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I still think we should have a community stream dedicated to this topic at some point .
Thank you for the response though .
Thank you for the response though .
16-Mar-2016 19:33:12
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First of all, thanks for the update.
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Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
Been thinking the same. There's a lot of "we" in this context, but does "we", as in Jagex, still count once it's sold?
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First of all, thanks for the update.
Original message details are unavailable.
Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
Been thinking the same. There's a lot of "we" in this context, but does "we", as in Jagex, still count once it's sold?
16-Mar-2016 19:36:21
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First of all, thanks for the update.
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Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
Been thinking the same. There's a lot of "we" in this context, but does "we", as in Jagex, still count once it's sold?
No, even if this happens, the company does not gain creative freedom over Runescape.
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First of all, thanks for the update.
Original message details are unavailable.
Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
Been thinking the same. There's a lot of "we" in this context, but does "we", as in Jagex, still count once it's sold?
No, even if this happens, the company does not gain creative freedom over Runescape.
16-Mar-2016 19:39:28
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First of all, thanks for the update.
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Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
Been thinking the same. There's a lot of "we" in this context, but does "we", as in Jagex, still count once it's sold?
No, even if this happens, the company does not gain creative freedom over Runescape.
They would own 100% of jagex. If they wanted to, they could fire every single person that works for jagex and close runescape. Not that they would, but yes they WOULD have full creative freedom. Jagex is just saying they will probably leave it to the professionals, aka, current jagex employees. Meaning they wouldn't EXPECT them to, but they CAN if they wanted to. You really need to read the main post more carefully.
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First of all, thanks for the update.
Original message details are unavailable.
Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
Been thinking the same. There's a lot of "we" in this context, but does "we", as in Jagex, still count once it's sold?
No, even if this happens, the company does not gain creative freedom over Runescape.
They would own 100% of jagex. If they wanted to, they could fire every single person that works for jagex and close runescape. Not that they would, but yes they WOULD have full creative freedom. Jagex is just saying they will probably leave it to the professionals, aka, current jagex employees. Meaning they wouldn't EXPECT them to, but they CAN if they wanted to. You really need to read the main post more carefully.
16-Mar-2016 19:43:16 - Last edited on 16-Mar-2016 19:43:37 by The TomBomb
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First of all, thanks for the update.
Original message details are unavailable.
Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
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No, even if this happens, the company does not gain creative freedom over Runescape.
They would own 100% of jagex. If they wanted to, they could fire every single person that works for jagex and close runescape. Not that they would, but yes they WOULD have full creative freedom. Jagex is just saying they will probably leave it to the professionals, aka, current jagex employees. Meaning they wouldn't EXPECT them to, but they CAN if they wanted to. You really need to read the main post more carefully.
Regardless, with the way Jagex handles development of Runescape, the company would not gain creative rights over the game. When Tencent Holdings (another Chinese investor) bought out RIOT games and became their majority shareholder they never gained Creative Rights, even when owning over 70% of the company itself.
Not to mention the company is trying to be an Investor, not a full owner. There is a major difference. Also Jagex staff have a lot more protection than you seem to think.
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First of all, thanks for the update.
Original message details are unavailable.
Our approach of putting community at the heart of games development is something we hold dear and has been a massive part of why RuneScape continues to be so successful. If the talks result in an acquisition, we expect to continue with this community driven approach in everything we do.
That's what you expect, but if Jagex as a whole is bought, isn't it true that the new owners can do whatever they want? Of course you guys don't want anything to change (in a game-breaking way, I mean). But once you've been bought by another company, can't they just tell you to do whatever they want you to do?
^That's what I'm worried about
...
No, even if this happens, the company does not gain creative freedom over Runescape.
They would own 100% of jagex. If they wanted to, they could fire every single person that works for jagex and close runescape. Not that they would, but yes they WOULD have full creative freedom. Jagex is just saying they will probably leave it to the professionals, aka, current jagex employees. Meaning they wouldn't EXPECT them to, but they CAN if they wanted to. You really need to read the main post more carefully.
Regardless, with the way Jagex handles development of Runescape, the company would not gain creative rights over the game. When Tencent Holdings (another Chinese investor) bought out RIOT games and became their majority shareholder they never gained Creative Rights, even when owning over 70% of the company itself.
Not to mention the company is trying to be an Investor, not a full owner. There is a major difference. Also Jagex staff have a lot more protection than you seem to think.
16-Mar-2016 19:49:23 - Last edited on 16-Mar-2016 19:51:04 by Krashino
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