Runescape 20th anniversary kicks off with the Grand Party event
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The main version of Runescape is getting a new event called The Grand Party now, featuring beloved NPCs such as the arbitrary event Sandwich Lady and the celebration hat-wearing Wise Old Man. The Grand Party will dish out a package of buffs, in addition to a anniversary cape and RS Gold outfit. More anniversary articles will arrive during the year as part of the four-part questline Once Upon a Time, which Jagex explains as"a celebratory romp through Runescape's past, current, and also a glimpse of its future." This will start on January 25, also will run together with the Elder Gods arc planned for year.
Speaking of Runescape's last: Old School Runescape, the alternate and proudly retro version of the sport, can be getting a few anniversary content. Starting this Wednesday, January 6, OSRS players can team up with the Green Gnome Child to get"a trek through the original haunts of RuneScape to unlock the protagonist of Memories and struggle with dragons and demons, finish with rewards such as a 20th Anniversary Cloak and a Gnome Child devotion for player-owned home chapels." I choose to believe this really is Jagex's strategy to formally enshrine one of the game's most recognizable (and memed) characters, and I am not taking questions at this time.
Outside of the games , Jagex will also release a few anniversary merch, and also for me the headliner is a gold vinyl pressing for 24 hand-picked Runescape songs, including the one and only Sea Shanty 2. Additionally, comics publisher Dark Horse is partnering with the studio for an illustrated history of the game's first two decades.
With these amounts, Old School Runescape's playerbase will grow to more than 2 millions with over 1 million players already playing the game since the readers only beta release. These are also the greatest average daily user amounts because the PC launch in February 2013.
The launch indicates the development team Jagex have hit the nail using the decision to Buy RuneScape Gold create a complete port for the mobile platform with implemented cross platform support, which might continue the growth of the franchise over the upcoming years. Runescape has brought in nearly a thousand dollars since its launch 17 decades ago.