Author: Misato
Date: Jul 02, 12 at 8:25pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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Behind the Scenes: July
Carnillean Rising (members only)
In Carnillean Rising, the very idea of a quest is turned upside down and shaken about like a badly mixed potion. You see, Sir Ceril Carnillean is very disappointed in his young son, and he wants you to turn him into a brave, handsome and daring adventurer, just like you. Ceril’s really proud of a quest that he has written for Philipe, and he needs you to make it happen. After all, who knows more about clambering over obstacles, disarming traps, rescuing prisoners and saving the day than you, the greatest hero that RuneScape will ever see?
Of course, it can't be anything as simple as chasing sheep around a field, or rounding up a few imps to kill for beads. In this - our latest fully voiced piece of content - you’ll need to find actors to play the characters according to Ceril’s quest specification, tie up the damsel in distress and set up the whole experience in the sewers beneath the Carnillean family mansion. In this quest, the adventurer’s destiny is in your hands. Can you deal with Philipe’s arrogance and lack of discipline, or will you feed him to the wolves like the nubcake he is? Can you coax him into facing down a dragon? Can you make him wear a dress?
This is a rib-tickling, Intermediate-level quest with skill requirements of 33 Thieving and 31 Construction, and a quest point requirement of 50. As well as a healthy, summery dollop of XP sauce, you’ll get your own, personal treasure chest that you can use to set up and run treasure hunts for your friends. You'll also get access to a bunch of other rewards if you're an experienced player.
Social Slayer (members only)
It’s fair to say that some of the best friends I have made in RuneScape were found deep underground or high up in desolate towers while I was training my Slayer skill. Friends who slay together, stay together, but it’s also annoying when people appear and camp out at the very spot you had earmarked for your next few hundred Slayer kills. What if you could be social and also complete your Slayer task, buddying up with another player to make kills together? Well, in this upcoming update, you can.
Players can now pair up into Slayer duos, and can join up if they're on the same task already, or start new tasks together. Any kills you make when you’re together count towards each other’s kill counts (XP isn't shared, though), making it quicker to get through those assignments you hate, and more fun going through the ones you like. Players who complete tasks together will earn points to spend in their local Slayer master’s shop, with awesome rewards to buy, such as shared potion effects and awesome new pets.
10-Year Veteran's Cape (members only)
While we celebrated our 10-year anniversary last year (mmm, that cake was good!) we’ve only just been able to award our players with this brand new, fantastic cape. Now, you can celebrate your own anniversary too! Much like the 5 year veteran cape, you’ll be able to buy it from Hans (outside Lumbridge Castle), but - obviously - only if your character was created 10 years ago.
After listening to the feedback on the forums, red is out and deep red is in and boy, does it look good! The themes from the veteran cape continue on with all things “X”... but you’ll just have to wait and see what the 10-year celebratory emote is.
Gielinor Games Pre-release Event (free and members)
This summer, the denizens of RuneScape will come together to witness and compete in RuneScape's premier sporting event: The Gielinor Games. Humans, gnomes, werewolves, goblins, elves and monkeys will be showing off their athletic skills in a variety of suitably RuneScapey sports.
Before the games can begin, though, they need your help to build the stadiums, make the medals, and cook up a tasty storm to sell to the visiting dignitaries using a host of multi-cultural ingredients. With a large workshop set up in the centre of Varrock (run by a friendly gnome called Oomad Arrow), helping out will be easy and rewarding, with some generous XP for each of the areas you assist with. Even better, you’ll be able to earn points to spend when the Gielinor Games themselves begin!
This pre-release event will only last for a few weeks, to be replaced with the Gielinor Games themselves. If you want to earn all you can from the games, make sure you get involved!
