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Kyle
20-06-2012, 10:14 PM
Soo... Mod Mark's blog post mentions that they're planning to change combat level calculation completely.


We’re also changing the way that combat levels are calculated. We are scrapping the current 138 max design and replacing it with a calculation that’s far simpler to understand

Here's the formula:


X + Defence level +2 = your Combat level.
(X = your highest stat level from Magic, Ranged, Attack or Strength)

Hmm.. Thoughts on this? I think it's kind of a fail that they're completely omitting summoning prayer and HP from the calculation but I guess it'll be easier to 'max' combat level, just become a tank. 9 def lvls to max!

More info on the blog
http://services.runescape.com/m=news/og-blog-tradition-and-challenge

IceNineKills
20-06-2012, 10:31 PM
200? i struggled getting to 100 :(

Futz
20-06-2012, 10:32 PM
Does this **** over a bunch of pures

IceNineKills
20-06-2012, 11:21 PM
To further encourage everyone to fight creatures designed for their level, we are removing the Combat XP for fighting creatures more than 30 levels below you. Drops and Slayer XP will remain the same. As I mentioned above, all NPCs are being rebalanced with this in mind. Since we don’t have any top-end training creatures in the game (yet), players with a very high Combat level will find this 30 level range increased to 50 - at least until we release some bigger training dungeons! You’ll still be able to train on creatures that are much less powerful than you, but training on things like rock crabs and cows will now only be effective at low levels - as it should be. We will be adding faster and more numerous spawn points all over the game to cope with the change.

good fight pure training

Meowingtons
20-06-2012, 11:35 PM
So 99 Defence and 99 Magic and you will be max combat, even with 1 str 1 attack etc? lol

scottish
21-06-2012, 01:48 AM
Lol seems fairly stupid.

So I could max pray/sum and be 4 combat?

Oh well, i'll be max anyways.

Everyone will complain as no-one likes change though :P

Richie
21-06-2012, 07:39 AM
I'm willing to give it a shot, from reading about it though I'm not a big fan :P. Really glad I decided not to be pure any more. The only thing I find really stupid is the whole 'not getting xp for lower monster kills' that's dumb. It's not like me killing a goblin will help my level.

Matthew
21-06-2012, 08:15 AM
Urge this will make jack of trades harder and take longer. Before you just just hit the guards once on shared exp with a whip but now weregonna have to go and look for higher levelled monsters :/

seems silly.

Zak
21-06-2012, 09:01 AM
I'd be level 176 already! Seems a tad silly tbh if I have the calculation right.

99+75+2=176

Best start getting def up then !!!

scottish
21-06-2012, 12:50 PM
I'm willing to give it a shot, from reading about it though I'm not a big fan :P. Really glad I decided not to be pure any more. The only thing I find really stupid is the whole 'not getting xp for lower monster kills' that's dumb. It's not like me killing a goblin will help my level.

wait, so if you attack stuff thats a lot lower lever than you you don't get xp?

that's just another rip off from WoW lol

Richie
21-06-2012, 12:52 PM
wait, so if you attack stuff thats a lot lower lever than you you don't get xp?

that's just another rip off from WoW lol


yh apparently

Inseriousity.
21-06-2012, 12:54 PM
As someone who prefers training on lower level things (especially doing slayer), bit annoyed at that change. I'm a wuss when it comes to combat and try to avoid anything that is too close to my level. gutted :(

scottish
21-06-2012, 12:56 PM
yh apparently

Did they say what the level difference is like?

as it'll screw people up on slayer surely if they prefer doing easy methods (i.e. the low lvl jadinkos and grotworms)

Richie
21-06-2012, 01:01 PM
Did they say what the level difference is like?

as it'll screw people up on slayer surely if they prefer doing easy methods (i.e. the low lvl jadinkos and grotworms)

I think they're introducing it to stop people camping at bandits, rock crabs etc

http://services.runescape.com/m=news/og-blog-tradition-and-challenge

IceNineKills
21-06-2012, 01:15 PM
I think they're introducing it to stop people camping at bandits, rock crabs etc

http://services.runescape.com/m=news/og-blog-tradition-and-challenge


I was thinking more so people won't bot combat etc

Richie
21-06-2012, 01:23 PM
I was thinking more so people won't bot combat etc

I suppose they kinda both link in as going afk at bandos for hours is technically botting

Kyle
21-06-2012, 02:18 PM
I assume monster levels will be reworked and level 20 guards will be like lvl 60 or w.e. If you read the blog you'll notice that this will NOT affect fighting slayer monsters on a task.

Chris
21-06-2012, 02:25 PM
Ooo interesting change, I believe this will make my new level 139 then.

scottish
21-06-2012, 02:59 PM
Kinda stupid that you can have lvl 200s with 2 lvl 99s. lol

Zak
21-06-2012, 03:12 PM
Kinda stupid that you can have lvl 200s with 2 lvl 99s. lol

agreed. Plus i hate defence :P

Matthew
21-06-2012, 07:37 PM
With regards to slayer surely they'll change which monsters the slayer masters can give out? Like if your level 130 then slayer masters will only give out level 100+ monsters. Hopefully anyway!

Futz
21-06-2012, 07:42 PM
time to get to work on a 1 def pure as it' the only viable option now

Rixion
24-06-2012, 02:57 AM
Oddd,I'd be 194 :S

DPS
24-06-2012, 10:06 AM
The new updates could go so well, or go so wrong.

Alot of pkers will rage tbh

Matthew
24-06-2012, 10:35 AM
ill be cb level 162 ;l

Oleh
24-06-2012, 10:57 AM
So let me get this right. It's your highest stat from either magic, ranged, strength or attack plus your defence plus 2. That would leave me at 200 :)

This is a bit stupid imo. Pking will need a rework if loads of people can be the same level yet have almost completely different stats.

Matthew
24-06-2012, 11:01 AM
So let me get this right. It's your highest stat from either magic, ranged, strength or attack plus your defence plus 2. That would leave me at 200 :)

This is a bit stupid imo. Pking will need a rework if loads of people can be the same level yet have almost completely different stats.

Yeah thats right. Defence + X (where x is highest stat from attack, strength, magic or range) + 2.

DPS
24-06-2012, 08:25 PM
Mine will be 153 lol that looks so weird.. but hey means ive got higher than 138.. my goal LOL

Zelda
24-06-2012, 09:08 PM
Woo mine will be 172, dislike the rework tbh though , and find it bad that well my highest cb outcome is a melee one atm but gonna be a mage one with rework, just seems a bit dodgy in how it reflects someone.

DPS
25-06-2012, 09:34 AM
what if i get 99 str? then 99 magic? what one will it pick ;s

Matthew
25-06-2012, 09:51 AM
what if i get 99 str? then 99 magic? what one will it pick ;s

well they're both 99 so it won't make a difference :P

DPS
25-06-2012, 10:11 AM
well they're both 99 so it won't make a difference :P

Oh nvm i didnt see it like that LOL wtf ive just woken up!

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