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The latest RuneScape news and straight talk on the updates and community happenings of RuneScape 3 from RSBANDB!

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August 14, 2026Episode 11031 hr 39 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1103 – Strange New Leagues

Hosts: Shane, Pyrnassius, and Xurdones Leagues II is underway, and we’re already finding out where region locking works in RuneScape and where it doesn’t. We discuss the choices that actually matter, the ways players are getting around them, and the meta already starting to emerge. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:39:53

August 10, 2026Episode 11022 hr 22 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1102 – Leagues 102: Vibe Leaguing

Hosts: Shane, Bears, Thaxy, and Xurdones Leagues II starts tomorrow, and it’s time to theorycraft our picks. We break down our regions, relics, and combat blessings. Are there actually wrong choices, and which combinations could make for the best League? For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 2:22:27

August 7, 2026Episode 11011 hr 39 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1101 – Stuffed With Plugins

Hosts: Shane and Xurdones Quest Helper and other plugins are shown off in RuneScape’s plugin API preview. Will efficient play eventually mean using them? Also, the Marketplace U-turn, trophy heads, and a second round of Leagues II combat blessings. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:39:21

July 31, 2026Episode 11001 hr 39 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1100 – A Two Hole System

Hosts: Shane, Bears, Xurdones, and Zant Leagues II promises stronger relics, harder choices, and combat that could reshape the event. We break down Leagues II: Equilibrium, test the POH fixes, examine the GE upgrades, and ask whether Tzek’Haar cosmetics are the right future for RuneScape. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:39:56

July 24, 2026Episode 10991 hr 58 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1099 – Construction Equilibrium

Hosts: Shane, Lemon, and Xurdones Construction training is finally fast enough, but is the skill actually better? We compare workbenches, contracts, and Fort reinforcements, ask whether the Mid-Game Rebalance fixes the mid-game, and begin theorycrafting Leagues II. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:58:34

July 17, 2026Episode 10981 hr 55 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1098 – Bodies In Earth’s Backyard

Hosts: Shane, Earth, and Xurdones Player Owned Housing is back - but does it matter again? We’ve been building our houses, testing utility, and asking who 120 Construction is really for. Also, ending build and destroy training, the future of house parties, and damaged artefact storage. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:55:37

July 10, 2026Episode 10972 hr 33 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1097 – Sacred Spaghetti

Hosts: Shane, Lemon, Pyrnassius, and Xurdones Everything changes with The Road Ahead. 120 Construction, Leagues II: Equilibrium, and Havenhythe part II pave the road to RuneFest. Which has us asking, what is the ultimate reason to welcome back old friends? Also, the mid-game update preview. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 2:33:28

July 3, 2026Episode 10962 hr 6 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1096 – Guthix’s Saddest Boi

Hosts: Shane, Avernic, and Xurdones Moonrise dig site lore returns with divine colossi, ascension, blood cults, and Vampyrium futures. Between souls and drinking blood we discuss the origin of vampyres and eventually Vampyrium. Also, the demise of gods and a potential new elder artefact. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 2:06:44

June 26, 2026Episode 10951 hr 42 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1095 – Archaeology 5 Years Later

Hosts: Shane, Xurdones, Avernic, and Tanis Moonrise has put Archaeology back in focus, so we return to the skill that became RuneScape’s gold standard: why its launch worked, why its loops still hold up, and where six years of relics, lore, and leveling have exposed the cracks. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:42:57

June 19, 2026Episode 10941 hr 56 min

RSBANDBUpdate! 1094 – Moonrise Blood Cults

Hosts: Shane, Avernic, and Xurdones Archaeology returns with the Moonrise dig site. Covering artefacts, mysteries, and rewards we take a dip into some of the juicy tidbits of the First Age Nakkirian civilization. Also, fables, API plugins, and the Grand Exchange. For detailed show notes visit update.rsbandb.com. You can also check out the forums for detailed discussion on each episode.Duration: 1:56:51