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Lb490
Mar Member 2012

Lb490

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Hello runescape. Its been a great ride, Forums have been a place where i always lurked around and read gossip and maybe sometimes even interacted, i love forums and always have. its a shame to see it go as it feels like one of the last places where the real "OG" players hang out not that im including myself in to that prestigious club but coming up to the 20 year mark soon and i feel like a piece of my own runescape history have been lost with the removal of this iconic service.
I dont personally use discord or X or reddit. Never have and never really will for runescape interaction, forums was my go to.

Well old friend, i see you on the otherside. till the end and beyond.

14-Jan-2024 17:44:15

A  Cole
Nov Member 2003

A  Cole

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Slaw Is Law said :
What is happening to the forums?? Just not as active or are they pulling the plug?
I just got back into the game for the first time in years, and I'm sure dissapointed this is the first thing I'm seeing on the forums.
Hello 'Scapers,

When RuneScape first launched, it was clear that our players would need a separate location to discuss and socialise outside of the game. At the time, it was much more common practice for online communities to gather in forums – and so the official RuneScape Forums were born!

Since then, however, usage has declined to the point where most players now prefer to use external platforms like Discord, Reddit and Twitter (‘X’) to connect with us and their fellow players. With that in mind, we've decided to refocus towards being actively present where our players prefer to be, and allocating more of our resources accordingly.

Consequently, we will be taking our forums offline - initially transitioning them to be read-only from January 25th, and then
removing them entirely on March 28th.



~A~

14-Jan-2024 23:04:22

Jaekob Caed
Apr Member 2011

Jaekob Caed

Posts: 7,194 Rune Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
Slaw Is Law said :
What is happening to the forums?? Just not as active or are they pulling the plug?
I just got back into the game for the first time in years, and I'm sure dissapointed this is the first thing I'm seeing on the forums.

It's just Jagex being modern Jagex. They have no soul, they just want to dismantle all that made this game so fun and unique. They're literally giving us the same GARBAGE excuse they gave us when closing RSC and unfortunately, a lot of people are buying it for some reason. ~
Jaekob Caed
: Scribe, Scholar and Prince of the Kingdom of Heaven ~
The Jagex I once loved is dead... A THREAD

15-Jan-2024 04:52:35

Crone924
Sep Member 2006

Crone924

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"most players now prefer".

Guinness book of records number of accounts, 300M+

But "most" want the forums gone.

"Most" people are the best people, it would seem.

I've come to the conclusion that "most" people mistakenly view this as a linear game to complete, then pine for the next version or trade in for something else. Hence the strident screaming for the next bigger boss or other shiny every so often, or else.

Long term loyalists can either get with the program, or...bye.

21-Jan-2024 18:20:44

Tomato 56789
Apr Member 2022

Tomato 56789

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Crone924 said :
"most players now prefer".

Guinness book of records number of accounts, 300M+

But "most" want the forums gone.

"Most" people are the best people, it would seem.

I've come to the conclusion that "most" people mistakenly view this as a linear game to complete, then pine for the next version or trade in for something else. Hence the strident screaming for the next bigger boss or other shiny every so often, or else.

Long term loyalists can either get with the program, or...bye.

Yeah. Spit in the face to those of us who simply like the game. Low-maintenance players who only ask for the bare minimum maintenance and enough updates to keep interest.

Bossing doesn't interest me much. I mostly play with legacy mode. I will use EOC for necromancy but most bosses don't appeal much tome. It's saddening that most updates are bossing or things for maxed out players. I wish Jagex would add more low-level and mid-grade content to make the game more newb friendly again.
Casual legacy trash of 20 years in RS, writer of Skyrook Gorge (and other books) irl


Should the forums truly go; almost anyone from here is free to add me in-game.

21-Jan-2024 22:28:32

Jaekob Caed
Apr Member 2011

Jaekob Caed

Posts: 7,194 Rune Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
I've put well over 6k hours into this game on this character alone (and this isn't even my oldest one), yet a good chunk of that was just hanging out, having fun. I agree that unfortunately, the "most" metric that Jagex uses is comprised of the folks that play this game for a mindless grind which, from my very earliest days, was never what I saw this game as being. Even Andrew Gower himself said he never expected people to hit the level 99 skill cap, he just put it there because he figured that'd let people play as long as they want.

It wasn't supposed to be about the grind but thanks to Twitch and esports, the "no XP waste" mentality became the unwritten motto of the dev teams over this past decade and it absolutely irks me. The game I grew up on was a sandbox MMO*RPG*, one where the goal was just to have fun doing whatever you felt like doing. You weren't missing out on stuff if you didn't have the time to grind the game 3+ hours per day. You weren't left behind if you chose to just play the content you enjoyed, beyond the fact that new gear and rewards often required higher skills to obtain. I felt like I was someone living in a digital world where I was free to just do whatever I felt like doing to unwind and escape the stresses of the real world.

Nowadays, if you're not maxed and still grinding 3-4+ hours every day, you tend to miss out on stuff and your opinion doesn't matter to Jagex. It's infuriating. It's one of many reasons why I just can't get excited for this game anymore, no matter how hard I try (and believe me, I try hard). I guess it could be that I'm spoiled on MMOs like ESO where you can have fun no matter how much or how little time you have to play but in general, this game has changed for the worst thanks to an atrocious company and a playerbase that's so out of touch with what this game was originally meant to be. It's sad and it's a gut punch to those of us who've been around long enough to remember when this game was still about fun. ~
Jaekob Caed
: Scribe, Scholar and Prince of the Kingdom of Heaven ~
The Jagex I once loved is dead... A THREAD

22-Jan-2024 03:44:04

Crone924
Sep Member 2006

Crone924

Posts: 300 Silver Posts by user Forum Profile RuneMetrics Profile
There is content for new people and lower levels, but that gets negated with the convenience grinds (and what holidays have mostly become) so people can stand around and click for xp (in the "boring" skills, that "most" important? people find their time too valuable for). The linear people ticking boxes get their xp at those just like any noob. Standing around clicking and chatting isn't bad, but I never found it as fun as running around DOING things.

What I enjoyed as a noob planning for my future was the xp AND the resources gained by grinding gathering and artisan skills, so that, unless I wanted to sell a block of resources to make some cash, I HAD the resources in the bank when I gained levels to keep advancing at a higher level.

I didn't have to go collect things when I started a quest, I withdrew them.

I could do a farming run and pay the farmer, because I had the baskets and the sacks and the stuff, and my xp took off doing runs, because I had saved the resources to do them efficiently. I didn't have to wait for an event and pick coconuts for hours to get xp, I had a ton of valuable stuff i could use or sell.

Strange and golden rocks are a huge boon for training, IMO. Makes you train a variety, and helps you progress relatively evenly (IF that is your goal) AND have fun doing it.

So much is devalued with the focus on "end stage", from combat to box-ticking on skills.

They HAVE a "forever game", but it seems they (or their investor/owner) prefer a linear one of check-boxes.

22-Jan-2024 18:53:48 - Last edited on 22-Jan-2024 23:05:05 by Crone924

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