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Vengeance of
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Vengeance of

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The name, as well as the announcement image featuring Tim and Crunchy (who hasn't been seen much since RSHD was released aside from Gower's Quest, which was a 15th anniversary celebration) and the fact that this is the first new Yak Track to come out since the start of the 20th anniversary celebrations, makes me think that most of the cosmetics are going to be throwbacks to RuneScape 2 and earlier. I don't think they'll necessarily be Retro skins, but I suspect we're going to be getting a lot of references (for instance, I won't be surprised if we get a rest animation that references Sleeping Bags).

27-Feb-2021 23:22:26

WTFmybacon
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Cheers for the announcement Draco.

And yea, as Vengeance mentioned, judging by the name of the track, it seems like we will be getting some throwback stuff to the earlier days of RuneScape.
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28-Feb-2021 01:14:59 - Last edited on 28-Feb-2021 01:15:39 by WTFmybacon

Vengeance of
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Something I didn't notice the first time around; in the promotion image, Tim can be seen holding Runescape: The Official Handbook. You know, that old paperback guide book from all the way back in 2006.

Could just be a cute Easter Egg for zooming in, but I wonder if we're getting an in-game version as an orb/shield override. Would be a cute little piece of meta humour.

28-Feb-2021 04:40:00

Trewavas
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I would also assume that the rewards will be related to items/activities from the game's past. One would expect to see the recreation of old outfits, references to events and moments of history, and maybe even a sleeping bag rest animation.

28-Feb-2021 15:31:54

Dilbert2001
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Draco Burnz said :
Dilbert2001 said :
Quite logical we get the 2016 Tim outfits. Perhaps there are other things related to the Gower Quest like Cabbage pet perhaps. :D

Just wondering but how is that logical?

Because Tim and Crunchy lasted appeared in the Gower Quest and then became permanent content in Behind The Scene since then. Besides, Tim's Spartan Skirt fits Jagex's LGBT month cross-dressing agenda. Then you have to look at what Crunchy is most recognized for - the High Detail part of the 2008 graphics update, which is also what the Avatar Refresh project is aimed for. :)

https://runescape.wiki/images/0/07/Tim_and_Crunchy_2006.png?7815a

28-Feb-2021 17:21:16 - Last edited on 28-Feb-2021 17:25:03 by Dilbert2001

BrokenDigit
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Oh the irony, that THE official RS Forums find out about upcoming content, from a Reddit post, which references a Twitter post.

My PC can handle having all those tabs along with the Wiki open concurrently just not the actual game client in the lobby, ba dum TISH! :p
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28-Feb-2021 19:40:29

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