15 August 2008
- Future PvP Updates
The most frequent request we have received over the last few
months has been to put more PvP back into the game. We want to let
you know that this request hasn't gone unheard, and that we've put
a lot of research into how we can introduce new PvP mechanisms. The
aim is for PvP content that better replaces the old Wilderness, but
without reintroducing RWT.
Hopefully, you’re already aware of the imminent Clan Wars
release (see the September Behind the Scenes in a couple of weeks
for more information), but there are also plans afoot for the most
exciting and "old school" PvP update we have ever considered –
unique PvP worlds.
As many of our long term players know, in the old RuneScape
Classic days you could actually fight players just outside the
gates of Lumbridge, before the days of duelling and even before the
days of the old Wilderness itself. Players could hunt each other
down, chasing them away from favourite resource points and
generally "owning" large areas of the map.
So, in 2008, we will be bringing you special 'PvP worlds', where
you can fight other players almost anywhere! In addition to all the
usual content you might expect to find in RuneScape, they will also
include:
Naturally, we also have other PvP-orientated content, like
Stealing Creation (a resource control game where skillers and PKers
work together, creating equipment and beating up the opposition)
and Mobilising Armies (a real-time strategy game where you use your
hard made bows, swords, etc. to equip your own armies in 4-player
battles).
Add all this to a healthy schedule of quests (featuring Arrav
and the sequel to Spirit of Summer), holiday events and some unique
puzzle content... and the rest of '08 has something for almost
everyone.
Finally, we'd like to let you in on a little secret – we're
currently working on our highest level, longest, most exciting
quest ever. Not necessarily for launch in '08 (it's not something
we want to rush, after all), it’s already had more development time
than the entirety of "Recipe for Disaster"... but you’ll have to
wait to find out more. We're adding secret hints and references all
the time about this one, so if you need to know more, just look
around! Leave no stone unturned....