July 16, 200917 yr Fishing skill (and karamja) introduced - Spring 2001 Removal of the PK/NPK system and wilderness introduced - Autumn 2001 The first rare introduced (physically dropped by moderators)- October 31st 2001 Rune introduced P2P introduced You'll have to look up the dates, it's far too long ago for me to remember. :P Fishing skill- June 11, 2001 P2P introduced- February 28, 2002 99 Hunter - November 1st, 200899 Cooking -July 22nd, 200999 Firemaking - July 29th, 201099 Fletching - December 30th, 2010
July 16, 200917 yr Oh I forgot one of the biggest of all - item banking! That completely revolutionised RuneScape. Before you could only store cash in there, so if you mined some ores you had to immediately smelt, smith and sell the product, or store the ores on mules. Capone Sabre since April 2001.99 Attack, Defence, Strength and Hitpoints Achieved January 2005. When it still meant something.
July 16, 200917 yr Oh I forgot one of the biggest of all - item banking! That completely revolutionised RuneScape. Before you could only store cash in there, so if you mined some ores you had to immediately smelt, smith and sell the product, or store the ores on mules. The bank was added January 23, 2001. As you said it was only aloud to bank coins, Jagex updated it on May 2001, to let you store everything else :D 99 Hunter - November 1st, 200899 Cooking -July 22nd, 200999 Firemaking - July 29th, 201099 Fletching - December 30th, 2010
July 16, 200917 yr Author ok theres been alot of talk over night about how every update changes RuneScape forever. I'm not going to disagree with you, but in the main post I said I wanted to include the ones that had the Biggest Impact on the game. As for those who say I haven't been playing long enough to make this thread, you're entitled to your own opinion I suppose. Finally, how yesterday's updates didn't change "runescape forever", I think that they did. Every update has an impact on someone, but yesterdays was especially true for the people who enjoy PvP. Like all of you I am also entitled to my own opinion. Proudly achieved 99 fletching before the 'string x' optionProudly achieved 99 firemaking before the Grand Exchange was introducedCall me crazy but I alched all the way to 99 magic
July 16, 200917 yr -graphics update-going fullscreen-14-Jul-2008 -RS2-29-Mar-2004 -Construction-31-May-2006 -Hunter-21-Nov-2006 -Grand Exchange-26-Nov-2007 -Farming-11-Jul-2005 -Addition and removal of BH in the WIlderness Volcano- Removal-27-Feb-2009 Addition-10-Dec-2007 -New BH-06-May-2009 -PvP Worlds-15-Oct-2008 -Rise of 26k/76k tricking in PvP/BH worlds, addition of ancient artefacts-16-Jun-2009 -Alteration of PvP/BH worlds-15-Jul-2009(not sure if thats what your asking) -While Guthix Sleeps quest-26-Nov-2008 -God Wars Dungeon-28-Aug-2007 -Stealing Creation-less expensive 99s-11-Nov-2008 -Desert Treasure quest-18-Apr-2005 -Lunar Isles-24-Jul-2006 Click for My Blog670th to 99 Smithing July 21st, 07 |743rd to 99 Mining November 29th, 07 | 649th to 99 Runecrafting May 18th, 08 | 29,050th to 99 Defence October 20th, 08 | 20,700th to 99 Magic November 8, 08 | 47,938th to 99 Attack December 19, 08 | 37,829th to 99 Hitpoints December 24, 08 | 68,604th to 99 Strength February 4, 09 | 27,983rd to 99 Range February 9, 09 | 9,725th to 99 Prayer June 8, 09 | 6,620th to 99 Slayer December, 12 09 | 4,075th to 99 Summoning December, 28 09 | 3,551th to 99 Herblore February 24, 10 | 3,192th to 99 Dungeoneering November 11, 10 | 146,600th to 99 Cooking December 29th, 10 | 11,333rd to 99 Construction June 7th, 11 | 16,648th to 99 Farming August 1st, 11 | 19,993th to 99 Crafting August 2nd, 11 | 89,739th to 99 Woodcutting Janurary 1st, 12 | 55,424th to 99 Fishing May 9th, 12| 60,648th to 99 Firemaking May 12th, 12 | 16666th to 99 Agility May 17th, 2012 | 24476th to 99 Hunter June 1st, 2012 | 57,881st to 99 Fletching June 1st, 2012 | All 99s June 1st, 2012 | 3183th to 120 Dungeoneering July 24th, 2012 | 2341st to 2496 Total level July 24th, 2012 | Completionist Cape July 24th, 2012
July 16, 200917 yr I believe the HD graphical update was a rather big thing. It makes Runescape look like a high quality game in comparison to it's previous graphics. PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape
July 16, 200917 yr Removal of the black party hat; nevar forgat. Really though, not being able to gather resources while your inventory is full. Retired Tip.It Mod || Admin and Founder of Caesar 3 Mod Squad! All are welcome!
