Defence Changes & Future Reward Space | Project Rebalance 

Genuinely think that most of the people claiming that this is "RS3 all over again" or "this is the worst combat update the game will ever see" simply dont understand what the changes are. This is good for the game and will help bring a LOT of underused or "dead content" weapons up to par without changing the BIS weapons that already exist

Future proofing the game is always a good idea

"Tome* of fire easy to acquire", my 20m firemaming xp disagrees...

Been a huge fan of this ever since it was announced. Anyone who thinks this is too complicated doesn't realize that the game secretly has always been this way, it's just getting more fleshed out. It's not like EoC and more like the jump from pokemon red/blue to gold/silver, where they split the SPECIAL stat into SPECIAL ATTACK and SPECIAL DEFENCE.

I was literally just thinking how the combat could be more dynamic without losing any oldschool elements. Looks dope

This is a nice update, more weapon will finally be used and the game will feel more immersive

Genuinely surprised at the volumes of people thinking this is the next "EoC", breathing life into the standard spellbook and giving more options to approach PvM without affecting power creep? Can't wait :)

Amazing to see you guys partnering with Coxie again - he was fantastic on the leagues video and I'd love to see him back more

I always wondered why there were different elemental spells but no benefits to them so glad to see elemental weaknesses being added

This is gonna be so good for the game if implemented correctly. It’ll open up brand new reward spaces for raids and bosses, incentivize a more diverse roster of weapons and gear.

Great video and glad you’re taking OSRS in this direction Jagex - should keep equipment load-outs more varied!

nothing is weak to air spells MAKE AIR SPELLS GREAT AGAIN

Very professionally done. Great job Jagex and Coxie. Y'all are a great team haha! Looks amazing!!!!!

Honestly, this is AWESOME! This might be the most interesting update in a long time. I love the care and balancing you guys had. You taking really good care and it's noted.

Was a little nervous/confused at first but you explain the changes well and it makes sense. Looking forward to hearing more.

0:42 that siluette... oh no

Love a lil Coxie vidya! Positive comment

Very informational video! Definitely like the new idea, getting ideas for the hcim I just started :)

An absolutely amazing and awe-inspiring feat of the OSRS team. Thank you for everything you all do for the game and keeping it alive and better than ever ❤

awesome seeing our favorite pet hunter on the main osrs channel

LOVE this, makes way more sense

I am very much looking forward to these changes, open up that design/reward space!

At first sight these sound like awesome ideas! Looking forward to seeing how they work out

This looks really good for the game! I'm excited! Is there an eta on when this will be released?

Strangest episode of Funny Feelings ever... In all seriousness these rebalance changes are super healthy for the game. Coxie and his team did a great job as well!

Incredible update, and well done video. I don't know Coxie but he made it very clear. High fives all around, looking forward to see these changes live.

Amazing, maybe we will have to take into account the bank space if we are going to manage more and different type of weapons now! At least for Ironman it would be needed. Great job!

Best person possible to explain this update, Coxie is the guy for stuff like this! Should be player mod.

So we gonna get more bank space too for all the new niche BIS?

It's always needed this, way more immersive! Love it

I love it! Had to take a break to for some work projects. Can’t wait to get back to OSRS.

A creative and regenerative idea for OSRS and a glimpse at the incredible future this game may hold

i always though the weakness in runescape were strange, this makes things more intresting and logical.

I absolutely love that they chose @coxieRS for this video. With his education in statistics, he is the perfect person to present info like this haha.

This sounds amazing!! Cant wait to hear more 🎉

This was an awesome video. Thanks! Well thought out.

sounds awesome, good meaningful changes

Im glad that yoyre looking at the standard spellbook, but one issue that isnt mentioned is the tick delay on autocasting.

I argee with all this. Just makes the game alot more diverse and make since

Looks brilliant - well done!

Great proposals all round

Broo that osrs wiki damage calc is the best!

This sounds like a great idea keen to see what else you muster up

Beautifully done

Actually good changes, hope to see this in game soon I always wondered why we had elemental spells when it didn't seem to matter what spell you used vs different elemental monsters. Excited to see how the meta evolves.

I like it. It’s nothing like EOC lol. It’s just balancing dead weapons and bringing more variety to the game experience

all the homies love coxie and paak, insane video quality as usual

I’ve wanted this since I was a kid, so stoked!

"a bright and logical future" for a game where logic = not having hotkeys cause it increases quality of life too much

This is great

thx for the explication, Coxie

This is great! I love the update! Great job Jagex mods!

I actually really want this, Slayer would become more technical which I enjoy.

Wow making ballista relevant ?

I really like the ideas so far!

Honestly i'm super exited to see this in action! It's been long overdue in my opinion and is a very welcomed addition to the game and can really breathe some variety into the combat meta!~

Sounds like a nice update, keeping the meta relatively unchanged while adding more viable options if you don't have the "right" gear. would love to see more on it.

@coxieRS big shout out! Love you videos and how you break everything down with numbers. Nice job.

This sounds awesome!

Love the proposed changes, one thing I would suggest is the light ballista being in the light ranged split category to give it some use. If it stays in the heavy category with the heavy ballista surely the heavy ballista will outshine it, rendering it unused.

I like that this promotes spreading out your gear tabs instead of just tbow, scythe, and shadow. It's good to create more spaces for good gear. I don't need to whip every task. As long as we keep the attack speeds and tick system how they've been then I don't see how this makes the game any less Runescape. I literally always thought in my head to use what things felt like they should have been weak to since I played as a 10 year old. It made the game more immersive, what else is the point of RS?

