The Icon Update
Should we update our signatures to reflect the changes in the skill icons? Yes [ 13 ]  [68.42%] No [ 6 ]  [31.58%]
Total Votes: 19

Makoto

Nov 5 2007, 05:23 PM | Post #1

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Taken from RuneScape.com:

Assist System

Today we introduce a new means for players to help each other: the Assist System. This update allows a lower-level player to 'borrow' the skill levels of a more experienced player, creating objects that they could not before.

To take advantage of the Assist System, right-click on a player you would like help from and select 'Req. assist'. That player can then click a pink message that appears in their chat box, deciding whether or not to offer you assistance.

If the assistance is accepted, you are free to use the skills of the other player, making items and taking advantage of their higher levels. The assisting player receives all of the XP, while you keep all of the items you create. This makes the Assist System a quick and safe way to get help making items!

A hand-in-hand icon will appear at the bottom-right of your screen when you are being assisted:

A good example is making an amulet of Strength. You may have the level 49 Magic to enchant a ruby amulet, but not the 50 Crafting to actually make it. With the Assist System you can safely 'borrow' the skill levels of an expert crafter to cut an uncut ruby. Still using the Assist System, you can then make the ruby amulet at a furnace with a gold bar, an amulet mould and ball of string. With the use of an Enchant Level 3, you can turn your ruby amulet into an amulet of Strength.

The Assist System can be used with the following skills:

* Construction
* Cooking
* Crafting
* Farming
* Fishing
* Fletching
* Herblore
* Hunter
* Magic
* Mining
* Runecrafting
* Smithing
* Woodcutting

Notes:

* You can adjust your filters to allow or disallow any assist requests.
* You can earn a maximum of 30,000 experience in any 24-hour period by assisting people.
* You cannot assist someone with a quest, an Achievement Diary (they will not be able to mark a task complete if they were assisted in this way) or a minigame.

Summary

* A way to use the high levels of someone who is willing to help!
* Simply right-click on a player and choose 'Req. assist' to start.

Read the Knowledge Base article here to read more about this system.


In other news...

Some of the children in Meyerditch and Burgh de Rott were missed out from the NPC update. They have been revisited by the Makeover Mage who has given them a more consistent look.

The time-out in the Duel Arena has been reduced to 30 minutes from the previous 60 minutes. We feel this is more than enough time to defeat your opponent with whatever method you agreed upon!

We've also updated the stat icons in the skills tab. They now have a more detailed look, while maintaining their classic characteristics.

The Smithing skill has also received the Make X feature, you will also be free to walk away from the anvil at any point if you make a mistake or change your mind.

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All that aside, I now ask a rather serious question. Should we or shouldn't we update our signatures to reflect the changes in the new icons? Vote now, please.

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Cafebcs

Nov 5 2007, 08:30 PM | Post #2

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I dissagre with the assist update as it is now. We need it but like the loot-share (from one player to multiple players)

If the worry of jagex is that we can train and manage at same time then jagex can disable to the owner of clan chat to get experience while assisting (the owner can disable to give assistance anytime)

If a owner of clan chat is using bots he will be banned without affect other players on clan chat. The assist feature only works if there are 16 squares around (20 actually I think) between the player and his assistant.

It would be fair for skillers that just can relay on clan chat and manage who will get assistance or not.

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Loggy

Nov 5 2007, 10:00 PM | Post #3

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Might as well :\

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Dark Angel

Nov 5 2007, 11:00 PM | Post #4

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Wow nice updates =D

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Baakalor

Nov 5 2007, 11:08 PM | Post #5

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Assist is nothing more than a subtle cheat code. Garbage update if you ask me. "Oh no, make people work for their skills? Horrendous idea! Let's let 'em have what they want now without any effort." Bah.

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Dark Angel

Nov 5 2007, 11:49 PM | Post #6

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Nvm i change my mind about the assistant thing i thought it lets other players use their skills to cut gems for example ect.. nto transfer your level to some1 else for their gain -.- thats just cheating and will now let people not want to work for their skills.

