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4 - It's pretty good.
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3 - Not bad.
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2 - Could be better.
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1 - Not worth it.
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A Very Barrows New Year!
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While we’re looking bleary eyed and shaggy after New Year, we can honestly say that the reworked Barrows and Barrows Brothers are faring much better! Head to southern Morytania, as the Barrows Brothers are waiting and they look nothing short of dazzling.

The first change you’ll notice is to the surface environment. Creeping mist encircles your feet, and the mounds genuinely look like a resting place for the damned, rather than a series of grassy hillocks. Next, take a deep breath and delve below the surface, where you’ll be thoroughly unsettled by the dank and imposing crypts.

Are you brave enough to take the fatal step to wake a Barrows Brother? Pluck up the courage, and you’ll come face-to-face with metallic black and grey armour for these iconic enemies. While you might have had a soft spot for the pink and purple look, we think that their new get-up makes them more fearsome and better represents the gear they offer. What’s more, if you’ve claimed any of the Brothers’ armour or weapons for your own, the new look will be reflected in the worn gear as well.

To celebrate all of these improvements, we’ve given you a 1 in 10 chance of getting double drops on any runes, bolt racks and Barrows items you might receive. That also extends to a new draconic visage drop. These bonuses will only stay in game until the 11th of January, so get looting!

Have a Very Barrows New Year!

Mod Tim
RuneScape Content Developer

In Other News...

Clans achieving Tier 7 for their citadels this January will unlock a new trophy vexillum – a visual upgrade to the standard clan vexillum that, once unlocked, can be activated by an administrator speaking to the Clan Quartermaster. Once you’ve achieved this, a clan administrator can switch the vexillum style back and forth by speaking to the Quartermaster again. This will only be available to unlock during January, so now’s the time to make that final push to the top!


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#2
I love it..not been yet but from the pictures I have seen everything looks great. My favourite place in Runescape just got better. Wub

A lot of people do not like some of the new amour, but personally i think it all looks cool. Seen a few pictures, but only had Guthans in my bank..I LOVE it. http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3136/...141457.png
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Giving this update a 5 already and I'm not able to log into the game for another 4 hours to check it out myself, haha.

Any graphical improvements on the game are a good update to me, but seeing Micah's picture of the new Guthan's armor definitely sold me. It has more of a fierce look to it than it did before. Makes me want to collect all the barrows sets now, haha. I wonder what my Verac will look like; excited to see it when I get home. Also might start doing a bit of barrows this week, you never know what you may get unless you try.

Thanks for sharing the picture, Micah!
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#4
The barrows update was nice. The behind the scenes update was horrible. Jagex decided to lower the fming requirement for the upcoming quest from 90 fming to 74.

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not a barrows person, but at some stage I may go there and do it, only did the necessary for tasks/quests etc
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I've always loved barrows so I thought this update was pretty good.
Is the glass half empty or half full? Neither, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
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#7
Love the update, the barrows were definitely in need of one! 5 for sure.
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#8
Every time they graphically update something, my framerate drops to about 4 and it becomes unplayable. I get that they're trying to make the game look better, but there's a reason I'm playing in safe mode.
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(2012-01-05 00:28:29)Dave Wrote:  I get that they're trying to make the game look better, but there's a reason I'm playing in safe mode.
As far as I know, most people do not have lag due to this update, I do not recall having any from any previous graphical updates. When there is lag for everyone (such as after the Bot Nuke) I can understand being upset with Jagex, but I think this is more a problem on your end. smile
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To an extent it is. I'm playing on a pretty old computer here, but there's absolutely no reason why the Safe Mode minimum graphics have to be souped up as much as they are. I would much rather have something I can play.
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