RSBANDBUpdate! — Loot boxes

RSBANDBUpdate! 736 – Take a Sigil Leave a Sigil

posted by Shane on 9th August 2019, at 3:57pm | Discuss Article

The Summer Escape is here which is more than meets the eye. Javelin bugs aside we re-examine the changes to Magic in the Weapon Diversity Beta and talk about the virtue of additions instead of nerfs. Plus the full rundown on the sigil discussion.

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Adam T
Andrew C
Arvīds L
Brock H
Cass
Darren L
Diana
Gylefleur
Kyle
Logan H
Kabru
Rippeth
Sean H
Tom V
Zachary K
Zez

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and David
Duration: 2:12:49

Summer Escape – Skilling Bonanza
Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
Weapon Diversity Beta Batch 2 Second Look
Weapon Diversity, Sigil Slot, Land Out of Time Drop Rates – RuneScape Month Ahead Q&A (notes)
Sigil changes will be delayed
RSBANDB is on Patreon
Listener Questions and Discussion
Siri audio fragments sent for analysis can be easily linked to users
Voice assistants are listening to you: How to delete Siri, Alexa and Google recordings
SWAPGS Vulnerability in Modern CPUs Fixed in Windows, Linux, ChromeOS
Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo team up to force loot box odds disclosures (and Rocket League is outright removing crates)
August Skill of the Month Competitions: Crafting
Achievements of the Week
Tanis’ Pick: Turmoil
What have we been doing?

RSBANDBUpdate! 729 – Fun For The Whole Family

posted by Shane on 21st June 2019, at 4:35pm | Discuss Article

It’s a patch week including changes to the motherload maw, action bar, and inspection of Farming seeds. We separate out controversy from fact with regards to the Mahjarrat aura and take a look at the Slayer and Agility components of The Land Out of Time.

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Andrew C
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Kyle
Logan H
Kabru
Sean H
Shane F
Sojusdadevil
Tom V
Zachary K
Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:45:34

MAW enhancers & Actionbar fixes
Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
Mahjarrat Aura – Update!
The Land Out of Time – Slayer Skilling & Agility Course
Dev Q&A (June 2019) – Land Out of Time Special
RSBANDB is on Patreon
Listener Questions and Discussion
Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency
EA tells UK Parliament loot boxes are ‘quite ethical’
Google is finally taking charge of the RCS rollout
June Skills of the Month: Divination
Switch[Scape]ing it Up: A Review of the Weapon Diversity Beta
Achievements of the Week
Shane’s Pick: Slashdot
What have we been doing?

RSBANDBUpdate! 725 – The Phantom Shane

posted by Cireon on 24th May 2019, at 3:27pm | Discuss Article

We examine the area rework of the digsite and look deeper into the wiki integration. We also speculate on the big summer reveal, before having some fun with numbers from the data livestream. Finally, we have a surprise pick of the week for Shane.

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Jason R
Kyle
Logan H
Kabru
Sean H
Shane F
Sojusdadevil
Tom V
Zachary K
Zez

Hosts: Tanis and Cireon
Duration: 1:52:26

Digsite Update & Wiki Integration
Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
Wiki Integration
Double Daily Keys
Vic the Trader Update
Elite Skilling Outfits: Woodcutting, Hunter
Livestream: Data Stream & Bank Placeholders
Player Support Blog
Informer roundup: Player Agency in Desperate Times
Listener Questions and Discussions
Positive review bomb leaves Valve confused
Nintendo to shut down mobile games in Belgium
NASA invites public to submit names to fly aboard next Mars rover
May Skills of the Month: Slayer
Achievements of the Week
Tanis’ Pick: Star Wars: The Old Republic
What have we been doing?

RSBANDBUpdate! 723 – Getting Butterflies

posted by Shane on 10th May 2019, at 4:46pm | Discuss Article

We got a bundle of clan QoL fixes, but the main focus is on the impending Hunter modernisation. We run through the rationale, why this is fixing a bad design, and what to expect in July. Plus a recap of a prophetic RSBANDBInformer! article.

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Andrew C
Brock H
Diana
Jason R
Kyle
Kabru
Shane F
Sojusdadevil
Tom V
Zachary K
Zez

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 2:09:18

Clan Quality of Life Update
Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
Hunter Modernisation Blog
RuneScape Month Ahead Q&A (May 2019) – Song of Seren, Desperate Times, Hunter Modernisation
RSBANDB is on Patreon
Listener Questions and Discussion
Facebook talked privacy, Google actually built it (other Google IO announcements)
U.S. Senator Introduces Bill To Ban Loot Boxes And Pay-To-Win Microtransactions
Facebook co-founder calls for the company to be broken up and says Zuckerberg has ‘unilateral control over speech’
May Skills of the Month: Firemaking and Slayer
Achievements of the Week
Shane’s Pick: Angry Birds AR
What have we been doing?

RSBANDBUpdate! 720 – Welcome to the Third Dimension

posted by Shane on 19th April 2019, at 5:11pm | Discuss Article

We run through the Guilded Eggstravaganza, PvM costs, and the comp cape rework is discussed yet again. We talk about the live stream, the new artwork, and comp from a PvM perspective. Plus details on the new Xbox One S and more Facebook shenanigans.

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