You Won’t Believe What Runescape Just Nerfed to Save Your Sanity

In Runescape Dragonwilds, goblin raids on your camp happen more frequently than WiFi interruptions. Yet, instead of being annoying, this unexpected chaos has a unique charm to it.

After the game’s debut in early access, the development team has been focusing on reducing excessive raids, controlling the abundance of Velgar, and filling up numerous bugs, much like a repair-oriented mining robot in Falador.

Let’s break down what’s coming on Runescape Dragonwilds’ first-ever update, Eye on Ashenfall.

You can check out the full patch notes here.

Changes to Events & Encounters

Ghornfell Raids (Goblin raid parties)

Cooldown increased from 2 to 4 in-game days.
Different raid groups remain, but the average frequency is now halved.
Translation: Fewer green guys messing up your stuff.

Ghornfell base raids

Grace period before raids can occur: now 12 days, up from 9.
Chance to trigger every event tick dropped from 10% to 5%.
Cooldown increased from 2 to 3.75 in-game days.
More time to prep your defenses. Or ignore them. Your call.

Ghornfell “Being Hunted” events

Chance halved from 10% to 5%.
Cooldown increased from 1 to 2.25 in-game days.
Stalkers, take a number. You’ll be seen less often.

Velgar events

Meteor Barrages reduced from 5 to 2 per event.
Poison Breath is now just poison strafing—no more guessing games.
Velgar’s reign of annoyance is toned down significantly.
You’re welcome, every solo player ever.

Combat tweaks

Hostile AI (except Vault Guardians) can now be affected by Bleed.

Other fixes

Multiple crash fixes.
Map holes? Patched. No more surprise void jumps.
XP rebalance for purifying water.
Localization cleanup. Typos be gone!
UI bugs squashed, including incorrect item names.
More general stability fixes (again, not buildings – those still collapse dramatically).

As a gamer, I’m excited to share that Jagex has assured us this is just the beginning. The developers are diligently reviewing feedback, focusing particularly on issues related to Bloom, graphics settings, and other significant topics. Brace yourselves for a substantial update within the next fortnight! And yes, the 0.8 content remains firmly on their roadmap.

2025-04-23 19:18