It took only 6 days for the world’s first player to train archaeology to level 99

RuneScape is one of the oldest MMORPGs in the world. During these years of development, a unique set of leaderboard culture has gradually formed in the game. Not long ago, Jagex, the developer of Old School RuneScape, introduced a new skill called archaeology in the game, which once again caused competition between players. Every player wanted to be the first in the archaeology ranking. As the 28th new skill of the game, players have many ways to train the skill. After 6 days of hard work, player Le Me from Europe successfully trained his archaeology skills to level 99 and temporarily became the first in the ranking.

In fact, the competition is not over because players can train archaeology up to level 120. This means that until the end of the leaderboard competition, players after the second place still have the hope to surpass Le Me. If you have watched the ranking of archaeology skill levels during this time, you will find that the L33 ranked second place has gained very close to Le Me, and the gap between them is only 260000XP. Not only that, the Legacy of KG and Maikeru, OSRS Gold ranked third and fourth, respectively, will also reach level 99 in the short term, which puts a lot of pressure on Le Me.

One of the surprising traits of Archaeology is how slow the skill is to coach. At around level 60, players can expect to create just 12,000 experience per hour. For comparison, another gathering skill, Hunter, awards roughly sixfold that at the identical level. However, Archaeology is a very AFK-friendly skill, meaning that minimal attention is required whilst training it.

Due to the low experience rates, many dedicated content creators racing for 99 ended up committing to some incredible hours. YouTuber and Twitch streamer Maikeru completed two 11-hour streams and a 23-hour stream in exactly four days.

Since the game was first released in 2001, archaeology has become one of the most popular skills in game history. Unlike many other skills, players can train archaeology and improve skill levels in various ways, which gives players a very good game experience. Players usually need to repeat a training option countless times when training other skills, which is very boring. However, if players want to train archaeology skills, they can choose to restore ancient handicrafts or explore the remains, or they can study a certain ancient culture. These are all effective training methods.

Due to the huge disaster caused by the popularity of COVID-19 in the world, people have to stay at home. Old School RuneScape is one of the best choices to kill time. The release of archaeology has made RuneScape new users more. According to the data released by the developer Jagex on the official website, since the COVID-19 ban was issued, RuneScape 3 has reached a maximum of 60,000 simultaneous online players, while OSRS has more than 145,000 players playing at the same time. This is a promising signal for developers-more than a decade after its release, one of the oldest MMORPGs in the world is becoming popular again. If you read this article and want to start an adventure in this game, then I have to tell you the good news. The well-known game currency store GOLDRS is holding an event, they sell the safe and fast OSRS Gold at the lowest price. If you register as a member at GOLDRS, you can also enjoy more member discounts! Want to buy RS Gold? Please visit GOLDRS!