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Dec

2023

VictorXII

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This is hopefully going to be a positive. I know Jagex is a company and are in it to make money, but I don't think they are going to sell their game for it to be destroyed.

Logically, if they sell it and it destroys the game they'll make less money in the end and I doubt a skilled team of persons who are there to have the game make money are going to risk hurting any profits.

So unless it's a good deal that isn't going to destroy the game and only help it, I don't even see the deal going through.

Just my thoughts.

Don't forget that Jagex are owned by IVP, Raine and Spectrum - all of whom ARE out to make money (in this case $300,000,000).

IF they sell it, then they won't care what happens to it.

Dont forgot while it is true IVP has had a controlling interest since 2012. They did release many updates such as OSRS and recently Classic just to please the players. I think they deserve a little commendation for putting up with a wish washy ungrateful community.

15-Mar-2016 23:36:02

May

2018

Pain-o

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It will just be pay this amount to get 10 extra inventory spaces pay this to get extra bank spaces pay this to get 50% more xp per hour health points low? Spend £2 to refill health !! Lol ye like anyother game

15-Mar-2016 23:37:14

Averia Light

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You can't sue goldfarmers in China because of how their country works.

For example: US President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which basically allowed China to copy anything they want and sell it back to us in the USA.

That's what the 'cheap knock-off' products you see in stores came from.

Pretty sure that wasn't what NAFTA stated.

Unless you have the passage that states that.

Look up NAFTA on w*kiped*a.

Here's a small part under "Intellectual Property":

"The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act made some changes to the Copyright law of the United States, foreshadowing the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 by restoring copyright (within NAFTA) on certain motion pictures which had entered the public domain."

And this translates to steal things how?

China is a huge place where bribes are common - just like Russian. If one guy has access to the source code, he will probably take a $1000 USD bribe or lower just to leak it.

Bribes have nothing to do with NAFTA though. At least i dont think so.

Even so Americans are still held accountable for Bribes made offshore. I belive this was something introduced with SOX (sarbanes oxley act) or legislation around that time frame. And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

15-Mar-2016 23:37:24 - Last edited on 15-Mar-2016 23:38:07 by Averia Light

Dec

2009

James Rhodes

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Ok lets forget that they are Chinese - if anything market growth id a positive thing.

The real question is;

Why on earth does a CONSTRUCTION Company want anything to do with investing in a GAMING company? Twitter: @JamesRhodesRS

15-Mar-2016 23:37:56

Aug

2011

custard130

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IVP bought Jagex in early 2012 right? Well, what happened after 2012? Oh yeah, loads of players quit and MTX started...

they bought jagex in 2005, not 2012

15-Mar-2016 23:38:59

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IVP bought Jagex in early 2012 right? Well, what happened after 2012? Oh yeah, loads of players quit and MTX started...

they bought jagex in 2005, not 2012

Correct, but what they probably meant was that IVP gained the majority share just before MTX were introduced. They became the largest stakeholder and had the most influential say, which means they were most definately supporters of it.

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Eva Element

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You can't sue goldfarmers in China because of how their country works.

For example: US President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which basically allowed China to copy anything they want and sell it back to us in the USA.

That's what the 'cheap knock-off' products you see in stores came from.

Pretty sure that wasn't what NAFTA stated.

Unless you have the passage that states that.

Look up NAFTA on w*kiped*a.

Here's a small part under "Intellectual Property":

"The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act made some changes to the Copyright law of the United States, foreshadowing the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 by restoring copyright (within NAFTA) on certain motion pictures which had entered the public domain."

And this translates to steal things how?

China is a huge place where bribes are common - just like Russia. If one guy has access to the source code, he will probably take a $1000 USD bribe or lower just to leak it.

Plus, most companies are owned by the government - as per say Communism.

Bribes are just as common in US. Though they aren't called bribes here.

Why would the government allow one company to hurt another company's profit? Gold farmers are only profitable if there are people playing. They scare players away no one buys from gold farmers. It would be more profitable in the long run to crush gold farmers to keep the most amount of players on the game the longest time. I'm a big entropy fan.

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15-Mar-2016 23:40:35

Eva Element

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IVP bought Jagex in early 2012 right? Well, what happened after 2012? Oh yeah, loads of players quit and MTX started...

they bought jagex in 2005, not 2012

Correct, but what they probably meant was that IVP gained the majority share just before MTX were introduced.

They gained majority share holder in 2010 I'm a big entropy fan.

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15-Mar-2016 23:41:09

Averia Light

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Ok lets forget that they are Chinese - if anything market growth id a positive thing.

The real question is;

Why on earth does a CONSTRUCTION Company want anything to do with investing in a GAMING company?

I really honestly think it is because jagex pretty much only sells things for cash or cash equivalents and nothing is on credit. Meaning they get their cash at the point of sale or even before any service is offered by jagex.

The mining company apparently has has a history of cash flow issues.

Could be wrong. And I swear I'm not going to let her know all the pain I have known

15-Mar-2016 23:41:39

Jan

2011

Sessamy

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You can't sue goldfarmers in China because of how their country works.

For example: US President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which basically allowed China to copy anything they want and sell it back to us in the USA.

That's what the 'cheap knock-off' products you see in stores came from.

Pretty sure that wasn't what NAFTA stated.

Unless you have the passage that states that.

Look up NAFTA on w*kiped*a.

Here's a small part under "Intellectual Property":

"The North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act made some changes to the Copyright law of the United States, foreshadowing the Uruguay Round Agreements Act of 1994 by restoring copyright (within NAFTA) on certain motion pictures which had entered the public domain."

And this translates to steal things how?

China is a huge place where bribes are common - just like Russia. If one guy has access to the source code, he will probably take a $1000 USD bribe or lower just to leak it.

Plus, most companies are owned by the government - as per say Communism.

Bribes are just as common in US. Though they aren't called bribes here.

Why would the government allow one company to hurt another company's profit? Gold farmers are only profitable if there are people playing. They scare players away no one buys from gold farmers. It would be more profitable in the long run to crush gold farmers to keep the most amount of players on the game the longest time.

Any profit by any company against another is profit. Profit = good in any context with the higher ups with the cigars behind the big desk. 10+ year RS veteran; Oldschool RS player.
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