A Night At The Theatre and Old School Content Poll #75: PvM (30-Apr-2021 13:00:32)

A Night at the Theatre is a new quest aiming to introduce players to Theatre of Blood, while Poll 75 focuses on mid-to-late PvM activities such as Chambers of Xeric, Slayer or the Gauntlet.

We're also polling new Theatre of Blood modes, PvM quality of life improvements, some tweaks to recent content such as Shooting stars and Tempoross and the introduction of the Design a Hat competition's winning design.

This poll will close on Thursday 6th May.

Question 1

Would you like A Night At The Theatre, a new Master level quest, to be added to the game? Story Mode, a new difficulty level for Theatre of Blood, will also be added with the quest.

Yes		81.4% (36756 votes)
No		14.2% (6390 votes)
Skip question		4.5% (2009 votes)

Question 2

Would you like a Hard Mode added to the Theatre of Blood? The boss fight mechanics will be updated to make each encounter more challenging, and rewards will be improved.

Yes		80.0% (36082 votes)
No		11.3% (5066 votes)
Skip question		8.9% (4007 votes)

Question 3

If Hard Mode passes, would you like us to add an item which unlocks the ability to metamorphise Lil' Zik into any of the Theatre of Blood bosses?

Yes		83.0% (37434 votes)
No		8.3% (3720 votes)
Skip question		8.9% (4001 votes)

Question 4

If Hard Mode passes, an untradeable item will be added as a potential reward which can change the appearance of some weapons. Would you like this item to change the appearance of the Scythe of Vitur into a Saradominist-themed weapon, as shown in the blog?

Yes		73.3% (33079 votes)
No		17.6% (7907 votes)
Skip question		9.3% (4169 votes)

Question 5

If Hard Mode passes, an untradeable item will be added as a potential reward which can change the appearance of some weapons. Would you like this item to change the appearance of the Ghrazi Rapier into a Saradominist-themed weapon, as shown in the blog?

Yes		75.9% (34249 votes)
No		14.8% (6668 votes)
Skip question		9.4% (4238 votes)

Question 6

If Hard Mode passes, an untradeable item will be added as a potential reward which can change the appearance of some weapons. Would you like this item to change the appearance of the Sanguinesti Staff into a Saradominist-themed weapon, as shown in the blog?

Yes		75.8% (34210 votes)
No		14.9% (6714 votes)
Skip question		9.4% (4231 votes)

Question 7

Should we add the ability for players to store one Slayer task on their account for later? The ability to store a Slayer task will cost players 1,000 Slayer points. It will cost 50 Points per Slayer task stored. This will not work for Wilderness-related tasks.

Yes		80.4% (36287 votes)
No		15.6% (7040 votes)
Skip question		4.1% (1828 votes)

Question 8

Should we redesign the current Slayer Helmets to the proposed Slayer Helmet Designs as shown above?

Yes		85.7% (38682 votes)
No		9.1% (4089 votes)
Skip question		5.3% (2384 votes)

Question 9

Should a unique animation be added for both Hydra's Ranged and Magic attack styles, adding an alternate way of identifying which style is going to be used next?

Yes		86.2% (38908 votes)
No		7.6% (3427 votes)
Skip question		6.3% (2820 votes)

Question 10

Should each Respirator dealt with during an encounter with the Abyssal Sire grant 50 Slayer XP? This would be capped at a maximum of four Respirators per encounter (200 Slayer XP).

Yes		81.8% (36915 votes)
No		7.8% (3509 votes)
Skip question		10.5% (4731 votes)

Question 11

Should more Bloodveld spawn in the God Wars Dungeon for Konar's Tasks?

Yes		75.5% (34053 votes)
No		11.9% (5349 votes)
Skip question		12.8% (5753 votes)

Question 12

Should we add a Dust Devil area under the Kharidian desert, with a Slayer assignment required to fight the Dust Devils?

Yes		80.0% (36092 votes)
No		12.2% (5502 votes)
Skip question		7.9% (3561 votes)

Question 13

Should we add a Skeletal Wyverns shortcut as shown in the blog post? The shortcut will take players from just before the entrance to the Ice Warriors and Giants into the west side of the Skeletal Wyvern Cavern. This would require 72 Agility.

Yes		89.0% (40148 votes)
No		7.0% (3131 votes)
Skip question		4.2% (1876 votes)

Question 14

Should fishing explosives awaken the boss Kraken and all its tentacles simultaneously when thrown into the water?

Yes		80.0% (36115 votes)
No		8.9% (3992 votes)
Skip question		11.2% (5048 votes)

Question 15

Should we add a quick right-click option to board the Zulrah boat?

