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Waltthesalt

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ppl on reddit found the public financial statements from jagex the last few years showing that mtx makes up ~33% of jagex revenue

if so we would only need a ~50% increase in membership cost to completely cover all mtx . if cosmetic-only mtx remain then that number is significantly less.
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23-Oct-2017 18:10:47

Iceman3317
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Ulron said :
Id pay $17.99 a month for membership if you removed ALL MXT from Runescape, and I know i'm not the only one.

At that point I would quit. Because that is forcing me to pay more money and the most expensive game to play on the internet. WoW is 15 or lower.

Why would I pay more for a game like runescape when WoW has a lot more? Come the Sixth-Age, the world will need the World Guardian.

23-Oct-2017 18:11:55

Speedruns
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I for one do not mind MTX as I simply do not buy into Treasure Hunter and compete in arbitrary leaderboards, but when it is shoved in front of our face for 6 months non-stop it gets quite irritating.

Solomon's Store is perfectly fine in my opinion as it goes for a fully cosmetic approach, aside from Auras which are EARNED for Membership Loyalty, and not bought with real currency.

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Removal of Second Chance Tuesday, a step in the right direction. I still think that 6/7 days is still very intrusive. Toning it down to weekends would be an acceptable level for me.

Pushing more for conveniences and cosmetics is what I feel is best for the game, however do not make the conveniences do either of the following:
- 100% Permanent - (example: +5 Bank space)
- Harm the player if they do not buy into it - (example: +10 temporary bank space, permanent if you pay 60 RuneCoins)
- Tradeable

Examples of a well thought out conveniences:

- RuneMetrics PRO token on Red rarity, which gives the player 12 hours of RuneMetrics PRO once activated.
It gives players a small preview of what RM PRO actually offers to the players, which could lead to a potential sale of RM PRO. Some players may also just enjoy using the tokens on DXP Weekends to see their gains.

- Preset rental token on Red rarity, which gives the player 2 weeks of an extra Preset slot once activated.
It gives players a small preview of what the benefit of having an extra preset actually offers to the players, which could lead to a potential sale of Extra Presets.

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Apart from that, an expected statement. Like many others, actions speak louder than words. You have made your promises, let's see you execute them.

23-Oct-2017 18:13:38 - Last edited on 23-Oct-2017 18:17:52 by Speedruns

Gunner Blaze

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All the crying comes from old school players who can't stop clinging to the past and except that the game has changed and peasant fools who can't afford to take part in MTX..... The real loyalist like myself understand that the game has changed and grown over the years just as we have I was 15 when I landed in Gielinor, I'm 27 now and have not complained about anything I love EOC,NXT,MTX.....ect. ect. I wouldn't play cling to the past scape (OSRS) if you paid me... the past is the past where it should be left.... I'm loyal to death to the real RuneScape I'm even working on a Zaros PC that's way over powered for what the game needs I have over $3,000 into it so far and will have another grand or so in it before it's done..... My point in this post though was don't change or have what you are doing with the real RuneScape be effected by the Toxic OSRS scrubs....... G.Blaze out......Zaros FTW

23-Oct-2017 18:19:19

Snicker Bars

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MTX should have been made purely cosmetic. Soloman's store is great, but purchasing MTX should not be the best experience rates in the game.

I will admit I've done my fair share of treasure hunter keys, but the frequency of the promotions that give a stupid amount of XP rewards has gotten out of control and need to be removed/reworked.

If you're going to milk money out of us (with the existence of MTX that's all you're doing) at least milk us slower and don't shove it in our faces.

23-Oct-2017 18:24:23

Anger Alt
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Anger Alt

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This is the state of what RS3 is nowadays, when newsposts need to be released talking about the state of MTX.

This is why I play OSRS and will never play RS3 again. There's no redemption for the MTX filled game which is RS3, not for me anyway.

If you want mindsets to change then you need to carry out actions, not throw out words.

Abu Snake said :
"We can – and will – do better." Oh yeah? Remove the Treasure Hunter then.
It's too late for this, the damage is done, billions if not trillions of XP has been bought. Even a removal of MTX at this point wouldn't help.

23-Oct-2017 18:24:48 - Last edited on 23-Oct-2017 18:31:59 by Anger Alt

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