When asked about the project's cancellation by Eurogamer at RuneFest , lead designer David Osborne explained: "It was meant to bring diversity to weapons so it feels different to have short swords, than it did to have a whip and it wasn't doing that as well as it should. I'm glad I'm part of a game that decided, 'No, we're going to cancel that. We currently live in an era where some developers release content in games that contains multiple issues, which are slowly fixed via patches after their release.
It's refreshing to see Jagex decided against releasing an update it believed wasn't performing to the correct standard. The unintentional problem, however, was there wasn't anything to replace Weapon Diversity in the schedule.
As Osborne said: "We cancelled that [Weapon Diversity] and it left a hole. What we need to get better at is having updates contingency. This content drought was brought to an end with the release of the Ranch Out of Time feature, and both the Farming and Herblore skills being raised to level , at the end of November. RuneScape also promises to start off strong with the release of its 28th skill, Archaeology, in January, which looks perfect for Gielinor lore nerds like myself.
Yet, to ensure this content black hole doesn't happen again, Jagex plans to temporarily increase the size of the RuneScape development team. The remastering subteam will begin with a rework of Managing Miscellenia, while the quest subteam will work on an Azzanadra quest. The news of the quest subteam is especially welcome. For many players, the variety of quests available in RuneScape is one of the main reasons why they keep playing.
You can join the rebellion against the vampyric lords in Morytania, uncover the secrets of the Elven race or find out why the penguins are acting suspiciously. There are even multiple murder mystery quests, including Murder Mystery, released in , and The Needle Skips.
Quest development has slowed in the last couple of years, with four being released in and six in , leaving the questers of RuneScape wanting. Hopefully the new quest subteam will create a new range of exciting quests, continuing the subversive, yet engaging, tone the game is known for.
Jagex hasn't, however, just created a selection of new subteams. It's also increased the resources of all its major teams. Ryan Ward, executive producer for RuneScape, explained to Eurogamer: "We added resources to each of the teams and we actually had our teams focused on three different core areas: Live Ops, the Episodic Content and the Core Experiences. The hope is these additional resources should not only help increase the flow of content, but also support the experimentations with monetisation and Jagex's short-term goal, as Ward described it, of having the "players experience and see the real direct and deliberate changes and that we're in this regular cadence of feedback".
This also signals an increased focus on communication with players, in both the terms of player protection and listening to feedback. The challenges awaiting RuneScape and Jagex in lie in how it develops its approach to monetisation and its efforts to regain the trust of its community.
Personally, I'm optimistic about the future of RuneScape, as the foundation for these goals already appears to have been set. The creation of the subteams and additional resources for the pre-existing teams should hopefully ensure players in don't experience a drop in content, while also helping new updates, such as Archaeology and the promised Elder God Wars dungeon, reach their full potential. When it comes to monetisation, players are already experiencing the results of the Live Ops team's desire to innovate in the form of the Yak Track.
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The events rotate each week in the following order:. As of 24 April the completion of any quest will earn the player 2 additional spins to the Squeal of Fortune, this includes any subquest of Recipe for Disaster , the wishlists for the Rag and Bone Man and the Thieving Guild capers. Quests completed prior to this update will not count. As of 19 September a free spin is given for completing a daily challenge , totaling to between 28 and 31 extra spins a month if every days' challenge is completed.
Players can purchase Bonds for gold coins or cash and redeem the bond for 8 spins. When on the claim screen a free spin button may appear which, when clicked on, will have the player watch a short video ad then award one free spin. These ads do not seem to appear in the downloadable client, only when playing on your browser. Not every country, however, has ads available for players, and thus some players will not receive this chance for a free spin. Use of third-party ad-blocking browser extensions may also prevent this option from appearing.
Spins can be bought in groups of 10, 20, 40, or spins, with a bonus 5 spins being given for buying 20, a bonus 35 spins for buying 40 spins, a bonus of spins for buying spins and a bonus spins for buying spins. If a player joins the Premier Club and purchases a silver or gold package, the player will be granted one additional spin each day as long as the player remains signed up as a Premier Club member.
This amounts to 3 spins a day, as opposed to 2 spins a day for players who are only members. Most items are deposited directly into the players bank; however, experience boosting items such as XP lamps or any pendant of skill are placed in the player's inventory. If a lamp or pendant is won and one's inventory is full, or another prize is won and one's bank is full, the player will be unable to claim the prize. Exiting the Squeal of Fortune interface and clearing an item will allow a player to claim the prize upon re-entering the Squeal of Fortune interface.
All items found in the rare section can be found in the very rare section as well with the exception of a Large XP lamp. Just as the large lamp is the only item from the rare section not able to be in the very rare section, the Huge XP lamp cannot be found in the rare section.
Every item on the Squeal of Fortune except for double spin tickets and money pouches has the option to be converted into a predetermined amount of coins. Items exclusive to the wheel convert into a set amount of coins with price increasing with rarity.
The main controversy over the Squeal of Fortune is that it is considered to be a form of real world trading by a number of players, due to the fact that many items from the Squeal of Fortune either have a significant gold or xp value.
However, Jagex's official stance on the rule is that real world trading is only an offence when it involves a third party. RuneScape Wiki Explore. Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy! Already have an account? Sign in here. Existing user? Squeal of Fortune Loot Topic. Followers 1. Recommended Posts. Moto Bro Posted April 8, Posted April 8, Link to comment. Douglas Posted April 8, Josh Posted April 10, Posted April 10, edited.
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