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Ripstyx
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Ripstyx

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I agree with the people saying SoF is good especially when it comes to helping those who are not as well off as other players, the only one thing i have a problem with is the cosmetic dragon clothes being so hard to get, there is literally no way for anyone to get all the pieces before they are removed... would have been better if they were on easier slots, but hey i'm just one person, what i say ain't gonna count.
Anyway thank you Jagex for the SoF. :)
Riptryx.

02-Jun-2012 11:26:50

Deltaslug

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How does a video game company make money?
- Sell advertising space (banner ads, product placement or tie ins)
- Subscriber usage (getting new subscribers, retaining old)
- Company Merchandising (T-shirts, key rings, coffee mugs, mouse pads, etc)
- Virtual Store
- Other media content (Books, short stories, movies, etc)
- Expansion Packs
Jagex has done ads and subscribers for a long time. Bad news is the game suffers from a slow erosion of subscribers. Also, less players = less advertising revenue generated.
They've had a store for a long time, though this time of thing is not quite a money maker.
Jagex had never really followed games like WoW or Halo having tie-in novels. They could have done short stories on Amazon Kindle for $1-3 each. All they would need is some budding author like Church who wants to make a name for themself to work with.
Jagex hasn't forced expansion packs like WoW down player base to make them continuosly update the game. All updates are done by Jagex for all players to experience.
SoF is the virtual store atm. They could have introduced something sooner, but fortunately they did not. Remains tbd to see if the quick cash infusion from the spins compensated for any subs/ads lost from it.

04-Jun-2012 13:59:37 - Last edited on 04-Jun-2012 14:01:53 by Deltaslug

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Jagex,
Please listen to the more experienced players who know what they are talking about. I have been playing since probably late 2006. Remember the good old days when it was such a great achievement to get full rune armor? I remember that day after I saved up enough money and did the quest, Dragon Slayer. I bought full rune and I was so happy.
(And i dont mind the armor update, I don't think that each level of armor should look the same just a different color. - But why the hell does it have to be so bulky!? It's starting to look like a game for 10 year olds when you exaggerate it so much!!!)
Now rune armor is noobish because you have made it so prices drop soo much that it is so easy for all the nooby players to get whatever they want. And SoF is not helping.
ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS ABOUT THIS GAME AND IN LIFE EVEN IS A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT! - You take that away from everyone with pointless updates and SoF instead of focussing on gameplay.
Lets get some better leadership and control in this game. Focus on the gameplay aspect and come out with GOOD updates more frequently. Crap like the SoF is a waste of time! I like when you put new aspects into the game that require more skill and accomplishment like the new upcoming Combat-Bar. I will add that this could have probably happened a long time ago if you had not wasted your time on the worthless updates that EVERYONE hates!
-and P.S. to those of you talking about clearing out your bank because of the SoF. Grow up and stop acting like a baby! You are crying over your ego and self-pride. Just get over it please, you're annoying.
Come on Jagex, get it together and listen to your players, we want to be on your side :)

04-Jun-2012 22:59:25

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