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10s	hello everyone and welcome to the
12s	RuneScape rest of year road map reveal
15s	for 2024 yep the time is finally here we
18s	are in the studio mod hully has come a
20s	very very long way we are live we are
22s	live in the studio ready to drop a bunch
23s	of content news your way so thank you so
26s	much for rocking up to the stream
28s	interrupting your kbd flash event
30s	whatever Skilling you were doing I saw
32s	you in the chat it's so lovely to have
33s	you here yeah it definitely is look it's
37s	we know this has been uh a a few months
40s	of time with no real longer view ahead
42s	uh we know that's something you've
43s	really wanted to see and so we're not
44s	going to mess around today this isn't a
46s	summit style stream we this is more of
48s	us getting on camera wanting to be out
49s	there in front of all of you and answer
51s	your desires for a road map in person or
53s	as it in person as we can get at least
55s	from this point so we're going to spend
57s	a quick 5 to 10 minutes providing a bit
59s	of context on what's coming up and then
61s	we're going to get right into it we're
62s	talking full road map reveal allinone
64s	within the first 15 minutes of the show
67s	then we're going to get into a
67s	discussion to provide some more details
69s	on what to expect from the content we
71s	announced so we don't want to keep wa
73s	you waiting any longer than we have to
74s	I'm devastated because the say road map
76s	one more time Doom gum meme is dead in
78s	like 10 minutes and it's parting is such
81s	sweet Sor I'm going to miss that me so
82s	much I know you guys get the road map so
84s	the of a meme the ofby but seriously
87s	scapers uh your patience has meant a lot
89s	to us and we're really great f for you
90s	joining us here today so with that said
93s	we said we wanted to make this quick so
94s	let's get into it we have a little
96s	someone to introduce you to first uh
98s	we're going to open with a new guest
100s	we're going to say a quick hello to mod
102s	Marcus mod Marcus hello do you want to
104s	give us a little introduction who are
106s	you hello there yeah so I'm mod Marcos
108s	um so for the last couple of years I've
110s	been the executive producer on old
112s	school RuneScape and recently I've begun
113s	working on RuneScape
116s	2 fantastic so the immediate question is
119s	what are you up to here on RuneScape
122s	what does you being here mean so mostly
125s	uh recently I've been working with the
126s	team so in particular with a focus on
128s	the the general mission to try and make
129s	RuneScape a lot more player Centric and
131s	how we developed the content um it's
133s	just something that the team's been
134s	working on in quite a meaningful way
136s	over um over recent times in the last
137s	year or so and one of the other goals of
140s	me working with the team is to try and
141s	bring over some of the best practices
142s	from Old School uh to RuneScape where
145s	that's kind of appropriate and today's
146s	kind of the start of that really so uh
148s	old school over the last couple of years
150s	we've been trying to make an effort to
151s	have quite a degree of transparency
152s	around upcoming road maps we've been
154s	talking to players like you know six
155s	months or so in advance about what's
157s	coming to the game and we want to do
159s	something similar here to what rcap
161s	sorry old school's been doing over
162s	during the uh the Summits we do twice a
164s	year fantastic well so that really means
167s	that we can look forward to some some
169s	pretty decent visibility so what can we
172s	expect in terms of announcements how far
174s	ahead are we looking to give players
176s	visibility into our content plans yeah
178s	so the announcements the team will be
179s	talking about day will be going through
180s	to the end of
182s	2024 um and apart from some smaller
184s	updates which will be more like quality
186s	of life improvements or more
187s	opportunistic things this will be pretty
188s	much everything we're releasing for the
190s	rest of the year um when we get to run
192s	Fest in September we'll be looking to
194s	make as part of our keynote we'll be
195s	announcing like the key beats for
197s	2025 um and then it's also um uh after
201s	that we'll be looking to move towards
202s	something again more similar potentially
204s	to old school where there's like a
205s	summit type format where we'll be doing
206s	road map reveals on more regular basis
208s	so a couple of times a year I would
209s	imagine with still exactly finalizing
211s	how that's going to work um and then
213s	also it's probably also worth
215s	highlighting that after this um live
216s	stream we'll be sending out the um uh
218s	the RuneScape survey which will be
220s	similar to what we've been doing of old
221s	school for quite a few years now and
223s	that's a kind of like long form survey
225s	which allows players to give detail
226s	feedback on firstly what they think of
227s	the road map we're revealing today but
228s	also kind of future updates and that
230s	will allow us to work with the team and
232s	figure out like what the most popular
233s	updates will be in the future that the
235s	players are most excited about yeah
237s	really exciting and especially to hear
238s	things like Summits and everything being
240s	something we're looking forward to uh
242s	we'll have more on that survey and some
244s	other opportunities to add your voice to
246s	our content development uh to detail
247s	later in the show stick around for that
250s	um speaking of which kind of what can
252s	player expects players expect from rest
254s	of this year in terms of how we'll
255s	operate what does this all player
258s	influence development stuff actually
259s	mean well yeah good question so um again
262s	it'll be similar to old school be taking
264s	pieces of the process that work with
265s	well with old school in terms of
267s	particularly around like player
268s	consultation as being part more of the
269s	develop velopment pipeline so this will
271s	be when we're um uh looking at potential
274s	updates and ideas we've got we've
275s	talking to the community about it
277s	earlier on um and we're also looking to
279s	make sure there's much more regular
281s	dialogue with the players in terms of
282s	more regular blogs hopefully both do
284s	more live streams and things as well um
286s	and then yes it's not just road maps it
287s	should be the general like the level of
289s	discussion with the players and the
290s	frequency of interaction stuff should
292s	increase um just to be clear though
294s	because I've seen some chatter about
295s	this on Reddit and stuff previously we
296s	won't be taking the polling system from
298s	old school that's an old school unique
300s	thing really um but we will be much more
302s	using things like Discord discussions
304s	blogging um and the survey that's I've
306s	just mentioned earlier as part of um
308s	informing our decision- making such much
309s	better align kind of what players want
311s	from the road map and things as well
312s	yeah so coming into this we've we've I
316s	think it's fair to say that when we've
317s	spoken to players a lot of the feedback
318s	has been around the fact that we've
320s	provided much less forward visibility on
322s	our content plans and things have felt a
323s	little bit more sporadic um and we've
326s	really heard that from the players and
327s	so we want to make sure that that
330s	something we're putting a lot more focus
331s	and attention on is that right yeah
333s	that's correct so um what we're
336s	ultimately looking to do is move the
337s	game towards just a much more regular
339s	release of cadence of content so you'd
341s	be looking at a more a meaningful piece
343s	of content going into the game each
344s	month and that would be uh when we say
347s	meaningful that means like a permanent
348s	piece of content rather than something
349s	Emeral like a temporary event or
351s	something so generally we' be looking to
353s	make sure there's something meaningful
354s	going to the update each month and then
356s	during the other weeks we'll be looking
357s	at smaller more opportunistic updates to
358s	make sure that there's just a much more
360s	regular beat in terms of like meaningful
361s	updates going to the players um and then
364s	we're also looking at trying to find
365s	ways to bring more of like the community
367s	Hit List improvements and things into
369s	the road map on a regular basis as well
370s	so again that'll be working closely with
372s	the community and CM and so on to kind
374s	of deliver
375s	that look I I think all really good
377s	stuff we want to get to the road map uh
379s	we got a Content hungry audience out
381s	there but I in chat yeah we we see you
383s	chat however I think there is one really
386s	important question to ask you you know
388s	we've seen this real fear out there that
390s	you know this is a game 23 years into
392s	life that we all deeply love and there's
394s	this fear that is it being wound down
396s	are we going to some sort of maintenance
397s	mode towards kind of a a less content
400s	driven eventual death maybe even can you
403s	assure players that that's not
404s	runescape's current trajectory because I
406s	think it's really important to the
407s	audience at home uh yeah so I can I can
409s	categorically say RuneScape is not in
410s	maintenance mode like it's extremely
412s	important to like me the team jagex as a
414s	whole um and I hope you'll feel that
416s	from the road map we're sharing today um
419s	that there's a lot of life in the game
420s	and we've got a lot of ideas around
422s	where it can go and like uh really cool
424s	updates that all the players will
425s	enjoying things and from a personal
427s	perspective I've worked at jagex for
429s	like many years now so I joined uh way
431s	back in the day in like the early
432s	Jurassic era and I think that it was um
435s	and I've worked uh many many years ago
437s	on RuneScape worked from RuneScape for a
