Omustardo | Castle Wars and Trim Req Update @Omustardo | Uploaded April 2013 | Updated October 2024, 20 hours ago.
Castle Wars had its graphics, gameplay, and rewards tweaked today.
The major rewards updates included a major buff to cw armor, the division of tickets into silver and gold, more people required to get rewards, and the reduction of the trimmed comp req from 5k games to 4150 gold tickets.
Overall I think the intention to get more people to play cw competitively is good, but there are some major flaws with the implementation, especially for smaller games.
For example, 5 people are required on each team in order for gold tickets to be awarded. What if one team is losing and they leave in order to prevent the other team from getting their reward.

Gameplay changes:
-Altars in each spawn room, so there's an easy way to replenish your prayer points.
-Helms can now be taken into the arena.
-Wait times have been reduced and the number of people required to start a game is now 2 per team.
-Damaged or unbuilt ballistas no longer count as obstacles.
-Team colours have been added to barricades.
-Catapult and ballista damage has been adjusted.
-Ice spells now have a staggered bind time, the binding shot ability has had its bind time reduced and, while in the arena, the smash ability now has a 60% chance to hit.
-Explosive potions can now be added to the Action Bar.
-The tinderbox can now be picked up by multiple players.
-Waiting rooms now heal you in the same way as standing in a bank does.
-The Castle Wars manual has been updated.
-Bandages now give more health.