Combat

The combat update is here giving Ranged, Magic, and Melee the Necromancy treatment. We look at how they work at various bosses and what the changes mean at the high end and for average players. We also sit down and look at how each style has improved.

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Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Bears
Duration: 1:31:09

• Combat Update & Thok’s Smashing Buffs
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Oddments Store Refresh
• Academy of Heroes and Fungal Overrides
• Achievements of the Week
• Help Wanted: RSBANDBUpdate!
• Shane’s Pick of the Week: HELLDIVERS 2
• What have we been doing in RuneScape?

The community hitlist returns with changes to clue scrolls, golden bamboo, and shattered worlds. We then dive into the combat beta that brings the Necromancy treatment to life in the traditional combat skills. We close with the upcoming RS cookbook.

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• G_ Hammi
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• The Naked Captain
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• Tom V
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Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Thaxy
Duration: 1:46:06

• Combat Beta Launch & Community Hitlist
• Patch Notes – 30-10-2023
• Combat Beta
• Combat Beta Updates
• Behind the Scenes – November?
• RuneScape – The Official Cookbook
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Achievements of the Week
• Help Wanted: RSBANDBUpdate!
• Thaxy’s Pick of the Week: Chill playlist: Songs to Help your Plants Grow
• Tanis’ Pick of the Week: eSight
• What have we been doing?

The beta test for the Fractured Staff of Armadyl and Animate Dead arrives. Are rumors of their nerf over exaggerated? We have our reaction, community data, and wacky polls. Then we delve into 2023 Ranged SwitchScape and a short lived community survey.

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• CykhalRS
• DramaFreee
• Durhamax
• Free Milk
• G_ Hammi
• Gylefleur
• Jacob G
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Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and David
Duration: 1:42:15

• FSOA & Animate Dead Beta World Feedback
• Original thread
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Patch Notes – 02/05/25
• Ranged SwitchScape 2023: 3 styles, 10+ swaps, and Making Ranged compete with 4TAA
• RuneScape Spring Survey (Closed)
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick of the Week: So long passwords, thanks for all the phish
• Tanis’ Pick of the Week: Accessibility in SWTOR (swtorista.com)
• Help Wanted: RSBANDBUpdate!
• What have we been doing?

Wilderness threat takes the axe bringing a rebalance to wilderness activities. We also take our first peek at changes to Animate Dead and the Fractured Staff of Armadyl, do they strike the right balance? Then we meet the new Community Manager, Mod Doom.

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• CykhalRS
• DramaFreee
• Durhamax
• Enrique V
• Free Milk
• Jacob G
• Jade Gizmo
• Jason S
• Jebus
• Jesse W
• Kesky
• Ling_01
• Mohan V
• N8 the grr8
• Pyrnassius RS
• Ricky A
• RS Nerd Herd
• Samuel F L
• Scott D S
• ShirtPants
• Stobbeve
• Tabby
• The Naked Captain
• TheDabbnGoat
• Tim
• Tom V
• Zant
• Zazacon

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Thaxy
Duration: 1:46:00

• Ninja Strike: Wilderness
• Patch Notes – 13-03-23
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• FSoA and Animate Dead rebalancing
• Murder on the Border Preview Livestream & Meet Mod Doom, RuneScape’s Newest CM – Notes
• New Quest: Murder on the Border
• Achievements of the Week
• Thaxy’s Pick of the Week: Elder Scrolls Online
• Shane’s Pick of the Week: GPT-4
• Help Wanted: RSBANDBUpdate!
• What have we been doing?