Do you find the combat is boring and lame? I mean you just click and watch. Thats one of the reasons I pretty much just use my lvl 3 skiller now

Discuss

yes and no

my ptp lvl is stupid (108) going for 110
and my ftp lvl is pro (100)

i feel like i shouldnt lvl up but i have too

Yeah. I guess you can sometimes feel the need to level up. I tend to enjoy skilling heaps more though. Thats why I use my skiller mostly as I previously stated. Also, what do you think of 10 Hp Total as a skiller name?

Everything in RuneScape is click and watch.
But I don't see why you use your skiller because you dislike training combat; you should train your skills on your main.

I find combat better than anything in RuneScape. It's not just about training, combat also relates to boss fights, pking, slayer (which is very interesting and non-repetitive unlike other skills).

Yes, it's bad. I like it more in f2p (p2p just has too many exceptions and spec items), and ftp is simple.

The triangle need balance and combat needs more strategy, just not too much.

You could say the same for skilling, you click a tree and watch...

But ye, combat AND skilling could be improved by making it more interactive, now the question is how?

Well on combat you could have it so you have to tell your character to attack or block and if you dont then your defence doesnt count but then in games like castle wars you cant defend yourself and attack at the same time so that wont work but i have no idea for skilling

I love skilling and combat.
I just think they should make it more then just "click" and "watch"

I dont really play WoW but, the combat is way more fun, and intense.
If jagex kind of took that same concept and added it to runescape combat.
It would be bawss.

Combat is utterly boring, anybody who says otherwise must get a kick out of watching pixels taking turns hitting each other.

To be fair, most MMORPGs use that system (except for DDO and PSOBB), so it's not fair to pin all of that on just RuneScape, but RuneScape's combat somehow feels even more boring than combat in WoW or RoM. I think it's because of the repetitive animations and lack of special skills, hotkeying, etc.

I find camping boring, but Slayer no. And everything is click and watch....

Yes, combat these days stink especially since the new updates of the weapons, all dragon weapons are bad (to me at least except for dds) and etc

In F2P, there really isn't that many monsters to fight except for lesser demons and such

I just like skilling, combat blows after all these update

Every skill is the same thing, you click and watch your character do the work and +1 sk8skull, Jagex should make Runescape like WoW's concept

I dont like the idea of the combat triangle
I prefer Other MMO's
Like, DSP, TANK, HEALER
Stuff like that. You can kinda input some of that into rs, def pures = tanks?
but yeah, i dont like it that much, watching is ok. its only a short watch if you at leet :L

Meh, I don't train combat much, so it doesn't really effect me. Hopefully, someday soon, they'll incorporate running with the arrow keys.. That'd be great.

RuneScape's combat system needs some sprucing up. Needs more action than just standing there.

I would love it if hotkeys could be incorporated more into Runescape. Hotkey combat would make things a lot let monotonous than they are now, or at least hotkey skills or something like in Guild Wars. Right now one of the main things that turn me off RS is the fact that everything is based on mouse clicks. If there was some variety in the gameplay, RS could be 10x better.

It can get EXTREMELY boring after about 1 minute if you're just training on basic things like guards and such, but if you're training on black dragons and god wars monsters, it won't be as boring. Yeah they should really make the combat more interactive though. Like you should be able to learn different fighting moves.

Yeah, I think it's very repetitive and boring. Jagex should make it so you can walk around using the arrow keys or use the num-pad to cast spells.

That's all I can think about right now.

I usually train my combat once in a while because I hate how boring it is. However, the only time I actually enjoy combat is when Im pking
You have to stay on your toes and execute precise clicks or you die. This gives me a sort of thrill and it sometimes scares me

I wish fighting NPCs made me feel like that...

training can get boring but thats wat clan chat and friends are for
boss fights and pvp are exciting tho

No, combat is the worst skill.

Even Mining seems like an adrenaline fuelled car chase compared to it.

Combat was funny, but now im bored of it. I only get def and attack 90 then i dont train anymore.
I like more skilling than combat. Atm wc is going 90.

In f2p it gets boring when all your stats are 60+, but range and mage on the other hand is a lot more fun but those get boring to I skill a lot more then I fight unless I get the urge to go on a Cockroach trip .

~Markbalex

If you think about it, most skills are like that. For example, fishing. You just let him/her fish while watching. In my opinion, I think combat is the most non-boring one, because sometimes, your person runs low on hp, you feed him/her, and drops..etc. :3

Y'all need to try some of the more difficult quests and boss fights, then tell me RuneScape's combat is all just click and watch. Believe me, I can barely move my mouse fast enough to beat some of the quest bosses I've fought. Of course training is just click and watch, just about every MMO in the world uses that or a similar style of training combat. Just about every other skill in RuneScape is like that too, so why just complain about combat?

