Insider Sessions Room 1

Find out more about what makes RuneScape unique, what goes into developing this immense MMO and be the first to know what’s planned for RuneScape in the coming months.

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A Decade in Gielinor

Saturday – 11am

A lot’s happened in the last ten years and through it all, RuneScape’s been there, constantly growing and constantly evolving.

In this tenth anniversary Insider Session, Lead Designer Mod Mark is joined by RuneScape founders Andrew and Paul Gower to go back, way back. They’ll look at how our game’s changed over a decade and cast their minds back to some of those huge game changing updates.

Clans

The Biggest Update

Saturday – 12pm

Over the ten years that RuneScape has been going, it’s always had a very strong and vibrant clan community. Creating an update for such a key community then is not something to be taken lightly. It wasn’t just good planning and ideas needed for this update. No, this also demanded blood, sweat and tears!

Hear from the valiant team of developers responsible for this year’s biggest update as they share a year’s worth of artwork, graphics and stories.

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Breaking Bots

Saturday – 1pm

Bots are a much discussed topic among many MMO players and at RuneFest, we’ll talk about our plans for combating this scourge on our green and pleasant land.

The panel (including Jagex CEO Mark Gerhard) will then open the floor to your questions. If you’ve an opinion on bots (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?) then this is a session that you really need to be a part of.

Judge

You be the Judge

Saturday – 3pm

With a space in our release schedule for a skill update and five great community ideas up for consideration, RuneScape’s developers will take to the stage to pitch their favourite suggestions to you the RuneFest audience. Once the votes are cast, the winning content will then be added to 2012’s busy release schedule.

If you’ve ever wanted to step into Mod Fetzki’s shoes and select a RuneScape update, then now’s your chance.

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A Character is Born

Saturday/Sunday – 4pm

Our forums are full of great suggestions and ideas for characters in RuneScape. For one weekend only, you’ll join forces with RuneScape’s designers to mix your creative juices and between you, bring a brand new RuneScape character into the world.

This will be no peripheral character either! No, your character is already set for stardom in a major piece of future content.

Industry

Break into the Industry

Saturday – 5pm

A career in gaming really can be awesome as it sounds. Sure it’s hard work but the experience, the fun, the opportunities and the rewards make it a popular and very entertaining industry to be a part of.

In this session you’ll learn where to start and importantly, how to get your foot in the door. You’ll also hear about daily life working for a games company and stories from J-mods on how they’ve got to where they are today.

So whether you’re looking for new job or want to know the history of some of Jagex’s finest, Laura and Peter can hook you up!

Q&A

Question Time

Sunday – 11am

A panel of Jagex’s finest will take to the stage to answer the community’s questions in this popular session.

Whether you’re representing your clan or your fansite or have a burning question of your own, this live forum is the best place to get answers from Jagex’s most influential people. And with you steering the direction of the proceedings, who knows what topics we’ll cover and where the session will go. One thing’s for sure though, it’s going to be lively!

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Secrets of the Mahjarrat

Sunday – 12pm

The Ritual of Mahjarrat stands out as one of this year’s most anticipated quests. Such a huge project is never straight forward and in this broad Insider Session, you’ll hear from the team as they discuss all that went into the quest (and maybe a little bit of what didn’t).

You’ll learn about the quest’s characters and be the first to hear of what lies ahead for them. From concept to completion, this is as close as you’ll get to working alongside RuneScape’s quest creators.

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Community Matters

Sunday – 1pm

Community Management are embedded all over RuneScape and if you’re in a clan, attend events, take part in competitions or hang out on our busy forums, there’s a very good chance that you’ve already met them.

2011 has been a particularly busy year for CM what with their support of the year’s huge updates and the development of their plans for the coming year.  At RuneFest 2011, join Mods Zach, Baker011 and Stevew as they reveal what they have up their community sleeves for the coming year and how you can be involved. Clan support, moderators, forums, competitions and community content tools are just some of the items on their RuneFest ‘reveal’ list.

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Greatest Glitches

Sunday – 3pm

The life of a QA tester isn’t easy. Going over new pieces of content over and over again with a fine tooth comb requires concentration and a keen eye for detail.

Armed with a pointy stick and a library of great footage, Jagex’s hardest working team take to the stage to share ten years worth of bizarre glitches, unexpected bugs and hidden content. Remember, these guys have spent years in darkened rooms dedicated to finding this stuff so that you don’t have to. QA team of RuneScape, we salute you!

Future

RuneScape 2012

Sunday – 5pm

No crystal balls needed as RuneScape Lead Designer Mod Mark shares his vision for RuneScape’s future.

With explanations, graphics and help from his fellow developers, you’ll leave having discovered some of the darkest recesses of Mark’s mind! Warning! this session will reveal future content.