Yes		88.0% (39700 votes)
No		6.2% (2776 votes)
Skip question		6.0% (2679 votes)

Question 16

Should the amount of potential Zulrah assigned to tasks be increased from 15 to 35?

Yes		80.3% (36249 votes)
No		9.2% (4142 votes)
Skip question		10.6% (4764 votes)

Question 17

Should we remove the damage from the Orbs (energy spheres) in Grotesque Guardians when correctly absorbed?

Yes		78.7% (35495 votes)
No		6.2% (2778 votes)
Skip question		15.3% (6882 votes)

Question 18

Should a visual cue be added to the Grotesque Guardians to show where the stuns will land?

Yes		80.4% (36266 votes)
No		7.9% (3565 votes)
Skip question		11.8% (5324 votes)

Question 19

Should Corporeal Beast no longer reset to full health if there are no players in the cave? Corporeal Beast would instead quickly regenerate health. Corporeal Beast would still fully reset if it has not been interacted with for three minutes.

Yes		68.2% (30782 votes)
No		14.8% (6669 votes)
Skip question		17.1% (7704 votes)

Question 20

Should players be allowed to create a crystal inside the Gauntlet from items inside the Gauntlet that allows them to single-click teleport back to the lobby?

Yes		69.7% (31459 votes)
No		12.0% (5393 votes)
Skip question		18.4% (8303 votes)

Question 21

Should a new type of fish be added to the Gauntlet and its Corrupted version which acts as a combo food? Players would combine 10 Crystal Shards with a Paddlefish in the entrance room which would create a new type of 'combo food' fish.

Yes		71.1% (32090 votes)
No		11.4% (5110 votes)
Skip question		17.7% (7955 votes)

Question 22

Should we introduce a way for players to recolour the Corrupted Blade of Saeldor by using Crystals provided by Lliann in her shop? Each Crystal corresponds with its matching recolour option.

Yes		81.1% (36601 votes)
No		9.1% (4068 votes)
Skip question		10.0% (4486 votes)

Question 23

Should we change the current points scaling/rounding system in the Chambers of Xeric to award points to players more accurately?

Yes		76.6% (34579 votes)
No		7.0% (3117 votes)
Skip question		16.6% (7459 votes)

Question 24

Should players be allowed to uncap the difficulty of Chambers of Xeric to the highest difficulty?

Yes		75.1% (33894 votes)
No		7.2% (3246 votes)
Skip question		17.8% (8015 votes)

Question 25

Should we add a default chest in the Chambers of Xeric which allows players to store 25 items (no shared storage) the moment the raid starts? It can be upgraded with planks as normal.

Yes		73.3% (33070 votes)
No		10.0% (4489 votes)
Skip question		16.9% (7596 votes)

Question 26

Should the current limit of players who get rare drops in Chambers of Xeric raids be increased from three to six?

Yes		70.1% (31622 votes)
No		15.7% (7048 votes)
Skip question		14.4% (6485 votes)

Question 27

Should herb patches in the Chambers of Xeric scale linearly with raid size to make them live longer in larger groups?

Yes		76.1% (34340 votes)
No		6.7% (2991 votes)
Skip question		17.4% (7824 votes)

Question 28

Should we add a way to cure poison using herbs in the Chambers of Xeric?

Yes		72.7% (32789 votes)
No		10.9% (4918 votes)
Skip question		16.5% (7448 votes)

Question 29

Should we add an Iron pickaxe spawn near the entrance of the Guardians Room?

Yes		70.2% (31686 votes)
No		14.0% (6302 votes)
Skip question		15.9% (7167 votes)

Question 30

Should players be able to use any Ice spell to help clear the flame wall in Olm's special attack?

Yes		77.1% (34770 votes)
No		7.8% (3486 votes)
Skip question		15.3% (6899 votes)

Question 31

In Challenge Mode, should we remove the 50% additional stats in health and defence of the Crystals in the Vasa room of Chambers of Xeric?

Yes		57.2% (25802 votes)
No		12.6% (5679 votes)
Skip question		30.3% (13674 votes)

Question 32

In Challenge Mode Chambers of Xeric, should we reduce the variance of hits made by the Large Muttadile while submerged?

Yes		57.5% (25929 votes)
No		11.7% (5251 votes)
Skip question		31.0% (13975 votes)

Question 33

Should Vanguards take damage as they transition if the player is attacking them?

Yes		66.4% (29979 votes)
No		8.7% (3899 votes)
Skip question		25.0% (11277 votes)

Question 34

Should players be allowed to save their special attack when entering and exiting Chambers of Xeric?

