"All our quests are bespoke gameplay, and usually come with unique design challenges with OSRS Fire Cape," Crowther said. "At the very least, one portion of the quest is a tactical gameplay that doesn't appear anywhere in the game."

Fletcher confirmed that there would be a lot of new revelations in Desperate Measures and others that start threads that will have long-lasting impacts. The "high stage" overview of the story's description and strategy of The Elder Gods questline has existed for a while, however every step of fleshing out the whole experience is more intricate. The ideas for Desperate Measures were discussed throughout the development process during the development of Desperate Times, and initial pitches need to be approved by all stakeholders before the development process begins as per Crowther. The timetable for new content is a bit erratic due to the fact that there are multiple ongoing projects. For instance the RuneScape Archaeology update resulted in Desperate Measures getting "shuffled around" in order that Jagex could modify its look.

Archaeology is a part of this new questline that focuses on exploring the past, but Fletcher explained that the idea of archaeology is also retroactively incorporated into the content of RuneScape overall. "The technique actually gives us an established set of methods to develop new content based on the same theme, which is fantastic," he said. In the course of Desperate Measures was debated in July 7. an idea piece of artwork with "prop design" was released, showcasing several chests, weapons, potions as well as a tank of orange liquid that players may think of seeing in other MMORPGs such as Star Wars: The Old Republic. Crowther confirmed that they would not reveal any specific details in this moment however players will find out what "scientifically sophisticated" props will be employed for in the course of.

Despite the growing dimension of the RuneScape universe, Osborne said the content currently being introduced and the information that will be released in the near future, fit well with the general ethos of providing an experience that players are able to access whenever they like. The developers view RuneScape as an experience that's about progressing in short sessions, typically by working the skills of a single player to enhance a player's avatar. This applies the game to RuneScape Mobile as well as Old School RuneScape, the version prior to RuneScape 3 that is supported by the latest mobile version on its own.

"There is more than 20 years of content included in it," Osborne said. "Yet it's not an enormous expensive and heavy game that is difficult to transfer on various platforms."

The mobile games have led to "multiple consecutive years of expansion" for the brand, according to Osborne who noted that the core game seeing a rapid increase in terms of player counts and membership in particular in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, which was also the time of the release of the Archaeology game in March. Although many developers have stated that their games are delayed due to COVID-19. Crowther claimed that it is the case that the RuneScape group has proven flexible to the challenge. Actually, Osborne said there is an idea in place to publish content every month when everyone is at home to allow players to "frequently" achieve new goals and rewards to earn instead of having to wait for massive content dumps every couple of months.

Although the team is aware that this is an "uniquely difficult situation" creating Desperate Measures has proven they can be successful even in the face of hardship. Regarding the upcoming content, "We're not looking for quests that only advance the story We want everything, including our actions, to feel as if they're increasing the momentum with OSRS Power Leveling of the story," according to Osborne. With the addition of the Elder God Wars Dungeon on in the works following Desperate Measures The Jagex group has been "stoked" to keep expanding an universe that has produced numerous games and RuneScape novels.