This Month in RuneScape
October is always a busy month for RuneScape content and this month is no exception!
The headline update for this month is undoubtedly the fearsome
Dominion Tower
.
The Dominion Tower is a sentient edifice that can trawl through your memories, allowing you to relive past boss encounters in a new, purpose-built combat arena. You will face unique, bespoke challenges based around those bosses that you have unlocked in the past, and you will be able to show off your accomplishments to your friends... and enemies!
Also coming this month are some innovative
Chat Changes
and upgraded
Camera Controls
.
We’re adding new ways for you to control your camera movement by adding a new mouse cam. This allows you to use your middle mouse button to change your camera angle - which means you can navigate the game world using solely the mouse. To use the feature, you’ll simply need to hold the middle mouse wheel to pitch and rotate the view.
Our chat features are going through a massive overhaul too, and will soon be able to offer features like auto wrapping text and chat "modes", allowing you to change your default typing mode from "public" to "Clan", "Friends", "guest clan" etc. This is designed to make chatting in different modes even easier but will still allow users to stick to their old "//" methods if they prefer.
All of these camera and chat changes affect both the free and members versions of the game, and were based on suggestions from our players via our forums and fan sites, as well as those in game.
This month also sees a new Agility-themed addition to the Distractions and Diversions -
The Pit!
If you find yourself training your Agility skill towards the end of this month you might find yourself bumping into a mysterious talent scout who’s interested in finding some candidates for "The Pit", RuneScape’s newest and least forgiving D&D. It’s somewhere you’ll only be able to reach via an invite, though, as you take on one of 6 different madcap events designed to give you a well-deserved break from your favourite Agility spot and test your luck and skills. Those that do well will earn generous XP rewards, unique cosmetic gear and the respect of the crazy characters at the course. Are you good enough to catch the talent scout’s eye? Start running laps and find out if you’ve got what it takes!
And last but not least, October means Hallowe'en! This month will see the release of the
2011 Hallowe'en event - Deathcon 2!
This Hallowe'en, Death himself will be inviting you into his own Hallowe'en-themed castle to help out with Deathcon 2, a 3 week convention to celebrate all things spooky. Meet new characters and old favourites as you engage with perplexing puzzles and catastrophic conundrums, earning you new cosmetic items, a new emote and a chance for non-clan members to see what citadels are all about. There’s even an exceptionally cool hourglass item available only to RuneScape members for this Halloween, so be sure you’re subscribed during Deathcon 2 if you want to get your hands on it.
For full details about all the exciting RuneScape content you can expect in the coming month, check out the
October Behind The Scenes
- available now!
Mod Jon H
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