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RuneFest 2017

RuneFest 2017 was the the seventh annual RuneScape convention, and was held on 23 September 2017 at Battersea Evolution in London. It was announced on 9 May 2017.[1] It had a "Back to Our Roots" theme.[2]

An in-game skillchip hunt coincided with the event.[3]

Introduction[]

Venue[]

RuneFest 2017 was held at the same venue as the previous year's event, Battersea Evolution (Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ). It featured two stages, the Varrock Stage and the Circus Stage, both hosting a range of events throughout the day.

Tickets[]

Tickets for RuneFest 2017 went on sale on 22 May 2017.[4] There was an early bird offer until 3 July 2017 where tickets could be purchased for a reduced price.[5]

Type Price
Early Bird RuneFest only £99 plus booking fee
RuneFest & Night Before combo £125 plus booking fee
Standard RuneFest only £120 plus booking fee
RuneFest & Night Before combo £145 plus booking fee

The Night Before[]

"The Night Before" RuneFest party was again held at Namco Funscape (Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB) on 22 September 2017. Attendees had free-play on all arcade machines, plus unlimited bowling, table tennis, and pool tables. A free drink was also provided.[6]

RuneFest Live[]

RuneFest Live logo

A web application called RuneFest Live was created for RuneFest 2017, designed for both desktop and smartphone users. It features a schedule, map and information on available merchandise.[7]

Main event[]

The event started at 10:30am Saturday 23rd September, and finished at 23:30 the same day. The Varrock (main) stage was streamed live on RuneScape's Twitch channel, whilst the Circus (secondary) stage was streamed live on RuneScape's YouTube channel. Mod Archie and Mod Shauny, along with Old School streamers Skiddler and Ianspam, hosted the livestream.

Goodie bag[]

RuneFest 2017 goodie bag

The goodie bag contents.

RuneFest 2017 lanyard 1

Lanyard details.

RuneFest 2017 lanyard 2

Lanyard details.

RuneFest 2017 cosplay vote

The cosplay voting form, given out by cosplayers.

Upon arrival, attendees received:

  • RuneFest 2017 lanyard
  • RuneFest 2017 wristband
  • RuneFest 2017 goodie bag
  • Code for an exclusive Reddit flair

The goodie bag included:

Revealed future updates[]

Schedule[]

All times are written in British Summer Time (BST).

Varrock Stage
Time Event Description Host
11:00 – 12:00 RuneFest icon Welcome to Runefest - RS Mobile A primer for what is coming over the course of the day, and a big announcement about RuneScape mobile. Mod Conor
12:00 – 13:00 RuneFest icon Streamer & YouTube Creator Q&A Your favourite RuneScape personalities, answering tough questions for your amusement. Mod Archie
13:00 – 14:00 Old School RuneScape icon Old School – The Next 12 Months A stellar 12-months is being followed by something even grander. Pop in to see what you'll be playing. Mod Mat K
14:00 – 15:00 RuneScape icon RuneScape Reveals It's time to pull back the curtain to see what Unfinished Business will be coming your way. Mod Mark
15:00 – 16:30 RuneFest icon The Golden Gnomes A glitzy gala of goofs, giggles, grandstanding and - of course - golden gnomes. Mod Mark and special guests
17:00 – 18:30 Old School RuneScape icon Deadman Tournament Finale This is it. The big one. 2000 players fighting for $20,000. Winning is going to take guts. Mod Archie
18:30 – 19:30 RuneFest icon The Dark Room Join us as we turn the lights down and invite you to a ridiculous, offensive and adventurous misadventure. John Robertson
20:30 – 22:00 RuneFest icon After Party It's party time so why not come and join us for live DJs and your chance to dance the night away with some of your favourite JMods!!! Mod Mac
Circus Stage
Time Event Description JMods
12:00 – 13:00 RuneFest icon Raiders of the Lost Art We create nearly 1000 pieces of concept art and illustrations for RuneScape every year, but not all of them make it into the game. You’ll have a chance to see some of the designs that didn’t quite make it. Mod Alec
13:00 – 14:00 RuneScape icon RuneScape Skilling Get a sneak peek at the future of RuneScape skilling. Mod Timbo, Mod Ryan
14:00 – 15:00 Old School RuneScape icon The Old School Quiz Old School Streamers and Jmods face-off in a quiz! Mod Wolf
16:30 – 17:30 RuneScape icon RuneScape Combat A rundown of combat over the last year, a boss announcement, and showcase of other combat updates. Mod Ramen, Mod Pi, Mod Deg
17:30 – 19:00 RuneFest icon RuneScape Lore Marathon Cry havoc and unleash the hounds of lore! Mod Raven, Mod Stu, Mod Chaose, Mod Jack

Skilling chips[]

As with previous RuneFests, skilling chips are awarded for completing various activities around the venue. This years chips represent various cities and towns.

