How do you feel about the desert this time around? Does the raid changes make you more excited for it, or you going to skip the desert since you can get the shadow from elsewhere?
You mentioned at 5:40 you would need to go Fremnick to upgrade your POH, I assume for the supplies from the Keldagrim stonemason shop, but they did actually add another stonemason in Varlamore near the mine on the southeastern coast.
Ya. I didn't realize until after I had said that. Does make Varlamore all the better of a pick. Getting the max level pool in your house is still a pain in the butt unfortunately lol.
There are no bad picks for areas imo, choose one that has content you want to learn, choose one that has content you already know and then use the last one to help you get items/gear you want for your main att style
That's fair. You do want to make sure you enjoy the stuff in the area, especially if you are going to go for all the tasks. While I'm not done going through all the areas myself, one thing I think will be true this year is that any area with a raid will be very strong by comparison to other areas. Simply because of the change to the mega rares coming from any of them. Doesn't really matter to you if you're more skilling focused, but anyone pvm focused will likely want to pick up a raid because of that. You certainly don't have to (since just about everything in leagues will feel really strong), but that's my 2 cents.
@@YewJackOSRS Definitely agreed, morty, kourend or desert will be highly chosen .. personally desert is on my high probability list lol I can solo toa but have trouble soloing cox and tob. I'm curious what the echo boss weapons will be like though if they're going to be a bis exclusive. I'm thinking desert, fremmy and varlamore but it'll also depend on the relics that come out too
@@maestro5455 Varla is top of my list as well. It is a bit of a shame that ToB isn't reasonably soloable. I think Mory would be a really good choice (although varla might be filling its role a bit with the moons armor vs barrows). And ya, echo bosses are going to shake things up I bet. If you get a BIS range item from Varla for example then maybe you don't care about the twisted bow anymore, so don't worry about a raid. Something like that.
last League I had picked Ranged build with Asgarnia, Kourend and Desert. Due to missing Twisted bow, I went for Masori (f) and Zaryte crossbow. Bandos for melee, ancestrals for magic, with Tumeken's shadow and potential for Twisted bow (if you get lucky). Now that each raid type can reward you with any superweapon, it will be very hard to pick between Kourend and Desert. Unless we gonna stick with the same areas and benefit from the new relics with the new possibilities. For now thats all..... A mystery! :)
Last year the Zcb was soooo good. Agreed that all the raids dropping the big 3 really opens things up a lot. I think it'll make kourend a really powerful mage pick since you can get ancestral + shadow out of CoX.
I agree! Good point, perhaps that means desert is not necessary to pick at all. Now is the real question though.. what else to pick besides Kourend and Asgarnia?
@@canabeers Varla/Frem are good support regions this time around. Not only do you pick up a stone mason for all the construction related tasks, but depending on the region you get some additional gear in the mix. Varla would give you some fun mid-game stuffs to play with, where as Frem gives the rings + vorky shield to pair with your c'bows (not to mention duke for magic ring and virtus robes prior to CoX). Frem would also give you easy access to dragon bolts.
@@YewJackOSRS sounds interesting! I look at it through the eyes of a pvmer, and I would love to optimize the gears I can get.. therefore Kourend provides with ancestral, Asgaria with Torva and Desert with Masori.. although, there have been lots of other items on hand slots, boots and ring slots to take into consideration. What would you suggest to take as third area after Kourend and Asgarnia, in this case?
