Poll 83 - Castle Wars, New Player Changes & More (09-Dec-2024 14:00:01)

Poll 83 brings a whole suite of changes to Castle Wars aimed at both casual players and the dedicated Castle Wars community. Alongside these, we've got various improvements for brand new players to help get them situated and immersed in Gielinor.

To top it all off, we've got a helping of questions about anything and everything from Forestry, to the Explorer's Ring, to the Tithe Farm! There's bound to be something in here for you, so take a look!

This poll closes Monday, December 16th.

Question 1

Should we add Reward Crates to Castle Wars, as described in the blog? These would be separate from Castle Wars Tickets and offer things like Runes, Ammunition and Blighted supplies.

Yes		78.4% (47847 votes)
No		10.7% (6471 votes)
Skip question		11.0% (6712 votes)

Question 2

On themed Castle Wars Worlds, should players be made to use the Green Portal only, to ensure balanced teams?

Yes		72.6% (44271 votes)
No		12.4% (7547 votes)
Skip question		15.1% (9212 votes)

Question 3

Should games played on themed Castle Wars worlds provide an additional Castle Wars ticket, for both wins and losses?

Yes		80.7% (49225 votes)
No		8.3% (5021 votes)
Skip question		11.2% (6784 votes)

Question 4

On worlds that aren't Castle Wars themed, should we allow players to place Barricades in front of respawn barriers? This is to mirror old behaviour from 2008, at the request of the Castle Wars community.

Yes		57.7% (35166 votes)
No		16.9% (10306 votes)
Skip question		25.5% (15558 votes)

Question 5

On worlds that aren't Castle Wars themed, should we adjust the terrain as described in the blog? This is to mirror old behaviour from 2008, at the request of the Castle Wars community.

Yes		63.3% (38618 votes)
No		10.3% (6276 votes)
Skip question		26.5% (16136 votes)

Question 6

On worlds that aren't Castle Wars themed, should we restore the original functionality of the Dragon Spear and Zamorakian Hasta Special Attacks? This is to mirror old behaviour from before 2016, at the request of the Castle Wars community.

Yes		61.5% (37482 votes)
No		12.9% (7834 votes)
Skip question		25.8% (15714 votes)

Question 7

Should we allow players to wear their own helmets inside Castle Wars on all worlds?

Yes		63.0% (38398 votes)
No		21.7% (13207 votes)
Skip question		15.5% (9425 votes)

Question 8

Should we adjust the healing of Castle Wars Bandages to mirror Anglerfish? This change would impact all P2P worlds.

Yes		71.3% (43464 votes)
No		10.5% (6408 votes)
Skip question		18.3% (11158 votes)

Question 9

Should we adjust the Castlewars Brew to give it additional Super Restore and Stamina Potion effects on all worlds?

Yes		75.7% (46139 votes)
No		8.3% (5036 votes)
Skip question		16.2% (9855 votes)

Question 10

Should we provide players in Castle Wars with an infinite Rune Pouch that offers 'fake XP drops' inside the minigame?

Yes		64.0% (39026 votes)
No		17.6% (10731 votes)
Skip question		18.5% (11273 votes)

Question 11

Should we replace the Bucket spawn with a pile of buckets inside Castle Wars on all worlds?

Yes		73.7% (44924 votes)
No		7.6% (4617 votes)
Skip question		18.9% (11489 votes)

Question 12

Should we allow players to store Castle Wars Bracelet charges at Lanthas, to be used whenever a game starts, as described in the blog? This change would impact all worlds.

Yes		69.1% (42112 votes)
No		8.0% (4844 votes)
Skip question		23.1% (14074 votes)

Question 13

On Themed Castle Wars worlds, should we adjust the Barricade placement cap in Castle Wars, as described in the blog?

Yes		58.8% (35830 votes)
No		10.8% (6550 votes)
Skip question		30.6% (18650 votes)

Question 14

Should we add Crabs to the Task Lists of Mazchna, Vannaka and Chaeldar? This aims to introduce players to them as a training method without relying on out-of-game resources.

Yes		80.0% (48791 votes)
No		12.6% (7685 votes)
Skip question		7.5% (4554 votes)

Question 15

Should we increase the frequency of Forestry event spawns by 20%, as described in the blog?

Yes		90.4% (55161 votes)
No		5.5% (3318 votes)
Skip question		4.2% (2551 votes)

Question 16

Should we increase the 'eligibility radius' for Forestry events by 50%, as described in the blog?

Yes		91.6% (55848 votes)
No		4.5% (2694 votes)
Skip question		4.1% (2488 votes)

Question 17

Should the Slayer Skillcape Perk also guarantee the same location if it activates on a task from Konar?

Yes		87.1% (53116 votes)
No		4.3% (2598 votes)
Skip question		8.8% (5316 votes)

Question 18

Should we add Seed Packs as a purchasable reward from Tithe Farm? These act as Tier 3 Farming Guilds Seed Packs and have a small chance of providing a White Lily seed.

Yes		87.1% (53106 votes)
No		7.0% (4251 votes)
Skip question		6.1% (3673 votes)

Question 19

Should Net Traps automatically reset, similar to Box Traps? This would be a tick slower than resetting them manually, just like Box Traps.

Yes		88.2% (53801 votes)
No		6.6% (3979 votes)
Skip question		5.4% (3250 votes)

Question 20

Should Birdhouses automatically rebuild once dismantled, assuming you have all of the required items in your Inventory?

Yes		88.8% (54177 votes)
No		8.0% (4849 votes)
Skip question		3.3% (2004 votes)

Question 21

Should players be able to hand in duplicate Hunter Rumours unique for additional Loot Sacks?

Yes		84.4% (51474 votes)
No		6.7% (4073 votes)
Skip question		9.0% (5483 votes)

Question 22

Should the Enchant Jewellery spells always pull from the first available slot in your inventory, similar to offering Bones at an Altar?

Yes		84.3% (51448 votes)
No		6.3% (3824 votes)
Skip question		9.5% (5758 votes)

Question 23

Should we adjust the Explorer's Ring so that you can use items on it to Alchemise them, assuming you have charges available?

Yes		87.2% (53165 votes)
No		6.0% (3620 votes)
Skip question		7.0% (4245 votes)

Question 24

Should we add a Smelting pathway for the creation of Chromium Ingots, as described in the blog?

Yes		77.5% (47268 votes)
No		8.6% (5211 votes)
Skip question		14.1% (8551 votes)

Question 25

Should we implement Prayer Penetration on the Dragon Sword, Ancient Mace and Verac's Armour set, as described in the blog? This change is more aimed at future reward space than existing meta shake-ups.

Yes		83.6% (50979 votes)
No		7.0% (4248 votes)
Skip question		9.6% (5803 votes)