Well, another thing about combat is that its slow as heck to train, I mean each point of damage is like 4xp right? Compare that to cutting willows in WC. Willows are like 67xp per I think. Combat may be fun as a high leveled mem, but its so boring to train. Especially on f2p where you dont have any rock crabs =/

how about A button for chop S button for slash D button for block and F for stab because i would love to use those in a order like A D D S F F D and it would actualy feel like legend of zelda windwaker attack style. also you can set your lvl up type using the combat tab but you can still press all of the A S D F keys and it will still lvl up the skill you selected like defence or strangth or attack

You can get around 80k exp an hour which is the same for woodcutting if you're chopping ivy.

I train combat on abyssal demons. They work for me because they're very profitable and are decent exp. Training combat with slayer is a very good idea. It is very profitable and you're not killing the same thing all the time.

combat is not really bad! just because if u dont like it doesnt mean its bad!
i actually like it even i give up sometimes

its ok beacuse of the urge to get high skills.but it does get boring cause all u do is click.

i still like skilling more than training combat though.

If you hate that aspect of combat, then why don't you hate the game in its entirety?

He's right.
A lot of miniquests, quests, and minigames require that you are very maneuverable, and require an assortment of abilities and skills.

I figure it this way:

If I wanted to play a game with in-depth combat, I'd play a video game. Sometimes I do that because I feel more into the game.

If I wanted to play a game that lets you relax while your avatar does the fighting, I'd play RuneScape. I do this fairly often.
RuneScape is good because not all the people that play it want to be button-mashing. There are a lot of adults playing, even 50+ people playing. It's really a game you can play with family, so they wouldn't make it like a video game.

MechScape/StellarDawn, on the other hand, looks to be an in-depth game that will probably be more like Halo than RuneScape (or at least I'm hoping).

Well, Runescape is a lot deeper than just combat.

Lots of people may think that Runecape's combat system is boring, but to be honest, isn't that what makes Runescape what it is? Because a lot of the other skills are like that too, where you click and watch.
It also depends on the monster you are fighting, because if you are fighting lesser demons, for example, it may get slightly boring, because they're very easy to kill. On the other hand, if you are fighting monsters such as the KBD, or Kalphite Queen, combat is a lot of fun, because you always have to be on your toes.

I wouldn't say it's bad, a lot of combat requires you to be skilled, like god wars, the king black dragon, the kalphite queen etc.. Combat used to be ALOT worse a few years ago, but they've made and are making a lot of graphical improvements to the way we fight. Compared to other games, yes, it is not the best, but the combat style used in Runescape is what makes the game unique.

No. One word post, but no. Also, there is nothing hard about any boss on RS. No boss is hard.

It's not bad, it's boring. I mean if they let you customize yourself more, it would be good but at the moment you can only stand and fight. And the armory is very little! I mean, main weapon for anyone is a Whip or Dragon Scimitar,and their is only one affordable armor in the whole game as well. (Rune)

That and the fact that all the bosses are easy enough, all but the Corp. Beast. And lack of drops is a bummer. Although the new Rock Caves is a GREAT place to train all skills.

CB is very easy. Not only can you easily make it back in time to get your items, but there is really no skill needed.

Combat does feel boring most of the time. Slashing and hacking repetitively, the same animation going on and on. I wish they could improve it and make better. I'm glad though it isn't turn-based, having to select an attack every time it's your turn. I can just go AFK/Semi AFK when I do combat in runescape .

I perfer training combat more.

Combat>Click npc > watch

Non combat

Click tree etc > watch

The weapon type Balance is awful.

For F2P, yes. It is terribly boring and rather skill. I wish it was more interesting like Mabinogi.

combat is a fun skill to train as every 10 or so lvls u advance u fight a new thing

like me, i recently have started killing green drags, and i think its great fun

if u actually stopeed complaining u would enjoy most aspects of combat



oh, and combat is way better than skilling, which is soo boring

I think F2p has boring combat cause the best monsters are lesser demons etc... they are too easy!!!

needs to be better than click and watch. way better.

It could get boring after a while, the character should get some new moves.

i can see how combat could be considered boring, especially in f2p. i mean, its not like you get an adrenaline rush every time you attack a dragon, but its fairly entertaining. melee is the worst though, cause its just flashing metal (or whatever your weapon is made of). with magic, personally i like staring at the colors of spells and stuff like that

yes

Wow...talk about a one word post...
I think combat in Runescape Sucks!