Dev Q&A

Despite it being a patch week there’s a lot happening. A live stream detailing a new direction for Treasure Hunter and the future of live events plus questions. We also tackle the War’s Retreat comp cape question and run through Jagex’s new hires.

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• 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: 1:47:19

• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Game Update: Patch Week 20/01
• General Q&A – January 21
• Jagex continues to attract industry-leading talent
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Microsoft’s CEO looks to a future beyond Windows, iOS, and Android
• Opera: Phantom of the Turnaround – 70% Downside
• Amazon Music isn’t even close to catching Spotify, despite 55M listeners
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: LaCorte News
• What have we been doing?

We have our take on the Treasure Hunter exploit, analyze actions taken by Jagex, and speculate as to the reasoning behind the news post detailing actions taken. The Jmods look back at 19 years of RuneScape and we talk about their highs and regrets.

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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
• Kabru
• Kyle
• Rastafa
• Rippeth
• Seth W
• Tim A
• The Naked Captain
• Tom V
• Zachary K
• Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 2:03:51

• Treasure Hunter Key Exploit Investigations and Next Steps
• Thoughts on exploit use
• Weekly Update – 6th January 2020
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Livestream 19 Years Of Runescape Anniversary Special 2020
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Enforcing Against Manipulated Media
• Firefox 72 arrives with fingerprinting blocked by default, Picture-in-Picture on macOS and Linux
• Films are quietly disappearing from Disney Plus
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick: The Witcher
• What have we been doing?

Smoothment is here and why it’s good that you may not notice it right away. It’s all duty of care in the live stream and why it’s so important in 2019. Plus of course feedback on Yak Track and Double XP Weekend Extended.

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A Special Thanks to Our Patreon Supporters

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

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 2:02:57

• Game Update: Smooth Movement
• Dancing at the Needle
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Duty of Care – RuneScape Q&A (Dec 19) – Notes
• Dev Blog – Daily Challenges Rework
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• A maxed-out Mac Pro will cost you $53,000 — without display
• Larry Page, Alphabet’s absentee CEO, is stepping down after a challenging year for Big Tech
• Year in Search 2019
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick: Planet Zoo
• What have we been doing?

A date has been set for the final sunset of the Java client. We reminisce and share our thoughts on the past and the future of NXT. We then recap Farming 120 and Herblore 120. And finally, a big offer in the realm of dinosaur breeding.

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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

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

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:45:57

• Farming & Herblore 120 Fixes + Java Client Sunset Date
• Farming and Herblore 120 Thus Far
• The Farming and Herblore Ecosystem
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Archaeology, Challenges Rework, Activity Pets and more – RuneScape Month Ahead Q&A (Notes)
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• StrandHogg
• Facebook issues corrective label on user’s post under new Singapore fake news law
• Boom. We just dinosized your movie collection – for free.
• 120 Farming SKOTM
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick: Disney +
• What have we been doing?