Name Description
RuneFest 2017 Catherby skill chip Sponge a JMod Throw wet sponges at JMods in the stocks!
RuneFest 2017 Taverley skill chip Cook's Assistant Can you help the cook get their ingredients right?
RuneFest 2017 Falador skill chip Cabbage Shoot Out Score a goal with a cabbage!
RuneFest 2017 Varrock skill chip Champions Scroll Assemble the champions scroll correctly!
RuneFest 2017 Canifis skill chip Digging for Bones Can you find the bones you need?
RuneFest 2017 Lumbridge skill chip Selfie with Dramen Staff Selfie with Dramen Staff
RuneFest 2017 Edgeville skill chip Find The JMod Hunt 10 of those JMods down!
RuneFest 2017 Ardougne skill chip Penguin Hunt Find those missing penguins and solve their puzzle!
RuneFest 2017 Hunt the JMod

Hunt the JMod.

Activities[]

There were various other activities and areas around the venue, including:

  • Photobooth
  • Art area
  • Balthazar's LAN Gaming (Gaming area)
  • Virtual reality area
  • RuneScape mobile area
  • Charities
  • A large board for attendees to draw and write on

Merchandise[]

Players were able to purchase RuneScape-themed merchandise at the event.

Item Price Image
RuneFest 2017 skill chip presentation box £12.00
RuneFest 2017 skill chip presentation box
RuneFest 2017 gnome child keyring £5.00
RuneFest 2017 gnome child keyring
RuneFest 2017 dragon head pendant £12.00
RuneFest 2017 dragon head pendant
RuneFest 2017 burgundy beanie £14.00
RuneFest 2017 burgundy beanie
RuneFest 2017 brown beanie £14.00
RuneFest 2017 brown beanie
RuneFest 2017 t-shirt £15.00
RuneFest 2017 t-shirt
RuneFest 2017 hoodie £25.00
RuneFest 2017 hoodie
Menaphos USB stick (8GB) £6.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos USB stick (8GB)
Menaphos cat plushie £20.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos cat plushie
Menaphos pyramid t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos pyramid t-shirt
Menaphos hand t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos hand t-shirt
Menaphos wave t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos wave t-shirt
Menaphos wing keyring £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos wing keyring
Menaphos coin in wooden box £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos coin in wooden box
Menaphos coin in wooden box (signed) £13.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos coin in wooden box
Menaphos notebook £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos notebook
Menaphos pyramid gift box £5.00
RuneFest 2017 Menaphos pyramid gift box
Inferno hoodie £25.00
RuneFest 2017 Inferno hoodie
Inferno hot sauce £3.50
RuneFest 2017 Inferno hot sauce
Official logo mug £7.00
RuneFest 2017 Official logo mug
RuneScape coffee mug £7.00
RuneFest 2017 RuneScape coffee mug
RuneScape tea mug £7.00
RuneFest 2017 RuneScape tea mug
Gnome child mug £7.00
RuneFest 2017 Gnome child mug
Map mousemat £5.00
RuneFest 2017 Map mousemat
Varrock mousemat £5.00
RuneFest 2017 Varrock mousemat
RuneFest 2014 mousemat £4.00
RuneFest 2014 mousemat
Drakan poster (A3) £2.00
RuneFest 2017 Drakan poster (A3)
Eat Sleep Scape Repeat poster (A3) £2.00
RuneFest 2017 Eat Sleep Scape Repeat poster (A3)
Invention workshop poster (A3) £2.00
RuneFest 2017 Invention workshop poster (A3)
RuneScape bumper sticker £2.00
RuneFest 2017 RuneScape bumper sticker
Old School bumper sticker £2.00
RuneFest 2017 Old School bumper sticker
Runes badge set £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Runes badge set
Skills badge set £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Skills badge set
Gods badge set £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Gods badge set
RuneScape badge set £4.00
RuneFest 2017 RuneScape badge set
Old School badge set £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Old School badge set
Fire rune keyring £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Fire rune keyring
PK skull tote bag £5.00
RuneFest 2017 PK skull tote bag
Foam dragon dagger £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Foam dragon dagger
Pak yak plush £20.00*
RuneFest 2017 Pak yak plush
Monsters of RuneScape Top Trumps cards £2.00
RuneFest 2017 Monsters of RuneScape Top Trumps cards
Betrayal at Falador book £4.00
RuneFest 2017 Betrayal at Falador book
Foam party hat £7.00
RuneFest 2017 Foam party hat
Rune Gods bobble hat £13.00
RuneFest 2017 Rune Gods bobble hat
Snapback - Seren £12.00
RuneFest 2017 Snapback - Seren
RuneScape t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 RuneScape t-shirt
Old School t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Old School t-shirt
Eat Sleep Scape Repeat t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Eat Sleep Scape Repeat t-shirt
I Am Deadman t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 I Am Deadman t-shirt
PK Skull t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 PK Skull t-shirt
Japanese dragon t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Japanese dragon t-shirt
Level Up 99 t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Level Up 99 t-shirt
Level Up Slayer t-shirt £10.00
RuneFest 2017 Level Up Slayer t-shirt
Rune Mage sweater (black) £18.00
RuneFest 2017 Rune Mage sweater (black)
Rune Mage sweater (dark grey) £18.00
RuneFest 2017 Rune Mage sweater (dark grey)
Rune Moon sweater (dark grey) £18.00
RuneFest 2017 Rune Moon sweater (dark grey)
Rune Moon sweater (navy) £18.00
RuneFest 2017 Rune Moon sweater (navy)
Level Up 99 hoodie £25.00
RuneFest 2017 Level Up 99 hoodie
Old School hoodie £25.00
RuneFest 2017 Old School hoodie

* On the day some prices were cheaper than originally stated on the app.

