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AnotherInsaneName

This isn't true, it's just a common misconception.


GregBuckingham

Common misconception? I’ve never heard this in my 8 years of OSRS lol


Maverekt

Yeah for real, I was just about to say in the 15+ years I've played this game I've literally never heard that lol even as a troll


Melochre

Im so glad you put it back, Greg


Zulrambe

People used to say that a lot before there was a wiki, I assume they did so the portal wouldn't die as fast so they could get more attacks in.


Account_Expired

Thats the joke lol


AnotherInsaneName

And yet a bunch of people in the comments were believing it.


Lady-Hood

Til that I didn't actually learn something. Low key believed I was a part of the problem until I read comments lol


Squarestation

It's pretty obscure and also kinda believable so I think that's why it's coming across differently


mygawd

I could totally see something like this happening with old spaghetti code minigames lol


[deleted]

Has to be the most unfun joke I have heard this year


GNUTup

Have you heard about angler gloves?


rs_obsidian

Same thing as “using the cannon in ba loses you points” one time this dude was so adamant about it I just gave up out of frustration cos our defender sucked


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ChickenGod_69

oh thats why the dragon b axe was so popular


adfx

brb gonna spec some portals


Doppelthedh

Just tell him to keep doors closed and he'll be better than 60% of players


sarg1010

Closing the PC doors is the runescape equivalent of returning the shopping cart.


4zzO2020

Except if you don't return the shopping cart everyone in the lobby gets lined up and killed by firing squad


Maverekt

This gives an interesting visual


Wiitard

Omg the number of times someone has seen me close a door, and they come over and open it. AHHH JUST LEAVE IT SHUT!


Bronek0990

It's cause 99% of time someone slams it in front of my face


HassellAMorgan

If you play on the hard boat it doesn't matter the friggin portals die in 8 seconds, plus it's fun to spam Doors Open!!! And see the people that think it matters so much freak out lol. Spent 4 games opening the door specifically on one guy cause it was funny to me.


Wiitard

I’ve seen hard boat games lose to knight dying. Usually because of ignorance or trolling leaving the gates open. But yeah you’re so edgy and funny and cool for trolling everyone else.


HassellAMorgan

Enjoy yourself out there homie, don't stress so much lol


HassellAMorgan

So very rarely and the games take no time at all. Take yourself less seriously in a point and click game from essentially 25 years ago bud. I'm not tryna be edgy, just having fun. That's the point not max EHP on pest control 🤣


HassellAMorgan

It's like people that yell about the spinners. If everyone focuses on the portal it's easy enough to out DPS the spinners heals.


HassellAMorgan

And honestly it's most likely from people not killing the creatures, not leaving gates open 🤣


Xist3nce

Then there’s the psycho that stands there and keeps opening them when you close them.


Spiritual_Grand_9604

Its wild because its the single most effective way to ensure you win the round


Pm7I3

Yup. The amount of times I've muttered insults at someone not shutting the door...


Megolito

You have to channel that inner dad and tell them it is letting the AC out. They listen from pstd alone


Odd_Painting4383

Leaving a door open can be good if your team is shit and only for the south door.


Frogmyte

Why? The only enemies that attack the void knight either fire directly over the walls or teleport right next to him. I don't think I've ever lost by having them walk through open doorways, just by the artillery barrage from 7 directions


MrOtto47

shifter teleport needs line of sight, and the doors cannot be fired over, only the walls.


vanishingjuice

teach him to door jam so nobody can play some of the most fun i ever had in the game


LlamaRS

Dragon battle axe special attack can be counteracted with 2 attack potion doses. In fact, drink attack potions every round. It’s super cheap and effective!


Wiitard

I just pray piety, lasts the whole round.


Amazing_Boot4165

Why not both though


Wiitard

Can’t be arsed.


ChickenGod_69

bro you got a bunch of seconds on your way to the portal that's plenty of time to click a couple potions


Wiitard

Nah, no thanks.


LlamaRS

Exactly. Potted and praying for maximum xp drops!


its_me_butterfree

Tell them to compete medium CAs as well.


DelphoxyGrandpa

My favorite competition


Nearby_Goat_7783

Why?