439s	number of years and then went on to some
440s	other projects before going back to old
441s	school and now I'm obviously back on
442s	RuneScape um and from my personal
445s	perspective the game means a lot to me
446s	like I've spent a lot of my life working
448s	it is quite close to my heart and I want
450s	to see it kind of thriving and
451s	successful obviously for many many years
453s	and I'm ambitious for the game in the
454s	same way as I was when I began working
455s	on Old School a few years ago like I
457s	want to see it be really successful and
458s	grow over a number of years and uh in
460s	particular um we want to be obviously as
463s	always with the runes Scapes what's made
465s	them successful is their connection to
466s	the community and being really close to
467s	what the community wants and what the
468s	community needs and making sure we're
470s	kind of embodying that Spirit as well as
472s	possible um and obviously over a lot of
475s	the time this year has been essentially
477s	like getting ourselves ready to kind of
479s	like uh re shape exactly how we're
480s	working and then kind of like getting to
482s	this point where we can kind of like uh
484s	public facing kind of release of the
486s	road map and hopefully all the players
487s	really like it yeah and I know you're a
489s	big believer in action and not words and
491s	obviously we're talking to you today
492s	talk about our intentions but very much
494s	hopefully the roap will be a first
495s	showing and that regard will keep going
498s	um I'm sure a lot of players out there
500s	they very least are very happy to hear
501s	that so Marcus thanks so much for taking
503s	time to be here at the open of the show
505s	really appreciate you joining us uh for
506s	anyone who would like a deeper insight
508s	and would like to kind of keep this
509s	conversation going
510s	um we'll be sitting down on a Discord
512s	stage Marcos and I on Friday uh to dive
515s	into all those details a bit more so we
517s	didn't want to kind of get in the way of
518s	getting the content road map out to you
520s	uh too late into the show but it will be
521s	a conversation we love to continue with
523s	you on Friday if you're interested in
525s	going behind the
526s	scenes okay Julie is officially the CEO
529s	of Yap he can talk I'm not going to
532s	finish that analogy he can talk let's
534s	get to the road map already chat is
535s	going crazy uh it sounds like a plan
537s	yeah I mean production so let's start
539s	with with uh what we've already
541s	announced a little bit as a tree let's
543s	start with a couple pillars so here we
545s	go no more yapping oh we're actually
548s	doing this okay I'm going to go over
550s	what you know as quickly as I can here
551s	we're going to be really quick with this
552s	okay right osus the fourth matriarch is
555s	dropping on May 28th that's a Tuesday CU
558s	there's a bank holiday I'm very sorry
559s	OAS comes with a very small Quest where
561s	you uncover her Lair then it's down to
563s	fighting a new midlevel boss with your
565s	newly acquired necromancy Powers it
567s	looks awesome then in June we're ALS Al
570s	dropping the demon archaeology site
572s	which is two new locations in which
573s	you'll uncover a bunch of artifacts
576s	uncover Mysteries and even get a new
578s	Relic power and then of course the other
581s	bits that you know already we've got the
583s	beach coming up instead of a brand new
584s	summer event we spoke about this before
586s	and we've got some extra stuff for Pride
589s	but now let's get on to the bits you
591s	don't know let's show some new stuff wow
594s	we got the first pillar coming up
595s	straight away so we got some really
597s	exciting stuff to come this summer on
599s	new boss dungeon the sanctum of rebirth
602s	is a spin on an elite dungeon where
604s	you'll take on three unique bosses
606s	across both normal and hard difficulties
609s	what is that spin instead of traversing
611s	through areas packed with Mobs to get to
612s	the boss fights you'll go straight from
614s	boss fight to boss fight this is pure
617s	bossing front to back expect new tier 95
621s	weapons maybe something beyond that
625s	too also on that front uh We've also got
628s	new Skilling content on the way from for
629s	Mining and smithing now we know skillers
631s	have been asking us for more reasons to
633s	use existing skills so we're putting a
635s	concerted effort into more regular
637s	releases for our skills in our Mining
640s	and smithing release we'll release new
642s	ores to mine new bars to create new
644s	armor and equipment to craft and yes
647s	even something that I was going to say
649s	right now but I'm going to say for the
650s	devs later on stay tuned for our chat
653s	afterwards where uh we'll go more into
655s	our plans and Our intention to gather
656s	player feedback on ways we could add
658s	this content to the existing skills
660s	so separate to those releases people in
662s	chat are already talking about it you're
663s	getting ahead of me how dare you we're
665s	also prioritizing two updates we know
666s	you've been asking for for a very long
668s	time yes the city of um is getting area
671s	task we are completing the area task set
673s	for the city of um and delivering that
675s	fourth conjured spirit that you've been
677s	asking for 106 necromancy mysterious
679s	entry is finally getting filled and
681s	you're going to get your fourth conjure
684s	Rejoice you know what take the next
687s	one if you insist you take the next
690s	this Autumn we'll be releasing our
692s	second ever Skilling boss into RuneScape
694s	this Skilling boss will be tied into the
696s	narrative that we establish within the
698s	sanctum of rebirth we're still in the
700s	early stages of development this one but
701s	we are so excited and have plenty of
703s	plans to discuss how we're going to
704s	approach this Skilling boss with you the
707s	community especially when it comes to
709s	our reward system we cannot wait to chat
712s	to you about this one uh just to jump in
714s	as well we've got room Fest on there
716s	it's not content but it's r fest could
718s	not mention it on the road map could we
719s	so absolutely big shout out toest we're
721s	back on the content train we've also got
723s	a new story Quest this Autumn which is
724s	going to be picking up from Rec gam for
726s	a dragon I have to say four because if I
728s	say of a dragon I'll get told off we'll
730s	be venturing into the sanctum and
732s	learning more about this new Skilling
733s	boss we talked about earlier and the
736s	last pillar last but by certainly no
738s	means least so for this next one just
740s	before we reveal it uh we're going to be
742s	a bit cheeky we've got an update we're
744s	going to hide to the end you'll get why
745s	when you see it I promise this is not a
747s	major update moment there are no update
750s	moments coming here uh I'm sure chat's
752s	still going to go full o on this anyway
754s	but uh there is something we're going to
755s	show you right at the end of this we're
757s	not waiting to the end of the show just
758s	to the end of this road map reveal so
759s	let's go to the next
762s	pillar remember when we mentioned those
764s	Skilling updates earlier well yeah we're
766s	we're going to we're going to jump in
767s	here with another reason wood cutting
770s	and Fletching are going to be getting
772s	another one this one's further out than
773s	Mining and smithing so we're light on
774s	details trust us on this let us cook
776s	please chat let me cook but it'll add a
778s	similar style of content here two
779s	Skilling content for skillers what a win
783s	and of course the most powerful time of
786s	the year when my power reaches its
787s	absolute limit the the happiest time of
789s	year it's Halloween it's getting the
791s	seasonal event treatment we're talking
793s	season Quest event Hub memorable
795s	characters a whole bunch of spooky
797s	feelings I got all dressed up like this
799s	and it's nothing to do with Halloween so
801s	I'm going to be even more over the top
802s	when we get to this we'll be taking a
804s	smaller scale approach this year given
806s	how much Focus we want to put on
807s	permanent content but it is desperately
810s	in need of so much love so we couldn't
812s	leave it behind so I'm looking forward
814s	to that one you get the next pair as
816s	well CU I'm getting the hidden thing and
818s	then in Winter 2024 not winter 2017 all
822s	five or six weeks of what Winter's going
823s	to be because it's we've had winter
825s	feels like a lifetime now so hopefully
827s	we're not back in winter too quickly but
828s	we're going to be dropping another story
830s	quest to continue The Narrative of our
831s	Autumn story Quest so still plenty
833s	coming questers and L hounds Pride
835s	Slayer is probably going feral in chat
837s	right now I don't even have to look and
839s	then finally we've got the return of the
841s	Beloved Christmas Village from 2023 now
844s	that we've invested some time into
846s	setting up our beloved hub for Christmas
847s	our efforts here are going to be some
849s	small updates new rewards another new
852s	seasonal Quest pretty much the treatment
853s	you expect next year for our newly
855s	established seasonal events rolling on
858s	from here on out yeah I think it's a
860s	really important Point that's why we set
861s	up those hubs we also heard your
862s	feedback as well about that balance that
864s	maros talked to as well so that's really
866s	cool look we've uh almost reached the
868s	end of road map we have one last reveal
870s	to make uh before we do I just want say
872s	a big shout out to the team behind this
874s	there's a lot of heart and soul that's
875s	been P into this road map and a lot of
877s	listening to what you might want to see
879s	a real focus on variety and we hope the
881s	work that's gone into making sure this
883s	is significant content pair with kind of
884s	other smaller releases that you also
886s	care about comes through uh as just as I
