The success of an online game - BBC Radio - Listen

wiz126 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 12:00 pm

The success of an online game
We examine how the online game Runescape has been turned into a multi-million pound business even though you can still access it free of charge. The game has proved a major success with teenagers who enter a virtual world where they can interact.

-BBC

LINK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/youandyours ... _wed.shtml

That Radio Over Made it better for runescape, All-though this 2 13 years old made it sound so bad!!! They were bragging about there lvl 20 noobs with full Black Armoure!!!. :lol:

Adbot · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 12:00 pm

pika69 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 12:35 pm

Perhaps this radio thing wil prompt more people to play the game, grow rich, causing a higher demand for discontinued items, making people grow wealthier.

Kyle · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 12:47 pm

is that bad i can tell where he is by the music? Why did they interview two noobs with black armor...........still a nice interview.

pika69 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 3:17 pm

I havent listened to it, but im guessing they didnt interview Andrew Gower...It would have been awesome if they had. =)

trekkie · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 4:03 pm

no 2 13 year old kids. hella thick accent

wiz126 · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 5:03 pm

trekkie wrote:

no 2 13 year old kids. hella thick accent

You forgat to add they are probebly lvl 20-30 by the amount of information they had about rs and they had full lback armoure :wink:

Adbot · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 5:03 pm

The Haysta · **Posted:** July 13th, 2006, 10:48 pm

*quits half-way through*

It amazes me that they interview 'noobs'. They had no idea what they were talking about and would have been better to interview me because im special (needs).

Oh and what's the song. I barefully go to F2P areas anymore.

Cerealix · **Posted:** July 14th, 2006, 1:59 am

I think the song is from the yew tree area north of varrock.
Im suprised too they interviewed two low lvls that dont really know what they are talking about based on what they were saying and there knowledge of it, one of them says " 200 worlds" or something like that, hes actually about 70 off i think, 132 worlds I think we have.
Yea thick accent too, every sentence he had to say "Like"
Nice interview anyway

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** July 14th, 2006, 3:55 am

There from the north, it's clear, no wonder it sounds thick, there not the brightest bunch up there, it's all stealing cars and breaking windows. :lol:

'it's very in touch with it's userbase'

Lmfao. Try playing the game for longer than five minutes and you'll soon find out it's not in touch at all.

Brad · **Posted:** July 14th, 2006, 5:25 am

I can't bear to listen to people talk about Runescape, except maybe the podcast, anything else just makes me cringe.

trekkie · **Posted:** July 14th, 2006, 10:25 am

you should skip to like 3 mins in where they interview one of jagex employees.

eric570 · **Posted:** July 14th, 2006, 12:46 pm

lol two noobs with full black oh no! suck my dragon long!

lol yeah i shoulda skiped to the 3min mark

Bogrollbloke · **Posted:** July 14th, 2006, 12:49 pm

CreepyPirate wrote:

There from the north, it's clear, no wonder it sounds thick, there not the brightest bunch up there, it's all stealing cars and breaking windows. :lol:

Oi.

It's erm. Interesting. Funny to listen to them talk though.

eric570 · **Posted:** July 16th, 2006, 9:37 am

yer i wonder how many u.k. people play it :@

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** July 16th, 2006, 9:56 am

I think their aim was to take an average player of RS who fit into their age demographic of 13-17. The reality is that most people who play RS (and I'm going to assume that these guys play f2p) aren't higher lvls..especially not in f2p. They were interviewed more about the social aspects of the game as opposed to the actual gaming details. I think any player can answer the questions they asked (minus the world question, which the boy was a little clueless about) regardless of age or level.