Yes		65.8% (29702 votes)
No		8.0% (3601 votes)
Skip question		26.3% (11852 votes)

Question 35

Should players be allowed to save their special attack when entering and exiting Theatre of Blood?

Yes		66.5% (30008 votes)
No		8.1% (3650 votes)
Skip question		25.5% (11497 votes)

Question 36

Should we reduce the variance in locations for the spawns of Maidens in the Theatre of Blood and should we also reward players for successfully dodging the blood by only spawning a maximum of one Blood Spawn?

Yes		61.1% (27586 votes)
No		7.2% (3217 votes)
Skip question		31.8% (14352 votes)

Question 37

Should Inferno Bats stop draining player stats when prayed against correctly, so that Prayer protection works as intended? They will still be able to drain run energy.

Yes		71.2% (32133 votes)
No		8.4% (3763 votes)
Skip question		20.6% (9259 votes)

Question 38

Should regular Nylocas damage count towards MvP participation in the Maiden and Verzik rooms, in order to better reward team play? This would not count in the Nylocas room itself.

Yes		59.9% (27039 votes)
No		6.5% (2896 votes)
Skip question		33.8% (15220 votes)

Question 39

Should players be able allowed a means to activate another player's Theatre of Blood teleport remotely? Players would have to opt-in to accept remote teleportation in order to avoid griefing. This would not work once Verzik has been killed.

Yes		56.7% (25582 votes)
No		13.9% (6260 votes)
Skip question		29.5% (13313 votes)

Question 40

Should we allow the party leader to re-order their party via the Party Board in the Theatre of Blood lobby?

Yes		71.6% (32288 votes)
No		4.3% (1920 votes)
Skip question		24.3% (10947 votes)

Question 41

Should we add a filter to the Theatre of Blood Party Board which allows players to find their friends' or clanmates' parties more easily?

Yes		76.5% (34543 votes)
No		3.9% (1750 votes)
Skip question		19.7% (8862 votes)

Question 42

Should the Skull Sceptre (i) be able to auto-cast Crumble Undead both in free-to-play and P2P?

Yes		82.7% (37323 votes)
No		6.6% (2950 votes)
Skip question		10.9% (4882 votes)

Question 43

Should we allow players to disable the initial message box warning when entering a Barrows tunnel?

Yes		87.1% (39329 votes)
No		5.6% (2491 votes)
Skip question		7.4% (3335 votes)

Question 44

Should we add an Orange and Blue transmog to Sarachnis via the method described in the blog post?

Yes		78.9% (35587 votes)
No		7.2% (3209 votes)
Skip question		14.1% (6359 votes)

Question 45

Should Zealot's Robes provide a Prayer Bonus which is slightly higher than Monk's Robes by +1 on each piece?

Yes		81.1% (36588 votes)
No		6.3% (2825 votes)
Skip question		12.8% (5742 votes)

Question 46

Should players be able to turn off the Dagannoth Bones perk from the Fremmennik Elite Diary via the Achievement Diary NPC? Players can switch it back on by speaking to the NPC again.

Yes		79.1% (35709 votes)
No		8.9% (4002 votes)
Skip question		12.1% (5444 votes)

Question 47

Should the Bonecrusher be able to crush bones dropped by the NPCs mentioned in the blog post?

Yes		82.2% (37101 votes)
No		4.3% (1930 votes)
Skip question		13.6% (6124 votes)

Question 48

Should we add a new item called the Ash Sanctifier? This would allow players to cleanse demonic ashes in a similar fashion to the way the Bonecrusher works with bones, awarding half the usual Prayer XP for each Ash sanctified.

Yes		82.8% (37348 votes)
No		7.9% (3567 votes)
Skip question		9.4% (4240 votes)

Question 49

Should the (charged) Tome of Water buff players' weaken spell effectiveness by 50% when equipped? This would mean that Confuse, Weaken, Curse, Vulnerability, Enfeeble and Stun spell effects are increased by 50%.

Yes		73.1% (33008 votes)
No		11.3% (5100 votes)
Skip question		15.7% (7047 votes)

Question 50

Should we increase Shooting Stars XP to the amount shown in the table above (about 20%)?

Yes		83.8% (37808 votes)
No		7.2% (3234 votes)
Skip question		9.2% (4113 votes)

Question 51

Should we add Padlock Sprites to the Mobile and Desktop interfaces to show players where a non-skill requirement for a spell has not yet been met?

Yes		69.0% (31135 votes)
No		14.0% (6292 votes)
Skip question		17.2% (7728 votes)

Question 52

Should the winning entry from our Design A Hat competition be implemented and redeemable from Diango?

Yes		79.3% (35773 votes)
No		9.7% (4349 votes)
Skip question		11.2% (5033 votes)