$queal$cape - Jagex can't stop spinning

Bonsai99 · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2012, 8:27 pm

Not only do you make 1 $queal Wheel update for every legitimate update but in nearly every single **** new post you remind people how they can get a whopping 2 spins a day if they are a member, we get it already! Also I am pretty sure no one is going to buy membership just for 2 stupid spins a day. They buy membership for the members skills, items, and activities not your stupid wheel. The vast majority of runescape players hate the squeal of fortune but you continue to update it nearly every single week with some new stupid offer and then overpromote it, we told you we don't like it but then you continue to update it and promote it like a bunch of ignorant morons and stick something about it in every news post, and now you throw these giant adverts in our faces.

Thanks Jagex, your game gets better and better by the week.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 22nd, 2012, 8:27 pm

Estor · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 8:14 am

Ain't Jagex great? =D

Magicking610 · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 12:21 pm

Ah, you know it's bad when mods start threatening to quit. I only came back 3 days ago after barely playing for 2 years... And the first **** thing is see is the picture you took. I enjoyed the game just fine WITHOUT gambling being a part of it, and I'd prefer it to go back that way. I don't even mind it that much, but BUYING extra spins? Come on Jagex.

Shane · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 3:03 pm

I'm going to stick my neck out on the line and remind everyone that I like the squeal. I even like the 200M prize update that came out this week. It'll help me and a friend greatly if either of us lands on it

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If I was to land on the 200M prize I would:
- Get 99 prayer.
- Use some money for 99 Summoning or 99 Smithing eventually.
- Create and implement secret project X.

Let's just be clear that you don't need to use your daily spins. You don't need to use squeal of fortune at all as a part of your game play if you don't want to. If the ads are putting you off to much you don't even need to log in and play.

Also is there a certain question you wanted us to answer in this topic or is it just a rant?

Duke Juker · RSBandB Donor since 07/01/2010

Seems to be turning into a discussion. I think what is most frustrating is that Jagex keeps trying to "improve" Squeal as if that's what's players want the most.

Just for the record, if I won the 200m, I would:
-Give away 20m or more to people of RSBandB.
-Probably save the rest or use it to skill, but save as much as I could.
It's on record. So just if I win, just know some of you may get some nice money.

Back to the discussion, though...As I stated in my article this month, creation of currency is a major problem in video games. This update only serves to inflate the economy more than it already is which is not needed. Jagex needs to be working on money sinks rather than real world money making. The purpose of these updates is to entice people into purchasing spins for better rewards, not to improve the overall experience of the game. If I wanted to spin a wheel for rewards, I'd go to a casino. Granted, I could settle for the really rare 200m prize on the wheel, but again I feel like these updates are too often and unnecessary.

Magicking610 · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 6:23 pm

Shane wrote:

- Create and implement secret project X.

Because you don't remember what happened last time? You barely have any more skills to buy.

Now, since everyone's complaining about the money, I want to know what people think about both the "lucky" items and the xp lamps. I personally like the xp lamps because I really don't want to train skills like prayer when I have a lack of money. I might also have an easier time getting used to having it because I've barely played in the last 2 years.

Of course, I think that everyone's biggest issue is that Jagex keeps pressing the issue and mentioning it with every chance they get. A little bit of advertising is fine, but talking about in every news post? That's a little overboard.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 6:23 pm

Kyle · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 6:31 pm

I really enjoy the SoF, not to mention I've pulled in over 3mil from it over the past 24 hours all by simply doing quests that I've neglected to do. The money is a good thing but it has me motivated to do quests which is something I've been putting off for ages.

Jason B · **Posted:** June 23rd, 2012, 10:18 pm

Squel hasnt given me anything over 50k, so I could care less about.

Wrytch · **Posted:** June 24th, 2012, 12:12 am

I don't like it myself; but I don't mind it existing and other people using it if they like it.

My objections to it are:

(1) It's disconnected from the runescape world. It is implemented as a rather hacked add-on, which distracts from the virtual world.

(2) It's being advertised much too much. I don't like ads; getting rid of them was a big bonus of joining; but the way SoF is being pushed is now effectively advertising sited over the top of the game screen. It's not that hard to click the "x" every time and get rid of that disembodied Yelp floating over the top of the game arena proper; but it niggles at me that I *have* to do this. It's being pushed much too hard and is much too much "in your face".

