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Going to keep this short, since I was in the middle of DG'ing.

 

I started playing RS around when The World Wakes was released, and thus started playing regularly again. I noticed, however, that I have bonus xp available for various skills - namely, Dungeoneering, Fishing, Thieving, Runecrafting. I figured at first that this was from some sort of promotional/event thing I missed in the past half a year, so I just ignored it and kept playing.

 

Except it hasn't gone away. I've gained well over 1M+ Dungeoneering XP since I started playing again, and it's still displaying that I have bonus XP remaining for it. Every floor I finish, it says I've used up all bonus XP for that skill, yet when I hover over it again in my skills tab, it says I still have more bonus XP remaining - different number every time, but never above 2K as far as I've seen. I've observed the XP splash at the end of the floor for DG experience, and it states I am gaining bonus XP eqivalent to what it said in the skills tab.

 

The other skills that display bonus XP do the same thing, as far as I've experienced. I could provide a screenshot if necessary, but it'd just display a before and after of my bonus XP from doing a floor.

 

Is this some form of weird glitch? Or is something else going on? Frankly, I'm not complaining (bonus XP is XP, after all...), but I'd like to know if this is a glitch and I should be attempting to contact Jagex to fix it.

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Going to keep this short, since I was in the middle of DG'ing.

 

I started playing RS around when The World Wakes was released, and thus started playing regularly again. I noticed, however, that I have bonus xp available for various skills - namely, Dungeoneering, Fishing, Thieving, Runecrafting. I figured at first that this was from some sort of promotional/event thing I missed in the past half a year, so I just ignored it and kept playing.

 

Except it hasn't gone away. I've gained well over 1M+ Dungeoneering XP since I started playing again, and it's still displaying that I have bonus XP remaining for it. Every floor I finish, it says I've used up all bonus XP for that skill, yet when I hover over it again in my skills tab, it says I still have more bonus XP remaining - different number every time, but never above 2K as far as I've seen. I've observed the XP splash at the end of the floor for DG experience, and it states I am gaining bonus XP eqivalent to what it said in the skills tab.

 

The other skills that display bonus XP do the same thing, as far as I've experienced. I could provide a screenshot if necessary, but it'd just display a before and after of my bonus XP from doing a floor.

 

Is this some form of weird glitch? Or is something else going on? Frankly, I'm not complaining (bonus XP is XP, after all...), but I'd like to know if this is a glitch and I should be attempting to contact Jagex to fix it.

 

I've had the same issue, however I only get it in skills that are at the Citadel, WC Fming Mining Smithing Crafting and Summoning. I haven't got a fricken clue what its from. It usually resets once a week and I use it up at the citadel again.

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I've heard of this, alongside random massive xp pop-ups when logging on.

 

As far as I am aware they are both just display bugs and you don't actually get the extra xp

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I've heard of this, alongside random massive xp pop-ups when logging on.

 

As far as I am aware they are both just display bugs and you don't actually get the extra xp

I'll check this week and see how it goes

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Hate to double post, but I don't think editing my previous post would cause people to reread this topic.

 

I seem to have figured out where this bonus XP is coming from. Sometime last year, I referred a friend to buy membership, and got the bonus xp from that - but I never activated it, since I was saving it for something (likely construction).

 

As it turns out, Jagex changed the way RAF operates. Now, it seems to be a permanent xp boost, except I only gain bonus xp when the person I recruited gains xp in that skill. So if they train... woodcutting, I'll gain bonus xp in woodcutting.

 

Kinda glad this wasn't a glitch. And not only that, I get free xp out of the deal, which I never expected. As a reference, the page on RAF is here:

 

http://services.rune...Friend#XP_Bonus

 

In case you wanted a more detailed explanation. I'm not the best at explaining things clearly, so... :P

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Hate to double post, but I don't think editing my previous post would cause people to reread this topic.

 

I seem to have figured out where this bonus XP is coming from. Sometime last year, I referred a friend to buy membership, and got the bonus xp from that - but I never activated it, since I was saving it for something (likely construction).

 

As it turns out, Jagex changed the way RAF operates. Now, it seems to be a permanent xp boost, except I only gain bonus xp when the person I recruited gains xp in that skill. So if they train... woodcutting, I'll gain bonus xp in woodcutting.

 

Kinda glad this wasn't a glitch. And not only that, I get free xp out of the deal, which I never expected. As a reference, the page on RAF is here:

 

http://services.rune...Friend#XP_Bonus

 

In case you wanted a more detailed explanation. I'm not the best at explaining things clearly, so... :P

 

You are a genius!

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Hi all, I am hoping someone might be able to help me (trying to find out answers in-game is next to impossible.) I have a similar problem in that I have bonus xp showing in my smithing skill, and it isn't getting used up either. But, I put it there by getting a lamp from the Wheel of Fortune spins as a f2p player, not by referring someone. How do I get to use this bonus xp and/or where would I be able to read up about it instead? Thanks so much in advance.

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The bonus xp system is for members only, that might be your problem.

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The bonus xp system is for members only, that might be your problem.

^This

 

F2p can earn bonus xp from lamps and such but cannot use it.

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