From what I remember RuneScape lacked in the quest department.  It was a fantasy world devoid of damsels in distress. Instead there were cows to be mercilessly slaughtered—a world fueled by bloodlust for filet mignon. But RuneScape 3 employs an extensive quest system with hundreds of missions varying in difficulty to complete. Plenty of side-quests scatter the world to detract from the main story as well.

Every week, players will be asked to respond to some new disaster or event. The way in which they respond – the tasks they complete, the gods they favour, and the votes they cast on the game’s community site – will then be pored over by Jagex, who will update the game in the following weeks to reflect the actions of players. The structure of the game’s narrative will focus on this war between the gods.  “We’re allowing ourselves to use it to tell more episodic stories,” Mansell says. “We’re going to have one central storyline, and every piece of content we do will relate to that story thread.”

Those who wish to play completely free can do so. I know of some people who have been playing Runescape for years without spending a cent on it. I myself have let my membership lapse sometimes so I know that the game is still fun as a free player.

As an added bonus, all prismatic stars and lamps grant 25% extra XP in the following slayer and combat skills: Slayer, Constitution, Attack, Defence, Ranged, Magic, Strength, Summoning, Prayer.

It has been a long journey to get NXT to this point and we cannot wait to share it with all of you. Check out Mod Proto’s dev blog if you’d like to know more about its road to release.