RunePass

RunePass

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Release date	2 July 2018 (Update)
Reward	Cosmetics and other prizes
Head developer	Live Events Team
Preceded by	Mental Health Awareness Week
Succeeded by	N/A

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RunePass is an time-limited event for RuneScape that allows players to earn items by playing the game, beginning on 2 July 2018 and lasting until 15 July 2018.

It features two prize tracks, a free path and a paid one, the latter of which gives more benefits and a larger number of prizes. Players can unlock the paid track using 400 RuneCoins.

Players gain progress in the prize tracks by playing the game - including by simply obtaining experience - though progress can be made faster by completing set challenges.

Logging in during the event prompts a message in the chatbox:

The Ocean's Bounty is ready for plundering! Head to the Seasonal Event interface for more information about how to take part.

Ironman Mode players receive an additional message:

As an ironman, you can still take part!

Tasks

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The interface for tasks

Players can earn progress in the event quicker by completing tasks. There are two tasks available for those who have not purchased RunePass, and two extra tasks for those who have.

For the free pass, there is one repeatable daily task that can be done for 3 starfish each along with a one-time weekly task for 25 starfish.

Task	Starfish
Earn 10,000 XP.	3
Earn 100,000 XP.	3
Earn 250,000 XP.	3
Earn 1,000,000 XP.	3
Earn 5,000,000 XP.	3

For the paid pass, there are two extra one-time daily tasks that can be done for 5 starfish each. These can also be rerolled to get a different task.

Progressing through the tiers will give the message:

Congratulations! You have reached Tier [x] in - Ocean's Bounty.

Store

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The interface for the RunePass store

Players that unlock the paid track for RunePass can also skip tiers by purchasing packs using RuneCoins using the store interface.

Pack	Description	Price
1 Tier Pack	Skips 1 tier of the RunePass	60
5 Tier Pack	Skips 5 tiers of the RunePass	300
10 Tier Pack	Skips 10 tiers of the RunePass	600

Purchasing a pack will give the message:

You have boosted yourself [x] levels in the Ocean's Bounty event.

Tracks

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The interface for the prize tracks

Tier	Prize (Free)	Prize (Paid)
1	N/A	Water lycan legendary pet and Ocean's Warrior Head override
2	Ocean's Archer Bow	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
3	N/A	Medium protean pack
4	N/A	Ocean's Warrior Legs
5	N/A	50x Silverhawk down and 50x Tight spring
6	Ocean's Warrior 2h Sword	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
7	N/A	Ocean's Warrior Body
8	N/A	2x Portable skilling pack
9	N/A	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
10	N/A	Ocean's Warrior Sword
11	N/A	Medium protean pack and 5x Protean powerup
12	Ocean's Mage Staff	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
13	N/A	Headbutt Mining
14	N/A	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
15	N/A	50x Silverhawk down and 50x Tight spring
16	N/A	Goblin Mob Teleport
17	N/A	Medium protean pack
18	Unstable Alchemy	2x Portable skilling pack
19	N/A	Ocean's Mage Head
20	N/A	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
21	N/A	Prismatic large fallen star and Large prismatic lamp
22	N/A	Ocean's Mage Legs
23	N/A	Large protean pack
24	N/A	Prismatic huge fallen star and Huge prismatic lamp
25	N/A	Ocean's Mage Body
26	N/A	50x Silverhawk down and 50x Tight spring
27	N/A	Large protean pack and 10x Protean powerup
28	N/A	Ocean's Mage Wand
29	N/A	Prismatic huge fallen star and Huge prismatic lamp
30	N/A	of the Alliance title

Controversy

The implementation of RunePass and the effect it has on the microtransaction aspect of RuneScape has caused controversy within the game's community. There has been criticism of the fact that the whole model of the pass is based on free-to-play games that are funded entirely through microtransactions rather than by a subscription, like RuneScape is.

Trivia

• RunePass is Jagex's implementation of a type of microtransaction that was made popular by games such as Fortnite and Paladins, who call it a "battle pass".