After removing its worst feature, Runescape just upended its entire combat system after only three months of player testing

Not long after giving microtransactions the boot, sweeping combat changes to Runescape just gave the MMORPG another big refresh for 2026.
MMORPG.com

RuneScape's Combat Modernization Update is Here, Updating the Original Styles and Improving Progression

RuneScape's Road to Restoration continues, with the combat modernization update rolling out today after months in beta. The ...
MMORPG.com

RuneScape's Three Original Combat Styles See Increased Use After Modernization Patch, Tweaks Incoming

Jagex has some followups and tweaks to RuneScape's recent combat styles modernization update. The team is also unveiling the newest marketplace drop.
Sportskeeda

Runescape Combat Update overview: What are the major changes?

Runescape Combat Update has brought various changes to the title's combat mechanics, which is not something you often see in a game. The recent changes affected all of Runescape's combat aspects, ...
Sportskeeda

OSRS introduces fifth League, Raging Echoes, with new Combat Mastery system

What can you do in Raging Echoes? First, players will need an account with an active OSRS membership to begin their Raging Echoes adventure into any of the green worlds. There will be 124 worlds to ...
vg247

Jagex announces Runescape combat update "The Evolution of Combat"

Jagex has announced The Evolution of Combat, a brand new update for Runescape that'll completely overhaul the game's combat system. The combat system update will be the biggest the game has ever seen ...
Eurogamer

RuneScape's combat system being "completely redesigned"

Getting stuck in, as they say. Landmark browser MMO RuneScape is soon to undergo one of its biggest changes ever. The Evolution of Combat project will "completely revolutionise the way players fight ...