July 16, 200917 yr Remember, remember, the fifth of November. The gunpowder treason and plot... oh wait... I also feel that the censor update was pretty big. It was quite annoying to be censored for words like phone, to school, sucks.. PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape
July 16, 200917 yr Yea but the censor was a relief in a way; walking around Varrock, especially past the Shield of Arrav gang hideouts in the south, I was offered to cyber so many times by people. A few times in Karamja banana field too! Retired Tip.It Mod || Admin and Founder of Caesar 3 Mod Squad! All are welcome!
July 16, 200917 yr I'd definately say that the change to crossbows changed rs alot. They completely changed the way ranged works. The introduction of barrows was another one, along with godwars, that changed combat for ever. Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^
July 16, 200917 yr Uhm, there were actually banks in january 2001? I never saw them... Twitter ||| Google+ ||| Facebook ||| LinkedIn ||| My very interesting weblog about science
July 16, 200917 yr The introduction of the Grand Exchange easily changed Runescape the most out of any update. Removed a lot of player interaction. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder."
July 17, 200917 yr The second set of summoning updates. The wilderness ditch was another biggie. The CT Charter Boats Quest wise Kings ransom Underground Pass/Regicide RfD Haunted mine Smoking Kills Theres more but my minds gone blank [hide=Drops]Dragon Axe x11Berserker Ring x9Warrior Ring x8SeercullDragon MedDragon Boots x4 - all less then 30 kcGodsword Shard (bandos)Granite Maul x 3Solo only - doesn't include barrows[/hide][hide=Stats][/hide]
July 17, 200917 yr I remember the Pure Essence update being a big deal. Can't remember when the date was. Feel free to HYT me in-game =)~~3,483rd to 99 Thieving, Feb 22, 2008~~"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want." - Calvin (& Hobbes)
July 17, 200917 yr I dont know when, but I think the corp beast was pretty big. Clicky Here For My Defence Pure GUide!!!!!!!!!!!!!!A Guide To Range Tanks
July 17, 200917 yr tip.it's news archive would give you damn near every update and a date close to the actual date..
July 17, 200917 yr I remember the Pure Essence update being a big deal. Can't remember when the date was. Good point! I totally forgot about that. I think the week before I had bought about 20,000 ess and then it all got changed to Pure and Regular. Made a lot of money off a lucky buy. "He could climb to it, if he climbed alone, and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder."
July 17, 200917 yr 23-9-06 NEVER FORGET. http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=625 Also 18-10-06 Capes of Achievment...and Goats! I'll trade you my Dragon Dagger (Saradomin) for your Torn Page 2 (Super poisoned)
July 17, 200917 yr while not necessarily an update.. the phat duping (Nov 2003) probably have just as much of an impact as any update in there. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) I wasn't able to take advantage of the dupe. My all RSC level 4, 9hp account:
July 18, 200917 yr Author Hmm..yeah completely forgot about the new archive. I'll have to use that to find some of the missing dates. Thanks n64jive, as for the Party Hat Duping, I will include that because it did have a huge impact on one of the discontinued items Proudly achieved 99 fletching before the 'string x' optionProudly achieved 99 firemaking before the Grand Exchange was introducedCall me crazy but I alched all the way to 99 magic
July 19, 200917 yr 5th June 2008 - Smoking Kills http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=1252 20th September 2004 - Regicide http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Regicide 31th July 2006 - Crossbows http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Update:Crossbows 18th April 2007 - Wilderness Ditch http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Update:Wilderness_Ditch 20th April 2006 - Rune Essence adjustment http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Update: ... adjustment 3rd March 2003 - Underground Pass http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Underground_Pass credit for me <3? Lode's Steel Smithing Guide! With Pictures *3.5K+ VIEWS*The Guide to DUO maging @ Dk's - HD pics
July 19, 200917 yr Information about the Party Hat dupe for those who don't know : http://games.infoseka.lt/scamming.html
July 21, 200917 yr Wasn't the removal of pking in wildy/trade limits introduced at around the same time? It was 12/2007, not 12/2006 if I remember correctly.
July 21, 200917 yr 12/2006- Removal of PKing in the Wilderness wasn't that 2007? I traveled to the wilderness for the first time around then...
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