Old School RuneScape News

[h2]Issues & Our Actions - July 21st[/h2]

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Welcome! The big news this week is the arrival of Combat Achievements – a sweet new way to measure how tough you are and score some juicy rewards for said toughness. Plus, we’ve made a couple of changes to the Gauntlet. So, find yourself a spot in the shade (or a seat by an air conditioner) and let's get stuck in!

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[h2]Combat Achievements [/h2]

Have you smashed your way through the many bosses of Gielinor in a dozen different ways? Want some recognition for your mad skills? Well, you’re in luck, because Combat Achievements is designed for precisely that!

This new system will have you completing tasks of steadily increasing difficulty as you bash those bosses. Similar to Achievement Diaries, Combat Achievements are split into different tiers, steadily increasing in difficulty. There are a lot of bosses and monsters within Old School, so unlike Achievement Diaries' four tiers, Combat Achievements will have a whopping six – Easy, Medium, Hard, Elite, Master and Grandmaster.

It's worth mentioning that all kill count tasks and Gauntlet speed tasks are retroactive, meaning that these tasks will include your previous amount of kills or your previous recorded times within The Gauntlet, as this was the only area completely unaffected by the Equipment Rebalance. All other speed tasks will have to be completed after the update goes live.




[h3]Recommendations & Requirements - click here for more details[/h3]
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The 'Recommended Stats' aren't a strict requirement, but do reflect the level of a typical account that's suitably progressed for these achievement levels.

Easy

For the first tier, take on the Barrows, Sarachnis, The King Black Dragon, The Mole, the free-to-play giants and various other non-boss creatures around the game.

Recommended:

• Base 60 Combat stats

Mandatory requirements:

• Access to Morytania
  
• Access to Wintertodt/Tempoross
  
• 62 Slayer

Medium

This tier covers demi-bosses, and other slightly trickier bosses such as the Dagannoth Kings and Skotizo.

Recommended:

• Base 70 Combat stats

Mandatory requirements:

• The ability to summon Thralls
  
• 77 Slayer

Hard

Now it’s getting tough. At this tier, you’ll be defeating bosses in the God Wars Dungeon or such as the Abyssal Sire, Grotesque Guardians and Wilderness bosses.

Recommended:

• Base 80 Combat stats

Mandatory requirements:

• 85 Slayer
  
• Access to Zulrah
  
• Completion of A Night at the Theatre

Elite

Here's where things really start to get heated! The Elite tier covers tasks including Raids-related challenges, The Gauntlet and the Fight Caves. At this tier you are expected to have access to most areas in the game.

Recommended:

• Base 90 Combat stats

Mandatory requirements:

• 95 Slayer
  
• Song of the Elves
  
• Dragon Slayer II
  
• Fremennik Exiles

Master

A tier for the seriously battle-worn. You'll face off against the clock for some challenges, and tackle content equivalent in difficulty to the Inferno.

Recommended:

• Base 95+ Combat stats
  
• A good understanding and proficiency with most PvM activities within the game.

Grandmaster

This final tier is for the best of the best! You'll be expected to face the toughest challenges Gielinor has to offer. If you thought the Inferno was difficult, this will blow your mind.

Recommended:

• Maxed Combat stats
  
• Experienced across all PvM activities

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[h3]Getting Started[/h3]

Ghommal is your go-to NPC for Combat Achievements. He hangs around outside the Warriors' Guild in Burthorpe, and will be your one-stop shop for information and hard-earned rewards (more on that shortly).




To implement a new Combat Achievements interface, we’ve changed a few things around on the Hub. Open the Quest Panel and you'll see the Minigame Interface is no longer there (it’s now in the Clan/Social Panel instead).




In its place, a new coloured star symbol has appeared. This is effectively your portfolio of accomplishments, from the number of quests you’ve completed to your time in-game. You can also view the Collection Log and access all of its features by clicking the relevant info box.




This is where you’ll track your progress and Combat Achievements. Click on the 'Combat Tasks Completed' info box for an overview of how many tasks you’ve nailed in each category, plus fun extra stats like your top bosses and how many times you've sent them packing!




