With everyone sharing their thoughts on the poll, I’ve been surprised to not see a single post from someone actively playing the gamemode! In the last days I’ve seen the playstyle philosophy discussions I’ve had in my own friend group for years become mainstream, so I thought my take is worth sharing. I’m sure this will repeat a lot of what’s already been said, but there’s been a lot that I want to respond to. For an idea on my perspective, my bronze is 1966 total with a mid-late game gear setup. I also have a main account with infernal/quiver and triple digit kc in all three raids. Why play Bronzeman instead of an Iron? I think it’s worth reiterating, If you have a preference for Bossing and PvM over skilling! I’ve never played an iron, but as a casual player (target audience of bronze) here are some ironman grinds that don’t appeal to me: Grinding for skilling reqs with lower rates (93 crafting with glassblowing, herblore with passive herb collection, construction with planks you have to make) Ammo/Supply upkeep (Arrow mining/fletching, zulrah scales, weapon charges, blood runes, potion materials, crafting the potions, fishing/cooking your food) Time-gated tasks (Bird house runs, herb runs, farming contracts) Failing content and running out of supplies (Inferno) A big point I’ve seen against bronze is that you’ll still run into the same item grinds that make people hate being an Iron. I disagree! The bossing grinds are a big part of what appeals to me about runescape! You still get to experience the joy of traversing the requirement web, by doing the content you find fun. If I only have a few hours to play that day, I want to spend all of it farming the boss, not making potions at the bank and fishing! I especially hate the possibility of running out of supplies that passively regenerate, at places like inferno. Why not play a self restricted main? Here I tend to agree with Gnomonkey… you should be able to make a main and play how you want! Using the plugin is a perfectly functional way to experience the game with the bronzeman playstyle (as someone who uses the plugin). There’s no reason to add it as an official gamemode, especially since bronzeman is significantly less “clean” than existing modes. Some nuanced points… Integrity risks (Manipulating GE prices to give yourself money) “Dirty Unlocks” Imbuing a heart with one ancient dust (I boosted and mined it 😎) Buying unique duplicates (zenytes, synapses, oathplate shards, CG seeds) Obtaining a potion from bossing without the skilling reqs Is it good for the game to add Bronzeman? For the reasons above I was initially a no voter. Just use the plugin! However… Looking at the active installs for all the bronzeman plugins, they have <10,000 downloads combined. A lot of those probably aren’t even using it! I’m certain the number of people who would enjoy or want to play under the playstyle FAR exceeds 10,000 people. Speaking from experience, there are people in my life who have said it would be their ideal way to play the game. But there is NO way they would play without it being legitimatized! The plugin could disappear at any time. No recognition from other players. Completely self-regulated and without integrity, you can always turn the plugin off. TLDR; (And Conclusion!) While telling people to play a main with their perfect restrictions seems ideal, I just don’t think it’s realistic. The majority of people who would want to play bronzeman HAVE not and WILL not play it through a plugin. For this majority, I think bronzeman should be added. The number of people enjoying the game would increase! submitted by /u/Tea567
Originally posted by u/Tea567 on r/2007scape
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