A Busy August!

posted by King Kulla on 2 September 2010 at 03:21

What a busy month at RSBandB for Informer! Tim kicked off the month nicely with the second part of his all time quests and quest storylines to complete. Next, Chris wrote an informative article detailing how to most effectively utilize your hard won brawling gloves. Kirby pointed out the unrealistic nature of Runescape (but why that makes the game so much fun), and Jason took a look at "what'cha wearing" to combat magic attacks most effectively. Finally, Alex discussed roleplaying and how we incorporate it into Runescape, sometimes without even knowing it!

In the world of technology, Paul taught us how to jailbreak an older iOS device to get the most out of it, since jailbreaking is legal now after all. Shane compared the three most widely used modern operating systems, while debating the positives and negatives of each. And Aquw submitted a guest article talking about what kinds of computer security we might have overlooked! A reminder to those who wish to submit a guest article, please click here.

For the gamers out there, Mr. Pink gave a thrilling review of Alan Wake, a survival horror game. Also, Directxfire showed us how mods to our favourite games can allow us to continue on, even when we’ve finished the game! In music, Kenny wrote about upcoming British bands and how they’re making Britain a force in the music industry.

In the Hunter Skill of the Month, Tim and Meltdown were in a race to the finish and with an astounding leapfrog on the last two days of competition, Meltdown pulled away from Tim to capture the win!

Congratulations Meltdown, here is your trophy:

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RSBandB celebrated its 6th birthday this past August, and the Events Crew were busy beavers getting innovative events set up for the special occasion.

Alex_SE won the RSBandB Photo contest, blowing the competition away with two stunning pictures.

Earth, Magnegnagan, and Lord Steemo were co-winners of the RSBandB Scavenger Hunt, and Jay won the Star Hunting event.

Jason, Alex SE, iLethalDose, and Lord Steemo were on the winning team in the Site Owner Wars.

Other successful events included a TF2 Party Mode game hosted by Paul, The ever popular Boss Takedown, a Wilderness Takeover in PvP, a trip to the Fishing Trawler, Hot Potato (Runescape Tag, anyone?). Unfortunately, attendance was low for the Amazing Rune Race, but we can always hope for more people next time.

At this time, I’d like to mention that anyone can host their own event, by posting the event on Runewire and/or the forums! Anyone who posts their event at least 48 hours in advance can PM Mike or Shane in the 48 hours prior to the event start to have it added to the ticker. Check the Community Hosted Events forum for more details.

That's all for this month; RSBandB hopes you all have a good September!

Community High Scores

July RSBANDBInformer!

posted by Shane on 1 August 2010 at 20:45

Our first RuneScape themed article this month was Top 10 All Time Quests... Part 1 in which Tim lists quests that a player should do as soon as possible. Next up was an article on just how PvP Hybrids work. Following this Alex discussed Holiday Items and why they are held in such high regard. Jason headed back to an old classic What'cha Wearing? to update it for new items Jagex has added to the game. In Marco's article he discussed some Grand Exchange tips for when the next Double XP weekend comes around. Finally, Kirby talked about some of his wasted time in Runescape.

This month in tech Paul finished his series on keeping your laptop cool for the summer months. I talked about what an operating system is and how important it is. Directxfire wrote an article on the choices we make in games and how we come to those choices. Mr Pink wrote an article on the gaming industry and what it has become.

In the Ranged Skill of The Month Warren blew away the competition with a grand 6,227,283 experience gained. In all 12,174,978 experience was gained by all competitors. Warren, here's your trophy:

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With August starting there are still more than half of the RSBandB Birthday Events to come. You can find info about all of our birthday events here.

Finally, we'd like to remind everyone that we are running our Informer Q&A again. You can find all of the necessary info and post questions in this topic.

That's all for this month.

RSBandB's 6th Birthday Events

posted by Shane on 23 July 2010 at 18:12

As you may or may not know our birthday is August 6th. On August 6th, 2004 Mike and I officially launched RSBandB. To celebrate that, as usual, the Events Crew is running the festivities. We have a great selection of events for you, be sure to check the individual topics for specialized information.

  • RSBandB Photo (ongoing) - A photo taking competition on RuneScape. Images are posted to RuneWire and then judged by the Events Crew.
  • Boss Takedown (Tuesday, July 27) - Boss slaying, the boss monster chosen by you, the community.
  • Fishing Trawler (Wednesday, July 28) - A trip to the old classic, the Fishing Trawler. Don't forget your bailing buckets and Swamp Paste.
  • Hot Potato (Friday, July 30) - RSBandB's version of tag and musical chairs to a degree.
  • Scavenger Hunt (Tuesday, August 3) - A redo of RSBandB's classic scavenger hunt event, this time all over Gielenor.
  • Wilderness Takeover (Wednesday August 4) - A Revenant hunt throughout the wilderness in Free-to-Play.
  • The Amazing Rune Race (August 6, August 7) - A miniaturized version of RSBandB's Amazing Rune Race. Tasks will take place in the cities described in the topic.
  • Site Owner Wars (Saturday, August 7) - A battle between Mike and Shane. Teams will be formed at the event.
  • Star Hunting (Saturday, August 7, after Site Owner Wars) - A hangout that will result in mining experience for all.
  • TF2 Party Mode (Monday, August 9) - Come hang out in the RSBandB Team Fortress 2 server. We'll have party mode on, good times for all.

Of course be sure to check each of these topics for detailed information.

From this point forward we'll be promoting community hosted events that are posted within the specifications of the Events forum. This means that if you post an event with a clear location, clear start time, and it is posted earlier than 48 hours to the event we will add the event to our event rotator. To have your event added please pm Mike or myself. Also, if you manage to successfully execute your event we will issue you a competition winner rank for the month following your event.

Hope to see you all there.