RuneScape Lobby

The RuneScape Lobby was introduced on 3 March 2010, along with the Hitpoints update, the iron smelting update, and the Shattered Heart update. It replaced the previous login screen.

When you log in, you are put in a Lobby World. The lobby allows you to see which worlds friends are in, as well as joining a Clan Chat. You can also talk to friends by private message, as well as review features which were part of the previous login screen: graphics settings, sound settings and account information.

World Select
The World Select is similar to the previous World select. The filter arrows (which are the arrows under: World, Players, Activities/Locations, Type, Coin Share / loot share, and Ping) filter out the worlds witch you want. The up arrow gives you the highest number (for world, players, and ping), sort on alphabetical order (for location/Activity), and/or member worlds while the down arrow gives you the lowest number, the sort in reverse alphabetical order, and/or non-member worlds. Please note that you can filter the type's of worlds (the non-member/member type) and and other filter arrows at the same time by clicking a filter arrow in any catagory then clicking the non-member/member filter arrow. The Green highlight is your favorite worlds (It’s always at the top of down-right corner even while in other tabs), The orange highlight is the world you have selected, and the grey-white highlight is follows your cursor. The white text is for non-member worlds while the yellow text is for members.

Friends Chat
This displays your Friends list, ignore list and the chat box, which lets you talk to your friends whilst not actually logged into the game. The report

abuse button is also present on this interface allowing users to still report abusive users should any arise. Just like in-game, if someone of your friends list logs in or out you are notified. Currently some characters cannot be used in lobbies, such as < and >. Also you are not able to click a specific part of your message to change it like you can in-game.

Clan Chat
This is just like the Clan Chat in-game, except that it doesn’t remember you and the text box glitches

Also in this version the is no need to add the usual  /  before typing.

Options
Gives you the options just like in-game and in the previous menu, except the Animated background Button (which can change the picture to the sites of Gielinor)

Exiting
When players exit to the Lobby, their scores are updated just as if they had logged out. The player will stay logged in for up to an hour in the Lobby. However, when re-entering the game from the Lobby they will not have to re-enter their name and password, though they will need to re-enter their PIN for activities that require it.

When players press the X on the top right corner of the Lobby, they log out to the title screen. To return to the Lobby, you must then wait for a short amount of time then log back in.

Trivia

 * There is a glitch where the ping turns negative. This appears to only happen to your favourite worlds. This glitch hasn't been fixed yet.
 * Post release, players are unable to write the '>' and '<' signs in the Clan Chat window, although this is possible in-game.RuneScape_Lobby_ping_glitch.png
 * When entering clan chat name the disappearing and reappearing cursor makes the name wiggle.
 * A split second after entering the game, the Minimap will show 0 Life points and 0 Prayer points and will not show Summoning points if you are a member.
 * As well as RuneScape, the multiplayer FunOrb games (excluding dungeon assault) have also received lobbies. In the lobby, you get to talk in a chat box and play games. Although, FunOrb had the lobbies before Runescape did and they look completely different.
 * Unlike the previous world select, there is not a PvP or bounty hunter arrow filter. This may prove confusing to players when trying to enter a non-PvP world.
 * There is a glitch where-by if you log out of runescape, instead of going to the lobby, you go back to tune Runescape menu. This doesn't happen all the time and it has not been fixed yet.