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Thieving is currently one of the most boring skills in the game, aside from it being boring to train it also doesn't server much purpose as a skill. It definitely needs more content and I'm here to suggest some. Thieving is a big part of our members content, it's a skill that can be improved upon so much as it feels really dull at the moment.
More enjoyable training methodsBlackjackingA blackjack is a weapon you can use to knock out or lure npcs that can be pickpocketed. If knocked out it will guarrantee two pickpockets, if you fail to knock the npc out he will hurt you for more damage than normal. It should offer somewhat less frustration while training on npcs at the cost of being hit higher. Note: getting hit while trying to knock-out will not stun you. Different blackjacks have different chances of knocking someone out, they all have different thieving level requirements and can be bought at the thieves guild which I will talk about later.
Pyramid plunderA solo minigame that revolves around you stealing as much as you can. Rewards shop could contain some cosmetic items and gloves of silence which will reduce your chances of being caught. It should give the al kharid desert some more content, which is always nice.
LockpickingThe ability to pick a lock off a chest or a door. This can be used in many ways, certain chests should give you some nice rewards and some doors could be opened as shortcuts. Some examples are the door in slayer tower that requires a tower key, the door in barb dungeon which requires a dusty key. Both these doors should be able to get lockpicked at a certain thieving level. There's also this chest in the wilderness that could give you notes uncuts when stolen from. Plenty of options here.
Better rewardsPuzzle boxesOn a low chance while pickpocketing, you will get a puzzle box. Upon completing a puzzle you will recieve a reward, these could vary from lamps to half keys to chest keys. These puzzle boxes would contain puzzles that are already in runescape, though I'm not 100% sure if they're in our client. Runesudoku from rouge trader could be used, as well as the puzzle box and celtic knot from clue scrolls.
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Rogue_Trader
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Treasure_Trails/Guide/Puzzle_boxes
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Celtic_knotChanges to crystal/burnt chestThe rewards from both these chests are near junk-state, they aren't being sold nor being bought. I suggest making the actual rewards rarer.
Changes for the crystal chest:
- Add runes/d arrows/d darts as a common reward
- Make the exclusive rewards (trimmed armours and such) rarer to get
- Make it so that you can use the exclusive rewards on the chest for a half key, this should act as a sink for unwanted items
Changes for the burnt chest:
- Add a second lock to it which requires 50 thieving to be picked, gives exp when unlocked, locked after every key
- Add runes/lamps/d arrows/d darts as common rewards
- Make exclusive rewards rarer than they are now
- Add in a really really low chance to get one of the keys you'll need for the key ring, this should give people more reason to use the keys
- Mentaphite clothing as well as desert outfits could be added to the chest as well (including a fez)
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Menaphite_clothing
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Desert_outfitJailGuards, be it the ones near stalls or just plain city guards should get a bit more scary. They should have a chance to knock you out when hitting you, upon being knocked out you are taken to jail. This will only work if you've been caught stealing. To get out of jail you can lockpick the door for some additional thieving exp or teleport out.
Thieves guildThieving is kind of all over the place, a thieving guild would be nice. This would be the place where you buy lockpicks, blackjacks. Where you can train thieving a bit as well, there should be some men to pickpocket, some chests to lockpick and some thieving trainers that will give you tips as well. If our map supports it, we could straight up use the thieves guild that rs has. In rs it's located below a house in lumbridge, that might be a decent location but lumbridge isn't all that populated. It would be better to put it somewhere in varrock. If the thieves guild isn't in our map, the black arm gang hideout can be used instead.
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Thieves'_Guild
http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Black_Arm_Gang/End