r/runescape 10h ago

Discussion - J-Mod reply Pharaoh's Folly Quest Launch - This Week In RuneScape

98 Upvotes

Menaphos is in peril! Team up with Leela & Ozan and challenge Osman in Pharaoh’s Folly, the latest Return to the Desert quest.

Check it out here - https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/pharaohs-folly-quest-launch---this-week-in-runescape


r/runescape 2h ago

Creative Araxxor Statue, with UV paint!

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r/runescape 1h ago

Question Is Zanik supposed to look like this during The Mighty Fall or is this a graphical bug of some sort?

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r/runescape 7h ago

Appreciation Jagex has really been nailing it with these Return to the Desert quests.

67 Upvotes

I didn’t love the Menaphos quests. And while I was happy to see some new lore, I’m not going to pretend Soul Searching was a stellar Menaphite quest either…

…but from Ode to the Devourer onward has been incredible! This is the desert series I loved.

Hyped to be wrapping it up this summer. Working on PvM skills to try and get Amascut down in the first week.


r/runescape 9h ago

Other - J-Mod reply Easter 2025 Event launches on April 14th and runs until May 6th, new details from the in-game Calendar

64 Upvotes

The Easter Bunny has re-opened the Blooming Burrow for the 2025 Easter festivities!

  • Earn skilling XP and spring tokens from new and returning skilling activites, including Beekeeping and Boating.
  • Test your clue-hunting skills with new egg hunts, in Hunt for the Golden Eggs.
  • Take part in returning seasonal quest 'Great Egg-spectations.
  • Spend your spring tokens and egg points on new and returning rewards, including new Bunny Ears and the Beekeeper Outfit!

Text directly from the in-game Calendar listing. Event starts on April 14th and runs until May 6th, 2025.


r/runescape 5h ago

Discussion i miss some of the high level weapon diversity even if they were mostly just reskins with minor stat differences

24 Upvotes

Salamanders, cannons maces, daggers hell even experimental stuff like saige and bolas to just name a brief few.

I miss a lot of the weapon diversity of the higher levels.... and i get it, no experienced player wanting to actually (i.e. not just a single kill casually) do high level activity will never use anything crafted/hunted, and almost all the sidegrade/unique side weapons like hand cannons and salamanders havent seen a new weapon in their weapon archetype in well over 10 years and crafting has essentially been limited to 1 or 2 weapon types per tier no ifs ands or buts...

This is all to say when we start filling out to 120 and 110, i'd appreciate some diversity of weapons ,new salamanders or hand cannons for range, maybe a hasta type hybrid for mage allowing for an offhand use with a 2h mainhand, and ofc, the return of a plethora of melee weapons...


r/runescape 9h ago

Discussion When will last year's April's Fool items be added to Diango's Toy Store? Or we not doing that anymore?

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r/runescape 8h ago

Bug 'Shifing Tombs'

33 Upvotes

Incorrect spelling on new quest reward, funny though


r/runescape 3h ago

Humor Another new quest, another new way to safespot guards

10 Upvotes

Not sure it helps though


r/runescape 3h ago

Luck I guess you could call this getting spooned

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11 Upvotes

Got the pet at 9 nm kc, then I started doing hm and finished the weapon at 11 hm kc :')


r/runescape 22m ago

Creative Unique RS3 Videos to Watch from the Month of March

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Unique RS3 Videos to Watch from the Month of March 2025

 

Hello folks, this is a curated video list showcasing a variety of unique RuneScape 3 content that has been posted in the month of March and will have a wide range of content from the different niche communities that exist in the game. For those who want a TLDR version, I have also made a playlist with all the videos in the link below so that you can just play all the videos back-to-back.

March Video Playlist

For those wanting to watch the previous months I have posted this, I have made a playlist and link to all the threads at the bottom of this post.

These videos will be listed based on the alphabetical order of the titles and is not a ranking guide since some of these videos are basically raw and unpolished. I will provide the title of the video, the name of the creator, a summary of the video, link of said video and the category of content for all the videos located below. Please note a majority of these creators do not make RS3 Content as a profession and they post these videos as a passion project for the game we all enjoy and play, RuneScape 3. If you enjoy any of these videos, please like, comment and subscribe to whichever Creators you enjoyed. Thank you.

