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The permanent F2P & Membership Bonds poll is nearing conclusion and it is still comfortably passing with over 85% approval from the community. Providing nothing changes before 10am GMT on Wednesday 4th February we will be implementing permanent F2P later on this month.

We plan to release permanent F2P on Thursday 19th February in celebration of Old School's 2nd birthday. Along with some small pieces of content in-game we will be opening the game to absolutely everyone.

In a recent newspost we spoke briefly about potential restrictions on permanent F2P to prevent bots being an issue. We have since had a meeting and decided on some more refined restrictions that should allow us to both cut down on the number of bots that F2P brings along while having as insignificant of an impact on gameplay as possible. We will go into more detail on these restrictions in the coming weeks running up to the release of F2P.

Membership Bonds will not be released alongside permanent F2P. They will follow at some point in early March.

Achievement Diaries have been in the works for quite some time now and we are finally approaching release. With 10 brand new diaries nearing completion this update is going to be a big one.

Earlier this year Mod John C released the highest stat that is required by any diary for every skill. As you can see, being able to complete every elite diary will definitely require you to be an elite player.

The Achievement Diaries update is sure to be one that gives you all something to aim for and a massive amount of content with which you can fill your time. With each diary you complete you will receive a reward offering you benefits in the area of the diary. You can read a full list of some of the benefits rewards offer in the previous Achievement Diary rewards dev blog .

Completing all diaries is a truly elite accomplishment and will allow you to get your hands on the Achievement Diary Cape . Completing all diaries will also allow you to trim your Quest Cape !

Be sure to take a look at Mod Ghost's Twitter to see some of the brand new designs for the Achievement Diary rewards.

After passing through a poll alongside the Grand Exchange, the dragon defender will be coming to Old School in early February.


Once you get yourself a rune defender and show it to Kamfreena you will be allowed access to the basement of the Warriors' Guild. In the basement you will find a room of Cyclopes that drop dragon defenders.

The defender will have the following stats:

Stab attack: +25
Slash attack: +24
Crush attack: +23
Magic attack: -3
Range attack: -2

Stab defence: +25
Slash defence: +24
Crush defence: +23
Magic defence: -3
Range defence: -2

Strength bonus: +6

It will require 60 Attack and Defence to equip.

Later on in February, from the 20th - 21st, we are going to be taking part in GameBlast15. Each year SpecialEffect host GameBlast , a weekend-long gaming marathon, raising money to help bring gaming back to the lives of gamers with disabilities.

Over the GameBlast weekend we will be re-opening the Well of Goodwill and allowing the community to donate to this excellent cause.

The Jagex stream will be starting at midday on Friday 20th February and will run for 24 hours. During the Old School segment of the livestream Mods Weath and Ronan will be busting some bots live! Of course, all of the loot from the bots will go straight into the Well of Goodwill.

If you are interested in finding out more about GameBlast and maybe even joining in to raise money for a good cause, head over to the SpecialEffect website .

The Grand Exchange is still in development but it is well on the way to being complete. We are aiming to get the Grand Exchange out before the end of February.


Now that both the Grand Exchange poll and the followup tweaks poll have concluded we know exactly what the G.E. will be when it comes to Old School.

It will be located in north-west Varrock where it was originally placed in 2007. It will use the original design of the Grand Exchange with a single post in the center, surrounded by clerks and bankers. There will be some NPCs dotted around the Grand Exchange including an NPC to decant potions and an NPC to decant jewellery.

Be sure to follow @JagexAsh for the latest updates on the progress and behind the scenes screenshots of the Grand Exchange.