Later this week, we’ll be releasing an ‘Everything You Need To Know’ blog so stay tuned for more details about how to get there and a small taste of what to expect!

If you’re not able to get a squad together, not quite ready to tackle the raid, or just can’t make it on release day, then we’ve got you covered!

Join Mod Ayiza, Mod Kieren, and a host of other guests on our Twitch channel on release day for a big ol’ watch party! We know that creators all over will be streaming their progress in their bids to be the first group to clear the raid and wholeheartedly encourage you to check them out on release, but for those of you wanting to kick back or who struggle to keep up with who’s furthest progressed or who’s clutching up for their party, we’ll try our best to keep up for you and bring you as much of the action as we can.

This isn’t set to be a high-octane, ‘race to world first’ style esports broadcast, but instead a place for you to hang out, share in the hype, and hear from special guests throughout the day, including sitting down with team members who’ve been working tirelessly to bring The Fractured Archive to life and can’t wait to share their experiences with all of you.

So for those of you who can’t get your hands dirty on October 20th, grab a drink, put your feet up, and kick back with us as we celebrate the release, our creators, our team, and most importantly: our community!

The Grand Exchange has long been a fundamental part of Old School’s economy, and one of the biggest benefits (aside from being able to get your hands on all those tradeable items without doing the grind) is how every sale is done conveniently, safely and with an accurate representation of the item’s value. Up to a maximum offer of 2,147,483,647gp, that is.

So, when it’s come to the highest value items, you’d need to track down a seller through third-party websites, trust you’re getting a good deal and then meeting face to face to make the trade. A bit of a hassle, really.

Well as of today we’re making that process super simple. You’ll now be able to buy and sell items beyond the old 2.147b cap using a combination of Coins and Platinum tokens! Just pop your offer in and let the GE bankers do all the work for you.

• Put your offer in at the GE as usual, with the ability to input higher than the max cash limit of 2.147b!
• When the offer completes, your payment will automatically be taken as usual, using whatever combination of coins and platinum that works best. This might mean you’ll get some coins back for platinum used – GE bankers don’t keep the change!
  • This will apply to all trades, not just those over max cash, depending on what you have in your inventory!
  • If you’re making an offer that you don’t have the currency for in your inventory and the system needs to pull from the bank, there’s a chance it may shuffle quantities of coins and platinum to get what it needs. There may also be cases where the system will turn platinum into coins in whichever inventory it’s taking from but it’ll try to prioritise taking coins for offers below max, but that won’t always be the case. A way to be sure is to withdraw coins and have what you need in your inventory to avoid anything getting shuffled.
• All item stacks, including coins, are still capped at 2.147b.
  • Instead, the GE itself now supports higher-value trades using both Coins and Platinum tokens, where required.
  • This means the system is effectively capped at about 2.149 trillion GP with combined currency holdings (2.147b Coins + 2.147b Platinum), which should cover even the most ambitious bank values – at least for the foreseeable!
• Existing trade restrictions, such as buy limits, remain unchanged.
• GE tax still applies, meaning these high-value trades will continue to contribute to the game’s gold sinks, helping keep our game’s economy nice and healthy long term.
  • Note: Tax is still capped at a maximum of 5 million coins per item, as standard.
• Many interfaces across the game now support displaying item values over 2.147b. The notable exceptions to this are loot tracker and ground items.
• Plus, we’re implementing more responsive guide prices to better reflect current market conditions day-to-day, and they will update by a higher maximum! We’re changing the max a guide price can change by from 5% to 20%, with this price updating every 3 hours instead of every 24 hours. Lower volume items will be updated more too, previously they didn’t reach a trade volume threshold.
• We’ve also added a handy new icon to represent exactly what you’re receiving.

We hope that bringing these trades back into the GE provides the following:

• A safer experience – players no longer have to rely on potential scam in-person trades or go through any potentially dodgy external websites.
• Better price transparency – trades conducted through the GE provide clearer signals about the true value of rare items.
• Greater gold sinking – keeping the game and economy nice and healthy by applying the GE tax to these trades.
• Future-proofing – items from new content can be sold immediately at a player’s convenience.

So there you have it, we’ve officially gone beyond max cash! Go on, get yourself that 3rd Age Pickaxe, treat yourself.

PvP Bootcamp Event by Katerena

Curious about PvP in Old School RuneScape? It can be a little intimidating to get into, but with the right mentality and proper training, anyone can do it… Right?

Well, that’s exactly what our very own community creator Katerena is hoping to prove over the next few weeks. From August 16th to September 26th, she’s bringing together a group of creators for a PvP Bootcamp!

With the help of some of the most experienced and loved PvP creators, Katerena will turn 10 noobs into the most fearsome PKers in the game. Or at least, that’s the dream. Each week, they’ll train up a specific PvP fundamental before putting their newfound skills to the test in a series of challenges.

It’s fair to say that experience levels across the group vary quite significantly. Some of these creators have a little PvP knowledge already and others are stepping in for the very first time. Whatever their starting point, they’ve all got something to learn. How exciting!

So, if you’re looking for your next binge-watch, feel free to tune in: cheer them on, pick up a few tricks yourself, or simply witness the inevitable chaos when you pair a group of noobs up with PvP veterans.

At the end of the day, this event is focused on the fun side of PvP, while making the skill gap a little less intimidating. If they can do it, so can you.

