Atrexiia

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I’d say I support this overall, but I agree with what @Gl is saying. I don’t think these need to be removed from the store, as the store already provides other resources and items that streamline the process of gathering or obtaining certain items/resources. In that sense, this wouldn’t be any different from other items currently available.

That said, with Sailing planned for release in the future, there will need to be a way for these to remain accessible. It would make the most sense, and stay consistent for them to be available through the Stonemason and the Construction store, albeit at a higher cost to better align with Alora’s economy.

Basically taking the words out of GL's mouth, but its what I think is the best course of action. 

Hell yeah that is a BIG Support from me! 

Hey! Just a heads up, this is a bit of a longer post.

I wanted to take the time to reflect on the decisions I made and the approach I took throughout Leagues, and really dig into what worked, what didn’t, and how I can improve my overall experience next time around. This is mainly for my own reflection, but I also spoke with quite a few players who chose not to participate because they didn’t fully understand the game mode, so hopefully this helps them as well.
 

Setting the Goal for Leagues and a reflection of it:

I ended up achieving my goal of reaching Dragon Rank. To some, this might seem insignificant, but it was a goal I set for myself. Between working a full-time job, having a family, and playing billiards at a competitive level, it was always going to be a challenge, but one I felt was achievable within the three-week timeframe.

Going into Leagues, I didn’t have a detailed plan beyond that goal. In past leagues, I’ve both gone in with no plan at all and overplanned to the point of burnout, so this time I took a middle-ground approach and worked from a rough framework instead, which ended up working well. Initially, I assumed we’d only be able to choose a single combat relic, so my plan was to head to Varlamore, rush Moons of Peril, and aim for the Blue Moon set while going the magic route. However, once I learned that we actually received combat relics for all styles, and after going incredibly dry at Moons of Peril, that plan quickly changed.

My Regions: 
In Leagues, you begin with access to two regions: Kourend and Karamja. After completing a set number of tasks, you’re able to unlock three additional regions. Below are the regions I chose.

  Varlamore: 

Fremennik:

In Leagues, you’re given a choice of three relics as you reach certain point thresholds. These relics can do a wide range of things, from improving skilling efficiency to enhancing your combat damage. Below are the relics I chose and my thoughts on those decisions.

Tier One - Trickster:

Trickster was a solid relic early on, but its value drops off fairly quickly. Looking back and going over my spreadsheet that tracked the time I spent doing things. I would have saved more time by choosing either Clue Compass or Production Prodigy, both of which would have offered more long-term benefits Although it looks like clue compass would of saved me more time over Production Prodigy. This was the one relic choice where I consistently found myself thinking, “this wasn’t the correct choice.”.

Tier Four - Golden God:

This was a difficult choice between this relic and Corruption. I ultimately went with this option because there were quite a few tasks where money played a role in completion, and it aligned better with my goal of reaching a specific point total.

 

Shortly after choosing it, I ran into a bug where condensed gold was not alching for the correct amount, and I lost roughly 500m before realising what was happening. Despite that setback, I still think this was the correct choice for my goals. In terms of overall time spent, I suspect either this relic or Corruption would have resulted in a similar amount of playtime. Food was never really an issue, as karambwans were easily Sold from Brimhaven.

 

That said, in the next Leagues I plan to try Corruption instead, a lot of people seemed to have a great time with it, and I’d like to experience it for myself.

Tier Five - Bankers Note:

This was another difficult choice, as I’ve tried and enjoyed all three relics in the past. In the end, I went with Banker’s Note. In the main game of OSRS, I play an endgame UIM, so this relic fits a playstyle I’m already very comfortable with, working primarily from my inventory. It also speeds up a lot of content, such as Chambers of Xeric, where no prep is required at any stage, and it outright trivialises certain challenges, like the Inferno.

 

Banker’s Note is a go-to relic for me. I’ve taken it before, and I’ll take it again.

 

 

Tier Six - Berserker: 

For Tier 7, it came down to a literal coin flip between Guardian and Executioner’s Axe. While the axe is undeniably overpowered, I’d never tried Guardian before, and that is what I got.  I wasn’t particularly interested in Undying Retribution this time around, as it didn’t align with my goals.

 

Executioner’s Axe would have saved more time overall, but I was still happy with Guardian. If my focus next time is purely on improving my completion time, the axe will be my choice.

