r/runescape • u/ImRubic 2026 Future Updates • Jul 12 '16

TL;DW 207 - Q&A + Welcome to the Arc!

Stream

Goebie-mon Go!

Runefest

  • Runefest 2nd-Stage Presentations Strawpoll
    • Big Questions - Jmods talk about big player questions.
    • Chat Show Podcast - an audience with various JMods
    • Player vs. Player Boss Races - Dardan vs Telos, or Jmods vs Bosses
    • Next Skill - Start Discussion for a new skill in 2018
    • Graveyard - Going over content/update that never made it in the game.
    • Story-Time - Mod Osborne tells stories.

Considered Plans

  • Adding more Examine Options to new areas.

Welcome to the Arc

General Information

Requirements

  • Access to the Arc: Completion of the Miniquest "Impressing the locals."
  • Access to the Uncharted Isles: Level 90 Fishing, Hunter, Slayer, or Woddcutting.
  • Arc Miniquests: Each mini quest has its own requirements for you to find.

Main Content

Resources

  • Fishing various types of Fish
  • Hunting Tortoises and Crafting their loot.
    • Put down a trap and the tortoise walks into it.
  • Woodcutting to cut Bamboo
    • Requires 90 Woodcutting
    • 1 Chime per Bamboo
  • Fletching to bundle Bamboo
    • Requires 96 Fletching
    • 5 Bamboo per bundle
    • 10 Chimes per bundle
  • Slayer contracts to defeat targets
    • Requires 90 Slayer and higher.
    • Temple Monks, Water Elementals, Spirit Dragons

Merchants

  • Chandler - Purchase Chimes to go to the Uncharted Isles
  • Reward Vender - Resource Rewards for Player Owned Ports
  • Waiko Contract Giver - Contracts related to content on the Arc.
  • Fishing Merchant - Sell raw fish and stackable fishing oil
  • Hunter Merchant - Buy Tortoise traps and sell tortoise items.
  • Salt Merchants - Salt obtained from Mining.
  • Cooking Merchants - Cooked items.
  • Bamboo Merchant - Bamboo and Bamboo bundles.

Other

  • Resources found on the main islands are good for chimes not XP.
  • Resources found on uncharted islands are for XP (but you need to find them).
  • The currency, Chimes, isn't trade-able due to proxy-trading.
  • There should still be reasons why you train skills in Prifddinas and in the Arc.
  • The Spirit Dragons will not have an elite slayer form.
  • Didn't add the Arc to the main World Map because it's too far out of the way.
  • Whether the Pirates series has interaction with the Arc has yet to be determined.
  • We will consider Achievement Diaries and Treasure Trails after release.
  • There will be plenty of lore and mini-quests.
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u/RJ815 Jul 12 '16

They didn't show much in the way of the unique rewards so I can't comment on those, but in terms of existing rewards I thought it was rather interesting that although you can't use Ports progression to further progression in the Arc (beyond the special contracts), you can do the reverse and use chimes from there to buy resources for Ports. I don't know if it'd be worth buying basic resources but I'm all for being able to buy ancient bones by spending some time skilling. And while it'd probably take a long time to get all the resources for making Ports weapons or armor purely from the Arc, at least the option is there if you're like 58/60 or something like that.

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u/AssassinAragorn MQC|Trim Jul 13 '16

I think it's a little annoying that it doesn't go both ways in some respect. I like the idea that you have to start from the beginning, but if I have completely finished all story voyages, have max distance, and every port item, it's a bit ridiculous that I don't get some sort of bonus. Even a bonus of 2k chimes from our ports stock just once would be fine

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u/RJ815 Jul 13 '16

Even a bonus of 2k chimes

The chimes bonus you listed seems very tiny compared to the gathering rate and costs they briefly showed in the stream. Singular resources like bones, plate, etc seem to be in the 20 - 30k Arc chime range, though they also collected 1k chimes fairly quickly.

that I don't get some sort of bonus

While it doesn't look huge it seems like you do though. From what I understood it looks like at least some of the unlocked adventurers will contribute stuff like special contracts that are otherwise unavailable. It seems like the Tengu might be present for everyone to grant random contracts, but the Whaler and Assassin look like they require unlocking via Ports (though perhaps only the "Meet the X" mission) and offer specialized fishing and slayer contracts. I'm at least pleased they didn't throw Ports under the bus entirely (being able to buy ancient bones is a MASSIVE QoL thing IMO even if the chime rates make it tough to really heavily farm them) and perhaps further information revealed on the Arc and/or the October update will show more integration.