The Crucible is Here!

The Bounty Hunter rework is now here! Introducing the Crucible: a fierce underground fighting arena where you test your skills against randomly chosen opponents. Are you up for the challenge?



Discuss it in this topic: The Crucible

- RuneHQ Staff

Win Lifetime Membership to RuneScape!

Today, Jagex announced a new competition together with more information about the strange counter on their site. To win one of the prizes, you must create a video about your experiences in the game and how you think the game should evolve in the future.



Discuss it in this topic: 200 Million: Win Lifetime Membership to RuneScape!

RuneHQers go to Soul Wars

Come and take part in a glorious battle to control the soul obelisk, depositing souls in order to weaken your opponent's avatar. Once weakened, you will then need to charge deep into enemy territory to destroy the enemy avatar. Will you support the beauty of creation, or will you wreck mass destruction upon the lands? Either way - join the RuneHQ Soul Wars event!

• Date: Sunday, June 17th


• Time: 2pm CST / 3pm EST / 7pm GMT / 8pm UK


• Location: Soul Wars


• World: 60 (Members)


• Friends Chat: The Eggman

More info here

-RuneHQ Events Team

Realscaperz D-Claws

The very first episode that Meg and Silas did over at Realscaperz involved a competition. The loser of that competition was required to do a humiliating action chosen by the viewers. That humiliation has finally been filmed and involves the use of some rather amusing looking Dragon claws... Enjoy!

Grotworm Invasion Event!

The Events Team needs your help! Be prepared for to venture through this cave filled with the infamous Grotworms. There are higher level worms too: these beasts can drop precious royal dragonhides and many rune items!

• Date: Saturday, June 16th


• Time: 3pm CST / 4pm EST / 9pm BST


• Location: Rimmington


• World: 60 (Members)


• Friends Chat: Super Fly

More info here

-RuneHQ Events Team

Action Bar and Adrenaline

Jagex has released a new update to their Combat HQ. One of the new upcoming features is a customizable action bar to which you can add abilities and other items that you wish to use in combat. The second revealed feature is an adrenaline bar that fills up while you fight others. How would your action bar look like? What use will the adrenaline have?



Discuss it in this topic: Action Bar and Adrenaline

Combat Beta Signup Reminder

We just want to remind you that there is still time to sign up for Runescape Combat Beta. It promises to be an interesting experience so don't miss your chance of applying!

More info here

-RuneHQ Staff

Another Week, Another Combat Blog Update

We are a week closer to the highly anticipated combat beta. Mod Mark, Runescape's Lead Designer, has supplied us with another blog entry loaded with some cool new features that we can expect.

Read the entire blog post here.

-RuneHQ Staff

RuneHQ goes to Duel Arena

Hello members of RuneHQ! We hope everyone is enjoying the start to their summer! With the release of Queen Black Dragon, we expect many long hours inside a dark dungeon. Maybe it is time to find something new? How about fighting your fellow RuneHQ Members at the official RuneHQ F2P Duel Arena Event! Grab your rune, bronze, or maple crossbows to fight to the death against vicious enemies!

• Date: Sunday, June 10th


• Time: 11AM CST / 12PM EST / 5PM BST


• Location: Al Kharid Duel Arena, main building


• World: 61 (F2P)


• Friends Chat: Achristi 23

More info here

-RuneHQ Events Team

RuneHQ Corp Event!

You may be an Adventurer of reasonable power and intellect, but can you take on one of the most powerful, nearly unkillable creatures in all of Gielinor? Join us for the RuneHQ Corporeal Beast Event!

• Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2012


• Time: 3pm CST / 4pm EST / 9pm BST


• Location: Corporeal Beast's Lair


• World: 45 (Members)


• Friends Chat: Seineria

More info here.

-RuneHQ Staff

Buffs and Weaknesses

Are you excited as much as we are about the upcoming changes to the combat system? Today, Jagex revealed more information on how weaknesses and the new abilities are going to work. If you look closely at the video, you can see that one of the players fighting has a combat level of 139. So what's up with that? We want to know what you think.



Discuss it in this topic: Combat: Buffs and Weaknesses

-RuneHQ Staff

Fish Flingers Improvements!

Have you been looking for a new and exciting way to improve your fishing skills? Well, the fun Distraction and Diversion, Fish Flingers has been given some major improvements that include better gameplay, accessibility, and most importantly, rewards! Alongside this update you will notice that the Squeal of Fortune is now swimming in the depths as it's now the Squeal of Neptune!

We'd like to invite you to discuss these update on our forums, here (Fish Flingers) and here (Squeal of Neptune)!

Our Content Editors are also looking for any and all help updating our current Fish Flingers guide! If you are willing to help out, then please feel free to head over to our Fish Flingers Update topic!

Realscaperz Overload Challenge

The gang over at the Realscaperz Youtube channel have just uploaded another two videos! This time a brief overview of what they have been doing in Runescape and another challenge: who can finish drinking an "overload" first. They create a nasty concoction of a liquid and try to drink it all down. Will they succeed of fail?

WARNING: There is a few seconds that involves some buckets and liquid going back into them.... watch with caution if that makes you nauseous.

BBQ Party on the Beach!

It's almost summer, and you know what that means: Time to party!!



To kick off an exciting summer full of amazing content the Events Team will be throwing a bash on the beach- Cowabunga! We originally planned to have the party at Mudskipper point but... a giant man eating fish-thingy attempted to eat Rhodes (poor guy). That is why we chose the exotic beaches of Karamja.



There was also a note from the local pirates along the coast of Brimhaven:



Arrr there be a pirate themed drop party, so be ready to fill your caskets with booty. All of the rum you can drink! One of you land lubbers have a chance to win me hat if you can answer some trivia questions.



Wow! Did he say free pirate st00fs? What a bonus! Mark off your calenders RuneHQ, it will be a fun time!

• Date: Sunday, June 3rd


• Time: 3pm CST / 4pm EST / 8pm GMT / 9pm UK / (Sun.) 8am NZ


• Location: Karamja Beach (Banana Plantation)


• World: 61 (Free to Play)


• Friends Chat: Super Fly

See you there!



P.S RuneHQ is not responsible for any injuries after the consumption of rum. Please party responsibly!

-RuneHQ Events Team-

RS Teasers: June 4 - 10

The month of June appears to be a month of a few large projects. The first of those is a rework of the Fish Flingers distraction and diversion. Will this be something you will enjoy? Do you think this is a much needed update or something that could have been left alone? View the images here and then head to our forums (linked below) for larger images and a discussion on the update.

Want larger and more images? Check out the RS Teaser thread on our forums and please let us know what you think about the upcoming update! Below is the link to the thread:



RS Teasers: June 4 - 10

What are these RS Teasers?



The RS Teasers are images supplied directly by Jagex and sent to us here at RuneHQ. We strive to release them to the public ASAP when we receive them. These images are for the next planned, in-game update. The "week of" is the planned release week, but please keep in mind that sometimes problems occur and an update may be pushed back a week or an update may have to happen out of order due to technical issues. Also keep in mind that RuneHQ is not a part of Jagex!

-RuneHQ Staff