888s	mentioned that kind of real focus on
890s	trying to deliver on variety there is
892s	that one last spot to fill in on the
893s	picture though uh I think chat chat bra
897s	I'm excited to see what you think uh I'm
899s	going to be intrigued to see how many
900s	folks in chat have already got this we
903s	you called me the yaan one you're
904s	keeping them on tenks what are you doing
906s	let's drop the reveal so here it
910s	is Boom you are getting a brand new mode
915s	later this year we will launch group
917s	Iron Man for RuneScape this is going to
920s	be about you Gathering your friends
921s	starting your group and reexperiencing
923s	RuneScape with only your Blood Sweat and
925s	Tears to get you through we are so
927s	excited to deliver this long request
929s	again game mode 10 years after the
931s	release of the original Iron Man in
932s	RuneScape and uh I hope you are all very
935s	excited to go relive RuneScape with your
937s	friends this way I've just seen one
939s	person in chat go past saying no I don't
941s	have friends I'll play with you we are
944s	so bad lfg systems I think we need some
946s	grouping systems let's get let's get
947s	some groups going if anyone had that on
949s	their bingo card I would be shocked who
951s	leaked it it's probably sponge we'll
954s	we'll have a chat with him afterwards
955s	but there it is that's that's the full
957s	road map there look at that oh it's
959s	beauti a it brings a tear to my eye chat
961s	is mad fun right now and that's a chat
963s	we love to see look we we are super glad
966s	this got you hyped uh this is something
968s	we were all so excited to commit to when
970s	we kind of put this together we hope
972s	what we showed today made that weight a
974s	little less painful we know it was a
975s	wait and we know uh at times it was
977s	frustrating but uh hopefully you're
979s	really excited about what we're
980s	delivering for the rest of the year we
982s	we are really excited about it we're
983s	really really proud of this one we hope
985s	this feels like a great uh road map for
987s	all of you as well absolutely and
990s	obviously we said you were going to have
992s	a look at the road map you've got to
993s	look at it don't go anywhere please
995s	stick around there's still a lot that we
996s	want to talk about we're going to be
997s	chatting with some of the developers
999s	from the RuneScape team we're going to
1000s	be going across different styles of
1001s	updates to drop some extra insights as
1003s	we go and then we'll be letting you know
1005s	about how you can contribute in shaping
1007s	the future of some of these content
1008s	releases and Beyond actually yeah so
1012s	stick around uh we're going to be
1014s	talking about a number of these updates
1015s	there's not going to be much to say on
1016s	group Iron Man today just as it heads up
1018s	I know a lot of you are asking if
1019s	there's going to be questions on that
1020s	that is a topic we will 100% be talking
1022s	about uh in the future uh today though
1024s	we're going to run through a lot of
1025s	these uh updates expect to hear more on
1027s	sanctum of rebirth on osus on mining of
1030s	smithing uh and a whole bunch more so
1032s	stick around first up it's time to talk
1034s	combat and a little bit more about those
1035s	June and July updates we announced a few
1037s	months ago see you in a sec
1049s	the
1109s	a
1348s	byebye hey everyone and welcome back to
1350s	the show now you've seen this year's Ro
1353s	we've had a lot of fun watching chat by
1355s	the way and all your differing opinions
1356s	uh it's been a lot of fun uh it's time
1358s	to give you some first details on some
1360s	of these contents uh contents but pieces
1362s	of content that we have planned for you
1364s	some more than others depending on where
1365s	we are in development but we want to
1366s	give you a really good feel for
1368s	everything we've announced to as much a
1370s	level as we can so to talk combat and
1373s	some about our existing announced
1374s	content for uh May and June uh let's say
1377s	a warm hello to mod black witch hello oh
1381s	I was waiting for the switch there
1383s	make um so mod sponge whoa going
1387s	straight over yo hey hi I like to spice
1389s	things up and what Roman hello hey
1391s	everyone so right first thing let's talk
1393s	about osus because that is coming up as
1395s	players have seen in the ingame calendar
1397s	just a couple weeks away um we're going
1399s	to keep this lighter because it is
1401s	something already known but can you give
1403s	us a quick overview of OAS what what are
1405s	we expecting from this content yeah no
1407s	problem um OAS is the fourth matriarch
1410s	what camera are we on that one uh I'll
1412s	talk to you osus is the fourth uh
1416s	matriarch it came from a game Jam
1418s	project inspired by uh mod Ryan and a
1422s	bunch of others uh they had it as a game
1424s	Jam project a lot of the community was
1426s	super interested in this so uh we bought
1428s	it to light and I was the developer that
1430s	was lucky enough to work on it bring
1432s	their Vision to life um as as expected
1436s	it does sit in line with the other
1438s	matriarchs with necromancy being the the
1441s	weakness and damage sty it deals um but
1444s	we wanted to do a little bit more of a
1445s	Twist uh we learned from the feedback
1447s	that we had from the other matriarch
1448s	when we released them so we made this
1450s	one A Little Bit Stronger a little bit
1453s	more mechanical but again to to set
1456s	expectations is set expectations it is a
1459s	midlevel boss so for those people
1462s	rocking their razal lanterns and razal
1464s	gear you're probably going to go in and
1466s	smash it um but it's you know it's M TI
1469s	boss so there is a quest that precedes
1472s	it um so this is sort of soft lock it
1475s	behind a a 70 necromancy uh level so for
1479s	those players with 7 necromancy and I
1481s	believe 30 or 55 archaeology you'll be
1485s	able to complete this Quest and you'll
1486s	have access to OAS awesome uh look um I
1490s	know we're going to reveal this full
1492s	very soon uh we'll actually be giving
1494s	people a look at this next week so let's
1496s	we'll we'll save most of that this
1497s	conversation for then but can you tell
1500s	us something sneaky we might not already
1501s	know about the osus update something
1505s	sneaky oh there's four pets oh I mean
1509s	that is sneaky yeah that's a sneaky
1511s	that's a sneaky drop that's four pets um
1513s	and did someone say Skelly
1516s	Velociraptors uh not very good at
1519s	paleontology are you is is it
1520s	paleontology the the bones no I don't
1522s	know if you know this though not there
1525s	there's going to be mini mini bony dinos
1527s	but um yeah good I'm looking forward to
1530s	showing you that look uh for more
1532s	information on that next week we'll give
1534s	you a full look at osus um look we also
1536s	want to touch very quickly on uh the
1538s	archaeology dig site coming in July for
1540s	demon uh big props uh to two the mods
1543s	obviously we wanted to as well such an
1545s	amazing team effort like there loads of
1547s	people we could have got the whole team
1548s	on here and this would be like
1549s	unfortunately we don't have the seats
1551s	which is the but we do have the lovely
1554s	mod black witch with us as well to talk
1555s	about it uh and doom obviously you've
1557s	got some information as well so
1559s	um do you what can you tell us firstly
1561s	black witch about the new dig site
1563s	what's going on there um so yeah new
1566s	archaeology dig site I think mini dig
1568s	site set on demon which um was started
1571s	as a game Jam project by m KOC and M fro
1575s	and M kid I think it is and um they've
1578s	been working on it for quite a while now
1581s	specifically targeting like some level
1583s	gaps that there were in archaeology
1584s	where he didn't really have anything new
1586s	to uncover so M really wanted to provide
1589s	some new content there so yeah this
1591s	comes with um a new graphic update to
1596s	the surface world of demon which people
1597s	did not expect I think we didn't even
1600s	expect I but looks incredible I cannot
1603s	wait for you to see this thing it's
1605s	stunning yeah I think we we went away
1606s	and then like I remember you mentioned
1609s	at the end of one week you were like oh
1611s	yeah I've kind of pitched this idea to
1612s	the rest of the environment team it
1613s	would be like cool yeah I I had started
1617s	doing a quick overhaul to the surface of
1619s	demon and then asked mod Alex like hey
1622s	there's a few issues with it cuz I kind
1623s	of brushed it can you just fix those
1625s	then went on holiday to Ed bro came back
1627s	saw like first thing I saw were like
1629s	really beautiful concepts for demim I
1632s	was like interesting and then he's
1636s	completely overhauled it so it looks
1637s	beautiful it looks really good a yeah it
1641s	way more imposing than what was there
1643s	before um so I can't wait for players to
1645s	see that but it also comes with a a
1649s	other new area that you uncover there
1651s	was already an image of it alluding to
1653s	it in the road map it's the one on the
1655s	road map right yes it is and there's
1657s	also already a white box on on my
1659s	Twitter but for anyone who wants to see
1660s	it but yeah it's very exciting it's it's
1663s	so cool and it's super atmospheric and
1665s	it's like just a really imposing area
1668s	deep below demon hiy surface no not not
1673s	that one I when you said new I was like
1676s	I know where their brains are going it's
1678s	4 61 however there should be some some
1681s	nice or are we just saying that no I'm
1683s	not going to no it's not I promise you
1687s	yeah the only the the other thing was
1689s	just to touch on that M has very
1692s	passionately spoken to me about this
1693s	being like I couldn't stand there being
1695s	gaps in the archaeology leveling so it
1697s	is levels 73 to 87 there will be stuff
1701s	for you and then when you go deeper it's
