The Arc

New RuneSpan rewards: Is unstable essence over-powered? A discussion on courage versus laziness when it comes to game design and balancing. And further discussion on the Master Quest Cape!

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Hosts: Shane and Cireon
Duration: 1:58:18

• Agents of Fury | Runespan Rewards | Arc Improvements
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Hydra Lamps
• Undertaking a True Rebalance
• Listener Questions and Discussion Topics
• Apple announces new 9.7 inch iPad, Special Edition (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and Doubles Storage on iPhone SE
• AT&T and Verizon pull ads from Google over extremist videos
• Google says the voice ads on Google Home aren’t really ads
• March SkotM Update
• Achievements of the Week
• Shane’s Pick: Paper Planes
• What have we been doing?

A surprise addition to the Soul Reaper reward store and its new trimp comp requirements. Plus, the shadow gorilla arrives and we discuss a new proposal for the arc! And should amnesty be given to comp players?

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• Soul Reaper – New Rewards | Legendary Pet Gorillas & Armour
• Shadow Gorilla Pet and Cosmetic Armor
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Concentrated Blast, Fury and Needle Strike
• An Arc Region Proposal (Official forums)
• Protean Cogs | Invention Comes to Treasure Hunter
• Dev Blog – NXT in 2017
• Listener Questions
• Android Instant Apps starts initial live testing
• Facebook Tweaks Its ‘Trending Topics’ Algorithm To Better Reflect Real News
• 3D TV is dead: Long Live 4K and HDR?
• January SkotM Update and February SkotM: Fishing
• Achievements of the Week
• Mr. Bistro’s Pick: Wookiepedia
• Dress Shane12088 Winner and part 2
• What have we been doing?

We get a glimpse into what the new Mining and Smithing rework is starting to look like. Also, Patch Notes and what we would do if we were CEO at Jagex.

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Hosts: Shane and Mr. Bistro
Duration: 1:40:17

• Patch Week | Ironman outfits | Halloween Short-Story Competition
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Errata of The Arc
• RuneScape Dev Diaries – Mining & Smithing: Reasons to 99
• Treasure Hunter | Attack of the Zombie Sprouts
• Making Available Elite Skilling Outfits
• Listener Questions
• Historic Achievement: Microsoft researches reach human parity in conversational speech recognition
• Nintendo Switch Release Trailer
• Samsung made YouTube remove video of GTA mod that turns Note 7 into a bomb
• October SkotM Update
• Achievements of The Week
• Mr. Bistro’s Pick: Westworld On HBO
• What have we been doing?

The Arc Chapter 2 is here which gloriously completes and polishes the first Arc update. Also, do we need Dungeoneering outfits on Treasure Hunter? Finally… RIP Note 7.

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Hosts: Shane, Mr. Bistro, and Dalton
Duration: 1:53:17

• The Arc – Chapter 2
• Tweaks and Fixes (Release Notes)
• Treasure Hunter – Gorajan Trailblazer Outfit
• Happy Birthday, Iron Mode – Get Two Weeks of Free Membership
• Listener Questions
• The Galaxy Note 7 is dead
• Yahoo makes it difficult to leave its service by disabling automatic email forwarding
• Google Chrome soon won’t be such a burden on your computer
• October SkotM Update
• Achievements of The Week
• Shane’s Pick: Swift Playgrounds
• What have we been doing?