Veteran cape (5 year)



The Veteran cape was first mentioned in the Capes of Distinction Developers' Blog. It can be acquired by talking to Hans, an NPC in Lumbridge, if a player's account is at least 5 years old (from when it was created). The cape was released on 3 May, along with the other Capes of Distinction and costs 50,000 coins. There was a guaranteed content poll in which players could actually choose what the cape should look like from a list of choices. This poll ended on 1 April. Mod Mark released a statement in the Behind the Scenes of May, saying "The winning veteran cape design will soon be available to all players who have had a RuneScape account for at least five years. Joining it is the Classic cape, for all of those who have at some point logged into RuneScape Classic on their account." just before the release of the cape itself.

Trivia

 * The emote shows a player standing on top of a giant V.
 * The V that features in the cape's emote and design has a dual meaning: it begins the word 'veteran', as in the cape's name, and is the Roman numeral 5, the minimum number of years an account must have played to obtain the cape.
 * Upon the cape's release, many free players were very disappointed about its Members-only status, as an earlier newspost indicated it would be available to everyone. This may, however, have been done for balance reasons, as the cape's stats are considerably higher than those of other free-to-play capes.
 * If one clicks on an object, such as a tree, during the emote, they will turn in the direction of the object.
 * When a player uses an Easter Carrot to whack another player, then the player would whack and the V would go through the player
 * The cape is given out by Hans, the first NPC to be placed in the game, in Lumbridge.
 * Only the cape is required in order for the emote to work.
 * The poll results for the cape, chosen in late April, were: Hood design A2, Collar shape B3, Collar pattern C4, Back symbol D1, Cape pattern E3.