Old School RuneScape News

Attention speedy ‘Scapers: the final batch of Quest Speedrunning updates is here!

This week's update is smaller than most, so we wanted to take a moment to let you know that the team are working away behind the scenes. Next week you'll be able to get your hands on some upcoming Bounty Hunter rewards in beta worlds. When the Bounty Hunter rewards beta wraps up, you'll get the chance to experiment with some Desert Treasure II - The Fallen Empire rewards in another beta. If you're not feeling beta (sorry...) after reading that, perhaps the promise of three New Skill pitches in the very near future is something to look forward to!

With all that said, let's take a look at exactly what's changing in Gielinor this week.
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Changelog - March 22nd

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Quest Speedrunning - Final Batch

• Black Knights' Fortress and Dragon Slayer II have been fully added to Quest Speedrunning Worlds.
• A Diamond time has been added to all quests in Quest Speedrunning. This doesn't give points but instead awards you a Diamond Trophy item for your main save. This is only equippable if you've completed the Diamond time for every available quest.

Other Changes

• Party leaders in Tombs of Amascut can now promote other members of the party while the group is forming in the lobby.
• Two new options have been added to the Settings menu's Chat section, allowing players to have permanently banned and permanently muted accounts removed from their Ignore lists. This check runs once per day.
• It's no longer possible to redeem a Bond in the last three minutes before a server reboot.
• Improved the wander range of brown bears, rogues and bandits within the Wilderness.
• Changed the Desert Protection bonuses of various items.
• Damage in Wintertodt will now visibly interrupt Fletching animations.
• The grey, teal, yellow, purple and red boots are no longer members-only items, for consistency with the gloves from the same Canifis shop. Bring on your best fashionscape!
• The Cemetery Teleport spell no longer pops up its Wilderness warning when clicked unless you're actually able to cast the spell, so misclicks will be less disruptive.
• When using a gold bar on a furnace, you will no longer need to confirm you want to craft a Gold Tiara if the only mould you have on you is a tiara mould.
• A typo has been corrected in the Curse of the Empty Lord miniquest journal.
• A graphical issue with the 10th Birthday Balloons has now been fixed.

Golden Gnomes

• Don't forget, we're hosting the 12th Annual Golden Gnomes on Twitch at 17:00, Friday March 24th!

PvP Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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[h2]Quest Speedrunning Final Batch[/h2]

Dragon Slayer II and Black Knights' Fortress are now out of Beta and ready for you on Quest Speedrunning Worlds!

That will be the last of our promised Quest Speedrunning updates, but don’t worry, we'll still be adding more in the future, just at less regular intervals.

Quest Speedrunning Worlds allow you to replay some of Old School's most iconic quests with the aim of completing them as quickly as possible. You're given stats and any items required for each quest and will earn points depending on how quickly you finish. As you might expect, faster times (such as Platinum or Diamond times) reward more points, which can be exchanged for main-game cosmetics such as the Adventurer's outfit or Speedy teleport Scroll - just visit Eliza in Varrock Square to claim your fast fashionscape!

If you're looking for some handy resources to help get you started, we'd recommend checking out the OSRS Wiki page (where you can even find speedrun guides for each of the quests) or the Quest Speedrunning Discord.

Here's everything you need to know about this final batch:



As an extra twist, we've added Diamond Times to all the current quests available on QSR Worlds. These don't offer any additional points but achieving all of the Diamond times on every available quest will snag you an exclusive Diamond Trophy for your main account.

A hefty prize for the fastest runners among you. It looks pretty heavy - hopefully, you've been working on those arms alongside your speedrun cardio!

This item can be equipped, so you can really flex how fast of a spacebar speedster you truly are. In the manner of Quest Cape, Music Cape and other similar items, when new content is released you'll need to achieve any new Diamond Times in order to equip the item. Good luck!

Finally, we've introduced some techniques to prevent players getting a headstart on speedruns by performing actions before the quest begins. Namely, ashes and hunter traps can no longer be obtained by lighting a fire or placing a hunter trap before starting your run - meaning you'll have to route them into your run instead!
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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

We've changed the Desert Protection bonuses of a variety of items:



Two new options have been added to the Settings menu's Chat section, allowing players to have permanently banned and permanently muted accounts removed from their Ignore lists.

The option for removing banned accounts is enabled by default, whereas the option for removing muted accounts is disabled by default. The check runs quietly once per day, rather than checking continually, so as to avoid excessive load on the chat system.

