Monday, 12 December, Cambridge, UK – Jagex revealed the next six months of Old School RuneScape content during the Winter Summit over the weekend. The team behind the iconic MMORPG shared details on upcoming quests – some 17 years in the making – as well as details about an expansion to woodcutting, player polling for a brand new skill, and details about the upcoming holiday event.
Headlining the summit is the announcement of a new Grandmaster Quest, a sequel to the iconic and beloved 17-year old quest Desert Treasure. Desert Treasure II – The Fallen Empire will lead players across four brand new areas, each of which contains a deadly new boss. Vardorvis, Duke Sucellus, the Leviathan, and the mysterious Whisperer await adventurers brave enough to uncover the secrets buried in the Kharidian Desert.
For the craftier Old School player, Forestry: Way of the Forester will expand upon the woodcutting skill bringing a more social and dynamic experience to one of the RuneScape series’ most iconic activities. Resource competition will be removed to make way for a co-operative experience that can be grinded out solo or with friends. Woodcutting findings can be made into forester campfires that can then be used to brew special teas. Perfect after a long day of skilling!
Next, Secret of the North is a brand new Master level quest which features a solo-only boss encounter with powerful new rewards including an upgrade to the Ancient Potion, an upgrade to the Ancient Staff, and a brand new Venator Bow for all the archers.
For the PvP players, Bounty Hunter will be making its bloody return in 2023. This minigame assigns a bounty for players to hunt as they set off into The Wilderness. Designed to be an onboarding point for player into PvP, the bounties given will be on players at a similar combat level so every fight is a fair fight.
Finally, polling has begun for players to vote on whether they want Old School RuneScape’s first ever new skill. As with all major changes to OSRS, the community need to support this bold change. More details on this new skill and all the above updates will be revealed next year.
The Old School RuneScape Christmas event is arriving soon as Santa lands in Gielinor bringing The Nutcracker, an exclusive pub that only the most festive adventurers can enter. This event launches tomorrow, 14th December.
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Notes to Editors
Grandmaster Quests are the highest difficulty of quests. There are only three in Old School RuneScape currently. They typically signify a major story event or content update. Master Quests are similarly challenging and mark a significant storyline, there are currently 13 Master Quests available in Old School RuneScape.
About Jagex
A leader in creating deep and engaging live games on PC and mobile, Jagex’s flagship MMORPG, RuneScape, has welcomed almost 300 million player accounts to its world and is a $1billion lifetime revenue franchise. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. Now we’re expanding and extending our portfolio with fresh franchise titles and new IP to bring life to the living games of the future. Jagex employs more than 450 people at its Cambridge headquarters. Career information can be found at www.jagex.com
About Old School RuneScape
Launched on desktop in 2013, and now also on mobile devices, Old School RuneScape is the industry-leading collaboration between players and developers. Embracing its nostalgic heritage, hundreds of thousands of active players control the direction of the game with an in-game polling system. Featuring adventures for solo play through to 100-player strong raids, Old School RuneScape caters for every brave adventurer. Since 2016, Old School RuneScape has established itself as a competitive game with the seasonal free-for-all Deadman Tournaments, where winners receive huge cash prizes and membership. Play now at http://oldschool.runescape.com