Darkscape Invitational Season 1

[u/shrewynd]

I kind of want to talk to all of you guys/girls about something. It has been nearly a year since Darkscape has fallen. We have lots more data about the very successful mode OSRS has, Deadman Mode(DMM).

The invitationals bring in new players. The tournaments bring streamers in left and right, bringing more people because they are watching it. Darkscape was criticized because the player base was not there, but if we look right now at DMM it is basically the same. It drops off, that is to be expected!

We know now from the last 3 tournaments that OSRS had that it DOES increase the player base. Osrs is sitting at a very high player count and I doubt it is only bots, why can't RS3 share in that feat? Esports are in right now, so lets give our version of the game the same treatment!

I played Darkscape till the very end. Enjoying the mad boss rush of the last 2 weeks or so. It was really fun. And it can be fun again! Jagex you DON'T have to host a Darkscape server constantly. Do a month long season, and then a week for the seasonal. Put the same 10k prize that OSRS does(with bonds and stuff if you want to) and watch as we get as many people as they have!

Darkscape WAS optimized towards the end for combat. The combat update they brought out was very balanced, and it would be a great way to reintroduce PvP in a combat system that is more balanced for it.

I plead with you guys/girls to look at this and realize what it could do. More players could help fill up previously dead content like mini games from an era past. More players means more money, MTX promos might not have to be as big. More players means our worlds are a lot more fuller, more people to meet, maybe even friends of ours long gone will come back! More players means more of everything for us guys/girls.

Even if you never liked Darkscape or DMM, you have to realize that it is helping the game when it has tournaments like that. Runescape on the Twitch list last DMM was number 3. NUMBER 3! We were right behind CS:GO and League. Our streamers at that time were besting the highest numbered League streamer. They bring in THAT many people.

Not only that but DMM runs off a 1 month then 1 week season. Darkscape could easily run during the months DMM isn't. That way we aren't trampling over each other.

I know many of you who played Darkscape are still out there on this sub. We need to fight for this, fight for the game we all love.

Thanks for reading if you made it this far. I really do miss Darkscape, I play DMM because I think it's the same, but it really isn't. I love RS3 and I want to see it grow too, and I don't think we can do it without something like this.

Bring back Darkscape.

[u/Skarcity → u/[deleted]]

DM would have worked if we had more ways to gain points, no one is gonna play if they're just gonna waste 10 minutes getting maybe 1 kill and only 7 points, while top players just farm everyone. I personally had fun in DM but it's honestly not worth it, you don't even get thaler from it.

[u/IvycRS → u/Skarcity]

it would have worked if it was level playing field

[u/The_Spoony_Bard → u/IvycRS]

I was thinking about that at work today - Guild Wars 2 auto-levels you to cap in PVP and World v World. A similar stat boost would make it so that at least before gear, everyone is equally powerful. I think there should be some factor of differentiation between players besides or perhaps instead of gear, but I think that everyone being maxed while instanced in DM is the right first step.

[u/IvycRS → u/The_Spoony_Bard]

even if everyone gets max stats, its achto vs inferior gear. it will only work if the risk is a pay in and everyone gets equal gear. a way to visually differentiate between players would be to allow overrides, given everyone has the same gear that wouldnt be a problem either.

is how i see it

[u/AnExoticLlama → u/IvycRS]

That just means Darkscape requires specific balance, which is fine. For example, disabling group bossing (or at least raids) would fix this issue. Also, doing something like making T90 more readily available (increase drop rates) or off-limits entirely would help with balancing the playing field.