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May Madness!

 

May is a great time to be a member, and anyone subscribed for the entirety of May will be rewarded with 250ks worth of double XP boosts and 5k extra Loyalty Points on the 1st of June. Whats more, even if youre only a member for part the month, youll still be able to take part in a range of 'Wild Weekends' with XP benefits, drop increases and some truly mad monkey-themed mayhem. Youll also have an extra spin to use on each day that you're subscribed over the course of the month. Were even planning something fun with Yelps and his Squeal of Fortune to complete the chaos. Make sure you check the news every week to see whats coming up. They truly shouldnt be missed.

 

Bonfires (Free and Members' Update)

 

Long lines of fires are one of the strangest phenomena you can run into when traversing the world of RuneScape, but they have remained the easiest way of training your Firemaking skill for years. That is about to change this month, as we introduce bonfires to the game. After making yourself a fire you'll be able to add more logs directly to that fire, potentially finding strange spirits wholl give you small rewards for freeing them from their wooden prisons. Invite other players to add logs to your fire and everyone contributing will gain bonuses to their Firemaking XP gain, and hopefully make a few new friends in the process; the entire activity is far less click-heavy than old-school Firemaking, leaving you plenty of time to chat. Those of you with a burning desire to find other flamingly useful things to do with fires will find boosts to Cooking XP, and even gain health bonuses depending on your Firemaking levels and log types used.

 

Song from the Depths (Members-only Quest)

 

The villagers of Rimmington have been falling afoul of what seems to be a strange spell: one so potent that several of them have been asleep for days, even weeks, seemingly sharing a powerful dream. Local physicians are stumped as to why, and they need a new hero to solve the mystery. The Raptor - an enigmatic figure whose involvement scares many as much as the sleeping curse itself has gone ahead of you, and the families of the sleeping men are relying on you to rescue their loved ones intact!

 

In this brand new quest, available to all members and with no entry requirements, youll be able to gain access to a new upgradable crossbow and several hidden XP rewards while trying to free the innocents from the grip of this most crippling condition. Very high-level players will also appreciate the final reward: a passive damage-reduction buff, active during one of the most highly anticipated boss fights of all time

 

 

The Queen Black Dragon (Members-only Epic Boss Fight)

 

Sometimes its best to just run away and thank your lucky stars that youre still alive and kicking. For those crazy enough not to heed the warnings scattered all around the known world, theres a real beast of a challenge waiting for you. And its big. Really big. In fact, you could fit 5 King Black Dragons in the mouth of this mother of all dragons! The kin wont be far away either, so be aware that your actions will be watched...and noted for future retribution.

 

This new boss fight is aimed squarely at mighty combatants with a combat level of at least 120 - higher, if you intend to survive. It's also designed as a solo fight, so no hiding behind your friends as you run screaming from her vicious breath attacks. In the heat of the action youll be expected to grasp tactics new to RuneScape, but there are some great rewards for those who do...including the fabled dragon kiteshield, a range of new dragon-orientated gear, and a host of other drops. Dare you scale the heights of one of our greatest challenges yet?

 

 

Even if youre not quite ready to face down the monstrous Queen Black Dragon just yet, there's a brand new dungeon leading down to her lair. It includes training opportunities for a range of combat levels, along with a particularly slimy set of Slayer assignments.

 

Diamond Jubilee (Free and Members Update)

 

 

Our final royal visitor this month wont try to eat you at all. We promise. In fact, wed like to invite you to join us for a street party! The centre of Varrock will be teeming with new characters and creatures, all of whom are preparing for the arrival of a royal carriagebut not everything is ready! Big Ben and his team of organisers need help to follow a set of Cryptic Clues, leading to a pile of diamond-themed rewards. Stalls will be filled with interesting new stock like fish & chips and corgis, although the latter isnt for eating. Prepare yourself for an event full of smiles. It's a real royale with cheese.

 

Have fun!

 

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You sneaky ninja you :P

 

QBD sounds cool... *Pats DFS* Wonder if she'll be useful for once.

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Omg this brings me back to my first 99 which was firemaking. Meh if only I waited like 5 years. lol people are going to be missing out on all the fun of line fires. Hmm, QBD sounds epic. But 5 kbds in its mouth? I'm guessing we won't be stuffing and displaying a QBD head in our POH.

 

Finally the month I've been looking for!

 

Well from the Runefest vids these were my most anticipated updates.

 

1) QBD + Kalphite King

2) Player owned ports

3) Runespan

4) 120 Dg saga

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2 Quality updates and a fun festive one. Sounds like a pretty good month.

 

Guess that means they will start on this next week as its pretty much a 5 week month, more time to explore the RuneSpan :)

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Nice to see a quest there for once. As for QBD, I like how this dragon is more overtly linked the the Dragonkin unlike the KBD (who really, really needs an upgrade). Just hoping the dragon makes up for how pathetic the KBD was representing itself as the boss for dragon monsters now that it is nothing more than a mini-boss compared to other monsters. So what do you think it'll drop?

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I wonder where QBD will be located. Far north wilderness volcano maybe?

Awesome month :thumbup:

 

I posted on forums asking if the location is in the wildy.

 

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She's not in the Wildy.

 

The QBD and KBD must be having a LDR.

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Capes in order: Firemaking - Cooking - Construction - 99 Dungeoneering
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- Attack - Defence - Ranged - Runecrafting - Magic - Fletching - Mining

- Farming - Smithing - Slayer - Woodcutting - Summoning - Thieving - Hunter

- Fishing - Agility - Crafting - Divination - Max - Completionist

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Designed as a solo boss fight? Hang on while I buy Torva. :twss:

I hope these is some kind of team aspect of it, be a shame to introduce a new boss that can't be slain at a TMHT event. :unsure:

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Love that we are finally having a quest, though sounds like its a quest to introduce the raptor more the anything. The bonfires also interest me, I wonder if they'll aim to make it higher experience per hour then magic log burning and afkable.

 

The thing about the Queen Black Dragon that interests me the most is a possible update to the king too :P, hopefully they try to tie them together a bit and not have one with epic graphics and a decent back story relating to the kin, and another all alone in the wilderness :P

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Curious about this quest and one of the most highly anticipated boss fights of all time. Didn't realize I was anticipating one.

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Anyone noticed something when reading bts?

 

 

High level players will get damage reduce buff reward from quest in previous week before Queen Black Dragon which will be almost required for the fight, atleast thats how I read those lines.

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Am I the only one noticing the Stone of Jas pattern on the QBD lair? Or is it perhaps just a coincidence?

Looks like a decent month for once.

 

Considering the fact it says the 'kin' won't be far aware and will be watching and the known connections between kin and the stone it was kinda a given that symbol would crop up.

 

Love that we are finally having a quest, though sounds like its a quest to introduce the raptor more the anything. The bonfires also interest me, I wonder if they'll aim to make it higher experience per hour then magic log burning and afkable.

 

We already have better than mage afk training in curly roots. Sounds more like giving low levels a curl-root esque methodology. Plus Jagex's seeming trend to not remove grind, but make the grind more afk so that it's not so mind numbing.

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