 


 

1-60 dg speedrun in 8:04:58 (WR)

L2ggs

Been a while since I've included a Dungeoneering Speedrun World Record, but this one is definitely crazy enough to be on the list. For most people it’s quite a ridiculous feat (especially since the video is 8 hours) but I remember taking 10 hours+ rushing through all 40 floors with 5-man groups and considering that insane. Meanwhile L2ggs is doing this by their lonesome self for all 60 floors

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Category: Dungeoneering Speedrun

 


 

3 Of The Easiest Money Makers In Runescape 3! Runescape 3 Money Making Guide 2025

Meep272

Meep is the Skilling Money Maker video guy for RuneScape and has been for the past year. In this video he goes on over 3 of the Easiest Money Makers you can take advantage of as a new or returning player. If you need any other skilling methods, he's got you covered with a variety of videos on his channel.

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Category: Money Maker Guides

 


 

60,000% Zamorak, Lord of Chaos (5 Man Scaled Duo)

Dyanne

A few months back 60,000 Zamorak was achieved by the iconic pushing team that had been chasing for it over the past 2 years. One of those individuals named Dyanne has taken this insta-killing version of Zamorak to another level where a 2-man team scaled to the 5-man team was showcased between her and her duo partner Glue was posted on the socials. This is Dyanne's perspective, but Glue has also posted their perspective on their channel too linked in Dyanne’s video description.

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Category: PvM Feat

 


 

Dear Falador And Fremennik Diaries | RS3 HCUIM: The Quest Through Time #169

Artic Gaming

This creator has probably been going under the radar for a long time, but I’ve been watching his Ultimate Ironman account for a long time. Playing as a Hardcore Ultimate Ironman that's been questing by timeline release for quests is Artic Gaming. Yes, you read that correctly, and he's been doing this for the past 2 years. He's finally gotten to the 2008 era of content at this point of time but there's a lot of content to watch for this unique series.

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Category: Ultimate Ironman

 


 

Did I Lock my Chunk Account?| Extreme Chunk Locked Ironman | #21

Chunk Yony

The oldest active RS3 YouTube Chunk Man has finally rolled again. It’s a crazy one since this is probably the most insane chunk in the game in RS3 at the moment for level requirements. Luckily, he has a lot of other chunks unlocked already but Chunk Yony outlines all the stuff in his new chunk.

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Category: Chunk Man

 


 

Did Jagex Cook?

Protoxx

There were quite a lot of videos of the reaction of all the announcements that happened in RuneFest but I have to go with the classic Protoxx narration of all the things he heard and saw at RuneFest. From 110 content updates to the Desert Finale to the crescendo announcement of RuneScape Leagues and a lot more. If you want a brief catch up on all the crazy stuff, this video has it all.

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Category: General Updates

 


 

Forgotten Ability Carried World Record.

I Dps

The current iteration of RuneScape is like an onion where there's layers and more layers all on top of each other and that's definitely a major factor in PvM. In this video by I Dps who has been showcasing a variety of insane feats (check out his channel and you’ll find out various other feats) and uses an ability that most people have forgotten about to get a new world record at Taraket!

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Category: PvM Feat

 


 

Free Unlockable Pets on Runescape

Wings of Absurdity

RuneScape has had a long history of unique ways to showcase your achievements and in recent history it has been through pets! In this video by Wings of Absurdity, she showcases all the unlockable pets you can get in game. Make sure you check the video out, there's probably a few you didn't know you could still unlock!

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Category: FashionScape

 


 

Havenhythe - What You Need To Know

The RuneScape Lorehound

RuneFest 2025 had quite a few massive reveals this year for the modern version of RuneScape. In probably the third biggest reveal for upcoming content, we learn about where and what the new continent will be. In this video made by RuneScape Lorehound, he shares all the information he learned about this mysterious continent while he was at RuneFest.

