August 1, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Hey everyone — BrwN here.
We finished a big experience pass so Old ClassicKBD and New ClassicKBD finally share the same authentic base XP yardstick, and custom content is scaled in a consistent way.
What this means
- Base XP for classic (authentic) actions now matches classic.runescape.wiki display values on both worlds.
- Multipliers are unchanged: Old still runs the higher rate (16x weekday / 20x weekend regular, etc.), New still runs its Pre-Alpha rates (8x / 10x weekend regular, etc.).
- Comparing “feels faster” across worlds is now mostly about those rate multipliers — not mismatched base tables.
Authentic content aligned
Examples of skills/actions brought onto the same wiki-style bases (where both worlds have them): combat XP share, prayer bones, magic spells, woodcutting, fishing, cooking, firemaking, mining, smithing/smelting (classic metals), crafting, fletching (classic bows / arrow tips / dart tips), herblaw finishing, thieving, agility (New), and related edge cases we found along the way.
Custom / high-level content
We did not leave customs as random leftovers. Recent tuning includes:
- Custom woodcutting, mining, and smelting XP aligned across the two worlds where both have the content
- Custom fletching bows kept at their current values (with a couple of obvious typo fixes on New, e.g. Boojum longbow cut and Mystic longbow string)
- Custom arrow tips scaled from the authentic arrow ladder (Dragon → Titanium)
- Custom dart tips kept on a rising ladder (25 / 50 / 100 / 150) on both worlds
- Herblaw finish XP and prayer bones brought into line so both worlds play fair on shared content
- Gem rocks mining XP wired up properly where it was missing
Also worth knowing
- Skill pages on the website were updated to match the live numbers
- Automatic Event Schedule and weekend/elite/wilderness rates are separate from this base-XP work (see the earlier announcements / Events Calendar / xp_rates.php)
- New ClassicKBD is still Pre-Alpha — wipes and further balance passes can still happen
- If a specific action still looks wrong, tell us: world + skill + exact action (and roughly what XP you got)
Thanks for the patience while we straightened the tables out. Hop in and skill — the bases should feel honest now.
— BrwN
We finished a big experience pass so Old ClassicKBD and New ClassicKBD finally share the same authentic base XP yardstick, and custom content is scaled in a consistent way.
What this means
- Base XP for classic (authentic) actions now matches classic.runescape.wiki display values on both worlds.
- Multipliers are unchanged: Old still runs the higher rate (16x weekday / 20x weekend regular, etc.), New still runs its Pre-Alpha rates (8x / 10x weekend regular, etc.).
- Comparing “feels faster” across worlds is now mostly about those rate multipliers — not mismatched base tables.
Authentic content aligned
Examples of skills/actions brought onto the same wiki-style bases (where both worlds have them): combat XP share, prayer bones, magic spells, woodcutting, fishing, cooking, firemaking, mining, smithing/smelting (classic metals), crafting, fletching (classic bows / arrow tips / dart tips), herblaw finishing, thieving, agility (New), and related edge cases we found along the way.
Custom / high-level content
We did not leave customs as random leftovers. Recent tuning includes:
- Custom woodcutting, mining, and smelting XP aligned across the two worlds where both have the content
- Custom fletching bows kept at their current values (with a couple of obvious typo fixes on New, e.g. Boojum longbow cut and Mystic longbow string)
- Custom arrow tips scaled from the authentic arrow ladder (Dragon → Titanium)
- Custom dart tips kept on a rising ladder (25 / 50 / 100 / 150) on both worlds
- Herblaw finish XP and prayer bones brought into line so both worlds play fair on shared content
- Gem rocks mining XP wired up properly where it was missing
Also worth knowing
- Skill pages on the website were updated to match the live numbers
- Automatic Event Schedule and weekend/elite/wilderness rates are separate from this base-XP work (see the earlier announcements / Events Calendar / xp_rates.php)
- New ClassicKBD is still Pre-Alpha — wipes and further balance passes can still happen
- If a specific action still looks wrong, tell us: world + skill + exact action (and roughly what XP you got)
Thanks for the patience while we straightened the tables out. Hop in and skill — the bases should feel honest now.
— BrwN