Old School RuneScape News

Old School RuneScape saw a massive surge in its playerbase over the past few days following the launch of its Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded game mode. Interest in the game was so high that the servers just couldn’t keep up and buckled from the strain. The server issues have since been fixed and additional event worlds were opened up to [...]

Old School RuneScape opened the gates to its new Leagues IV: Trailblazer Reloaded game mode yesterday to extremely positive response to the community. How positive? Well, the servers promptly buckled under the strain as a massive army of players descended on the classic MMORPG to check out the new game mode. “In this reimagining of our most popular League ever, [...]

While most fans of classic MMO’s don’t mind the old-school look, some have taken it upon themselves to unofficially spruce up their favorite game’s visuals with mods. A community of Old School RuneScape players in particular have developed their own client called HDOS which essentially upgrades the classic MMORPG’s visuals while still retaining its original charm. The latest patch for [...]

Jagex dropped a parade of Old School RuneScape announcements over the weekend including a content roadmap for this summer, starting with the arrival of the next Desert Treasure quest. Desert Treasure II will become available on July 26th and is being touted as the classic MMORPG’s biggest quest to date. It will feature four new boss fights that players will [...]

Darkpaw Games is set to light Gielinor’s skies on fire once again as the Scorched Sky Celebration in-game event returns to Old School RuneScape in time for the Fourth of July. The event will run until July 12th and, like previous runs, will celebrate the primal power of fire and flame with seasonal quests and, of course, fireworks. This year’s [...]

Old School RuneScape players are in for a nostalgic treat as Jagex revives the old Bounty Hunter PvP mode. The mini-game first graced RuneScape’s servers over a decade ago, 16 years to be exact. Back then, featured three distinct combat brackets, with the primary focus being on obtaining loot through PvP combat. The latest iteration of the event, however, has [...]

Jagex wants to make sure that Old School RuneScape players are happy with the rewards they’ll receive from its upcoming Desert Treasures II quest by letting players get a feel for them before they come out. The rewards beta test will run for a week and will drop players in the Kharidian Desert where they’ll find each and every reward [...]

Jagex has rolled out the last batch of quests for Old School RuneScape’s quest speedrunning worlds. Speedrunners can now blow through the Dragon Slayer II and Black Knight’s Fortress quests as fast as they can to earn points that they can spend in the reward shop, as well as trophies in the main game and the all-important bragging rights that [...]

Old School RuneScape is hosting a good, old-fashioned cake-off to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a nostalgic and “real feel-good story” behind it. One of the competing teams has run into a problem and is in desperate need of your help if they hope to win the competition. “The Lumbridge Cook is responsible for the Duke’s contribution, and his new [...]

If you’ve ever thought that Old School RuneScape’s spell icons could be bigger? Apparently, you’re not alone because Jagex has just added an option to resize the microscopic spell icons in the classic MMORPG’s latest update. “Have you ever filtered your spellbook and been left frustrated with the sheer amount of dead space left around those teeny, tiny spell icons? [...]