How to get Golden Katana

[Fred_S]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkbBb-xc1s4

^Den's American Guide.

 

If you dont trust direct links, please go to amazon.com and search up Runescape [Game Connect]

 

If you're american simply follow this link www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AX06ZI/ (credits to allmonkey for finding the golden katana)

 

How to get a Golden Katana if not American: (Mod please remove if this guide somehow goes against forum rules)

 

 

 

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AX06ZI/

Notice: One could probably skip the gift card section and order it directly with a fake address, but this guide was made so one wouldn't buy something with a fake address and get into trouble.

With this guide you buy a code thats worth the exact same as the membership first with your real address and then use the gift code with a fake address to evade trouble. Skip Gift Card section at own risk.

 

1. Make yourself a amazon account on co.uk, first add your normal home address and a credit card.

 

2. Log on with your amazon account now at Amazon.com and buy a $22 gift card for gamers with your credit card and send it to your address, a e-mail will be sent to you. be sure to enter 'today' on the gift send option.This will take some minutes to receive. (redeem this code at step 4)

(You can see the Gift Card Tab on the top of the site, Ctrl + F and search for Gamer) Here you can set your own amount ($22).

 

3. Select a 90-days or 180-days membership deal at the link posted above, follow the steps until you get told that this is a US promo only.

 

4. Go and edit to your credit card information (bottom right screen) and edit your home address like this:

 

Address 1: Fakeaddress 101

Address 2: Fakeaddress

Town(example): Alafaya

Zip(example that fits with Alafaya): 32816

(The code to enter is FL) at - - (this is a florida address)

 

5. Redeem gift code.

 

6. You are now allowed to press buy now instead of getting the non-US error.

 

7. Congratulations, you now have the golden katana!

 

Optional for further purchases with Amazon in the future

8. Change your address back to normal (on co.uk)

 

Result for a Norwegian player:

 

 

 

 

Old Post:

 

 

 

Apparently someone has already received it in game.

 

Anyone know how to unlock it?

 

Try quick chat: I like your item: Golden Katana.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlU8e_dagF0

 

This guy talks about getting it personally added from Jagex themselves for not getting his flaming skull item from a 90-days card but people have been seen and reported that it randomly got added to their inventory/bank. Hopefully this is like the Mad May Necklace where Jagex themselves had to add each member manually.

 

Just want to add a point: Jagex must have planned this ahead and that makes up for a interesting contradiction, they couldn't have made that item so fast to compensate for a wrongly bought membership card... this must have been planned ahead. Its not really fair to the players that reads the update thoroughly carefully instead of skimming them.

 

The big question is... will we be able to get a Katana now a day after the deals by again buying yet another 90 day membership card from another retail shop?

 

It has not been confirmed 100% yet how to get one, the wiki pages changes often.

 

Guess we have to wait for a Mod to comment this.

 

Edit: Quick Code: 291-292-15-63816506

 

Hi All,

 

There has been a lot of talk in RuneScape recently, probably since those devilishly looking flaming skulls have appeared, with rumours about a Golden Katana.

 

We appreciate both items would be an exciting addition to game and would continue our promise to add new and exciting content into RuneScape.

 

At this time we can say that more news on the Golden Katana will be announced soon and suggest as ever, that you keep your eagle eyes peeled on our home page for any future announcements.

 

In the meantime, while you wait for more news - have you checked out our post about the Flaming Skull Promotion we have running?

 

Remember if you have any questions after reading our FAQ on the Flaming Skull promotion you can contact us at Billing Support.

 

Hope you all have a great weekend from here at Jagex HQ.

 

Edited July 13, 2012 by stevepole
Removed referral links

[HexiledRazz]

Wiki says only people have randomly had it added to their bank. My suggestion would be to stalk the RS twitter and facebook page for any offical news.

[xSxqPowerx]

It actually looks pretty cool.

[Tim]

Somehow....I can see so much controversy over this. I know I've been dying just to get the normal damn katana.

[IridiumBunny]

Wouldn't trust the wiki just yet. A while ago it said it was for those with 3000 days of mem, and now it is saying it is given to those who spent $500 on spins.

[Fred_S]

Awaiting confirmation from Billing support that claims the following:

 

The Customer Support team is here to ensure that you have the best possible customer service whilst playing RuneScape by providing coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year for all of our players.

 

Asked if we would get the Golden Katana if we bought a 90/100 day card from another retail store. And to confirm if this indeed was a compensation item for those that skims through news posts too fast.

[Alg]

Wouldn't trust the wiki just yet. A while ago it said it was for those with 3000 days of mem, and now it is saying it is given to those who spent $500 on spins.

Seems like waiting for Jagex to put something on the front page is ideal.

[xSxqPowerx]

Golden katana is a reward gained by paying Jagex $557642425454 for their own enjoyment.

 

Taken from the wiki also. People are just messing with the page atm.

[highlanders]

Prob a future SoF or game card vanity item. Remember the days when we didn't actually have to pay $ to get cool-looking items? >.>

[Sir_Squab]

I'm happy if the cool looking items are only cosmetic. Also, I kinda want to buy that flaming skull.

[Urza285]

Prob a future SoF or game card vanity item. Remember the days when we didn't actually have to pay $ to get cool-looking items? >.>

Please stop whining. I'm not trying to be mean. The company only does this because a lot of years have gone by with item concepts players thought would be cool, but would never legitimately fit the lore and game world. Jagex also has to grow in size and generate money to pay its employees to make the game grow and these three avenues are great ways to help push their game out there. The best way to introduce them would have been through these methods. Look at the majority of the loyalty, sof and vanity items... Jagex has even I one of their posts or older video blogs stated that was the case.

[Fred_S]

The main discussion about the Golden Katana got hidden on RSOF.

