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Avidspark

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Mel 624 said :
Maybe someday RS will be bought and run by people who care about maintaining the community.

We can but dream, I guess. 'Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.'
T. Pratchett, 1948-2015 RIP, you are missed

17-Jan-2024 00:49:33

Dilbert2001
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Niick said :
So how much is Runescape worth?

If you could put a value on it?

I know the $800m price tag is for all of its games but is there a specific value for jus Runescape?

"Here we go... This armchair CEO in me has expressed concerns on the clarity of future business plan and at least I would have to see near term roadmap before I could pitch the company to potential new buyers with focus on the unique and proven 22+ years of renowned IP, technologies and diversity of RS3."


My comment remains the same - I won't bid without seeing what real future plans are in their pipelines, and Jagex still haven't filed their mandated 2022 Financial Statements to Companies House 22 days after its due day.

If I have to give a blind guess if I was Elon Mush and didn't care to throw a few hundred millions $$$ into the Grand Canyon, I'll wager $500 mil, or less than what Carlyle Group reportedly paid for the one trick Runescape only Jagex.

Good luck to whoever new owner who are willing to pay $1 billion for Jagex anyway.

22-Jan-2024 19:18:57

Sc Jw
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Dilbert2001 said :

My comment remains the same - I won't bid without seeing what real future plans are in their pipelines, and Jagex still haven't filed their mandated 2022 Financial Statements to Companies House 22 days after its due day.
You won't be bidding because you don't have the money to pay for membership on your various alts, much less something the size of Jagex.

22-Jan-2024 19:52:03

Dilbert2001
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Perhaps some of us should know why many investors, especially growth oriented ones, often value well kept secret games like SCUM than known quality games but with either not much growth potential or simply unappealing profit margins.

It is not hard to see games in a fresh trending genre like Survival gathering much buzz from investors when they see some unknown survival game from unknown indie developers selling 6 million copies for over $200 million.

Now imagine how much would SCUM or Jagex's unannounced game be worth if they could make hundreds of millions in a matter of days? They would definitely be more valuable than RS3 and OSRS combined.

I won't make this gamble though, but who knows, perhaps some see the risk/rewards in their favor, and they are willing to buy Jagex for $1 billion.

24-Jan-2024 23:20:08 - Last edited on 24-Jan-2024 23:20:37 by Dilbert2001

Dilbert2001
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Yes, great plan:

"Happy New Year!

There's so much happening in 2024 to be excited about, and we can't even tell you everything yet.

RuneScape Announcements
OldSchool RuneScape Announcements
*Redacted*
*Redacted*

We're looking forward to sharing more with you throughout the year."


https://twitter.com/Jagex/status/1742206615174914052"

But, we don't know anything about "redated" and "radate" yet. However, it doesn't mean they haven't been shown in the investment prospectus Jagex sent to potential buyers.

25-Jan-2024 00:34:32

A  Cole
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You do realise that the Hero Pass was hid behind a similar future updates post last year?

Just because it's redacted doesn't mean the players are going to like it. It may be redacted because they know players are not going to like it.


~A~

25-Jan-2024 00:37:28

Dilbert2001
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A  Cole said :
You do realise that the Hero Pass was hid behind a similar future updates post last year?

Just because it's redacted doesn't mean the players are going to like it. It may be redacted because they know players are not going to like it.


~A~

So were Purple Skin and Exclusive Twitch Gaming Partnership Soul Wars Worlds, but wait... they would be Runescape Announcement and Oldschool Runescape announcements.

25-Jan-2024 00:39:14

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