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The following is a list of notable events that happened in ''[[RuneScape]]'' in '''2002'''.
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The following is a list of updates and events that happened in ''RuneScape'' in '''2002'''.
==January==
 
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*[[4 January]] - Servers 5 and 6 online.
 
*[[29 January]] - Latest RuneScape News.
 
**It takes a minute to let a dropped item spawn for other players again
 
**Andrew decided to make Rune battle axes and 2h Rune swords F2P again and to not make them members-only content (even though the member game wasn't released yet).
 
 
==February==
 
*[[27 February]] - RuneScape [[members]] is released along with the new skill [[Herblore]] (called Herblaw on [[RuneScape Classic]]) and 5 new quests: [[Druidic Ritual]], [[Lost City]], [[Witch's House]], [[Heroes' Quest]] and [[Merlin's Crystal]].
 
 
==March==
 
*[[18 March]] - Latest RuneScape News.
 
**[[Blood rune|Blood Rune]] released with high level spells.
 
**Teleport to [[Camelot]].
 
**Wilderness area in [[Edgeville Dungeon]].
 
**Glass Making ability for [[Crafting]].
 
**New Monster - [[Black unicorn]].
 
**2 New mods - Steve and Ian.
 
*[[21 March]] - 2 New RuneScape Servers online. 8 Worlds, 10,000 capacity.
 
*[[25 March]] - [[Fletching]] skill is released.
 
*[[26 March]] - Stringing bows xp increased. Woodcutting trees xp increased.
 
 
==April==
 
*[[9 April]] - [[Family Crest]] quest released.
 
*[[30 April]] - [[Thieving]] skill released.
 
**[[Tribal Totem]] quest released.
 
**City of [[Ardougne]] released.
 
 
==May==
 
*[[10 May]] - Latest RuneScape News.
 
**[[Fire giant|Fire Giant]] released.
 
**[[Make-over Mage]] released.
 
**Level - 56 wilderness open.
 
**[[Curry]] Released.
 
*[[29 May]] - 2000 [[RuneScape]] accounts were stat-wiped for Macroing/Autoing or using [[RuneScape]] clients.
 
 
==June==
 
*[[17 June]] - [[Fishing Guild|Fishing guild]] released.
 
 
==July==
 
*[[10 July]] - Some bugs fixed
 
*[[12 July]] - More ways to get membership!
 
*[[19 July]] - RuneScape database on a faster server.
 
*[[20 July]] - [[Customer Support]] database online
 
*[[23 July]] - 3 new members quests, [[Holy Grail]], [[Tree Gnome Village (quest)|Tree Gnome Village]], and [[Fight Arena]], are added.{{CiteNews |author=Jagex |url=http://services.runescape.com/m=news/members-quests |title= Members' quests |newsdate= 23 July 2002|notes= |date=15:59, June 5, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
*[[26 July]] - The Highscore tables now show the top 100,000
 
 
==August==
 
*[[15 August]] - 2 new members quests, [[Hazeel Cult]] and [[Sheep Herder]], are added.{{CiteNews |author= Jagex|url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Sheep-and-cults|title= Sheep and cults|newsdate= 15 August 2002|notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
* [[26 August]] - [[Update:In the pipeline...|In the pipeline...]]
 
*[[27 August]] - The [[Plague City]] quest is added, along with the [[Ardougne Teleport|Ardougne teleport]] spell.{{CiteNews |author= Jagex|url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Multi-part-quest|title= Multi-part quest|newsdate= 27 August 2002|notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
 
==September==
 
*[[9 September]] - The quest [[Sea slug]] is added.{{CiteNews |author= Jagex|url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Sea-Slug-Quest|title= Sea Slug Quest|newsdate= 9 September 2002|notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
* [[19 September]] - [[Update:Graphics Previews|Graphics Previews]]
 
*[[24 September]] - [[Tutorial Island]], the [[Waterfall Quest]], and the [[King Black Dragon]] are added.{{CiteNews |author= Jagex|url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Tutorial-island|title= Tutorial island|newsdate=24 September 2002 |notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
 
==October==
 
* [[9 October]] - [[Update:3-D Update|3-D Update]]
 
* [[18 October]] - [[Update:A preview is sneaked|A preview is sneaked]]
 
*[[23 October]] - Several new updates, including:
 
**2 members quests, [[Biohazard]] and [[Jungle Potion]]
 
**The town of [[Yanille]]
 
**The members spells [[Enfeeble]], [[Stun]], and [[Vulnerability]], along with the [[Soul rune]].
 
**[[Dragon bones]]
 
* The combat system was changed so that Monsters that were far weaker than the player would no longer auto attack.{{CiteNews |author= Jaegx|url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Updates-galore!|title=Updates galore!
 
|newsdate=23 October 2002 |notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
* [[25 October]] - [[Update:Gowerian Agility|Gowerian Agility]]
 
*The [[Halloween mask]]s were dropped on 30 October.
 
 
==November==
 
*[[1 November]] - [[Update:The mod-noob|The mod-noob]]
 
*[[13 November]] - Fatigue system released.
 
**Wilderness monsters made aggressive regardless of level.
 
*[[15 November]] - [[Update:A well-deserved rest|A well-deserved rest]]
 
*[[25 November]] - The mining and fishing system is changed.{{CiteNews |author=Jagex |url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Fatigue-reduced|title= Fatigue reduced|newsdate= 25 November 2002|notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
 
==December==
 
* [[2 December]] - [[Update:The word on the street|The word on the street]]
 
*[[12 December]] - The [[Agility]] skill is added, along with the quest [[Grand Tree|Grand tree]].{{CiteNews |author= Jagex|url= http://services.runescape.com/m=news/Agility-skill-online|title= Agility skill online|newsdate=12 December 2002 |notes= |date=23:03, May 6, 2011 (UTC) |name= }}
 
*[[25 December]] - the [[Update:Merry Christmas|"Merry Christmas" update]] begins the [[2002 Christmas event]]
 
 
==References==
 
{{Reflist|1}}
 
 
===See also===
 
*[[List of quest release dates]]
 
   
 
{{Timeline}}
 
{{Timeline}}
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Latest revision as of 17:47, 16 September 2016

The following is a list of updates and events that happened in RuneScape in 2002.

December

November

October

September

August

July

June

May

April

March

February

January