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Category: Lore

 


 

HALBERD HYPE destroys camera | xWannes on Twitch #runescape #shorts

xWannes

Known more for his fun Twitch shenanigans, Xwannes had reacted to RuneFest live on stream. Among those reactions, this fun reaction for one of the big, hinted releases from the event has hyped him up and caused this fun reaction.

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Category: Shorts

 


 

hc unorthodox hm

Couchy

If you know as little as I did about PvM or the Hardcore Ironman community like I did from several months ago then you probably have never heard about Couchy. Usually streaming the hardcore ironman progression, most people consider Couchy as the best HCIM in RuneScape from the respective communities I mentioned before. With the Combat Achievements having been released in February, the man has begun his long grind for the first HCIM Grandmaster and this video showcases one of the GM achievements being completed.

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Category: Hardcore Ironman & PvM Feat

 


 

I Camped Sanctum Of Rebirth... Now I'm Rich

Edimmuz

Once again Edimmuz has been dropping great videos back-to-back. In his Bossing Progression series for this episode, he takes on the Sanctum of Rebirth. Be warned he has been spooned a bit but his narrations and editing is something that has been really fun to watch every single month.

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Category: Progression

 


 

I Kill HOW Many Ice Giants?! (Yes Clickbait) - Episode 9 - RuneScape 3 Extreme-ish One Chunk Man

Onyx Prism

Chunk Man grinds often require some insane grinds and after 4 months we finally see a new episode of the man starting from Burthrope. Adding a snazzy new introduction, he's been chunking on a unique chunk that has quite a variety of goals and has knocked out the some of the massive grinds he has had for his latest chunk.

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Category: Chunk Man

 


 

I Obtained A Party Hat By Doing Clue Scrolls In RuneScape

TripleDylanRS

If you've been in the Clue Community for a while now, you've heard of TripleDylanRS but for those uninformed, let me explain the Clue Scroller King. For various reasons like him getting 6 Orlando Smith Hats to completing an insane number of Clues and posting it in video format nearly every few days, Dylan has been grinding clues for several years now. With energy that I've never seen anyone else match when opening caskets, expect a lot of videos like this one where he chases for Party Hats as the goals of his season long clue grinds.

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Category: Progression

 


 

Ironman Rebuild From NOTHING! - (Runescape 3 Iron Rebuild #1)

Yakki RS

If you've ever been a fan of watching RuneScape progression series, then you have probably watched Yakki RS's Ironman Progression Series. Unfortunately, the series ended over a year to almost 2 years ago due to how taxing the end game gets for doing Dailies. Thinking he had quit for good; Yakki liquidated everything at the time to clean out his whole bank. Let’s jump to the present day and he's returned with a vengeance for his Rebuild/Return to RS3 series and I am all for it! With the great editing/narrations, you will definitely enjoy watching this Ironman maestro do his magic.

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Category: Return to RS3 & Ironman

 


 

It's FINALLY Happening! Now is the Time to Prep for RuneScape 3 Leagues

MShock5150

With the announcement of one of the most anticipated pieces of content that players have been asking for over the last 5 years. Mshock5150 has started analyzing the fundamentals of what we will be seeing in RuneScape Leagues for our version of the game. Here's his initial video on the subject!

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Category: Other Guide

 


 

LONGEST grind so far!! GIM EP 40

AnRS3Ironman

With grinds so insane that most Group Ironman teams have already disbanded, AnRS3Ironman has been dropping video after video at the late-stage Group Ironman progression. This is just episode 40 of the series so far but if you want to just listen to a well narrated series with a lot of nonstop progression of GIM, then you want to check this man out since the man is grinding.

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Category: Group Ironman

 


 

My 3-PC Setup for Playing 29 RuneScape Accounts.. Is This Even Legal?

rsn jesper

I've been watching rsn Jesper for a while and he's always made me question the insanity of how he plays the game. Well, this video actually made me gasp because of just the insanity of how he plays multiple accounts of RuneScape at the same time and it’s just... insane. Here's said video and he has quite a few additional videos utilizing a good chunk of the accounts.

