Upcoming updates

The following is a list of upcoming updates, derived from official Jagex content:

Prayer

 * Note: The prayer 'Augury' that is unlocked whilst training the Dungeoneering skill is a magic based prayer, and in a recent FAQ a Jagex mod stated that a range prayer is in the works to be released via the dungeoneering rewards.

Several more Grandmaster quests to come

 * One of the Grandmaster quests Jagex said to be released is Nomad's Requiem, which was released on 11 January 2010. However, this is not the level 80 requirements quest, as none of the requirements for Nomad's Requiem are level 80 or above, simply recommended to be that high.

Mod Mark has also stated that Ritual of the Mahjarrat will be released 2010, a grandmaster quest finishing the Mysteries of the Mahjarrat series, continuing the Nomad and Rise of Lucien series.

Also, there will be a grandmaster quest that concludes the Red Axe series.

Two more quests in the Dwarf storyline
The final quest of the dwarf storyline will be a grandmaster quest, possibly released after Ritual of the Mahjarrat. Mod John A has confirmed the next Dwarf Quest will contain Trolls.

Void Knights quest series
In his Developers' Blog, Mod Moltare outlines an upcoming series about the Void Knights consisting of "three quests and an activity". Mod Moltare mentions that "Summer Knights is more a pun than an indication of the release date!".

Note - The first quest of the series, Quiet Before the Swarm, was released on 24 June 2010. It did not come with a new activity, so the activity will be released with either one of the next two quests, most likely the last one.

Goldflipper
Another quest in the Penguin series has been confirmed, entitled Goldflipper. on the 26 May 2010 in a jagex video called Inside Jagex - Content Developer Q&A the penguins quest was talked about, while in the seen on one of the screens was artwork of the motherland, with a ship crashed into a iceberg, also seen is a unknown image of what looks to be a monster in the ice, possibly the master of the mother of the motherland, this is all that is known right now.

The Ritual of the Mahjarrat
This is a planned future quest, and has been confirmed to be the final quest of the Mysteries of the Mahjarrat quest series and will be released 2010, or early 2011. :

Dragon defender


Confirmed by Mod Ajd in a comment on Thejagexchannel YouTube channel.

Dragon Kiteshield
FireBoltsTanker - There will be a Dragon Kite added to the game at some point, however we are still waiting for a suitably epic way of adding it to the game.

Confirmed in a comment on Thejagexchannel YouTube channel.

Dragon ore / dragon bar
- Therefore if Dragon ore/bars are introduced into RuneScape, Mod Mark has hinted that the ore might be guarded by some sort of bestiary or boss (possibly a new metal dragon or the dragonkin).

F2P Item of accomplishment
In a Q&A, a Mod (MMG) stated that instead of making skill capes available for free, that they would be releasing a new free item of accomplishment that Jagex think will be more popular.

Update Treasure Trails
With the release of the "July - Behind The Scenes" article on the 1st July 2010, it confirmed that there would be an update to the old treasure trails. Below is a direct quote from the article about this future update:

"Our final update this month [July] starts with a rework of our old treasure trails. We wanted to make sure that players felt more rewarded for doing every treasure trail and not just rely on blind luck to get a treasure trail-only reward or cool pieces of costume. So we’ve changed all of the existing trails to ensure that you’ll always get a unique, trail-specific reward every time you open the reward casket at the end! Naturally, to achieve this, we needed to add a plethora of new rewards and challenges, so this update will also introduce a brand new set of treasure trails – called the elite treasure trails – and new rewards.

These trails (dropped only by high-level boss monsters like the Skeletal Horror and Bork) introduce a new puzzle known as the celtic knot. These knot puzzles are similar in style to the sliding tile puzzles, but with a whole new set of challenges to solve them. You may also be asked to fight a Guthix wizard while searching for the 150+ new rewards, many of which have been added to the existing trails in the game. Look out for dragon masks, 3rd Age prayer gear, holy ranger gear, treasure trail-specific familiars and animal staves to name just a few."

More Elite diaries to be created
Jagex asked on the future updates on RSOF for player's suggestions on possible future elite tasks and rewards. As this thread is posted in future updates section (and not suggestions section) and there's a develop blog in the same section created, it is to be assumed there will be more elite diaries in the future.


 * Note: The threads concerning questions and suggestions in relation to the Elite development blog have been deleted. This may indicate that Jagex has decided which suggestions would be suitable for the Elite tasks.

Barbarian Assault, Gnomeball, Trouble brewing and Castlewars Updates

 * Note: the Barbarian Assault update was released on the 19th of January 2010.
 * Note: the Castle wars update was released on the 27th of May 2010.