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FredUp

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Now in 2008 – 2010 after these radical changes people started to notice runescape and Jagex then won the following awards (please not they won none prior to 2007) :-
2009 Duke choice awards Bes* Desktop Game Project
2010 Private Company of the Year" award at the East of England Business Awards
Golden joystick awards
2009 UK developer of the year
2010 UK Developer of the Year
2010 Most popular games :-
3rd RuneScape, released 2001 - 5 million active users. A Java-based MMORPG operated by Jagex Ltd. with over nine million active free accounts. Boasts one million paying customers. Fancy that.
Why am I telling you all this well its quite simple really most people coming back after 3 years out will tell you that jagex lost fans and recognition after getting rid of free trade and the wilderness in 2007 and runescape has never been the same game however my debate is that they kicked out a lot of cheats and gained several awards in this time.
I personaly don’t understand why jagex after 3 years is deciding to give I nand let wilderness come back when it will bring back the bots and real world trading they fought so hard to get rid of in the first place and I believe if these changes take place we will go back to the old days (full of bots and cheats).
Thank-you for taking the time to read this
Fred up

04-Jan-2011 21:11:52

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Yes to both! Bring RS back to its former glory!
Get Scammed or Lured? Oh well, your own damn fault you are ignorant.
More Botting and Real World Trading? Oh well, get over it. It didn't leave when Jagex removed the features, so they will never leave. Jagex will just have to try and beef up their methods of detection and banning.

04-Jan-2011 21:14:43

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@FredUp
World of Warcraft has a lot more bots and RWT than Runescape ever did. You can't go 5 minutes without getting a pm from someone wanting you to buy gold. And how are they doing? A lot better than Runescape.
Plus Jagex thinks they have the technology to deal with that stuff so hopefully it won't be a big problem. Only way to know is to try it...

04-Jan-2011 21:15:57

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I voted a no. But after some reading on the foums i realized that the problems will be fixed. and if wildy and ft comes back, more players will come(which everyone knows). after the returning, new memberships will be, making more cash for jagex. much better updates much more often :D
PS**** for bad english again

04-Jan-2011 21:16:01 - Last edited on 04-Jan-2011 21:16:30 by Definitions

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@Fredup
You must have never played when there was old wild and free trade for many reasons. First, the difference between the old wild and the PvP and Bounty Hunter was, you got everything that the person had on not just random junk. Next, sure there were tons of bots back then but the reason for that was not because there was free trade and old wildy. The reason was Jagex did not have the technology to block most of the botters. Last, still no one has given me a valid point on why RWT is such a problem.

04-Jan-2011 21:17:57

MacGriogair
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FredUp:
JaGeX have stated that they felt confident in their ability to tackle bots and would continue to do so daily, as cheaters will always exist so long as there is an incentive to do so. Real world trading never left Runescape and you're kidding yourself on if you believe the bots left also.
Many innocent players left during these updates because it stole the one thing that made this game different and special: unlimited interaction between friends. No longer being able to help ones friend or go for a large session in the wilderness together really ruined the appeal of the game to many players at the time.
Of course some stayed, but a lot also left. JaGeX having now stemmed the tide somewhat on the cheating front obviously feel competent enough that they can reintroduce what was once one of the biggest unique selling points for Runescape.
If you're so naive as to believe this is currently a cheat free game then by all means continue to live on in your own little world of fairies and pixie dust where everything is happy and nothing is wrong...

FURTHERMORE:
There is very little to no noticable difference now on the RWT and botting front than there was back then. Players could continue on oblivious to the happenings of the bots because they had no need to be concerned by them. RWT is very much an issue for JaGeX and why the players feel so strongly on it is beyond me.

04-Jan-2011 21:18:27 - Last edited on 04-Jan-2011 21:20:08 by MacGriogair

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all of you above me (not fred)...I'm glad you know what the good old rs was like...and Fred, You're one of the 7% that voted for NO...I don't mind you saying your thoughts and opinions...But For real? 1-5 posts is enough.

04-Jan-2011 21:18:34 - Last edited on 04-Jan-2011 21:18:51 by GIGGITY G00

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Hello, this is in fact my first post.
I usually don't reply to anything but for this certain update I just have to throw my opinion in.
Many people on this forum had lots to say but wasn't really thinking of what they were actually saying, for instance a number of people said they don't want free trade but they do want the old wilderness back. Then wouldn't people go to the wild and get killed by the account there transferring to? Also for those of you who want free-trade, the only reason you guys want free trade is so you can give a present to your friend? What happens when you don't have anything else to give, wouldn't it just be like what you guys do right now?. The Old Wilderness and Free-Trade work hand-in-hand that is why Jagex did it in one project.
If you really want one to come back make a sacrifice of bringing the other back along with it.
Now for those of you who think you know it all about RWTrader's and Botters.
Today as we speak there are people RWTrading, Jagex didn't stop that at all, they just slowed down the process of doing it. With botting, Jagex say they have newer tech. to track down the botters, how does bringing back the old wild and free-trade make that become easier for botters? They admitted themselves they could never stop cheating, just imagine this. Runescape has about 1M+ people playing, now just think 400,000 of those people are botting and Jagex can't reset people's stats if thier innocent. It's tough that's why it's such a hard thing to do. It just can't be stopped. Theres no such thing as a perfect game, there will always be botters,hackers,and RWTrader's its like life. There is no good without evil.
Now for my own opinion on bringing it back or not. I vote "YES" for both. I am a pker and also a skiller. I remember the "good ole days" when you were scared to get a scroll so you would call your cousin or someone to back you up. I remember cheering for joy when getting that persons whip. Runescape's wilderness is THE ONLY LEGIT

04-Jan-2011 21:18:57

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