Dear Jagex,
I was super excited to hear a new skill was coming to Runescape. Quickly to my surprise I realized not only is this skill completely worthless, but also nothing more than a bean counter skill. This WILL NOT draw in new players. The only reason why it's so popular at the moment is because its highly attractive for players to get their names on the top of the leader board. But just as quickly as people are flocking to it, trying to get their spot on the first to 99, it will die out just as fast. This skill is the exact model Star Wars: The Old Republic used, and failed miserably with. Not only is the skill boring and tedious; but you can't use anything you have gained in game to help you rack up experience. No clan avatars, no prismatic pendants, no prismatic lamps, NO NOTHING. It forces consumers to think, "Well why am I spending my hard earned money on spins, if I can't even use them to help me in game for the things I want?". You're destroying your own business model that you built by limiting players to only do what they're allowed; not what they want. It takes away from the whole reason why people play MMO-RPGs in the first place; to escape their normal lives and do whatever they want in another world. I work for a successful MMO-RPG game company in California, and the only reason why i've stayed with Runescape for so long is because it was a casual game that was fun and i've been playing it since I was a little girl. Now that i'm older I see (especially with this new update) that its time for me to move on and play World of Warcraft, or League of Legends because these games are what Runescape USED TO BE. I wish you all the best in the future, unfortunately I will not be continuing my membership with you.
Regards,
Rinoa0111
20-Aug-2013 21:04:57