A few days ago I got curious about what has happened with RS so I skimmed youtube and the runescape website and was pretty surprised. I am reading all the behind the scenes and all that stuff right now but it will take me a while. I just wanted to get a succinct opinion of what has changed and what I should know. I am also curious about what has happened with the GE and merch clans and all that stuff.

One of the great things about writing "Top 10 biggest updates of the year" lists is that you can link people to them when they make threads like these. :-)

 

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Also, we got some great updates for hunter and slayer this year, plus the dungeoneering skill. And you may have noticed that the mechanics of hitpoints have changed--you may want to read the dev blog on that one.