Forestry: The Way of the Forester - Gameplay & Rewards

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Total Votes: 92,315

Forestry: The Way of the Forester, a Woodcutting expansion that will have you interacting with Gielinor's flora and fauna in ways we've never seen before!

With a whopping 90% pass rate, you'll be getting back to nature real soon, deepening your connection with the forests you frequent and tending to the world's woodland - while still reaping all the rewards Woodcutting has to offer.

This poll will let you vote on the gameplay, items and new rewards that you want to be added into the new expansion, so make sure to read the Forestry Overview and update newspost before casting your votes!

This poll will close on Wednesday 8th March.

Should we change the behaviour of how trees spawn/despawn so a timer begins from the first cut and regenerates if the player stops cutting? This would remove resource competition for Woodcutting.

Most Popular Option
Yes
87.2% (77,852)
No
12.8% (11,413)
Skipped
(3,050)

Should players chopping the same tree receive an invisible bonus to Woodcutting? This would be limited up to 10 players.

Most Popular Option
Yes
80.2% (72,002)
No
19.8% (17,779)
Skipped
(2,534)

Should we introduce the Forestry Kit, a wearable back-slot item that would hold all materials needed for Forestry?

Most Popular Option
Yes
92.8% (84,156)
No
7.2% (6,505)
Skipped
(1,654)

Should we introduce the Clothes Pouch, an object that will store the Lumberjack outfit pieces within and allow you to gain the bonuses whilst wearing other items? The bonus from the Clothes Pouch will prioritise over any other effects.

Most Popular Option
Yes
74.1% (65,218)
No
25.9% (22,796)
Skipped
(4,301)

Should we introduce the Forester's Ration, a new item that when consumed restores run energy after chopping down a tree? This item will also increase the bonus received if consumed at a Campfire.

Most Popular Option
Yes
78.8% (67,454)
No
21.2% (18,136)
Skipped
(6,725)

Should we introduce the Secateurs Attachment, a new consumable item for the Forestry Kit that helps you gather more leaves?

Most Popular Option
Yes
88.8% (76,362)
No
11.2% (9,648)
Skipped
(6,305)

Should we introduce the Nature Offering, a new tradeable consumable, that allows you to get extra resources when cutting trees? The chance will increase based on the number of other Foresters cutting the same tree (up to 10).

Most Popular Option
Yes
82.6% (72,106)
No
17.4% (15,220)
Skipped
(4,989)

Should we introduce Forestry Events? These will appear while collecting logs (in the overworld) and all players can interact with them to gain rewards.

Most Popular Option
Yes
92.3% (83,192)
No
7.7% (6,927)
Skipped
(2,196)

Should we expand the systems behind gathering leaves? This will include more varieties of leaves, give each leaf type a unique bonus that contributes towards campfires and tea-brewing and makes all leaves tradeable on the Grand Exchange.

Most Popular Option
Yes
87.1% (75,107)
No
12.9% (11,084)
Skipped
(6,124)

Should we explore the idea of Campfires? Lighting a fire and adding a number of the same leaves will give a temporary bonus to all players near the campfire, dependent on the leaf type.

Most Popular Option
Yes
86.9% (76,554)
No
13.1% (11,569)
Skipped
(4,192)

Should Iron Players benefit from other player's Campfire boosts?

Most Popular Option
Yes
69.8% (20,644)
No
30.2% (8,943)
Skipped
(62,728)

Should we explore the idea of Tea Brewing? Using the leaves from trees, you can create own your own teas in a free-style format in order to create new Teas that give you benefits.

Most Popular Option
Yes
84% (73,136)
No
16% (13,914)
Skipped
(5,265)

Should we introduce the Log Basket, a new untradeable, wearable reward from Forestry that can store up to 28 Logs?

Most Popular Option
Yes
93.7% (85,189)
No
6.3% (5,713)
Skipped
(1,413)

Should we introduce the Sturdy Harness, a new tradeable item that combines the Log Basket and the Forestry Kit to create a wearable item with the benefits of both?

Most Popular Option
Yes
89% (79,418)
No
11% (9,810)
Skipped
(3,087)

Should we introduce the Forester Outfit & Recolours as a reward from Forestry? This would be an untradeable cosmetic override to the Lumberjack Outfit and feature multiple recolours.

Most Popular Option
Yes
92.9% (83,173)
No
7.1% (6,342)
Skipped
(2,800)

Should we include 2H Axes (of different metals) as a reward from Forestry? This would offer more experience than normal axes while receiving fewer logs.

Most Popular Option
Yes
88.1% (78,770)
No
11.9% (10,663)
Skipped
(2,882)

Should we offer the Funky-Shaped Log as a reward from Forestry? This untradeable item can be given to a Beaver to unlock transmog options.

Most Popular Option
Yes
93.3% (83,173)
No
6.7% (5,927)
Skipped
(3,215)

Should we include the Bee Box as a reward from Forestry? An object for your Player-Owned House that would allow you to keep Bees inside your home.

Most Popular Option
Yes
91.9% (81,114)
No
8.1% (7,156)
Skipped
(4,045)