Winter Weekends (2018)
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| Winter Weekends (2018) | |
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| Release date | 30 November 2018 (Update) |
| End date | 7 January 2019 (Update) |
| Reward | None |
| Head developer | Unknown edit |
| Preceded by | Winter Weekends (2017) |
| Succeeded by | N/A |
| Infobox • Talk page | |
Winter Weekends are a series of events that take place over weekends from 30 November 2018 until 7 January 2019. All events except for the Ports event will start at 12:00 UTC on Friday and finish at 12:00 UTC on Monday.
The Christmas cupboard in Varrock's Grand Exchange could be used to teleport to a selection of boosted features active at the time.
Contents
All Month[edit | edit source]
Ports[edit | edit source]
30 November 2018 - 7 January 2019
- 25 voyages per day instead of 15.
- All player-owned ports voyages return 30% extra resources or trade goods.
- Ability to get The Barmaid's special voyage on Saturdays and Sundays as well as Thursdays.
- If a previous A Barmaid's Tip voyage was still on its way (including in "returned" state), a new one wouldn't be offered.
Events[edit | edit source]
Weekend 1: Elite Dungeons & Dungeoneering[edit | edit source]
30 November - 3 December 2018
- Double dungeoneering tokens from both dungeoneering and elite dungeons
Elite Dungeons[edit | edit source]
- Lore book drop rate doubled
- 25% increased Slayer experience from dungeon monsters
- 1 extra ancient scale or draconic energy whenever the drop is hit
- 1 automatic resurrection to full life points upon death per run, whether in normal or story mode
Dungeoneering[edit | edit source]
- No experience penalty upon death
This weekend was notified with the following login messages:
- The Elite Dungeons and Dungeoneering winter weekend is active now! Perks include: 1 free death per run in Elite Dungeons and increased tier 92 upgrade drops!
- Check out the winter weekends interface on the community tab for the full details!
Weekend 2: Deep Sea Fishing & Fishing[edit | edit source]
7-10 December 2018
Fishing[edit | edit source]
- Spots move around half as frequently
Deep Sea Fishing[edit | edit source]
- Available to all players regardless of level through Roland
- Encounters are more common
- Bottled boosts last double the normal length
- Uncharted maps, fishing notes and bottled boosts are found more frequently
- Experience bonus cap increased to 30% and bonus builds up 10% quicker from fishing frenzy
- No electrified jellyfish spawn
- Swarm fishing acts as if you were 5 fishing levels higher
- Sea turtle, great white shark and manta ray bait is 50% more effective
This weekend was notified with the following login messages:
- The Deep Sea Fishing and Fishing winter weekend is active now! Perks include: Access to all players regardless of Fishing level and increased bonus at Fishing Frenzy!
- Check out the winter weekends interface on the community tab for the full details!
Weekend 3: Combat & Slayer[edit | edit source]
14-17 December 2018
Combat[edit | edit source]
- Increased chance of rare drops and enhanced lucky items
- All charm drops give one more charm than normal
- Shattered Worlds grants 50% extra shattered anima
- 10% cheaper instance fees
- Ability to loot from Mazcab Raids once per day
- 10% increased drop rate of torn grimoire pages from Solak
Slayer[edit | edit source]
- All Slayer assignments are treated as using a Slayer VIP ticket
- 25% increased Slayer experience (includes reaper assignments)
- Choice of boss slayer assignments
- 10% increased ushabti catch chance
This weekend was notified with the following login messages:
- The combat and Slayer winter weekend is active now! Perks include: 25% increased Slayer XP and increased drop rate of torn Grimoire pages from Solak!
- Check out the winter weekends interface on the community tab for the full details!
Weekend 4: Gathering & Support[edit | edit source]
21-24 December 2018
- 10% chance not to deplete uncharted isles resources while harvesting
- Mining rocks and trees replenish twice as quickly
- Knowledge fragments spawn more frequently and training hotspots move less frequently in the Hall of Memories
- Increased loot and chance of totems from safecracking
- Chance of getting +1 loot while training Hunter
- Increased chance of activating The Pit Minigame
This weekend was notified with the following login messages:
- The gathering and support skill winter weekend is active now! Perks include: increased loot from safecracking and memories move slower in the Hall of Memories.
- Check out the winter weekends interface on the community tab for the full details!
Weekend 5: Minigames[edit | edit source]
28-31 December 2018
- One extra Castle Wars gold ticket per game, regardless of win, lose or draw
- Double commendation points from Pest Control
- Double bonus experience and gambling rewards from Barbarian Assault
- Double boss killcount from Dominion Tower
- 50% extra Dominion Factor earned
- 50% extra produce points at Livid Farm (stacks with boosters)
- An extra 600 daily bonus points in Cabbage Facepunch Bonanza
- The extra 600 renown points were unlocked after the regular 600 were used up and the following messages were shown:
- [ Brassica Prime ]: Rejoice mortal! On this wintery weekend, I, Brassica Prime , reward you with even more bonus points!
- [ Brassica Prime ]: Bathe in my magnificence!
- The extra 600 renown points were unlocked after the regular 600 were used up and the following messages were shown:
- 100% increased Menaphos reputation from Shifting Tombs
- Double zeal from Soul Wars
- Double points from Stealing Creation
This weekend was notified with the following login messages:
- The minigames winter weekend is active now! Perks include: extra Castle Wars tickets and 50% increased produce points at the Livid Farm!
- Check out the winter weekends interface on the community tab for the full details!
Weekend 6: Player Owned Farm & Farming[edit | edit source]
4-7 January 2019
- Improved chances of breeding
- Improved chances of shiny animals
- Improved happiness and health from feeding
- Double item yield from harvested animals
- 10% more beans from selling animals
- Increased drop rate of animals from combat
- Honeycombs are 50% more effective when used on animals
- 10% chance of harvesting a double item from an allotment or herb patch
- 25% chance of obtaining a double item from a compost bin
This weekend was notified with the following login messages:
- The Player Owned Farm and Farming winter weekend is active now! Perks include: Improved chances of shinies and an improved drop rate of animals from activities!
- Check out the winter weekends interface on the community tab for the full details!
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Winter Weekends teased on RuneScape's instagram as part of the Month Ahead - December.
Update history[edit | edit source]
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