The Gielinor Games (free and members)
Once everything's prepared, you'll be encouraged to affiliate yourselves with one of the competing groups, and then to take part in the events themselves. You'll demonstrate your sporting prowess in games such as Cheese Wheel Rolling, where you'll chase wheel-shaped lumps of dairy down a hill at high speed; and Athletics, where you'll need to plan carefully, taking advantage of how the other competitors are doing. Skill-orientated players among you will be able to show off your most efficient resource-collecting methods and take part in the Resource Race. Perhaps you'll want to show off your Strength, Magic or Ranged, in the Accurate Attack game. Finally, there will be regular Marathons of varying levels of difficulty, where players will race each other around the open world. One of these races will even be held in the Wilderness, making this an extreme sport indeed.
Free players will have access to Cheese Wheel Rolling, Beginner's Marathon and the Resource Race events (with access only to free skills in the latter), whereas members will have access to everything that the Gielinor Games have to offer.
Not only will you be rewarded with XP, but you'll also be able to access a store which sports a number of Gielinor Games-themed prizes, such as an ancient athletics outfit, flaming torches, and special rings that will boost your rewards in the Gielinor Games.
Parties, and Celebrations (free and members)
As you have no doubt noticed on the front page, our countdown to 200 million accounts will soon reach its target, and we have a celebration planned for everyone who is around when the moment happens. I won’t spoil the surprise, but we have all sorts of fun things planned for the big day, and the days following. You’ll have heard the phrase ’party animal‘, but how about a party demon? What wonders lay in wait for you? Suffice to say that there will be rewards.
Combat Beta Events
The calendar of events for the beta worlds is rapidly filling up and we have some great things planned to help us test out this latest and greatest addition to the game. We might even have some unique rewards for the live accounts of those who get involved! Keep a watch on the combat beta pages for more information.
And So Much More!
For those of you interested in swaggering about in the latest and greatest fashions - whatever the slimy, critter-ridden dungeon or sun-swept fishing spot you find yourself in - we have a really special update planned for July. Sometimes it’s not all about the XP, it’s about looking good while earning it. More to follow in the next few weeks!
Talking of cosmetic makeovers, Yelps and his Squeal of Fortune are also getting updates in July, including a brand new wheel, aimed just at the free game.
Have fun!
Mod Mark
Lead Designer – RuneScape
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What is a 'Behind the Scenes' article?
Behind the Scenes is a sneak peek at the planned game updates that we hope to launch in the coming month.
This, however, is only a plan, not a promise that a particular update will be released in a particular way or at a particular time. To get you the highest quality updates as quickly as possible, we usually keep on tweaking and testing right up until the moment before release, so, sometimes things change or take a bit longer than expected. We aren’t afraid to change our plan if necessary, as we will never launch an update before it is ready.
Author: Misato
Date: Jul 02, 12 at 8:46pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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quote AnimeAt least Jagex should have at least one non-RuneScape project that's actually a success with the Transformers MMO unless they royally *bleep* that up. They're looking to probably get a huge chunk of change from it. With 8Realms dead and FunOrb basically dead, looks like milking RuneScape for the cash until they can bank out on Transformers is the way they're going. As long as the Transformers MMO doesn't flop and, yet again, lose them a huge amount of money, RuneScape will still be around in some form.People acting surprised.. the majority of founders have already jumped ship, its owned at least in part by a venture capital company and it lost millions developing games like Mechscape and Stellar Dawn then scrapped them before even BETA stage. Its clear this is the direction Runescape is firmly heading, it is out to make large profits, and increase the value of the company so that it can be sold off in 5 years for double the price it was bought for. That is the game you are playing, and it mustn't bother you so much if you still pay for it.
Welcome to the real world, we all chase paper in some fashion, so do they!
quote AirwalkedI wasn't really being serious with the tank maintenance comment. And I guess it's more of an APC than a tank anyhow.quote Master JynchThey don't have to do shit. All they've done is found something that costs them nothing to do, that they can charge out the ass for people to use. It's like gamble items on iiji games, minimal effort and people will keep paying for the chance to get some good items and whatnot.I guess their tank maintenance is too expensive and they have to do it.
tl;dr - fools have too much money and not enough sense!
