nov 30th xmas update - defender update - WINTER WEEKENDS

[Bobby]

i felt like taking a 12 hour nap yesterday, you guys didnt see much of me.

 

Christmas 2015 & New Defenders

 

Christmas has come early to RuneScape as we kick off a month-long festive celebration.

 

Access the Christmas interface in-game by clicking either the snowman icon on the Ribbon or the Minimap bezel for full details of everything we’re running: our multi-part Christmas holiday quest, the return of Winter Weekends and loads of community events. There’s also an Advent Calendar which will earn you useful – sometimes rare – gifts each December day, all the way up to Christmas.

 

The Ninjas have also snuck in a long-awaited overhaul and expansion of defenders, making them the ultimate off-hand weapons for dedicated dual-wielders.

 

Read on to find out more!

 

The Pinch who Stole Christmas | Free-to-Play Quest

 

How to Start

• Speak to one of the snow imps at the Priffdinas, Burthrope or Lumbridge lodestones.

Requirements

• None

 

Across Gielinor, individuals linked to the festive season are going missing, and slippery figures waddling in the shadows are the prime suspects.

 

It’s down to you to find out what’s going on. Speak to one of the snow imps at the Priffdinas, Burthrope or Lumbridge lodestones to begin an investigation that will take in a suspiciously present-laden iceberg off the coast of Daemonheim...

 

• The Pinch who Stole Christmas is a multi-part holiday quest that’ll play out over the next four weeks. Come back throughout December to get to the bottom of this thoroughly fishy mystery.

 

• Note that – as a holiday quest – The Pinch who Stole Christmas does not award quest points and is not a Quest Cape requirement. It will be available to play until the update on the 11th of January.

 

• Complete each week’s part and you’ll unlock a Christmas activity. This time it’s the Great Gielinor Bake Off, which awards Cooking and Defence XP for preparing and taste-testing all manner of festive fare.

 

• There’s a new Christmas cosmetic reward to enjoy each week, too. First up, it’s a new snowboard design. If you didn’t get a snowboard last year, you’ll get one as part of the reward. Lost snowboards can be reclaimed from Diango.

 

Advent Calendar

 

From 00:00 UTC on December 1st, get special gifts every day for free with our in-game Advent Calendar!

 

Access the Advent Calendar through the Christmas interface, and check in each day until Christmas for a new gift, including useful – and sometimes rare – items. Every day will be different - and a surprise - so keep coming back for your free gifts. If a particular gift takes your fancy and you want more of it, fear not! There will be more like it on Treasure Hunter for that day only. Keep an eye out for the new untradeable rare that will be gifted out during the month, and will be available to Ironmen too!

 

(FYI. DAY 1 WAS SILVERHAWK BOOTS)

• If you miss a day, there’s no need to worry – you can claim the gifts from previous days at any time. Note that the advent calendar will remain available for around three weeks after Christmas Day, so you can pick up any unclaimed gifts.

 

Please note: since the items on offer are from Treasure Hunter, the Advent Calendar is not available to Ironman players (except for the mystery untradeable rare mentioned above).

 

Winter Weekends

 

From 12:00 UTC every Friday for the next six weeks, enjoy 72 hours of frosty fun with Winter Weekends.

 

• This week kicks off with a Dungeoneering weekend, offering double tokens from regular dungeons and Sinkholes, and +50% base Sinkhole lamp XP.

 

You can find full details of each of the six weekends in the Christmas interface.

 

New Defenders

 

Everyone’s favourite off-hands of old get a much-deserved upgrade today, plus three new tiers – all the way up to level 90!

 

The new defenders follow the same progression system as the existing ones, so you’ll need the dragon defender to get started.

 

• Upgrade to the next tier by collecting a special drop. Note that you’ll need to have the previous tier of defender or better equipped or in your inventory to get it. The special drop can also be used in the creation of upcoming ranged and mage defenders.

 

• However, this week sees the release of the following 3 new melee defenders only. Here’s a list of what they are and how to make them:

 

Corrupted Defender | Level 70

 

• Get a corrupted sigil from the regular Barrows chest
• Use it on a new or fully repaired Dharok’s greataxe, Verac’s flail, Guthan’s spear or Torag’s hammer

Ancient Defender | Level 80

 

• Get an ancient emblem from Nex
• Use it on a chaotic splint which can be purchased from the Dungeoneering Rewards Store

Drygore Defender | Level 90

 

• Get a piece of perfect chitin from the Kalphite King
• Use it on a new or fully repaired off-hand drygore mace, sword or rapier

On top of this, there have been some improvements to defenders overall:

 

• Defenders allow use of abilities that otherwise require a shield
• +3% accuracy boost

Enjoy!

