Shane - Trekkie - Earth

2013 Year of The Player

• “2013 is about ensuring that your hard-earned legacy is respected – everything you've done and worked so hard to achieve will remain as amazing and relevant as it has ever been.”
• 2013 - What’s Coming and What’s Going: Better community involvement, cutting down on cheats, clarity on micro-payments (2012 went overboard), too many promotions,.
• 2013 - two months into a brand new combat system, a precursor for RuneScape 3. Have the kinks been ironed out?
• As players have we reaped the benefits of the year of the player?

Where Jagex Went Right in 2013

• Making the game grow up with the player base, EoC was the first step.
• Much needed TLC towards game mechanics (examples: charm sprites updated, D&D tracker, coinshare changes, bots are practically gone, bonds are here and of course farming)
• RuneScape 3
• Starting a new age with all new quest and events.
• Bot nuke.
• Dealing with Games of Chance
• The World Wakes
• Missing, Presumed Death

Where Jagex Went Wrong in 2013

• EoC is great but changes still need to be made with abilities and armour.
• Combat gear drop mechanics need to go the way of the dodo.
• Carry out proper betas in 2014.
• Lack of diverse combat gear.
• No recent update or news with HTML5
• Getting rid of prestige system.
• BIRTHRIGHT OF THE DWARVES
• The Nexus - More ALL level content
• Far and Wide: Transport Update
• The Battle of Lumbridge

Our stance on the state of the game leading into 2014

• Keep the game on this path, but reign in the amount of control players have. (i.e. the Prestige system did not need to die)
• Having a deeper understanding of our abilities.
• Actually finishing elven quest.
• Lore, lore, lore!
• Tweak EoC more - Make weapons/armor more clear
• Less Solomon’s Store and Squeal of Fortune junk, or at least compensate us for all of the bank space

Updates of 2013

January:

God Statues - Construction D&D

Kalphite King

Hati, Skoll, and Combat Updates

Desert Tasks

February:

Demon Flash Mobs

Slayer Tower Revamp

RuneScape Bestiary

War against Bots Continues

March:

Combat Updates, Free Game Changes, and More Mobility

The World Wakes

Tribute to Guthix and New Combat Abilities

Dealing with Games of Chance

Wilderness Warbands

RS3 Beta Program

April:

Dungeoneering Dual Wielding and Charming Imp

Castle Wars: Revamped

Duel Arena: Go Forth and Duel

Charm Sprites: Catch them If You Can!

Instanced God Wars & EoC Updates

May:

The Nexus

God Emissaries

June:

Triskelion Treasures

Your Feedback Implemented!

Far and Wide: Transport Update

July:

Vorago

Bringing Home the Bacon

RuneScape 3

The Battle of Lumbridge

August:

The Death of Chivalry

Divination

September:

Super September

Daemonheim Task Set

An Important Message from Mod MMG (Bonds)

October:

Missing, Presumed Death

Sirenic Armour

RuneFest

Lumbridge Rebuildathon

Well of Goodwill

November:

Barrows - Rise of The Six

Your Community Features

Coinshare, World Map, and Tutorial

December:

Harbingers of Tuska

The Bird and The Beast - World Event 2

15 Days of Christmas

Up to Snow Good

Show Data

• Episode Title: A Year in Review
• Teaser: The hosts look at the good and bad of 2013 and where the game should go in 2014.
• Recorded Date: December 22, 2013
• Release Date: December 27, 2013
• Hosts: Shane, Trekkie, and Earth
• Duration: 1:07:08
• Editing Notes: None