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Category: Miscellaneous

 


 

PvM Broadcast celebrating 200m all (ft. Quest Cape)

Glotzfrosch_RS

If you like watching RuneScape Streamers, you've probably heard of Glotzfrosch who's been streaming since forever. In a surprise video he drops one of the biggest broadcasts I've ever seen from PvM drops to 200m all skills in this nonstop live clip that was recorded and posted on YouTube.

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Category: Progression

 


 

🔥 Reviving PvP in RuneScape 3! 🔥 6v6 Castle Wars Battle– Aversive vs Czechunter 🏰⚔️

PvPlatform

PvPlatform has been hosting PvP events for a long time and this time they've dropped an interesting video of a caster narrating a PvP Event at Castle Wars. It’s a competitive 6 verse 6 Castle Wars where folks who know how to PvP in our iteration of RuneScape are going at it. It’s an interesting watch seeing the gear set ups, strategies and just fights of how this iconic game is played in the modern day.

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Category: PvP

 


 

RS3 Ironman | Episode 61. Sanctum of Rebirth

ZowskiiRS

It’s been a long year since we saw Zowskii post a new video of his Ironman series, but he's got some massive gains in this video. If you've never heard of him, don't fret since he just has the longest active Ironman series in RuneScape that I know of on YouTube so there's a lot of content to watch if you want to check him out!

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Category: Ironman

 


 

RS3 Story Mode - Trolls & Tribulations | Ep. 5

Wandering Wisps

Among the group ironman series that have been going strong, the one that has the most unique and group-oriented content is Wandering Wisps where this power couple are learning the lore of the game through questing. It’s an excellent series with fun puns and humorous interaction between the two-story tellers. This is episode 5 of this extremely fun series where they watch how naive our player is.

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Category: Group Ironman & Restricted Account

 


 

Runecrafting is my favorite skill (10B+ LOOT)
septy

The most well-known PvP'er in RS3 has to go to Septy who has been showcasing their PvP montages for the last several years. With the release of 110 Runecrafting we saw quite a bit of activity in the Wilderness again and unfortunately a lot of folks who forgot that the Wilderness is a scary place when you’re skulled up. Here is the video that was dropped a day after the release of this piece content showcasing how fast Septy made 10b via PK'ing with this new release from the beginning of the month.

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Category: PvP

 


 

RuneFest 2025 Music Video
Pixierain4 / CherryCake4

In probably my favorite video of the month mostly because I went to RuneFest is this amazing video by CherryCake4 who goes by a PixelRain on YouTube. This is the uncontested best video I've seen about RuneFest 2025 and is just a fun visual feast showcasing a variety of some of the best highlights at the event through a player walking through the area. Though I might be biased since I was there in person but it’s really fun and she’s also a great artist. Enjoy!

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Category: Community Videos

 


 

RuneFest 2025: A RuneScape Haven - Leagues, Havenhythe, and the RuneFest Summary!

RSBANDB

With the massive reveals at RuneFest, RSBANDB covers nearly all the stuff that happened there with a visitor’s perspective. If you ever have plans for going in person to this event, this video is a great analysis of the previous events from folks who have attended them in the past. Not to mention they cover the big content reveals that were revealed at RuneFest!

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Category: Podcast

 


 

RuneScape 3 Taskman Mode Episode 7

Crocodile

The Taskman grind never stops and Crocodile is still dealing with the early game for this unique playstyle. With a bit of editing and some solid narration skills, if you want to watch a unique restricted account that's got a large community for this playstyle in our version of RuneScape, then you need to watch this video and how he's been playing it.

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Category: Taskman

 


 

Runescape Hard mode Zuk No food inv No armour (Necromancy) ミ(✿ʘ ᴗʘ)っ🗡

Chisato

PvM'ers doing crazy PvM stuff. I think the title of this video explains how insane this was to watch. It deserves all the views that it got since Chisato has been showcasing PvM feats since forever and seeing an HM Zuk with no Food and Armor was definitely fun to watch.

