This week on XP Waste, I’m basically frothing at the mouth waiting for Sailing… but I wanted to hang out in the alternate universe where Sailing didn’t pass the poll. In that timeline, what skill took its place—Shamanism? Taming? Some cursed fourth option like “stepping on nails”? We talk through what the community vibe would look like right now, what the “prep” would even mean, and why I still think the way the polling played out (no final top-two vote) matters a lot more than people admit. I also get real about what my actual OSRS week looked like (spoiler: not much OSRS). Between work, fencing tournaments, travel, and trying to have a life, my “degenerate RuneScape time” is what gets benched. Meanwhile, the game is actively edging us with Sailing hype: the skill guide is in, the collection logs are popping off (Lost Schematics, Barracuda Trials, dragon stuff), and the ocean visuals and world map updates are genuinely insane. The takeaway is simple: whether Sailing passed or not, we were headed for a massive shake-up—but I’m very, very glad we’re on the Sailing timeline.