[highlanders]

Prob a future SoF or game card vanity item. Remember the days when we didn't actually have to pay $ to get cool-looking items? >.>

Please stop whining. I'm not trying to be mean. The company only does this because a lot of years have gone by with item concepts players thought would be cool, but would never legitimately fit the lore and game world. Jagex also has to grow in size and generate money to pay its employees to make the game grow and these three avenues are great ways to help push their game out there. The best way to introduce them would have been through these methods. Look at the majority of the loyalty, sof and vanity items... Jagex has even I one of their posts or older video blogs stated that was the case.

Heh for all you know the money is going directly into the pockets of some fat cats. Blindly believing Jagex is only using it to better the game is naive indeed.

[Urza285]

Prob a future SoF or game card vanity item. Remember the days when we didn't actually have to pay $ to get cool-looking items? >.>

Please stop whining. I'm not trying to be mean. The company only does this because a lot of years have gone by with item concepts players thought would be cool, but would never legitimately fit the lore and game world. Jagex also has to grow in size and generate money to pay its employees to make the game grow and these three avenues are great ways to help push their game out there. The best way to introduce them would have been through these methods. Look at the majority of the loyalty, sof and vanity items... Jagex has even I one of their posts or older video blogs stated that was the case.

Heh for all you know the money is going directly into the pockets of some fat cats. Blindly believing Jagex is only using it to better the game is naive indeed.

Don't argue something you don't have proof on. Also showing so much resentment doesnt help your argument. Jagex may have investors and shareholders who push to make the company "sell out", but if jagex loses money they lose money as well. Also the company has its own interests so its not like the investors are lording over them. Each share holder who invests is like a balloon keeping the business in the air. I'm willing to believe that jagex may have hit their limits of growth from being a private company and have moved on to welcoming in investors as outside the box thinkers.

[highlanders]

Why by all means prove to us that Jagex is using the money responsibly. You're the one who is claiming you know how the money is being used, the burden of proof lies on you. Unlike you I don't delude myself into thinking I know what's going on behind the scenes. Only Jagex employees know. I will remain skeptical until I see proof. So go ahead and prove away.

[Urza285]

Why by all means prove to us that Jagex is using the money responsibly. You're the one who is claiming you know how the money is being used, the burden of proof lies on you. Unlike you I don't delude myself into thinking I know what's going on behind the scenes. Only Jagex employees know. I will remain skeptical until I see proof. So go ahead and prove away.

Jagex being a company that is now a publicly owned company has to not only worry about their own product, but also the gains of their investors. Investors are only around to make money so it's in essence a tug of war to keep both sides happy without any one side looking like a pushover. Having investors appears to be a step up because in order for someone to want to invest in your company you have to show some very promising returns to get them in. Once that happens it pretty much means they have an even bigger cash stack to play with which results in a bigger and better game. The downside, everything has pros and cons, is that now jagex has to appeal to its investors, but will only do so in a fashion jagex feels fitting. I think the combat update coming shows as a very good sign to what the investors are doing for jagex. Sure the uglies came with the investors too, with SoF, but hey Utopia doesn't exist and if you think so the you're a fool.

 

Honestly it's not something no one can really prove. The real issue I'm trying to bring forward is that the majority of players would rather say jagex isn't using its resources properly and they know what's going on and how to 'fix' or budget better than jagex's financial officers. Every time I see these arguments it reminds me of Jim Carey complaining to God in Bruce Almighty about how God does a lousy job. God ends up coming down, giving him his god-powers and Brice can't handle doing Gods job. That's the same thing going on in the arguments between players over jagex's financial concerns. They own the business and how to ru it better than any of you could ever know.

[Den]

... Another gold version of an old holiday item.

 

Inb4 "First 25 people to redeem a 90 day membership card gets it."

 

I hope they don't dangle this item in front of me before taking it away like they did with the golden scythe.

 

Also: [qfc]291-292-15-63816506[/qfc]

[Sy_Accursed]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Golden Katana is a reward given to those participating in the beta or something.

[Mercifull]

First X many people to sign up to the beta?

[Urza285]

First X many people to sign up to the beta?

Congratulations on being the first to be confused by here-say and pondering.

[Sy_Accursed]

First X many people to sign up to the beta?

Congratulations on being the first to be confused by here-say and pondering.

 

I wouldn't say he's confused just making his own guess at what it might be and considering ALL we have is here-say and pondering it's hardly confusing or misdirecting to consider any possible option.

[Urza285]

First X many people to sign up to the beta?

Congratulations on being the first to be confused by here-say and pondering.

 

I wouldn't say he's confused just making his own guess at what it might be and considering ALL we have is here-say and pondering it's hardly confusing or misdirecting to consider any possible option.

I read confusion in his post thats all I'm saying... Some people tend to take here-say as fact in runescape and its rather saddening.

[Ruinous Edge]

I find it odd in the post Den linked us to on RSOF the mod says look out for future news on the katana, even though it has clearly already been released in-game :/

And @Urza, I fail to see how mercifull is taking hear-say as fact in the quote you provided, he simply seems to be offering a potential answer to who is entitled to katanas

[Alg]

I wouldn't be surprised if the Golden Katana is a reward given to those participating in the beta or something.

That would make sense, actually. It's a golden weapon that they're trying to keep secret until the future, but they've already been put together so it's bound to be released soon.

[Fred_S]

I find it odd in the post Den linked us to on RSOF the mod says look out for future news on the katana, even though it has clearly already been released in-game :/

And @Urza, I fail to see how mercifull is taking hear-say as fact in the quote you provided, he simply seems to be offering a potential answer to who is entitled to katanas

 

Its not odd of Den to post this, its odd of JAGeX to post this.