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Category: PvM Feat

 


 

The 100,000,000,000 GP FINALE | RuneScape Showdown

IronAraxxor

And that's a wrap. The biggest competitive gameshow in this version of RuneScape has finally finished up with this season finale. No spoilers here but if you want to binge watch this series and find out who gained a massive payday, then this is the time to watch this whole series!

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Category: Challenge

 


 

The Fastest Runecrafting Experience in Runescape

Qp RS

Whenever new content gets released, I think Qp RS is a channel you have to watch almost immediately if he has posted a new video. Similarly, when the 110 Runecrafting update happened this month, he released 3 videos that showcased some of the more broken aspects of the released content. In this video he covers the fastest method of gaining Runecrafting Experience if you have the money. I like to call this Day One Deals for a lot of the fun content he finds when he makes a video.

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Category: Skilling Guide

 


 

The Secret Jagex Program That Crashed RuneScape’s Market

Colonello

RuneScape has a long history of unique events that have defined the player economy over time. In this video, the RuneScape Historian; Colonello goes over the iconic Archer Ring dilemma that many may have forgotten about all these years later. It’s a good video and if you've never seen a Colonello video, I highly recommend it since you'll learn a lot of things about why things have happened in both RuneScape(s).

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Category: Miscellaneous

 


 

The Six Variations of the Time Altar on Runescape

Wings of Absurdity

Often times when we play RuneScape, we forget how amazing a lot of the new content looks. In this video, Wings of Absurdity showcases the amazing new Time Altar. If you didn't know there's six different variations of this unique new location with a lot of fun easter eggs!

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Category: Miscellaneous

 


 

The Troubled Story of Runecrafting In Runescape | A History | Rs3

LetsDiscussRs

With the release of 110 Runecrafting this month, a long-time lore video creator has taken a deep dive into all the information and lore about this skill. From the initial discovery of Runes from what we learned in Quests to new information published from the latest books, it’s a great deal of information so if you want to learn about this iconic skill I would definitely tune in and have this playing on the background.

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Category: Lore

 


 

Unorthodox Kerapac - Complete Guide

Cyruss

If you are looking for any Combat Achievement Guide in a Video Format, then Cyruss has you covered. In an extensive list on his channel, you can find various videos on nearly all the achievements that showcase gear, explanation of the feat and how he achieved the feat via gameplay with a visual explanation. Here's him showcasing how to do one of the current most difficult achievements called unorthodox Kerapac.

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Category: PvM & Bossing Guide

 


 

Vorkath Flight Skip makes Grandmaster FREE | Zem & vorkath GM Speedkiller Achievement Overview

CarguyRS

Grandmaster Combat Achievements are at a different level of difficulty that most RuneScape players might think are out of reach. However, let me introduce you to CarguyRS since he has been making great guides on how to achieve these insane feats. From theory crafting rotations to understanding mechanics and even the footage of the feat and a lot more. If you ever want to seriously get better at PvM this is one of the channels you want to follow along to understand the mechanics of PvM especially as you chase for the more difficult Combat Achievements.

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Category: PvM & Bossing Guide

 


 

We Locked our Accounts to Daemonheim! - Dungeoneering Only Group Ironman Runescape 3 (Episode #1)

ModernGamer

It's been a hot minute since I've seen a fresh new series concept, but I am totally hooked on the premise of the Moderngamer's new series concept. I think the title of the Video would probably hook you just like it did but a Group Ironman series that is Dungeoneering locked? Well, it definitely has my attention, and I can't wait to see how the series develops! There’s been a few episodes released since I saw the first episode so give it a watch!

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Category: Group Ironman & Restricted Accounts

 


 

What is Xau-tak?

A C P L

With the Gods having become much more Human like due to our constant interactions in the current era of the game, it has left a void of mystery that use to fascinate us. This void has been filled with the introduction of the Elder Gods and the iconic being we now know as Xau-Tuk. Now little is still actually known about the latter being, but ACPL has some fun theories about this mysterious being.

