Background: RuneScape is 20 years old celebrating an anniversary that few communities, let alone MMORPGs see. We’ve gathered a panel spanning the decades and we’re going to look back at some of the milestones and talk about our memories and why they were important.
2001:
- The beginning
- Falador (imagine Falador being an add-on to the game, because it was)
- Edgeville (originally ghost town)
- Champion’s Guild / Adamantite
- Wilderness (only source of greater demons; once the strongest monster in the game)
- Dragon Slayer / Runite
- Pumpkins / Party hats (directly traded to players from Mods)
2002:
- Members
- Heroes Guild / Dragon Weapons
- Plague City / Biohazard
- King Black Dragon / Dragon Armor
- Easter Eggs / Halloween Masks / Santa Hats (spawned across the world)
2003:
- Underground Pass
- Legends Quest
- RuneScape 2 Beta
- Bunny Ears / Scythe (spawned, untradable rares)
2004:
- RuneScape 2 + Runecrafting
- Treasure Trails
- Priest in Peril
- Castle Wars
2005:
- Slayer
- Desert Treasure
- Barrows
- Farming!
- Mourning’s End Part 1 and 2
- Christmas update
2006:
- Rune Essence and bots
- Construction
- Hunter
- Pest Control
2007:
- Clan Chat
- God Wars Dungeon
- ZMI Altar
- Grand Exchange
- Wilderness and Free Trade Removal
2008:
- Summoning
- RuneScape HD
- The birth of polls
2009:
- Soul Wars
- Mobilising Armies
- Extreme Potions
2010:
- Nomad’s Requiem
- Bonus XP Weekends
- Dungeoneering
- Wilderness and Free Trade Referendum
End part 1
2011:
- RuneScape turns 10
- Livid Farm
- Bot nuke
- One Piercing Note
- (Dominion Tower?)
2012:
- Squeal of Fortune
- Queen Black Dragon
- Evolution of Combat
- Player Owned Ports
2013:
- Sinkholes
- Old School RuneScape Vote
- The World Wakes
- World Event 1
- RuneScape 3
- Divination
- Bonds
2014:
- Power to the Players (Prifddinas vs. Invention)
- Araxxor
- Ironman
- Plague’s End
- Prifddinas
2015:
- RuneLabs
- EoC/Legacy Mash-up
- Tuska
- Raids
- DarkScape
2016:
- Invention
- NXT
- Gower Quest
- GWD2 / Telos
- River of Blood
- The Arc
- Children of Mah
2017:
- Achievements
- Skyboxes
- Shattered Worlds
- Expansions: Menaphos
- Unfinished Business (into 2018)
- Dimension of the Damned
- Music rework (orchestral - abbey road)
2018:
- Solak
- Skilling Modernization: Deep Sea Fishing, Safecracking, Player Owned Farm
- The Needle Skips
- Elite Dungeons (2018/2019)
- This is RuneScape 3 (ongoing)
2019:
- Mining and Smithing Rework
- Desperate Times
- Anachronia
- Bank Rework
- 120 Farming and 120 Herblore
2020:
- PvM Hub
- Archaeology
- Desperate Measures (the intertwining of lore)
- Orthen
- Steam
Show Data
- Episode Title: RuneScape at 20 - Part 1
- Teaser: RuneScape just hit 20 and we’ve got a collection of relics to reminisce about years past. We start from the beginning with Dragon Slayer and Party Hats. Then we look at highlights from 2001 to 2010 including RuneScape 2, Construction, and Farming.
- Recorded Date: January 5, 2020
- Release Date: January 8, 2020
- Hosts: Shane, Tanis, Alex, and Joe
- Duration: 1:21:44
- Editing Notes: Beagle alert at start