To be honest, it angers me that MMG is now abandoning ship after he single handedly destroyed so many important core values within this game. I can't help but compare him to an action movie hero, walking in slow-motion away from the explosion and blazing inferno he leaves behind him, probably looking pleased to himself.
I will always blame him for the Bonds system, which has allowed players to legally purchase gold and has become central to gameplay for hundreds of thousands of players all while greasing the wheels of the MTX machine, and for eradicating the concept of a fair & equal game experience for every player, instead creating a new era of RuneScape where there is so much disparity amongst the player base.
Success is most easily bought in modern RuneScape, and these days it's simply impossible to tell who legitimately played the game to get where they are, and who opted for the easy way out. I also think the impact of his actions run much deeper than we can see now, and will become apparent in future years as players continue to feel bored and unfulfilled with the game due to "EasyScape" robbing them of the actual game play experience, and of the concepts of hard work and reward. The Pay2Win game model has tainted the high scores beyond repair, and forever altered player's perceptions of one another.
I can only pray that Mod Pips is an intelligent, creative, and innovative individual, who has what it takes to steer RuneScape in the right direction once again, and who realizes that long-term success of a quality product and happy customers will inevitably trump the short term cash-cow pay outs that MMG opted for instead.
Congratulations to Mod Mark Gerhard for leaving a dark stain on RuneScape's history that will never be washed off. Good riddance!
15-Sep-2014 21:53:07