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My little brother was asked to tell his teacher about his role model, and then she would write down the words he didn't quite know how to spell yet. Without changing any words, here is who my little brother looks up to, and why. 

Proud sister moment? I think yes.  

 

 

 

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Hi everyone!

Last Friday I visited Jagex to have a look around and see how a games studio works and of course to get some sneak peeks at upcoming content. I met with the Community Management, Lore, Graphics, and Content departments. When I arrived at Jagex I was greeted at reception by Mod Mike, who would be my tour guide for the day. I was taken through the building and shown where all the different teams were placed, and was quickly introduced to a couple of people such as Mod Emilee and Mod Paul M.

After the introductory tour, we walked over to Mod Mike's team - Community Management. I met Mod Zach, Mod Sushi Pi, Mod Drebin, Mod Luiz and Mod Edu. Mod Mike showed me a wide range of tools that they have to support their players and, of course, to troll them in-game. We went to the Grand Exchange to unleash an army of snowmen and joined RuneHQ's clan chat to say hi.

Once we had caused enough chaos in-game, it was time for lunch. Their break area was really cool - a large room with gaming consoles and a restaurant serving up hot food for the cold Winter day. I sat with the guys from Community Management and they asked for feedback as both a player and a fansite staff member, such as how I felt about Jagex support on fansites and how they were doing in general with the RuneScape community. I was able to offer up ideas that would benefit us, and received instant feedback on whether it would work, if it wouldn't, or what some alternatives could be. It was a really good session and I'd say we both walked away with a lot more knowledge on how each side operates to serve the community.

My favourite part of any game is the story, and RuneScape is no exception. The next part of my tour is the one I was excited for the most: Lore discussion with Mod Osborne and Mod Sarah. Mod Osborne is the senior narrative designer and is responsible for making sure that all of the stories in RuneScape fit together. He's also one of the brains behind the penguin quest series! We ended up talking about anything and everything for what's coming up in the game over the next year, and it's looking to be an awesome and exciting year. Mod Osborne's passion for the game was amazing and I could have sat for hours just listening to what he had to say. He would be talking about one story, which would make him think of another good point and start talking about another story, and then I'd have a question which ignited a whole other story discussion - it was a lot to take in! I can't wait to see the events he mentioned come in to the game and I'm really excited to see how it's received by the community.

With our time up in the lore department, we moved on to the Graphics team. I was introduced to Mod Engstrom and he walked me through each team from concept art through to animation. I was lucky enough to see a piece of concept art in progress and watching someone polishing their prop design for an area. I also met an illustrator who draws for marketing purposes and was finishing up the now-visible Refer a Friend revamp graphic.

After the concept art has been finished, it moves on to the character modelling team where I met Mod Alec. He explained that it's their job to try and bring the concept art to life and get as close to the concept as possible. He showed off some cool characters they're working on for an upcoming release. I also met with Mod Stead in the environment team who showed off a graphical revamp they're working on which looked amazing - I wish it was already in game! The amount of detail they can get to these days is incredible.

Our last stop in the graphics department involved animators and interface designers. I was shown a few stock animations they put together for different models, both in-game and upcoming, each showing off a technique that made them special. The interface designers were interesting too, as there's a lot of decision making involved to give the player the best experience. I had a sneak peek of their current direction and work-in-progress plans and it's looking good.

The tour is almost up and the final department to check out was Content. I met with Mod Moltare who was able to show off a bit of Player-Owned Ports and talk about some of the ship names suggested and some of his design decisions. I also managed to slip my own name choices into the Player-Owned Ports ship editor before release! I then met with Mod Hunter and Mod Slayer to see the fearsome Kalphite King in action!

After a long day of non-stop action and all the secrets I could handle, the tour was finished. Everyone I met were really friendly and eager to share what they were working on to get some outside feedback or just to show the latest cool thing they made. The entire experience was awesome and I could easily go back for more. I hope you've all gained something out of this article and can learn a bit more about the mystical Jagex HQ. Thanks to Mod Mike for being a great host and the rest of Jagex for welcoming me and sharing your secrets!

Dr Eggman + Pandora X

 

Today begins the first day of the RuneHQ Christmas Competition 2012!
 

 
For those unaware of this competition or its rules, please read the information topic first!  In short, I'll be asking one question today and to be eligible you must answer the question in this topic.  The question today is....
 
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In 120 characters or less, what is one thing that makes RuneScape awesome?

 

NOTE: To those that have already posted and all future posters, the question says you need to answer in 120 characters or less.  If you haven't followed that guideline, your post won't be eligible.  Please go back and edit your post if you wish to be eligible for today's drawing.
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After you reply, make sure to check back tomorrow for the announced winner and the next opportunity to win!  Merry Christmas everyone!

I hope it's a cute skill....like Farming, that's a cute skill. Maybe it'll be flower arranging. Or babysitting. Ohh oohhh, think about it! You could babysit Ozan's children, or The Wise Old Man's grandchildren...!

 

And this is why you dont decide game content for jagex ;p; 

GRATS MOO, I will be there, here, I made this for you

 

Is this a template, you've got saved somewhere? I've seen this before, I swear.

Speaking of chicken suits....

Bad Ms. R-scape

 

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As I'm sure some of you have noticed over the past day or two, we've gone ahead and implemented FireHazard772's idea of giving out awards to everyone based on certain achievements, tasks completed, or current status.  You can view a list of all current awards by clicking on Awards in the forum navigation bar and will be able to view each user's award(s) from within any topic.

There are certainly plans for other awards already!  We are currently figuring out how to keep track of the others and be able to award them in a reasonable time frame.  Announcements will be made once those are released.  As always, we're willing to listen to any of your suggestions for future awards.  Please let us know if you have any ideas.

You'll also notice that some of the awards are specifically for staff.  While it's great to award the community, we'll also be awarding our staff for their hard work.  Most staff awards that come to my mind at the moment will be temporary only, so expect to see those changing more often than the rest!

I feel that in this day and age it is horrible that in so-called civilized society a person is not allowed to go through with assisted suicide if they seriously wish to and are uncapable of commiting suicide themselves and don't wish to leave anyone who assists them to face murder charges. Torture is forbidden by so many laws and international conventions but forcing person to continue existence that is a torture to themselves and their families seems to be oh-so-acceptable.

I just recently read this article and frankly it left me disgusted: http://www.bbc.co.uk...health-18495973

Kbye.

you know i have been playing to much RS because first thing i thought was people in slayer capes....

So, you want to manually type in those bot names? Good Luck!

Ugh....brothers!

 

How I prepped for the end of the world

i hope you punched that guy in the face afterward