By clicking each box on the left, or using the three-lined icon in the top left corner and selecting Tasks, you can see a detailed list of what each Combat Achievements tier has to offer. Click the plus icon next to a task to see what you need to do.

We’ve also provided a handy filter bar to help you refine your task lists and choose relevant goals to suit your current mood. You can filter tiers, types of task and specific monsters or areas. You can also exclude your complete or incomplete tasks.

If you want a full list of tasks available with the launch of Combat Achievements, our wonderful friends at the OSRS Wiki have got a complete list here. Check it out!




From the three-lined icon previously mentioned, there are also two additional screens you can access: Bosses and Rewards. The Bosses screen will let you view your task progress on each monster individually, so you can keep track of your ongoing feud with a particular nasty.




Clicking on each boss gives you a detailed overview, including:

• Boss info
  
• Recommended requirements/difficulty
  
• Combat level
  
• Your kill count
  
• Links to the Collection Log, its location on the map and the Wiki entry.

You can also reset your times on this screen. This can be done at any time, but will require your PIN.




[h3]Rewards[/h3]

The final section of the Combat Achievements screen is all about those hard-earned rewards! You’ll unlock this section when you’ve completed every task in a single tier. As previously mentioned, rewards are claimed by speaking to Ghommal.

Every tier comes with an upgraded Ghommal's Hilt. At the final tier (Ghommal's Hilt 6), this equippable off-hand item will give you unlimited teleports to Trollheim and Mor Ul Rek. Much like the Quest Cape, if we add new tasks to a Combat Achievements tier with future content, you'll have to complete these new tasks to regain access to that tier Hilt and any above it.




Each tier also gives you an XP Lamp (which increase in value as you climb through the ranks) and a set of bonuses that will make taking out Slayer monsters a bit more enjoyable. Some tiers also feature recolours for the Dragon Hunter Crossbow and Slayer Helmets, so be sure to keep checking this panel!




As a bonus, Clans will now have the option to broadcast Combat Achievement tier completions, so you can share your successes with your Clan mates!

[h3]Full Rewards List (SPOILERS) - click here for more details[/h3]
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Easy

• Ghommal's Hilt 1
  
  • Daily Trollheim teleports - 3
• 5k XP Lamp (minimum skill requirement: 20)
  
• The drop chance of a Clue Scroll (Easy) from all sources is increased by 5%
  
• The maximum quantity assigned from the Like A Boss Slayer reward increases by 2

Medium

• Ghommal's Hilt 2
  
  • Daily Trollheim teleports - 5
• 10k XP Lamp (minimum skill requirement: 30)
  
• The drop chance of a Clue Scroll (Medium) from all sources is increased by 5%
  
• The maximum quantity assigned from the Like A Boss Slayer reward increases by 4

Hard

• Ghommal's Hilt 3
  
  • Daily Trollheim teleports - Unlimited
• 15k XP Lamp (minimum skill requirement: 40)
  
• The drop chance of a Clue Scroll (Hard) from all sources increases by 5%
  
• The maximum quantity assigned from the Like A Boss Slayer reward increases by 6
  
• The drop chance of an Ecumenical Key increases by 8%
  
• The killcount required to access a God Wars boss is reduced to 38
  
• You can access a privately rented God Wars boss instance for a fee of 150k coins
  
• You can combine King Black Dragon Heads with a Dragon Hunter Crossbow to recolour it

Elite

• Ghommal's Hilt 4
  
  • Daily Trollheim teleports - Unlimited
    
  • Daily Mor Ul Rek teleports - 3
• 25k XP Lamp (minimum skill requirement: 50)
  
• The drop chance of a Clue Scroll (Elite) from all sources increases by 5%
  
• The maximum quantity assigned from the Like A Boss Slayer reward increases by 8
  
• The drop chance of an Ecumenical Key increases by 16%
  
• The killcount required to access a God Wars boss is reduced to 36
  
• You can access a privately rented God Wars boss instance for a fee of 125k coins
  
