RuneScape 4 announced at RuneFest, full MMO sequel started as expansion to survival game Dragonwilds
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RuneScape 4, a new MMO sequel to the popular game RuneScape, was announced at Jagex's annual RuneFest convention. The announcement was made alongside a teaser trailer, which showcased the game's art style, drawing inspiration from Jagex's latest survival title, Dragonwilds. The trailer depicts a medieval town in a lush valley, under floating islands.
An adventurer on a dragon is pursued by a three-headed dragon, while a wizard observes from below. The trailer concludes with the wizard welcoming a new adventurer to the city. According to MMORPG.com, RuneScape 4 was initially planned as an expansion for Dragonwilds, as players expressed a desire for a more traditional MMO experience within the survival game's setting and aesthetic.
The MMO will be developed using the Unreal Engine, though it is unclear whether this refers to version 5 or the upcoming version 6. The original Dragonwilds expansion was slated for release in 2027, but scaling up to a full new game likely pushed that back. The naming convention for RuneScape releases includes "4" as follows: RuneScape (2001), RuneScape 2 (2004), Old School (based on RS2 circa 2007), and RuneScape 3 (2013).
It remains to be seen if Jagex will preserve RuneScape 3 in any way with the shift to RuneScape 4, or if the new version will seamlessly continue character progression from the current iteration.
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