Author: Misato
Date: Jul 04, 12 at 3:45pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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Carnillean Rising
The House of Carnillean is an old and noble one. No-one is more proud of that fact than Sir Ceril, who thinks it's high time to make a man of his sulky son, Philipe, before he dishonours the family name.
Sir Ceril expects young Philipe to become a fully fledged adventurer: to have traversed obstacles, disarmed traps, vanquished dragons, won riches and swept a damsel off her feet before the day is out, and it all needs to happen in the sewers below the Carnillean mansion. It's a tall order to fill, but with some ingenuity, Construction skill and the help of the dispassionate family butler, you'll come up with a devious, blood-stained dungeon to challenge even the most stout-hearted adventurer. At least, if you look in a certain light...and squint a bit...
Send Philipe on his quest to experience the time-honoured swashbuckling staples of acrobatics, hand-to-hand combat, damsel-romancing and impromptu cross-dressing, and you'll earn Thieving and Construction XP; 2 XP lamps to be used in any skill(s) over level 30; a few note-loads of construction planks; and a treasure chest, which can be filled with loot and hidden across Gielinor to create your own treasure hunts. More experienced players among you will also have post-quest opportunities to earn additional rewards, both within the mansion and out in the wide world.
How to start Carnillean Rising:
Speak to Xenia outside the Carnillean mansion, south of Ardougne Castle. Please note that Xenia won't appear unless you meet all of the quest requirements.
Requirements:
- You must be a member.
- 33 Thieving
- 31 Construction
- 50 quest points
- Hazeel Cult
- The Blood Pact
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In Other News
- We've updated the look of the furniture menus used in the Construction skill.
- The ancient staff re-colour is now on sale at Xuan's Loyalty Shop for 4500 loyalty points - that's 25% off!
Author: Misato
Date: Jul 04, 12 at 3:45pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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Patch Notes - 03/07/2012
The following small fixes and adjustments have now been made to the game. If you spot any further bugs in-game, please use the Bug Report feature.
Graphical:
- Tin ore in the Burthorpe Mine will no longer show as Copper ore when it has been mined.
- Trees in Miscellania now have their canopies removed after being cut down.
- The walls in the Giant Mole's Lair no longer stretch vertically.
- A tree near the Odd Old Man has had its canopy reattached.
- Players can no longer sink into the Lava on the Red Dragon Isle.
- The Rimmington clue scroll has been updated to match the new look of the area.
- The floor of the Observatory has been given a once over to prevent graphical issues.
- The TzHaar Champion now faces the correct way in the Champions Guild basement.
- The gangplank from the beached pirate ship near Port Phasmatys now appears correctly in all graphical modes.
- Player can no longer walk into a section of wall at North Falador.
- The Magic Trees in the Wilderness now appear to match the rest of the world.
- A tile with Z-Bias on the Red Dragon Isle has been fixed.
- The staff on the Dahmaroc statue no longer appears through the 1st floor of the Varrock museum.
Quests & Tasks:
- Creating a Skewer will no longer delay combat hits.
- The H.A.M cultists have improved security by removing some gaps in between the prison bars and the door.
- In the Defender of Varrock quest, modern-day Varrock appears at all times.
- The Agility rocks from Ghosts Ahoy have had their height mapping fixed.
Skills & Minigames:
- The right-click option on the slots in the Beginner's tackle box now has the 'a' capitalised in the option "Withdraw All".
- A typo in the Conquest tutorial relating to the Scouts has been fixed.
- Ghasts have been added to the Summoning Skill Guide.
- An Agility shortcut has been added to the south side of the Red Dragon Isle to allow players with level 54 or higher Agility easier access.
Other:
- Players are no longer able to place a Clan Vexillum while seating in the private meeting rooms.
- Text no longer overflows when right-clicking another player and 'beholding' them.
- Players can no longer rest whilst blowing bubbles from their Fish mask.
- The Spatula no longer seems to attack twice when smashing and a sound effect as been added to the animation.
Author: Misato
Date: Jul 07, 12 at 1:33pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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Combat Beta Weekends: Featured Events & Essential Info!