• You can combine Vorkath's Head with a Dragon Hunter Crossbow to recolour it
  
• Ghommal can make you a TzTok Slayer Helmet

Master

• Ghommal's Hilt 5
  
  • Daily Trollheim teleports - Unlimited
    
  • Daily Mor Ul Rek teleports - 5
• 35k XP Lamp (minimum skill requirement: 60)
  
• The maximum quantity assigned from the Like A Boss Slayer reward increases by 11
  
• When you are assigned a TzTok-Jad or TzKal-Zuk Slayer task you will have to kill two of either
  
• The drop chance of an Ecumenical Key increases by 25%
  
• The killcount required to access a God Wars boss is reduced to 33
  
• You can access a privately rented God Wars boss instance for a fee of 100k coins
  
• Ghommal can make you a Vampyric Slayer Helmet

Grandmaster

• Ghommal's Hilt 6
  
  • Daily Trollheim teleports - Unlimited
    
  • Daily Mor Ul Rek teleports - Unlimited
• 50k XP Lamp (minimum skill requirement: 70)
  
• The maximum quantity assigned from the Like A Boss Slayer reward increases by 15
  
• When you are assigned a TzTok-Jad or TzKal-Zuk Slayer task you will have to kill three of either
  
• The drop chance of an Ecumenical Key is increased by 33%
  
• The killcount required to access a God Wars boss is reduced to 30
  
• You can access a private God Wars boss instance for a fee of 75k coins
  
• Ghommal can make you a Tzkal Slayer Helmet

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[h3]Clue Scrolls[/h3]

As part of the Combat Achievements update, one of the rewards unlocked is an increase to certain clue drop rates. Clues obtained from skilling were particularly tricky to apply this to.

Previously, there would be one roll per skilling action to determine if you would get any clue. If that roll was successful then a secondary roll was made to determine what clue you should receive. This was fine in itself, but if we wanted to only buff one specific tier of clue it would quickly become troublesome.

For example: if you rolled for a Medium Clue, but you already had one, then it would try and give you the next tier of clue. This meant that your chance of receiving, let's say, an Easy Clue, could vary from a 40% chance to a 100% chance depending on what clues you already owned, assuming you pass the initial skilling clue roll.

So attempting to increase the drop rate of Easy Clues would directly affect your chances of obtaining other tiers of clues, which was undesirable.

We've now reworked the system as two independent rolls, so in our example above, your Easy Clue will no longer have its drop rate affected by the other clues in your possession. Theoretically, this also means you can receive multiple different clues in one skilling action.

Because this inherently nerfs the potential best drop rate of Easy to Hard Clues, they have been made more common to compensate. They should now be closer to the 'best' drop rate pre-update.

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[h2]Combat Achievements Competition[/h2]

To kick off the release of Combat Achievements, we're throwing in some extra thrills with six competitions and some fantastic prizes!

There are six tiers to Combat Achievements, and we'll be awarding the first players to complete each tier. Here's what you could win:

First To Complete Easy Tier
The first player to complete the Easy tier of Combat Achievements will receive a year's membership!

First To Complete Medium Tier
The first player to complete the Medium tier of Combat Achievements will receive a year's membership!

First To Complete Hard Tier
The first player to complete the Hard tier of Combat Achievements will receive a year's membership!

First To Complete Elite Tier
The first player to complete the Elite tier of Combat Achievements will receive a year's membership and a King Black Dragon building set!

First To Complete Master Tier
The first player to complete the Master tier of Combat Achievements will receive a year's membership and a King Black Dragon building set!

First To Complete Grandmaster Tier
The first player to complete the Grandmaster tier of Combat Achievements will receive a year's membership and a King Black Dragon building set!

Both start today and will run until completion of the competitions. View all the Ts&Cs by visiting our forum thread.

Good luck!

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[h2]Gauntlet Changes [/h2]

Need a way out, sharpish? Players can now create Escape Crystals, which are a one-way ticket out of the Gauntlet! They cost 200 shards each and can be made at the Singing Bowl in the first room. Left-click a Crystal to get the hell outta there.

