
Submissions for the 25th official Signature of the Week competition are now open!
Every week the Graphics board runs a competition to see who can create the best signature. This competition is called the Signature of the Week, and everyone and anyone is free to participate in it. A new theme and a range of other variables are chosen for the artists to follow when creating their signatures. Further rules can be found within the official Signature of the Week topic, also feel free to drop by our official IRC channel on the SwiftIRC network at #gfxrsc.
The theme for this week's competition is Nature, with there being some great signatures submitted. Be sure to get your works in by the deadline and kick things off this year with a bang!

The General Discussion board at our RuneScape Community has been holding the Debate Tournament frequently every few months. In the Debate Tournament, a question about the hottest topics in RuneScape at the time is asked. Users can then post their thoughts on the question, and can reply to others and start a debate. There are 3 rounds in total, with eveyone being able to participate in the first round, then the 4 finalists chosen by the General Discussion staff participating in the second round, and finally, the top two debaters are chosen for the third and final round. Currently, Debate Tournament #8 is running in Round 1.
The question for the first round of Debate Tournament #8 is: The prices of membership are increasing in the beginning of February, by almost 33%. Will the increase in price prove to be a successful business move, or will it fail to attract the number of players that Jagex wants?
The Debate Tournament is a great event held every few months that everyone with a knack for discussions and debating should participate in. It will help you with your debating skills, you will meet new people, and most importantly, there is fun to be had.
[Zybez] vs Armadyl. Who will be the predator or the prey in the Eryie?
Event: [Zybez] vs Armadyl
Date: February 4, 2012
Time: 4:00P.M. EST (9:00P.M. GMT)
Place: Armadyl's Eyrie
World: 22
Host: Jimdm3
Friend Chat: Jimdm3
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Void Knight Ranged set, Karil's, Armadyl, Third Age Ranged, or Pernix armours are allowed along with wearing "melee" leg armours. Diamond and Ruby tipped bolts are allowed and encouraged. A Mith Grapple is needed to gain access to the eyrie and is needed every time you want to get in.
Come join Jimdm3 and the Zybez community in taking down the big bird known as Kree'arra. Be sure to have 40 killcount before we go in the Eyrie. It is advised to start getting the killcount about 45 minutes before the event. Beware others may be trying to obtain killcount at the same time as you.
Discuss here | AdmiralPolo's Armadyl Godwars Video Guide | Zybez's Godwars GuideCanada_Grrl has penguin locations for you to help you with the Penguin Hide and Seek activity. Hop onto world 60 and join the world60pengs friends chat channel. If that's full, try W60pengs, W60pengu, or W60pengy.
1. Al-Kharid – Cactus - 1 point
Anywhere around Duel Arena, Mage Training Arena, or Al Kharid
2. Southern Desert - Cactus - 1 point
In the desert between Shantay's pass or Sophanem. Look around Nardah, Pollnivneach, and Bedabin Camp.
3. Southern Desert – Cactus - 2 points
In the desert between Shantay's pass or Sophanem. Look around Nardah, Pollnivneach, and Bedabin Camp.
4. Burthorpe - Rock - 1 point
Located in Burthorpe.
5. Rellekka - Rock - 1 point
Reach Rellekka by teleporting to Seers' Village and running north or fairy ring code DJR.
6. Neitiznot - Rock - 2 points
Take a boat from Rellekka.
7. Castle Wars - Bush - 1 point
Anywhere from Oo'glog to Yanille. Often in Yanille south wall.
8. Canifis/Haunted Woods - Bush - 2 points
Haunted woods, Undead farm, Ectofunctus, Fenkenstrain's castle.
9. Mos Le’Harmless - Barrel - 2 points
10. Elf/Isafadar south of Elf camp - Toadstool - 2 points
Requires the Regicide quest. It roams in the hunting area south of Lord Iorwerth's camp and the agility log. Teleport here using your Elf crystal, charter a boat, or walk using one of the passes.
11. Polar Bear - Rimmington Well - 1 point
Requires Hunt for Red Raktuber, The quest. The polar bear is always in a well.
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The achievements forum staff have decided to run an Achievement Of The Year Competition. The categories are Best Thread, Personality and Achievement. Be sure to vote!
[Zybez] vs Dagannoth Kings. Priming a Supreme site to take down the Rex'.