 

It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Gielinor, so get stuck in and have fun. Let us know your thoughts over on the forums!

 

This Week's Live Streams

 

Each week we stream developer Q&As, in-game events and more. Watch our streams and find a full streaming schedule over on our Twitch channel.

 

• Developer Q&A: Tutorial Island Quest | 17:00 UTC, Tuesday 1st December

 

• Join Mod Osborne along with Mods Deg, StuO and Kelpie for a back-to-our-roots look at the forthcoming Tutorial Island quest.

 

Custom Clue Scrolls with Mod Lee | 21:00 UTC, Tuesday 1st December

 

Join Mod Lee for custom clue scrolls and giveaways on the stream.

 

In Other News

 

The Raptor tires of the puny Slayer creatures Gielinor offers, and so has gone in search of bigger game. He's left his chest near the Burthorpe bank chest

Edited December 1, 2015 by Bobby

[Beric]

I'm not in love with the idea of doing more DG for a T80 defender.

[Bobby]

I'm not in love with the idea of doing more DG for a T80 defender.

at least we can do KK events for a t90 defender

[Sansa]

Loving this advent calendar

[Moto Bro]

Loving this advent calendar

Yeah, I've finally got some Silverhawk Boots. Time to buy a few Agility levels.

[Pizzas]

Ooooh unique drops from barrows/nex/kalphite king. I just wonder if more people kill these "bosses" for the defenders, will the prices of their other items probably take a little dip too?

Good luck to everybody searching for the defender drops.

[AmusedDragon]

I'm not in love with the idea of doing more DG for a T80 defender.

 

This is why I saved all my tokens instead of using them to speed up 120, lol.

 

Ooooh unique drops from barrows/nex/kalphite king. I just wonder if more people kill these "bosses" for the defenders, will the prices of their other items probably take a little dip too?

Good luck to everybody searching for the defender drops.

 

I'm going to guess that no more people will be killing them than normal and the off-hand variants are going up in price due to demand. Other bits and bobs will fall for sure. 2 handed weapons took a major dip.

[Bobby]

Loving this advent calendar

Yeah, I've finally got some Silverhawk Boots. Time to buy a few Agility levels.

I bought 99

[Moto Bro]

 

 

Loving this advent calendar

Yeah, I've finally got some Silverhawk Boots. Time to buy a few Agility levels.

I bought 99

 

I'm currently at 82... I think 99 will be expensive but I plan to do Barbarian Assault for bonus XP too. I'm just enjoying the fact that I can train a bankstanding skill or do Slayer tasks and gain Agility XP at the same time, so it feels like you're making good gains.

[Beric]

Skoll will return next month to give you a decent chunk of agility BXP: http://runescape.wikia.com/wiki/Sk%C3%B6ll

[Ezzaxy]

Can't believe they're actually giving defenders an update..

[Bobby]

 

 

 

Loving this advent calendar

Yeah, I've finally got some Silverhawk Boots. Time to buy a few Agility levels.

I bought 99

 

I'm currently at 82... I think 99 will be expensive but I plan to do Barbarian Assault for bonus XP too. I'm just enjoying the fact that I can train a bankstanding skill or do Slayer tasks and gain Agility XP at the same time, so it feels like you're making good gains.

 

thanks for reminding me about the dbxp from barbarian assault. ill need to start doing it

[James]

Loving this advent calendar

Yeah, I've finally got some Silverhawk Boots. Time to buy a few Agility levels.

I bought 99

I'm currently at 82... I think 99 will be expensive but I plan to do Barbarian Assault for bonus XP too. I'm just enjoying the fact that I can train a bankstanding skill or do Slayer tasks and gain Agility XP at the same time, so it feels like you're making good gains.

Getting 90-95 agility while working on 99 mining was pretty sweet.

[Rafi]

Silver hawk boots give stand-by agility xp? For real?

[Bobby]

Silver hawk boots give stand-by agility xp? For real?

yeah. i'm doing wc at the cit with charged boots. every couple chops i'm getting agility xp

[Dan G]

Silver hawk boots give stand-by agility xp? For real?

They're the buyable agility exp that people asked for for a long time. The difference is that it's buyable with £ and $ rather than gp. (Unless you include a middle-man).