Killing off gods

[Sobend]

What do you guys think of Jagex killing off some of the more traditional gods this early on? I mean Armadyl was released in 2003 and he might be killed off, Bandos hasn't been around for quite as long but he's nowhere near new. So is it too soon or do you think they should not be killed off at all?

 

Also, what do you think about killing off Saradomin and Zamorak. Should they eventually be killed off in a world event? Personally, I think no, but I wouldn't have a problem if they were exiled into submission for a little while (like Zaros).

Edited December 7, 2013 by Sobend

[Hunter]

I don't want to lose any of the significant gods - for example, Icthlarin serves a purpose.

 

I think if Saradomin or Zamorak are killed off, they BOTH should be.

 

What I would rather is a full god presence - with truces, rivalries, etc. Not in perpetual war, but with the understanding of a stalemate (perhaps with the occasional skirmishes - world events?). This allows players to pick a side they support but not then lose their god or anything.

 

If I were to choose, therefore, I'd kill Saradomin/Zamorak to match the death of Guthix, leaving lesser worshipped gods to run the show, perhaps in the way described.

[Sobend]

I think if Saradomin or Zamorak are killed off, they BOTH should be.

How would that work though? And I just can't see Runescape without Saradomin and Zamorak. They've always been around since I've been playing and it wouldn't feel like Runescape without them to be honest.

 

Icthlarin is also not really a god, but I see what you mean.

[Shooter585]

I don't really like it. If Bandos gets killed off (I'm assuming he will be) then all those cave goblin quests will seem stupid because you know the one of the main antagonists is dead. I understand that they're supposed to take place at an earlier point, but it's still like reading a 1000 page book when you know the ending already. Plus what do all the Bandos supporters become? It would be like finding irrefutable evidence that there is no higher power (as in God) and revealing it to every Muslim, Christian, Hindu, etc.

[O hai im KAMIL]

Eh I don't mind it tbh, there are enough Gods as is and they've been warring with each other for years. Now that Guthix's edicts are removed they are once again battling it out for control of Gielinor, so it's only logical some will die.

[Amber Pyre]

As long as Sliske dies in the end, doesn't really matter who else gets killed off. I've been a supporter of Guthix since before it was popular (which is to say, back around '08 when you saw literally zero people going about following Guthix), so the more of these gods we remove, the better.

 

Related: would be amazing to be able to personally kill a god, would give the Godswords a special place in the lore, other than "weapon that can kill gods created by four different factions to annihilate the others".

Edited December 8, 2013 by Amber Pyre

[Sobend]

As long as Sliske dies in the end, doesn't really matter who else gets killed of.

I'm not a big fan of Sliske either. He came in to fast. It would have been better if Lucein did something instead of Sliske. Lucien should have at least been killed by Nomad. That would have been an epic fight. ;o

[Shooter585]

As long as Sliske dies in the end, doesn't really matter who else gets killed of.

I'm not a big fan of Sliske either. He came in to fast. It would have been better if Lucein did something instead of Sliske. Lucien should have at least been killed by Nomad. That would have been an epic fight. ;o

Yeah I would rather have Lucien be Sliske than what is currently going on. He has been around since I started playing, while I had no idea who Sliske was until last Summer (I have been inactive). I guess I like those vintage classics :P I approve of the way Lucien was killed off though, basically he looks invincible but is killed off by a race even more powerful because they said "no, you've become too powerful." It would have been nice if it had been out of the blue though, throughout Rituals of the Mahjarrat hints were given that the dragonkin would kill him off. I was still a little disappointed that a classic character was killed off, especially because the player plays a large role in his rise to power.

[Micael Fatia]

Yeah I'm not a fan of the idea of killing Gods, at least so soon like Jagex seems to want to do. The other God Wars lasted entire ages and (as far as we know at least) no Gods died, and now suddenly they're going to start falling like redwings.(*)

I think it's a stupid decision, the return of the Gods has lots of quest potential and they're just going to waste it. If Armadyl dies (lol as if, the RuneScape community seems to like the goodies too much, even the stupid ones like Papa Smurf. I have no idea why, it's the bad guys who make the game fun.) we lose the opportunity of having some very interesting Aviansie quests, like for example a quest revolving around recovering the Empyrean citadel from Sliske. If Bandos dies we won't have any more Bandos + Dorgeshuun quests, now that Bandos has returned it would be cool if he tried to attack Dorgesh-Kaan in some sort of new master/grandmaster quest.

