The Observer

You should set your avatar to 'Harpies are cooler than ninjas'

Grats on 99 Slay! Plus 91 Mining and 101 Dungeoneering. :thumbup:

Where to?

My dreams are depressing. <_< Apparently my subconcious brain is like that. Cool.

Banned for not mentioning the other games Jagex has.

I liked the first season of Community. The rest weren't that great if you ask me. Oh, checked out a bunch of good books (one on Seuss and his Anti-Nazi cartoons) and came across an old friend (and his girlfriend). I gud book nerd. Is it worth checking out?

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I'm with you that it was nice how different RS was from every other game. Now that's no longer true, as RS has joined the crowd and offers all these "free" promotions. But-- isn't it going a bit far to say RS looks like a sinking ship, for handing out free promotions like nearly every other MMO out there? Are you implying that MMOs themselves will be extinct as a genre soon? That seems unlikely, they are very profitable as a genre. Any game reaches its peak, and after that it never really reaches that potential again and dies down. To me, the amount of promotions they're doing in terms of the member game looks more like desperation. It might be more or less the attitude of before that says it for me.

It's not going to last forever, and the purpose of it is to tide you over until your next employment opportunity.

I agree with Steve here. It can be cut out and be made into a signature, but the way the cartoon is designed might not work as well as planned. Personally, I like it the way it is.

I was never a fan of dubstep.

Good luck to all who apply. Being a part of Tip.it Staff (no matter what position) is enjoyable and definitely worth it. I encourage all those potential onlookers to apply. :thumbup:

Great work with the articles this week, as always. :) I think that the major problem with these loyalty rewards is a lot more than what was mentioned. Comparing the game to the past, these type of offers were never even conceived. This previous mindset contrasts what is currently looking like a sinking ship. Now, the ship is obviously not sinked yet, but it certainly seems this way now that the amount of marketing involved is becoming almost too noticable (ah, found words that work a lot nicer!). What I liked about Runescape is that it was different from a lot of other online games. For example, on the main page you weren't bombarded with advertisement after advertisement to buy the premium version of the game, or having advertisements every other month about an exclusive item you can buy. It was just a free game that once people progressed far enough, they can expand their gaming experience further by buying the expansion. Yeah, the rewards are extra and aren't really game changing, but if someone wanted to buy them, they often compensate for more than a year's worth of membership. Because of this, they really have a monetary value themselves since all that extra membership is, in a sense, useless, unless you stop buying the rewards. Ignoring the fact I wouldn't want to buy them in the first place, this really is one of the main reasons why I wouldn't buy any of the rewards; it's just not convenient enough. Another issue is the availability of the rewards. The current offer is a lot better because it involves credit card and Paypal transfers, however, what about the other payment methods? They should reach over all payment methods and maybe they'll receive more people willing to buy these items instead. Cards aren't available in all countries, and a lot of younger players can't use credit card or Paypal payments. Yes, they can ask their parents, but there isn't really any harm in opening up the payment methods available. It can only work positively in terms of revenue. Overall, great article with a unique mindset. I can't say I disagree with you completely because that is a mindset that some players adhere to. In terms of the other articles, again, great work. I always love reading extra fictional pieces, even when I'm already reading quite a few novels myself. (I've been a bit of a bookworm lately. :P)

If you want to join a clan, you can post a topic here. :P

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Actually, it's obfuscator.

The [harpy] apocalypse.

Banned for mentioning the hybrid super mod/admin who is superior to everyone who exists. No mod abuse happened here

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Did you get Swedish fish?

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