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N S N S
Aug Member 2010

N S N S

Posts: 385 Silver Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Hi,

I haven't posted on the forums for many many years, but this update has upset me enough to do so.

I am a casual player that doesn't min/max anything and just plays for fun.
I really liked the daily challenges because they were simple and provided a pretty good reward for popping into the game regularly.

The justification given to implement the new system is to reduce the "extra pressure to log in and play daily through a combination of significant XP hits and free Treasure Hunter Keys - which in turn could provide more XP, increasing pressure further."

For a casual player such as myself, this hasn't reduced the pressure to login, it has simply destroyed one of the main reasons I would login in the first place. Runescape is a grind heavy game and giving players the opportunity for quick rewards is important for keeping them engaged and motivated to log in. I don't want to log in to a job, I want to log into a game. I am also rather stunned Jagex even considered removing the rewards completely (although they have nerfed them enough to make them worthless to me already)

Also, the new system is frankly incomprehensible. The method for completing the daily task is opaque (the point drop seems to be random). The rewards themselves are obviously a massive downgrade from what they used to be and appear to take much longer. Also, I really don't care about all those cosmetics and titles, I would much rather have keys and xp.

Now, most important of all, it feels like a slap in the face that the best rewards for this new system are locked behind this premium membership system. I have been a paying customer for approximately 13 years! I don't care if some people want to pay extra for goodies, but please don't take content away from me to motivate me to pay more (trust me, you are accomplishing quite the opposite).

I know this post will probably have no impact and isn't a very well though out argument, but at least it made me feel better.

Have a nice day.

05-Sep-2023 01:40:58 - Last edited on 05-Sep-2023 01:41:36 by N S N S

Lemon Flower
Dec Member 2018

Lemon Flower

Posts: 297 Silver Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Same feeling, it feels like a job where i pay to do labor.

And Im not having fun, if a game tells me what to do for ever and ever and ever..

I know the old daily challenge also told me what to do, but that was still a choice, i put certain skills on ''X'' so I only get the daily i wanted to do. and it only toke 5-8 minutes of gameplay to finish.

Ohoh i didnt click for 2 minutes, now i've missed out on 8 hero points ..


greetings, Lemon

06-Sep-2023 21:29:44

StGerolf
Mar Member 2006

StGerolf

Posts: 358 Silver Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Same feeling, I am now more bound to grind then before. It is stopping me from playing my own game. The previous system apealed for logging in regularly, now I am proned to skip just to avoid the time consuming daily tasks. When I am finished with them, I have no more time to play something different.

06-Sep-2023 21:32:55

Abby Taylor
Nov Member 2019

Abby Taylor

Posts: 2,214 Mithril Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Yes it takes longer and gives crappy rewards. Jagex once again making the game less enjoyable than it was before with their update.

This is not the correct way to update a video game. Typically you want to make changes that IMPROVE the game or MAKE IT BETTER.

Jagex has, for the past 15 years, made some of the most baffling borderline insane business decisions I have ever seen.
It blows my mind how people continue to pay for a product that has been degraded, devalued, spit on and trashed by it's owners month after month after month.
200m Woodcutting: 08/08/2021

Completionist: 09/10/2021

06-Sep-2023 23:03:16 - Last edited on 06-Sep-2023 23:03:46 by Abby Taylor

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