It's Task time once again, and - in accordance with your feedback - our latest set is based in the sand-blasted splendour of the Kharidian Desert. For old-school veterans of the Achievement Diaries, this is a chance to add a new piece to your hard-earned Task gear collection and rack up some indispensable high-level rewards. For newer players, it's also a golden opportunity to discover the amazing content out there in Gielinor's arid lands, while picking up some sweet rewards in the process.
The 43 new Tasks are split into Easy, Medium, Hard and Elite categories, and encompass the full breadth of the desert's adventuring prospects. The Tasks range from such humble undertakings as catching a golden warbler or dancing with the troubadours outside the Citharede Abbey, right up to heroic feats such as completing every achievement within the Dominion Tower, or slaying a desert strykewyrm while equipped with a fully charged slayer helm and ancient staff.
Completing the Easy Tasks will earn you the Desert Amulet, which is upgraded with each consecutive tier of Tasks that you complete. Each upgrade increases the amulet's stats, and also adds handy functions to it. These include reduced failure on the Agility Pyramid; unlimited teleports to Nardah; and the ability to create a quota of molten glass each day only from soda ash, as long as you're within the desert.
There's a ton of rewards to be had beside the amulet, too, all of which apply permanently when you've completed the requisite tier of Tasks. These include discounts at the Mage Training Arena's pizazz store; access to an additional teak tree and sandstone rock; the opportunity to upgrade the stats of your ancient staff; and a free, daily supply of potato cacti. Last, but not least, you'll get lamps full of glorious XP with each tier that you complete - up to a whopping 160,000 XP for the Elite tier!
So - dust off your desert gear, top up your waterskin and bask in the oasis of Task-finishing fulfilment.
We'd love to hear your ideas for future Task Sets, so head on over to the Suggestions Forum and let us know!
Access the Noticeboard. Then, select the Achievements heading, followed by 'Desert' in the drop-down box at the top-left of the interface. Through this, you can see what you need to do for each Task, and where to claim your rewards once you have completed the sets.
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Joined: April 29th, 2010, 11:42 am Posts: 340 Location: Yanille
RS Name:Uncle Dano RS Status: P2P
Clan Name:Knights of Honour
I have always been a fan of the Achievement Diaries. So glad another one has been released. I really do like using the Diaries to get me motivated to do some of the basic quests and raise my skills up. I also love taking advantage of the rewards that the gear gives you. The only thing that I don't like about some of the tasks, especially within the elite set, are those that are so hard it will take me years to complete (like Sunfreet). Other sets are more skill based and I have completed the elite set for Seers. Well, now that I've got my skilling 99s all taken care of it's time to concentrate on CB. Wish me luck.
Joined: June 28th, 2011, 1:01 am Posts: 319
RS Name:Lord Rickles RS Status: P2P
Diaries are my favorite updates, too, since I consider myself a well-rounded player. I like that it takes a while to get all the achievements! If I could get them done all in one day, it wouldn't be fun or nearly as fulfilling. I can't wait till I can sit down and do these I can and till more are released.
Joined: July 10th, 2012, 9:20 am Posts: 134
RS Name:Mr Bistro RS Status: P2P
I enjoy the Diaries for for the set bonuses for completing a certain area and I love how they are continuing to add them to the game. It adds a depth to the game for exploration that quests cant do. Very nice update.
Joined: July 24th, 2006, 1:04 pm Posts: 252 Location: USA
RS Name:Monstermas22 RS Status: P2P
Clan Name:Skillah_Kings
I do enjoy the Diaries for the fun/challenging aspect of it, but this one lacked some difficulty. Granted they're making you do ALL of the dom tower; I was looking for something like "Open the grand sarcophagus" or "Fight in the Duel arena". The awards for this one was mediocre at best.
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