What I'd like to see (assuming that the wheel will remain in the game) is for the wheel to be linked with the circus. You'd actually go to the current circus location to do the spins; and you'd get the free spins once a week rather than daily. But you'd have to pick them up at the circus. That way it is still there for those who like it; but not something being pushed continuously at the rest of us who don't. It would be like all the other various distractions and diversions; something you can choose to use or not; and which does not intrude if you aren't using it. I have no problem with people buying spins; not everyone can spend endless time online with the game and they may prefer to buy a bit of game progress. That doesn't bother me at all.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** June 24th, 2012, 11:41 am

What do you expect? Jagex is a company that's failing.

Profit was down last year on previous years, they've scrapped 2 MMO's back to back (which aint cheap) oh sorry my mistake they've scrapped a third one this year;

http://www.edge-online.com/news/layoffs ... s-down-year-old-mmog

And layed off staff. God knows how much money they lost on that considering how high there projections were. RS is there only money maker and everytime they try to expand and do something new they can't make any money on it. So there desperately trying to create more revenue streams through the only thing that works.

This combat change is another sign of them desperately trying to boost membership numbers. Chasing after WOW. What they don't realize is everybody is bored of WOW and looking for something new and unique.

Expect more of this **** to happen. Your best bet is to quit theres way better games out there.

Bonsai99 · **Posted:** July 3rd, 2012, 5:23 pm

The newest giant advert

Pyrnassius · **Posted:** July 4th, 2012, 6:01 am

Like reading a newspaper, I tend to skip over articles I am not really interested in. I just skim over the sections on SoF and don't read it. I don't mind my free spins when I log on, but I would never pay money for any extra. Most of the people i have talked to in the game play their spins and don't seem to have any real issue with it either. As for the ad that pops up when I log in, a simple click of the "x" in the corner makes it disappear pretty quickly. The half a second it takes me to do that doesn't really affect my game play. I honestly don't understand people ranting over this all the time. You have 2 options in my mind. Don't play it and ignore it.. seriously, it doesn't take long to click the "x". Your second option if you really feel this is so detrimental to the game and affects the play of the entirety of Runescape is to find another game to play. Personally, I still enjoy this MMORPG because there is something to aim for at different levels. From what I hear about a lot of other games, they don't get really interesting until you max everything out. Here, I can take my time and train what I want. If I get bored of combat, i can go fish, or mine, or smith or do any other skill to break the monotony.

Come on, people... isn't it time to stop with the rants, and just let the issue go? SoF is here to stay and no amount of whining will change that. It is an additional source of revenue for a company that has to make profit for its share-holders. In closing, I will ask everyone this: Would you rather see your membership fees go up 20-30%, or keep the SoF running for them to earn the extra $$ and not have your own wallet affected? I know where my vote lies.

Happy Runescaping

Pyrn

Bonsai99 · **Posted:** July 4th, 2012, 9:43 am

Pyrnassius wrote:

Would you rather see your membership fees go up 20-30%, or keep the SoF running for them to earn the extra $$ and not have your own wallet affected? I know where my vote lies.

I would much rather have higher membership fees than have to deal with the pay2win moneygrab scumbag goblin. It just devalues the entire game and they shove it in your face at every possible opportunity.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** July 4th, 2012, 10:23 am

Pyrnassius wrote:

Come on, people... isn't it time to stop with the rants, and just let the issue go? SoF is here to stay and no amount of whining will change that. It is an additional source of revenue for a company that has to make profit for its share-holders. In closing, I will ask everyone this: Would you rather see your membership fees go up 20-30%, or keep the SoF running for them to earn the extra $$ and not have your own wallet affected? I know where my vote lies.

Happy Runescaping

Pyrn

Membership fees have gone up twice in the last 2 years (i believe?) before that there was zero rise in membership fees since I've been playing that i can remember. And that's 7+ years. Hell even when the game upgraded from RSC to RS2 there was no rise - Unless I'm remembering incorrectly and i don't believe i am.

You are correct in that they have shareholders to please. However other developers can please shareholders and not **** off there fanbase as badly as Jagex has done. The fact you still see rants here and on there official boards should tell you people are not happy with the **** there pulling. The fact there sticking there fingers in there ears and going LALALALLALA only further annoys and insults there fanbase

Warren · **Posted:** July 4th, 2012, 11:31 am

Lol membership actually went down in Canada once upon a time.

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If you don't like botting you don't have to do it either. You can easily ignore them. Takes 2 seconds to change worlds. But I don't quite think that that's the problem.

Although I kind of agree. People need to start voting with their feet if it's that big of a deal.