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almost 4 years ago - /u/Jagex_Stu - Direct link

Originally posted by socorum

Ok thanks for the reply! Sad to hear that it isn't going to be available for other players then new.

I will give it a go with a new account then. And will check the camera rotation in the app aswell.

As for bringing outdated areas up to speed with current graphics, it's always the areas new players see first which get updated. Which means the players who have been playing the game for a long time are left with these really outdated areas that are never touched up. As is why I'm sad some areas get updated we can't even visit without making a new account.

But I guess that's how the game keeps getting and keeping new members, so it's needed.

Thank you very much for your willingness to do that! I hope you enjoy Davendale. :)

Never say never, but making a non-tutorial version of Davendale isn't something we're currently working on, and given the effort vs impact, the action you're taking is currently the best way to scratch your Davendale itch.

And rest assured, we acknowledge and have paid attention to feedback that some players want the oldest areas to be the highest priority, and less weighting toward the starting zones. Definitely factoring that into the impact costing.

almost 4 years ago - /u/Jagex_Stu - Direct link

Originally posted by Heavyoak

well the wiki says (and shows) it being available on desktop, so you might want to check with the team that told you it isn't.

also, most players only want to go there to unlock the sword "The Spirit of Davendale sword" for cosmetic stuff.

edit: I just checked my storage, seems that the sword is already unlocked. you might want to announce that in a news post.

To (hopefully) clarify, we built Davendale as a cross-platform tutorial, and we've demo'd it in livestreams on both platforms.

Davendale indeed can be played on both desktop and mobile. But currently when you first log in as a new account, whether you start on Tutorial Island or Davendale is determined by your platform.

So to play Davendale on desktop, you'd have to first create that account on mobile before switching to desktop (which is how the wiki took their screenshots).

Regardless, I'm happy to hear that acquiring the Spirit of Davendale sword from Diango seems to have met your needs. :)