@@canabeers I'm a bit cautious in stacking too too much pvm grinds. Think that depends how much time you actually have to play. I found last year I wasn't really able to grind much from raids + nex + god bosses + cerb + blah blah blah. May not be an issue for you, but worth a shout. If you want the general BIS main stuffs then Z/A/D is good. You'll pick up the best armor sets for all the styles (assuming you can grind them all out). I do think you have a lot of flexibility though on the last area, even if you're locking Z/A. Early/Mid mage will be kind of sad, but it's not the most useful style so that probably won't be a deal breaker. The challenge with filling ring slots is Vardorvis is moving to Varlamore this year, so you don't get the ultor ring if you pick up Fremmy as your last area (though you would get the mage ring and the lesser dag rings). I'd personally consider either Varlamore, Fremmy, Wildy, or Kandarin. "Well, ya -- just tell me to consider every region" I hear you saying. Yes. lol. Ok, but why these specifically -- Varla - Good early gear progression, new content to this league, BIS range cape, Colusseum to test out your gear on, Stone mason shop for construction/poh Fremmy - Vorky Accumulater + shield pairs well with c'bow range setup, Dag rings, Stone mason shop for construction/poh Wildy - A ton of bosses to try gear out on, Can maybe fill the mage weakness early with dagonhai robes, Ferox for stat reset, good early money and great supplies for skill training Kandarin - Pick up BIS jewellry (almost, darn rancor amy), Get piety for ease with melee + complete your standard prayer book set Ultimately depends on what you want to do during the league. Wildy is a bit of a wild card choice. Varla/Fremmy are my default recommendations, but Kandarin also has some good synergy with your areas.
Great overview but for someone like me that plays mostly solo and only raid with friends this was a bad pick for me last league. No one on my F list wanted to do TOA because of burn out farming that raid. I'm only picking areas with good bossing and no raids this time around. If leagues happened during the summer or after the Holidays I might pick raid areas since more people would be available to raid with.
@@xDBoomer Makes sense. I'm personally fine with ToA and CoX because they are soloable, but to each their own. If you don't want raids I think Varla and Asgarnia would be pretty good picks. Will give you a lot of bosses and an assortment of gear to pick from. Besides those you'd have fremmy which also has a decent few bosses.
@@YewJackOSRS During leagues all raids are soloable. I can agree with that but my issue is the time constraints that come with solos. The only league I missed was Twisted because I honestly just forgot about it. End of the year leagues are just the worst for me because of the fact that my job gets busier and I want to spend time with family since it is the holidays. The whole region locking is also another gripe. If we could eventually unlock all regions it would be better but since we can do all content instead of making multiple accounts to try different areas. Most of my time now osrs is during events like deadman and leagues because I don't have as much time for Main anymore.
@@xDBoomer For sure. I do hope the drop rates for the big 3 weapons are a little more manageable this time around. Guess we'll have to see. It is very easy for all the grinding (even with leagues powers and such) to start adding up. I am curious to see if they actually stick to the area locking as it is. I know they've said that is a core part of leagues but I've seen mixed reactions from people on that.
@@Trolldamere Ya, but not everyone wants to solo. I do get it. Sometimes it's more fun to play with people. The ARAM mage trynd spin to win games with buddies, if ya feel me lol.
@@YewJackOSRS I’m just excited asf for leagues. But definitely made alot of mistakes pick wise last one so definitely have some plan going. Truly love the content. Going alot more in depth than I would so it’s definitely helping
@@YewJackOSRSHaving Trickster was chill af last league. Even if it’s not back, if there’s anything similar for one of the click heavy skills, it’ll be a must have.
@@ItsGavynftw Glad you like it! More to come for sure in the following weeks. I also made some critical mistakes with my choices last year so I figured doing these deep dives will help me with my planning as well lol.
@@YewJackOSRS I think a big thing to is some relics line that execution relic last time really made a huge difference for doing content solo or in teams. Like not having that executioner one made it damn near impossible to get drops like at nex because the damage they’d do just increase the drop into their name damn near ten fold
This analysis is great, thank you so much! If anyone wants to provide honest feedback - I'm thinking of going Ranged Relic with Varlamore, Desert, and Asgarnia as my region choices. Any thoughts? I'm not sure if Desert or Valarmore is better first or if there's another region that would really fit well. It gets access to TOA and great upgrades with Fortified Masori. Varlamore just looks really fun lol but has some interesting ranged and skilling options.
I like this spread, assuming echo bosses don't change my mind there. D + A seems like the best range combo overall, so you get a lot of flexibility with the last choice. Varla is a bit of an odd one because it doesn't exactly combine into anything, but it does have the moons sets which will be interesting. You also pick up the BIS range cape. I'm not sure that there is really a better 3rd option really besides Varla. You can get some minor upgrades in Kandarin maybe, but I don't think that is super worth while. Fremmy is in a similar boat. If I were doing range I'd prefer Varla over those two just cause I think it'll be more fun.
