2009

2009 marks the 10th anniversary of the formation of Jagex, and of the start of development for RuneScape Classic. It is also the "official Upgrade Year" for Jagex as mentioned in their 2009 Behind the Scenes update, released in January.

The following is a list of events that happened in RuneScape in 2009.

January

 * 2 January
 * Behind the Scenes - January (2009) is released.
 * Behind the Scenes for the year 2009 is released.
 * 6 January
 * In Pyre Need quest is released along with the Phoenix. Phoenix Lair, an addition to Distractions and Diversions is also released.
 * Players are no longer able to attack another player's familiar in single-way combat on a PvP world.
 * The "make-x" feature is introduced for filleting fish such as Leaping sturgeon, salmon and trout.
 * A second world for the Stealing Creation minigame is added.
 * The 2008 Christmas event is officially removed.
 * 9 January
 * Players are reminded to change their passwords as "relatively large number" of players are using the "same few extremely common passwords".
 * 13 January
 * The logout timer is extended from 90 seconds to 5 minutes.