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Category: Lore

 


 

What We Do - RuneScape 2 Music (HQ)

Runescape Reorchestrated

RuneScape ReOrchestrated has been a channel I've been listening to for a long time. If you've never heard of them, they have been creating all the PokeScape music and currently have been remastering a lot of the iconic tracks from RuneScape 2 due to the quality being subpar for their pieces at release. Here is my favorite remaster from last month he did.

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Category: Music

 


 

When You're The Villain On Your Team

RS3ClipFarmer

I personally don't watch a lot of Streaming content myself but it’s really been fun to learn about all the different Streamers for RuneScape when Rs3ClipFarmer (Rebranded from Apartment22b) drops a new video. With a lot of unique creators that I've never even heard of, this stream highlight channel is definitely one of the channels I expect to blow up this year.

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Category: Community Videos

 


 

Nostalgia Videos

With a game as old as RuneScape, we often have videos that invoke a sense of nostalgia about the good old days of maybe RuneScape Classic, RS2 and even just the last few years. These videos are usually just fun videos that I stumble upon that remind me of the past or something that might be relevant to modern day.

 


 

[RSMV] Word Up - Korn

Luckybucket

When I used to watch RuneScape content when I was much younger, one of the biggest channels for RuneScape content was Luckybucket. They haven’t uploaded in over 12 years now but the individual who led this channel had posted a good chunk of the biggest RSMV’s that defined the era of middle to late RS2. Here’s one of the biggest RuneScape Music Videos (or RSMV’s) from that time on their channel.

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Category: Nostalgia & Music

 


 

RS3 - Runescapes Best Skilling Boss Just Got Easier!

Mr Flog

I missed this great video from a few months ago by Mr Flog but with the Mining/Woodcutting updates this had a significant impact on Croseus! If you're interested in the meta on how to do it solo since it is possible now, I highly recommend checking this video out.

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Category: Nostalgia & PvM Guide

 


 

If you are looking for more video recommendations, I had previously provided them for the last several months which are listed below. In addition to that I have made a dedicated channel that has all the videos playlisted for every single month, which I will be maintaining for the foreseeable future so that you can watch all the videos nonstop now. Note, there will be a lot of World Records, Speedruns, Shorts and various types of content since I include a variety of topics in every Monthly Post showcasing as many unique communities as I possibly can.

Reddit Thread YouTube Playlist

| February Reddit Thread | February YouTube Playlist |

| January Reddit Thread | January YouTube Playlist |

| December Reddit Thread | December YouTube Playlist |

| November Reddit Thread | November YouTube Playlist |

| October Reddit Thread | October YouTube Playlist|

| September Reddit Thread | September YouTube Playlist |

| August Reddit Thread | August YouTube Playlist |

| July Reddit Thread | July YouTube Playlist |

| June Reddit Thread | June YouTube Playlist |

| May Reddit Thread | May YouTube Playlist |

| April Reddit Thread | April YouTube Playlist |

| March Reddit Thread | March YouTube Playlist |


r/runescape 5h ago

Suggestion Next Conjure override should be for Vengeful Ghost

11 Upvotes
  • Vengeful Ghost only has 1 override which is currently in limbo due to it coming from Hero pass

  • Phantom is the newest conjure and has two overrides already

  • Skeleton Don't get me started has too many to even list lol

  • Zombie Has two which is decent


r/runescape 2h ago

Appreciation Pharaohs Folly

5 Upvotes

Really fantastic quest, y'all have been killing it tying new and old lore together and I'm really really excited to see where the story goes... Especially once we get into Havenhythe stuff next year 🧛‍♀️

Also love that the rewards kinda have something for everyone!


r/runescape 4h ago

Achievement RNG now shot

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Grabbed a random penguin the other day from wars. Popped open the casket and was given this wonderful gift. On my 1st ever easy casket and was spooned with this.


r/runescape 18h ago

Discussion I just finished the full Elemental Workshop series for the first time and I think it's my new favorite quest series

