Six - 2015 Secrets & Rants

Let me tell you something. A little secret. Something that I have come to realise about the game Runescape. 

Back in 2009, there was a rumor that Runescape was going to die out. That something was going to change it. 

2012 came around and the release of Evolution of Combat.. Millions of players left, because they didn't like it. So the rumor mill was right. Runescape was dying. 

Runescape changed,  because many kids playing the game, left for other more exciting non grinding games. Their friends were playing other things. So the way to combat that was to change the game. Make it easier for kids to want to play it. Who cares about those that have stayed loyal. (Which is not a  lot) 

People say, "oh RS has changed, I dont like it." What you liked about a game you played 5 years ago, isnt what others might like. Maybe Jagex changed it because the only new players were bots. 

When the bots left, we saw the real number of players. Less than 80k players. Before that it was sometimes over 150k. 

That's a huge number of bots. 70K infact.

When I go to the website there are almost 97k people logged in. Could be because of Easter event. 

The most since the bot nuke I'd have to say. And EoC.

I personally like EoC, I am one of those people who enjoy the game but I want to have everything now, just like all the GEN Now. I want levels to be quick. I'm not ashamed to say that. I did my time in classic and RS2. Now, its time I get 99s. Getting maxed is easier then ever. 10 months I think. Thats amazing, compared to over 2 years to max many years ago.

RS3 is evolving, to become better and keep up with everyone else there has to be sacrifices.

I am glad with the game right now. There are new bosses and quests. Using ingame wealth to buy bonds?! That's incredible. Best decision they have come up with so far! 

If people want to get all nostalgic over what it was like years ago. Go and experience a private server, or go play Old school runescape. 

Infact, many years ago, I remember kids crying on the official forums that there was no updates for f2p or higher leveled players. Then they bring out quests, and high bosses and those same people cry because it's too hard! Haha really?! Go outside and eat worms.. No one needs cry babies. 

Long live RS3 EoC!! 

Five - Easter event 2012 quick tutorial

Easter event 2012 - Evil Chicken VS Chocatrice!

Events usually stay open 2 weeks after Easter. As of now, it is still open. Go and do the event if you haven't done it yet, as it will close soon!

Start: Varrock Square. (center of Varrock, near water fountain)

Requirements: None.
Prize for finishing event: F2P, once you've completed the event for both birds you'll get 2 different masks. Egg on face mask and chocolate egg on face mask.

P2P: If you complete a hunt in 1 go, you'll get an xp lamp. If you do the hunt 3 times, and complete in 1 hunt, you'll get to keep the cannon. You'll also get the 2 different masks.

****Turn the 'Game' tab to show 'All'****
(Reason for this is, everytime someone in your world finds an egg, it will state the location!)
Also join the friend chat 'egghelp' people in there are hunting as well. So calling out locations, or asking for locations is helpful.

Talk to either Evil chicken or Chocatrice.
They will inform you that the Easter Bunny has had an accident and you'll need to find the eggs.
They will give you a cannon to blast the eggs open.
Depending on who you chose to talk to,
Evil chicken will want you to turn the chicks that popped out of the easter egg into fried chicken.
Or Chocatrice will want you to turn the chicks into chocolate covered chicks.

Go through the chat, with the bird.
How do I hunt the eggs etc..
Click on Start Hunt when it appears in the chat box.
The option after this is Can I have a hint. Take the hint. Then set off to hunt the eggs.

Locations are all over RS.
Make sure you have the right shooting style. Clicking on the 'Combat Styles' icon will show you if you are turning the chicks into fried chicken or chocolate.

Once you have found all 3 (f2p) and 5 in p2p head back to the Chicken/Chocatrice in Varrock and talk to them.

They will ask you for the 'treats' that you collected and in return give you the mask.
You have to talk the chicken/chocatrice to enchant your cannon to make it permanent.

XP lamp reward for p2p will give you 10x the xp level, e.g. level 23 x 10 = 230 xp in that skill.

Congratulations you have completed 1 part of the event. :P

You'll have to do the event again to get the other mask. Or do it 3 times to make the cannon permanent.

Good luck!

Four

14 days free membership trial, 7 days 100% 2x XP! 

What else could I have asked for? 

Well, how about free membership? Oh yes please! (Sorry, giveaway closed)

How did I manage to get so many freebies?

Follow this guide and you'll soon find out!

Step 1: Create a new account.

