Visually, it's one of RuneScape gold the most striking settings in the sport, a whole breath of fresh air that is different from even the major desert configurations like Al Kharid, Nardah, and Pollnivneach.

It's also among the greatest updates because Jagex switched Runescape out of a browser-based game to NXT, the downloadable client that started in 2016. Menaphos is something of a show in terms of what's possible with the new client: the Golden City is stunning. Volumetric lighting and fresh water effects give Menaphos a utopian feel. The town is light and open, you feel the heat of the sun overhead, columns of light piercing through palm leaves. But this is not Al Kharid. As much as NXT has helped beautify existing game areas, it's nothing in comparison to the splendour and opulence Jagex have managed to eke out of Menaphos.

Since the coming of Old School Runescape, Runescape has increasingly focussed on delivering a single-player RPG experience towards rivalling those provided by Bioware or even Bethesda, with a focus on questing and Royal progression. Menaphos embraces that mentality wholeheartedly, with skilling built into each street and district in town, as well the Changing Tombs mini-game and Sophanem Slayer dungeon to buy rs3 gold get non-combat and battle skilling respectively.