You can also make the Crystal Paddlefish, a new combo food, by combining a Paddlefish with 10 Crystal Shards at the Singing Bowl. You score 5 XP in Crafting and Smithing for making them, and eating them will heal 16 HP. Bon appétit!

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[h2]A Last Message From Mod MikeD[/h2]

Hey everyone,

After a couple of very exciting years, the time has come for me to leave Old School Runescape. I wanted to take the opportunity to let you all know how much I appreciated getting to work on such a legendary title.

I’ve learned an invaluable lesson about community and what it means to be a part of such a passionate development team. I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything.

I know we leave something of ourselves behind when we go, I just hope I left something good.

Thanks,

Mike Donatelli

Product Director

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[h2]PvP World 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

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[h2]Other News[/h2]

• Petrified Pete’s Reward Shop now has PIN protection.
  
• Piscarilius patrolmen no longer teleport innocent players who happen to be standing on the same tile as a burglary suspect. It’s not a fair cop!
  
• Cannons are once again permitted in the Giants' Den under Shayzien.
  
• The Demonic Offering spell, and similar spells, no longer have a walk-stalling effect.
  
• Some typos have been fixed in the Rum Deal quest.

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That's everything for this week's game update. We'd love to hear your feedback so please let us know what you think via our official forums, on the 2007Scape Reddit, the Steam forums or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel.

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The Old School Team

[h2]Your Feedback and our Actions - July 19th[/h2]

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We’ve released some pretty long polls recently, so in the Guthixian spirit of balance we’re keeping it short this week with a mini poll!

The next big poll will mainly focus on PvP quality of life, but this mini poll is based around feedback we've received for recent changes to various aspects of the game. We've had lots of questions and comments about these issues, and the poll questions below will hopefully address those concerns. It's a marvellous miscellany!







First up – the Ash Sanctifier. When we originally polled this item, we didn’t make it clear whether completion of the Kourend & Kebos Diary would award you full Prayer experience for scattering ashes with it. So, let’s put this to the vote:

Question #1:

Should the Ash Sanctifier award players 100% Prayer XP upon completion of the Elite Kourend & Kebos Diary?

We’ve seen that the recent introduction of Amethyst Darts has caused an increase in demand for Amethyst crystals. Currently, the main way to obtain these Crystals is from the Mining Guild. As such, the current Amethyst Mining spots feel a bit crowded!

We propose adding an additional Amethyst Mining spot just North-West of the current one. Right now, there are 26 Amethyst veins within the Cave. The proposed expansion would introduce 36 more, which should free up more spaces for those willing to pay the price!

The newly proposed locations for Amethyst Mining spots within the Mining Guild (the design is not final).

Question #2:

Should we introduce an additional Amethyst Mining spot in the Mining Guild as pictured above?

As mentioned in our Changelog at the top of this Newspost, we'd like to give you two choices when the Poll goes live in-game on the requirement for unlocking this area:

1. A Falador Elite Diary Reward on its own.
   
2. A Falador Hard Diary Reward with an additional 200 Unidentified Minerals to be paid to Belona.
   

Once accessible, the area would be permanently open to all who have paid entry. When the Poll is live, you'll be able to vote on which option you prefer!

Question #3:

If Question #2 passes and the Amethyst Mining Spot is added to the game, should access be granted as a reward from the Falador Elite Diary, or the Falador Hard Diary? The Falador Hard Diary will still require an additional 200 Unidentified Minerals to gain access from Belona.

Some players may not need Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seeds after they’ve accumulated all of their Crystal weaponry, so they’re not a very satisfying reward. What if players could turn in unwanted Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seeds for Crystal Shards? One Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seed would have a trade-in value of 1,500 Crystal Shards.

Let us know if you like this idea, and we'll make it a reality!

Question #4:

Should it be possible to trade in duplicate Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seeds for Crystal Shards?