I picked Desert last league and absolutely hated the KQ and MTA slogs... also I screwed up on the Sq'irks and didn't see some of the tasks required turning them in AT THE SAME TIME. I don't think I'll be picking it again. I also never touched any raids and still got Dragon Cup, hoping to do the same this time.
Ya. I don't think desert is the most fun content wise. Nice thing is there are generally enough points floating around that you can skip stuff. I was in a similar boat to you. I think I did a handful of ToA to get some of the easier tasks, and then didn't end up having time for it anymore.
Desert and Zeah lack some solid mid-game gear so I'd think something like V/A/M could help out there. A/M would be pretty pvm heavy since you already have 2 raids but your call on that.
SUBSCRIBE TO THIS MAN RIGHT NOW. Desert is a huge pass for me this time. Last Leagues it was mandatory for that Shadow but now I cba. Gonna pick regions I've never picked before. Mainly Zeah/Varlamore, Morytania, and the 3rd one will be either Priff or Fremennik
THIS GUY IS SMART AND YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HIM. I do like that they've opened up the big drops to all raids. Makes any one raid a lot less important. More freedom to choose whatever. I'll be curious to see what they do with all the echo bosses, because that may make regions feel even more balanced by themselves.
Looks like it. If it starts a bit earlier in the morning I may adjust the time, but since they haven't announced it I'm just planning to start then. In truth, might be better to start slightly later anyway considering last year they had to roll things back after the first few hours.
I was DZA last league unsure which region I will pîck. My biggest regret is not picking fire sale so if it is here again I will be giga cheesing the game and picking regions that synergizes with it well... If there are dragon task that are easy to get with fire sale I am picking that and destroying the early game in half.
completely , brand new to the idea of leagues.. (my account was stolen like 10 years ago by a childhood friend, pre authenticators etc, so im trying now to appeal for it back.. hoping for the best ;/)! But, with leagues.. if they're so accelerated and intended to kind of be a short term version of the game, how does it work with things like getting the right items/gold needed to progress?
You're an ironman, so you do have to collect things yourself. The nice side of leagues is everything is so accelerated that you don't really feel that burden most of the time. It'll take some getting oriented early on but then you'll blast through the mid game and get to try out content that would normally take you a long time to get access to. Plus the training wheels of the various powers you get makes the hardest content much easier, so it's very learner friendly. I was able to face tank the inferno last year and get a cape. Helps build up some of that pvm confidence without being nearly as frustrating or time consuming.
@@YewJackOSRS thanks for the answer. that all sounds great for me, I never did any of the super difficult stuff back in the day. I was too nervous as a kid haha. Fingers crossed I can get through to some jagex support somehow and I'd look forward to trying this out and seeing content I never saw/experiencing some new stuff
I did desert last league so I'll likely skip it this time unless friends end up playing leagues and wanting to hit ToA. I'm leaning towards doing ranged, but also kind of considering doing melee again (did in leagues two) and taking morytania to get arraxor stuff.
@@matthewfera2954 I was just doing my mory research today and I agree. That area is pretty stacked for melee. Also ends up being a good all arounder and pretty well self contained (doesnt rely on other region unlocks for the stuff to be useable). Not to mention it helps a ton for slayer.
TKV being Tiranwnn Kandarin Varla? I was just saying the Desert as a singular pick gives so much to the ranged combat style. Tiranwnn with crystal armor + bowfa is good for ranged, don't get me wrong. You'd also pick up a blowpipe. Without desert though, you are missing out on the BIS ranged armor -- plus if you don't pick up a raid you miss out on TBow -- pluuus the KQ is getting some sort of competitive BIS ranged weapon. Desert is just stacked towards range really. We don't yet know what all the different echo drops will be, so it's quite possible that any of the areas you listed get some sort of comparable BIS ranged weapon, which would weaken the KQ drop value in a sense. End of the day, you should pick content you want to do in general. Grinding a raid for all the drops takes time and if you don't enjoy TOA or other desert content then no amount of BIS stuff in the world will be worth it to you, since you'll end up quitting before you get to it. Edit: Oh. And I'm sure varla will be a lot of fun in general lol. I'm really wanting to pick varla regardless of what else I end up doing personally. The moons armor will be decent all around, so I think it'll be a solid region choice.