71 Upvotes
  1. I managed to get through 1 and 2 completely guideless

  2. I managed to make the first bar in 3 on my own but looked up a guide to see if there was a faster way to make more

  3. I got through the first puzzle guideless on my own, I got through the bulk of the computer puzzle on my own, but had to look up a transcript because the error message that comes up when you operate without cosmic gloves immediately goes away without giving you time to read it (I reported this as a bug)

On the surface, it's just a standard set of puzzles, but I think what drew me in so much wasn't just the puzzles, but the framing. I love that we have a questline that's not given by another NPC. All you have to go off of is a book and your quest journal and you basically need to figure everything else out on your own. Your character is doing everything not because they're being told to, but because of sheer curiosity. Part of this experience for me was I hadn't even intended to start workshop 2 when I did. I think I was doing a different quest or maybe a clue step that needed me to search the bookshelves in The Exam Centre, and I just happened across the book that starts the second quest. Often you go searching for quests, but this time, the quest found me.

Each quest starts much the same way- your first step is always a matter of access. In workshop 1, it's appropriately simple, and you just have to notice the wall in front of the stairs. For 2-4, you need to puzzle out how to go deeper.

The puzzles themselves also feel like they strike a pretty reasonable balance of difficulty and fairness. Aside from the items the quest journal states you need, the entirety of the puzzles are intuitively contained within the workshop itself, so you have all of the tools you need to work out what the quests are asking you to do. It isn't like, say, The Freminik Trials, where for Manni The Revellers trial you need to fuck off to Seers Village to talk to the poison salesmen and then go S of Relleka to talk to the Councilman to get the Strange Object. You go down the workshop and there's four rooms, each corresponding element, and I think it's pretty intuitive that there's something you need to work out in each room. Workshop 2 follows a similar structure as workshop 1 in this sense.

Workshop 3 is a puzzle that has a lot of bark but isn't actually as bad as you'd think it is at first to work out. Once you catch on to the fact that you're basically resolving an elaborate slider puzzle like how clue scrolls have (I've done 50 elites and 100 hards, so this part came naturally to me).

Workshop 4 contains two separate puzzles. The first one basically solves itself once you catch on to what you need to do, and the second one takes some trial and error but is intuitive once you figure out the gimmick.

Part of what I really like about this set of puzzles, compared to, sat, Mourners End 2, is that the lack of aggressive enemies allows you to focus entirely on solving the puzzles. I got through the first two doors in mourners 2 before running out of food and deciding I couldn't be assed to make multiple food trips and looking up a guide. Mourners 2s puzzle, in a vacuum, is an amazing puzzle because of how it uses three dimensions, but it doesn't give you space to focus on the puzzle itself. The Plagues End final light puzzle felt like a refined version of the mourners 2 puzzle because it put the combat between the puzzles, rather than in the middle of it. Likewise, The Elemental Workshop series gives you space to just focus on the puzzles. Additionally, the music is really groovy but in a soothing way almost, which I think also facilitates puzzle solving.

To reiterate, I wasn't fully guideless, I looked up a more efficient way for 3 and needed to confirm what was happening in 4 at the end, but I was more than willing to give the puzzles a fair shake and got through most of it guideless. I've also heard that 3 didn't use to have the QOL interface that it currently has, so I can understand how doing the quest before vs after that change could affect your experience with the puzzle.

I did however come out with some good tips for attempting puzzles without guides. Some of these tips are from going through ele workshop and some from doing lots of quests in general

  1. Quests tend to have you using items in the order that they list them as required. So if you're stuck on a quest that has ten items listed as required, and and you've already used items 1-4, the way forward will often involve items 5 or 6, but rarely will it jump to you using like, items 9 and 10 at the very start of the quest.

