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    Default Message from Jagex CEO (Mark Gerhard) on SoF

    I wonder where they got their statistics from (percentages).
    Link: http://services.runescape.com/m=news...dback-response

    It’s been two months since we released the Squeal of Fortune and we wanted to take the opportunity to respond to some of the player feedback, correct some misconceptions about the popularity of the update, motivations behind the update and importantly outline why it’s also here to stay.

    First of all I want to say thank you to everyone who has sent us feedback about the recent Squeal of Fortune updates. We designed the Squeal of Fortune from the outset to be a fun and light-hearted feature to RuneScape, giving players a new way to receive free rewards every day they log into RuneScape. As with many of our updates, our members always receive extra benefits like double the free spins daily and we have evolved it since launch – providing all of our players numerous additional ways to earn free Squeal spins within the game.

    As with all content we add to RuneScape, we went to great lengths to ensure that the Squeal of Fortune would enhance the playing experience without undermining what makes the game truly special for millions of players every day; we truly believe we have succeeded in both priorities.

    We recognise that some in the community have mixed feelings about the Squeal of Fortune and, whilst we spend a great deal of time and effort creating game experiences that resonate with the majority of our players, the reality is due to the epic size of our community it simply isn’t possible to please all of our players all of the time despite desperately trying too. Therefore our philosophy has always been to do what is right for the long term health of the game, a fact many of the long standing player will know I’ve consistently done over the years irrespective of the initial pain, with the not so distant Bot nuke a great example. I can confidently say that we have always been rewarded for doing the right thing in the long run and the reality today is that the game is not only consistently improving but our community steadily grows year on year.

    That said, all the feedback we receive for our updates and how the community engage with it is still extremely important to us. We have been reading your posts on the forums and listened to your concerns. As a result of your feedback, we implemented some changes to the way Squeal of Fortune works, such as adding new ways to receive extra spins as in-game rewards and also introducing additional payment protection for all in game purchases as soon as players notified us it was a concern.

    Naturally the team and I are saddened that some players are upset about free spins and some also don’t like the ability to also purchase additional spins, however, the reality is 90% of our members are enjoying the Squeal of Fortune on a daily basis and over 70% of our free players utilise the Squeal of Fortune daily too - making it some of the most widely appreciated content release to date. The majority of our players also continue to take advantage of the many free ways to earn extra spins, so it’s certainly here to stay.

    The stated concerns from players regarding RWT'ing, gambling or using the Squeal of Fortune to buy their way to success is simply not true and not possible given the design of the system. Whilst we have seen most players take advantage of the new rewards and many choosing to purchase extra spins, we have not witnessed any abuse of the system despite monitoring it extremely closely.

    Looking forward, RuneScape continues to grow more than ever, both in terms of innovative compelling content as well as the size of the community. With the launch of The Runespan last Monday, a major graphical performance upgrade yesterday (which has already seen a significant portion of the community benefit from over a 100% improvement in game frame rate), it should be evident that we just gearing up for our most exciting and biggest content year ever........... including a complete upgrade to the combat system later this summer!

    You’ll naturally all hear a lot more about this in the very near future so watch this space.

    Thanks for reading ... and have fun,

    Cheers,

    Mark Gerhard

    Jagex CEO

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    90% bull**it!
    Of course they are going to say its 90%, they really want this to stay up so they can make more money.

    There should be an official Poll...
    Unless there already was?

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    It doesn't matter whether or not players are abusing the SOF to gain xp, it is still Real Word Trading.

    however, the reality is 90% of our members are enjoying the Squeal of Fortune on a daily basis and over 70% of our free players utilise the Squeal of Fortune daily too - making it some of the most widely appreciated content release to date
    Just because it is is being used does not mean it is appreciated. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the SOF, it is Jagex selling them for money which pisses me off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by abu_jwka View Post
    It doesn't matter whether or not players are abusing the SOF to gain xp, it is still Real Word Trading.