 

And I kinda have trouble imagining RuneScape without Saradomin and Zamorak, I think Guthix death should be enough for now. If you go and kill the three main Gods you're killing part of RuneScape. If they really have to do it then at least they shouldn't do it so soon like they're doing now.

 

Also technically Sliske didn't just appear out of nowhere. He was mentioned in the Barrows lore stuff Jagex used to have in their website (and probably still has) ages ago, and I'm fairly sure he was mentioned in-game in that barrows book, though he was referred to as the stranger (or something like that) rather than Sliske. A bit like Zemouregal, we all knew he existed long before the release of the Defender of Varrock quest.

 

(*Not sure if this expression is used in English, probably not. "Cair que nem tordos" is used often here, tordos (redwings, the birds) fly in big flocks during their migration period so hunters easily kill heaps of them with just one shotgun shot.)

[Sobend]

Also technically Sliske didn't just appear out of nowhere. He was mentioned in the Barrows lore stuff Jagex used to have in their website (and probably still has) ages ago, and I'm fairly sure he was mentioned in-game in that barrows book, though he was referred to as the stranger (or something like that) rather than Sliske. A bit like Zemouregal, we all knew he existed long before the release of the Defender of Varrock quest.

Wait, could Sliske be that hooded guy who walks around on the surface at barrows?

 

*CONSPIRACY*

[Micael Fatia]

Wait, could Sliske be that hooded guy who walks around on the surface at barrows?

 

*CONSPIRACY*

Wouldn't surprise me, all Mahjarrat seem to have a human form and we haven't seen Sliskes yet. :P

[Sobend]

Wait, could Sliske be that hooded guy who walks around on the surface at barrows?

 

*CONSPIRACY*

Wouldn't surprise me, all Mahjarrat seem to have a human form and we haven't seen Sliskes yet. :P

It would make sense too because when you go do barrows during Temple at Senntisten he says "I've been waiting for you to come." DUN DUN DUNNN

 

You heard it from me first folks.

[Shooter585]

Maybe he is Hans, the guy who walks around the Lumbridge courtyard and appears to have no real purpose. I have been saying for years he must be up to something. The guy who walks around barrows isn't hooded I think, he's just some weird guy with a shovel who seems delusional.

 

Yeah I think killing of Gods destroys some of the soul of the game.

Edited December 8, 2013 by Shooter585

[Sobend]

Maybe he is Hans, the guy who walks around the Lumbridge courtyard and appears to have no real purpose. I have been saying for years he must be up to something. The guy who walks around barrows isn't hooded I think, he's just some weird guy with a shovel who seems delusional.

That's what he wants you to think. I swear it would be pretty cool if he was him. I mean why is that weird guy there in the first place?

 

I like how this conversation has turned into something about some schizophrenic with a shovel.

[Hunter]

I think if Saradomin or Zamorak are killed off, they BOTH should be.

How would that work though? And I just can't see Runescape without Saradomin and Zamorak. They've always been around since I've been playing and it wouldn't feel like Runescape without them to be honest.

 

Icthlarin is also not really a god, but I see what you mean.

 

Well, their legacies would live on and followers would remain. Perhaps with hopes of bringing them back, as with Zaros' and Guthix's followers (though the case is somewhat different with Zaros).

[Lonelywolf]

well if bandos died would general graardor or whatever still be around

[Micael Fatia]

well if bandos died would general graardor or whatever still be around

That's a pretty good question. They'd have to update the Bandos stronghold and Graardor himself a little bit, wouldn't make sense having Graardor still shouting "FOR THE GLORY OF THE BIG HIGH WAR GOD!" all the time when the Big High War god is dead lol.

Guthix death didn't cause much trouble because he had no boss followers you could kill.

 

I suppose a solution would be just making Graardor take over leadership of the Bandos cult and become some sort of warlord like General Khazard, he could maybe even adopt Bandos symbols as his own in memory of Bandos.