Today’s Snapshots comes from RuneScape where players are once again playing a limited time resource gathering event. For the next two weeks, skilling activities will yield Zamorakian Emblems, which can be traded in to the envoys of Avernic general Nymora in return for rewards including pieces of the Furies Agent outfit. You can see the full outfit constructed above. The full outfit requires ten days worth of resources, so get cracking!
Treasure Hunter is one of the more divisive aspects of present day RuneScape 3, it serves as both an interesting feature of the game as well as a perfect example of how disgustingly greedy Jagex can be when they feel like being disgusting and greedy. Case in point, the elite skill equipment. Rolled out over the past couple of years, the elite skill outfits not only offered substantial bonuses to players who collected the four-piece outfits, they were mostly available for a very limited time. We’re talking three days to collect three sets of four piece suits tied to random lockboxes.
Players were understandably angry, since the promotions were rather blatant attempts at fishing in whales as the event would require substantial sums of money over a short period of time in order to potentially never gain all twelve pieces. As part of an initiative launched last October to balance revenue with long term game health, Jagex still plans on releasing said skilling outfits via Treasure Hunter. After a period of exclusivity they will be obtainable in-game as a high level reward.
Once you meet the 70 Mining or Runecrafting requirement, you’ll be able to collect fragments of the rune ethereal and gemstone golem outfits while training the corresponding skill through any regular method. Success chance increases with your skill level, and fragments will be automatically stored in your currency pouch.
In addition, many of the skilling outfits have been made fully available on Treasure Hunter itself, so there is still the chance of obtaining them through daily key stipends while you’re grinding out the materials. The good news is that Jagex seems to be placing less emphasis on making game-altering equipment exclusive to Treasure Hunter, which is sure to be a relief to players tired of being asked to pull out their wallets every few weeks.
Today’s snapshot comes to us from RuneScape. Today’s update to the ever-expanding MMO finally healed the scar in Lumbridge, where players assisted in a battle between gods Saradomin and Zamorak going on four years ago. Since then the battle-scarred land has been used for everything from holiday events to summer beach parties. With today’s update, a bit of life returns to the region with all sorts of rabbits and imps walking around.
Also part of today’s update is a major overhaul to the game’s wardrobe system.
Perhaps you’ve played RuneScape and fantasized about what you could do with a real dragon scimitar, be it opening letters, showing off your bottle opening skills, or just convincing your neighbor to stop stealing your morning paper. Well you now have that chance, provided your skills in combat are already up to the test. Old School RuneScape is holding a competition to win a real life (replica) dragon scimitar, and it will be handed out along with a free year of membership to whoever has the fastest fight cave time before midnight on Wednesday, March 8th.
You’ll need your wits about you, as well as a healthy amount of potions, food and gear.
(Source: RuneScape)
It’s been four years since Jagex unveiled Old School RuneScape, the retro spinoff of the popular MMORPG that brought gamers back to the days of 2007, complete with graphics, combat system, and all. Since then, the game has seen countless updates, all dictated and voted on by a majority of the community. The mode itself has spun off into the hardcore Deadman Mode which plowed head first into the eSports scene with successful tournaments, rewarding thousands of dollars in real cash to its winners.
“This year is a double anniversary for Old School RuneScape; not only does the game celebrate its fourth birthday, but it’s also the 10th anniversary of the ‘snapshot’ server we used to bring Old School to life,” said Mathew Kemp, producer, Old School RuneScape. “Old School’s growing player base and its impact in the competitive sector is an impressive testament to the remarkable appeal of the game and shows it’s come a long way in the last decade. But however far Old School has come, it’ll always be rooted in 2007 for us.”
To celebrate, Jagex is rolling out presents in the form of new servers and a birthday bash with exclusive items. Other updates rolled out with the festivities include 12 new servers and several quality of life improvements (see link below).
(Source: RuneScape)
Mark your calendars, cancel your weekend appointments, and tell that significant other that you need some alone time, because it’s that time again. No, not half price appetizers, you can get that just about every Wednesday. I’m talking about double experience in RuneScape.
But this year it’s not just about getting you in on the weekend and telling everyone else to go shove off. The actual event runs from Friday February 17th through Monday February 20th. Afterward, you’ll still be able to get your hands on some extra experience over the course of the week, with the bonus decreasing every fifty thousand experience.
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RuneScape is great, but what about those times when you don’t want to play RuneScape but you’d like to listen to it, preferably through a smart device manufactured and sold by Amazon. If you fit that demographic, there is finally good news. Jagex has partnered with Amazon and released RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note, an interactive murder mystery audio adventure in which the player takes on the role of investigator.
Showcasing dramatic voice acting and atmospheric music wrapped in compelling audio gameplay, RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note is based on a classic quest adapted from the PC MMORPG. Players become the voice of a courageous adventurer, tasked with solving a murder at the Abbey of St Elspeth. The crime scene investigation soon takes a turn for the unusual as demonic dark secrets are uncovered in the seemingly serene abbey.
RuneScape Quests: One Piercing Note is available in the skills section of the Alexa app.
(Source: Jagex/Amazon Press Release)
Jagex has announced that Phil Mansell will be taking over as Chief Operating Officer as well as acting Chief Executive Officer, following the departure of Rod Cousens. Rod Cousens took over the position of CEO in April 2015, taking over for Mark Gerhard.
Mansell’s reign comes just in time for RuneScape to begin its expansion releases, starting in June with the release of Menaphos.
“Driven by a passion for creativity, our teams are focussed on what really matters for the core business – supporting our live titles and their huge communities and leading the creation of new games for multiple devices,” said Phil Mansell, COO, Jagex. “Off the back of record financial performance, Jagex is in an incredibly fortunate and positive position. We have become stronger with every year that passes and now that we are united with our parent company, ZhongJi Holding, it is both an honour and a privilege to be take Jagex to its next stage.”
(Source: Jagex Press Release)
If there is one thing RuneScape is famous for, it is how Jagex stretches quest lines over a long period of real time. For instance, did you know that the city of Menaphos, set to become accessible in 2017, was first inserted into the game world in 2005? Yea, twelve years. That is a hell of a teaser. More recently, the world of Gielinor (the world in RuneScape) has been focusing on the Sixth Age, a world that introduced new inventions, the death of a god, and an all out war between the surviving deities.
At the center of this war is Sliske, an entity that rose to (alleged) godhood after slaying Guthix and setting the other gods against one another. In next week’s update, Sliske’s story finally comes to a close, with the ending decided by the player’s choices in the past three years of the quest line. The quest also sets the stage for 2017’s content updates. The god wars began in October 2013 with the quest Missing Presumed Death and has seen multiple world events with players forced to choose a faction to contribute to the overall war effort.
Sliske’s Endgame marks the finale to the 15th anniversary year of RuneScape which introduced the NXT engine, a new continent, and other major content updates.
(Source: Jagex press release)
We are nearing the end of November and that means it’s time to top up for next year’s Premiere Club membership in RuneScape. Available in three monnth, six month, and annual packages (prices above), Premiere membership offers a number of exclusive items and perks.
The main draw, as usual, is the aura. Included in this year’s package is the Desert Pantheon Aura, which gives daily bonuses to experience as well as other rewards. The gold package includes the whole kit and caboodle, from a Menaphite Ancient Outfit, an extra desert treasure key every day, 150,000 loyalty points, 50% discount on Rune Metrics, VIP world access, VIP forum access, a forum badge, chat badge, exclusive Q&A’s, old school members content, and access to pre-paid card promotion items.
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