Words On Wednesday

Thanks to the overzealous bot detection methods of Jagex, my own compulsion to grind out levels, and the world of Gielinor seemingly plotting against me, I’ve been banned from Runescape for the third time. Hence, I made another alternate account that I actually plan on playing occasionally. The Spring Fayre This story begins on Good Friday, 30 March. Runescape has typically hosted an Easter event each year, with some unlockable items. I hadn’t yet seen any details about one, but I did notice decorated eggs placed around the game, so clearly something was afoot. After doing some research, I learned that beginning in 2017 , Jagex replaced the annual Easter event  with a “ Spring Fayre ” event. It seems this trend was also repeated for 2018 , with an event that started on 26 March. The decision made sense, what with religious tolerance and all that. Besides, we still got an event with unlockable rewards, so I didn’t really care how they phrased it. Plus, the quests for holiday...

A few weeks ago, Jagex held its semi-annual Double Experience Weekend (DXPW) event on Runescape. With a few exceptions, players gained double experience for nearly any action from February 23 to February 26, 2018. These exceptions, along with the consequences of my attempt to reach level 99 Magic again, have left a sour taste in my mouth. DXPW is always announced several weeks before it begins , in order to give players time to prepare. Players stock up on materials and items to train certain skills and take advantage of the bonus experience rates. For typically expensive skills like construction, DXPW gives players 72 hours to spend half as much, and train skills twice as quickly. Since DXPW only comes twice a year, most players like to make the most of it. I considered what I might want to work on for DXPW. I recently knocked out 99 Runecrafting, and I didn’t really want to put too much effort into Smithing since I’d also like to get all of the Respect rewards from  Art...