It’s time to get training!

For Katerena, this PvP Bootcamp event has been an idea years in the making. After watching events like Deadman, she wanted to make PvP more accessible for the average player and thus, PvP Bootcamp was created. Her goal isn’t to turn every recruit into a PvP pro. If they leave Bootcamp knowing a little bit more about PvP and feeling more confident, we’d call that a win. That goes for those of you watching at home, too!

PvP has a reputation for having one of the steepest learning curves in Old School, and we know taking those first steps can feel daunting. This event is your opportunity to watch the process unfold from the beginning and witness the highs, the lows, the victories, and the inevitable “sits”.

This event is all about making PvP feel a little more approachable and reminding everyone that even the best PKers had to start somewhere. Plus, later this year, Pete Kayer will be bringing his series of PvP challenges to the game, and we hope to inspire some of you to give it a go yourself!

A huge thank you to Katerena for putting the event together, to all the coaches lending their expertise, and to every recruit brave enough to step into the Wilderness and learn something new.

Ready to join the Bootcamp? The action kicks off on August 16th, with training sessions and challenges taking place across several weeks before the grand finale on September 26th.

Katerena will be streaming every Bootcamp session live on her channel, so that’s your best place to follow the action from start to finish. Many of the creators taking part will also be streaming their own perspectives, so you’ll have plenty of channels to choose from and we’ll link their channels below.

You can also find Katerena on Kick and YouTube.

With recruits and guest creators joining from across the globe, sessions have been spread across different times to give those in Europe, North America and Australia a chance to get involved. It also means those of you at home can pick the best days and times for you!

These dates may be subject to change, so make sure to check Katerena’s socials for the latest updates. Each session is expected to last around five hours, including a few hours of training before guest PvP creators help out with the day’s challenge.

Can’t catch every session live? Don’t worry! Many creators are planning on sharing their experiences and highlights on YouTube, so you will have plenty of videos to binge-watch over the next few weeks.

This event will also have its own dedicated world, opening on the 13th August and closing on 28th September. The world will be available to anyone attending the event as a creator or recruit, as a space to practice and take on these challenges without too much disruption. Occasionally, the creators may venture into the Wilderness to put their skills into practice, so keep your eyes peeled.

Katerena will be joined by 10 creators throughout the event, each bringing a different level of PvP experience to the table. Some of them have already dipped their toes into the Wilderness, while others will be learning many of these mechanics for the very first time.

You may already be familiar with these creators if you’re a fan of the Twitch or YouTube scene in Old School:

There’s another familiar face joining the recruits! Mod Light (Senior Community Manager) will also take part in a few of the sessions on the Bootcamp using a personal account. As a Community Manager for Old School, the opportunity to learn how to murder players was too good of an opportunity to pass up, sorry.

Throughout the event, some familiar faces from the PvP community will be dropping in to share what they know and help the group out with their challenges:

Each coach really brings a unique perspective, with experience and expertise covered across multiple PvP styles.

We’re sure they’ll all be patient and understanding with our recruits. Maybe.

There’s plenty to learn before we let the recruits loose in the Wilderness! Throughout the Bootcamp, they’ll be getting to grips with everything from freeze logging and walking under opponents to tanking, prayer switching, spec timings, useful plugins, tick eating and plenty more. But there’s only so much you can learn before you’ve got to put those skills to the test!

That’s where challenges come in. Katerena has planned a variety of PvP challenges throughout the Bootcamp, giving the recruits a chance to put what they’ve learned into practice alongside (and against) their coaches.

The recruits will be split into two teams, with two coaches joining each side as captains. Both teams will start completely from scratch before heading into the real Wilderness on live worlds. They have two hours to make as much money as possible through multi-PKing, using whatever they can earn along the way to build up their supplies and eventually buy gear.

Once the two hours are up, whatever they have earned is what they’ll go to battle with. The last team standing takes it.

We hope somebody remembers the food…

Bossing is difficult enough at the best of times, but it gets considerably harder when somebody in max PKing gear is also hunting you!

Two of the coaches will choose two multi-combat Wilderness bosses (e.g. Callisto or Venenatis). The recruits are split into two teams, with one coach on each team.

Each team gets one hour at their first boss to rack up as much boss KC as possible. After the hour is up, the teams will swap bosses and go again.

The coaches on each team can spawn in max PKing gear and head over to disrupt the opposing team. Recruits will have to keep the boss kills coming while watching their backs and working together to anti-PK anyone trying to take them down!

If any coach dies, they will receive a five-minute timeout before being allowed to respawn with their full setup and start causing trouble again…

Once both rounds are complete, the team with the highest combined boss KC wins.

Two PvP creators will each captain a team and take on the role of the King. Their mission? Stay alive. The recruits, meanwhile, have two jobs: protect their own King and eliminate the King on the opposing team.

There’s just one catch: the Kings can’t fight. They can run, eat and tank incoming damage, but their survival is entirely in the hands of their team.

These are just the challenges Katerena is willing to tell us about! The rest will remain under wraps for now, so you’ll have to tune in to find out what else she has planned…

Good luck, recruits! We’ll see you in the Wildy…

You can also discuss this update on the 2007Scape subreddit, the Steam forums, or the official OSRS Discord. For more information, check the official Old School Wiki.

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