The game's heating up with some major updates, spicy loot changes, and the absolute chaos of the Deadman Allstars Season 2 tournament. From game-breaking tweaks in Tombs of Amascut to player insanity in Corrupted Gauntlet and PvP madness OSRS gold, we've got a jam-packed recap.
Jagex Drops the Bomb: Summer Sweep Up Part One
Jagex just dropped a massive blog post titled "Summer Sweep Up Part One: Combat and Loot". It's essentially a full-on combat rework in the making, and while the blog is loaded with detail, I'm going to break down the key highlights that are already shaking up the meta.
Elemental Weakness Overhaul
First things first, elemental weaknesses across RuneScape are getting completely reworked. Magic users, rejoice-your elemental spells are finally getting more love. Among the most notable changes: both Jad and Zuk will now be weak to Water. That's right. The twin flame staff might finally have a chance to shine. This shift could dramatically impact the meta for endgame PvM content, and we might see new speedrun records coming in hot soon.
Loot Table Adjustments-It's About Time
Jagex is also looking to revive the in-game economy by tweaking loot tables. Items that were once valuable and now nearly worthless-like the Tortol Seed, which dropped from 50k to a sad 6k-are getting drop rate changes to regain their worth. While no exact numbers have been shared yet, this move signals a major step toward making drops meaningful again. Long overdue? Absolutely. But hey, at least it's finally happening.
Tombs of Amascut (TOA) Rebalancing: From Meme Raid to Meta Raid?
The updates to TOA are extensive and may push it past Barbarian Assault as one of the top-rated RuneScape minigames. Let's break it down:
Baba Boss Fight Rework
- Prayer Protection: Melee prayer now completely negates Baba's damage, assuming no invocations interfere with prayer mechanics.
- Baboons Rework: Fewer baboons spawn, and they now die in a single hit from any combat style.
- Debris Damage: If you're splitting damage, debris now targets your split partner-be strategic.
- Protection prayers are more effective against Akkha's damage.
- The Stay Vigilant invocation is getting reworked.
- Orbs during his enraged phase have been reduced, making the fight less chaotic.
- Kefri Adjustments
- Waves no longer knock players back but instead deal 30% more damage. Less annoying, more deadly.
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