You guys are just going to lose money by constructing the vote the way you did.
It is a silly but crucial mistake you made , if you did it on purpose then it is even more stupid.
I really think there alot of old school players who have retired from the game for like a million reasons, who won't come back because the game is totaly not the same anymore. It is a natural evolution ofcourse of any mmorpg, wow has the same issues (i know i belonged to both communities for a substantial time).
The idea of the old school server is brilliant because it serves both the goals of the company which is making revenue and hitting profit targets and serves the community because you make a big whish come true for alot of players.
What bugs me is that you think the major revenue from this would come from players paying an additional 5 dollar for this service. It is why you guys made the voting borders the way they are. You know you it won't/can't reach 500.000, yet you want to give the community the illusion they had a choice for an free option of this server. All this is done to raise the expectance and satisfaction of the community. (ofcourse you want the 5 dollar for the revenue).
But you are so wrong in this respect , hardly anybody from the old school community that is currently a member will pay 5 dollar to play old school runescape. The real potential being the retired vets who could have returned will be lost completly. There are many thousands of old school retired players who gladly play 2007 runescape but not eoc because it is not the same game anymore for them. If these people could play 2007 again they would be willing to pay a normal membership fee for that but not the additional fee of 5 dollar. All these new normal membership fees will be lost revenue for you guys jagex.
These people can't vote so it will never reach 500.000. Jagex loses and the community loses , it is really very sad.
Major tip , fix it while you still can and fire the guy who made the vote!
21-Feb-2013 19:50:52