We've also got a few smaller changes to finish:

• Party leaders in Tombs of Amascut can now promote other members of the party while the group is forming in the lobby.
• It's no longer possible to redeem a Bond in the last three minutes before a server reboot.
• We've improved the wander range of brown bears, rogues and bandits within the Wilderness. This should make it easier to use your Dwarf multicannon and/or Ice barrage for some of your Wilderness Slayer tasks.
• Damage in Wintertodt will now visibly interrupt Fletching animations.
• The grey, teal, yellow, purple and red boots are no longer members-only items, for consistency with the gloves from the same Canifis shop. Bring on your best fashionscape!
• The Cemetery Teleport spell no longer pops up its Wilderness warning when clicked unless you're actually able to cast the spell, so misclicks will be less disruptive.
• When using a gold bar on a furnace, you will no longer need to confirm you want to craft a Gold Tiara if the only mould you have on you is a tiara mould.
• A typo has been corrected in the Curse of the Empty Lord miniquest journal.
• A graphical issue with the 10th Birthday Balloons has now been fixed.

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[h2]Golden Gnomes[/h2]

We're only a couple of days away from the 12th Annual Golden Gnomes, and thousands of you have voted for your favourite video makers, streamers, artists and cosplayers, out of the talented finalists.

So, who did you pick? Join us for a spectacular livestream extravaganza over on Twitch at 17:00 GMT, Friday March 24th!
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[h2]Crack the Clue Hints[/h2]

This week's hint from Woox is for the clue obtained from a ghost.


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[h2]PvP World Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

• 539 - (US) - PvP World
• 548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
• 577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota. The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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The Old School Team.

This week’s update includes the last of the Poll 78 changes, some Group Ironman fixes, and improvements to PvP!
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[h2]Poll 78[/h2]

The last of the improvements you voted for in Poll 78 are live this week!



Firstly, we’ve launched a bunch of improvements to the Motherlode Mine:

• Adjusted the respawn rate of veins on the upper and lower levels.
• Added more veins to the southern area of the Mine.
• Added a Level 54 Agility shortcut between the Bank and the southern part of the mine.

While we’re on the subject of Mining, we’ve also renamed Mining nodes throughout the game to indicate which ore they contain. No more hours spent right-clicking and identifying! Accordingly, the Tutorial Island dialogue will no longer refer to prospecting.

Poll enthusiasts will be happy to hear that we’re finalising the questions for Poll 79 this week. While you wait, we can tell you that Poll 79 will include a question about reworking Combat Achievements as a points-based system, giving you the freedom to mix and match your Achievements instead of having to complete every tier. It’s exciting stuff, so keep an eye out for the blog!
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[h2]Group Ironman Fixes[/h2]

• Group Ironman Storage will now be locked 10 minutes before a game update reboot, minimising the chance that transactions are prematurely cancelled and items lost.
• The Ironman Tutor will now pay attention if you previously indicated you never wanted to downgrade while informing you about Iron mode. He’s also got more information to share about Unranked Group Ironmen!
• Group sizes for ranked GIM now correctly reflect the largest group players have been a part of.
• A few GIM Combat Achievements were erroneously being counted toward the total number in the interface. This was a purely visual bug, but it has now been fixed.

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[h2]Wilderness and PvP-related Changes[/h2]

• After considering player feedback, we’ve made environmental changes to the area outside Venenatis’ lair to prevent abuse of the nearby single-way combat zone:
  • The entrance to the lair now faces west instead of south.
  • Added trees immediately behind the entrance to prevent Ranged and Magic attacks from the single-way combat area.
• Wilderness monsters on the permanent Deadman World now have the chance to drop an Imbue Scroll along with their other loot, providing an alternative means to imbue items on this world. The chance is higher for higher-level monsters.
• Target worlds no longer have misleading messages about the non-existence of PJ timers.

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[h2]12th Annual Golden Gnomes[/h2]



Voting for the 12th Annual Golden Gnomes has now closed - tune in on March 24th to find out who will be taking home a coveted Golden Gnome trophy!

We'll be streaming the event live from JagexHQ - another Studio stream! The Event kicks off at 17:00 on the Jagex Twitch channel. We look forward to seeing you there!
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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

• The Birthday Event has now been removed. Thanks to everyone who participated! Time to start planning the 11th Birthday Event…
• A new option has been added to the Controls section of the Settings menu, which allows you to toggle whether the Trade option is shown on other players.
• The Poison/Venom timer will now only reset after 54 seconds of being out of combat, up from 18 seconds. This should help Poison Dynamite to function until a more definitive fix is implemented.
• We’ve learned that the pathfinding changes for Bankers from last week’s update are not behaving as intended in certain circumstances. Consequently, we’ve reverted the changes until we’ve reviewed this feature and ensured it works as planned.
  • The change remains in place for Herman Caranos.
• The Varrock Armour's smelting boost once again works with Perfect Gold Ore.
• Loot in an instanced King Black Dragon lair now stays on the ground for longer, as in most other boss instances.
• Fixed a typo in the Ecumenical Key’s Examine text.
• Removed extraneous quote marks that appeared on the Prayers' mouseover text.
• You now get full experience for cutting teaks and mahogany trees on Etceteria.
• Chat messages from a Player Moderator or Jagex Moderator can now be right-clicked to learn more information about what the crown icons mean, including a link to a webpage which explains in greater detail.

