Adding A New Skill - the Right Choice for OSRS

Yes. It's time to add a new skill to the OSRS game. Skills are an integral part of the game. Many game extensions (such as OSRS quests and minigames) are based on skills. There is no possibility of more game content without new skills. The development of osrs is limited by the existing 23 skills and the original game content. Now the OSRS team is willing to add a new skill for OSRS and players.

History

In the past few years, the OSRS team also tried to add new skills, such as Artisan (2014), Sailing (2015), and Warding (2019). However, it was regrettable that none of them passed the vote. Maybe it was because the skills were not enough to attract players. Or these skills were not so OSRS. Players are passionate about accepting new things. It depends on whether the content can attract them enough. Obviously, many players were not satisfied with the three new skills. So, what will happen this time?

Birth of the New Skill

The osrs team spent a lot of energy creating the previous skills. But the final vote failed, making J-Mods do much useless work. In October, the voting system was optimized:

It would avoid doing more useless work. Therefore, the birth of new skills will go through six stages:

1. If we need a new skill: More than 70% of the votes will make the OSRS team move on to the next stage.

2. What kind of a new skill: Shape the design of the new skill with plenty of surveys.

3. Ideas for the new skill: Comes up with a few different ideas for the new skill. There comes stage four if most players like them.

4. Refine and polish the ‘nitty gritty’ elements: The fine details of gameplay, rewards, required new areas, and more.

5. Making final decisions and ‘lock-in’ the skill: Complete the new skill.

6. Congratulations: Open betas and launch for real in the game.

If you are interested in the new skill, you must vote. There will be no new skill without you!

Design Pillar of the New Skill

1. A healthy addition that is deeply rooted in the game

2. Provides meaningful progression

3. Appeals to a variety of player types

4. Enjoyable to train

There is no problem. However, the result may not be as expected. Like the previously updated minigame - Giants' Foundry. We have no data to query, but we want to ask the player, are you still playing it? Players may prefer Blast Furnace to practice smithing.

We want to add an extra point: Easy to operate.

We asked many players why they preferred OSRS to RuneScape 3. They said that the charm of this game lay in the mouse. Even when fighting against some boss, a mouse is enough. At most, you can use the direction keys to adjust the perspective of the game. Players may not like too complicated operations.

What do you think about the new skill? We hope everything goes well.

The RSBee Team