Combat level increasing to 200

[Kyle]

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...-and-challenge

[IceNineKills]

200? i struggled getting to 100

[Futz]

Does this **** over a bunch of pures

[IceNineKills]

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]

So 99 Defence and 99 Magic and you will be max combat, even with 1 str 1 attack etc? lol

[scottish]

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

[Richie]

I'm willing to give it a shot, from reading about it though I'm not a big fan . 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]

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]

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]

I'm willing to give it a shot, from reading about it though I'm not a big fan . 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