Now what people don't want to tell you is you have to be referred to get the free trial. 

So find someone to refer you, here is the one I used: (link broken)

Yes the link is freaking long. But I don't want people to think that I am phishing. I will find out how I can refer, but for the meantime. This is the one that I used.

You can see it's the official RS website up there.

(When you log in the person whose referral link you signed up under will automatically be added to your friends list. So that way you will know who referred you, their in-game name will show up in blue, with a little symbol next to it. You can PM for some help if you need to. They will also have your name in their friends list, unless they delete you for some reason. Then add me and I'll see about helping you out. But not of the monetary kind though...)

Step 2. You will have to sign up with an email address, make sure it's one that you can actually access. Not a fake one. Because you need to click on the confirmation link in the email that Jagex sends you.

Step 3. Create your character, display name etc... 

This is pretty straight forward. 

Step 4. Log in to a members world if you aren't. Go through the quick tutorial steps. 

The tutorial is fairly long. If you are a new player you can go through the whole thing, may take you the whole 14 days to do so. But if you're a seasoned pro... (I like to pretend I am :P) then when you get out of the cave, and have blasted the cannon to block the tunnel entrance, then by all means turn OFF the tutorial mode.

See image to see how you can turn off tutorial mode: 

If for some reason you can't view images (please throw your pc/laptop out the window... just kidding! :P)

Here's how to do it.

Step 1: Click on the tasks icon.

Step 2: Click on 'Open Tasks List' button that shows up.

Step 3: Click on 'Options' button, located at the top of the pop up. Located top right.

Step 4: Click on 'Tutorial is ON' button. Then click OK.

All done.

Now, go out and enjoy all that members has to offer.

A few cons about the free trial that you might like to consider before going and trying it out. 

1. You are limited to storing 300 of 1 type of item. Totally sucks when you have over 5k feathers from killing chickens. 

2. You can only buy and sell items on the Grand Exchange in sets of 50. Again.. this is really bad if you are trying to sell all of your items before your trial runs out. LOL!

What about 2x the XP in 7 days?

Once you hit level 30 in any skill, the 2x XP will no longer apply. 

So if you are training Rune-crafting, which I recommend. Once you get to level 30, you'll receive the normal amount of xp.

I think that's all for now.

I made a video. I'll post it up soon as I get the time to do so.

Oh & if you have questions, comments, or feedback about what I am doing. Please do. I like to know if I helped or things that I could improve. If you want to add me in-game or want to know about membership giveaways. Then of course you'll have to subscribe to this blog and or my YouTube channel. 

Thanks!

Three - I'm bot lonely.

The bots are all gone.

A few months ago JaGeX blew the bots out of the water.

There are literally no bots. Hurray!

I can get that 99 woodcutting now. :P

It has been sometime since logging into RS. Bots always ruin the game for me. Whether it be the monsters I want to kill or the logs I need or even the ore that I can't even get to.

BUT.

One thing that scares me..

The loneliness.
No one around. Ever.

It's too quiet.

Chopping away at Yews. No one but you, goblins and a few giant spiders to keep you company.
Not a living person walks by for at least 5 hours.

When someone does run by it's a relief to see that someone else exists.

Two

I was woodcutting in world 60 Seers Village. Maples were not really that populated. Until after 5pm NZ time. Then the bots came flooding in. Their was a bot picking flax. Well a few of them. Unless he was super bored and wanting to pick flax for a solid 24 hours! Or at least thats what I thought. I logged in, in the evening. Logged out a few hours chopping. Then this morning, and again now. He is still at it I guess. Unless he breaks when I don't log. Which could be a possibility. Hmmm.

Anyway, I was chopping for fletching.

I must say competition for trees is quite annoying when bots log in and sass all the logs. My poor low level woodcutting! :(

One

I decided I would log my progress in this game. If you don't know what game I am on about. It's here: Runescape.

I played Soul Wars for fun today. I haven't played that game in ages. There was an annoying clan controlling which side won the game. It's annoying but meh. Not much I can do about it. Soul War Legends once controlled world 9. I'm not too sure who is running the games now. Bunch of noobs I think lol.

If you want to try Soul Wars, DO NOT GO ON THE SOUL WAR WORLDS. You'll forever have to wait for a game. Try worlds 2 or 9. They usually have games going. You are likely to get 2 zeals most of the time. Well that's where I always play.

Have fun at SW.