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[h2]Crack the Clue Hints[/h2]

Woox is back with another couple of helpful hints. The first hint is for the clue obtained outside Lumbridge Castle. The second hint is the clue obtained inside the Stronghold of Security.



Happy hunting, we'll be back next week with more if it looks like you could use a helping hand!
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[h2]PvP Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota. The PvP Arena is using 'Max/Med' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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That's about all we've got for this week, but we wanted to take a brief moment to highlight an upcoming event that might interest some of you!

On March 19th, at (TIME) - you might want to tune in to Hemmiez on Twitch to check out the TzHaar World Series. Over the course of the past month, talented PvMers have been submitting speedruns for a number of Inferno categories (Standard, Melee, No-pillar) and the Fight Caves to see which JalYt have what it takes to really impress the TzHaar. If you've already got an Inferno cape of your own and are looking to take your runs to the next level, you can always check out his detailed guide on all things Inferno speedrunning!

There are bound to be some fantastically skilled players on display, so if PvM is your thing and you have a need for speed, tune in this Sunday!

You can discuss this update on our official forums, the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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The Old School Team.

In a series of events that feel like some kind of marketing stunt by Big Password Manager, an Old School Runescape player with over 20,000 hours on a single character has had it snatched away by hackers. GamesRadar reports that Diddeboy—a notorious and not especially beloved figure in the Runescape community—awoke recently to find that their maxed-out "skiller" account had been stolen. Worse, whoever stole it had rubbed salt in the wound, renaming the character from Diddeboy1 to "Same Password Everywhere"...
Read more.

This week, we're launching a number of Poll 78 changes!
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[h2]Poll 78 Changes[/h2]

• Rings of Recoil have been added to the Magpie Implings’ loot table.
• Players can now filter their Prayers in the same way as Magic spells.
• Reduced the cost of the Abyssal Dagger’s special attack from 50% to 25%.
• Removed restrictions on the use of the Special Attack Orb in the Wilderness, PvP Worlds, and PvP Minigames.

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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

• Tweaked the pathfinding of certain NPCs. As long as the door is open, talking to Herman Caranos or any Banker should now walk you to the front of their booth or table and not into a wall. If you find you’re still walking into walls, please let us know!
• Fixed an issue with the Relevant Maledictus’ drop mechanics where players could not obtain loot if the top-damage player left the cave before the boss died.
• Re-centred Inventory icons for the Ring of Pursuit, Ring of Returning, and Efaritay’s Aid.
• Rotated a misaligned rug corner in Piscarilius.
• Corrected dialogue which referred to Legends’ Quest by the wrong name.
• The Thrall Duration Bar should now be adjusted in line with the player’s Combat Achievement rewards.
• Expanded activity HiScores that previously had a minimum KC of 40; the new minimum is 35. Players within this range should find their scores are added gradually soon.
  • As a reminder, this is an ongoing update designed to reduce the load on our HiScore system – we’ll be lowering the KC minimum again soon!
• A greater range of items, including upgrades, will now count for Master Clue steps and be accepted in S.T.A.S.H. Units:
  • Climbing Boots (g) can now be substituted for Climbing Boots in the Elite S.T.A.S.H. near the Shadow Dungeon entrance.
  • The Abyssal Tentacle and Abyssal Tentacle (or) can now be substituted for the Abyssal Whip in the S.T.A.S.H. near Draynor Bank.
  • Guardian Boots can be substituted for Bandos Boots in the S.T.A.S.H. near Zul-Andra.
  • Climbing Boots (g) can now be used to solve the Elite emote clue, ‘Cheer in the Shadow Dungeon’.
  • The Abyssal Tentacle and Abyssal Tentacle (or) will now be accepted in place of the Abyssal Whip in the relevant Master emote clue.
  • Guardian Boots can now be substituted for Bandos Boots in the relevant Master emote clue.
  • Primordial Boots will now be accepted in place of Dragon Boots in the relevant Elite emote clue.
  • Falo will now accept the Bow of Faerdhinen, the Bow of Faerdhinen (c) and all colour variations in place of the Crystal Bow.
  • Falo will also now accept all Ghommal’s Hilt variations of the Avernic Defender in place of the Avernic Defender, including Trouver versions.

