Talk:RuneScape

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Major Fansites

Some other fansites I've seen are Sal's Realm of RuneScape (runescape.salmoneus.net) and RuneScape Wiki (runescape.wikia.com) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.115.237.27 (talk) 20:16, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your point being? We already have the RuneScape Wiki (by consensus, it's not classed as a fansite), and Sal's Realm isn't going to be included since it isn't among the top 3 fansites according to Alexa.com. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 20:29, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

New direction

So with things like to 2009 'year of updates' and all the QA'a I think we should start updating the History section of the article. Anyone want to lend a hand?FlashNerdX (talk) 12:43, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That section could use a certain amount of work. Something about its layout seems kind of crowded and busy. I think it has something to do with the two images shifting the text. I advise either seperating and placing both images on the right-hand side, or removing one (preferably the RS-Classic one, since we already have such an image). 1ForTheMoney (talk) 10:36, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Started work on it with a couple of additions and tweaksFlashNerdX (talk) 16:52, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing wrong, as far as I can see. I was initially reluctant to add information on the new CEO, since he runs Jagex as a whole and not just RuneScape. But that additional information is good. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 20:46, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I've decided to give the section the once-over as well, though my change was less noticeable, changing some references to use the {{cite web}} format. The only one I haven't touched (as far as I can tell) is ref 20, which includes multiple links. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 21:54, 26 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dude, stop editting my stuff so that it reads about 100 times better than how I wrote it. Your making me look bad here ;-pFlashNerdX (talk) 14:18, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Oh noes, I iz improvin teh wiki article!" Nah, seriously, thanks. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 17:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well, no chance of making your work look bad this time...I've now adjusted nearly all refs to use {{cite web}}. Again, ref 20 is risky, since I'm not sure if that format like multiple URLs and page titles.

Also, a number of links to the RS Knowledge Base were in a format that doesn't seem to be used anymore. I've adjusted them and all seems to be well. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 22:22, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Sweet :-)FlashNerdX (talk) 14:44, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion for the section Combat

Instead of: Before 2008, Player Killers ... mentioned above and below respectively.

Before 2008, Player Killers (PKers) were player that went to an area know as the Wilderness to fight other players withing a certain combat level range, hoping to gain their items. In RuneScape Classic, players could opt in to PvP in most areas outside the starting town of Lumbridge. Many player killers created "pure" versions of their characters, with which they trained exclusively some of the combat related skills, willing to achieve a desired advantage over other players. However, in December 2007 the Wilderness was radically changed to prevent players from exchanging in-game items with real-word currency, a process known as Real World Trading. [46] New creatures known as Revenants were added to keep the adverse pressure on players in the Wilderness, while PvP was restricted to specific mini-games and, subsequently entire worlds dedicated to PvP, as stated below.

Artur (talk) 01:06, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

couple of minor spelling errors but other than that it reads okay to meFlashNerdX (talk) 14:18, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Editing the page

How do I edit the page? Fire of Angels (talk) 10:29, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since the page is semi-protected, only established users are allowed to edit it. Note, however, that I prefer the passage as it is now (it's less wordy and uses less game-guide material) - this refers to the previous section. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 11:28, 1 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Can you add a link to wikia:UnRunescape Wiki, as a page that is a funny parody of RuneScape? Fire of Angels (talk) 17:36, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Funny parodies are unlikely to meet WP:ELYES guidelines; in fact, linking to open wikis is generally discouraged. --McGeddon (talk) 17:51, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

(Quiet muttering: Great, now I have to edit my previous reply because this was split into its own section.) But I concur - Parodies are discouraged. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 18:06, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's also lacking notability. If it were to gain some prominence then it *might* be admissable (as with any other fansite) but atm its not big enough (though, imo, has some classic pages in it)FlashNerdX (talk) 14:17, 3 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is an error on this page, if an authorized person could correct it, that would be great. In the Gameplay section, it defines the acronym NPC as non-playable character, which is wrong. NPC stands for non-player character. It might seem like semantics, but every account that you don't know the password to is, for you, a non-playable character. NPCs are those in the game that are controlled by the game itself, AKA non-player characters. Peabody80 (talk) 21:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Very well, it's been

Done, though it seems a bit fussy. I haven't corrected 1 wikilink for "Non-playable character", since it redirects to "Non-player character" anyway. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 21:11, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Economic section

The subject matter here is very outdated- While it mentions the introduction of the Grand Exchange and the economic structure before it, it does not explain the new affects of it, such as mass manipulation (Clans buying out a certain item at the maximum price in the Grand Exchange- forcing the price up- and selling it later) as a new type of instability.

It also mentions that Rare items "tend to increase over time". This is no longer true; they are extremely instable and varying in price, with partyhats crashing hundreds of millions of coins. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.139.170.189 (talk) 00:25, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since you haven't provided any reliable references for these claims, they can't go into the article. Note that whilst it may be known to RuneScape players, those outside the game don't necessarily know, and it's them we write the article for. 1ForTheMoney (talk) 00:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to dispute current information, not add in new.

http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=1038&scale=1 http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=1040&scale=1 http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=1042&scale=1 http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=1044&scale=1 http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=1046&scale=1 http://itemdb-rs.runescape.com/viewitem.ws?obj=1048&scale=1

Sorry, as I'm self evidently not a Wiki-editer, I don't know if theres a more effective link method. These are the 30 Day graphs for the most prevalent Rare items, and they are all clearly dropping.

Also- There are no sources for the argument that the Grand Exchange "decreased fluxuations in prices" The source only gives the value of one object- proving its over the stated value, but not even proving that they are rising as stated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.139.170.189 (talk) 01:55, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Trouble is, because those graphs keep changing, they could be going down one day and up the next. Which makes these links highly susceptible to linkrot (meaning you'd have to keep changing them when they are no longer relevant.

Also, on an unrelated note, consider signing your posts with four tildes (~~~~). 1ForTheMoney (talk) 10:45, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to find out different ways to put external links in Wikipedia articles, read this page. Jprulestheworld (talk) 09:51, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Runescape Classic Picture in Combat section

shouldn't this be updated with a more relevant picture 207.161.22.249 (talk) 01:10, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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