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The fact that bonds are even being considered is disgusting to me. I can't believe a game that tried so hard to get rid of RWTing is now just going to "join the club" and offer it themselves. (Not to mention at a much higher price.)
It's highly illogical to even buy a bond for GP in the first place. If someone really wanted to buy gold that badly, they'd choose the cheaper method and get more for their money.
Maybe it's time to hang my sword on the wall for good. First the Pips thing with F2P and now this?
If Jagex is really this money-hungry just go put Keys and RuneCoins on sale or something like that, and KEEP MICRO-TRANSACTIONS FAR AWAY FROM OSRS.
You realize that people already do this with bonds in RS3, right? They just transfer the gold between the 2 games, which is easy enough, as long as you don't get scammed by the other person. They're only offering this because many people have asked and a lot of players already buy bonds by either playing RS3 for a few hours or transferring gold from this game to that game to purchase a bond (I saw a guy who did that while woodcutting yesterday).
Trust me, I don't want microtransactions, but bonds don't really bother me at all, since you are just paying for membership without having to spend the $5 - $8 a month that it currently is. Yes, it is real world trading, but not on a grand scale like it is with bots and it's basically just for people who can't afford $8 a month. You might not think that it's possible, but there are some people who go through rough times when it comes to money at certain parts of the year (due to hours being cut at work, which even affects full time employees).
It doesn't affect me though, since I usually either do 6 months or a year, depending on what they're offering, just in case I get screwed.
18-Jul-2014 15:40:57
