Feedback Update: Woodcutting Rebalance

September 30th, 2009

Welcome all to this week's feedback update! Last week, the woodcutting skill underwent a big change to rebalance it. Now it's time to balance it some more with all of your lovely criticism. First on our hit list, {r|Ivy}}. Introduced last week, we've decided to make a few alterations to the plant. There are now two varieties of ivy: normal ivy and choking ivy. Regular ivy can be found throughout the f2p world and is a available to free players as well as members. It requires 65 woodcutting, gives less experience than the old ivy and dosen't give an birds' nests. A new regular ivy has been added - it can be found growing on the side of {{{r|Draynor Manor}}. Then, at level 70, members can cut down choking ivy. This plant gives the same experience as old ivy and birds' nests can also be found in it.

Last week, we also introduced a new method of training woodcutting at higher levels:. We've added a brand new reward system to make woodcutting even better. For every 100xp you gain, you will get one point. A new NPC called Jack will keep track of these points and tell you how many you have. These points can then be used for various helpful woodcutting firemaking and construction rewards like sharpened axes and crystal saw recharges. And finally, the torches we added to the last week can now be made by players. You'll need 47 firemaking, 52 prayer, 45 woodcutting, some bark and a tinderbox to light the torch. The torch will act as a light source and can be used to restore 10 prayer points every 20 minutes. That's all - bye for now!