MatK stated there will never be a skill in
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Have could have been executed as a non-skill. No reason farming needed to be a skill rather than a random distractions and diversions type content. No reason mining/woodcutting/fishing needs to be a skill, it might only be a minigame using various factions that you ditch points into like Barb Assault. No reason construction has to be an ability, why can not it be based on our crafting degree? Just because you can imagine some random non-skill implementation of it doesn't mean it is a bad idea for a skill.
Honestly, I believe that that is a bit of a misconception. It reminds me players believed Hunter would be similar to Slayer since the names suggest similar things. The single aspect Ports would talk about with the suggested Sailing is that you can customize a boat. The gameplay would be night and day; one was an idle port management similator while the other was more of an adventure/dungeoneering style activity. Procedurally created islands with various topics and dungeons under them ripe for the shooting could have been cool.
I really don't think MatK's opinion means too much nowadays. While he does have a point that neglected content can use a fair bit of time for small gain, that doesn't mean the OSRS Team will just stick to what's secure and never attempt something like a skill. Despite his view, the
Buy Rs gold Team has said multiple times since Warding a new skill remains on the table and that they plan to survey about what players might love to see regarding new abilities later on.
