RuneScape has a reputation for being rather grindy. This reputation is deserved, as maxing your account will take thousands of hours. There are many opportunities to make this goal easier. One of the most well-known opportunities is RuneScape’s Double XP events, and the next one goes live soon.
RuneScape Double XP LIVE Event Dates
It is important to know when the next RuneScape Double XP LIVE event will be. The earlier you stock up on buyable items that you need to train skills, the cheaper it will be. Prices rise dramatically the closer that you get to the start of the event. You could easily save yourself millions of GP by being proactive.
So, when is the next event? Jagex has announced that the next RuneScape Double XP LIVE event will occur from Friday, February 16, 2024 (12:00 in-game time), to Monday February 26, 2024 (12:00 in-game time).
Members will receive a +100% XP bonus while free-to-play players will receive a +20% XP bonus during the event.
Double XP Restrictions
Make sure that your plans for the Double XP LIVE event do not include any of the following.
- Assist system
- XP lamps
- Tomes of experience
- Ectofuntus
- Cremation
- Dragon rider amulet
- Auto-sanctifiers
- Brawling gloves
- Player-owned house altars
- Wilderness Chaos altar
- Dungeoneering wildcards
- Sacred clay
- Urns
- Ancient effigies
It also does not apply to XP rewards given on hand-in for the following activities:
- Quests
- Daily Challenges
- Jade Vine
- Strange and golden rocks
- Other Distractions & Diversions
- Harvesting animal produce from Player-Owned Farms
It does not apply to XP awarded on hand-in of points or tokens. Examples:
- Slayer point rewards
- Brimhaven Agility Arena tickets
- Dungeoneering tokens
The Archaeology & Invention skill benefits differently to others:
ARCHAEOLOGY
- Base Precision will be doubled (this means double projects per hour from excavation).
- Excavation & Screening XP are doubled
- Players will not receive Double XP from restoring artifacts, tomes, research, mysteries, or pylons.
INVENTION
- Item XP is gained at +50%
- Making items on a workbench (charge packs, siphons etc) gives +50% improved XP
- Disassembling random items (logs, potions etc) will give +50% improved XP
- Disassembling/siphoning equipment does not give improved XP
Ironman accounts do not receive an XP boost in Double XP LIVE.
As always, make sure that when you are planning to play for extended periods of time you remember to take care of yourself as well. The grind is real, but so are you. So, make sure that you take regular breaks. You have ten days to get your grind on, after all.
