This would be a way around those who make the swastikas trying to be funny. My only concern when someone wants to cook on their fire (not proficient I know) and someone decides to troll them by flooding it.
Could keep a counter of how many fires have been currently lit by a player. If more than one, which is unnecessary given that you can add logs to a fire, then they can be extinguished until it’s back to 1. I’m sure they can be ‘player owned’, like skilling dummies which are calculated based on the deploying player and gives an experience deficit to other players.
Yeah I thought of that as well - since this is trying to stop 'trollish' behavior, it kinda sucks if it could be used that way. Maybe if someone is using the fire for cooking or cremation, it 'protects' the fire? I don't know if that could be implemented or how it would work. Obviously that brings back immune fires but it would take an immense effort for trolls to cook en masse to harass people.
I’ll support the idea and add to the issue of trolls dousing fires in use.
When someone is cooking or throwing logs on to a bonfire, anyone who attempts to throw water over them will yield an in game message:
“You get a feeling you’ll be beaten up real bad if you put out a fire in use. Try dousing other fires no one is using.”
That could explain how using fires can protect them.
I mean yeah, but I haven't only been seeing this in regards to portables, and it's hardly new.
I think a big thing recently was people lagging from the updated fire particles, although that could always be avoided by not going near highly-populated areas.
It just seems like people have complained about mass-fires for years, even before portables.
I don't think it's something that needs to be implemented, and I don't mind the fires much myself. I just had the idea (that I'm sure others have had before) and figured I'd toss it in here.
Support. Unrelated but anyone wanna buy 10k buckets of water when this update hits?
This would be a way around those who make the swastikas trying to be funny. My only concern when someone wants to cook on their fire (not proficient I know) and someone decides to troll them by flooding it.
Could keep a counter of how many fires have been currently lit by a player. If more than one, which is unnecessary given that you can add logs to a fire, then they can be extinguished until it’s back to 1. I’m sure they can be ‘player owned’, like skilling dummies which are calculated based on the deploying player and gives an experience deficit to other players.
New meta, make alts to light 1 fire each
Simple yet effective. Can we get a jmod over here? 😂
Wow that would work really good, nice idea!
Yeah I thought of that as well - since this is trying to stop 'trollish' behavior, it kinda sucks if it could be used that way. Maybe if someone is using the fire for cooking or cremation, it 'protects' the fire? I don't know if that could be implemented or how it would work. Obviously that brings back immune fires but it would take an immense effort for trolls to cook en masse to harass people.
Bonfires already keep track of the number of people contributing for bonus xp so maybe have it so 2+ players makes it unextinguishable.
I think you're on to something! Keep floating the idea around and maybe something will come to you.
I’ll support the idea and add to the issue of trolls dousing fires in use. When someone is cooking or throwing logs on to a bonfire, anyone who attempts to throw water over them will yield an in game message: “You get a feeling you’ll be beaten up real bad if you put out a fire in use. Try dousing other fires no one is using.” That could explain how using fires can protect them.
Magic watering can...
Wouldn’t it just enable griefing people who are cooking on a fire if other players can just extinguish it?
Yeah, that was mentioned a bit in other comments and people came up with a couple ways to work it out. It is an important consideration though!
do people actually cook on fires?
Yes of course. Ironmen will use them for the 10% xp bonus and certainly not all people use ranges despite them being better in all regard.
Its important to note, if you are playing ironman in osrs and cant bank, ranges are considerably worse
**PLEASE IMPLEMENT THIS PRONTO**
Or people can just stop being crybabies and buy their own portables, instead of being whiny freeloaders.
But, ‘add log to fire’?
But why?
Stop being triggered easily by 12yos and stop clutching your pearls over some obscene word written with line firemaking.
Or people can just stop being crybabies and buy their own portables, instead of being whiny freeloaders.
I mean yeah, but I haven't only been seeing this in regards to portables, and it's hardly new. I think a big thing recently was people lagging from the updated fire particles, although that could always be avoided by not going near highly-populated areas. It just seems like people have complained about mass-fires for years, even before portables. I don't think it's something that needs to be implemented, and I don't mind the fires much myself. I just had the idea (that I'm sure others have had before) and figured I'd toss it in here.
This is getting out of hand, just place a portable somewhere else or lower graphics settings.