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    Todays update!
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    Slayer Tower: Revamped (members only)

    The Slayer Tower is an imposing sight for new arrivals to Morytania, and it's even more so after today's graphical update. As ever, the Slayer Tower's a great place to complete Slayer Assignments for a range of RuneScape's more macabre monsters.

    From today, you'll also be able to complete Slayer Contracts within the tower. These work in a similar way to Slayer Assignments, as they involve killing a set number of specific creatures, although they must be completed within the Slayer Tower, and the rewards work differently.

    You can take on a Slayer Contract by speaking to Markus, just outside the Slayer Tower. Markus will show you his list of normal contracts. You can then choose whichever of these you like best, take a contract scroll from Markus and head into the tower to get slaying. Be sure to keep the scroll with you, as kills won't count towards the contract otherwise. This won't affect any Slayer Assignment you already have; kills that count towards a normal contract will not count towards your assignment.

    Once the contract is complete, bring the scroll back to Markus to claim your payment. He'll offer you a choice between a healthy helping of coins or XP in the core combat skill of your choice (with some limitations). You'll also get a little Slayer XP as you kill each monster: 20% of the amount you'd have received if you killed the monster for a Slayer Assignment.

    If you already have a Slayer Assignment to kill suitable creatures, Markus will offer you a special contract instead of the normal list. His special contracts match the type of creature that you've been assigned, effectively giving you a 20% uplift to your Slayer XP, plus a choice of combat XP or coins.

    There's an Early Bird bonus available for the next two weeks, doubling the combat XP or cash that you'll receive from the first normal contract that you complete within that time.
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    Our Graphics Team have done some superb work on the Slayer Tower, and its spooky Second Age look fits in well with the new lore we've introduced. Keep an eye out for books written by the tower's architect - General Viggora - and by the mage responsible for populating the tower with its monstrous residents. We've also replaced some of the old agility shortcuts with stairs for easier access, but we've added a new one which grants access to a new rooftop, where more of the highest levelled enemies are available for those of you with at least 71 Agility.
    Whether you're looking to bullseye some banshees, knock out some nechryaels or take an axe to some Abyssal demons, the Slayer Tower's the place to go. Head on over there now and start slaying!

    Mod Ash

    How to start Slayer Contracts:

    Speak to Markus outside the Slayer Tower. To get there from Varrock, leave via the east gate and take the path northeast, and then head through the passage beneath the Temple. Once you're through, head north to reach the Slayer Tower.

    Requirements:

    You must be a RuneScape member.
    At least one inventory space for the contract scroll.
    Slayer Contracts have the same Slayer level requirement as their targeted monsters, ranging from 5 to 85. See here for details.
    To access the additional gargoyles, nechryaels and Abyssal demons on the roof, you will need 71 Agility.

    Retired Random Event NPCs Return (free players and members)

    Just before Christmas, the random events that were a long-standing part of RuneScape were removed. The NPCs involved in these have now been brought back to live out their retirements in the game.

    These include Mr Mordaut, whose new tenure at Varrock Museum heading up the Department of Unnatural History has allowed him to start some important research on the dragonkin. He'll share this never-before-revealed lore with you for the asking, and will grant you Kudos if you have information to share with him, and a one-time Slayer XP reward for those who help him with a particular breakthrough.

    Other highlights include the Mysterious Old Man in Draynor, and Iffie's costume shop in Varrock, where the old random event costumes can be purchased for coins. Purchasing any of the mime or gravedigger pieces will also unlock their related emotes.

    Have fun catching up with these iconic NPCs, and finding out what they're up to. A full list of their locations can be found here.

    Mod Srowley

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    The 20% xp does get Morytania bonuses (only 10%, bringing it to 22%. I think it's multiplicative, might be additive). But most importantly, I think you can pick the same targets every time without any need for travel. While xp would still be lower than doing normal slayer, I think it's reasonable to achieve about 1/3 normal legit rates.

    Although it is still definitely worse than normal slayer, no doubt about that.

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    The slayer xp are horrible for me, I prefer doing regular slayer tasks..

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    Interesting that the rates of xp are so low. Kind wish they were higher as it would encourage more people to head over and make use of it. If they don't it will become another pointless update that doesn't get used.

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    I don't understand why they bothered for such low XP rates :/. We don't need more help leveling combat. EOC made that easy enough. We just need a faster way to level slayer :S.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashaman88 View Post
    hmm so would it be worth it to make a slayer script for this? only 20% of the xp?
    Sadly its not worth it all
    Rates are terrible

    They call it the "Slayer Tower" when you barely get much slayer xp to begin with, before or after the update
    Whats the point of getting combat xp when most people are nearing 99 anyway and methods to train CB are quick the way they are?

    Runecraft gets 5x'd the xp with runespan, but slayer still stays low..

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    Yesterday I killed 200 abyssal demons in 43~ minutes. if i calculated it correctly that was 7.7k slayer/hr. and that was with cls and bandos and titan and ovls and turmoil, so... yeah... Sometime i think ill try abby spec as i think they are slightly more xp/hr normally, which would translate to more xp/hr with this new thing. Buutt... last time i checked, abby specs were loaded with herb bots.

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    Id say its worth it for a script... Such an enclosed space to finish tasks.
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