Please be Eastern Lands, please be Eastern Lands...

[maveritchell]

To preface this, this thread is highly speculative, not based on obvious clues, and more for fun than actual prediction. Try and keep that in your open mind, and realize speculation is always fun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That being said, the RS main page recently added some graphical tweaks, among which were a few NPCs flanking the RuneScape logo, as seen (in this cropped and somewhat edited picture) here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now, Jagex has a bit of a history using pictures of NPCs and game shots to let us know about future updates (See: Halberds, Bone Spear). In this picture, we see two NPCs in particular with unrecognizeable gear (all the rest is actually legit stuff) - the woman in the Wallasaki armor with the pseudo-crossbow, and the man in Rogues' armor with the slender blade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now a combination of my speculation and my hope would say that both of these belie an upcoming eastern lands update, complete with weapons. Why? The blade is obvious, be it a katana or a wakizashi; it looks Oriental. Not so obvious is the crossbow, although those wondering what this might have to do with the eastern lands should wonder no more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discussion is the point, speculation is half the fun of updates.

[stanford]

Woot! first post!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: Yeah, alot of people on the official Runescape forums are trying to figure it out too.

[Raiden2k2]

The one to the left is in rouges armor.. Holding a Wakizashi. So, You're right there.e

 

 

 

The one to the right is holding a Seercull bow in Skeletal armor, I'm pretty sure. Not a crossbow, but I wish. I've always wanted better crossbows..

[stanford]

The one to the left is in rouges armor.. Holding a Wakizashi. So, You're right there.e

 

 

 

The one to the right is holding a Seercull bow in Skeletal armor, I'm pretty sure. Not a crossbow, but I wish. I've always wanted better crossbows..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The woman in skeletal armor is not wielding Seercull. If you look at her left arm it is swinging at her side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seercull is two handed.

[Biabf]

Woot! first post!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edit: Yeah, alot of people on the official Runescape forums are trying to figure it out too.

*Slap* End this first post crap... On topic: This must be like a teaser... They are showing us what will come!

[maveritchell]

The one to the left is in rouges armor.. Holding a Wakizashi. So, wishful thinking there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is the point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The one to the right is holding a Seercull bow in Skeletal armor, I'm pretty sure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is one on the right in dagganoth armor holding a Seercull bow, but that's not the one I circled.

[Adam007]

I saw on the official forums that the crossbow is already in the game. I'm not sure what kind it is, but they proved that it already exists. As for the sword, there actually was another picture with a sword like that, and I even remember some threads speculating the same thing you are. The picture was in some desert area, I think. Anyway, I think that rogue guy's pose and weapon aren't necessarily even coded into the game yet(as unreleased, just pictures made). It seems misleading to me anyway with that fighting pose, because no NPC's in the game really shift to positions like that. It would be cool if jagex eventually coded us to fight in those type of styles.

[Smavey]

Chu ko nu!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(if anybody played age of empires 8) , chu ko nu's are chineese really inacurate full auto crossbows!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This would be an original upgrade too!

[maveritchell]

I saw on the official forums that the crossbow is already in the game. I'm not sure what kind it is, but they proved that it already exists. As for the sword, there actually was another picture with a sword like that, and I even remember some threads speculating the same thing you are. The picture was in some desert area, I think. Anyway, I think that rogue guy's pose and weapon aren't necessarily even coded into the game yet(as unreleased, just pictures made). It seems misleading to me anyway with that fighting pose, because no NPC's in the game really shift to positions like that. It would be cool if jagex eventually coded us to fight in those type of styles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, of course crossbows are already in the game, silly, we have the Phoenix/regular crossbow and Karil's Crossbow. That, however, is of a different structure than both of those. And like I said, there's a definite connection between crossbows and the Orient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we all know that the CG'ed NPCs Jagex puts on their site never do things in positions we see in game (wizard playing draughts with a skeleton :lol: ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speculation, speculation, speculation, it's all for fun.

