community involvement vs. favoritism

[ixfd64]

Old school players may remember Jagex often becoming involved with the community:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  [*:1tmakop3]announcing players' weddings (

http://ladymedusamoldfield.50megs.com)
 
 
 
[*:1tmakop3]announcing reali-life marriages
 
 
 
[*:1tmakop3]announcing the passing of players (Siw39, but not HTe Old Nite)
 
 
 
[*:1tmakop3]posting on fan forums
 
 
 
[*:1tmakop3]dropping items on holidays
 
 
 
[*:1tmakop3]publically welcoming new staff
 
 
 
[*:1tmakop3]announcing major achievements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can understand that Jagex no longer announces marriages due to the now existing rule 13. However, Jagex seemed to stopped all forms of community involvement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today, this is the commonly accepted fact: RS has grown so popular, that Jagex has stopped this, otherwise they would get accused of favoritism ("Player x just got a system message for reaching level 99 attack. Why didn't I get one for 99 cooking?", etc). However, other forms of involvement is acceptable. What do you feel is an acceptable extent of community involvement?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personally, I feel that system messages announcing player affairs are too far for today's standards. However, I think non-rare item drops on holidays are OK. Maybe Jagex can make some threads in community forums "featured" but that's about it.

[Alg]

the community's quite a bit larger than it was then, it would be impossible not to show favoritism.

[Ginger_Warrior]

I agree, if anything the fact that the community is so large in comparison it would make JAGeX a much easier target for being accused of favouritism, on the grounds that they simply cannot congratulate or become "involved" with every single person, so some would have to be left out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marriages, I can understand. It's a violation of personal privacy. But I don't see the harm in annoucing deaths, of any players, so long as their family have given their permission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But most of all, I'd just like the face to be taken off the mask of Jagex. In short, I want them to talk to us, and by that I mean come on to fansites like Tip.It and discuss with players what changes they should(n't) make. Every other company in thw world does this, and it really grits me when they just don't bother to listen to what their customers think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They need to be more invovled in the community, and if they get accused of favouritism... well that's the world for ya. We don't live under Communism, we live under Capitalism. And that's the way the world works.

[kam42705]

I agree, if anything the fact that the community is so large in comparison it would make JAGeX a much easier target for being accused of favouritism, on the grounds that they simply cannot congratulate or become "involved" with every single person, so some would have to be left out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marriages, I can understand. It's a violation of personal privacy. But I don't see the harm in annoucing deaths, of any players, so long as their family have given their permission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But most of all, I'd just like the face to be taken off the mask of Jagex. In short, I want them to talk to us, and by that I mean come on to fansites like Tip.It and discuss with players what changes they should(n't) make. Every other company in thw world does this, and it really grits me when they just don't bother to listen to what their customers think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They need to be more invovled in the community, and if they get accused of favouritism... well that's the world for ya. We don't live under Communism, we live under Capitalism. And that's the way the world works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well Jagex must also learn that their interests are not the interests of the common player, and that they need to meet their player's demands, not the demands of the minority of ranters. They ought to post the death of a player, although marriages would just be a bit too personal.

[Ginger_Warrior]

 

I agree, if anything the fact that the community is so large in comparison it would make JAGeX a much easier target for being accused of favouritism, on the grounds that they simply cannot congratulate or become "involved" with every single person, so some would have to be left out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marriages, I can understand. It's a violation of personal privacy. But I don't see the harm in annoucing deaths, of any players, so long as their family have given their permission.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But most of all, I'd just like the face to be taken off the mask of Jagex. In short, I want them to talk to us, and by that I mean come on to fansites like Tip.It and discuss with players what changes they should(n't) make. Every other company in thw world does this, and it really grits me when they just don't bother to listen to what their customers think.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They need to be more invovled in the community, and if they get accused of favouritism... well that's the world for ya. We don't live under Communism, we live under Capitalism. And that's the way the world works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well Jagex must also learn that their interests are not the interests of the common player, and that they need to meet their player's demands, not the demands of the minority of ranters. They ought to post the death of a player, although marriages would just be a bit too personal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think that you're right in the sense that the way they act relates to the JaGEx treat people on RS. It does seem to be a case of a few people rant on the "Overpowered Skill", and it's instantly seen as everyone wants to weapon/stat to be changed. Also, it's almost a sense of arrogance in a way on the part of JaGEx. It's very much a "you don't like it, but we do, so we'll do it anyway :P " kinda mentallity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But also, it's indecisiveness. The fact rule 7 had been changed 3 times in as many months, and the fact the barrel-chest anchor seems to add a new plate of player-whacking iron every week just shows this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JaGEx wants to build this game into a low-level rot house? Well that's fine by me, I'll just go and play some other MMORPG that emphasises the need for a strong community, and a direct relationship between players and developers, something which RS seems to lack...

[Freesia]

Yes, back in early holiday drops, we are able to see Jagex staff hanging around popular areas of interest, because then there were only.. like 8 servers existing? Of course, Jagex can no longer do this because there are now 130+ worlds in existence and with the massive game updates Runescape has underwent, they would probably be so busy in their offices trying to fix bugs and attempting to read senseless reports from wanna-be mods that they couldn't had any time to take a breath, not to mention hanging out with players in game. The past of such enjoyment will no longer return with the current situation Runescape is in. :?

[Alg]

i've seen a jagex mod in public once. the fanfare that greeted him was more than that of [top player] by over one thousand times. literally. it was every single person in lumbridge at that crowded world.

 

 

 

it would be nearly impossible unless the mod went to an area that can only be accessed by more mature, skilled, higher level players, and not every ignorant ten year old.

[qeltar]

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

 

 

 

The reason Jagex mods get swarmed is in part because they are rarer than hen's teeth in the game.

 

 

 

This despite Jagex openly saying that they consider it important to have a presence within RuneScape itself.

 

 

 

~q

[highlanders]

It would be nice to have some community things like that.

 

I don't think people would bother much about favoritism. They just will be looking foward to the day they'll get something special done for them.