
Originally Posted by
botmaster
Well, looks like its the final showdown to me. Jagex begging a site to censor material, that doesn't sound very in control to me... Something is seriously wrong with that. Yes, as sythe and Boreas say, it looks like Jagex is slowly but surely destroying their own creation. Maybe its because of financial problems and because they are loosing players - and here's why:
People think that RS is gay, and that for a couple of reasons.
1. The game is just too repetitive. Its takes too long to level up, people want instant gratification. Hell, thats what games were developed for!
2. Graphics suck.
3. Gameplay is too complex for people that don't have a lot of time on hand, like most people this game is supposed to appeal to (students, college workers, etc., note that they don't have time).
So, when people think that RS is gay, they start laughing at their friends who actually bother playing RS. Result is, that the person being laughed at wants to integrate with his friends and stops playing (this happens the same in europe, australia, and america, lived there and heard same thing bout RS). He/She then realizes how much time was wasted playing that repetitive game :P .
Finally, those that don't get themselves stopped by their friends realize that the game takes too much time. Results are obvious: We get autoers. People start getting drawn away from the game and auto like hell (we do, in a l337 style ).
Eventually, all this is gonna lead to two things: RS not making enough money from advertisements, and wasted resource time (servers are autoed). Consequences:
1. Anti-Autoer Updates - Essence, better macro system, etc. all done against autoers. This partially ties in with #3. Updates disguisedd as "new features".
2. MAKE F2P VIEW THE ADS TO CHARGE MORE FOR ADVERTISING! - client rules changed, you MUST be able to view ads. Another indication jagex is low on money.
3. More updates to appeal to more users and gain new players - look at all the extreme updates, client interface, more randoms (well, also because of us). Its freaking crazy. Jagex has been in an update frenzy for the last 3 months, and that for good reasons. NOT ENOUGH NEW PLAYERS. Means less people will ever go p2p = less money.
I think we can all draw our conclusions from that. The final blow will probably come soon, jagex being sued or something like that. Soo... wonder what we're gonna do after RS has been pwned?