Next, we're looking at the Bow of Faerdhinen. We weren’t too sure on how the Ultimate community would feel about storing such a fearsome item within a STASH Unit. Although it is technically a Crystal Bow variant, it’s super powerful. What do you think?

Question #5:

(UIM ONLY) Should Ultimate Ironmen be able to store the Bow of Faerdhinen in a STASH unit, like main accounts can?

Let’s talk Looting Bags!

We recently discussed possible changes to the Wilderness, and one of our proposed tweaks was replacing all single-way combat areas in the Wilderness with the singles-plus format. This would mean that PvP always took priority in these areas, so if a player was in a fight with a monster, they can still be attacked by another player.

However, there's a common method UIMs use to fill their Looting Bags in low-level Wilderness that would be affected by these changes. Currently, Ultimate Iron players can 'box' a skeleton, putting them in combat with an NPC and preventing other players from attacking them. This then allows them to refill their Looting Bag. While we believe the Wilderness should maintain a healthy balance of risk vs reward (and preventing Ultimate Iron players from being able to 'box' a Skeleton would certainly increase the risk) we appreciate that this method has become an established strategy for many.

We'd like to avoid making exceptions to combat rules, so rather than making low-level areas of the Wilderness retain the current single-way combat format, we'd like to propose changing the rules of the Looting Bag itself. In future, it would be possible to store items inside it while in Ferox Enclave.

All other restrictions to the Looting Bag would remain the same.

Question #6:(UIM ONLY) Should Ultimate Iron players also benefit from being able to store items inside a Looting Bag when within Ferox Enclave and the Wilderness?

Lastly, let's talk about Sourhogs. We know that they can be a frustrating task. They're often given in high quantites, with high health, in a single combat area. This is especially frustrating whilst Turael Skipping, where players might have to complete them very often hunting for a more enjoyable task. Since Combat Achievements are just around the corner, we'd like to reduce their quantity and weighting so that players don't feel like they need to avoid completing the "Porcine of Interest" Quest to have a good slayer list.


Currently, the amount of Sourhogs that a Slayer master can require you to kill on task can range anywhere between 35 Sourhogs and 50. That's quite a large gap! For this reason, we'd like to propose reducing this to quantity to 15-25 instead, making it a considerably less tedious activity if you get, well, unlucky.


We'd also like to decrease the weighting of the task (how likely you are to get the task in the first place). It's currently a task with a weighting of 8, and we propose reducing this to 6.

Question #7: Should we reduce the Quantity & Weighting for Sourhog Slayer tasks as explained in the Blog post, from 35-50 Min-Max quantity & 8 weighting, to 15-25 Min-Max quantity & 6 weighting?

We'd love to hear your feedback so please let us know what you think via our official forums, our Steam Discussion Forums, on the 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel.

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The Old School Team

[h2]Issues and Hotfixes (July 14th)[/h2]

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Slayers rejoice, because your Poll 75 changes are here – store your tasks, rock out in a fancy helmet and more! We’ve also updated some of our Terms & Conditions, so please read on for everything you need to know.

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[h2]Poll 75 - Slayer Drop[/h2]

The Slayer Helmets have had a facelift! The following helms now look different from their boss counterparts:

• Black Slayer Helm (King Black Dragon)
  
• Green Slayer Helm (Kalphite Queen)
  
• Red Slayer Helm (Abyssal Demon)
  
• Purple Slayer Helm (Skotizo)
  
• Turquoise Slayer Helm (Vorkath)

Not feeling your to-do list? You can now store Slayer tasks for later - unlock this option for 1,000 Slayer Points within the Slayer Store! Only one task can be stored at a time, and it will cost you 50 points, but unstoring a task is completely free – just chat with a Slayer Master. Note that you cannot store Wilderness tasks.

• There is now a Dust Devil task-only area within the Kharidian Desert Smoke Well.
  
• Players can now choose to kill between 3–35 Zulrah bosses for the associated Slayer Task.
  
• We’ve added a right-click option to board the Zulrah boat.
  
