This past week Jagex held their annual RuneFest event, a huge celebration of all things RuneScape-related. We were able to attend RuneFest last year and were blown away by just what a fun and welcoming atmosphere there is around RuneScape and its fanbase. That was also just a few weeks before Jagex launched Old School RuneScape (Free) on mobile, which we absolutely adored in our review. Well now we’re about a year on from that launch and another RuneFest is in the books, and there was quite a bit of exciting news that came out of this year’s event.
First off is a new Archeology skill announced for RuneScape proper, the first new skill to be added to the game in four years and the 28th skill overall. Archeologists will be able to excavate at dig sites all over the game’s world of Gielinor, unearthing ancient relics, weapons, and long-lost knowledge. Then there will be a new ranch called The Ranch Out of Time where players will be able to “raise, nurture and farm monstrous Gielinorian dinosaurs." Perhaps the most exciting announcement though was that RuneScape Mobile will be launching in early access before the end of the year. This mobile client will be the full fat version of RuneScape and will allow for cross-platform play between mobile and desktop as well as seamless progress syncing across those platforms. RuneScape Mobile will also feature a new UI built for the touchscreen which you can see in the screenshots below.
Of course there was...