 

 

 

 

 

Closing Notes, overall time and my thoughts on how Alora could improve its leagues:

Overall, I was incredibly happy with the experience. Having access to combat relics for all styles felt amazing, and I really hope that sticks around, everyone I spoke to absolutely loved it. I also got to meet a bunch of new people along the way, and I’m already looking forward to trying to improve my time to Dragon Rank next league.

So, onto it. my overall time was: 

 my overall time came out to 6 days and 10 hours, which is 154 hours over a 2-week, 3-day period, just over 9 hours of gameplay per day. That said, a fair bit of that time was spent zero timing things. Reducing that overall time is the personal benchmark I want to beat next time.

 

The only improvement I can think of for future leagues would be adding the ability to filter Leagues drops from yell chat, or removing them from yell entirely. The volume of messages can get pretty overwhelming. It’s something I feel fairly strongly about, but even without that change, I was still very happy with the experience overall.

If you’re reading this and haven’t given Leagues a go for any reason, I’d absolutely recommend it. You get some great cosmetics just for participating, and it’s a fantastic excuse to try new content, even if, like me, you stick to what you’re comfortable with.

Finally, a huge thank you to @Omicron and the rest of the mod team for hosting. I really appreciate all the work you put into making this happen.

 

Thanks for reading!

 

Incredible to see what you have achieved. I think keeping tabs on how you have progressed throughout the year is a really cool idea. 

I am looking forward to how the year pans out for you, good luck!

It has got to be the leauges and getting to dragon rank! It was very enjoyable!

Giving this a follow! That is really well done! Look forward to it!

Gzz on Rankups guys! Can't wait for the mod abuse from @Darki

Account Name: Atrexiia

Discord Tag: Atrexia

What is your current rank?: Corporal

When did you last apply for a rank?: A few months ago at this point! 

What rank are you applying for? Sargent 

What are your strengths? - I have a fairly decent understanding of the mechanics of this game we are all addicted to, and some pretty decent clicks. 

What are your weaknesses? I am addicted to this game and can not leave, lol
 

In a short paragraph, please explain why you feel you deserve the rank you are applying for.

I have been apart of this CC for a while now, and try to be helpful when I am available and would like to see it grow further! 
Thank you very much for your time! 

Edit: making a special note to mention that @Darki Bullied me (Gently) 

Leagues is always fun, especially the grind for the best relics. However, I am worried that things that were a problem in last leagues persist on this one. I hope the feedback has been taken into consideration when thinking about the relics and point thresholds as well as the huge issue with drop rates in a temporary mode as someone already pointed out above. Raids should be guaranteed purples, to an extent. Hardmode ToB and 500 invocation ToA should be guaranteed purple and if done in teams, all of the players should get one. For CoX it is harder since we do not have challenge mode but it could be made like the chance to get one is 50/50 or so with 8k points or whatever. Nobody wants to be gate kept by bad RNG in a temporary game mode and this should mitigate it. You still need to grind lots of other PvM drops with the 5x multiplier (which I hope will be made to 6x or 8x like OSRS/Rs3 did).

 

Some questions:

1) Can we have the full relic and task list available before it launches? One of the best things about leagues has been able to think about the best route for x relic and so on and this has been slacking in Alora leagues unfortunately.

2) Do we still have x amount of regions to choose from or do we get all the regions? It would also be nice to know the amount of region unlocks and at what tiers do they happen. The post did not clarify.

3) How does the wilderness work with the leagues character? They will be OP with relics and what not so how is that handled when dealing with non leagues players? o:

4) Cooking npc when?

 

Thanks @Omicron

 

As someone who has done leagues in the past where the drop rates were not affected, I agree with this 100%^.  I have seen many a people get burnt out before reaching that end point where the end game relics get really powerful. as someone who has been gatekept from top spots because of missing drops. I can also understand, haha. 

That being said, I am very excited for this event and appreciate the effort you guys put in. Thanks! 

Good Luck my friend, if you need a hand with the way around, let me know by messaging me here or adding me in game! 

Good luck on the grinds!

Given the use case, I don't see this being majorly inhibitive or damaging to the economy.  One issue of note could be that it damages glass blowing's usefulness to irons?  I think this conversation would be a valuable consideration when deciding which store to place it in.  Otherwise, support for sure for Herblore shop.

 
 
I just went to confirm what @Variant had said about irons being able to purchase them from the iron store and can confirm they are correct (Not that I don't trust you, just don't want to look like a dickhead before posting) 

So with that being available in the iron store, it would not matter either way.

Cheers to Variant though, about to log in on the iron and buy them and then drop them over