Wilderness Coming Back!

[Javascrypt]

http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=1370
BIGGER AND BETTER!
READ FOR YOURSELF!

And Better Drops
And PK Worlds!
PK Anywhere in runescape!

Read it!

The most frequent request we have received over the last few months has been to put more PvP back into the game. We want to let you know that this request hasn't gone unheard, and that we've put a lot of research into how we can introduce new PvP mechanisms. The aim is for PvP content that better replaces the old Wilderness, but without reintroducing RWT.
Hopefully, you’re already aware of the imminent Clan Wars release (see the September Behind the Scenes in a couple of weeks for more information), but there are also plans afoot for the most exciting and "old school" PvP update we have ever considered – unique PvP worlds.
As many of our long term players know, in the old RuneScape Classic days you could actually fight players just outside the gates of Lumbridge, before the days of duelling and even before the days of the old Wilderness itself. Players could hunt each other down, chasing them away from favourite resource points and generally "owning" large areas of the map.
So, in 2008, we will be bringing you special 'PvP worlds', where you can fight other players almost anywhere! In addition to all the usual content you might expect to find in RuneScape, they will also include:

• Optional sign-up – choose between PvP danger or stick to ordinary play by simply switching worlds.
• High danger with items dropped on death.
• High rewards for kills. To avoid any RWT issues the reward for a successful PK will be generated by the game, similar to when you kill a monster at the moment. We're creating generous drop tables based on factors like your levels and the impressiveness of the kill.
• These drop tables will include "PvP world specific" items like XP-modifying gear, lvl 70+ equipment and new, glorious, short-term but hard hitting gear. These will once again make PKing a viable source of income.
• PvP across 99% of the world, including the old Wilderness.
• Attack any player within a certain level of your own. Level range depends on the area, similar to the old Wilderness levels.
• ...And all sorts of other twists on interesting content... Just think of the possibilities when you can PK anywhere!

Naturally, we also have other PvP-orientated content, like Stealing Creation (a resource control game where skillers and PKers work together, creating equipment and beating up the opposition) and Mobilising Armies (a real-time strategy game where you use your hard made bows, swords, etc. to equip your own armies in 4-player battles).
Add all this to a healthy schedule of quests (featuring Arrav and the sequel to Spirit of Summer), holiday events and some unique puzzle content... and the rest of '08 has something for almost everyone.
Finally, we'd like to let you in on a little secret – we're currently working on our highest level, longest, most exciting quest ever. Not necessarily for launch in '08 (it's not something we want to rush, after all), it’s already had more development time than the entirety of "Recipe for Disaster"... but you’ll have to wait to find out more. We're adding secret hints and references all the time about this one, so if you need to know more, just look around! Leave no stone unturned....

[Fricktion]

It's already been posted, sorry to burst your bubble

on topic: yay! haha

[Javascrypt]

It's already been posted, sorry to burst your bubble

on topic: yay! haha

Oh okay
Never noticed, Sorry.
Yaaay!
Im gonna get Pwn'd

[Christian]

Yay! Finally, that really ruined it when they took it out!

[raspberrys]

Ye, and its gonna be ****

2) You will not be looting other players items when they die. Players will still loose their items as normal, but you will not pick up what they drop. Instead you will be getting drops like you would get off a similarly levelled monster. In addition there will be special items that may drop which are PvP specific.

That means if you smite out a whip, you wont get it and you'll probably get a 10k monster drop.

You'll be better off just monster killing.

[Imnotpure]

Also, it's going to be pking almost everywhere, this means varrock falador lumbridge most likely etc. Dont even ant to think of all the glitches/bugs there will be.

[Havoline]

So does that mean you can go lumby and pk then when you die your next to your items so just pick them up?

[Jebbo]

runescape once again are killing it.



Accidental double post merged by Professor-Alex (Moderation Manager)

[Havoline]

runescape once again are killing it.

explain....?

[Arch]

Yeah i just thought of that if u die in lumby u can just walk over and pick up all ur stuff =/