Monthly Archives: November 2010

Behind the Scenes – November

November is packed full of juicy updates for those who managed to avoid the ravenous zombie hordes of Halloween. A brand new desert quest (with monkeys in, of all things!), 13 new ‘warped floors’ (with matching bosses, rewards and challenges) AND a new area that combines Hunter, Farming and Herblore awaits!

Dungeoneering – The Warped floors

Requiring level 95 Dungeoneering to access, this is undoubtedly the biggest ‘high-level skill update’ we have ever released, with some of the toughest and most demanding bosses ever conceived. Even the standard wandering monsters have improved tactics to foil the most experienced dungeoneer. Six new, fully voice-supported bosses lie in wait for you, including the masters of all the unique races found in Daemonheim, like Kal’Ger the Warmonger, the new title-holder for Toughest Dungeoneering Boss Ever™. We also have eight new challenge rooms planned, six of which are available on all floors of Daemonheim.

With increased difficulty comes increased rewards, as the highest possible XP rates are available to those who have a prestige level of the maximum number of floors. Eight new rewards will be available from the rewards trader, including necklaces that regain prayer points as you bury bones, a new pet based around one of our most popular bosses, and the scroll of cleansing, which gives you a permanent chance of making potions faster and saving a secondary ingredient while you do so.

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Mining obsidian in Runescape

As new players to Minecraft will soon learn, finding resources such as sand, wood, dirt and stone is easy. They are all out in the open, or just a short distance underground. Resources such as iron, gold and redstone, along with diamond, are considerably harder to discover, but they are waiting for you if you’re willing to put in the hard work to unearth them. Obsidian, however, is then most difficult of all.

Obsidian isn’t naturally forming, so you aren’t guaranteed to find any already made when you’re playing. You can get lucky and find that the correct circumstances create a small amount for you, but generally you will need to manufacture your own. Obsidian forms when flowing water flows over still lava. After a period of time, a layer of Obsidian will form. Mining non-manufactured Obsidian can be challenging, due to the underlying lava.

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