Summer is cancelled. No, we’re not just saying that because we don’t handle the heat very well; we’re saying that the large new summer event that RuneScape was working on has been completely cancelled in order for Jagex to focus its efforts on more permanent content.
This mid-development shift in strategy is in response to feedback from players who want to see more new things to do that aren’t available only during a limited time or seasonally. As a result, the months of May and June will see two Game Jam prototypes – a Rex Matriarch boss fight and a new Archaeology dig site – arrive to the game instead. That’s not to suggest that all summertime festivities will be eliminated – the Beach location will make a return in June – but the larger summer event is nixed.
As for Old School RuneScape, the team is continuing to discuss its Project Rebalance adjustments, this time with a focus on items and combat: Upcoming changes affect items like the Occult Necklace, the Voidreaper, and the Elder Maul, while more general tweaks are planned for minimum hit, early-game combat prayers, and the end of auto-cast delay for spells.
Meanwhile, this week’s OSRS update makes some adjustments to the undead pirates that are assaulting the Wilderness that fixes several specific bugs and moves a couple of clue steps out of the Wilderness agility course.
