Yesterday saw the release of Desert Treasure 2 – The Fallen Empire in Old School RuneScape – the MMO’s first Grandmaster quest since 2019.
A sequel to the classic Desert Treasure quest released back in 2005, Desert Treasure 2 – The Fallen Empire sends players back to the depths of the Kharidian Desert to explore a vault connected to the fallen Zarosian empire where they’ll once again get caught in the plans of the mysterious Mahjarrat.
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As many RuneScape players will know, the lore in Old School RuneScape frequently deviates from the stories told in its modern counterpart due to its being created from an August 2007 archive. This means any quests released after this date, King’s Ransom being the last, are not present in Old School RuneScape, allowing the developers to not only craft stories unique to Old School, but to take the ones which overlap in a different direction.
Outside of lore implications, Desert Treasure 2 – The Fallen Empire promises to give any good adventurer a lengthy, very difficult, challenge. Being a Grandmaster quest – the highest level of difficulty a quest can have – you need to have met a number of level requirements and completed a long list of quests before you can even start it.
Once your new journey has begun, you’ll eventually have to face four new powerful bosses who are ready to put your combat skills to the test. So grab your best equipment and make sure to include a good amount of summer pies or manta rays in your inventory (lobsters aren’t going to be much help this time), because you’re going to need them.