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Falkorgron
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Peaky said :
Falkorgron said :
Is this going to be the same game as rs3 or will these be an entirely new MMORPG because if we're playing on the same servers this would be one of the biggest updates happening to runescape since eoc. If you read any of the posts on this thread, even on PAGE ONE, you wouldn't be asking this question.

You mean if I didn't read that edit line on the 2nd or 3rd post? I did mention eoc because literally the second post mentioned a new type of pvp combat and other controversial topics that could or could not end well. For example, getting rid of the tick system was a much talked about opportunity for regular rs in which challenging that idea into implementation could most likely lead to suicide content. You think I just came here posting like I didn't know what I was doing? I agree though, it can be evident some people do that.

22-Sep-2018 07:00:12

Antisleeper

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sorry jagex but as a smart customer i have no faith in your ability to sell anything other than your main course here. please stop wasting time on these failed spinoffs that inevitably die and give us some real updates in the main game. TWO QUESTS SO FAR IN 2018 THIS IS CRAZY???

so if you have not heard any news then GOOD. maybe it means they are not going to waste even more money on a hopeless project that will not be here in the future like basically any other successful game in the world. i for one am getting real tired of their experiments to make quick cash then gut a game out with no support or advertisement until it becomes a financial deadweight they have to shut down.

So here's the problem with what you've said.

RS3 is more or less a cash cow. It's not due for any significant player growth in the future, it sustains its current playerbase well-enough, and it makes a significant amount of money through MTX.

The return on investment for meaningful updates isn't particularly high, which is why they're fairly sparse. Development moves along just enough to keep the game not-stale for its existing userbase, but that's about it. If you keep track of JMod posts on Reddit, an ever-present theme of their posts is talking about navigating development costs, and what updates are warranted.

Then there's OSRS, which has significant player growth and is comparatively easy to develop for. That's great, but its maximum potential growth is limited by its fundamentals: being an "old school" game. That places a lot of restrictions on just how ambitious Jagex can be with future updates.

So if Jagex is to grow (i.e. keep its investors happy by staying maximally profitable), it needs to expand its product lineup. If MMORPGs under the RS brand are the only things they've ever successfully made, and a new entry wouldn't cannibalize their cash cow or their old school game, that's the avenue that makes the most sense for them.

22-Sep-2018 07:37:25

Antisleeper

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Immortalized said :
yes like darkscape, rs chronicle, and rs idle adventures, all RS branded dead projects

Only one of those was an MMO (Darkscape), and it had the same target demographic as RS3.

If MMORPGs under the RS brand are the only things they've ever successfully made, and a new entry wouldn't cannibalize their cash cow or their old school game, that's the avenue that makes the most sense for them.

22-Sep-2018 09:45:40

Immortalized
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Antisleeper said :
Immortalized said :
yes like darkscape, rs chronicle, and rs idle adventures, all RS branded dead projects

Only one of those was an MMO (Darkscape), and it had the same target demographic as RS3.

If MMORPGs under the RS brand are the only things they've ever successfully made, and a new entry wouldn't cannibalize their cash cow or their old school game, that's the avenue that makes the most sense for them.
how can you make a new runescape mmo without cannibalizing runescape

osrs has and already has more players now Buy Zemomarks / Chromatic Partyhats safely here

22-Sep-2018 18:44:17

Antisleeper

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Immortalized said :
Antisleeper said :
Immortalized said :
yes like darkscape, rs chronicle, and rs idle adventures, all RS branded dead projects

Only one of those was an MMO (Darkscape), and it had the same target demographic as RS3.

If MMORPGs under the RS brand are the only things they've ever successfully made, and a new entry wouldn't cannibalize their cash cow or their old school game, that's the avenue that makes the most sense for them.
how can you make a new runescape mmo without cannibalizing runescape

osrs has and already has more players now

Old School has surpassed RS3 in player count, but that wasn't cannibalism. Jagex took RS3 in a direction a lot of players didn't like.

Those players didn't want to keep playing RS3 , so jagex offered them a significantly different product, even if it was just an older variation of their existing product.

A new Runescape MMO wouldn't appeal to the OSRS playerbase, because it'd be too different.

It also wouldn't appeal to the RS3 players that have heavily invested in MTX, because they'd prefer to keep their accounts and progression.

It would, however, appeal to old RS players who have since quit either game, and would like the nostalgia of a game they used to play, but in a modern way. It would also be more appealing to absolutely new players, seeing as RS3's new-player experience is trash, and Old School likely puts some people off by its rough appearance and slow leveling.

No doubt there would be a degree of cannibalism, but not to such a degree that it wouldn't be a profitable endeavor.

22-Sep-2018 23:50:17 - Last edited on 22-Sep-2018 23:52:42 by Antisleeper

Demonic Path
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They should do their best to try and keep the progression of current players or at the VERY LEAST give a lot of random perks, cosmetics, and easter eggs for players who say have a 15 year account or was maxed in previous game, etc etc.
Hmmm.. that you Zaros?

24-Sep-2018 10:53:38

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