Event: [Zybez] vs Dagannoth Kings
Date: Saturday January 28 2012
Time: 1:00P.M. EST(6:00P.M. GMT)
Place: Waterbirth Dungeon Entrance
World: 22 (Members)
Host: Jimdm3
Friends Chat: Jimdm3
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So after all those votes, thanks to everyone who voted! Jimdm3 has decided to host a Dagannoth Kings event on Saturday, January 28, 2012. For this event you must have 2 styles of attacking and 70+ in the required combat stats. If you come without those stats you will not allowed to join. We will be meeting at the enterance to the dungeon and run down at the same time.
cricket4ever123's Dagannoth Kings Guide | Zybez's Waterbirth Dungeon Guide | Event topic
Canada_Grrl has penguin locations for you to help you with the Penguin Hide and Seek activity. Hop onto world 60 and join the world60pengs friends chat channel. If that's full, try W60pengs, W60pengu, or W60pengy.
1. Wizard Tower - Bush - 1 point
Roams near the Wizard's tower and Draynor Village.
2. Ice Mountain - Rock - 1 point
3. McGrubor's Woods - Bush - 1 point
4. Eagle's Peak - Bush - 1 point
Find the Falconry on your map.
5. Piscatoris - Crate - 2 points
6. Al-Kharid - Cactus -1 point
Anywhere around Duel Arena, Mage Training Arena, or Al Kharid
7. Southern Desert - Cactus - 2 points
In the desert between Shantay's pass or Sophanem. Look around Nardah, Pollnivneach, and Bedabin Camp.
8. Mort Myre - Toadstool - 2 points
Look around the Nature Grotto where Filliman Tarlock is found.
9. Mort Myre - Rock - 2 points
Look around the Nature Grotto where Filliman Tarlock is found.
10. Wilderness - Rock - 2 points
11. Polar Bear - Musa Well - 1 point
Requires Hunt for Red Raktuber, The quest. The polar bear is always in a well.
Penguin Hide and Seek | Penguin Points Calculator | Penguin Tours Offered Weekly!
Troll Warzone
The Troll Warzone is designed as a linear experience, so new members and low-levelled players will be taken straight to Burthorpe and placed into a tutorial mode, where they’ll be guided through the content in order. The more experienced among you will be given the choice to be teleported straight to Burthorpe to follow this preset path, or you can make your own way there and complete the content in whatever order you wish.
There’s plenty to do, whether you’re new to the game or a hardened veteran:
Let Them Eat Pie
Rolo the Stout is an unscrupulous merchant who is taking advantage of the plight of Taverley’s inhabitants to turn a quick profit, and whose one weakness is a finely crafted short crust. Grit your teeth, hold your nose and belay your culinary sensibilities to wreak vengeance upon this rotund racketeer’s digestive system.
To start Let Them Eat Pie, speak to Nails Newton outside the Pick and Lute tavern in Taverley.
Quest Reworks
Wolf Whistle, Druidic Ritual and Death Plateau have each been extensively re-written, to bring them in line with the quality and storyline of the rest of the area. If you’ve completed these quests before, you’ll still be able to play the new versions and will receive the rewards at the end, although you won’t receive any additional quest points. Wolf Whistle and Druidic Ritual are no longer requirements for training Summoning and Herblore, and Death Plateau is no longer a requirement for smithing claws.
Baby Troll Pet
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War has victims on both sides, and one battle will introduce you to this little fellow. Visit the combat training area afterwards to adopt him, and he’ll stay with you indefinitely. Trolls are naturally long-lived, so you won’t see him grow up, and although you don’t need to give him food, he is always hungry. This is one troll that we would definitely recommend feeding...
Recommendation System
Gielinor’s a big place, and it can often be hard to decide what to do or where to explore next. Speaking to the skill tutors in the warzone will allow you to undertake recommended tasks, which give great training ideas to those of low to mid skill levels. You’ll even get a handy teleport to the necessary area, although there are limits on how often you can use it.
Graphical and Audio Update
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The Troll Warzone is also the latest of our graphical improvements. As well as being rearranged, the two towns are now a bustling, chaotic frontline base, with wounded soldiers, beleaguered refugees and war-worn architecture, while retaining and enhancing the Imperialist and druidic style of their more peaceful incarnations. There’s some amazing new audio content too, with sampled atmospheric sounds, music and effects that change naturally as you tour the area.
...And Much More!
Along with all of this, there’s a pile of new stuff to help new members during their whistle-stop tour through their members’ benefits: a new two handed sword with a special attack; a customisable mage staff; a reworked version of the Dwarven Army Axe, which can be upgraded to give XP boosts helpful for speeding up low-level training; and the eternal gratitude of the Imperial Guard.
There’s never been a better time to be a member. If you’re considering making the switch to the members’ game, or have friends who’ve yet to give it a go, what’re you waiting for?
The Burthorpe Imperial Guard needs you!
Mod Mark, Mod Jack, Mod Liono, Mod Wilson, Mod Moltare and Mod Z
In Other News...
- Some quest starting zones, including Witch’s House and Grim Tales, have been moved to fit in with the rework of Burthorpe and Taverley. Some other frequently used features, such as the farming patch, have been moved too. Don’t worry, though – nothing’s been taken away!