    Just because it is is being used does not mean it is appreciated. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the SOF, it is Jagex selling them for money which pisses me off.
    agreed

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    what makes the game truly special for millions of players every day
    Yeah.. right... maybe 6 years ago?
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    I don't see what the big deal on RWT trading is even for runescape to do it themselves, players make thousands of dollars off this game botting multiple accounts and selling the GP, whats so wrong for them to try and pull in some more cash to keep their game going? Everyone already knows there in a pit right now....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Main View Post
    Yeah.. right... maybe 6 years ago?
    90% us botting lol

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    just bought ten spins. I got raw swordies and tuna for 5 of them. The Squel of shit is shit. :P

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    Get rid of them man, they are annoying and time consuming goodness... Wish they had a option to disable them!

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    including a complete upgrade to the combat system later this summer!
    More interested to see how Jagex are gonna pull that off

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ollybest View Post
    More interested to see how Jagex are gonna pull that off
    I wait in anticipation... to bot it again. XD
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    lol so to them if you use SOF means automatically you like it, nice way to get 90%, the rest are goldfarms who dont seem to use them anyway...

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    using the Squeal of Fortune to buy their way to success is simply not true and not possible given the design of the system
    oh really? I love how they address this most controversial fact with 2 lines (which doesnt even explain how it is not possible) and spend the rest talking about rather irrelevant stuffs. Seems like they really cant think of a good excuse this time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by abu_jwka View Post
    It doesn't matter whether or not players are abusing the SOF to gain xp, it is still Real Word Trading.



    Just because it is is being used does not mean it is appreciated. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the SOF, it is Jagex selling them for money which pisses me off.
    even though Jagex selling spins to players for real life cash atleast it is there product and there game and they have all the rights too. now for people like us who sells RSGP to other players we are using there materials to gain cash for our advantages and some people do evade taxes by selling gold too which is illegal as well. I can't really complain on how they choose to do with there game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by P1nky View Post
    Wish they had a option to disable them!
    Exactly what I've been thinking for a while now!

    Jagex remind me of politicians - always spewing propaganda and pullng statistics out of their ass.

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    It's pretty hard to make claims of your hatred for RWT when you yourself are selling an obvious way to buy XP & items. There's a term that comes to mind here, what was it? Ah yes, hypocrite.

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    lol im pretty sure alot of people who are buying spins dont know that even if by chance they do win that divine. ITS UNTRADABLE i won a "lucky bandos godsword" and its untradable. its a entirly diffrent item from the real bandos gs. same stats same special but because its "lucky" meaning from SoF its untradable

    -picture of an untradable "lucky bandos godsword" next time you have some SoF spins look at the claws divine etc. they're all "lucky" bullcrap
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    Naturally the team and I are saddened that some players are upset about free spins and some also don’t like the ability to also purchase additional spins, however, the reality is 90% of our members are enjoying the Squeal of Fortune on a daily basis and over 70% of our free players utilise the Squeal of Fortune daily too - making it some of the most widely appreciated content release to date. The majority of our players also continue to take advantage of the many free ways to earn extra spins, so it’s certainly here to stay.

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    90% of members enjoy the SoF? What? I never knew I or any of my friends enjoyed it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by b_lone View Post
    90% of members enjoy the SoF? What? I never knew I or any of my friends enjoyed it!
    You think you and a few of your buds would affect the percentage? Just because some players from a small online community dislikes SoF doesn't mean that group is any more than that 10%.

    By the way, they might be basing it off of how many players are using it. Yea, you may dislike it but I'm sure you're using your spins too

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    Yes people spin using free spins but what people are most upset about is the buy spins option and I'm pretty sure 90% of players don't buy spins.

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    Nice bullshit there.

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    they could say 98% people like it... :P

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    I don't get why people complain about it. So what if you can buy xp to 99, no one is actually going to do this, if you have that kind of money spare you shouldn't be playing this game.

    I do not like the wheel, but I still have my free spins everyday. Why not? If you don't agree with RWT then don't buy any!

    Note: Most of you probably RWT anyway?
    Bored of playing rs, and bored of botting it, why am i here?

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