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*[[19 July]] - RuneScape database on a faster server. |
*[[19 July]] - RuneScape database on a faster server. |
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*[[20 July]] - [[Customer Support]] database online |
*[[20 July]] - [[Customer Support]] database online |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYLt511|archivedate=06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
*[[26 July]] - The Highscore tables now show the top 100,000 |
*[[26 July]] - The Highscore tables now show the top 100,000 |
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==August== |
==August== |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYPn8pV|archivedate= 06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
* [[26 August]] - [[Update:In the pipeline...|In the pipeline...]] |
* [[26 August]] - [[Update:In the pipeline...|In the pipeline...]] |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYSulWe|archivedate= 06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
==September== |
==September== |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl= http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYW3iOQ|archivedate= 06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
* [[19 September]] - [[Update:Graphics Previews|Graphics Previews]] |
* [[19 September]] - [[Update:Graphics Previews|Graphics Previews]] |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYZBN9V|archivedate=06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
*[[25 September]] - The Worldmap has been updated |
*[[25 September]] - The Worldmap has been updated |
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**Wilderness monsters made aggressive regardless of level. |
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*[[15 November]] - [[Update:A well-deserved rest|A well-deserved rest]] |
*[[15 November]] - [[Update:A well-deserved rest|A well-deserved rest]] |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYfPqhr|archivedate=06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
==December== |
==December== |
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* [[2 December]] - [[Update:The word on the street|The word on the street]] |
* [[2 December]] - [[Update:The word on the street|The word on the street]] |
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− | *[[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= |
+ | *[[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= |name= |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6DGYib9vs|archivedate=06:24, December 29, 2012 (UTC)}} |
*[[25 December]] - the [[Update:Merry Christmas|"Merry Christmas" update]] begins the [[2002 Christmas event]] |
*[[25 December]] - the [[Update:Merry Christmas|"Merry Christmas" update]] begins the [[2002 Christmas event]] |
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Revision as of 19:19, 14 January 2014
The following is a list of notable events that happened in RuneScape in 2002.
January
- 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 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 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 released, along with the Temple of Ikov and Clock Tower quests.
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, and Fight Arena, are added.[1]
- 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.[2]
- 26 August - In the pipeline...
- 27 August - The Plague City quest is added, along with the Ardougne teleport spell.[3]
September
- 9 September - The quest Sea slug is added.[4]
- 19 September - Graphics Previews
- 24 September - Tutorial Island, the Waterfall Quest, and the King Black Dragon are added.[5]
- 25 September - The Worldmap has been updated
October
- 9 October - 3-D Update
- 18 October - 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.[6]
- 25 October - Gowerian Agility
- The Halloween masks were dropped on 30 October.
November
- 1 November - The mod-noob
- 13 November - Fatigue system released.
- Wilderness monsters made aggressive regardless of level.
- 15 November - A well-deserved rest
- 25 November - The mining and fishing system is changed.[7]
December
- 2 December - The word on the street
- 12 December - The Agility skill is added, along with the quest Grand tree.[8]
- 25 December - the "Merry Christmas" update begins the 2002 Christmas event
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