• More Bloodvelds have been added to the God Wars Dungeon, allowing players to complete associated tasks without waiting for respawns.
  
• The Alchemical Hydra has gained a new animation that signals when its attack style is changing.
  
• Token Slayer XP is now given to players who kill Sire Respirator when fighting the Abyssal Sire. You get 50 Slayer XP for each Sire Respirator killed, with a maximum of four during one encounter.
  
• The Kraken can now be awoken using Fishing Explosives. Rise and shine, buddy…
  
• A shortcut has been added to the Asgarnian Ice Dungeon, taking you from the area the Hobgoblins inhabited to the Skeletal Wyverns. It requires 72 Agility to use.
  
• Grotesque Guardian Energy spheres no longer deal damage when a player absorbs them.
  
• In phase two of the Grotesque Guardians fight, you’ll now see an indicator where rocks will land. Heads up!

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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

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[h2]Changes To Terms[/h2]

We wanted to let you know about some updates to our End User License Agreement (EULA), Terms & Conditions, and Privacy Policy which are now live as of July 14th 2021. We want to make sure the changes are easy to spot so here's a short summary of the changes:

• EULA:
  • We're future-proofing our EULA to cover the release of Space Punks, and any other games we might publish in the future.
• Terms & Conditions:
  • Along the same theme as above, there's now fewer direct references to RuneScape or Old School, and more talk of Jagex Products.
    
  • Section 5: New content on Anti Cheat Technologies and added detail on Chat Monitors
    
  • Section 6: Recognition that games can be played via third-party platforms (such as Steam and other gaming platforms) and enhanced restrictions on the use of accounts
    
  • Section 7: Added further restrictions on the use of virtual currency
    
  • Section 10: New provisions for 'Must Nots' under our Content Standards Policy
    
  • Section 13: Reworked the 'Bonds' section
    
  • Section 15: Added a new section on third-party software
• Privacy Policy:
  • This has been updated to reflect the new Brazilian privacy law (the 'LGPD'), and has an updated address for our Data Protection Officer.

PLEASE NOTE: The above information is provided as a quick guide only. Make sure you read the full EULA here, the full Jagex Terms & Conditions here and the full Privacy Policy here.

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[h2]Other News[/h2]

• Clan level-up notifications are no longer broadcast for levels below 50.
  
• Some errant trees on Tutorial Island no longer render under the coastline.
  
• The Ornate Dragon Square Shield has been given a stat buff to match the plain version.
  
• Castle Wars Medium Helms have been given a stat buff to match standard Medium Helms.
  
• A minigame minimap icon has been added to the Tithe farm in Hosidius.
  
• The animation for scattering demonic ashes is no longer disruptive to walking.

That's everything for this week's game update. We'd love to hear your feedback so please let us know what you think via our official forums, on the 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel.

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The Old School Team

[h2]Hotfixes and Changes - July 7th[/h2]

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We’re keeping it short and sweet this week with a cosy wee update packed of small changes to improve your day-to-day Gielinorian globe-trotting. But before we get into those tantalising tweaks, let’s take a look at what's on the way for the rest of July…

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[h2]What's New [/h2]

Ok, let’s get into this week’s update.



[h3]Phosani's Nightmare[/h3]

• Personal Best now uses the precise timing setting properly.
  
• Rifts will no longer spawn under Spores.
  
• Phosani's loot drops will disappear after three hours as normal, rather than vanishing after two minutes.
  
• The HP Bar should display correctly within both The Nightmare and Phosani's Nightmare.

We've also implemented various hotfixes since the launch last week. You can find the full list of fixes at the top of last week's newspost.


[h3]Equipment Rebalance[/h3]

• On the Set Bonus window, the Crystal Armour will now display the effect of each individual piece equipped, instead of requiring the full set to show you that much-needed info.
  
• The Recipe Log for the Singing Bowl has been updated to include the Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seeds.

