Why even bother disguising it?
Entry posted by Norriie
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I'm more than a little bit upset about the way jagex is doing the 'free trade & old wildy vote' situation.
No, I'm not a hater for free trade and old-style pking. I'm perfectly happy with the way things are now, and I could really go either way with the whole situation. Personally, I'm fine with free trade as long as we keep the grand exchange, even if some changes need to be made to it- other MMO's have similar mechanisms that work just fine (such as WoW's auction house), so I can see the grand exchange continuing to work as well with a few modifications. Pking and the wilderness doesn't directly affect me much- I've never pked personally. And if it does come back, I'm sure there will be a boost to the economy, hell, it might even balance it out a little bit. Junk trading can go by the wayside, we won't have to put up with it anymore and I definitely like that.
But that's not what this post is about.
It seems to me (and maybe this is just a conspiracy theory, but what the hell) that Jagex already has full intentions to bring back the wildy & trade. The whole vote is just a formality.
First and foremost, does it not seem odd to anyone that there isn't a 'No' option? We simply have the choice to vote yes. There's no way to see how much actual competition there is against the 'yes' voters. The voting page itself is a bit confusing as well.
Secondly, why are we not required to actually log in to vote? You don't need a password. Actually, you don't even need an account. If you wanted, you could just go on the highscores, pick a random name and type theirs in to vote. The very idea of this is just begging for people to abuse the system. For all I know, someone may have already signed my name as a yes voter, even though I certainly haven't done so myself.
I'm also a bit upset about the wording used on the voting page- very strong language is being used to urge people to vote in favor. On the other hand, the paragraph about voting no is weak in comparison.
Arguments have been made that this isn't about the wilderness or free trade at all. It's very possible that this is just a bid for another guinness world record. I'm not sure if I believe this, but you can find a lot of convincing arguments posted around the various forums.
What this means to me, is that all of this is simply a ploy for attention. I generally approve of the things that Jagex does. I've stood by and argued on their side for some of their most controversial updates and changes. But I find this to be downright insulting.
So, go ahead and vote 'yes', or ignore the poll altogether. It really doesn't matter either way.
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