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<divclass="content"><p>On the weekend of the 12th of March 2010, we will be running a "bonus XP weekend" for RuneScape members. This has been officially announced in our newsletter (if you haven't already, then sign up for it <ahref="https://secure.runescape.com/m=email-register/set_address.ws">here</a>).</p><p>We've put together this blog as more of an FAQ to answer any questions about the weekend and we will be around on the forums to answer any questions that come up. </p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>What exactly is a bonus XP weekend?</h3><divclass="content"><p>As the name implies, there will be the opportunity over the weekend of the 12th of March to gain extra XP for standard training activities</p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>When will this be happening?</h3><divclass="content"><p>Between the hours of 12:00PM GMT on Friday 12th March and 12:00PM GMT Monday 15th March (so, all of that Saturday and Sunday). These times are a rough estimate, but we will put a news post out as soon as the event starts.</p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>I don't use GMT! Tell me what time this will be in my country.</h3><divclass="content"><p>Here's an idea of times in different areas:<br/>EST - 07:00 AM Friday 12th to 07:00 AM Monday 15th<br/>PST - 04:00 AM Friday 12th to 04:00 AM Monday 15th<br/>Australia - 23:00 PM Friday 12th to 23:00 PM Monday 15th<br/>CET 12:00 PM Friday 12th to 12:00 PM Monday 15th<br/>Brazil (east) - 09:00 AM Friday 12th to 09:00 AM Monday 15th</p><p>For more information, please use the handy and helpful <ahref="../m%3dforum/forumsea36.html?42,43,937,57562831">Time Conversion Thread.</a></p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>How does the bonus XP work?</h3><divclass="content"><p>When you initially log in on the weekend, you will gain approx 2.7x XP for all "normal training" activities (see the question below for a list). While you are logged in, a timer will be running over the time you are logged into the game. Over time, the bonus will decrease to a minimum of 1.1x your usual rate. </p><p>Your XP rate will be shown in-game over the course of the weekend, and you will have access to an interface showing a running total of the extra XP you have earned (over what you would have normally earned) as well as the amount of time you have logged in. Your bonus XP rate will <spanclass="strong">NOT</span> decrease when you are not logged into the game, so do not feel pressured to play continuously.</p><p></p></div><divclass="hr"></div><h3>What activities will earn me bonus XP?</h3><divclass="content"><p>Normal training activities will earn you the bonus XP. Every fight, log cut or hunter trap you lay will grant you a multiple of the XP it would normally give.</p><p>Typical training activities for each skill (not an exhaustive list):<br/><ul><li>Attack and Strength - melee combat</li><li>Ranged - ranged combat, Circus</li><li>Magic - magic combat and other spell casting (e.g. enchanting jewellery, alchemy, teleporting), Circus</li><li>Defence and Hitpoints - from all forms of combat</li><li>Agility - completing courses, using shortcuts, Circus</li><li>Construction - building furniture in your POH</li><li>Cooking - cooking food on range/fire/spit</li><li>Crafting - crafting pots, armour, jewellery, battlestaves, blowing glass</li><li>Farming - weeding, planting/harvesting crops, checking tree health (even on trees grown before Bonus XP Weekend)</li><li>Firemaking - lighting fires, burning evil tree roots, lighting beacons, burning shades</li><li>Fishing - catching fish</li><li>Fletching - fletching bows/arrows/crossbows/bolts, etc</li><li>Herblore - cleaning herbs, mixing potions (including finishing off unfinished potions)</li><li>Hunter - setting/checking traps, butterfly/bird/impling catching, falconry</li><li>Mining - mining ores/gems, mining shooting stars</li><li>Prayer - burying bones, burning shades</li><li>Runecrafting - crafting runes at any altar (including ZMI/Ourania Altar), combination runes, crafting tiaras</li><li>Slayer - doing Slayer tasks</li><li>Smithing
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