This is a thread to discuss the impact some of the rarres(referred to as Partyhats/ Edibles) that are artificially raised or very high priced now, due to them obtaining a status of being 'rare' or now considered "discontinued' due to sheer lack of communication we have about it from Jagex.
Now, these rares are cosmetic items that were obtained mainly due to limited time event, and some of these events/MTX promotions like Rubber Turkeys, happened again, some aren't. This is where it gets murky.
To add to this issue, are groups of players motivated upon preying on unsuspected players, and running pyramid schemes or scams with ambiguity surrounding rares.
The blame for this lies not only with players that may be manipulating these rares or not, but more so with the way the entire scene is shrouded in mystery of what Jagex's stance and plans are in regards to these cosmetic items that shouldn't even have any impact on economy whatsoever.
I believe, these are the questions we should seek answers for from Jagex, to have more clarity around them, for the community.
1) Did you make these Discontinued Rares, rare and tradeable on purpose?
2) IF the intention wasn't to make them one day become rare, too high valued or considered discontinued, and they are 'accidental rares', do you have any plans now how to tackle this?
3) Are there any rares that are now confirmed discontinued, despite not being part of the official discontinued list, and if not, are there any plans in pipeline to release them again?
This category of partyhats/rares in particular has bred an underground community and FCs that are doing pretty much everything that could be counted against the spirit of the game. To get more communication around these questions would fix the speculation around what their worth.
02-May-2021 16:34:11