[h3]PvP World Rota [/h3]

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

[h3]Extras[/h3]

• Updated the following NPC's to preserve your attacks between type changes:
  
  • All Tekton Forms
    
  • All Maiden of Sugadinti Forms
    
  • All Chambers of Xeric Crystal Crab Forms
    
  • Wyrms (Including superior)
    
  • Vet'ion
    
  • Vespula
• Slightly altered the healing values for Corporeal Beast to disincentivise purely special attacking the boss down, but still open up the method of killing the boss legitimately.
  
• Many weapons have had their positions fixed on female characters so that they appear to be held correctly when equipped. En garde! Etc...
  
• Workbenches in the Elemental Workshop have been updated to include left-click options. The bookcase at the quest start location has also been updated to give both items at once.
  
• The Player Owned House farming tools in the workshop have been 'rebalanced' and now appear to respect the laws of gravity.
  
• Hespori immunity now ends as soon as the last healer plant dies.
  
• XP drops no longer overlap the Theatre of Blood Party Formation interface.
  
• We’ve fixed the Fishing Trawler interface dodger.
  
• The Ape Atoll glider button has been upgraded.
  
• It's now a bit clearer visually whether bird nests are empty or contain seeds.
  
• Some incorrect numbers have been adjusted in Imerominia's dialogue about the history of Kourend.
  
• A grammatical error has been fixed in the description of some Kourend scenery.
  
• A spelling error has been corrected in the menagerie of Player Owned Houses.
  
• The coloured crystals of the Elf clans now restock faster in the shop, now that they have more uses.

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[h2]Upcoming Content [/h2]



July 14th: We're bringing you a bunch of Slayer-related changes that passed in Poll 75, including improvements to Zulrah, Hydra, Grotesque Guardians and more!

July 21st: It's time for the long-awaited Combat Achievements update! Step up to the plate as you face off against some of the toughest foes across Gielinor. Plus, we'll be making some changes to The Gauntlet.

July 28th: The Night At The Theatre quest's rework arrives with the final update of the month. This change will bring a more thematic approach to the quest, and you give you some deeper backstory around the Theatre and some of its mysterious participants.


[h3]Summer Summit[/h3]

With the pandemic scuppering recent RuneFast plans, we’ve committed to offering more regular insights into upcoming content right here. You may remember us mentioning the upcoming Summer Summit – a collection of announcements and information regarding upcoming content? Even though we're not ready to give the exact date yet, it will be coming this month, so make sure to keep an eye on our livestreams and socials for updates.


That's everything for this week's game update. We'd love to hear your feedback so please let us know what you think via our official forums, on the 2007Scape Reddit, or the community-led OSRS Discord in the #gameupdate channel.

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[h2]Hotfixes and Changes - June 30th[/h2]

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Phosani’s Nightmare is even more of a scream this week with a daunting new challenge level, plus, we’ve made tons of tweaks as part of the Equipment Rebalance and New Client Feature projects! Read on for parasitic eggs, banana hats and much more! All will be explained…

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[h2]Phosani's Nightmare [/h2]

Phosani's Nightmare is back and stronger than ever! This new challenge will test only the bravest warriors as you face off against the toughest version of the boss – all by yourself. Naturally, you'll need to complete The Nightmare at least once before you can take on this terrifying new iteration.



If you think you’re hard enough, journey past the slumbering creature to find Sister Senga and the Pool of Nightmares. Senga will give you some insight into what's happening in this area of the Sanctuary, and upon drinking from the Pool, you'll begin your fight against the toughest Nightmare ever! Hardcore Iron players beware – this will be an unsafe death for you.



If you’d rather sit back and let someone else take the pain while you gloat from the sidelines – good news! By right-clicking on the Poll of Nightmares, you’ll be able to spectate. Yeah, watch other players eat it from the safety of your own cowardice, go on…

There's also a tablet that will record both the personal and global kill counts, death counts and best times. How will you fare?


[h3]Rewards[/h3]

The Parasitic Egg is similar to Metamorphic Dust and can be used on Little Nightmare to transform it into a Parasite version of itself. Gross!