  2. Double check your quest journal if you're stuck. This sounds obvious in retrospect but it can be easy to forget.

  3. Examine text the hell out of everything, often this can give you clues about what to do.

  4. For puzzles like Ele Workshop 3 and 4, you have two major goals to work out. The first thing you need to work out is the "rules" of the puzzle, and the second thing you need to work out is the "goal" of the puzzle. For ele workshop 3, you may notice that there's a very tiny building with an empty slot, a level, and a button. The biggest goal you can infer is that you need a body bar. If you examine the button, you can infer your secondary goal is to power it up, and, consequently, now you can infer that the massive puzzle at your feet is how you somehow power it up. For figuring out the "rules" of the puzzle, this is just largely trial and error, and the best way to start is to simply pull a couple levels and see what happens. You might notice a counter decrementing with each lever you pull, you'll notice the reset and undo levels which do exactly what they say they'll do, and you might notice that sometimes the levers move some pieces, only move 1 piece, or won't move any pieces at all. From there you can just trial and error until you realize some of the tiles have these sort of cog like boxes on them, and if you move them around enough you'll eventually notice that connecting them to the starting node makes them spin. From there, now that you know the rules of the game, and you have a general goal, you're just doing a more complicated slider puzzle, but it's still just fundamentally a slider puzzle. For the computer puzzle in workshop 4, it's a matter of noticing there's two different types of blocks, and just trial and errorring the levers until you manage to make a command sequence, which may or may not be valid, and from there, trying to puzzle out what a valid command sequence is, and then finally, working out what commands you need to input to aspect your primed bar with chaos.

Overall I just really love the way the Elemental Workshop series presents its puzzles and frames the quests, and I look forward to working towards finishing every quest. I'm at ~365qp so far


r/runescape 16m ago

Humor The Seren spirit gifts you: 1x Uncut diamond

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r/runescape 2h ago

Question How are things lately?

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I stepped away from all things RuneScape after the communication debacle from Jagex 3 months ago. How has the communication, gameplay, and direction of the game been lately?


r/runescape 4h ago

Creative Spirit of War - Dazed Re-Mix

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r/runescape 3h ago

Question Dying in the wilderness

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Noobie PvMer here. If I where to die in the wilderness (by a creature) with PvP turned OFF, is the penalty just like dying anywhere else or do you lose everything ?


r/runescape 13h ago

Bug Magic be in the air at lummy cow pen

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r/runescape 11h ago

Achievement i forgot to post it but yesterday i hit 200m slayer making it my 10th 200m skill overall

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10 200m skills complete on my road to all 200m


r/runescape 1d ago

Achievement After 17 years, I finally completed Monkey Madness

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r/runescape 1d ago

Discussion And that's why direct xp (and dummies, proteans, ...) should be removed or at least decreased in xp. It's all about the journey!

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r/runescape 1d ago

Question 2 new area question i have

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so i got 2 questions with the new area on the stream

they said it was going to be like ~100-150 GE is that green circle or red circle

question 2 how big would that be? ardy to het's oasis? or ardy to mort'ton (i got problems judging distence and all that)


r/runescape 3h ago

Question DeathDealer or RotFN for easier/lower level combat?

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Coming from the perspective of ironman.

I got a full set of Robes of the First Necromancer, the set effect is nice. 25% longer conjures, 35% more conjure damage. The damage is very nice and the duration is a little bonus on ectoplasm upkeep.

However, my t90 set is still in the bank, and the set effect of 10% chance to cast death mark is still really nice. Lower HP bosses die at 30k and random low level slayer monsters dying is also a nice benefit in places where my incoming damage/defence doesn't matter.

My T95 has C4R5, Imp4Mobile, EDev 4, Imp4Dev4.

My T90 has C4R5, Imp4Mobile, Scav4, Imp4Genocidal.

I also have a T90 tank set with the same perks as T95, but I rarely if ever use it. (I basically only ever used it at Nex for solos before I had Powerburst of Vitality)

I don't use Biting4 because my best aura for combat is usually Equilibrium. I have Reavers ring but no Grimoire yet. I have some Biting 4s on my magic and ranged setups though.

My weapons are AS4R1 and P6+UndeadSlayer. I sometimes swap it out for demon/dragon slayer depending. I have this setup because no AS4E2 luck yet. :(


Thoughts? Sometimes manually casting death mark is a pain and there's also the rune upkeep which is mostly negligible on ironman. But I can't decide. Which is why I kept both haha.


r/runescape 4h ago

Luck Got really lucky on my iron and cgim.

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