[ghost20123]

Isn't one of the npc's in ghost ahoy from an eastern land :shock:

 

 

 

It could be his homeland :idea:

[jessy87]

you can tell their something with the woman, its obviously a seercull insired cross bow, meaning its basically the shortened version of the seercull with the rest of what makes a cross bow a cross bow, if you invert the colors its a little easier to see the hand held parts and her left arm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Adam007]

 

I saw on the official forums that the crossbow is already in the game. I'm not sure what kind it is, but they proved that it already exists. As for the sword, there actually was another picture with a sword like that, and I even remember some threads speculating the same thing you are. The picture was in some desert area, I think. Anyway, I think that rogue guy's pose and weapon aren't necessarily even coded into the game yet(as unreleased, just pictures made). It seems misleading to me anyway with that fighting pose, because no NPC's in the game really shift to positions like that. It would be cool if jagex eventually coded us to fight in those type of styles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, of course crossbows are already in the game, silly, we have the Phoenix/regular crossbow and Karil's Crossbow. That, however, is of a different structure than both of those. And like I said, there's a definite connection between crossbows and the Orient.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And we all know that the CG'ed NPCs Jagex puts on their site never do things in positions we see in game (wizard playing draughts with a skeleton :lol: ).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speculation, speculation, speculation, it's all for fun.

 

 

 

I meant that specific crossbow is already in the game. Not crossbows in general. I'm just wondering if those people are from in-game footage of what they have in their systems, or just drawn up like you said.

[dgd1788]

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

[maveritchell]

 

 

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Well, of course crossbows are already in the game, silly, we have the Phoenix/regular crossbow and Karil's Crossbow. That, however, is of a different structure than both of those. And like I said, there's a definite connection between crossbows and the Orient...

 

 

 

I meant that specific crossbow is already in the game. Not crossbows in general. I'm just wondering if those people are from in-game footage of what they have in their systems, or just drawn up like you said.

[FuBai]

compare the sword "slender blade" with the sword held by the oriental looking guy in port phasmis docks

[KJ78]

The Chu Ko Nu crossbow looks just like Karils crossbow, a little suspicious dont you think? :wink:

[FuBai]

 

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the islamic civilisation made contact with the chinese before the first crusade (in the 12th century), where they may have found that crossbow. Then the crusade and the islamic settlment in corduba could easily have exposed the information to the europeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm not saying this is true, however it is completely possible

[maveritchell]

 

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Likewise, it is accepted as fact that the Chinese invented fireworks, pasta, gliders, and numerous other things. The idea is that if it is accepted as fact, then it would have no trouble being implemented into games as such. As was apparently the case in that Age of Empires game, so it could be here.

[dgd1788]

 

 

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the islamic civilisation made contact with the chinese before the first crusade (in the 12th century), where they may have found that crossbow. Then the crusade and the islamic settlment in corduba could easily have exposed the information to the europeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm not saying this is true, however it is completely possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

either it is possible or it is impossible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we do not know anything until we ask a professional historian, the internet is quite deceiving sometimes.

[SkULLEDPK3R]

she is holding a seercull bow i think not a xbow

[FuBai]

 

 

 

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the islamic civilisation made contact with the chinese before the first crusade (in the 12th century), where they may have found that crossbow. Then the crusade and the islamic settlment in corduba could easily have exposed the information to the europeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm not saying this is true, however it is completely possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

either it is possible or it is impossible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we do not know anything until we ask a professional historian, the internet is quite deceiving sometimes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no, i know the islamic civisation made contact with the chinese in the 12th century, and i know they had a settlemnt in corduba - what i meant was that i don;t know if this is the way it happened - this is just a way it could have happened

[dgd1788]

 

 

 

 

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the islamic civilisation made contact with the chinese before the first crusade (in the 12th century), where they may have found that crossbow. Then the crusade and the islamic settlment in corduba could easily have exposed the information to the europeans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'm not saying this is true, however it is completely possible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

either it is possible or it is impossible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and we do not know anything until we ask a professional historian, the internet is quite deceiving sometimes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

no, i know the islamic civisation made contact with the chinese in the 12th century, and i know they had a settlemnt in corduba - what i meant was that i don;t know if this is the way it happened - this is just a way it could have happened

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok, I understand now

[jwrm22]

Chu ko nu!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(if anybody played age of empires 8) , chu ko nu's are chineese really inacurate full auto crossbows!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This would be an original upgrade too!

 

 

 

its runescape... not age of empires :) (or another game like that)

[dgd1788]

 

 

Likely invented in China, the crossbow played a significant role in European medieval warfare and is still used today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

likely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

european

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you can't believe everything that is on wikipedia, and you certainly can't assume that the chinese were the first people to invent it, note that the western civilization was oblivious to the the eastern civilization until Marco Polo explored that area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Likewise, it is accepted as fact that the Chinese invented fireworks, pasta, gliders, and numerous other things. The idea is that if it is accepted as fact, then it would have no trouble being implemented into games as such. As was apparently the case in that Age of Empires game, so it could be here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't see a computer game as a rellivant source

[Warlover]

Hey, int the guy on the leftthat looks like a ninja holding the Sword/Bow from the "Devious Minds" Quest?