@@DkKobaADV No worries. I think in game for the region selection they call it Kourend & Kebos low lands, so nice and confusing when shortened down lol. Makes sense though what you're saying. CoX giving the range prayer helps a lot too. Last league we had another prayer book, and I'm sort of anticipating we will again -- meaning the prayers from CoX aren't as valuable. But then again, it depends what that other prayer book choice is up against. If you don't want to skip the other relics/masteries then that makes CoX really good (on top of the fact it also gives the shadow and scythe this year).
Last league range relic made xbow way more powerful then any bow. the very high bolt proc meant most your ruby and diamond would proc(specially combine with Zeryte). tyranwin is nice for points though, and will be fine if this league range masteries aren't busted with bolts again.... or if the combat defense against xbow really plays a big part(I doubt it with the big accuracy boost they usually give)
@@jawstrock2215 Ya, that's true. I do remember the bolt procs being nuts and the way the atk speed was calculated ended up favoring 5 tick weapons. I guess I wasn't thinking it would be exactly the same this time, but I do still expect an atk speed buff of some kind. I could very well sound quite silly once combat masteries are revealed lol.
@@TheKutthroatKid Ya. Everything here is what we know. Other areas I may speculate on the echo boss, but I'm mainly just reviewing what all we can do in a given area/what is available + any changes they have already confirmed. If I'm ever speculating on something I make sure to mention that.
I'm a little unsure of the direction they'll go with the echo weapons. The teaser for the desert seems like doubling down on the regions strengths imo. Whether they'll do that in every region is up in the air. I look at mory as very strong melee. There are a lot of weapons though, so another melee weapon in the area might be a bit lame. Ranged is probably the weakest style in mory, so maybe they'll fill that gap. Only time will tell.
@@mandrue73 I was doing a bit of digging in varla today as well. You get that, the hunter guild stuffs (for like mixed hide early), there's also a pickaxe store so you can get a rune pick early. I think for people wanting to go varla it'll probably be the best first pick region.
@@YewJackOSRS yah exactly. That’s why I was speculating the other day that Varlamore could make for a great starter region/ free unlock for the tutorial. I also have selfish reasons for wanting that as someone going for all pets in leagues 😂 I won’t be taking Varlamore otherwise since p3 will likely give more pets that aren’t out yet, and varlamore could potentially play a bigger role in leagues 6… 💭 We shall see, it’s all guess work on my part! 😄
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How do you feel about the desert this time around? Does the raid changes make you more excited for it, or you going to skip the desert since you can get the shadow from elsewhere?
Desert was fun last league as a magic user, but this league I’m probably going to go the melee route with morytania for my raids region :)
@@mandrue73 Mory is real good. It is not making decisions easy for me. Just dropped that vid actually lol.
@@YewJackOSRS nice! excited to give it a watch. I love nerding out over leagues content :D
Toa is easiest raid tbh desert is easy pick
You mentioned at 5:40 you would need to go Fremnick to upgrade your POH, I assume for the supplies from the Keldagrim stonemason shop, but they did actually add another stonemason in Varlamore near the mine on the southeastern coast.
Ya. I didn't realize until after I had said that. Does make Varlamore all the better of a pick.
Getting the max level pool in your house is still a pain in the butt unfortunately lol.
you my friend deserve more subs - 4 days out from leagues now and this is still so useful!
Thanks! Ya, I think most of the guides still hold up. Some of my opinions maybe not lol. At least the content of the regions don't change. :p
There are no bad picks for areas imo, choose one that has content you want to learn, choose one that has content you already know and then use the last one to help you get items/gear you want for your main att style
That's fair. You do want to make sure you enjoy the stuff in the area, especially if you are going to go for all the tasks. While I'm not done going through all the areas myself, one thing I think will be true this year is that any area with a raid will be very strong by comparison to other areas. Simply because of the change to the mega rares coming from any of them. Doesn't really matter to you if you're more skilling focused, but anyone pvm focused will likely want to pick up a raid because of that. You certainly don't have to (since just about everything in leagues will feel really strong), but that's my 2 cents.
