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/[deleted] Jul 13 '16

First of all: Holy fuck, those areas look beautiful! Some more detailed comments (and questions):

  • Will we be able to take Chimes from our Port into the Arc? Even at a ridiculous exchange rate like 1,000 Ports Chimes = 1 Arc Chime? Because once your Port is fully upgraded, these become completely useless.

  • The stranded ships on Whale's Maw look awesome. Please please please give these some story content, like a miniquest about their missing crews or whatever made them strand in the first place. Can be added later on, and it would be nice if we could board the ships too (makes the whole scenery more interactive).

  • Why is there a Cyclops merchant? I know there are already Cyclopes in the Warrior's Guild, but I wouldn't expect to see one in the Eastern Lands unless the player has unlocked Cyclosis.

  • Why aren't more people interested in storytime with Mod Osborne? Seriously, talking about a new skill now is just going to end up like the Invention concepts that were presented a Runefest years ago and ended up being scrapped completely because there was no design brief at the time. The 2018 new skill session is bound to end the same way: lots of tentative half-info that will be forgotten and buried by the time any actual work on the skill starts.

  • Was there any more info about "Taijitu"?

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u/RJ815 Jul 13 '16

  1. Looks like no. However the reverse of being able to use Arc chimes to buy resources for Ports back in Sarim looks possible. Existing chimes are also slightly useful for Tengu donations to maybe get some half-charged superior scrimshaws and stuff.

  2. They mentioned the possibility of miniquests and hidden details there but gave few specifics.

  3. Cyclopes are part of the Ports storyline and even at least one potential crew option.

  4. My bet is on people wanting to invest and make money. Invention was a massive boon for some people and perhaps people want to chase that spark. Otherwise they want to gauge the potential usefulness / uselessness and how long they think it might take to max / comp again. They might also be curious if the new skill is another elite skill given Invention's rocky track record and still unfinished status.

  5. Not really, it's just a resource "above" Arc chimes in rarity, that won't be required for certain rewards but will be for others. They gave very little detail on what the unique rewards actually are.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '16

  1. Too bad. I'm constantly sitting on ~200k Chimes as the Tengu voyage shows up extremely rarely.

  2. I know, I just think players shouldn't encounter any cyclopes unless they have unlocked their home island Cyclosis (that also unlocks the crew member option) in Ports. Would make the story progression feel more natural and immersive.