Attention, ‘Scapers!
We’re less than a week away from the Summer Summit and the first look at Old School’s roadmap for the rest of 2023 and beyond!
This newspost will be updated with the latest information in the run-up to the Summit and give you everything you need to know as it happens.
Join us on Saturday, August 19th at 8pm BST / 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT / 5am AEST, on the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel. We’ve got a fantastic show in store and you won’t want to miss out, so make sure to pencil the Summer Summit into your diary!
Grab yourself some refreshing beverages, put your feet up and join your hosts, Mods Ayiza and Kieren. They’ll be joined by an assortment of Old School J-Mods to give you the low down on the rest of 2023 and the beginning of 2024!
Just to make sure: Saturday, August 19th at 8pm BST / 3pm EDT / 12pm PDT / 5am AEST, on the Old School RuneScape Twitch channel.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Here’s a sneak peek at our roadmap for the rest of the year and into early 2024!
Over the last few months, we’ve been working on something very exciting: Old School RuneScape’s first ever new skill!
Sailing is a new, open-world utility skill that lets you experience exciting new content only found at sea. It’s non-instanced, traditional MMO exploration at its finest, with an Old School RuneScape twist. Expand the vast world of Gielinor with new islands, creatures, and mysteries to uncover. Build and customise your own ship with upgrades and facilities that will let you explore ever more dangerous areas of the ocean. You’ve seen ships in Old School before – but for the first time, Sailing will let you captain a ship of your very own, command your NPC crew, and sail into uncharted waters…
Sailing could launch as early as 2024 – but to make that happen, we need YOU to cast your vote! In this blog, we’ll summarise everything we’ve spoken about so far so you have all the information you need to decide – should Sailing be Old School RuneScape’s first new skill?
Find out all you need to know before voting for Sailing in the Summer Summit Poll!
South of Mount Quidamortem, beyond the Stranglewood, lies a land filled with adventure and excitement. A region filled with new quests, new gameplay, and new places to explore. A shining kingdom formed by refugees fleeing Xeric’s age of strife over 1,000 years ago…
Old School’s next area expansion will take you to the Shining Kingdom of Varlamore, and open up a new region south of Kourend and Kebos.
We’re not just offering a new region jam-packed with delightful content – we’re offering answers to some of Old School RuneScape’s biggest questions. Whether you’re a lorehound, an avid PvMer, or a super skiller, Varlamore has something for you.
Find out more information in the Varlamore: The Shining Kingdom newspost.
You’ve been asking for more Leagues from the moment Leagues III: Shattered Relics ended – and it’s no secret which one has been your favourite so far!
So, we’ve decided to resurrect a classic League with a fresh lick of paint. Get ready for Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded!
Trailblazer Reloaded is temporary gamemode where you’ll start as a completely fresh account, seperate from your main account. Initially, you’ll be area-locked to Misthalin, where all our journeys began. Just as before, you’ll be able to unlock other areas after completing tasks and accumulating points – but choose wisely, as you can only unlock three additional regions!
The more regions you have available, the more tasks you’ll be able to complete – and the more points you’ll get!
Whether you’re an avid Leagues Players or you didn’t play Trailblazer the first time around, you’re in for a real treat – and don’t worry, check out the Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded newspost to get all the latest information!
This year’s Summer Summit is chock-full of massive projects to look forward to, but there’s a bunch of smaller bits ‘n’ pieces we’d love to introduce to Old School over the rest of the year too!
Originally released in late 2007, The Path of Glouphrie continues the popular Gnome storyline. Investigations into Glouphrie’s plans escalate when you discover that King Bolren has a new pet… has Glouphrie been watching the Tree Gnome Village, too? Despite launching after Old School’s backup, we were surprised to find that a mostly-complete version of Path of Glouphrie survives. This year we hope to share it with you once more! Much of the quest will be released as it once was, with some polish to meet the standards of modern Old School RuneScape.
From something you’ve seen before to something brand new… and actually, something without much detail to share at this stage. Something we’d like to greenlight nevertheless!
We want to develop an encounter that serves to give Old School’s budding brawlers confidence to get to grips with PvM and experience more of what the game has to offer. Exactly what this encounter might look like, and what rewards it might provide, are still to be decided – and we’ll need your help, of course! However, our initial thoughts are around making this encounter feel like a viable alternative to Nightmare Zone or various Crabs when it comes to earning combat XP and progressing your account.
Finally, Chambers of Xeric – Old School’s first ever raid – is nearly seven years old! The mark that it has left on Old School cannot be understated. It remains some of the most popular PvM action in the game, even after all these years.
All those years of enjoyment and experience have given us ample time to figure out what we love about it, and also what could stand to be improved a little. There are two topics we see time and time again: scouting and scaling and we’ll tackle these topics and poll them individually.
Find out more information in the assorted content newspost.
The apocalypse is almost upon us, and it’s time for you to steel yourselves as you prepare to dive into Deadman once more.
It’s been a little while since our initial announcement blog and our follow-up blog, where we answered some of your questions and responded to some initial feedback.
In our latest blog, we’d like to give you all of the specifics we’re able to share so that you feel ready and informed before starting your next Deadman journey. Make sure you’re up to speed on our previous blogs first, since they cover a lot of ground and detail many of our thought processes.
Find out more information in the latest Deadman: Apocalypse newspost.
We’re offering 10% off Premier Membership for the next 48 hours! This is THE BEST value membership package we offer, and we’ve made it even better to celebrate the Summer Summit and the future of OSRS! All you need to do is simply go to the store, purchase the 12-month package and the discount will be automatically applied!
Don’t miss out and get the best value for membership today.
Not only do we have a jam-packed livestream, but before the Summit you can experience some of the best players, pushed to their limits speedrunning the most iconic Old School bosses for $5,000.
We’ve partnered with EVScape, Hooti & Crusader Talent for the Speedrun Cup 3! This Thursday and Friday you can see the run-up to the Grand Final which takes place before the Summer Summit begins!
Check out the times below and tune into EVScape’s Twitch channel to watch it live!
- Quarter finals: Thursday, August 17th at 3pm BST
- Semi finals: Friday, August 18th at 3pm BST
- Grand final: Saturday, August 19th at 11am BST
Check out these breaking pictures of our first official OSRS plushies from Makeship! We’ve currently got some giveaways going on right now, so click the links below and follow the instructions to potentially win yourself some of the cutest Old School plushies. These will end on Thursday, August 17th at around 16:00 BST, so don’t miss out!
- Bob the Cat: Discord Giveaway
- Gnome Child: Twitter Giveaway
- Wise Old Man: Instagram Giveaway
We have invited Wise Old Man, Nieve, Gnome Child and Bob the Cat to join us on our tropical island for the Summer Summit… in plushie form!
Makeship will be sponsoring the stream so keep an eye on our socials and tune in to the Summer Summit for your chance to win one of these cuddly characters! Click here for full Ts and Cs.
If you’d like one of these guys for yourself, you can also sign up on the Makeship store and be reminded when they go on sale on August 23rd. Mark your calendars now!
The Old School Team.
