Is Runescape declining?

Brimmk · **Posted:** October 13th, 2010, 8:10 am

colonelkfc wrote:

Let me regurgitate

don't you mean reiterate?

Anyways, I must go back to my previous post: the accomplishments that you list doesn't imply experience, it just means that the person has done a lot in game, not that they have watched the game and its social interactions for a long time. There are probably people out there who have done that stuff that have since retired or don't actually give a crap about what's happening out there.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 13th, 2010, 8:10 am

addiv · **Posted:** October 13th, 2010, 10:56 am

I don't know if the game is in a decline but I like the decisions Jagex has made the past few years. I'm glad they're making some aspects of the game easier such as 'make all'. That's how it should have been to begin with instead of forcing us to waste time dealing with the interface. The new skills released tend to support other skills instead of being pure grinds.

As for the community itself, I think it's been great. Friends have come and gone but I've met a lot of great people. There are plenty of haters out there and always will be but you just have to laugh at them. The game is what you make of it.

Ice · Runite: 9/30/2010

regurgitate means to throw up :lol:

I still agree with Regnenth and Brimmk.

RS will always have haters since a lot of the community is under 15 years old. Same with WoW and any other MMO.

Regnenth · **Posted:** October 13th, 2010, 3:32 pm

colonelkfc wrote:

Quote:

Have you done these:

-Duo a dchain from kq and sell it for 22m, split it into two with your partner

-Barraged a full game of castlewars in ahrims and max mage

-Pk in mage bank in 2006-2007 with max mage and barrows armor

-or maybe you're a skiller, trained a bank-sitting skill to 99 before make-x

I don't think you need 2000 total in 2006 to do any of those, and it takes a duo of level 90s in veracs to kq anyway.

Also I'm not trolling if I'm giving an indifferent opinion.

you may only be giving a difference of opinion, but your reasoning behind your opinion is skewed to the point where it shows you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. someone doesnt have to do those things u listed to have a "relevant" judgement of rs

colonelkfc · **Posted:** October 13th, 2010, 11:56 pm

IceBlackDragon wrote:

regurgitate means to throw up :lol:

Indeed, because I'm getting annoyed at you using the same responses over and over.

Also high-levels are more often than not aged 18+. I no longer want to give anymore input because you three repeat the same thing over and over. I'll wait for another high-level to back me up.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 14th, 2010, 1:29 am

Oh my what a heated debate.

I think Jagex should stop chasing WOW and go back to doing it's own thing. That's all it's been doing lately.

Removal of the wild in favour of WOW-style battlegrounds.
GE much like the WOW auction house
Summoning - Hunters in WOW
Dungeoneering - End game raiding
Games become a hell of a lot more combat focused just like WOW
Changed hit system to something similiar to WOW

The problem is one is held back by Java and one is not. Which means ones ******* and ones not. If they stop chasing blizzard and work to their strengths they can improve.

Adbot · **Posted:** October 14th, 2010, 1:29 am

hummerwar921 · **Posted:** October 14th, 2010, 7:50 am

For the past year or so, I have been watching the Runescape scene, hoping they will bring updates that improve the game.

They have just been ruining everything even more.

By the end of next year, Runescape will most likely be nearly unplayable for a Runescape veteran, I predict.

Ice · Runite: 9/30/2010

Unfortunately, while many veteran players dislike how the game is turning out to be, Jagex is getting pats on the back for their "groundbreaking" work for brower MMO's. Article here

I'm pretty chill with most of the changes (except for how new players get all the old Holiday Event stuff, you know that) since I still get to hang out with my friends and have fun in-game.

Germanisland · **Posted:** October 15th, 2010, 8:20 am

IceBlackDragon wrote:

Unfortunately, while many veteran players dislike how the game is turning out to be, Jagex is getting pats on the back for their "groundbreaking" work for brower MMO's. Article here

I'm pretty chill with most of the changes (except for how new players get all the old Holiday Event stuff, you know that) since I still get to hang out with my friends and have fun in-game.

Jagex deserves the pats. They've done some pretty cool things and I still enjoy watching some RS machinima. The changes weren't horrible but I was never able to make many friends. Most of the people on my friends list stopped playing or never responded to my messages. No friends to enjoy the game with= game stopped being fun.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** October 15th, 2010, 11:05 am

IceBlackDragon wrote:

Unfortunately, while many veteran players dislike how the game is turning out to be, Jagex is getting pats on the back for their "groundbreaking" work for brower MMO's. Article here

I'm pretty chill with most of the changes (except for how new players get all the old Holiday Event stuff, you know that) since I still get to hang out with my friends and have fun in-game.

The question tho isn't are Jagex good it's is runescape declining?

