2019 May

We examine the area rework of the digsite and look deeper into the wiki integration. We also speculate on the big summer reveal, before having some fun with numbers from the data livestream. Finally, we have a surprise pick of the week for Shane.

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

Hosts: Tanis and Cireon
Duration: 1:52:26

• Digsite Update & Wiki Integration
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Wiki Integration
• Double Daily Keys
• Vic the Trader Update
• Elite Skilling Outfits: Woodcutting, Hunter
• Livestream: Data Stream & Bank Placeholders
• Player Support Blog
• Informer roundup: Player Agency in Desperate Times
• Listener Questions and Discussions
• Positive review bomb leaves Valve confused
• Nintendo to shut down mobile games in Belgium
• NASA invites public to submit names to fly aboard next Mars rover
• May Skills of the Month: Slayer
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick: Star Wars: The Old Republic
• What have we been doing?

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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• 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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• 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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• 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?