Twilight Ray

Mar 13 2006, 02:56 PM | Post #1

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Today we have released a beta version of our new Knowledge Base system, packed with hints+tips about the game and answers to your gameplay and technical questions. With over 150,000 words, hundreds of pages and thousands of images, there's lots of information to improve your RuneScape experience.

The aim of this update is to provide better support for our players, so that if you're stuck or just need some friendly advice, you can quickly get the help you need rather than asking Customer Support or hoping someone is talking about it on the forums. The Knowledge Base includes:

* Statistics for armour and weapons
* Quest rewards fully detailed.
* XP gains listed for many activities, to help you decide the best levelling strategy.
* Tips and tricks on how to train.
* Hints on successfully completing minigames.
* Location and transportation guides.
* Basic and advanced sections for every skill.
* In-depth FAQ documents.
* Detailed guidelines regarding customer support, rules, forum use, reporting abuse, bans and safety and security documents.
* Scamming prevention guides.
* Website, billing and technical support.
* Special Knowledge Base news.
* Lists of the most popular articles.

... Plus all the normal "how to start playing" guides.

The RuneScape Knowledge Base also has a search function to help players find the information they want at the touch of a button.

Important Information

This is a BETA launch so that we can get your ideas and suggestions to make the Knowledge Base a better tool. It is, after all, designed to help you, so we want to know if it does!

Whilst it's packed full of info, it's very much a work in progress at the moment. We know some bits of it aren't perfect (yet), and there is still lots more we want to add, and further improvements are planned over the next few weeks. But we thought we'd let you see what we've been working on and have produced so far.

Your feedback is important to us. If you wish to discuss any of the features in the Knowledge Base, we have provided a specific forum for members to discuss the content of the pages and even on the way it is presented. If you find any bugs or mistakes in the Knowledge base, please use the category provided in our bug reporting page and be as clear as possible with your feedback or report, so we can make it a super accurate source of info.

Please remember, some articles contain suggestions and opinions on how to play the game. Your views may differ from the authors' views. Please feel free to discuss this on the forum, but do not submit it as a bug. Opinions are only opinions.

So, if you need illumination about where to find candles, seek enlightenment about the prayer skill, want to hook up with more detailed fishing information or even get technical with technical support, the KB is the place to be!

We hope you find the KB useful, and that it makes your experience in RuneScape a better one.

Visit the Knowledge Base today!






Now this looks interesting.

AGH! I changed my mind, I really dislike this. ONCE AGAIN Jagex is trying to cut off fansites such as this. I bet you can't even find the thing where they said they'd release a fansite support section anymore.

This post has been edited by Twilight Ray: Mar 13 2006, 02:58 PM

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BluEz

Mar 13 2006, 03:14 PM | Post #2

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Jagex you suck.

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Sierrafox

Mar 13 2006, 03:50 PM | Post #3

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With the adding of this guide, the popularity of fansites will go down...who needs a fansite when Jagex hands you everything a fansite does and helps with on a silver platter, FFS! Evil Evil human beings... we have 2,000+ members in Runeweb and because of this update we wont go any farther.

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Twilight Ray

Mar 13 2006, 03:59 PM | Post #4

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The more I look at this, the more pissed off I get. Jagex has been trying to eradicate fan sites for awhile, they put in their own forums, they put in those mini in-game skill guides, they asked fansites not to put up the ME2 quest guide, and now this. They've been using up their time making this shit instead of getting new updates. Seriously, now, with this thing, the only use fansites have is quest guides. And, they've given away a bunch of info on their quests on this. Jagex, thank you for shafting the fansites.

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Baakalor

Mar 13 2006, 04:03 PM | Post #5

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Have you bothered to read through it? There are no quest guides. If fact, for the quests, the only thing they add that you can't get in-game is the reward.

So what? JAGeX will not kill off fan sites with stuff like this. They tell you to check the forums if it doesn't help but you must still be a member to access the forums. Not only that, the forums are so over populated they suck. Big time.

So no worries.

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Leichim

Mar 13 2006, 04:06 PM | Post #6

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JagEx made their own fansite. The knowledge base contains a lot of information though. I think it is a nice database, but it is a punch in the stomach for some fansites databases.
But luckely they are not so far they give coordinates for treasure trails and quest guides -.-

This post has been edited by Leichim: Mar 13 2006, 04:07 PM

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Geo1988

Mar 13 2006, 04:29 PM | Post #7

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Meh... JaGeX wants to have their own game guide... so be it

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Twilight Ray

Mar 13 2006, 05:40 PM | Post #8

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Baak, I said the only thing they don't have is quest guides. And you have to be a member to post on the forums, anyone can read them. And yes, I have been reading it, I've been going through every article to see if there's anything I don't already know. Whether they will or won't kill off fansites with stuff like this, they're definitely trying.

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Makoto

Mar 13 2006, 05:55 PM | Post #9

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I haven't the chance or privvys to see this guide for myself.

I can tell you, if it's as good as many of the people are reporting, then this is a grave day for fansites. Simply because Jagex holds *all* of the knowledge and the abilities to display them at their will, this could very well be the end of fansites (and their gathering of information).

Irrespective of this new information on the main site, I for one will NOT stop trying to gain information.

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Mysticallity

Mar 13 2006, 06:12 PM | Post #10

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I don't see the point in making a Knowledge Base. It's just a stupid waste of resources and time.

RuneWeb still has the advantage of having everything sorted in one page. KB is currently quite messy, as you need the right criteria to get the information. This may change in the future.
Jagex seems to be missing out on the mechanisms of the game (eg. time for plants to grow), so that could be something fansites could be working on.

Let's just say I had a look at their Fight Cave guide. Their melee part almost seems to be luring players to constant failure, unless there is another silent update. It is virtually impossible to know whether Ket-Zek would use melee or magic.

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Orangeslay66

Mar 13 2006, 06:17 PM | Post #11

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QUOTE(Baakalor @ Mar 13 2006, 08:03 AM)

So what? JAGeX will not kill off fan sites with stuff like this. They tell you to check the forums if it doesn't help but you must still be a member to access the forums. Not only that, the forums are so over populated they suck. Big time.

So no worries.

Your preaching to the choir

However, I still abhor that Jagex is trying to wipe out fansites, clans maybe next.

This post has been edited by Orangeslay66: Mar 13 2006, 06:25 PM

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SailorScoutX

Mar 13 2006, 06:20 PM | Post #12

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Well if the KB is a success, that might mean we may be out of business.

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Twilight Ray

Mar 13 2006, 08:42 PM | Post #13

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I'm with Makoto on this one. Their guides are incredible, simply because they have access to graphics and information that would be near impossible for players to get. I'm not going to give up, but damn =\

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Loggy

Mar 13 2006, 09:13 PM | Post #14

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Well, does it have EVERY bit of info? (Minus quest guides.)

Course, it's not like the RuneScape Forums is a good place to be. :\

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Bookdude

Mar 13 2006, 09:30 PM | Post #15

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I don't think this is really that big of a deal, since this Knowledge Base thing doesn't look like it's going to help me with most of the things I come to fansites for anyway:

1. Forums. The official forums completely suck for everything except the marketplace and occasional entertainment from the rants section.

2. Calculators.

3. Quest Guides.

4. Information on the latest updates, since I doubt that Jagex's policy of making us figure stuff out for ourselves at first wouldn't apply to this. That is, they won't release information the day it's released, which is what I often look for on fansites.

5. Straightforward guides that tell you everything you need to know without making you draw conclusions and stuff on your own. I want to be told exactly what to do and how do do it; I don't just want hints. It's too frustrating otherwise.

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