over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Good afternoon all,

Over the weekend, we looked into an issue where up to 60,000 tickets were being registered as ‘submitted’ immediately after each raffle refresh.

We have resolved this problem, which was related to global variables not resetting properly, and last year’s tickets being submitted into this year’s raffle. No prizes were given to those players who were erroneously entered into the raffle.

This is one of a few hiccups we have had with the raffle this year, so we wanted to give a little something back. You will each be receiving an additional 10 raffle tickets later today (we will broadcast when this is live). We will also be increasing the number of prizes given out each day by roughly one third, as shown below (the increased number of prizes will not be visible on the Raffle interface or Balthazar chat until next Monday).

The updated numbers are:

  • Monday: Protean packs – 20,000 -> 27,000
  • Tuesday: Bank deposit box – 40,000 -> 54,000
  • Wednesday: Deathtouched darts – 20,000 -> 27,000
  • Thursday: Golden Barrows – 7,000 -> 9,500
  • Friday: Golden Warpriest – 5,000 -> 7,000
  • Saturday: Golden Chaotic – 2,500 -> 3,500
  • Sunday: Golden Godsword – 2,500 -> 3,500

As mentioned by Mod Shauny last week, we’ve also increased the minimum level required to enter the raffle each day to 150 total level.

We hope this makes up for the first nine days of the raffle having issues, and thanks for your patience guys!

Mod Osborne

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over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by bearest_bear

Hope you're not giving the 10 raffle tickets to accounts below 150 total too

They'll get the tickets (it's blanket, to everyone) but won't be able to use them until 150 total level

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by Sebastiaan_RS

don't want to encourage raffle rigging

give every dude that rigs the raffle 10 raffle tickets on every single alt

jamflexpls

The 150 limit is on there to prevent this

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by Aviarn

There is a level requirement now entering. If flarefox wants to use his 4.000 alts to enter now, he'll need to get all his alts to 150+ total.

Yep, we have this 150 limit in place to combat multiple accounts.

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by JagexOsborne

They'll get the tickets (it's blanket, to everyone) but won't be able to use them until 150 total level

Quick clarification, and slight difference: pre-150, players won't get tickets in their currency pouch, but will when they hit 150

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by Myraell

Help me out here, please; which one of these official Runescape website news posts is this mentioned in?
https://i.imgur.com/TrZtp9m.png

It’s on the official forums, has an official broadcast, and all players will find the tickets automatically on their characters

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by Necromaner_101

150 total level is literally level 5 in all skills. I'm sorry, but what is a level 5 gonna do with any golden gear?

It’s the other stuff they will value. The raffle works really well with new players and gives them a reason to come back (beyond the game of course)

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexOsborne - Direct link

Originally posted by DragonSlaayer

Everyone getting 10 raffle tickets is the same as everyone getting 100 raffle tickets or everyone getting 0 raffle tickets. It's a raffle. Everyone entering a raffle 10 times is the same as everyone entering once.

With the increase in prizes, it means you can double down on the item you most want