2002

The following is a list of notable events that happened in RuneScape in 2002.

January

 * 4 January - Servers 5 and 6 online.
 * 29 January - Latest RuneScape News.
 * It takes a minute to let a dropped item spawn for other players again
 * Andrew decided to make Rune battle axes and 2h Rune swords F2P again and to not make them members-only content (even though the member game wasn't released yet).

February

 * 27 February - RuneScape members is released along with the new skill Herblore (called Herblaw on RuneScape Classic) and 5 new quests: Druidic Ritual, Lost City, Witch's House, Heroes' Quest and Merlin's Crystal.

March

 * 18 March - Latest RuneScape News.
 * Blood rune released with high level spells.
 * Teleport to Camelot.
 * Wilderness area in Edgeville Dungeon.
 * Glass Making ability for Crafting.
 * New Monster - Black unicorn.
 * 2 New mods - Steve and Ian.
 * 21 March - 2 New RuneScape Servers online. 8 Worlds, 10,000 capacity.
 * 25 March - Fletching skill is released.
 * 26 March - Stringing bows xp increased. Woodcutting trees xp increased.

April

 * 9 April - Family Crest quest released.
 * 30 April - Thieving skill released.
 * Tribal Totem quest released.
 * City of Ardougne released.

May

 * 10 May - Latest RuneScape News.
 * Fire Giant released.
 * Make-over Mage released.
 * Level - 56 wilderness open.
 * Curry Released.
 * 29 May - 2000 RuneScape accounts were stat-wiped for Macroing/Autoing or using RuneScape clients.

June

 * 17 June - Fishing guild released, along with the Temple of Ikov and Clock Tower quests.

July

 * 10 July - Some bugs fixed
 * 12 July - More ways to get membership!
 * 19 July - RuneScape database on a faster server.
 * 20 July - Customer Support database online
 * 23 July - 3 new members quests, Holy Grail, Tree Gnome Village, and Fight Arena, are added.
 * 26 July - The Highscore tables now show the top 100,000

August

 * 15 August - 2 new members quests, Hazeel Cult and Sheep Herder, are added.
 * 26 August -
 * 27 August - The Plague City quest is added, along with the Ardougne teleport spell.

September

 * 9 September - The quest Sea slug is added.
 * 19 September -
 * 24 September - Tutorial Island, the Waterfall Quest, and the King Black Dragon are added.
 * 25 September - The Worldmap has been updated

October

 * 9 October -
 * 18 October -
 * 23 October - Several new updates, including:
 * 2 members quests, Biohazard and Jungle Potion
 * The town of Yanille
 * The members spells Enfeeble, Stun, and Vulnerability, along with the Soul rune.
 * Dragon bones
 * The combat system was changed so that Monsters that were far weaker than the player would no longer auto attack.
 * 25 October -
 * The Halloween masks were dropped on 30 October.

November

 * 1 November -
 * 13 November - Fatigue system released.
 * Wilderness monsters made aggressive regardless of level.
 * 15 November -
 * 25 November - The mining and fishing system is changed.

December

 * 2 December -
 * 12 December - The Agility skill is added, along with the quest Grand tree.
 * 25 December - the "Merry Christmas" update begins the 2002 Christmas event