1703s	103 to 113 so there's stuff in there now
1707s	and Mysteries and a relic and artifacts
1711s	so lots of cool stuff for you to get
1713s	stuck into which is amazing yeah and
1715s	again it won't be too long till we give
1716s	you a look at that content either we
1717s	want to really focus on what we
1719s	announced today so by no means are we
1721s	giving these a quick skim over for any
1723s	reason other than that um we really
1725s	can't wait for you see them and
1725s	hopefully you'll have a lot of fun with
1726s	them when they released so on that note
1729s	sanctum of rebirth he says looking at
1732s	mod
1733s	sponge um so we introduced a whole bunch
1736s	of terminology when we end I was talking
1738s	about that earlier so um firstly let's
1740s	start about like what is sanctum of
1742s	rebirth if you had to describe it in
1744s	just a few
1746s	lines o that's the first word of the
1749s	line um so it's a um the musical Edition
1753s	I see it's similar to an elite
1755s	dungeon um but it is essentially a boss
1760s	dungeon for one to four players um and
1762s	it's set in some part of the
1765s	underworld which part you'll find out
1768s	later interesting that's a okay uh it's
1771s	a very Al uh um Pitch but I love it um
1775s	elevator pitch was the I was um work
1778s	hard today um so why a boss dungeon I
1780s	think that's probably a question people
1781s	ask is like why did we not just make an
1783s	elite dungeon this content why this kind
1785s	of new boss to boss content um so we
1788s	kind of wanted to tral something
1790s	different um you see with a lot of
1792s	previous League dungeons players are
1794s	like oh wouldn't it be cool if I could
1796s	do boss one and then boss two and boss
1798s	three and not have to do the chaff in
1800s	between um and we were kind of like yeah
1803s	that would be cool um so let's tral it
1805s	add it as a different type of content we
1807s	can do um if players like it and if not
1809s	hey ho um we can go back to Elite
1811s	dungeons if we want them um so yeah it's
1815s	kind
1815s	of why not let's try it because I know
1818s	that that was a lot of the feedback that
1820s	we got with when we recently fil recent
1822s	it's probably a lifetime ago time is an
1824s	illusion when we made the change to
1827s	zamari and under City where it used to
1828s	25 runs and then it was like oh it's
1829s	just one then you get to fight zamurai
1831s	that change was something that players
1833s	really resonated with cuz it was just
1834s	like I just want to fight the bosses I
1836s	just want to I just want to fight the
1837s	big bads yeah exactly staying on the
1839s	subject of big bads are they are they
1843s	brand new bosses are they drag drop from
1846s	existing bosses are they kind of have we
1848s	like stuck two bosses together and we
1849s	put like kbd on carac or what we doing
1853s	here like yeah we we just took giant mle
1856s	what if you were somewhere else
1859s	GI you you killed Giant M on the surface
1862s	and now he's in the Underworld you just
1863s	K him uh no it's it's three new
1868s	bosses um there's some clear
1871s	Inspirations from other places but it's
1873s	absolutely new bosses um with some
1877s	pretty unique stuff going on I assume
1879s	when we say three new bosses this is
1882s	still very much that Elite dungeon
1883s	format right so I'm assuming the boss
1886s	difficulty kind of going from one to the
1887s	other will probably be kind of that same
1889s	gradual ramp up right is
1891s	that I think that's fair to say um I
1894s	think that's fair to say um they are
1897s	similar to Elite dungeon bosses um
1900s	because we were able to get rid of the
1901s	chaff though they're probably slightly
1903s	more complex right not necessarily as
1905s	complex as zamak because obviously zamak
1907s	was a huge huge
1909s	project that was very
1911s	evil yeah part Evil part um but yeah
1916s	they will be more
1919s	I want to say mechanically complex than
1921s	say cian l where he's just like head
1924s	slamming everywhere and that's all he
1925s	does yeah um so yeah the head slam's
1928s	killed me so it's some sort of mechanic
1930s	yeah it catches everyone isue it's fine
1932s	don't worry about it um building on from
1935s	that new
1937s	bosses they got to drop something right
1939s	like are we are we looking that there's
1942s	going to be cuz we kind of alluded to it
1943s	when we spoke about the
1945s	right Spirit weed seeds that's what
1950s	more charms at last finally um so yeah
1954s	they will
1956s	release the tier 95 magic dual wield
1959s	weapons um oh yeah yeah they they're
1963s	going to have some other drops as well
1965s	um we won't go into those right now um
1967s	because some stuff still being finalized
1969s	on them um but yeah 1095 magic dual
1972s	wield for sure something else that's
1974s	Prett really cool I'm pretty hyped about
1976s	it um but yeah that all that covers the
1980s	rewards nicely I think amazing couple
1981s	couple questions I want to ask you so
1983s	obviously one of the questions we always
1984s	get with pvm content talks about osus
1987s	being kind of more of a mid-level boss
1989s	we've mentioned this has normal and hard
1991s	mode do we have any particular kind of
1993s	Target of combat player we're looking to
1996s	I I know we don't like to kind of put
1997s	our Combat on a scale but are we
2000s	thinking is this going to maybe be
2002s	something that top end players you know
2004s	our really experienced pvmers are going
2005s	to find some challenge in where's kind
2007s	of Our intention at least in terms of
2009s	our thinking so first off I don't know
2011s	if we had mentioned normal and hard mode
2013s	before you just said mention normal hard
2014s	mode so there is a normal and a hard
2016s	mode as a start in case we didn't make
2018s	that clear um so we're kind of taking
2021s	Elite Dungeons and doing a spin on it um
2023s	so Elite dungeons had story mode normal
2025s	mode story mode didn't really serve
2027s	anyone um because it was kind of for
2029s	players that couldn't do normal mode but
2031s	then it was so unrewarding you didn't
2032s	want to do it anyways um so instead
2034s	we're going with normal mode and hard
2036s	mode uh where normal mode
2039s	it's it takes the essence of story mode
2042s	where it's a bit safer but it's not
2045s	necessarily much easier it's safer in
2047s	the sense of um we're going to try out
2049s	some new death
2050s	mechanics um potentially um with the
2054s	intention that you won't feel scared to
2058s	go and get involved and go and try it
2059s	out um whereas then hard mode will be
2062s	more of your more common what you're
2064s	used to bossing experience yeah and
2067s	that's really important I'm glad you
2068s	touched this is going to be my second
2069s	question I know we've talked a little
2071s	bit about it there's some new ideas
2073s	floting around for this dungeon even
2075s	potentially a new way of thinking about
2078s	when we're talking about 1095 weapons
2080s	and how we might approach that the
2082s	community do you want to give us a
2083s	little bit of information on that how
2085s	are we going to be working with players
2086s	on this do I want to know will I
2088s	yes um so with the tier 95 weapons um
2093s	time permitting we're going to run a
2095s	beta um with a chunk of effects uh not
2098s	sure how many yet but we've got some
2100s	ideas for what we want them to do we're
2102s	going to put on the beta get community
2103s	feedback see what they like um and go
2106s	from there so if there's something that
2107s	really resonates Community then we'll go
2108s	with that one um it saves us making the
2111s	decisions I'm honestly I'm so excited
2113s	because we've never really kind of gone
2115s	hey what would you want the tier 95 kind
2117s	of special effect or route we take it in
2120s	to be so this will be quite interesting
2122s	if we end up being able to do I know
2123s	we've talked about it it's really
2124s	exciting and I know what players can
2127s	expect to hear more from us soon
2128s	basically on you know that de mechanic
2130s	you've been talking about we're going to
2132s	be talking about that with the community
2133s	very very soon so this is just some of
2135s	the ways we're trying to take that
2136s	community-driven development into these
2139s	early projects and yeah there's a lot
2141s	more I think to talk about really next
2143s	week when we uh drag you back on stream
2145s	just H you to that
2147s	publicly
2149s	so got we got there's there's a couple
2152s	of other bits I know on the road map
2154s	that we kind of touched on we kind of
2155s	glanced over them um the necromancy Helm
2158s	with the Slayer uh
2161s	conure Slayer creature necro conure word
2165s	salad it's all a bit much um and then
2168s	with adding new stuff there's also a lot
2170s	of conversation around balancing so is
2172s	there any I know that the combat update
2174s	was something we really looked at with
2177s	the beta at the beginning of the year is
2179s	there anything more that we're going to
2180s	be doing in that
2182s	regard um yes it's not fixed on the road
2186s	map um I think you heard mod maros talk
2189s	about a bit earlier um where kind of
2191s	leaving room for devs to develop and
2193s	kind of fill those gaps um so we're
2197s	definitely not forgetting about
2198s	balancing um there's a lot of
2199s	improvements still we want to make to
2200s	combat um they might not be as big as
2203s	the combat beta was there might be a
2205s	small thing here here or there um inside
2209s	another project or as a project itself
2212s	um but yeah it's definitely not going to
2214s	miss uh right I'm going to end it there
2217s	because everyone's now stuff with sliske
2219s	in chat so you better run before this is
2221s	like your demon
2224s	you but thank you very much everyone and
2226s	thank you everyone for giving us a look
2228s	at that as you mentioned we're going to
2229s	be talking about sanctum of rebirth very
2231s	very soon stay tuned towards the end of
