Patch Week

It’s Slayer and combat week and this spurs discussion on live games and the Summer Escape. Also questions on everything ranging expanding existing content, new areas, the Master Quest cape, and live streams. Plus tech news that’ll scare you.

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

Hosts: Shane and Tanis
Duration: 1:43:15

• Summer Escape – Combat & Slayer
• Tweaks and Fixes  (Patch Notes)
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• Listener Questions and Discussion
• Discord Go Live
• Microsoft August 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 93 security bugs (CVE-2019-1162)
• Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress’ owner
• August Skill of the Month Competitions: Crafting
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Explain Everything
• What have we been doing?

More changes for Anachronia including much needed world map changes and Big Game Hunter is much less annoying. The Player Owned Farm is being tweaked on XP and breeding, we ask, is it too much? We also speculate about what’s next on the nerf bat.

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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
• 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 and Tanis
Duration: 2:29:48

• Land Out of Time Changes
• Tweaks and Fixes (Patch Notes)
• Upcoming Player Owned Farm changes
• Bank Improvements and Weapon Diversity Beta Content Showcase Live Stream
• Livestream summary
• RuneFest Theme Revealed!
• RSBANDB is on Patreon
• FTC Agreement Brings Rigorous New Standards for Protecting Your Privacy
• WSJ: Apple Apps Unfairly Dominate App Store Search Results
• Apple to acquire the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business
• Achievements of the Week
• Tanis’ Pick: The Lion King
• What have we been doing?

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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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
• Andrew C
• Arvīds L
• Brock H
• Daren L
• Diana
• 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?

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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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
• 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?