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How Is The Blowpipe Getting Nerfed? How is the blowpipe getting nerfed?  The above image shows the proposed stats for the blowpipe nerf.Here’s whats getting changed:- Attack stats: from 60 to 30 (50% nerf!)- Ranged strength: from 40 to 25  On top of that the stats of the darts are also getting a rebalance:  Jagex’s theory for the blowpipe nerf is that the blowpipe would still be the best option for low-defense monsters.For higher defense monsters released in the future, Jagex’ would like for crossbows, the crystal bow, and t-bow to be better options. When is the blowpipe nerf happening?  As of right now, we don’t know exactly when the blowpipe nerf is happening.All we know currently is that on Wednesday, January 27th, Jagex is opening a beta world to test the blowpipe nerf.Did Jagex poll the blowpipe nerf?  Jagex did indeed poll the blowpipe nerf, though, they didn’t mention the blowpipe at all.What Jagex polled is how the playerbase felt about the powercreep of some of the weapons in game and how it would affect the long-term health of the game.In this poll, over 10,000 votes came in and the majority suggested that they do feel there is a powercreep in Old school Runescape. Most players suggested the overpowered weapons weren’t a problem as of right now but they are worried about the long term health of the game.Then they went on with a proposal suggesting that some of the weapons be nerfed so they don’t dominate the meta.A majority agreed and that led to the blowpipe nerf.  See results from the poll.Does the blowpipe deserve to be nerfed?  The playerbase seems to be 50/50 regarding the issue of whether the toxic blowpipe should be nerfed or not. Some are arguing that the toxic blowpipe is overpowered compared to other ranged weaponry and others are saying that you shouldn’t be nerfing weapons that have been in the game for years.Personally, I can agree with both sentiments here.Many players have used the toxic blowpipe to their advantage over the years.Whether it is to defeat JAD and get the fire cape, to get 99 ranged or for general bossing - players have been using and benefiting the overpowered toxic blowpipe for years.I can understand that this might seem unfair to newer players who haven’t yet been able to take advantage of the toxic blowpipe. Why is Jagex nerfing the blowpipe? Extrememining

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