Jagex asks for you age when you create an account now!

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 5:01 pm

Jagex know the average age range of players they have had polls on it in the past. They aim for all ages 90 percent of the time. I like that.

Adbot · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 5:01 pm

axl 14 · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 5:52 pm

then wat do u think this is about?...the age askin thing?..and ppl will just lie anyway

wiz126 · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 5:56 pm

Anubis wrote:

Jagex, to me, seems to be rushing things. Short, boring quests, one new slayer monster. They have got to have something bigger on their minds. Money perhaps?

Or.. Jagex is just getting greedy...

i don't know what jagex is doing, but latly they given short easy quests.
i sow sended a question to customer support about the player own house. they said that they can't give a way too much things but its seeds like they are almost dones its big!, and it only get out in sunmmer, besacuse meny perents asked for it not to disterb there education, and live the big action for summer where he will have nothing better to do...

axl 14 · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 6:00 pm

they are just making really bad things..like quests updates...makin new monsters....its all just bad now...

Liquidsn4k3 · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 6:00 pm

Hi mr i retired

thief18954 · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 8:29 pm

OMG! NO! Don't get rid of the ads!! :cry:

They probably want to introduce some new content for 2006 and they need to know average ages.

Adbot · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 8:29 pm

Anubis · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 8:58 pm

Why would new accounts be asked ages if they were basing new content on it though? surely jagex knows that new accounts arent members straight away, and F2P dont get new things.. well, maybe 3 times a year, but still.

little_mess1 · **Posted:** January 2nd, 2006, 9:45 pm

i reckon theyre just trying to make money and do a survey on who plays the game.

xOhYax · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 1:48 am

maybey there working on an uber awsome update *cough* Carpentry, POH more GOOD armour and weps *cough* so they dont have time to make detailed updates

Mistymaple · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 2:37 am

I've had another thought although I don't know how true it is...
On lots of other websites they ask you to tick a box if you are 13 or above 13 due to content or parental permission or something. Perhaps if you selected the 12 and under category they wouldn't let you join. I mean there can be some mean people in runescape and the fact that you can chat. I dont know, just a point.

DaHool_02 · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 2:41 am

hmm i think jagex is asking for the age because of the huge increase of new players. and they just want to know how old they are, to look for which agegroup the game is ment to be for in future. Anyways, I don't know anyone ingame from 7-12, the persons i got in my friend list (about 150 now) are all from 14-24 and around.

axl 14 · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 5:53 am

for this age thing do u think that the pppl would always put there real age...cause i think we all no that pppl wont for different reasons...and if it was a servay or somtin wouldnt that through it offf?

Brad · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 6:57 am

Jagex wanna know some weird stuff, apart from the ads i can't see what the age will affect in the game, are they gonna make runescape more gory and give it an 18 rating? :roll:

Booey101 · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 8:20 am

Anubis wrote:

This could be bad...

If Jagex is asking us our age.. then they are thinking on focussing their market (i.e. players of runescape) to a particualar age group. This could affect the entire game.

For example, if 75% of the players of runescape are 12 years and younger, Jagex could change the game/ads etc to make it more suitable for 12 year olds. This could make the game too easy..

However, if 75% of the players are 60+, then the game will change dramatically to become harder.

My opinion?

Jagex has released mobile phone wallpapers ringtones etc. Posters and more merchandise for players to buy. This may turn into a large source of money.

Jagex is now asking us our age. From what I understand this is market research, they are trying to attract more of one type of person. This doesnt mean others cant play, but it will make the game much more attractive to a certain group. = more money.

Why?

Jagex is either running short on cash. Possibly due to a dramatic rise in the number of players and extra server costs. Perhaps, not enough players are members to fund over 100 servers, not to mention the extra employees needed to deal with customers.

Jagex, to me, seems to be rushing things. Short, boring quests, one new slayer monster. They have got to have something bigger on their minds. Money perhaps?

Or.. Jagex is just getting greedy...

Looking at the Part about the 60+...

They would have to make it easier to avoid giving them heart attacks when the rock golems appear.....

Anubis · **Posted:** January 3rd, 2006, 9:13 am

Anyone can have heart attacks no matter what age... If someone was that unstable I doubt theyd be allowed to play computer games anyway.

generally, 60+ yr olds know more, so the game would be much 'trickier'.