2232s	the show we'll let you know when you can
2234s	get involved in some of those
2235s	discussions and what you can expect to
2237s	hear uh for now we're going to take a
2238s	short break and we will be right back
2240s	with some more jods to talk about
2241s	Skilling content See you in a sec
2338s	la
2371s	a
2398s	la
2456s	oh
2558s	hello all hulie looks wildly different
2561s	he's been replaced by mod Jack hello hi
2564s	I'm sad I can't read the stream chat
2566s	anymore oh heartbreaking no you get to
2568s	you get to see the the bullet points so
2570s	we are going to get ready to chat all
2572s	things Skilling we are also joined by
2574s	the wonderful and Illuminating mod
2576s	shrike mod easy and mods St
2579s	you so thank you very much for joining
2581s	us it's super super exciting so we've
2584s	been showing off some Skilling content
2586s	on the road map and so one what the
2588s	first thing I wanted to talk about is
2589s	the Skilling
2590s	boss uh what is Our intention for that
2595s	core
2596s	experience of this Skilling boss is this
2598s	a solo boss a group boss is
2601s	this different mechanics is this going
2603s	to be the same skills as crosis what are
2606s	we looking at so I'm going to preface
2608s	all of this by saying that we've
2609s	basically only just started working on
2611s	the Skilling boss is a little way out
2612s	still so a lot of what I'm saying is
2613s	going to be working progress um in terms
2616s	of our design
2618s	intentions it is building on what we've
2621s	learned from crois it will be different
2622s	skills it will be a different vibe
2624s	different aesthetic um solo and
2629s	groupable I think is Our intention as
2631s	well we'd like for for both to be
2633s	possible
2634s	um and yeah kind of just this will be
2638s	our second Skilling boss so building on
2640s	what we've learned before and seeing
2642s	what new stuff we can do as well amazing
2646s	so crois obviously was part of such a
2649s	massive
2651s	narrative Arc I'm going to use the term
2654s	H C obviously fit in with with the
2656s	narrative are we looking for something
2657s	similar here with with the new I'm just
2660s	going to say new Skilling boss yeah yeah
2663s	um it will
2665s	be very heavily tied into the sanctum of
2667s	rebirth there's basically three updates
2669s	that
2670s	are pretty much being developed in
2672s	tandem so we've got the sanctum of
2673s	rebirth we've got the Skilling boss and
2675s	we've got the accompany and Quest as
2676s	well so they will all be packaged up and
2680s	in the same location dealing with the
2681s	same themes that kind of stuff
2684s	um it will have some kind of tie into to
2687s	The Wider story as well via the quest um
2690s	but yeah expect it to be thematically
2693s	similar to sanctum of rebirth and using
2696s	that the story established there to um
2698s	to do its thing super very very cool um
2702s	there was a little bit of conversation
2704s	when it appeared on the road mapap of
2706s	people saying oh crois is gone no I
2710s	think I think our intention is to make
2712s	sure that this sits it it's additive
2714s	it's additive crois is a really popular
2716s	encounter people if you look at the data
2718s	a lot of people play crois I want to say
2720s	it's our second one of the most popular
2722s	encounters out there which is amazing to
2724s	see um so we're kind of giving players
2727s	more of that and experimenting a bit and
2729s	you see what old school can do with
2730s	their Skilling bosses what can we learn
2732s	from that um what can we bring into
2734s	RuneScape to to spice things up and make
2737s	things more you know give a bit more
2739s	variety and I think that one of the key
2741s	things that we've from the conversations
2744s	that we've had internally around it is
2747s	and I've seen chat mentioning it um is
2751s	the approach towards public grouping and
2755s	contributions and how loot is minated
2757s	and I think that that's something that
2759s	we're we we're factoring into our
2761s	approach yeah right I yeah so it'll
2763s	definitely be learning from crisis
2768s	and excuse me I'm sorry I lost my train
2771s	of thought there definitely learning
2772s	from CIS definitely um seeing what we
2775s	can do to
2777s	to build on it sorry I had I had a
2781s	thought there and then it just exited my
2782s	brain wor one of the like one of the
2785s	main concerns that we looked at was
2787s	whether or not your reward depends on
2789s	other people's performance essentially
2791s	that that we want to make sure whether
2793s	it's solo whether it's group that that
2795s	you get the reward based on your
2796s	performance not based on the performance
2797s	of everyone else yeah and so it the
2800s	combination of both being able to
2802s	comfortably group knowing that your
2804s	contribution is what impacts it and also
2807s	being able to solo it gives you the
2808s	option to pick and choose which one's
2810s	more comfortable to you that's awesome
2813s	but the Skilling boss is only one part
2814s	of this whole sort of Skilling
2818s	I don't know what you what you call what
2819s	would you call this sort of area the
2821s	Skilling area this whole bit thing that
2824s	of this year so the other part of this
2828s	is the other most cryptic one of the
2829s	most cryptic things on our road map
2831s	Skilling updates
2833s	so putting you on the spot more Breezy
2836s	what can you tell us about these
2839s	Skilling updates what kind of thing are
2841s	we looking at I think I might throw that
2844s	question back over to to M Jack well
2847s	we're going to talk about the purpose of
2848s	them and then I'll talk about what's
2850s	coming up sure yeah yeah sure future
2851s	yeah so we want to give um our players a
2854s	regular Cadence of Skilling updates um
2856s	we want to give players things to do
2858s	things to chase for new items to obtain
2860s	things to upgrade new objectives just
2863s	just overall RuneScape objectives things
2864s	that add to your RuneScape life your
2866s	your RuneScape career um it's it's been
2869s	a while really since we've we've had a
2870s	regular drop of all that sort of stuff
2872s	and that's that's something we want to
2873s	get back to because that's what makes
2875s	part of RuneScape core amazing that's
2877s	brilliant I know that the skillers out
2879s	there are going to love that and they're
2881s	going to be really looking forward to
2882s	having more updates for them skillers
2885s	out there Hi I see you're probably
2887s	clicking on a tree right now hi um so
2890s	what do we kind of hope that this is
2894s	leaning towards in terms of the kind of
2897s	Skiller that we're aiming for is there
2901s	is there a kind of content that we're
2903s	hoping to create in that in that sense
2906s	yeah I mean it'll be content that's
2908s	available for everyone to uh to interact
2911s	with granted they have the levels um and
2914s	that being really up at the at the high
2917s	end um aiming around the the 99 area um
2921s	so definitely definitely look out for
2922s	for more news on it very soon super
2924s	that's exciting that is good because I'm
2926s	sure that a lot of people are really
2927s	excited for just more things to look
2930s	forward to as they're getting up through
2931s	those levels I know
2932s	that agility my beloved there's there's
2935s	nothing there it's okay don't worry
2937s	we're it's fine we're just going to do
2938s	anacron lapse for the rest of time it's
2940s	okay that's our that's our punishment
2942s	but outside of that there's going to be
2943s	some really cool opportunities for us to
2944s	explore which is super super cool um
2947s	that's one of the things I think that we
2948s	took away from for for 3 is there was a
2949s	lot of skill and content there but a lot
2951s	of it was very midgame and it just
2953s	wasn't giving players anything to do and
2955s	so we want to make sure that we're
2956s	addressing that when we talk about
2957s	regular skill and content we'll talk
2959s	about regular high-end skill and content
2960s	yeah about just creating something that
2963s	feels additive when you're hitting the
2966s	you know hitting that 99 being like well
2967s	here I am for the next forever just
2972s	adding something to break that up is
2973s	really really cool and super important
2974s	that's awesome I'm really ex I'm really
2977s	excited to it
2979s	and
2981s	so have you guys
2983s	heard of The Mining and smithing update
2987s	funnily enough all three of us worked on
2989s	it um Jack was the the lead designer um
2992s	Breezy I think you were QA at the time
2994s	yeah and myself developing it um so
2997s	really good team of people to be working
2999s	on F the work on man and
3001s	smithing super what can players expect
3004s	to see in this kind of update to a skill
3008s	that everyone knows and loves what kind
3010s	of sort of changes are we looking at
3013s	that sounds like one for me um I do have
3015s	some notes prepared because the the ink
3017s	is still wait on this design we've just
3018s	done like a week of development on it so
3019s	far um so we're adding a we're adding
3023s	Primal variance of the 10 demon Wars so
3026s	um that like novite up to promethium um
3029s	Pro um Primal version of those to new
3032s	mining sites on the surface you'll smelt
3034s	Primal or into Primal bars which will
3037s	then Smith into Primal armor and
3039s	Equipment uh this includes the next tier
3042s	of orbox upgradable Primal pickaxes the
3046s	new Bas and Slot orable pickaxe and a
3050s	Masterwork
3051s	weapon very nice that's a lot that's a
3054s	lot to unpack or a lot to smell
3057s	I don't really know what you would the
3059s	smithing equivalent of unpacking is
3062s	anyway chat's going crazy we love to see
3064s	that um tant the chat is so
3067s	tantalizingly close I can almost see it
3069s	but I know sorry you I'll get distracted
3071s	you're going to get distracted I'll get
3072s	distracted by it'll it'll be like the
3074s	old Des Zone CH you'll be like I'll some
3075s	the chat and then you'll just go on a
3076s	bit of anyway so what what do we feel