Please note that although upgraded items are now storable in relevant S.T.A.S.H. Units, we’ve intentionally blocked Abyssal Tentacles, Guardian Boots, and Primordial Boots from the S.T.A.S.H. for Ultimate Iron Men. Don’t worry, though – we intend to poll this change specifically for Ultimate Iron Men at a later date.
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[h2]Golden Gnomes[/h2]



The 12th Annual Golden Gnomes are almost here!

You can vote for your favourite nominees on this page from now until midnight (GMT) on March 13th. The winners will be announced at our special ceremony on Twitch at 17:00 GMT, Friday March 24th!
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[h2]Crack The Clue 3[/h2]

Woox is back with another fine clue, and we've made it especially for you! This hint is for the clue obtained by Brugsen Bursen.



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[h2]PvP Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

• 539 - (US) - PvP World
• 548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
• 577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using '1 Def Pure' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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You can discuss this update on our official forums, the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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The Old School Team.

[h2]Change Log[/h2]

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Theatre of Blood: Entry Mode

• Changed how enemy Hitpoint scaling works depending on the number of players.
• Entry Mode runs now have unlimited attempts.
• Extra supplies will be given in the event of a wipe.
• There is no longer a charge for failing an Entry Mode run.
• Increased the number of normal rewards received. Note that uniques are still unavailable in Entry Mode.
• A selection prompt will now appear the first time a player interacts with the recruitment board.

Poll 78

• Rebalanced the success chances when fermenting Wine of Zamorak.
• Increased the number of Coins that can be stored in the Player Owned House Chests.
• Scarab swarms in Pyramid Plunder will no longer attack you while you're trying to open a Sarcophagus.
• Everyone is now automatically opted-out of gaining experience from pushing the wheat in Puro-Puro. Players can opt-in by talking to the Elnock Inquisitor.

Combat Achievements

• Added Combat Achievements for the Phantom Muspah.

Other Changes

• Loot Keys will no longer be received if players are in a trade screen. Keys will now be dropped where the player died.
• Removed the delay when depositing Paydirt into the hopper at Motherlode Mine.
• The Slayer Helper now properly displays your Wilderness Slayer streak.
• The 10th Anniversary Dragon Candle has been correctly labelled as a fun weapon.
• There is now a Fossil Storage Crate at the Volcanic Mine Bank.
• The Party Room Museum expansion can now be accessed on free-to-play worlds.
• The Dragon Candle Dagger and Old School Jumper are now tagged as warm clothing.
• The animation that plays when waxing your Sled will now cancel if the player moves.
• The Sins of the Father display case in the Museum is now correctly labelled as a Master Quest.
• Having a Slayer Task streak of 16,000 no longer means you will get the max amount of Slayer Points for every Task you complete.
• Fixed a typo in the frog random event and in Warmhandz’s dialogue.
• Updated the banners in the Falador Party Room!
• Facial animations have been added to certain Birthday Event dialogues.

PvP Rota

The PvP rota has moved to Period B:

• 560 - (UK) - PvP World
• 579 - (US) - High-Risk PvP World
• 561 - (UK) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 580 - (US) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been de-activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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[h2]Theatre of Blood: Entry Mode Improvements[/h2]



Raiders rejoice, the improvements we promised for the Theatre of Blood Entry Mode are here! If you missed the detailed explanation in the Poll 78 newspost, we’ve got a full rundown of the changes below.

Foe Hitpoint Scaling

We’ve made the hitpoint scaling in Theatre of Blood Entry Mode more consistent:

• 1 Player: Unchanged
• 2 Players: +90%
• 3 Players: +80%
• 4 Players: +70%
• 5 Players: +60%

With this change, five players will have a hitpoint increase of 300% rather than 400%, as the percentages stack for every additional player. Three players would have a +170% increase (Base Hitpoints + 90% + 80%).

For example: a foe with 100 hitpoints versus one player would have 400 hitpoints versus five players. Before, it would have had 500 hitpoints.

Number of Attempts

Theatre of Blood Entry Mode previously gave players three attempts to finish the raid. Given that this is intended as a practice mode, we decided to bring it in line with Tombs of Amascut and give players unlimited attempts to complete it.

It’s worth noting that each failure still takes away from the loot available at the end of the raid, so would-be raiders will still need to polish their skills to get away with the goods!

