RSBANDBUpdate! — The RuneScape Podcast from RSBandB

Double XP Weekend: Extended is here and it’s the most special weekend of the year, celebrating GameBlast and SpecialEffect. We detail why this charity is so important and what Tanis will be getting up to. Plus thoughts on the communications survey.

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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

• 29 lets go
• Adam T
• Brock H
• Cameron
• Cass
• Christian S
• Darren L
• Diana
• Fernando C
• Gylefleur
• Jason S
• Joe M
• John P
• Kabru
• Kyle
• Our Memories
• Rastafa
• Rippeth
• Sam W
• Tim A
• The Naked Captain
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:45:07

• Double XP Weekend Extended for SpecialEffect and United Communities of RuneScape for GameBlast 20
• Our stream and the United Communities Of Runescape
• SpecialEffect‘s work
• RuneScape Ebay Charity Auction
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• RuneScape Engagement Survey
• Archaeology Journal: Kharid-et
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions
• Charting a Way Forward on Online Content Regulation
• Apple Weighs Letting Users Switch Default iPhone Apps to Rivals
• TikTok introduces parental controls with new ‘Family Safety Mode’ feature, launching first in UK
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Windy
• What have we been doing?

It’s Valentine’s Day and this year we’ve got a new quest, Once Upon a Slime! King Slime, a shrink machine, and inside jokes makes a perfect RuneScape quest – we discuss! Then we dissect Mod Jack’s whiteboard TED talk and break down where Mining is going.

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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
• Brock H
• Cameron
• Cass
• Christian S
• Darren L
• Diana
• Fernando C
• Gylefleur
• Jason S
• Joe M
• John P
• Kabru
• Kyle
• Rastafa
• Rippeth
• Seth W
• Tim A
• The Naked Captain
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Diana
Duration: 2:15:29

• Once Upon a Slime
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• General Q&A: Mining & Smithing, Activity Pets (Notes)
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussions
• Half-Life: Alyx release date is March 23
• Protecting users from insecure downloads in Google Chrome
• Activision Blizzard pulls all its games off Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service
• Achievements of the Week
• Diana’s Pick: Coffee Talk
• What have we been doing?

This week sees big changes for the Mining and Smithing skills. Players see it as a nerf (and it is) but remember what it was designed to fix? Stone spirits! We have that discussion plus look at how Mining XP rates are after the change.

Download Now
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
• Brock H
• Cameron
• Cass
• Christian S
• Darren L
• Diana
• Fernando C
• Gylefleur
• Jason S
• Joe M
• John P
• Kabru
• Kyle
• Rastafa
• Rippeth
• Seth W
• Tim A
• The Naked Captain
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:36:05

• Game Update: Mining & Smithing Changes
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• NSPCC urges Facebook to stop encryption plans
• EA Made Almost $1 Billion On Microtransactions Last Quarter
• Emoji 13
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Minecraft
• What have we been doing?

The PvM Hub otherwise known as War’s Retreat is here and it’s a good update! It brings together PvMers of all levels and lowers the barrier to entry. We also have news on Double XP Weekend: Extended, Archaeology, and the 2020 roadmap.

Download Now
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
• Brock H
• Cameron
• Cass
• Christian S
• Darren L
• Diana
• Fernando C
• Gylefleur
• Jason S
• Joe M
• John P
• Kabru
• Kyle
• Rastafa
• Rippeth
• Seth W
• Tim A
• The Naked Captain
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and David
Duration: 1:56:18

• War’s Retreat & Winter Chill Off
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Double XP Weekend: Extended returns!
• Mining & Smithing changes, Archaeology, RSMobile iOS, QoL, etc – RuneScape General Q&A (Jan 20)
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• US mobile app subscription revenue jumped 21% in 2019 to $4.6B across the top 100 apps
• The Cost of Avast’s Free Antivirus: Companies Can Spy on Your Clicks
• Apple’s iPad Changed the Tablet Game 10 Years Ago
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Star Trek: Picard
• What have we been doing?