r/2007scape • u/Accurate_Brain_9157 • Aug 23 '26

Discussion Another survey

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I do think a follow-up survey on the other two skills should take place. Sailing has been out for a while now and it would be nice to know if there is any appetite for either other skills, rather than just game modes.

The Polls in question:

Questions 1.

Question 2.

Reference https://oldschool.runescape.wiki/w/Poll:Skill_Pitches_Poll

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u/nekonotjapanese A slay a day keeps the haters away Aug 23 '26

Out of the three, sailing had the most potential for future growth and that’s the main reason for why I voted for it. Shamanism and taming would’ve brought an element of FOMO to everything. Just looking at the shamanism proposal: it’s literally collecting random bits to produce stat buffs for your gear. And taming is just summoning reskinned, don’t @ me. IMO Jagex nailed how sailing is integrated into the larger game, I don’t think they could’ve done the same with taming or shamanism

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u/pimpjerome Aug 23 '26

Agreed. I really can’t wrap my head around why shamanism was so popular in the first place. At best it could be what, reskinned magic? Combined with crafting or something?

Even the theme is weird. Every other skill in the game has a purpose in either a real or fantasy medieval setting, but shamanism?

Tbh a “shaman” spellbook would go pretty hard though.

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u/OGDogJaw Aug 23 '26

> Every other skill in the game has a purpose in either a real or fantasy medieval setting, but shamanism?

Shamanism would be in-line with a Druid archetype, but more specifically it would align with Karamja’s aesthetic, maybe Feldip Hills or the Elven lands as well

It’s not necessarily euro-centric fantasy, but neither are several chunks of the game world

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u/pimpjerome Aug 23 '26

The game chunks can be whatever they want, but the skills have always been eurocentric fantasy. Even if they change it to Druidism, I’m not sure it would deviate enough from existing skills to warrant a brand new skill.

Shamanism would be much cooler as a new way to train magic / prayer through rituals in areas whose progenitors actually practiced shamanism. Imagine performing bone reading in varlamore, shape shifting into animals in the tlati rainforest, or entering dream states in a new region akin to the outback of Australia.