@@YewJackOSRS Definitely agreed, morty, kourend or desert will be highly chosen .. personally desert is on my high probability list lol I can solo toa but have trouble soloing cox and tob. I'm curious what the echo boss weapons will be like though if they're going to be a bis exclusive. I'm thinking desert, fremmy and varlamore but it'll also depend on the relics that come out too
@@maestro5455 Varla is top of my list as well.
It is a bit of a shame that ToB isn't reasonably soloable. I think Mory would be a really good choice (although varla might be filling its role a bit with the moons armor vs barrows).
And ya, echo bosses are going to shake things up I bet. If you get a BIS range item from Varla for example then maybe you don't care about the twisted bow anymore, so don't worry about a raid. Something like that.
@@maestro5455 this sounds like a solid game plan! :) 👍
Karamja shop to the NorthWest of Twai Bwo Wannai village is a shop that I noticed has bronze bars if you don’t have or don’t end up taking desert.
@@bobbybands6923 you also can get them in the shilo village general store for early smithing.
last League I had picked Ranged build with Asgarnia, Kourend and Desert. Due to missing Twisted bow, I went for Masori (f) and Zaryte crossbow. Bandos for melee, ancestrals for magic, with Tumeken's shadow and potential for Twisted bow (if you get lucky). Now that each raid type can reward you with any superweapon, it will be very hard to pick between Kourend and Desert. Unless we gonna stick with the same areas and benefit from the new relics with the new possibilities. For now thats all..... A mystery! :)
Last year the Zcb was soooo good. Agreed that all the raids dropping the big 3 really opens things up a lot. I think it'll make kourend a really powerful mage pick since you can get ancestral + shadow out of CoX.
I agree! Good point, perhaps that means desert is not necessary to pick at all. Now is the real question though.. what else to pick besides Kourend and Asgarnia?
@@canabeers Varla/Frem are good support regions this time around. Not only do you pick up a stone mason for all the construction related tasks, but depending on the region you get some additional gear in the mix.
Varla would give you some fun mid-game stuffs to play with, where as Frem gives the rings + vorky shield to pair with your c'bows (not to mention duke for magic ring and virtus robes prior to CoX). Frem would also give you easy access to dragon bolts.
@@YewJackOSRS sounds interesting!
I look at it through the eyes of a pvmer, and I would love to optimize the gears I can get.. therefore Kourend provides with ancestral, Asgaria with Torva and Desert with Masori.. although, there have been lots of other items on hand slots, boots and ring slots to take into consideration.
What would you suggest to take as third area after Kourend and Asgarnia, in this case?
@@canabeers I'm a bit cautious in stacking too too much pvm grinds. Think that depends how much time you actually have to play. I found last year I wasn't really able to grind much from raids + nex + god bosses + cerb + blah blah blah. May not be an issue for you, but worth a shout.
If you want the general BIS main stuffs then Z/A/D is good. You'll pick up the best armor sets for all the styles (assuming you can grind them all out). I do think you have a lot of flexibility though on the last area, even if you're locking Z/A. Early/Mid mage will be kind of sad, but it's not the most useful style so that probably won't be a deal breaker. The challenge with filling ring slots is Vardorvis is moving to Varlamore this year, so you don't get the ultor ring if you pick up Fremmy as your last area (though you would get the mage ring and the lesser dag rings).
I'd personally consider either Varlamore, Fremmy, Wildy, or Kandarin. "Well, ya -- just tell me to consider every region" I hear you saying. Yes. lol. Ok, but why these specifically --
Varla - Good early gear progression, new content to this league, BIS range cape, Colusseum to test out your gear on, Stone mason shop for construction/poh
Fremmy - Vorky Accumulater + shield pairs well with c'bow range setup, Dag rings, Stone mason shop for construction/poh
Wildy - A ton of bosses to try gear out on, Can maybe fill the mage weakness early with dagonhai robes, Ferox for stat reset, good early money and great supplies for skill training
Kandarin - Pick up BIS jewellry (almost, darn rancor amy), Get piety for ease with melee + complete your standard prayer book set
Ultimately depends on what you want to do during the league. Wildy is a bit of a wild card choice. Varla/Fremmy are my default recommendations, but Kandarin also has some good synergy with your areas.
