Poll 82 - Minigame Changes

22 July 2024 - 26 July 2024

Total Votes: 60,207

This poll is all about minigames, with a special focus on Guardians of the Rift and Wintertodt! We've got a whole host of changes to things all over the game, so have a read, exercise your democratic right and enjoy some minigame improvements in the near future!

This poll will close on Friday 26th July.

Should we implement a 'Warmth Meter' system to Wintertodt, as described in the blog? This would effectively replace Hitpoints as your main resource to reduce imbalance between Hitpoints levels.

Most Popular Option

Yes

90.9% (52,885)

9.1% (5,284)

Skipped

(2,038)

Should we convert Wintertodt's Supply Crates to a Pile of Crates, as described in the blog? This would function similarly to Tempoross' rewards system, without changing the number of rolls you currently get for the points you earn at Wintertodt.

Most Popular Option

Yes

93.2% (53,871)

6.8% (3,918)

Skipped

(2,418)

Should we allow players to swap between a main-hand and off-hand version of the Bruma Torch, as described in the blog?

Most Popular Option

Yes

93.9% (53,940)

6.1% (3,508)

Skipped

(2,759)

Should we add a small invincibility window between the Wintertodt's regular attacks, so that you'd guarantee at least one Fletching action before being interrupted?

Most Popular Option

Yes

92.8% (54,105)

7.2% (4,200)

Skipped

(1,902)

Should we remove the player limit cap on Guardians of the Rift and introduce dynamic scaling, as described in the blog?

Most Popular Option

Yes

91.1% (49,778)

8.9% (4,839)

Skipped

(5,590)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we reduce the scaling per player by 20% for each player beyond the 20th, as described in the blog?

Most Popular Option

Yes

83.6% (40,788)

16.4% (7,986)

Skipped

(11,433)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we allow players to build/charge barriers and Guardians while the game is still starting up? This would not provide XP or add to your Catalytic/Elemental Energy earned from the game.

Most Popular Option

Yes

83.7% (44,448)

16.3% (8,670)

Skipped

(7,089)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we allow players to gain XP and Catalytic/Elemental Energy when recharging a barrier regardless of its HP? This will be up to a limit of 2500 Runecraft XP and 450 Energy per game as described in the blog.

Most Popular Option

Yes

95.4% (53,314)

4.6% (2,543)

Skipped

(4,350)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we change the cost repairing a broken barrier from 10 Guardian Essence to 12 Guardian Fragments?

Most Popular Option

Yes

79.2% (37,449)

20.8% (9,856)

Skipped

(12,902)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we prevent the first two waves from offering two 'weak' rifts at a time, as described in the blog? If this passes, an active Mind or Body rift on the first wave would coincide with an Elemental rift that's Water or better.

Most Popular Option

Yes

91.8% (46,970)

8.2% (4,213)

Skipped

(9,024)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we add a "Big-Search" option to the rewards guardian allowing you to claim five rewards at once?

Most Popular Option

Yes

91% (50,524)

9% (4,996)

Skipped

(4,687)

At Guardians of the Rift, should we provide the option to hand in 25 Abyssal Pearls for 1 Catalytic and 1 Elemental energy? This means you could use excess Abyssal Pearls for more searches at the Rewards Guardian.

Most Popular Option

Yes

94% (51,552)

6% (3,319)

Skipped

(5,336)

Should we change the Colossal Pouch so that its capacity changes based on the pouches you can currently use? Values for capacity at the various Runecraft level milestones are described in full in the blog.

Most Popular Option

Yes

86.4% (47,044)

13.6% (7,385)

Skipped

(5,778)

Should we reduce the variance of Abyssal Pearl drops so that players receive 14-16 Abyssal pearls at a time, rather than 10-20?

Most Popular Option

Yes

76.9% (39,713)

23.1% (11,946)

Skipped

(8,548)

Should we remove the Bog encounter from Temple Trekking? Any instance where you would have received a Bog encounter would be replaced by a Bridge encounter, featuring a Zombie Lumberjack.

Most Popular Option

Yes

88.3% (44,248)

11.7% (5,856)

Skipped

(10,103)

Should we increase the quantity of Nail Beast Nails dropped by Nail Beasts from 1 to a random 2-3?

Most Popular Option

Yes

92.9% (46,476)

7.1% (3,561)

Skipped

(10,170)

Should we make the Nail Beasts' attack sounds quieter?

Most Popular Option

Yes

59.8% (28,676)

40.2% (19,238)

Skipped

(12,293)

Should we allow players to swap between a main-hand and off-hand version of Amy's Saw, as described in the blog?

Most Popular Option

Yes

94.7% (50,718)

5.3% (2,853)

Skipped

(6,636)

Should we remove the 'Furniture Selection' interface from Mahogany Homes contracts if you already have the necessary supplies to build a piece of furniture?

Most Popular Option

Yes

95.4% (50,089)

4.6% (2,409)

Skipped

(7,709)

Should we adjust mapping in Soul Wars to prevent safespotting the Blue Team's avatar? This change aims to avoid one team gaining an advantage this way.

Most Popular Option

Yes

93.6% (45,261)

6.4% (3,117)

Skipped

(11,829)

Should we adjust Trouble Brewing so that players can gain an extra 10 Pieces of Eight per bottle of rum they brew?

Most Popular Option

Yes

95.5% (46,618)

4.5% (2,187)

Skipped

(11,402)

Should we allow Bounty Hunter's unique rewards to be used in other PvP minigames such as Soul Wars, Castle Wars or Clan Wars?

Most Popular Option

Yes

74.5% (33,159)

25.5% (11,343)

Skipped

(15,705)

Should we add a 'Quick-start' option to Tempoross to allow solo players to begin another round without needing to wait for additional downtime.

Most Popular Option

Yes

97.1% (55,138)

2.9% (1,633)

Skipped

(3,436)

Should we add a 'Big-Search' option to Tempoross to allow players to loot 5 Permits at once?

Most Popular Option

Yes

91.9% (52,144)

8.1% (4,587)

Skipped

(3,476)

Should we allow players to use Blighted Supplies in all PvP minigames, including Clan Wars and Castle Wars?

Most Popular Option

Yes

80.4% (39,313)

19.6% (9,578)

Skipped

(11,316)

Should we allow players to swap between a main-hand and off-hand version of the Imcando Hammer, as described in the blog?

Most Popular Option

Yes

94.3% (50,865)

5.7% (3,058)

Skipped

(6,284)

Should we add the Glacial Temotli as a rare drop from Ice Nagua in a future Varlamore update? These are a tier-55, double-hitting Crush weapon.

Most Popular Option

Yes

93.4% (48,303)

6.6% (3,420)

Skipped

(8,484)