Combat

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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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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• 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?

Dragon weapon special attacks move into the current decade with the ability to destroy entire rooms. We also touch on what’s coming in December, make good offerings, and other combat changes.

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• Diana
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• ElloMatey
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• Free Milk
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• Gylefleur
• Jacob G
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• Jason S
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• Jesse W
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• Sceotan
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• TANNER J W
• The Naked Captain
• TheDabbnGoat
• Tim
• Tom V
• Zant

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Thaxy
Duration: 1:51:40

• QoL Mini Strike & Advent Calendar – This Week In RuneScape
• Patch Notes – 28-11-22
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Recent Game Outages Nov 22-23 Updated
• RuneScape in December
• FSW FC + Fresh Quest
• FSW achievements and general achievements
• Achievements of the Week (Fresh Start)
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick of the Week: Andor
• What have we been doing?

Rewards from Extinction are expanded with more worthwhile skilling on Iaia and a passive Ring of Vigour. We also meet RuneScape’s new Keeper for the first time and dive into a classic livestream Q&A.

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• Diana
• Durhamax
• ElloMatey
• Flaws_of_Man
• Free Milk
• Jacob R
• Jade Gizmo
• Jason S
• Jebus
• Jesse W
• Ling_01
• Mohan V
• N8 the grr8
• Nick g
• OTRGamer
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• Pyrnassius RS
• Ren Hawk
• Ricky A
• Samuel F L
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• Scott D S
• Seth W
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• Tabby
• Tayler B
• The Naked Captain
• Tom V
• Zant

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Thaxy
Duration: 2:17:57

• Patch Notes – 25-04-22
• Extinction Rewards Update
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Meet Mod Keeper Livestream (Notes)
• Meet the New EP & Roadmap Revealed
• Upcoming Improvements to Treasure Hunter
• Micro Lesson: Ring of Vigour & Ultimate Rotations
• Thaxy’s Pick of the Week: The NYT Dialect Quiz
• Achievements of the Week
• Update Help Wanted
• What have we been doing?