Great overview but for someone like me that plays mostly solo and only raid with friends this was a bad pick for me last league. No one on my F list wanted to do TOA because of burn out farming that raid. I'm only picking areas with good bossing and no raids this time around. If leagues happened during the summer or after the Holidays I might pick raid areas since more people would be available to raid with.
@@xDBoomer Makes sense. I'm personally fine with ToA and CoX because they are soloable, but to each their own. If you don't want raids I think Varla and Asgarnia would be pretty good picks. Will give you a lot of bosses and an assortment of gear to pick from. Besides those you'd have fremmy which also has a decent few bosses.
But toa is the most soloable raid... Wut 🤔
@@YewJackOSRS During leagues all raids are soloable. I can agree with that but my issue is the time constraints that come with solos. The only league I missed was Twisted because I honestly just forgot about it. End of the year leagues are just the worst for me because of the fact that my job gets busier and I want to spend time with family since it is the holidays. The whole region locking is also another gripe. If we could eventually unlock all regions it would be better but since we can do all content instead of making multiple accounts to try different areas. Most of my time now osrs is during events like deadman and leagues because I don't have as much time for Main anymore.
@@xDBoomer For sure. I do hope the drop rates for the big 3 weapons are a little more manageable this time around. Guess we'll have to see. It is very easy for all the grinding (even with leagues powers and such) to start adding up.
I am curious to see if they actually stick to the area locking as it is. I know they've said that is a core part of leagues but I've seen mixed reactions from people on that.
@@Trolldamere Ya, but not everyone wants to solo. I do get it. Sometimes it's more fun to play with people. The ARAM mage trynd spin to win games with buddies, if ya feel me lol.
If they don’t bring trickster back I’m gonna lose my shit. Not having to click 100,000 times was so nice
I regretted not taking trickster last league. Production master was cool and all but man did the afk thieving and agility make me real jealous lol.
@@YewJackOSRS I’m just excited asf for leagues. But definitely made alot of mistakes pick wise last one so definitely have some plan going. Truly love the content. Going alot more in depth than I would so it’s definitely helping
@@YewJackOSRSHaving Trickster was chill af last league. Even if it’s not back, if there’s anything similar for one of the click heavy skills, it’ll be a must have.
@@ItsGavynftw Glad you like it! More to come for sure in the following weeks. I also made some critical mistakes with my choices last year so I figured doing these deep dives will help me with my planning as well lol.
@@YewJackOSRS I think a big thing to is some relics line that execution relic last time really made a huge difference for doing content solo or in teams. Like not having that executioner one made it damn near impossible to get drops like at nex because the damage they’d do just increase the drop into their name damn near ten fold
This analysis is great, thank you so much! If anyone wants to provide honest feedback - I'm thinking of going Ranged Relic with Varlamore, Desert, and Asgarnia as my region choices. Any thoughts? I'm not sure if Desert or Valarmore is better first or if there's another region that would really fit well. It gets access to TOA and great upgrades with Fortified Masori. Varlamore just looks really fun lol but has some interesting ranged and skilling options.
I like this spread, assuming echo bosses don't change my mind there. D + A seems like the best range combo overall, so you get a lot of flexibility with the last choice. Varla is a bit of an odd one because it doesn't exactly combine into anything, but it does have the moons sets which will be interesting. You also pick up the BIS range cape.
I'm not sure that there is really a better 3rd option really besides Varla. You can get some minor upgrades in Kandarin maybe, but I don't think that is super worth while. Fremmy is in a similar boat. If I were doing range I'd prefer Varla over those two just cause I think it'll be more fun.
I picked Desert last league and absolutely hated the KQ and MTA slogs... also I screwed up on the Sq'irks and didn't see some of the tasks required turning them in AT THE SAME TIME. I don't think I'll be picking it again. I also never touched any raids and still got Dragon Cup, hoping to do the same this time.
Ya. I don't think desert is the most fun content wise. Nice thing is there are generally enough points floating around that you can skip stuff. I was in a similar boat to you. I think I did a handful of ToA to get some of the easier tasks, and then didn't end up having time for it anymore.