3080s	like is the continued value of this in
3084s	terms
3085s	of expanding on
3087s	the skills that we have what what are we
3089s	what are we looking for and how we
3091s	approach this with skillers yeah it's we
3093s	want to add skill and content that's
3094s	that's meaningful and useful that gives
3096s	you something to do something to work
3097s	towards but then has an ongoing
3099s	relevance so we need to make sure
3100s	there's new consumables to create and
3102s	sell um the Masterwork weapon that you
3105s	mentioned is quite relevant so that will
3107s	be a new topend weapon but it won't be
3109s	making it's quite we'll go into more
3111s	detail in the future about how it's
3112s	going to work but that won't be making
3114s	existing best and Slot items redundant
3116s	but it will be something that you'll
3117s	want to have probably um the Yeah It's
3122s	tricky to talk about that getting into
3123s	the balancing so we we do want to make
3124s	sure that the skills sort of are
3126s	relevant at top end and stay relevant at
3127s	top end so something to do on launch but
3129s	then an ongoing relevance within the
3131s	economy that's important that's awesome
3133s	because I know that especially when
3135s	speaking to the community throughout
3136s	Fort front 3 it was like building stuff
3138s	was really cool for example like being
3139s	at 80 construction it's like this is
3140s	awesome I can finally build the chapel
3142s	and I can upgrade it to this tier but
3145s	then it kind of is like
3147s	anything to produce I can't I can't go
3149s	any further with this so us being able
3151s	to produce stuff that's aspirational and
3154s	pushing you to reach those levels and
3156s	then giving you something for it and
3158s	giving you a resource and get getting
3160s	everything moving is is really cool
3161s	that's a very very promising opportunity
3164s	and going on what you alluded to we have
3166s	some plans on how we're going to talk to
3167s	players about this right we're going to
3169s	try and so I've been a little vague
3171s	about about what we're talking about
3173s	here um we'll be doing a Blog and a live
3176s	stream either next week or the week
3178s	after yeah to go into more detail about
3180s	what this update actually is in in more
3182s	detail and get feedback on that so I I
3184s	don't want to rush over it now yeah
3185s	we're going to we're going to try and
3187s	talk through our reasoning explain it
3190s	and and be a bit more thorough with our
3191s	conversation so that you guys are all
3193s	with us for the journey and understand
3194s	where we're coming from so that you're
3196s	not like what do you I don't get it what
3198s	do you mean as you mentioned like so
3200s	we've started development on the mining
3201s	and smithing update we also have a wood
3202s	cing and Fletching update so there'll be
3205s	room between the two to talk bit and
3207s	gather feedback on you know how did it
3208s	work what could we do differently for
3210s	our other skills that sort of thing try
3211s	to make sure we're doing it right
3213s	amazing and you can look forward to
3214s	being more closely involved with that
3216s	you the community getting involved with
3218s	it being part following us along with
3219s	the journey every step of the way it's
3220s	going to be super exciting but keeping
3223s	it brief keeping it very high level
3224s	don't want to get too much into the
3226s	weeds with everything because we're
3228s	going to be going through a lot more
3229s	detail in the future so thank you so
3231s	much for running through that content
3232s	with us wonderful wonderful mods we'll
3234s	be back with a final section in just a
3236s	mo where we're going to be running
3237s	through some law and season stuff uh
3240s	seasonal event stuff not season stuff
3243s	it's across the whole year you don't
3245s	need to worry about that and then let
3246s	you know about some exciting ways you
3249s	I'm pointing at the camera I'm going to
3250s	make another meme um can help shape the
3252s	content ahead for RuneScape so we'll be
3254s	right back don't go anywhere see you in
3256s	a sec
3267s	h
3327s	l
3357s	oh
3447s	n
3564s	hello everyone hul's back but mojack is
3566s	also over there through some sort of
3567s	advanced Alchemy we've managed to
3569s	maintain this illusion the realities of
3571s	stream production but anyway it's time
3573s	to talk law and seasonal events I got it
3575s	right this time let's go and joining us
3578s	to give some first details are mod Luma
3580s	mod Ramen and mod
3582s	Jack hey folks right uh so let's talk
3586s	about the first thing just in case it's
3588s	not really clear it might seem like an
3589s	obvious question but in the road map we
3591s	use this kind of new term story Quest
3594s	kind of sounds obvious but it means
3595s	something specific to us can you just be
3597s	really clear what is a story Quest so a
3599s	story Quest is just a proper Quest that
3601s	ties into the story line so we there was
3603s	a bit of confusion last year about there
3604s	were some mini quests that were sort of
3606s	presented as quests there are seasonal
3608s	quests that are presented as quests so
3609s	we just want to make sure that when we
3611s	say story Quest we mean a quest tied
3613s	into the story line something like hent
3614s	o yeah so yeah so something that kind of
3616s	brings us forward that keeps the story
3618s	line moving forward okay cool really
3619s	really cool um so um we've talked
3622s	obviously in that road map there's two
3623s	quests planned is that correct and then
3625s	we've got a few more outside of that
3627s	coming in seasonal events too is that
3629s	right yeah so so so committing to story
3631s	quests doesn't then mean we can't also
3633s	have many quests into content or
3635s	seasonal quests that sort of thing it's
3636s	just that isn't a sort of major road map
3639s	thing there can also be other things on
3640s	top of them yeah so I I let's talk about
3642s	story Quest very quickly obviously it's
3644s	really hard to talk about quests and Law
3646s	Without like spoiling everything it's
3648s	always the trouble we have we try and
3649s	show these lovely quests on streams
3651s	without ruining them it's a delicate
3653s	balance but I think briefly Rec for a
3656s	dragon obiously hopefully a lot of you
3657s	loved it I certainly did um we talked
3660s	about that ending the for frree story
3662s	line uh as well as having the cutest
3665s	Undead fory moment of my life um can you
3667s	give an indication of the kind of
3669s	storyline we're headed into or are we
3671s	still in the story what what's going on
3673s	yes so it's it's a bit of a misnomer to
3674s	say that it ended the story line the for
3677s	me the story line has a relatively
3678s	objective definition of when when it
3680s	doesn't have the same requirements it's
3682s	a new story line so because it will be
3684s	continuing with the same requirements
3685s	the next question will require Rec for a
3687s	dragon it's part of the same story line
3689s	so you know you're still you more like a
3691s	new chapter then exactly yeah it's like
3693s	the next PA whole new story stream yeah
3698s	we just we've we've set him up we've
3700s	given them a platform now don't ask me
3701s	an open-ended question we just need the
3702s	boiler in the background on the screen
3704s	behind him authentic design stream
3705s	experience I guess just an open question
3707s	is there anything you want to say about
3709s	kind of our thoughts about the future I
3710s	know we don't really want to spoil any
3711s	story and that would be unfair to all
3712s	the law fans watching but is there
3714s	anything around the quest specifically
3715s	that you'd like I mean it's kind of
3717s	implied it's implied from from the
3719s	content that we've launched and it's
3720s	implied on the picture of the road map
3721s	you know Bill is still there we're going
3723s	to be looking more at his plans and
3724s	where he's going um but I don't really
3726s	want to talk about it in detail and I
3728s	hear there might be a time to the
3729s	Skilling boss and is that a current
3732s	thought yeah so the the the first Quest
3735s	will will tie together sanum of rebirth
3738s	um and the Skilling boss and the story l
3740s	oh so is the SK boss also in San of
3742s	rebirth is what you're saying just not
3744s	in that piece of content he's saying too
3746s	much
3748s	there you go everybody we talked about
3750s	not spoiling your experience Okay cool
3751s	so that's good just wanted to make sure
3753s	we talk about this I know there's a lot
3755s	of questers out there who want to see
3757s	the story line continue and it's a very
3758s	difficult topic for us to approach but
3760s	an important one I think yeah we we
3762s	always want to we want to show that
3764s	quests and law is and and the narrative
3767s	is still so important to us and it's
3769s	such a fundamental part of what
3770s	RuneScape is but also we know that we
3772s	don't want to just drop spoilers and
3774s	just be like here's what the story is
3775s	and here's how it ends because that
3778s	experience day one of seeing people in
3780s	the official Discord in the law channels
3782s	being like Oh my God and then in the
3783s	different Community spaces reacting to
3785s	stuff is so important and such a such a
3787s	magical moment like so many of the
3789s	quests that that have come out that
3791s	we've seen that day one experience has
3793s	been so important we don't want to we
3795s	don't want to put too much out there at
3796s	the beginning and spoil it so we just
3797s	want to make sure that there's a balance
3799s	there that we bring people along for the
3800s	journey um so yeah when don't we talk
3802s	about season quests you want to ask some
3804s	questions on the season Quest don't get
3805s	me start on Halloween it's over sorry
3807s	seasonal Quest seasonal events seasonal
3809s	events yes so there was there was a lot
3811s	of feedback when we initially broed the
