It is a medieval fantasy kingdom that spans

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"It is us moving to the box set mentality," explains product owner Joseph Redstall,"we did all these polls last year and we spoke about the cadence of upgrades and it was working fine for us. We could do sizeable chunks of articles every 2 weeks, but we can not do as much as this."

Menaphos can also be an opportunity to bring prospective players to the fold with a more packed chunk of content. A new map, new quests, new lootnew systems, and an elongated skill cap - all under one release date. Menaphos is all about creating a critical mass of stuff for existing, lapsed, and fresh gamers to gravitate towards, which could make the decision easier for those who are on the fence regarding whether or when to dive in.

It is a medieval fantasy kingdom that spans a huge number of cultures and environments, but in addition, it excels in steampunk and modern-day influences. In large part, that is as it's a world that's grown by means of countless little content upgrades, the majority of which were alterations to existing locales.

Jagex seldom get to flex their muscle with a blank space. What we understood of Menaphos was confined within the low-res stone walls at its boundaries - nothing else existed beyond the trollish gates, which players can walk around, but not travel beyond. For the first time, Jagex was operating with some of that empty space, producing content for the Menaphos upgrade from scratch instead of building it along with a town that already existed.

"We had this literal blank canvas," says Redstall,"the town must be there but in the moment it's just sand. So we must choose the way that it was going to seem and that has been a lot of fun during the pre-production stage" The look and tone that they settled on is unquestionably very Runescape, a combination of ancient Egyptian architecture and lush, cartoonish blobs of colour and lifestyle much more reminiscent of modern-day Marrakesh. A glance of the crucial art tells you all you need to know: you're getting a desert area; you are becoming that Indiana Jones, matinee display vibe; you know there's likely to be more exploration, adventure, love, and political intrigue.