In-game skillchip hunt[]

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RuneFest display case built

A RuneFest display case, a reward from completing the activity.

After 9:00 UTC on 23 September 2017 for the duration of the day, players can collect in-game skill chips by completing 8 different tasks.[3]

To start, players should speak to Skillchipx southeast of Taverley bank, west of the bridge. For each task completed, Skillchipx will reward players with an experience lamp. For completing the whole set of tasks, an extra experience lamp will be given.

A Runefest 2017 task list could also be obtained from Skillchipx to help with keeping track of the tasks.

Logging in during the hunt prompted a pop-up ad and the message Virtual RuneFest is here! Speak to Skillchipx by the Windmill in Taverley for more information! RuneFest noticeboards could also be found in select locations, promoting the event.

Tasks[]

Task Description Notes
RuneFest 2017 Catherby skill chip Catherby Throw 8 rotten tomatoes at the JMod on Catherby Beach from the nearby bucket. Mod Passata can be found in a cage on Catherby beach. There is a crate of rotten tomatoes directly south of him. Use these on him to get the chip.
RuneFest 2017 Taverley skill chip Taverley Speak to Skillchipx and help him obtain some special flour from the windmill nearby. The order is up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right
RuneFest 2017 Falador skill chip Falador Pickup a Cabbage from the pile east of the Falador lodestone. Kick it to the 8 checkpoints in order. The first one is just to the East. Place the cabbage ball near the cabbage pile. Click on it to initiate a kick, then click the location of where to kick it to. The path of markers go east around Falador, through the cabbage patch, west around the farm, and then north, up to the southern gate.
RuneFest 2017 Varrock skill chip Varrock Kill certain dragons or craft hides to earn points for the Dragon's Challenge, the harder the dragons the more points you'll get!
  • 255 points are required to complete the challenge.
RuneFest 2017 Canifis skill chip Canifis Head toward the graves north of Canifis and dig up 8 bones of convention using a spade. The graveyard is located north of the Canifis lodestone and is filled with aggressive ghouls, so armour and food is suggested for low level players. A spade in the inventory is required. The bone of convention may appear randomly on each dig, however each dig cannot be too close to each other.
RuneFest 2017 Lumbridge skill chip Lumbridge Use the temporary Photo Booth in Lumbridge to take a selfie with a Staff of Air. The photobooth is located near the Lumbridge lodestone. Only a staff of air will work for this. This will not replace your forum avatar.
RuneFest 2017 Edgeville skill chip Edgeville Find 4 JMods throughout the world. Ask your friends or hunt them together!
RuneFest 2017 Ardougne skill chip Ardougne Find 10 special R.U.N.E.F.E.S.T. Penguins throughout RuneScape. Ask your friends or hunt them together!

Five of the penguins can be found roaming the Free-to-play area in both members and non-members worlds.

Five of the penguins can be found roaming the Pay-to-Play area of Kandarin.

After finding all penguins speak to the Wise Old Man.

Rewards[]

Each completed chip rewards a small XP lamp. Completing all tasks rewards a medium XP lamp and unlocks the ability to build a RuneFest display case in the Skill Hall of a player-owned house, which displays all the earned chips. Building the display case requires level 43 Construction, 4 teak planks, and 4 molten glass.

Should any lamp be missed due to a full inventory, they can be obtained by speaking to Skillchipx.

Trivia[]

  • The special flour code and the resulting message is a reference to the Konami Code: up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mod William. "RuneFest | Save the Date – September 23rd." 9 May 2017. RuneScape News.
  2. ^ Jagex. RuneFest's Twitter account. (Archived from the original on 2017-08-04.)
  3. ^ a b Mod William. "RuneFest | Live Streams & In-Game Skillchip Hunt." 22 September 2017. RuneScape News.
  4. ^ RuneFest Team. RuneFest 2017. (Archived from the original on 20 September 2017.)*
  5. ^ Mod William. "Buy Runefest Tickets | Early Bird Pricing." 22 May 2017. RuneScape News.
  6. ^ Mod Balance. Night Before Party 2017. 22 May 2017. (Archived from the original on 2017-05-22.)*
  7. ^ Jagex. "Runefest Web App – Get It Now!." 15 September 2017. RuneScape News.

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