3814s	subject of having a new seasonal summer
3817s	Hub and then we've kind of had to make
3818s	those adjustments because we heard your
3820s	feedback it was super important that we
3821s	made sure that we took that on board
3823s	there was a lot of concern that we would
3824s	also be listening to feedback and
3827s	canceling Halloween as well I was one of
3830s	those people um I am among the many to
3833s	see that it is still in there I am
3835s	overjoyed now with Halloweeny colors
3837s	Ramen Ramen approved Halloween
3840s	colors yeah uh just to clarify I want to
3845s	throw this question out there is it a
3847s	brand new event and are we still taking
3848s	that feedback on board about the balance
3850s	between time limited but recurring
3853s	annual content and permanent content
3856s	what's the sort of are we are we trying
3857s	to make sure that we strike a balance
3860s	yeah for sure um we want to make sure we
3862s	have a healthy balance of you know that
3863s	permanent content in game but not
3865s	forgetting about season events and
3867s	leaving them behind um so obviously we
3869s	heard that and we took that on board
3871s	with the The Summer Event um so we we
3874s	are reactivating the beach with some
3877s	small quality of life changes but not
3879s	like a huge summer new summer Hub which
3881s	was originally planned um I think it's
3885s	also worth mentioning as well setting up
3887s	the new hubs as we've done with
3888s	Christmas as we've done with Easter as
3890s	we will be doing with Halloween that's a
3893s	huge bulk of the work done and once
3896s	that's done it will take left less Dev
3897s	work in future years to add new content
3900s	to it and that's I think that's a lot of
3902s	why we saw that's why when you look at
3905s	the road map for December or winter I
3907s	should say I don't want to say December
3909s	winter we've got the the story Quest and
3913s	the Hub at the same time because we can
3915s	have seasonal Quest the seasonal Quest
3916s	within the Hub so there's kind of two
3918s	quests coming up very very quickly in in
3921s	short succession because we don't have
3923s	to be like we have to make a new Hub
3925s	what are we don't have to worry about
3926s	that it's already done already the
3928s	hassle of that is over so now we can
3930s	just plug new stuff in expand on iterate
3932s	on it make changes that doesn't mean
3933s	we're not going to give something like
3935s	Christmas love though right there is
3936s	going to can you give us an indication
3938s	of like what that would be for like one
3940s	of the returning hubs yeah I guess
3942s	Christmas being our first so yeah
3944s	Christmas uh Village 2024 this year as
3947s	it as as it will be called right 2024
3949s	cool um yeah it'll be the first Hub
3951s	that's returning so it will mean that
3954s	all the activities you had that there
3956s	will be there including returning of the
3959s	the the black party hat so more
3961s	opportunities to to rearn that I hope I
3964s	was allowed to say that um but then you
3967s	know like if you didn't get to play it's
3969s	no bother last year you'll be able to
3970s	come and then replay that quest uh it
3973s	will only be active for that period
3974s	while the Christmas Village is active if
3977s	we we we are doing another Quest so
3979s	another Quest will take place in in this
3981s	Hub So the plan for the hubs was to okay
3983s	cool set up an area make it beautiful
3986s	make it like really magical really
3988s	harking back to the original sort of
3991s	holiday events we had we called it
3993s	corporate corporate Christmas and like
3996s	what we mean by that is like you want to
3997s	be walking out of tesos right you see
3999s	your red your Santa all your stuff this
4002s	was this was the sales pitch for it
4003s	other supermarkets are available yeah
4005s	other super no branding um but like you
4008s	you know you want to jump into the game
4010s	and everything you've seen around you is
4012s	is is is what you're experiencing in
4014s	real life um so it'll be returning and
4017s	then like the plan was to push the hubs
4018s	sort of outward so like you you may have
4020s	a stream up there or some Woodland and
4023s	if we need to sort of dig into that for
4024s	some area for request we'll be able to
4026s	do that um but as as Luma said the bulk
4029s	of the work is done with the environment
4031s	it's now we'll be able to cuz like when
4034s	whenever we did holiday events so much
4037s	effort like if you think about like the
4038s	Halloween ones from 2011 Weber Shadows 2
4044s	around that point um Wast of like
4046s	resource like we didn't bring them back
4048s	so the amount of our effort and resource
4050s	and animations that went into that don't
4052s	get to see the light of day again so
4054s	it's
4055s	about making something that has a return
4059s	on investment and will return sort of
4062s	constantly so yeah everything you saw at
4064s	Last Christmas coming back plus more I'm
4067s	I'm sold um it is early it is a bit
4070s	early doors to talk about this but it's
4072s	never too early for me cuz it's I've
4074s	been thinking about it since oh November
4076s	first what kind of ideas have we got
4078s	bouncing around for a Halloween event
4081s	ooh we know it's the right color of
4083s	orange yeah but outside of that what
4086s	what else what else is on the cards I me
4087s	it's worth saying work hasn't started on
4089s	it yet and we're also not the team who
4091s	will be working on it um but but you
4094s	know there your chance still as with
4096s	Easter and Christmas we've obviously
4098s	wanted to be like quintessential
4100s	Halloween your pumpkins your skeletons
4102s	your classic characters like death and
4104s	muncha um continuing to be set in
4107s	renmark so obviously Christmas was the
4109s	Land of Snow Easter was the land of
4111s	Glade so Halloween land of I think it's
4113s	called Harvest um and yeah reintroducing
4117s	things I think from from old events will
4119s	probably be looked to obviously there's
4121s	quite a few good Halloween locations
4122s	there you've got death's Mansion you've
4124s	got um the spider realm you've got the
4126s	death conon Citadel I know people fans
4128s	of so I think just looking to Old events
4131s	and taking ideas from them um well also
4134s	keeping it quintessential Hall
4136s	there's a lot there to work with a lot
4138s	lots of people very very excited about
4140s	this project internally yeah people like
4143s	everyone's sort of desperate to work on
4146s	Halloween I know that mod black witch
4148s	and mod Alex and a couple of the other
4150s	environment art team were like okay we
4152s	are actually going to fight to try and
4154s	figure out who gets to do the event to
4156s	have a live stream pitch B and they're
4157s	having to like divy up C for all of the
4160s	different environments for like all of
4162s	the stuff on the on the road map being
4163s	like okay I really want to do Halloween
4165s	so I'll give you this and then you give
4167s	me Halloween and they've been bartering
4169s	over it and so you know it's going to be
4171s	good when they're that desperate to get
4173s	involved with it it's so exciting I
4175s	guess just one question for me like I
4177s	hope everyone looks out a road map and
4178s	thinks well that's quite a lot coming
4179s	out in a you know six odd month period I
4182s	would certainly hope so do we expect
4183s	Halloween to be similar in scale to
4185s	Easter or Christmas do we even know that
4186s	question yet are we maybe thinking of it
4188s	being a bit
4189s	smaller do do we have any indication at
4191s	this point of kind of how it might sit
4193s	against the other two events I'd say a
4195s	bit more similar to Christmas um Easter
4198s	was was quite big Easter went nuts with
4201s	the Hub like it's beautiful yeah it's
4203s	absolutely stunning and like there's
4205s	that room to expand but um yeah it it'll
4208s	be sort it either sit where Christmas at
4211s	or in between the two um we we want to
4214s	make sure that we're not like making a
4217s	really sparse place where you it you you
4220s	don't want to make a place and and fill
4222s	it with content you want to make content
4223s	and then like slot it nicely in into the
4226s	Hub and then let's expand in the future
4228s	mhm yeah I think that was one of the
4230s	things that I even as someone who isn't
4232s	the most Jolly or festive of christmy
4234s	people walking around the Christmas Hub
4237s	and just seeing the amount of people
4238s	condensed in that space with so many
4240s	different things to do I was like oh
4241s	this is really nice but then with Easter
4243s	it was like lovely and expansive how can
4245s	you say you're not Jolly or Christmasy
4247s	enough is it cuz you wear all black look
4249s	at me no I me if that was the case like
4251s	mod black wi still has a Christmas tree
4252s	up so yeah it's still up it's not rules
4255s	still dying it's very goth it's very
4256s	goth that is um one last quick question
4260s	about events cuz I know people in chat
4263s	have already mentioned it I know people
4264s	have been talking about this for ages as
4266s	soon as we were like it's the beach two
4269s	words dung hole question mark no I'm
4273s	kidding it's not gone it's still there
4274s	is totally still there um yeah dhole of
4278s	course it's still there um I don't know
4280s	if we could survive releasing the beach
4282s	without anymore yeah it used to not be
4284s	every year right in the beach and then
4285s	it became like a permanent fixture we
4287s	did we did
4289s	suggest a Skilling goal that you had to
4293s	dig the hole yourself it was a community
4296s	goal that we were like okay you want it
4298s	you have to earn it you have to dig the
4300s	hole yourself and then you unlock it but
4303s	so tldr demon home is going to look
4305s	beautiful but then you're going to be
4307s	jumping into a dung engineering hole to
4309s	train that's classic RuneScape right so
4312s	good um well thank you very much
4314s	obviously it's I wish we could do more
