RuneHQ Events This Weekend

On Saturday we enter the Soul Wars arena. Using tactics to obtain soul fragments and offer them to the soul obelisks, each team can weaken the opposite team's Avatar. The first team to defeat the others avatar will be victorious and will be rewarded with zeal, which can be used for more rewards!

• Date: Saturday, April 6th


• Time: 4PM CST / 5PM EST / 10PM GMT / 11PM UK


• Location: Portal south of Edgeville


• World: 60


• Friends Chat: Dr Berry

More info here.

On Sunday it's time to travel to Morytania. Locked away deep in the Barrows lie the tombs of 7 great warriors. Search these tombs and find immense wealth. But, stealing from these tombs comes at a cost. The spirits of these warriors are just as powerful as when they were alive, and they won't let you steal from their tombs without a fight.

• Date: Sunday, April 7th


• Time: 4PM CST / 5PM EST / 10PM GMT / 11PM UK


• Location: The gate to Barrows


• World: 60


• Friends Chat: Raider King

More info here.

-RuneHQ Events Team

And the Winner is...

Easter has come and now gone, and the RuneHQ Easter competition has finished.
Did you take part, and did you manage to get all of the answers?

Check in on the Easter Bunny's thread and look at all of the clues and their answers, and who the winners are!
But don't take too long - you wouldn't want to miss out on a prize, if it's yours!

-RuneHQ Staff, with some help from the Easter Bunny

Dungeoneering Dual Wielding and Charming Imp!

You could only wield weapons in dungeoneering, now you can dual wield! And after that you can spend your hard-earned tokens on charm-collecting imp! It is all in the news!



Runescape 3 Beta programme, charm collectors, dual wielding in dungeoneering and much more are also featured in Behind the Scenes: April. Take a look!

-RuneHQ Staff

Jagex Announces First of the Two New Skills

In a RuneHQ exclusive, Jagex has announced the first of two new skills to be released this year - Bankstanding!

This new skill comes with new banks, a totally new experience-gaining system, and exciting bank-related rewards for all those aspiring bankstanders out there!



From our exclusive preview, we have put up a starting guide, so check it out and get into your bankstanding mode right away!



We also caught up with Mod Stander for a brief chat on how Jagex decided to take the community’s favorite non-skill, and turn it into an official part of the game! Click the link below to find out how the idea was formed inside the Jagex castle, how they have already planned on anti-bankstanding bots, and other interesting facts about the new skill.



Discuss this on the forums, and let us know how you are planning on obtaining that 99 Bankstanding cape!

-RuneHQ Staff

RuneHQ Events for This Weekend!

Our beloved community event returns as members enjoy singing their favourite songs to each other in a comedic and non-dignified manner! If you fancy a laugh, or perhaps you'd like to show everyone who's got the best voice, then why not head over to our very own ventrilo server and show us what you've got! Even if you don't want to sing, everyone is welcome to listen in, there's no excuse not to!

• Date: Saturday, March 30th


• Time: 4PM CST / 5pm EST / 9PM GMT


• Location: RuneHQ Ventrilo!

More info here.

Deep in the barren war torn lands of the Wilderness, a powerful monster awaits all those who oppose it. This monster is named the Chaos Elemental. It is a powerful being that can annihilate anything in it's path including players.

• Date: Sunday, March 31st


• Time: 4PM CST / 5pm EST / 10PM UK


• Location: Edgeville Bank


• World: 67


• Friends Chat: Sliverdager1

More info here.

-RuneHQ Events Team

How's your RuneScape Knowledge?

The Easter Bunny has come visiting RuneHQ, laden with prizes for all!

Check out his thread for all of the competition rules and prizes (dare I say up to 20m RuneScape gold??)

Test out your RuneScape knowledge and see if you can follow his trail of clues through the RuneHQ databases, to find the golden egg and be entered into the draw for the grand prize!

Good luck!

-RuneHQ Staff (With a little help from the Easter Bunny)

Let us Know what you're doing this Easter!

What are you planning over this weekend? Do you have exciting plans full of chasing chocolate eggs around forests?

Lazing back and playing RuneScape, chocolate in hand? Ready to test your RuneScape knowledge in our RuneHQ Easter Egg Hunt?

Heading off to see family?

Or even going somewhere warm for an Easter Break?

Let us know your plans in our Easter Plans Topic!

-RuneHQ Staff

Wilderness Warbands!

There is a new menace appearing at Wilderness - organized groups that kill and plunder. Get your trusted team together and see if you can take down Wilderness Warbands.

-RuneHQ Staff

Trouble Brewing!

Arg me mateys, come aboard to Mos Le'Harmless, whar we shall brew our own spiced rum. But, don't get too comfy ye landlubber, thar be a pair of crews at 'tis sword fight. 'n neither pair gunna settle fer second place. Set the sails together wit' ye crew to sink th' other band 'o pirates, 'n don't be surprised if th' foolish scallywags do th' same. Th' better band 'o pirates be th' ones that make th' most spiced rum.

• Date: Sunday, March 24th


• Time: 4PM CST / 5PM EST / 9PM GMT


• Location: Trouble Brewing starting area on Mos Le'Harmless


• World: 60 (Members)


• Friends Chat: Raider King

More info here.

-RuneHQ Events Team

F2P Dungeoneering!

Dungeoneering is a great way to interact with the Runescape community, as well as the RuneHQ community. Players of all different skill levels team up to defeat bosses, slash and dash through huge rooms in epic dungeons. If you are an avid skiller, pro bank-stander or are just looking for a way to meet people, come dive into the depths of Daemonheim with the Events Team!



No experience is necessary. We have many skilled players willing to offer assistance!

• Date: Saturday, March 23rd


• Time: 4pm CST / 5pm EST / 9pm GMT + UK


• World: 61


• Meeting Place: Daemonheim


• Friends Chat: Super Fly

More information can be found here. We hope to see you there!

- RuneHQ Events Team -

Check out the first glimpse of RuneScape 3!

In a bonus behind the scenes video, Mod Mark and Mod Pips discuss the next exciting update - RuneScape 3!

Listen to how the game will change, see new screenshots, and learn how the decisions you make in RuneScape 3 will shape your individual world! Watch the video here!

-RuneHQ Staff

From Tears of Guthix to Economy!

Got a smashing result at Tears of Guthix? Here is a place for that amazing screenshot.



Want to express your opinions about Runescape economy?



If 2007 is your game - what are you training now?



And for totally mindless fun - pick one of many crazy forum games.

-RuneHQ Staff

No More Gambling!

As of today Jagex has declared gambling games to be against the rules! For complete newspost and discussion check here!

-RuneHQ Staff

RuneHQ Events This Weekend!

This weekends events are all about finding things that are lost or hidden. We start off with penguin spies on Saturday so keep your eyes open for moving bushes!

• Date: Saturday, March 16th


• Time: 4PM CST / 5pm EST / 9PM GMT


• Location: Ardougne Zoo


• World: 60 (P2P)


• Friends Chat: Dr Eggman

More info here.

On Sunday we move from birds to people as it's time for some Hide and Seek games complete with prizes and tons of fun.

• Date: Sunday, March 17th


• Time: 4PM CST / 5pm EST / 9PM GMT


• Location: Varrock Square


• World: 61 (F2P)


• Friends Chat: Moo Moo739

More info here.

-RuneHQ Events Team

The First Old School Content Poll!

The first Old School content poll has gone live so all you avid 2007ers can go and have a say about updates to 2007 game. Discussion about it can be found here.

-RuneHQ Staff