So far I'm pretty much sold on the Desert and Zeah, just not sure what I want to do as a 3rd option
Desert and Zeah lack some solid mid-game gear so I'd think something like V/A/M could help out there. A/M would be pretty pvm heavy since you already have 2 raids but your call on that.
SUBSCRIBE TO THIS MAN RIGHT NOW. Desert is a huge pass for me this time. Last Leagues it was mandatory for that Shadow but now I cba. Gonna pick regions I've never picked before. Mainly Zeah/Varlamore, Morytania, and the 3rd one will be either Priff or Fremennik
THIS GUY IS SMART AND YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO HIM.
I do like that they've opened up the big drops to all raids. Makes any one raid a lot less important. More freedom to choose whatever. I'll be curious to see what they do with all the echo bosses, because that may make regions feel even more balanced by themselves.
@@KaozOSRS aren’t Zeah and Varlamore 2 separate regions?
Isnt 9am central about 3hrs after it started last leagues?
Looks like it. If it starts a bit earlier in the morning I may adjust the time, but since they haven't announced it I'm just planning to start then.
In truth, might be better to start slightly later anyway considering last year they had to roll things back after the first few hours.
@YewJackOSRS yeah they always be delaying lol
U don't need fremmy for your house supplies anymore. Varlamor has a shop now
@@bah0met1 This is correct. The max level pool is still a pain in the butt, however you get most of the nice upgrades with either fremmy or Varla.
I was DZA last league unsure which region I will pîck. My biggest regret is not picking fire sale so if it is here again I will be giga cheesing the game and picking regions that synergizes with it well... If there are dragon task that are easy to get with fire sale I am picking that and destroying the early game in half.
@@jeanbob1481 I was in a similar boat last year with lack of fire sale. Felt real sad at times lol.
completely , brand new to the idea of leagues.. (my account was stolen like 10 years ago by a childhood friend, pre authenticators etc, so im trying now to appeal for it back.. hoping for the best ;/)! But, with leagues.. if they're so accelerated and intended to kind of be a short term version of the game, how does it work with things like getting the right items/gold needed to progress?
You're an ironman, so you do have to collect things yourself. The nice side of leagues is everything is so accelerated that you don't really feel that burden most of the time. It'll take some getting oriented early on but then you'll blast through the mid game and get to try out content that would normally take you a long time to get access to. Plus the training wheels of the various powers you get makes the hardest content much easier, so it's very learner friendly. I was able to face tank the inferno last year and get a cape. Helps build up some of that pvm confidence without being nearly as frustrating or time consuming.
@@YewJackOSRS thanks for the answer. that all sounds great for me, I never did any of the super difficult stuff back in the day. I was too nervous as a kid haha. Fingers crossed I can get through to some jagex support somehow and I'd look forward to trying this out and seeing content I never saw/experiencing some new stuff
I did desert last league so I'll likely skip it this time unless friends end up playing leagues and wanting to hit ToA. I'm leaning towards doing ranged, but also kind of considering doing melee again (did in leagues two) and taking morytania to get arraxor stuff.
@@matthewfera2954 I was just doing my mory research today and I agree. That area is pretty stacked for melee. Also ends up being a good all arounder and pretty well self contained (doesnt rely on other region unlocks for the stuff to be useable). Not to mention it helps a ton for slayer.
@@YewJackOSRS Yepp. Pretty sweet zone, and I didn't do mory in leagues before at all. Probably taking it regardless.
@@matthewfera2954 Gl!
Ok so i want to do TKV... why desert over those that have clear ranged benefits?
TKV being Tiranwnn Kandarin Varla?
I was just saying the Desert as a singular pick gives so much to the ranged combat style. Tiranwnn with crystal armor + bowfa is good for ranged, don't get me wrong. You'd also pick up a blowpipe. Without desert though, you are missing out on the BIS ranged armor -- plus if you don't pick up a raid you miss out on TBow -- pluuus the KQ is getting some sort of competitive BIS ranged weapon. Desert is just stacked towards range really.
We don't yet know what all the different echo drops will be, so it's quite possible that any of the areas you listed get some sort of comparable BIS ranged weapon, which would weaken the KQ drop value in a sense.
