RSBANDBUpdate! — The RuneScape Podcast from RSBandB

The first in the new Elder Gods storyline is here and we give it the RSBANDBUpdate! quest treatment. Plus two simple designs for the comp cape and bank rework that have players talking. Is it for better or worse? We have the answers.

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Join us in-game at Friends’ Chat: BitsBytes, Follow us on Twitter @rsbandb, Join our Discord: rsbandb.com/discord

A Special Thanks to Our Patreon Supporters

• Adam T
• Andrew C
• Brock H
• Diana
• Jason R
• Kyle
• Logan H
• Kabru
• Sean H
• Shane F
• Sojusdadevil
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Diana
Duration: 2:00:16

• Quest: Desperate Times
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Comp Cape – Simplified Design – Dev Blog
• RuneScape Lore Special – Desperate Times, Comp Cape Highlight
• Bank Improvements & Placeholders! – Dev Blog
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Steam Link comes to iOS without Steam Store functionality
• Microsoft and Sony form cloud gaming and AI partnership
• Google unveils 3 accessibility projects that help people with disabilities
• May Skills of the Month: Firemaking and Slayer
• Achievements of the Week
• Diana’s Pick: Good Omens
• What have we been doing?

We got a bundle of clan QoL fixes, but the main focus is on the impending Hunter modernisation. We run through the rationale, why this is fixing a bad design, and what to expect in July. Plus a recap of a prophetic RSBANDBInformer! article.

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Join us in-game at Friends’ Chat: BitsBytes, Follow us on Twitter @rsbandb, Join our Discord: rsbandb.com/discord

A Special Thanks to Our Patreon Supporters

• Adam T
• Andrew C
• Brock H
• Diana
• Jason R
• Kyle
• Kabru
• Shane F
• Sojusdadevil
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 2:09:18

• Clan Quality of Life Update
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Hunter Modernisation Blog
• RuneScape Month Ahead Q&A (May 2019) – Song of Seren, Desperate Times, Hunter Modernisation
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Facebook talked privacy, Google actually built it (other Google IO announcements)
• U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions
• Facebook co-founder calls for the company to be broken up and says Zuckerberg has ‘unilateral control over speech’
• May Skills of the Month: Firemaking and Slayer
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Angry Birds AR
• What have we been doing?

It’s a patch week but certainly not a boring one. May’s big surprise has been unveiled and it’s the start of the next in the Elder Gods quest line. We theorize about where this is going and what to expect! Also, a discussion on the minigame problem.

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Join us in-game at Friends’ Chat: BitsBytes, Follow us on Twitter @rsbandb, Join our Discord: rsbandb.com/discord

A Special Thanks to Our Patreon Supporters

• Adam T
• Andrew C
• Brock H
• Diana
• Fernando C
• Jason R
• Kyle
• Kabru
• Shane F
• Sojusdadevil
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:37:11

• Patch Week 29th of April
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Month Ahead: May
• Record-breaking year for Jagex with revenues of £92.8m
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Facebook will let users chat across Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp
• Epic just bought the Rocket League studio, here’s what it means for the Steam version
• Apple iPhone Sales Down 30% Year over Year but iPad has the best year in 6 years
• May Skills of the Month: Firemaking and Slayer
• Achievements of the Week
• Spring 2019 Survey
• Fiery May Begin
• Tanis’ Pick: America Before: The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization
• What have we been doing?

Stroopwafels, Portable Vic, and fixes for Chargebows are here but once again the debate focuses around the comp cape. Do common questions, multiple perspectives, and intelligent design foreshadow a successful update?

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Direct Download – 64 Kbit MP3 (Full Show Notes)

Join us in-game at Friends’ Chat: BitsBytes, Follow us on Twitter @rsbandb, Join our Discord: rsbandb.com/discord

A Special Thanks to Our Patreon Supporters

• Adam T
• Andrew C
• Brock H
• Diana
• Fernando C
• Jason R
• Kyle
• Kabru
• Shane F
• Sojusdadevil
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:59:27

• Chargebow Fix, Portable Vic & Stroopwafels
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• RuneScape General Q&A – Comp Cape, Ninja updates
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Samsung delays Galaxy Fold indefinitely: ‘We will take measures to strengthen the display’
• DNS over HTTPS is coming whether ISPs and governments like it or not
• Epic’s Tim Sweeney Caught With His Pants Down Lying About Steam’s Revenue Generation?
• https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1121218551342350336
• May Skills of the Month: Firemaking and Slayer
• Achievements of the Week
• Spring 2019 Survey
• Shane’s Pick: Win Bigly
• What have we been doing?