Supplies on Wipe

Unlimited attempts aren’t the only thing we’ve borrowed from Tombs of Amascut’s Entry Mode. As of today’s update, raid parties will receive extra supplies (in the form of Bandages) whenever they wipe! The number of supplies depends on how much stuff you used in your previous attempt.

Failure Costs

Previously, it cost a whopping 100,000 GP to reclaim your items after failing Theatre of Blood Entry Mode. We’ve had a word with the vampyres and they all agreed that that was a bit harsh, so this cost has now been removed for Entry Mode only.

Please note that other penalties for death, including the loss of Hardcore status, remain in place. You’ve been warned!

Reward Quantities

We’ve increased the amount of normal rewards in Entry Mode from 15% to 20%, so that players can earn enough money to cover any supplies they used in the raid.

However, please note that the unique items from Theatre of Blood are not available in Entry Mode.

First-Time User Flow

The final change in this batch updates the Theatre of Blood recruitment board. We've added a prompt that appears upon first use, asking players to choose which mode they’d prefer to play. We hope that this will make the first-time user flow a bit easier to navigate. The last thing we want is for people to find diving into a nest of vampiric monsters stressful!

That’s all there is for now, so what are you waiting for? Gear up, grab your friends, and give Theatre of Blood a try!
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[h2]Poll 78 Changes[/h2]

We’ve also got a selection of other Poll 78 changes for you!

First up, we’re getting a little chaotic with an exciting Wine of Zamorak change! Previously, your chance to ferment successfully went from 49.8% at level 65 Cooking all the way up to 69% at 99 Cooking. We’ve increased the success rate linearly from ~50% at level 65 to 100% at level 98 – by that time, you should be a fantastic fermentor!

With all that Wine in your Bank you might consider hosting a little house party – in which case, this next change will be very exciting! It’s been about 16 years since we nerfed the chests in the Player Owned House, so we reckon it’s high time you got the opportunity to stick a little bit more gold in there. Here are the new stats:



Speaking of gold, our next change is an improvement to Pyramid Plunder! From now on you'll no longer be interrupted by pesky swarms while you're looting the sarcophagus.

Finally, from now on all players will be automatically opted-out of gaining experience while pushing the wheat in Puro-Puro. If you have some kind of bizarre field-locked Ironman, or want those gains for any other reason, you can opt back in by talking to the Elnock Inquisitor.
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[h2]Combat Achievements: Phantom Muspah[/h2]



The Phantom Muspah’s been kicking around for a while now, so it’s time for some more Combat Achievements!

We've got a total of 13 achievements for you to tackle - who will be the first to complete them all?

A reminder: with the release of the new Combat Achievements you must fully complete a tier before you can use the Ghommal's Hilt version from that tier. For example, if you'd like to use Ghommal's Hilt 3, you'll have to complete Phantom Muspah Adept.


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[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

• You can no longer receive a loot key if you are in a trade screen. The key will now be dropped where the player died.
• Removed the delay when depositing Paydirt into the hopper at Motherlode Mine.
• The Slayer Helper now properly displays your Wilderness Slayer streak when slaying on behalf of Krystilia.
• The 10th Anniversary Dragon Candle has been correctly labelled as a fun weapon.
• There is now a Fossil Storage Crate at the Volcanic Mine Bank.
• The Museum of Old School expansion in the Falador Party Room can now be accessed on free-to-play worlds.
• The Dragon Candle Dagger and Old School Jumper are now tagged as warm clothing.
• The animation that plays when waxing your Sled will now cancel if you move.
• The Sins of the Father display case in the Museum is now correctly labelled as a Master Quest.
• Having a Slayer Task streak of 16,000 no longer means you will get the max amount of Slayer Points for every task you complete. You will still get bonus Points at regular intervals as if you didn't have a ludicrous streak count, and completing a task will also inform you when you're next due to get a bump in Points!
• Fixed typos in the frog random event and Warmhandz’s dialogue.
• We updated the banners in the Falador Party Room to the correct versions!
• Facial animations have been added to those Birthday Event dialogues that previously didn't have them.

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[h2]Crack The Clue 3[/h2]

We're back once again with some more clues! This hint is for the clue obtained from the Mysterious Old Man.


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[h2]PvP World Rota[/h2]

The PvP rota has moved to Period A:

• 539 - (US) - PvP World
• 548 - (Germany) - High-Risk PvP World
• 577 - (US) - Free-to-Play PvP World
• 559 - (UK) - LMS Competitive

World 390 (AUS) for LMS Competitive has been activated with this rota.

The PvP Arena is using 'Zerker' loadouts in Ranked Duels and Tournaments this week.
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You can also discuss this update on our official forums, on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel. For more info on the above content, check out the official Old School Wiki.

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