21-April-10 Slayer Challenges

[Toad]

 

This week sees the addition of unique challenges to the Slayer Masters of the world. Players who have successfully completed several assignments for a Slayer Master will occasionally be offered the option of completing a special task in place of a regular assignment, when visiting their favourite Slayer Master.

 

The tasks on offer differ depending on which of the masters you visit. They each have their own unique request, ranging from Vannaka’s dragon hunting to fulfilling Sumona’s vendetta against the Kalphite Queen, up to running Duradel’s gauntlet of killing every creature in the Slayer Tower!

 

These new tasks are optional, and you can decline them in favour of a regular Slayer assignment should you wish to (with no penalty). If you do choose to take on these special challenges, however, you’ll be rewarded with additional Slayer experience and, if you’ve completed the Smoking Kills quest, Slayer points too.

 

Mod Rathe

RuneScape Content Developer

 

 

In other news...

 

Dungeoneering reward items have had their costs reduced to a more suitable amount. Anyone who has already bought any of these items will find they have been refunded the difference in reward tokens.

 

Voices have been implemented for all NPCs (and the player) within the tutorial. We've also made demo mode available to all players on the login screen. Demo mode is a quick way to try out the game from the beginning without the need to create an account. If you wish to try out the updated tutorial, we suggest you use demo mode.

 

A new bank NPC near Musa Point can now convert your fish into bank notes, which should prove quite useful.

 

Farming patches now have a clear option for various dead crops, as well as a rake option for weeds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[spoiler=Help the crew]

For those interested in helping out the Tip.It Crew in regards to the latest Slayer Challenges update...

 

A special topic has been created in the Website Updates and Corrections forum (the topic can be found here) for those wishing to provide experience gains, Slayer point gains, screenshots, etc.

 

http://forum.tip.it/topic/263938-slayer-challenges-slayer-exppoint-rewards/

 

 

We really appreciate any help that our users can provide, and as always, we will be sure to credit you if we use your information!

 

Thanks so much,

 

- SerpentEye

 

[Ryuuka]

damn you smelly, you're too fast

[Tim]

Arse, I just posted it as well. <.<

[Toad]

This is pretty much an "other news" update :(

 

seriously they could have added these challenges as a minor update with another this isnt a weeks updates surely...?

[Ryuuka]

it says that they lowered the costs on dungeoneering yet the manual isnt updated yet D:

[Uaexkiller]

it says that they lowered the costs on dungeoneering yet the manual isnt updated yet D:

it is updated, check again

[12pure34]

This is pretty much an "other news" update :(

 

seriously they could have added these challenges as a minor update with another this isnt a weeks updates surely...?

 

Ye, the best update this year should come a week after the dungeoneering skill update ;) I think most of us are busy doing dungeoneering anyway.

The ''challenges'' aren't a big deal from what I've read. The upgrade to the rewards is epic tough. Finally some more realistic numbers for the non-hardcore player. I love it :)

2k for a gem bag, 10k for a scroll of life. Personally I love them. Bonecrusher only 34k!!!!

[Stommel]

The manual is updated, apart from the shortened list at the top. The range now is Chaotic at 200k , to gem bags at 2k. May get myself a bonecrusher for 34k today :)

[Toad]

The voice demo is the best part about this since eventually it'll apply to the rest of the game hopefully. voices echo though...

 

will players know how to pronounce towns properly now?

[dragon312]

New amount of tokens needed is to low in my opinion, they could be doubled (for some of them) but for the rest, good update.

[Jon Arcane]

I like the lowering of the tokens needed for rewards, it actually seems viable to go for them all now!

[Dax]

Hehe. Did the tutorial on a demo account. Voices sound weird on RuneScape. Good update nonetheless.

[Stommel]

I think the token lowering was to a good amount, by the time you're 99 dungeoneering I think you should be able to afford one of each reward (i think it's just under 7.5m xp to afford everything, including a chaotic and gravite weapon)

[Zepheras]

Short, sweet and (hopefully) bug free update. :thumbup: Special tasks for all slayer masters are a refreshing idea for Slayer.

[Obtaurian]

I'm kind of shocked that the tokens required for the chaotic shields and weapons were reduced. I guess I can't really complain, though. I'm definitely getting a bonecrusher now.

[Mercifull]

I was hoping for Elite diaries but the slayer challenges might be fun, kinda depends what they are really. A bit rubbish that you have to go to a lower slayer master for a chance at the special tasks though. Not interested in doing loads of tasks for Vannaka and getting crap exp and points while trying to get the dragons.

[Racheya]

Not an incredibly large update, but it's still decent enough considering we had the skill last week.

 

Thank God for the rewards change! And wow, I have to check out these voices :D

[Ezkaton]

*sigh* ima have to start using duracell a bit now :/

[Racheya]

I was hoping for Elite diaries but the slayer challenges might be fun, kinda depends what they are really. A bit rubbish that you have to go to a lower slayer master for a chance at the special tasks though. Not interested in doing loads of tasks for Vannaka and getting crap exp and points while trying to get the dragons.

I thought you can get them for all slayer masters?

[DarkDude]

Tasks seem fairly useless to be honest but I guess give some variety if needed. (Although I only use Kuradel so doesn't effect me).

 

Dungioneering reward prices are now good, actually makes some of them obtainable within the first 50 levels of the skill.

[Mercifull]

I was hoping for Elite diaries but the slayer challenges might be fun, kinda depends what they are really. A bit rubbish that you have to go to a lower slayer master for a chance at the special tasks though. Not interested in doing loads of tasks for Vannaka and getting crap exp and points while trying to get the dragons.

I thought you can get them for all slayer masters?

Jagex said that "They each have their own unique request" which to me suggests that you can only get the special task from the relevant slayer master. i.e Kuradal wont ask for the slayer tower monster kill thing.

[Ezkaton]

I was hoping for Elite diaries but the slayer challenges might be fun, kinda depends what they are really. A bit rubbish that you have to go to a lower slayer master for a chance at the special tasks though. Not interested in doing loads of tasks for Vannaka and getting crap exp and points while trying to get the dragons.

I thought you can get them for all slayer masters?

Jagex said that "They each have their own unique request" which to me suggests that you can only get the special task from the relevant slayer master. i.e Kuradal wont ask for the slayer tower monster kill thing.

 

Aye this is right. It even says so in the KB........ The Duracel one seems easy enough tbf - Kill 21 crawling hands, 8 banshees, 9 infernal magi, 7 bloodvelds, 7 aberrant spectres, 5 gargoyles, 6 nechryaels and 6 abyssal demons. Simples, I wonder how much exp you'd get for doing that as it is so easy....... 1 Pony should do it, and a pure set.

[Racheya]

Well yeah, I guess that makes sense. So if you want a specific challenge you'll have to use the right slayer master, but I don't imagine a lot of people would do that. I think the idea is to get challenges for your normal slaying, rather than actually aiming to get a challenge.

[Mercifull]

Mmm reading on the guide it looks like the other slayer masters now just offer a task like the 280 TzHaar that Kuradal already can assign in the TzHaar Fight Caves. http://www.runescape.com/l=0/kbase/guid/slayer_challenges

 

Kuradal offers nothing new.

[Ezkaton]

Well yeah, I guess that makes sense. So if you want a specific challenge you'll have to use the right slayer master, but I don't imagine a lot of people would do that. I think the idea is to get challenges for your normal slaying, rather than actually aiming to get a challenge.

 

People will do that because they'll want to see what the exp for the challenges is like....... and most people cba with kuradals one of killing Jad....... So it could be a good option.