4316s	of a service to the law and the seasonal
4318s	events team uh the amount of work and
4321s	love and care that goes into this part
4322s	that we can't often give you half as
4324s	much details Ora and kind of lead you
4325s	into what's going on uh is always a bit
4327s	frustrating for us but thank you very
4329s	much for representing it and at least
4331s	talking as much as we can about these
4333s	things and I'm excited to see very much
4334s	about what Halloween's going to look
4336s	like so I guess we'll say a quick
4338s	goodbye to our love J mods and you so
4340s	much there we have it so we've got one
4343s	last thing to talk to you about we are
4344s	just about to wrap up um that is the
4347s	first look at our rest of year road map
4349s	and the content held within uh there is
4352s	one more thing we wanted to talk about
4353s	and that's about how you can get
4354s	involved in the future of RuneScape now
4356s	as we discussed at the top of the show
4358s	last year we began involving the
4360s	community more into what we do when it
4362s	comes to development and this year we've
4364s	been setting up to take that even
4366s	further so let's take a look at how you
4368s	can play an active part in the
4369s	development of our future content
4370s	beginning as early as next
4373s	week so um I said beginning as early as
4376s	next week I meant this week so at the
4378s	end of this show right on runescape.com
4381s	the 2024 player survey will be released
4383s	now I know some of you before have felt
4385s	like oh I'm not sure if the quarterly
4386s	surveys have much impact they are really
4388s	important to us I can't stress that
4391s	enough and I just want to touch on that
4392s	and just say uh it's a really really
4396s	important uh thing to to fill out for us
4398s	but this one especially and I'll let mod
4400s	Doom kind of talk a little bit about why
4402s	that is yes I mean I can personally
4404s	attest to how important those surveys
4405s	are
4406s	um mod bam uh who looks who who is is is
4410s	uh mod hul manager constantly sites
4414s	those surveys all the time they are such
4416s	a crucial part of informing how we
4417s	progress so this is the next step in
4420s	that um this is this is bigger this is
4422s	beyond this is 2025 um I know what
4425s	you're thinking holy zamak what is he on
4427s	about we have literally just been
4429s	looking at 2024 we cannot be going that
4431s	far ahead but all right part of our
4433s	vision isn't just the planned content
4436s	it it's making sure that the stuff that
4439s	we aren't even showing you yet beyond
4441s	that is informed by you as well we want
4443s	to make sure that we're better informed
4445s	making smarter decisions um we've got
4448s	that we've got that survey in place that
4450s	we want you to get involved with um
4452s	we've been using them to really get a
4454s	crucial understanding of how you're
4455s	feeling right now especially
4457s	retrospectively about the last three
4458s	months that's been super important but
4460s	this is distinct and different in that
4463s	you're going to be taking a key part in
4465s	potential directions we've identified
4467s	nothing concrete this isn't we're just
4470s	we're being like yes no on something
4471s	it's not like that but we want you to
4474s	help us understand the kind of ways
4476s	you're leaning and helping us shape our
4478s	final 2025 road map I can't believe I'm
4480s	saying that right now 2025 road map but
4483s	it's going to be playing a crucial part
4485s	in that um you'll be influencing very
4488s	early design decisions rather than
4491s	granular concrete stuff I want to be
4493s	very clear that this is sort of we're
4495s	looking slightly more themes and
4497s	directions them and dire yes so it's
4499s	it's it's a very useful informative
4501s	resource for us to be able to sit down
4503s	and look at and say okay this is the
4504s	kind of thing we're going for rather
4506s	than this is do this because it w top
4511s	billing on the server or anything like
4512s	that so we we really want you to get
4514s	involved in that and it mean would mean
4516s	the world to me personally if you guys
4518s	all got involved in it please now now
4520s	you got to do it clearly no look um the
4523s	the 2025 road map is something we're
4524s	already think about we already have some
4527s	really clear ideas on where we want to
4528s	go this is about adding your voice to
4530s	that process giving us indications and
4531s	directions to build a road map that is
4534s	essentially more better informed by you
4536s	um whilst kind of taking that kind of
4538s	design inspiration and uh excitement
4540s	that this team can bring so we're really
4542s	excited to see that it will also have a
4544s	little bit of influence on what we're
4545s	doing and what we've announced today on
4546s	2024 so it's a really cool way to add
4548s	your voice to that process um so beyond
4552s	that um we talked about this a little
4554s	bit at the top of the show um we're
4555s	going to be doing a Discord stage so if
4556s	you don't know what that is it's kind of
4558s	like a live podcast on Discord uh where
4560s	you can come and contribute questions in
4562s	a chat uh and influence the discussion
4564s	of the show I'm going to be sitting down
4565s	with M Marcos who you heard at the top
4567s	of the show um and this is going to be
4569s	to give you a behind the scenes of
4571s	what's been going up the studio how did
4572s	we get to this point of being able to
4573s	announce this road map maybe even go
4575s	into a little bit of some of the
4576s	challenges we've faced and maybe a
4578s	little bit of reasoning behind uh some
4580s	of our lack of communication in areas
4581s	let's be very upfront um but we're
4584s	really excited to talk to you about that
4585s	we want to for those of you who are
4586s	interested in it we do want to provide
4588s	you more insight and reason into what's
4589s	been going up the studio um and how
4591s	we've been Ving for the future um so I'm
4592s	really excited to do that and hopefully
4594s	kind of be more transparent and open
4595s	with all of you um there's also a couple
4598s	things on the content front coming up as
4600s	well yes next week we'll be diving into
4602s	the sanct of rebirth o not actually
4605s	physically diving into it because I
4606s	don't know if we're even allowed to as
4608s	Mortals I'm not going to think about the
4609s	law implications anyway across a live
4611s	stream and a Blog we're going to be
4612s	sharing some of the new ideas we've got
4614s	and we want to hear your feedback on
4616s	that so you're going to get a first look
4618s	at all the ideas we've got bouncing
4620s	around in our Collective heads and then
4622s	you're going to be able to weigh in on
4623s	that give some feedback and let us know
4625s	what you think which is super exciting
4626s	I'm very very very excited for that I
4629s	cannot wait um we'll also going to be
4631s	keeping the development discussions
4633s	going the week after with another live
4635s	stream talking about Skilling updates
4637s	focusing on how we feel is best for us
4640s	to bring the content to existing skills
4643s	um with other topics as well we'll be
4645s	joined by mod Jack and we are super
4648s	excited to involve you early on with
4649s	this one so it's gonna be a really
4651s	really cool time it's also worth
4653s	mentioning some of these dates we may
4654s	shift slightly forward especially that
4657s	Skilling update one we're thinking like
4658s	osus is coming out that day we kind of
4660s	want to give it moment Sun but this is
4662s	just to give you a general indication is
4663s	we want this conversation to keep going
4665s	this this is just the start of that and
4667s	it's something that we want to put
4667s	concerted effort into first with these
4670s	kind of more immediate updates coming in
4671s	July and August um and then obviously or
4674s	at least our targets and then kind of
4676s	looking beyond that we'll we'll look at
4677s	where we go afterwards and how we have
4679s	the conversations about things like the
4681s	Skilling boss for example and uh maybe
4683s	even Quest who knows but we're always
4685s	going to be thinking about how we can
4686s	talk about our content earlier and bring
4688s	you into that discussion so on that note
4692s	uh that is the end of the show so right
4693s	now I'm hopeful that uh the lovely mod
4696s	is hitting the publish button uh you are
4698s	going to be able to find pretty much
4700s	everything we discussed uh on about the
4702s	road map on runescape.com right now in
4704s	our new blog on behalf of the whole
4706s	RuneScape team we want to say a massive
4708s	thank you for watching and for being
4709s	part of our community we know uh there's
4712s	been a lot of things going on behind the
4713s	scenes here to get everything in place
4715s	to be able to have this conversation
4716s	with you as we said we'll talk about
4718s	that more on the Discord station on
4719s	Friday um but we know at times that
4722s	that's caused a little bit of
4724s	frustration around our communication and
4726s	kind of the forward visibility you want
4728s	and that fear about the dread and
4729s	maintenance mode which as Marcos assured
4731s	we are not anywhere near uh if you take
4733s	anything from today I I hope sincerely
4736s	you can see the love everyone at the
4739s	studio has for the game and I hope this
4741s	rat feel like it respects your time uh
4745s	your money the and the love you put into
4747s	RuneScape as well um we have a long
4750s	future ahead of us and RuneScape isn't
4752s	going anywhere um that's kind of what I
4755s	wanted to end the show of I guess is
4757s	there anything you want to end with as a
4758s	final message we are so
4762s	back I
4763s	think well
4765s	with that I think that's a sign off have
4767s	a wonderful week scapers thank you so
4769s	much for taking the time to join us and
4771s	we will see you in gilano take care
4833s	for
4873s	la

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