Hosts: Shane, Bears, Lemon, and Zekarri

Amascut, the devourer, the pinnacle of RuneScape PvM arrives. We run through what makes this boss a true combat masterpiece with telegraphing, learnable mechanics, and the throwing of scarabs. Has RuneScape’s final boss arrived?

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Duration: 2:11:15

Hosts: Shane, Avernic, Pyrnassius, and Xurdones

Eclipse of the Heart ends the Desert series. Bringing Icthlarin’s family together we meet Tumeken, discuss his Zaros connections, and see why all roads lead to Xau-Tak. With the Soul beacon severing Amascut’s control 24 years of story comes to an end.

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Duration: 2:51:53

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Pyrnassius

Treasure Hunter is removed from RuneScape for one week. We discuss Jagex’s survey, the future of monetization, bringing lapsed players back, and ask the question: is XP too easy to earn? Also, cosmetic free worlds and the march to Prif on the GIM.

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Duration: 1:25:36

Hosts: Shane, Earth, and Pyrnassius

Quest QOL patches and the Game Health update arrive. Given controversy around the nerfs we look back at the Croesus nerfs and where those items are today. Also, strap on your propeller hats for a deep dive into spudworks and RuneScape server maintenance.

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Duration: 1:37:09

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, and Pyrnassius

Necromancy’s ritualist outfit comes to the Um store, Porcelain is affected by tool perks, and old Wilderness limitations are removed. But most importantly, Farming turns 20 - we look at where it sits today in-game both for experience and the economy.

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Duration: 1:46:36

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, Pyrnassius, and Thaxy

MTX Experiment 1 is detailed with a week-long removal of Treasure Hunter at the end of July. What does Jagex aim to learn and how will we all feel after a week of absence? The beach also returns for 2025 with no new content.

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Duration: 1:27:10

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, Pyrnassius, and Thaxy

MTX is no longer a taboo conversation. We discuss the first steps forward with experiments and question which will work well. RuneScape monetization can be a dark place or it can be sunshine and speedos. Also, Archaeology on the Group Ironman.

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Duration: 2:20:19

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, Avernic, and Pyrnassius

110 Crafting comes to RuneScape with Starbloom armour, Masterwork magic gear, urns, and jewelry. With PvM in our mind we ask where Starbloom and Masterwork should be used, is it the ideal entry gear? Also, questions of Urns and profitability.

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Duration: 1:42:46

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, Earth, and Pyrnassius

We celebrate our 20th anniversary. The Starbloom flower comes to Farming but we also discuss a rare Friday livestream. With questions from last week Mods Hooli and Ryan share a preview of RuneScape’s future including maybe an avatar rework and gnomes!

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Duration: 1:32:50

Hosts: Shane, Tanis, Lemon, and Pyrnassius

Layoffs hit the RuneScape team and Jagex. We discuss who’s gone, why the layoffs happened, and what it means for the future of RuneScape. The 2024 financials are also out and they back up these dire circumstances. Is RuneScape in trouble?

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Duration: 2:01:05