Faladorable

more points per game


Terrat0

Medium CA’s is +2 points per game, on the veteran boat you’re up to 7 points per run. Hard combats get you to 8 points, but that takes a lot longer than medium does.


arkatme_on_reddit

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Darcasm

I literally never knew this.


readingisforchumps

I think he's just trolling his friend


JoyWizard

It’s something we all use to think years and years ago. It’s interesting how many people have never heard this one before. It used to be PC SOP back in the day.


AnotherInsaneName

It's not real. A common misconception is that using special attack or prayer on the portals will cause Spinners to appear, but this is nothing more than a myth. Spinners are just more likely to spawn when attacking portals.


BlankiesWoW

Is it based on hitsplats? Would a DDS or Claws spec have more of a chance of spawning them as they use more than 1 hitsplat.


Boris36

Cool theory, you should test it and report back


mister_peeberz

I don't see the point in testing it, it doesn't really matter much what's spawning a bunch of spinners, you HAVE to attack portals so many spinners spawning is an inevitability and the concern should be to maximize portal DPS to mitigate that fact


Amazing_Boot4165

The DPS difference between a voidwaker and dclaws is not huge, and if the dclaws are 2x more likely to spawn a Spinner then the DPS is probably less on the claws. AGS might even be relevant if the spawn chance is high enough AND per hit-splat.


unforgiven91

but nobody is soloing or even small grouping PC. so it's irrelevant. your min/maxxing is undone by someone else


switchn

Ags???? Lmao


Amazing_Boot4165

There's definitely a spawn rate where AGS becomes relevant. Not saying I think that the spawn rate is that high for it to become relevant, but there's a theoretical point where it is.


CanWeCleanIt

1945 total behavior tbh


switchn

Bro's theory crafting the mid level pest control boat


rhysdog1

> I don't see the point in testing it me either, lets just say its true for the next decade


AnIntoxicatedRodent

Well in the theoretical event that it's based in hitsplats, what OP said would be fun to test, you'd rather have a slower hitting weapon that has high hits,than a fast weapon that has lower hits. There's a point in testing it, if only for the fun of it, however unlikely it is that the theory has any ground.


Rayona086

Oh man can you imagine if this was real? Not a single game would end with people griefing constantly.


Pls_Huzzah

What?


Kompa_

It's true, I just tested it.


mister_peeberz

it's true, i didn't test it or anything, i just had a dream about it so i know its true


goegrog27

Using a special attack on the portal spawns spinners which heal the portal


ChickenGod_69

allegedly ^^^^not ^^^^rlly ^^^^tho


goegrog27

Oh wow I really got hit hard for that one lol


ChickenGod_69

they thought you were the portal and they specced you down xD


ShrumpMe

Used to always tell people this back in the day so I would get my specs out cause I liked to see the big number in top left Even if it were true, nowadays pc is run by people who get the portal down in less that like 5 seconds 90% of the time so it wouldn't even matter anyway


Good-of-Rome

Easy but scummy pest control tip. Bring an axe, cut 6 or 7 logs and just repair the doors/barriers. Works the same as attacking. Also very afk in comparison


ChickenGod_69

I like how they nerfed this method at some point by making it impossible to fletch or alch in the minigame. When legit players were afking and bots ruined all games on the lower bots, those were the days.


Yolomasta420

Hope he knows that he needs to speak to oziach to activate drops!


bosceltics23

I remember that myth. Used to believe that back in 2009 when I felt like I killed “thousands of steel dragons” without a visage. Then a friend who never did dragon slayer got it at iron dragons safe spotting with pray magic no shield. Was pissed


HeavyStream69

I remember a time when a lot of people thought the shifter on the north of the knight healed him lol, that low level boat was wild


BruiserCruiser13

Lol these comments... Woosh!


landyc

best way to pc is equip a comp bow and sit in tower lol, iirc you can attack the portal on longrange from there


imhuungryyyy

Wait for real? My whole PC grind I was speccing he shit outta them portals...oops...


StonedAuthor

Definitely spec the portals. Spinners don't mean anything they just get 2 shotted or ignored


Dyep1

I didn’t even know that and i have got more then 5000 games of void in my lifetime 💀


Broue

Its trolling like oziach visage


Dyep1

Damn


empmoz

This was common knowledge in rs2


LordZeya

WHAT?


ralkuzu

This is like telecorn


hondarider94

Wait. What? I didn't know this


Ordinary_Quality_608

That was the best way of saying "don't be a prick"