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July 26, 2002:

        The hiscore tables are back online, and we've increased them to show the top 100,000 players!! We've also added a search facility so you can quickly find your name and see where you rank


        An unrelated warning to free edition users - we've discovered that the members 'gnome amulet' is accidentally usable on the free server. However we will obviously be fixing this oversight in the next update, so we'd like to warn you NOT to waste your money buying an object which will become useless to you in the next update!

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 July 23, 2002:

        We've updated RuneScape with 3 new members quests!

        King Arthur is sending out his knights on a quest for the famous holy grail. If you are a knight of the round table go to King Arthur for further orders

        Find the secret gnome village, and help them retrieve the orbs of protection which constantly protect their village from the dangers outside.

        Help Lady Servil save her family from General Kazar who has enslaved them in his fight-arena. Quest starts south-east of Ardougne beyond the monastery.

        We've also added a variety of other features including lots of new areas for the above quests, and a coal-truck track to rapidly transport coal.

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 July 20, 2002:

        Our new improved customer support system is finally online. I've completely rewritten the system to be easier and quicker to use. (and a lot more reliable!) If you've been having trouble submitting support queries recently the new system should work properly for you.

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July 19, 2002:

        The RuneScape database is now running from a faster server so everything should be a lot more reliable now. I have also adjusted the network settings of the New-York servers so hopefully they are a lot less laggy now. If you live in the US then you should try them out again.

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July 18, 2002:

        I went away for a short holiday on Saturday, and it seems Runescape promptly broke in my absence. It seems I can't even take 1 week a year away from running this game! I'd like to apologize for the people who have experienced connections problems over the last few days. I've decided to abort the remainder of my holiday and have come back to the office to fix RuneScape instead.

        I'm currently transferring the database to a new server which is 6 times faster than the old one which should hopefully get things running smoothly again. Once again sorry things weren't working 100%. Now I'm back at work I should be able to get it working smoothly fairly quickly.

        Andrew

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July 12, 2002:

        More ways of becoming a RuneScape member are now available!
        In addition to the usual credit/debit-card we've teamed up with paybycash.com to offer the following additional payment options:

  • Virtual Check

  • Check-by-FAX

  • direct debit (ACH)

  • Western Union®

  • PayPal

  • Citibank's "C2it" service

  • Cash

  • Wire transfer

  • Money order!

        Click here to sign up for RuneScape members now!

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July 10, 2002:

        Today Runescape update fixes a large number of outstanding bugs in the game.

        The following issues have been fixed:

  • Bug where you could teleport from the high level wilderness dungeon is fixed
  • Bug where iron arrows were usable on the free servers is fixed
  • Bug where you could get a skull for retaliating to a ranged attack is fixed
  • Bug where shadow spiders prevented potions from running out is fixed
  • Bug where arrows did not stack correctly, if multiple players shot the same target is fixed
  • Bug where recovery questions were occasionally reported as 'not set' is fixed
  • Bug where attacking another player immediately after a retreat caused a glitch is fixed
  • Bug where player occasionally ran in random direction after ranged kill is fixed

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