some milestones recently:
80 Ranged - huzza!
54 Runecrafting - can make my own Laws now, cool!
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Barbarian Fishing.
If you haven't checked out Barbarian Training, you should. The fishing, in particular, is good for training.
If you want to keep roe to use with your potions then here is what to equip:
Games Necklace, Dueling Ring, Bait, Knife.
Use the necklace to teleport to the Barbarian Outpost, head South, grab a heavy rod from under the trainer's bed (after you have talked to him), and fish in the lake.
Once you have a full load of fish, use you knife on the fish to get roe and more bait. Then repeat until you have a full load of roe. Use the Dueling Ring to bank at Castle Wars and repeat. It gives good fishing exp, some cooking exp, and you can use the roe to bump you herblore as well.
If you don't want to use the roe, then just stay at the lake and keep fishing. If you run out of other bait you can use the roe as bait - you will almost always have something the fish will eat. You can basically stay as long as you like.
Jagex's changes in a nutshell:
• There are now three launches divided by combat level. 40+, 70+, and 100+
• Portals are protected by shields so you can't attack them at first. The shields turn off one at a time in a random order as the game progresses.
• Points awarded and experience gained for points has changed (downward).
• You can now walk through most monsters (but not Brawlers).
• Bunch of other minor stuff.
I played 8 games on the intermediate launch. Won 7, lost 1.
Effects of changes:
In a way, it's a whole different game now. It used to be that you would rush to a portal and ignore all the monsters except Spinners. Now you have no way of knowing which portal you can attack at first, and there is a reason to kill monsters. People all scatter as soon as the launch lands, each making their best guess as to which portal will lose shields first - it seemed to usually be one of the Northern portals, but I only played 8 times, so I can't say for sure. My strategy was to run straight South, right down the middle, run out the gate and kill whatever critter I could as I waited for a shield to drop. Being in the middle meant that, when a shield went down, I could run to any portal without wasting too much time. If I found myself in a bad position as far as portals go, then I'd just kill whatever monster was nearby (usually the ones that were attacking me).
When shields drop there is a message in the chat area and the info also is shown in the heads-up display. These shields mean the game can last longer; that's why you need to keep the monster population low. Overall, the games were still pretty fast and easy to win (with a good crew).
After winning you are awarded more points but when you turn them in you get less experience. I think this is a good thing, Pest Control was way to generous and needed to be toned down.
Conclusion: The game is different but is still good, It has NOT been "nerfed" and is still rewarding and fun (in small doses).
---
I reached some milestones recently:
80 Ranged - huzza!
54 Runecrafting - can make my own Laws now, cool!
---
Barbarian Fishing.
If you haven't checked out Barbarian Training, you should. The fishing, in particular, is good for training.
If you want to keep roe to use with your potions then here is what to equip:
Games Necklace, Dueling Ring, Bait, Knife.
Use the necklace to teleport to the Barbarian Outpost, head South, grab a heavy rod from under the trainer's bed (after you have talked to him), and fish in the lake.
Once you have a full load of fish, use you knife on the fish to get roe and more bait. Then repeat until you have a full load of roe. Use the Dueling Ring to bank at Castle Wars and repeat. It gives good fishing exp, some cooking exp, and you can use the roe to bump you herblore as well.
If you don't want to use the roe, then just stay at the lake and keep fishing. If you run out of other bait you can use the roe as bait - you will almost always have something the fish will eat. You can basically stay as long as you like.
posted by Knifestorm at 12:32 PM
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