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A  Cole
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A  Cole

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When did Jagex promise to poll GE tax? I don't recall seeing that.

Also, remember that this update is a convenience fee to use the GE, not a trade tax. You can still trade in the traditional manner without paying the tax.


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10-Jan-2023 00:47:47

Tenebri
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DurtieHarrie said :

But hey, I can't be bothered by your opinion.

sounds like we on same page

A  Cole said :
When did Jagex promise to poll GE tax? I don't recall seeing that.

Also, remember that this update is a convenience fee to use the GE, not a trade tax. You can still trade in the traditional manner without paying the tax.


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Roddy Piper
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In blogs, mentioned in live streams. I have posted about it several times.

I'm not saying you were accusatory, I am saying this information was in the blogs, same as the explanation of how it is directly tied to death costs and serves literally no other purpose than to annoy me.

10-Jan-2023 00:59:33

A  Cole
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A  Cole

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It's not directly tied to death costs though.

They've looked at how death costs are not working as intended, and have updated them to be more fair.

In doing so, this as a knock on effect to how much GP enters and leaves the game. This means another, separate update was required to balance the books.

This is where the GE tax comes in.

I've read most of the blogs and seen some of the livestreams, and read plenty of comments on the forums, yet I do not remember seeing anything about the poll. I will have to look for this when I get time tomorrow.


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10-Jan-2023 01:02:51

Roddy Piper
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It doesn't even matter because they didn't make the poll and the update is live, Unless you want to bury them for false promises. I just mentioned it as a matter of fact.

The tax takes out more than their data suggested they should, so it is actually a bonus and we should not worry about any more interference.

Your own explanation even confirms it was made to balance out the gp loss, and not a service fee.

This whole idea of trading with players is hogwash. I can't stand the anxiety because people are just wanting you to let your guard down. It's not something I will participate in.

10-Jan-2023 01:08:28

A  Cole
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A  Cole

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How do you know the tax takes out more than their data suggests? There's no other data other than the data they have given us to go off, so how can you make that statement?

Indeed, the GE tax is there to balance the books, I'm not arguing against that fact.

I'm simply saying that another term one can use for the "GE tax" is "convenience fee". People seem to get very negative vibes with the word "tax", yet barely bat an eyelid with the word "fee" - yet they are exactly the same thing. If you don't like this, then there are options to get around it, hence why I mentioned the traditional method of trading.

If you like neither of these, well, that's your prerogative. At least the game has plenty of other aspects to enjoy.


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10-Jan-2023 01:16:01

Roddy Piper
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Frogman 89 said :
I don't recall seeing anything about this a year ago, just logged on this morning and found it in game, I imagine most people are in the same boat.

I'm not saying it is your fault, just a general statement. There are millions of people who did know about it and never said anything.

10-Jan-2023 01:16:31

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