Gnomonkey: PvM in OSRS is in a Weird Spot

Fireside: Episode 15 -- Thanks to Gnomonkey for joining me on this episode of Fireside. We discuss OSRS PvM, boss difficulty, the early and mid-game, group bosses, grouping systems, and more! Find him here:    / @gnomonkeyrs   Recording date: 4/14/2026 (Thanks to -swann for adding timestamps!) Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 0:50 – Leagues 6 (pre-release) impressions 03:16 – New Player Experience 10:16 – Plugins & PvM 13:49 – Difficulty vs. Grind 18:17 – Defense in OSRS 28:49 – Power Creep & Tech 33:37 – Inferno is...(long?) 37:16 – Inferno 3.0 46:50 – New Mechanics (parry, lol) 50:35 – (tangent) Doom Uniques 52:57 – Enrage Bosses & Doom 58:33 – New Mid-level content 1:07:00 – HOT KALPHITE TAKE 1:10:06 – Echo Bosses 1:14:00 – TheoryWise Hates on Nex (again) 1:27:33 – CoX Scaling 1:34:08 – Grouping System 1:45:13 – Problematic Drop Tables 1:52:55 – Upcoming Content & Power Creep 2:10:37 – Impactful/Game-changing rewards 2:20:24 – Mage Progression 2:23:51 – Content Creation 2:30:34 – Growing Stream 2:33:18 – RS3 2:37:25 – Final Question & Outro