Veteran cape (5 year)



The Veteran cape (V cape) was first mentioned in the Capes of Distinction Developers' Blogs. 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 release of the cape itself. Along with the cape is an emote, where a huge V comes out of the ground and lifts the player in the air. Upon death, the Veteran cape turns into 50,000 coins.

If a player wishes to purchase this cape, they must talk with Hans who is located in Lumbridge and pay him 50,000 gp. Upon release, there was no way to tell if you are eligible for the cape without attempting to purchase it. However now, if players' accounts have not been active for five years or more, Hans will tell them how long they have until they may claim their cape.

Trivia

 * 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, also backed up by the fact that free players were able to take part in the poll for chosing its appearance. This incident sparked riots on various worlds and on the forums.
 * When doing the emote and trying to use ring of stone or easter ring you get the message "You're a little busy showing off right now!"
 * 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.
 * The emote of the Veteran Cape is very similar to the Taskmaster emote, except the player is standing on a V shaped pillar instead of just a regular pillar, and there are no fireworks.
 * In the emote of the Veteran Cape, the V stands for both "Veteran" and the roman numeral form of the number "5".
 * The emote changes based on your weapon. An Abyssal whip is folded while with a two-handed sword you hold the sword up as if you're showing off.
 * On the first day of release, all staves looked as though they didn't have an orb on the end of them when the emote was performed with a staff equipped. Jagex fixed this the day after its release.