Restrict Ironman Access to Shops

[Head Injury]

I think Ironman access to certain shops, but particularly the Herblore shop, defeats the purpose of the mode. Herblore is, particularly in Ironman mode, a skill which goes hand in hand with farming and hunter in order to receive secondaries for use of making potions. Right now, I dont have to do bird house runs, or farm snape grass, or farm limpwurt roots, or farm white berries to gain access to basically an infinite amount of secondaries. This is against the spirit of Ironman mode. We don't have access to shops where we can buy bones for prayer, or planks for construction, so why allow access to the herblore shop for secondaries? It takes away the necessity to do a lot of the content which is awesome in the game (like the implementation of bird house runs) by just throwing it in a shop that should at least be restricted in some way. 

 

I agree that certain things, like water vials and eyes of newt, but thats practically it in my opinion for what should be buyable. These are all things which are already buyable on ironman mode in regular OSRS, and no one is getting 99 Herblore without getting more secondaries than just eyes of newt. If further things should be restricted, like maybe taking the brine sabre out of the Ironman Shop 1, that sounds great as well.

 

Just defeats the purpose of having great content in the game that doesnt need to be done because theres a shop for it. Ironman mode is meant to played as a self-sufficient account, not something with access to buyable secondaries.

[Arezo]

I mean, just because the shops are there doesn’t mean you have to use them. The items in the shops are all obtainable through other sources. If you want to experience the true ironman mode, don’t buy the items.

 

you have to realise that this is a private server, things are made for convenience reasons.

[298]

I completely agree with you on that one. It does kinda defeat the purpose of the ironman mode if we can access it buuut I also agree with Arezo, you don't have to use the shop if you don't wish too. Just avoid the temptation of an easy way to get secondaries and go farm them like you should have too. 

[Jack Sparrow]

Disagree, secondaries are fairly expensive. No late game ironman wants to do birdhouse runs every 30 minutes just to have enough brews for 1-5 more cox/tob runs - it's just tedious, especially when you have a lot of cash lying around doing nothing. 

Edited December 20, 2020 by Jack Sparrow

[Iron Elf]

I'd agree with this one on the condition of adding more methods in the game to obtain secondaries, which currently isn't much. 

I support the herblore shop because it's pretty expensive to buy ingredients, I've spent a good 15-20m on herblore supplies, it isn't like you can ignore the price and buy whatever ingredients you need.

[SRS]

Disagree. It's nice to have some conveniences as an Ironman on RSPS. Also, cost of this particular convenience are high.

Edited December 20, 2020 by SRS