NOT MUCH OF A DEBATE LOCK PLEASE

[doomtom99]

ow this i can answer: simply NO why?

 

if you gonna give it 30 days than there would be less players and less players means less money and another reason is if you gonna give it 30 days than you can't give your account enough experience

[Latinoking]

ow this i can answer: simply NO why?

 

if you gonna give it 30 days than there would be less players and less players means less money and another reason is if you gonna give it 30 days than you can't give your account enough experience

 

 

 

You gotta remind yourself that with a Demo you don't get to feel the whole thing.

[Bobthefishy]

I think this will help lower or stop the little kids from Miniclip,

 

 

 

Hmm, I just love vast generalities that have no factual proof to them. Maybe some people from Miniclip are younger and immature but I'm sure I can find just as many young and immature players that started on RS.com.

 

 

 

Also, this would be a horrible idea. There is no way that you get the experience needed to pay $5 a month in 30 days. Think of it this way, how many people subscribe for members after 30 days? I would guess close to none.

[matthew_t_d]

NO!! If it was I deffinatly would not have become a member.

[Needrunefreak]

I don't think there is any flaming here. No one has insulted him personally or anything, I think.

 

 

 

There is now :) joke

 

 

 

Anyway, 30 days is definitely not enough to be able to decide on membership. I took 8 months :) And anyway, F2P is what made Runescape into the Runescape that it is now. I'm guessing you didn't play before there was P2P? (Note: I didn't either, not even RS Classic, I joined 1.5 years ago.)

[Latinoking]

Yes I did play Runescape Classic in 2002 I think shortly after they spilt into F2P and P2P.

[Toxicologist]

There! You said it yourself. F2P came before P2P. Therefore, F2P is not a demo.

 

 

 

Q.E.D.

[JFonseka]

I've been thinking for a while since most people call "F2P" the demo of Runescape why doesn't it just let it become a trial game? You have like 30 days to either become a member or your account will be deleted. I think this will help lower or stop the little kids from Miniclip, but then their is the opposing view that 5 bucks might be too much to handle for some families (Which I don't get since they can buy a computer and pay for internet .)

 

 

 

My stand is that it should be a 30 day trial game since it will help little kids from playing Runescape.

 

 

 

But then there is the fact that they might keep continue creating accounts for 30 days. I say just let them play a trial in that one IP and if they try again they are force to become a member to play Runescape. (Most kids don't know how to change IPs TBH.)

 

 

 

Err [bleep] off

[Gurgle554]

JFonseka

 

this is a debate, lopsided as it may be

 

it was created in the "debate club" so really, give an argument cuz insulting him ain't guna do any good and also is showing how immature u are

 

and no, i dont agree with the argument that u put up

 

but i do see a point with ur reasons

 

good arguement, tho seeing as how lopsided this debate is, u shud request a a lock of the thread and find a more even arguement to state ur reasons

[Freesia]

Err [bleep] off

 

Instead of such a spammy flamming post you could have constructively proved him wrong with reasonable points to why his suggestion is not good or whatever.

 

 

 

JFonseka

 

this is a debate, lopsided as it may be

 

it was created in the "debate club" so really, give an argument cuz insulting him ain't guna do any good and also is showing how immature u are

 

and no, i dont agree with the argument that u put up

 

but i do see a point with ur reasons

 

good arguement, tho seeing as how lopsided this debate is, u shud request a a lock of the thread and find a more even arguement to state ur reasons

 

Such a posting styles appears to be irritating to some forum users so stop posting like this. You can post full sentences in a forum unlike in game where you are restricted so with the chat box length limit

[Gurgle554]

thanks Freesia, i'll keep that in mind.

[Tetsuya]

Making f2p a 30 day trial would ruin Jagex. People don't seem to realize that f2p is extremely important to RuneScape as a whole.

[Latinoking]

I lost the debate! Thanks for all participating.

[All_Is_Great]

thats a really bad idea, cuz from what i know, most p2pers buy materials from f2p so if u make f2p a 30day trial game, it just wouldnt work out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some people can't get membership because their parents don't approve of the game, and that's the way it is.

 

 

 

^^thats me :P

[book_of_metal]

no, thts all i gt to say. im p2p and i pay for wht f2p get to do so i say they can play as lolg as they want as long as they report autoers

[MasterSamus]

I'm a member but I think Miniclip/Neopets is to blame for the little kids in Runescape

 

 

 

dude wth is ur problem

 

 

 

quit blaming things on little kids

 

 

 

i happen to know some pretty mature 12 year olds on rs

[Kenshinjapan]

It's going to take quite a few promises/good grades/effort to get parents to buy membership for an online game

 

 

 

Sorry but that's how it should be anyways. I have to pay myself, maintain above average grades (in advanced classes ) and overall keep my act together to keep my membership. Someone shouldn't get membership if it causes a lack in grades/study time.