End of the day, you should pick content you want to do in general. Grinding a raid for all the drops takes time and if you don't enjoy TOA or other desert content then no amount of BIS stuff in the world will be worth it to you, since you'll end up quitting before you get to it.
Edit: Oh. And I'm sure varla will be a lot of fun in general lol. I'm really wanting to pick varla regardless of what else I end up doing personally. The moons armor will be decent all around, so I think it'll be a solid region choice.
@@YewJackOSRS I'm actually really dumb and put K for kourend bc zeah is technically also valramore 😂😂😂 whoops
@@DkKobaADV No worries. I think in game for the region selection they call it Kourend & Kebos low lands, so nice and confusing when shortened down lol.
Makes sense though what you're saying. CoX giving the range prayer helps a lot too. Last league we had another prayer book, and I'm sort of anticipating we will again -- meaning the prayers from CoX aren't as valuable. But then again, it depends what that other prayer book choice is up against. If you don't want to skip the other relics/masteries then that makes CoX really good (on top of the fact it also gives the shadow and scythe this year).
Last league range relic made xbow way more powerful then any bow. the very high bolt proc meant most your ruby and diamond would proc(specially combine with Zeryte). tyranwin is nice for points though, and will be fine if this league range masteries aren't busted with bolts again.... or if the combat defense against xbow really plays a big part(I doubt it with the big accuracy boost they usually give)
@@jawstrock2215 Ya, that's true. I do remember the bolt procs being nuts and the way the atk speed was calculated ended up favoring 5 tick weapons. I guess I wasn't thinking it would be exactly the same this time, but I do still expect an atk speed buff of some kind. I could very well sound quite silly once combat masteries are revealed lol.
feels just a bit early for a deep dive?
Never too early! Gotta get to know the areas so when they start spouting stuff about relics and combat masteries we are all prepped. 😁
@YewJackOSRS true enough, is the info covered in your video set in stone? That's all I'm curious about. If it is great video.
@@TheKutthroatKid Ya. Everything here is what we know. Other areas I may speculate on the echo boss, but I'm mainly just reviewing what all we can do in a given area/what is available + any changes they have already confirmed.
If I'm ever speculating on something I make sure to mention that.
Asgarnia on top for range with zcb
Last year for sure. They already said no same relics this year, so crossbows may not hold the same prestige as leagues 4. 😉
TOA was so awful last leagues, wish they’d add some echo range stuff to mory. Every relic works in virtually every room in TOB.
I'm a little unsure of the direction they'll go with the echo weapons. The teaser for the desert seems like doubling down on the regions strengths imo. Whether they'll do that in every region is up in the air.
I look at mory as very strong melee. There are a lot of weapons though, so another melee weapon in the area might be a bit lame. Ranged is probably the weakest style in mory, so maybe they'll fill that gap.
Only time will tell.
Varlamore shops OP
Does have a lot of them. That's for sure.
And a stone mason for construction. That'll be a really nice pickup.
@@YewJackOSRS that’ll be huge yah! The rune shop is good too and the gem shop stocks uncut rubies
@@mandrue73 I was doing a bit of digging in varla today as well. You get that, the hunter guild stuffs (for like mixed hide early), there's also a pickaxe store so you can get a rune pick early. I think for people wanting to go varla it'll probably be the best first pick region.
@@YewJackOSRS yah exactly. That’s why I was speculating the other day that Varlamore could make for a great starter region/ free unlock for the tutorial. I also have selfish reasons for wanting that as someone going for all pets in leagues 😂 I won’t be taking Varlamore otherwise since p3 will likely give more pets that aren’t out yet, and varlamore could potentially play a bigger role in leagues 6… 💭 We shall see, it’s all guess work on my part! 😄
@@mandrue73 Man is already thinking about leagues 6. Now that is planning lol
Uh oh, doubleshine better watch out. This guy is coming for his job! 😏
@@Trolldamere Yooo. He was my inspiration last year lol.
So this year you stole his youtube password, right? 🤣
@@Trolldamere This is actually his channel, I just rebranded it. 😉
Fray's North American cousin?
I can hear it. Lol
Maybe long lost distant cousin. 😉