Amazing. Will definitely start playing again once it's implemented

this is amazing, big love❤

This sounds fantastic, honestly. Gives a lot more reason to having different weapons and improves viability

Always great to see a new osrs youtube legend starring in every video.

We need more changes like this

Am genuinely excited for this update and how it will expand the reward space for ranged and mage gear in future content.

This is going to ruin my strategy of using the same weapon and/or spell on everything

This is how you keep a game alive!

nice. I like the changes a lot. really makes the game fresh with a lot of variety. good job osrs team :)

Happy to see these changes!

There's no reason to be against these changes. They bring to life so much content and give so many mid/late game items actual purpose. They may not be amazing everywhere, but items will actually have proper niche's. It also allows for better leveraging of gear to break into a new tier. Fantastic and simple concept. Thank you osrs team

This is an evolution of combat without the shit. The game needs it. The only thing people hated with EoC were abilities, and were never getting those. Chill. All this does is open up possibilities to revive dead content and that's always a plus

These changes sound amazing. They will really refresh the game and ensure a more diverse way to play the game. Can't wait!

Sounds very good. I'll be voting for that

hopefully this is the eoc runescape always needed. Fixing standard magic and defenses, without drastically changing monster levels, attack styles, armor and adding a dumb hotkey bar to add abilities like every other mmo

as an og player that stopped when EOC came out, i love this. it could bring much needed variety into the current meta. just remember not to overdo it, i wanna keep playing this game

This is AMAZING!

Im actually very excited for this rebalance. This is also the best video I have seen on the topic and its explained extremely well here.

Changes like this are actually huge for the future, im very excited for these "Project Rebalance" Changes throughout the game for 2024. OSRS this year and hopefully onto 2025 is about to be so hype with updates like this on the horizon. EDIT: Imo I really do love shit like this, huge W for spells and future range/mage gear Melee is already pretty good as it has 3 "styles" enemies can be weak to , and i.e items and gear can be made for stab/slash/crush VS Range and Mage, until these changes, were only just either weak to range or weak to mage (as stated in this vid, some mobs were invisibly weak to certain spells, but by just a double damage) And it was gg, they had no styles or weaknesses like Melee has with stab/slash/crush DEF/ATT bonuses. This allows for more specific mage/range upgrades, increasing only Light/Med/Heavy ammo accuracy/damage, and Mage upgrades can now include more Spell specifics for certain niche situations/Boss encounters/Skilling. (as i believe in specific Skilling gear/spells usefulness for Skilling as well is quite on the WEAKER side at this moment in time for OSRS, this opens room for maybe items in the future that buff Skilling in diff ways via more Rewards or XP, etc) This update will be the huge PvM meta shift we NEED before any new prayers or items come into the game (even if and when they do, this update will allow more room and leeway for those prayers/items/systems) and updates like this are first and for most important for the future foundation!

I'm a 10year verteran and i don't think the game has ever been in a better state. Another great update, cheers osrs team. The game is going from strength to strength.

Genuinely loving all of the updates to OSRS, it will be good to see how this can be leveraged in the future too!

this is gonna be awesome! Im super excited!

This elemental aspect also can change the game with new weapons, where they could potentially have elemental aspects to them. Which is neat.

air spell should benefit on sand creatures, its logical that wind scatter sand

This is such a great update, hopefully it will succeed in its goal!

I love this idea especially since it incorporates elemental runes finally!

Love thia idea, we already have monsters weak to crush, stab etc so it only makes sense to include magic weaknesses too and each spell is useful, rather a stepping stone to using your best fire spell unlocked. Im wary about the ranged option but i do conpletely get it. Would mean that we get more BIS ranged gear other than a twisted bow, handcannon anyone for BiS heavy ranged option?! I just wouldnt want to see gear having a % reduction of cetain spells because it would make things so confusing personally. Having gear sets give a 15% reducion to earth spells and 65% reduction to fire spells, would be far too confusing. Id be happy just keep it at weapons for now.

Anyone comparing this to EoC has no idea what these changes really mean or what EoC actually was

Can’t wait this is sick

Super excited for these changes, I am looking forward to being able to use a bunch of different weapons for different activities and not just 1 slot for all. Super good job and well thought out! Love itt

This update sounds amazing. I love that attention is being put to mid and lower level options with elemental spell changes. My only feedback would be to also take a look at the host of mostly useless weapon types (longsword, battleaxe, 2h sword, warhammer) that were nerfed with the weapon speed changes of RS2. This feels like the perfect time to reflect on ways to give them uses as the combat system as a whole gets tightened up, making for an even better/more varied early-midgame experience

I'm down for this (I haven't even finished the video)

I like the idea of opening up the variety of weaponry that has effectiveness! It adds to the open-ness of the world, and makes the combat triangle more of a combat there-dimensional triangular prism!

this is a great change thanks gajex

It's time to admit the old system is antiquated and needs an update that makes so many things make sense good job!

Water spells should be more effective against Fire giants than fire spells. Give tome of water a use!

Amazing video and interesting update that I will keep a close eyes to. I would however make the video in HD graphics to attract newcomers more.❤

This is amazing!

the feedback seems pretty positive around this change. glad to see this game look to the future BEFORE intense power creep ruined all low and mid level combat scenarios. i can imagine a future where wearing full max strength would let you 3 tap bosses like sarachnis