RuneScape 3has announced that players will be able to construct their own forts in an upcoming update. Player-owned forts will be the first significant update toRuneScape 3in 2023.
2023 promises to be a busy year forRuneScape 3. Jagex is hard at work on the upcoming Necromancy skill, the first since the addition of 2020s Archaeology. It hasn’t been plain-sailing this year for the company, with many fans frustrated at theshelving ofRuneScape 3’s Avatar Refreshupdate. There’s still plenty of time for Jagex to make amends. With the game now almost 22 years old,RuneScape 3continues to be among the most-played MMOs on the planet.
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The update, dubbed “Fort Forinthry”, will allow players to build a strategic fort within the Wilderness, all the way from the blueprint phase. Importantly, player-owned forts will provide players with a new way to train the Construction skill, which hasn’t had many huge updates since its addition way back in 2006. The update also promises deep new lore involving dark forces in the Wilderness. It’s unknown if this lore will tie into the upcoming Necromancy skill at all, although Jagex has a history for it. In 2020,RuneScape 3’s Desperate Measures update was intertwined with the new Archaeology skill, so fans will have to wait to see if Jagex repeats this.
Jagex claims that the update upon release is only a starting point. The plan is to continually expand on the player-owned forts, with new buildings and projects planned to expand the foundations of each fort. As part of the update, the initial buildings available will be the Workshop, the Chapel, the Command Center, and the Town Hall. Each building has varying tiers of progress, which when achieved will unlock new features for player forts. Alongside player-owned houses and player-owned ports, the new forts show how important the player focus is in the game, and displays whyRuneScape 3is one of the most immersive MMOs of all time.
Despite a host of exciting new updates, many players continue to be unsure of the game’s long-term future. With the existence ofOld School RuneScape, the game continues to compete against a version of itself designed to induce a sense of nostalgia in players, which can be a powerful thing. In the meantime, Jagex is continuing to expand how players are able to play the game, bringing it to a whole new set of audiences. Most recently,Jagex developers spoke about the potential of aRuneScape 3Switch release. Although no news has been heard on this since it remains a possibility after the game saw success with its mobile releases.
RuneScape 3is available now on PC, iOS, and Android devices.