From 10am on Friday 6th July to 10am on Monday 9th July (BST), all players with an active RuneScape membership subscription will be able to log-in to our Combat Beta worlds in order to put the new combat system through its paces.
There's a lot going on in the Combat Beta and thousands of ways to tailor the tools at your disposal to your style of play. Here Mod Rathe offers some ideas on how you can make the Evolution of Combat work for you, however you play:
In addition to enjoying the general maelstrom of evolved combat mayhem, RuneScape members will also be able to participate in our first Combat Beta featured event – Castle Wars! This frenetic team-based game of capture-the-flag won’t just put your new combat skills to the test; it’s also the first event you’ll need to complete in order to get an exclusive Combat Beta costume: the Mad Scientist Outfit!
The Mad Scientist Outfit comprises of five pieces in total, but it can only be obtained by attending all four of the upcoming Combat Beta featured events. There will be more information on each event as the time approaches, but to qualify for this week, you’ll need to:
- Be a RuneScape member –if you’re not already, subscribe here!
- Be on a beta world between 10am Friday 6th July and 10am Monday 9th July (BST).
- Complete 1 full game of Castle Wars during that time.
The Combat Beta forums are only accessible to members, so you’ll need to log into the forums here and then:
- Get the event details from this weekend’s event thread at QFC: 307-308-2-63847247
- Give us feedback on the event after you’ve participated at QFC: 307-308-5-63847044
We can also heartily recommend the following hand-picked written resources:
Essential Combat Beta Reading
Beta FAQ – QFC: 307-308-6-63847295
All about how the Beta works and how to take part. Log-in to the forums and go to the QFC.
Combat Beta RuneScape Wiki article
Very helpful for getting an overview of the new combat system interface!
Helpful Articles on New Combat Features
New Abilities
An introduction to the new Basic, Threshold and Ultimate abilities.
Buffs & Weaknesses
A guide to how these powerful status effects play their part.
Action Bar
Everything you need to know about the “Action Bar” and “Adrenaline” features.
Dual Wielding
The lowdown on dealing out double-handed death.
Combat Levels
A quick word on the new combat level formula.
Developer Blogs
Evolution of Combat
An insight into the thinking behind updating the combat system.
Skill, Variety and Fun
A look at the key benefits that come with the upgraded system.
Tradition and Challenge
More on the benefits (and the challenges!) involved in the EoC.
The Final Challenges
A final word on what has been achieved and what is to come.
Don’t forget – while this is just the first all-members Combat Beta weekend, this is your one and only chance to complete the first weekend event necessary for obtaining the Mad Scientist Outfit! Be sure to get involved by subscribing and then playing that game of Castle Wars on the beta world this weekend. Don’t miss out – it’s history in the making!
Good luck!
The RuneScape Team
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Author: Misato
Date: Jul 07, 12 at 1:33pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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Adventurer’s XP – Ending Soon!
This week’s been a good one for whip-smart explorers with an eye for treasure and a taste for adventure, with twice as many Agility, Thievery and Dungeoneering lamps up for grabs on the Squeal of Fortune.
The booby-trapped tomb door is closing, but there’s still time to grab yourself a lamp-load of adventurous XP and escape – fedora intact – before the offer closes tonight, Friday 6th July, at 23:59 GMT.
Every spin’s an extra chance to win, and members get twice as many per day! Also, check out our Squeal of Fortune wiki page for more ways to get your hands on some extra spins.
The RuneScape Team
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Author: Misato
Date: Jul 07, 12 at 1:33pm (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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BTS Video 8: Social Slayer and the Gielinor Games
This week’s Behind the Scenes on video reveals next week’s update and gives you a first look at the Gielinor Games.
What do you make of this week’s Behind the Scenes? Let us know.
If you enjoy Behind the Scenes on video and want to see more, be sure to subscribe to our Youtube channel.
Paul M
Author: fanneyboy
Date: Aug 04, 12 at 5:13am (PST)
Subject: re: RS News and Updates - July
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I am really looking forward to the new penguin quest, I hope its next week.