The Slepey Tablet lets you upgrade Drakan's Medallion so you can teleport inside the Sisterhood Sanctuary.

The quantity of regular drops has been increased to match the difficulty of the challenge, and some less desirable drops have been replaced.

Unique drop rates have been updated to match the fight length and difficulty increase – they’re slightly more common to compensate.

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[h2]Equipment Rebalance: Ranged Meta [/h2]

[h3]Bow of Faerdhinen [/h3]



The newest bow from the Elven region requires 75 Ranged and 70 Agility to wield, and has the same attack range as the Crystal Bow. The Bow will work best with a full set of Crystal Armour.

The Bow of Faerdhinen’s stats are:

• Ranged accuracy 128
  
• Ranged strength 106
  
• Attack speed 5 (4 using the Rapid Attack style)

It will consume one charge per attack. You’ll be able to tell when it's out of charge by its altered appearance.

Like the Blade of Saeldor, the Bow can be corrupted – by paying 2,000 Crystal Shards you can give it unlimited charges. You'll then be able to change its colour (more info on that in the Poll 75 section below)!


[h3]Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seed [/h3]

To incorporate this fancy new Bow, we've elected to change the way that receiving the Blade of Saeldor works. Instead of the Blade itself, you'll now be able to obtain a Seed from either version of the Gauntlet. The drop rate remains 1/2000 for the regular Gauntlet and 1/400 for the Corrupted Gauntlet.

With this Seed, players can head to a Crystal Singing Bowl and turn it into either the Blade of Saeldor or the new Bow of Faerdhinen, for an additional cost of 100 Crystal Shards. This can only be done with 82 Crafting and 82 Smithing, and will reward players with 5,000 XP in each skill once the Seed is transformed. If you lack the requirements to change the Seed yourself, you can speak to any NPC near a Crystal Singing Bowl and pay 150 Crystal Shards, but you won’t get an XP reward (this will still result in either weapon gaining 10,000 charges).

Changed your mind? By paying 250 Crystal Shards, you can transform the weapon back to its original form. The Collection Log has been updated to include the Enhanced Crystal Weapon Seed, replacing the Blade of Saeldor.


[h3]Crystal Armour[/h3]

The following changes have been made to the Crystal Armour’s pieces:

(Green = Buff, Red = Nerf)



Please note that the Set Bonus for individual pieces of the Crystal Armour doesn't appear on the Equipment Stats Interface when wearing parts of the set as oppose to the full set. This will be fixed with next week's game update.


[h3]Toxic Blowpipe[/h3]

The Toxic Blowpipe accuracy has been reduced to 30.

The Toxic Blowpipe strength has been reduced to 20.

The Ranged strengths of Darts used with the Blowpipe have changed as follows (and apply to all variants):

• Bronze to +1
  
• Iron to +2
  
• Steel to +3
  
• Black to +6
  
• Mithril to +9
  
• Adamant to +17
  
• Rune to +26
  
• Dragon to +35

The accuracy of all darts has been reduced to +0.


[h3]Amethyst Darts [/h3]

These new Darts will require 50 Ranged to equip (now reflected in the Skill Guide) and have poisoned, poisoned+ and poisoned++ variants. You can remove poison using a Cleaning Cloth. The Darts will have an Accuracy of +0 and a Strength of +28.

You are also able to make Amethyst Darts. Up to 8 Dart Tips can be created by using a Chisel on each gem (with 89 Crafting), which will award the player 60 Crafting XP per Amethyst. These Tips can be fletched into a full Dart using Feathers along with 90 Fletching. You’ll gain 21 Fletching XP per dart created.

You can also craft Amethysts into Bolt Tips (83 Crafting), Arrowtips (85 Crafting) and Javelin Heads (87 Crafting), which will all grant 60 Crafting XP per Amethyst.


[h3]Shayzien Armour [/h3]

The Shayzien Platebody has been renamed the Shayzien Body. In order to allow the Shayzien Armour to better function as Ranged Armour, we’ve given all of the pieces Ranged accuracy but lowered the Melee defences of the Shayzien Body