As it goes they seem to never reach the numbers of online users they used to reach back in 2007 or so. Admittedly i don't bother checking in all that much but if memory serves me right they was hitting near on 300k online at once. I just checked now and it's 120k or so.

Obviously that's not proof of it's decline. But the sudden adverts I'm seeing (when Jagex has never advertised runescape in the past and relied on word of mouth) mixed in wtih these awful changes they've made makes me wonder if they've been gaining more members over the years or if there starting to drop off and there making these changes to try and bring in more people.

Enemy Ashes · **Posted:** October 15th, 2010, 11:14 am

I belive that RuneScape was much better in the days where 8 mill would WOW! people and there were no trade limits, and the really really good old days when you could go into the wildy with some friends explore a little then get killed... but RuneScape is changing and we cant stop it because Jagex never listen but thats there problem...

Poseidon · **Posted:** October 15th, 2010, 3:40 pm

I don't think personally it is because more people are joining then quiting, but everyone's right about the skills getting
boring and stuff. I can't see the end yet, but it is still coming. Not anytime soon.

Let's enjoy the game while we still have it!

cheers

The thing that could really give rs more time is a skill that is so breathtaking people can't take their hands off the mouse playing it.
A skill like that would probably never come out though.... But if it did....

Ice · Runite: 9/30/2010

CreepyPirate wrote:

IceBlackDragon wrote:

Unfortunately, while many veteran players dislike how the game is turning out to be, Jagex is getting pats on the back for their "groundbreaking" work for brower MMO's. Article here

I'm pretty chill with most of the changes (except for how new players get all the old Holiday Event stuff, you know that) since I still get to hang out with my friends and have fun in-game.

The question tho isn't are Jagex good it's is runescape declining?

I just put that there since some people prefer the older graphics to the current ones, which Jagex is getting a lot of attention for.

Jay · **Posted:** October 15th, 2010, 9:35 pm

Brimmk wrote:

Regnenth wrote:

colonelkfc wrote:

Like I said, if you're low level clearly you haven't experienced enough.

I doubt you have done any of that, but if you've done all, or at least 3 of that, I would say you do in fact have enough experience in the game to actually make a judgement.

so what you are saying is...unless somebody is low level, but maybe they still have played for 4,5, or even 6 years their opinions DO NOT MATTER BECAUSE OF THEIR LEVEL? oh, and THEY ARE ALSO NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE MAKE A JUDGEMENT???? Level means absolutely nothing. someone can be level 20, but have years of game time experience, by simply being in the game, witnessing updates, etc. although you yourself have not a **** bit of room to talk

I'd have to agree, experience points mean nothing in comparison to actually seeing the updates take place and see their effect on the world. Look colonelkfc, you're just kind of being a troll right now and I don't want to see Regnenth or any other people getting muted because you were trolling them into anger.

lol what

Giving your own insight about a topic is not "trolling." Saying he hasn't a **** bit of room to talk would be more offensive than anything he's posted. He's done nothing offensive himself and everyone is flaming him for not agreeing with everyone else. If not agreeing with someone is considered "trolling them into anger" then I'm afraid many people would be "muted."

As for my own opinion, things have changed for better and worse. All in all I still think Runescape is a great game and will continue to change with the times until it ends. Sure I'd like to have some things back from the past, but there's a lot more things in the present I'd rather keep. I do think opinions matter at all levels, but of course if you are a level 3 you aren't going to experience high leveled combat for yourself. I don't think one could make an opinion about bosses for example, with their only experience being reading updates. I wouldn't agree with experience points meaning nothing at all, where the same thing could be said about high leveled skilling. If I was level 1 woodcutting, I couldn't offer much valid points about the rate of cutting magic logs from reading updates. Then again, that does not mean you have to be maxed total level to give your opinion about Runescape.

jsbrules2 · **Posted:** October 16th, 2010, 10:23 am

Sunset Fish wrote:

I would say that Runescape's " Glory Days " have been gone for awhile now. I would go as far as to say. Summoning came out. ( nothing against the skill, just time line wise )
I don't know why Runescape is so addicting. It is all repetitive tasks. For the most part , the community sucks.
( ohh... how many times.. some immature 12 year old. calling me a noob and to kill myself for no appertain reason )

Most of my friends don't play anymore. Now I love the GE. I do not miss standing at a bank. typing " buying whip 5mil " for hours. or even worse. items such as. big bundles of Logs or Fish. That was a pain.

I do hate how Jagex is making the game easier then it was years ago. I've put many hours into the game. and my skills still suck. eh. oh well.

I agree. None of my rl friends play any more, which is sort of unfortunate because it was fun doing different activities with them. Also, I hated standing around in w2 fally trying to buy something for hours. However, I was good at merching in old runescape, and now I suck at it. So....I miss the old runescape more than I like the new runescape.