- Melee armour up to steel (including square shields and kite shields), leather armour, and both blue and black wizard’s robes have been given a graphical overhaul.
- The blue skirt has been renamed to the wizard’s robe skirt, and the black skirt to the black robe skirt. Both now have small bonuses to magic attack and magic defence.
- For a look at the visual improvements we'll be making to higher-level armour, pay a visit to the mercenaries just north of Falador.
- There is now the option to travel to Burthorpe through your home teleport spell.
- We’ve made some visual improvements to the quest journal and task interfaces.
- Slayer monster respawn rates have been increased slightly to be closer to the respawn rate prior to Bot Nuke Day.
- All bank booths are now usable with a left-click "Bank" option.
- Clan Theatre emotes have been removed from the emotes interface when not in a Clan Theatre.
- The "Desperado" player title is now available from the Player Loyalty Store for a discounted price of 7500 loyalty points for a limited time of 2 weeks only.
Jagex Vs. Ibot & Anti-Bot Update
Their statement on their websites sums it up very nicely:
“Farewell,
We (Mark/Eric Snellman t/a Impulse Software) have owned and operated the websites www.rscheata.net, www.impsoft.net and www.oembots.com for several years. We’ve been developing and making money through these websites from botting software called iBOT that works exclusively with RuneScape.
We’ve been involved in a lawsuit with Jagex in the US regarding the legality of this software and our actions for the last two years.
Recently, judgment was entered in Jagex’s favor at Court on every count in the case. We have to pay Jagex a significant sum of money, although we are not allowed to say exactly how much for legal reasons. We are also prevented by injunction from doing a number of things in the future, including developing botting software, helping other people develop or use botting software or talking about Jagex, the lawsuit or RuneScape. If we breach any of the conditions of the injunction (such as by developing new bot software or helping people cheat in RuneScape) we would have to pay Jagex at least $1,000,000.
Throughout the course of this lawsuit, we’ve come to understand the harm that botting does to RuneScape and Jagex. We’d like to apologize to Jagex and to all legitimate RuneScape players for the damage and harm iBOT has done.
In the next few weeks our websites, domains, code and customer details will be passed over to Jagex along with details of all those people who we know have developed scripts for iBOT and sold or re-sold those scripts.
We also won’t be going near Jagex or any Jagex game ever again. In fact, we’re prohibited from playing RuneScape or any other Jagex game ever again as a condition of this case ending.
Shortly, all references to iBOT and Impulse Software will disappear from the internet. We’d encourage all of you who have scripts or iBOT to delete them and certainly not to try and use or develop them. We’ve not been able to fix them anyway following Bot Nuke week, but if you did manage to get them working again, you’d be open to the same claims Jagex has made against us.
Mark and Eric Snellman – trading as Impulse Software”
Obviously, this is a big win for us, but it’s also just one of the latest initiatives in our ongoing offensive to permanently stamp out botting and gold-farming in RuneScape. First and foremost, we’ve remained dedicated to this cause to provide you - our esteemed community - an enduringly great game, and we’ve no intention of stopping here.
We remain committed to our ongoing work to ensure that the successes of Bot Nuke Day are never undone by staying a few steps ahead in the arms race with the remaining bot developers and gold farmers. We’re already well underway with our next generation of anti-botting software called Optimus, which is going to be released shortly, and we’re also currently developing ways to remove the remaining screen-scraper bots from the game. We’ll also be continuing to fight gold-farmers on every front.
The team has been dedicated to eliminating the last of the performance issues experienced by some users since Bot Nuke Day, and we will shortly be releasing an update intended to resolve these problems. We’re also planning further improvements to game accessibility and performance in future updates this year.
Have fun!
Cheers,
Mark Gerhard
CEO & CTO
New Members Pricing
From the 1st of February 2012, we will be increasing the RuneScape membership prices for new members. The new 1 month membership price will be $7.95 in the US, £4.95 in the UK and €6.95 in the euro zone.
In appreciation of our existing members, there will be no change whatsoever to anyone who is a member before the 1st February. The price you pay now will be locked in for as long as you stay a loyal member and we will even allow a seven day grace period should you forget to renew.
If you’re a free player who was thinking about becoming a member, now is the perfect opportunity. Not only will you be able to experience all the benefits RuneScape membership offers, but you will also be able to secure the current price of $5.95/£3.50/€5.95! Simply sign up for membership before Wednesday 1st February*.
We’re also going to be making some tweaks to some payment options in order to simplify choosing a payment option. To find out more, or if you have any questions, head over to the FAQ here.
Thanks,
Daniel Clough
Vice President of RuneScape
*These prices are for one month credit card membership and will vary by territory and payment method
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