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dragunslayr9

Nov 6 2007, 01:20 AM | Post #7

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I think we should update our sigs/goals. everybody else will be doing it, so it's not like we're copying.

i agree with baak: kinda lame update, but at least it stops scamming a bit more.

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crayoneater

Nov 6 2007, 03:59 AM | Post #8

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whoohooo gotta love autoscape more shit updates

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Cafebcs

Nov 6 2007, 04:51 AM | Post #9

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Just wait because the month have more surprises...

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Makoto

Nov 6 2007, 07:29 AM | Post #10

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QUOTE(dragunslayr9 @ Nov 5 2007, 07:20 PM) [snapback]102187[/snapback]

I think we should update our sigs/goals. everybody else will be doing it, so it's not like we're copying.

The only reason I thought of it was because there aren't any smaller icons for the main/large stat signature yet, as per those derived from the highscores. If I resized the ones in the game for that purpose, they wouldn't come out nearly as nice.

I for one like the update. Sure, it throws a strange kink in how players interact with one another, but the basics haven't changed.

Example: I go to Seiferoth to get a Fury crafted. I then procure a cut Onyx; he gives me a Fury amulet.
With this system, I request Seiferoth to lend me his Crafting and Magic skills to craft and enchant the amulet.
He still gets the experience.

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Tangerz

Nov 6 2007, 02:27 PM | Post #11

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QUOTE(Makoto @ Nov 6 2007, 02:29 AM) [snapback]102198[/snapback]

The only reason I thought of it was because there aren't any smaller icons for the main/large stat signature yet, as per those derived from the highscores. If I resized the ones in the game for that purpose, they wouldn't come out nearly as nice.

I for one like the update. Sure, it throws a strange kink in how players interact with one another, but the basics haven't changed.

Example: I go to Seiferoth to get a Fury crafted. I then procure a cut Onyx; he gives me a Fury amulet.
With this system, I request Seiferoth to lend me his Crafting and Magic skills to craft and enchant the amulet.
He still gets the experience.

Well it's just like as you had given him the mats for him to craft and he would have traded it back.

This update just prevents the trading and re-trading back because people usually scam for these kind of services.

I'm all for it.

This post has been edited by Tangerz: Nov 6 2007, 06:28 PM

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Cafebcs

Nov 6 2007, 06:22 PM | Post #12

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Assist System doesn't work like help a friend on cook lobbies while you are busy chatting.

The low level (it means us) have to request to a highlevel (think on geo or another level 99 player) on make an stuff that we are not able to reach because our level

The asisisting is useless if we are able of cook lobbies or fish them and we request to a level 99 cooking or fishing. The level 99 will have no experience gained because you can do it yourself.

Example: a level 1 cooking and 1 fishing request you to fish and cook lobbies. Then you give to them the power of have your fishing and cooking level until you reach the 30k daily.

If a level 40 cooking ask you to cook his lobbies he will burn his lobbies because he can cook them. Thats why I agree on it get abolished. You will not get any experience if the player can do it himself.

You can hire those level 3 (I not suggesting to do that on the game) and just wait until get the 30k experience and logout. Then come back next day. I think every 24 days period starts at 4pm mountain time (12am gtm)

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Mistero 102

Nov 6 2007, 11:37 PM | Post #13

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This update seems pretty cool to me, would help me alot when i need to make pots i dont have the skill for

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Dilbert26

Nov 7 2007, 06:01 PM | Post #14

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This is an alright update, but I do not like how Runescape is becoming easier and easier with these updates. This gives players one less reason to train their skills, even though it should be the other way around imo. Jagex needs to release a good update that encourages lower levels to train up in order get full advantage of it.

Anyway, I think we should use the new updates pics. We might as well be as accurate and up to date as possible. Maybe Jagex will update the highscores pictures soon too.

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Cafebcs

Nov 7 2007, 08:07 PM | Post #15

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The herbs or the oak planks should be not tradeable. It could stop rich people to buy their skills. To compensate that, jagex made this update for help poor people on their stats.

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