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Nexus Origin

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the concept behind there being no change is likely a farce
RuneScape was awarded the Guinness World Record for "Most prolifically updated game", so obviously things are going to change; they're always changing. ;)

There will always be little tweaks to the systems to try and maximize profits, without upsetting the playerbase. Take the recent Loyalty Point system changes. They've segregated the RuneCoin items and the Loyalty Point items completely now, so there is no overlap between membership perks, and MTX. It's a slight change that shouldn't anger the playerbase, but, a slight enough change that it may increase RuneCoin/Bond sales.

RuneScape's "pay to win" system is fairly unique as it's also a "play to win" system. It's a very clever design. Bonds were an excellent concept, and seem to have worked well, for both those who enjoy MTX and those who don't.
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31-Mar-2016 01:04:37

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Wow for some odd reason I thought you were nexus.
Wow, I'll make sure to stay out of you're way tonight! :P
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31-Mar-2016 01:05:47

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"No officer, its "hi how are you""

But yeah I don't really care about the semantics of you're or your when the meaning is still very clear.

Nexus, while D4 hasn't said it, I believe he is referring to the amount of change. Personally I don't see Runescape changing all that much from what we would consider normal. I think majority of the MTX will be played out on the mobile games. As they don't have a full player base to complain about that happening :P

31-Mar-2016 01:29:01

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the concept behind there being no change is likely a farce
RuneScape was awarded bought the Guinness World Record for "Most prolifically updated game", so obviously things are going to change; they're always changing. ;)


Fixed it for you.

Any company can go to Guinness World Records and they will find a record that you can buy so you can say your company is a record holder.

You also forgot "Most fish in a videogame - 2012" (Seriously O_o )

31-Mar-2016 01:48:59

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Any company can go to Guinness World Records and they will find a record that you can buy so you can say your company is a record holder.

You also forgot "Most fish in a videogame - 2012" (Seriously O_o )
They're not "buying the record", they're paying the fastracking fees and/or hosted event.

Anyone can get a world record, considering that there are almost an infinite number of possible records, but the record still needs to be achievable, and that record can be beat by anyone else capable, so you had better hope the record you set is high enough to hold for a while.

Relating to the "Most prolifically updated game"; it isn't something that most video games can achieve. It is a record worth holding and being proud of in the MMOR** market.

Most fish in a videogame, that's quite impressive as well. How many users do you have to have that are willing to grind away for months on end to earn that title? ^_^
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31-Mar-2016 02:08:13

Dilbert2001
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According to yesterday's Wall St Journal, "China is considering new Internet rules that would pressure service providers to cut off access to foreign websites, adding to the government’s growing legal framework bolstering its control of cyberspace.". That would explain why foreign gaming firms are suddenly in vogue amongst Chinese companies. This adds weight to the theories posted on this forum that the new owners would probably run two development teams - one for Chinese growth (controlled closely by the state) and another to retain the existing income streams outside of China.
The two markets are very different culturally and two different games running off the same operating system makes sense to me.
The main concern of the Chinese government having access to so much personal data still worries me, though; there are a few legal hoops to jump through before this drama is played out..........


One problem with the "existing income streams", i.e. Jagex in this context, doesn't help much to turn their moneylosing buyer's profits to black. So, I don't expect them to just sit back and do nothing. Nobody knows what they will do, but the numbers tell you it is stupid for a moneylosing company to spend $300 million and sit back for a $1-2 million a year "steady" gain.

The Chinese government can't have your data if you don't authorize them to. They can only hack it but it is illegal, even in China. There are heaps of different businesses in China. Do you think the Chinese government can access your personal data just because you are an iPhone user and Apple also operate in China?

31-Mar-2016 06:51:15

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