Hey Scapers' Welcome to Right Click Re-Examine, Group Ironman Mode edition!
In this blog, we'll take a dive into RuneScape's upcoming Group Ironman Mode and answer some of your most pressing questions!
First up the most pressing question, until recently anyway, Group Ironman Mode will be released on October 28th, 2024.
Also for those who missed our initial Right Click Examine, you can find it here, check it out to know more about the original premise and rules.
With that all said let's dive into the questions.
What sort of items will I be able to share with my group?
We wanted to limit the sort of items that can be added as little as possible. The following is the in-game description of the Group Storage and Trade Restrictions.
It's worth mentioning that the team is happy to take on feedback post-launch, if there are certain blacklisted items that players would like to be able to share. We'll be paying close attention to player feedback on the Group Storage, and are able to make changes if they are desired by our community.
How will auras and Loyalty points be handled in Group Ironman Mode?
All accounts with Group Ironman status will have access to all Loyalty Point Shop auras at all tiers. If you downgrade from a Group Ironman to a regular account, you would lose access to those auras and need to purchase them with Loyalty Points.
RuneScape has a wide variety of content that requires certain group sizes to complete, are there any changes being made to these encounters to enable Competitive GIM access?
While we will be making changes to certain harder requirements, we will not be making any exemptions or allowances for content that is technically completable in a smaller competitive group.
As an example, Beastmaster Durzag is mechanically completable in a smaller group, and we will not be making special allowances for competitive groups to be able to play this content with players outside of their group.
With that said, we will be looking at things like the "Yakamaru Puzzle" and the entry requirements for Barbarian Assault, post-launch. We will continue to review and aim to make as much of the game available as possible to GCIM players.
With Competitive Group Ironman not being able to receive rewards from Wilderness Flash Events, how will competitive groups obtain the Dark Onyx Core?
Competitive Group Ironman players will not be able to obtain the Dark Onyx Core.
When considering new game modes it's important that they offer something different. For Competitive Group Ironman, the group-only interaction rules may mean that several items, such as the Dark Onyx Core, are unavailable.
We understand there are rewards you may want to use, and we will continue to monitor feedback well after Group Ironman Mode launches. In certain cases a future game update may change content to allow Competitive Group Ironman to participate, or we may offer different routes to obtain desirable items but these will not be available on launch.
Will there be new group broadcasts added for Group Ironman Mode?
Yes! A variety of new global broadcasts have been added. The list of those broadcasts can be viewed here
World First Broadcasts:
- All Members have All skills at level 99
- All Members have All skills at level 120
- All Members have All skills at 200m XP
- All members at Max total level (3040)
- All members have unlocked the quest cape
- All members have unlocked the master quest cape
- All members have unlocked the completionist cape
- All members have unlocked the trimmed completionist cape
- All members have unlocked the final boss title
- All members have unlocked the insane final boss title
- All members have unlocked the daredevil title
- The Group has completed Journey Tier (1-10) achievement (each achievement is an individual broadcast)
- The group has completed a Yakamaru kill together
- The group has completed a Nex: angel of death kill together
- The group has completed a Zamorak kill at 100% enrage together
- The group has completed a Zamorak kill at 1000% enrage together
- The group has completed a Zamorak kill at 2000% enrage together
- The group has completed a Zamorak kill at 4000% enrage together
These will be global broadcasts, and will be permanently visible in-game by interacting with a statue on the Iron enclave.
There are also individual broadcasts for each group size, both in competitive and non-competitive modes.
In addition to the new world first broadcasts, the following will remain as general achievement broadcasts:
- All Members have All skills at level 99
- All Members have All skills at level 120
- All Members have All skills at 200m XP
- All members at Max total level (3040)
- All members have unlocked the quest cape
- All members have unlocked the master quest cape
- All members have unlocked the completionist cape
- All members have unlocked the trimmed completionist cape
- All members have unlocked the final boss title
- All members have unlocked the insane final boss title
- All members have unlocked the daredevil title
- The Group has completed Journey Tier 10
There will also be non-world first broadcasts, that will appear in the group Ironman chat for
- Individual level ups
- Quest completions
- Boss personal bests
With regard to the Group Ironman Mode Hiscores, will standard Ironman characters who convert to Group Ironman be able to take all the top spots?
Originally, we planned for this to be the case, viewing competitive mode as the choice for highscores.
Following community feedback, we have added an unranked status. If your Ironman group invites a player who was playing in Ironman mode before the Group Ironman release, you will be warned that your group will be removed from the highscores before choosing to invite them to your group.
An Ironman account created after the Group Ironman release may join an Ironman group without removing the group's highscores.
Have there been any considerations for noncompetitive Group Ironman accounts using the group storage to "trade" items to other groups?
When joining a new group there is a 14 day cooldown period before you would be able to use the Group Storage, so to leave and rejoin the same group would require a minimum of 28 days.
In addition, founder status will be shown on the hiscores to identify groups who have never had a player leave or join. It's also worth noting that it is not possible to rejoin a Competitive Ironman group, so if you wish to compete against others who never swap groups, Competitive may be the mode for you!
To expand on this, when leaving an existing group you will have the following choices available to you:
If you are a Competitive Group Ironman:
- Create a new competitive group with brand new accounts
- Downgrade to a standard GIM
- Downgrade to a main account
If you are a Regular Group Ironman
- Create another group
- Join another group
- Downgrade to main account
Will Ironman accounts who previously asked Mr. Ex to never sell them a book of diplomacy be able to convert to GIM?
Yes, we will be introducing a one-time dialogue box that will allow ironman players to specify if they want to be able to ever convert to a GIM.
It's worth noting that these players will never be able to convert from a GIM to a main account.
Can I make an account for Group Ironman Mode before launch, provided I leave the account in the character creation screen?
Yes, so long as your account remains in the character creation screen you'll be able to select Group Ironman Mode on release day.
Are there any details on the Group Ironman Ruleset?
You will be able to see the ruleset in game, this is the Group Ironman Rules page currently looks.
If you want to check the current rules you can see them in our previous RCE blog.
In addition, there is a 7 day grace period upon group creation where new members may be invited without losing founder status.
Thank you for reading, we can't wait to share more about group Ironman Mode with you as we lead up to the October 28th Launch Date!
If you have any questions about Group Ironman Mode that weren't answered today we will be hosting an AMA on the RuneScape Subreddit this Friday, keep an eye out on our socials for the specific times!
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