 

 

 

And I think the trial should end in 6 months. I'm tired of seeing "f2p fo lyfe!" and "im f2p, I play in hard mode and members are just lazy noobs." I've seen this several times in game and even on these forums :-# . F2p shouldn't be treated specially and think they should be treated specially.

 

 

 

NOTE:I know all f2pers arn't like this. I'm just saying A LOT of them are.

[pati]

If jagex wants to lose A LOT of potential clients and members they should do it.

[Freesia]

 

 

 

And I think the trial should end in 6 months. I'm tired of seeing "f2p fo lyfe!" and "im f2p, I play in hard mode and members are just lazy noobs." I've seen this several times in game and even on these forums :-# . F2p shouldn't be treated specially and think they should be treated specially.

 

 

 

NOTE:I know all f2pers arn't like this. I'm just saying A LOT of them are.

 

There is nothing wrong with "f2p for lyfe"s in game. They are just here to enjoy their fair share of the game, I find most of them feel that paying for members is just unnecessary. The latter group of people are just being stereotypical and express such a negative view of p2pers likely due to bad p2pers presence in f2p.

[Hi9im8Here7]

The problem in making f2p a 30-day trial is that it isn't just a demo. It's a whole version of rs that many ppl enjoy playing. Plus this would probably crash the rs economy since you need the low-level f2pers that mine iron, etc.

 

 

 

It's completely useless to sign up for members unless you've already done everything in f2p, which could take alot longer than a month.

[Latinoking]

It's going to take quite a few promises/good grades/effort to get parents to buy membership for an online game

 

 

 

Sorry but that's how it should be anyways. I have to pay myself, maintain above average grades (in advanced classes ) and overall keep my act together to keep my membership. Someone shouldn't get membership if it causes a lack in grades/study time.

 

 

 

And I think the trial should end in 6 months. I'm tired of seeing "f2p fo lyfe!" and "im f2p, I play in hard mode and members are just lazy noobs." I've seen this several times in game and even on these forums :-# . F2p shouldn't be treated specially and think they should be treated specially.

 

 

 

NOTE:I know all f2pers arn't like this. I'm just saying A LOT of them are.

 

 

 

6 months doesn't sound bad to be honest............no more whining and possibly a better scheme to get members :thumbsup:

[Latinoking]

I understand what you guys are saying but can some tell me how WOW only has a 1 week trial yet they have more members then runescape?

 

 

 

Heck, I've had friends who play that 1 week and now have quit Runescape and these were really good Runescape Players.

[123Yourgone]

no, thts all i gt to say. im p2p and i pay for wht f2p get to do

No you dont, f2p is self sufficient.

[Benny_4]

f2p should remain always and forever for the following reasons:

 

1. I've only been a member for 3 months; f2p is a great way to build up your character before making the switch. I built my guy up for 4 years (I know...)

 

2. The trial would destroy the economy from the inside. Coal and Iron prices would go to astronomic heights because a majority of miners are f2p. I don't feel like paying 300ea for Coal.

 

3. Little kids have just as much right to play RS as you and I do. An 11 year old probally doesn't have acess to a credit card. Why should your sugguestion rob them of hours of enjoyment.

 

 

 

In sumation, I think your comment was a very selfish and eleitest thing to say about f2p. How about you stop worring about yourself and let other people have a few hours of enjoyment.

[Dark_History]

this is a BIG NO

 

 

 

first, new players cant really get into the game really good, it took me 1 months to know where to get to falador after i went to varrock and explored around and got lost about 20 times when i was a noob, so there would be less p2pers and that means jagex makes less money

 

 

 

second, p2p market will crash, items like TT will drop tremendously in price because of no f2pers buying them, 99 smithing ppl will have no choice but selling their goods to the store because mostly f2p ppl buys full rune and stuff

 

normal runes that can be crafted with rune ess will also raise price tremendously because of no f2pers mining the essence

 

items like yew longbows will raise in price tremendously too because yew logs are mostly supplied by F2P PLAYERS

 

also ores prices will go up because mostly ores are from f2pers

 

AND ALOT MORE

 

member ppl usually have really good f2p friends, sometimes losing them means quitting(rarely, but can happen)

 

 

 

third, f2p is NOT A DEMO, everyday f2pers reads those annoying ads, and jagex makes money from that! no f2pers results in MASSIVE DROP OF PROFIT for the jagex company, DEMO IS JUST A GREEDY WORD USED BY MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY WANT F2PERS TO DISAPPEAR FROM THE WORLD

 

 

 

please think of the possibilities of whats going to happen before you make a debate topic

 

 

 

~mhkagent