Where are Jagex's Priorities?

[benar]

As of late, nobody knows. Jagex's priorities are lost in the eyes of the common player. Recently, most of the game updates revolve around lower lever players, with easy quests, in-game help such as the town crier, and skill tutors. There are some great accomodations for the more experienced players out there, such as Barbarian Training and the up-and-comming God Wars Dungeon.

 

 

 

I am grateful for all of these updates, contend level regardless, and I appreciate Jagex's effort to my fullest extent.

 

 

 

However, are these things really what everyone wants? How about what they need? I believe that Jagex needs to focus more on the Bits and Pieces project, and start to listen to everyone's common interests, not just the single good ideas floating around in the suggestions forum.

 

 

 

Im not saying put a kibosh on Jagex's plans, as we all need the new content to keep the game exciting. However what we need more are updates which please everone and improve the game. Everyone wants to be able to sit down in the chairs around RuneScape, so give that to them. Those who don't wont have to. Everyone wants a way to message their friends who are offline, so give it to them. Again, those who don't wont have to. It's all in the player best interest.

 

 

 

All in all, the ideas which many, many people are suggesting and pushing for should be looked at first. The extravagant updates should come second.

 

 

 

What do you think about Jagex's priorities? Are they in the right spot? Should they be improving the game before adding to it?

[Randox]

First let me say if Jagex had a policy wherby they aimed to please every one with every update, they might as well just say there never going to update again.

 

 

 

The only updates that can hope to please all, are graphics updates and updates which everyone can participate in (fully participate in) from the time they start the game.

 

 

 

They seem to focus on mid level updates, proboly because most players are mid level. This means that they can please the most people possible. On the odd occasion they release something for the high mid-levels or sometimes the really high levels. But since most poeple can't benifit from really high level updates, it makes no sense to have many of them.

 

 

 

I figure Jagex will continue to try and please the majority of it's players to the best of there ability. I also expect them to continue to advance the various story lines and the in-game history with more quests.

[Omali]

I like Jagex's plan with updates. They focus a lot on the mid levels, since that's where, I'd say 80% of the community (minus autoers and skillers) are. Every once in a while, they released a harder quest (Dream Mentor), high level skill updates (Barbarian training).

 

 

 

On the down low, they're always looking for ways to help new players. Getting rid of scams by blocking your password, consistently changing the trade screen, the ditch, and more. They're also looking to help new players. Before the tutors, I started a new account, just to see what it'd be like to be a new player coming into Runescape.

 

 

 

My god, it is overwhelming. All kinds of scams that have developed over the years, 23+ skills, minigames, new skill additions, new areas, clan chat, players everywhere (most of them better than you), you rarely get help from another player, knowledge base is huge, don't know where to start.

 

 

 

So I like the way Jagex is going with the updates. If they come out with a week that doesn't apply to me, I'll still try it out for a while, if anything to say that I've done it. Quests, I always do. Otherwise, I'll just keep skilling. The way I see it, I'm not 99 in everything, so I haven't done everything in the game yet.

[Bobbington]

Ig youy had said this a few months back... I may have agreed.

 

 

 

But I currently feel Jagex have got it almost righ.... they have stoped ignoring high levels in a very respectable level, they are paying much much more attention to bit's and pieces... and are generally doing a well rounded update job.

[The Observer]

They are doing this because they want to encourage the lower players to play more and train up and become members. It is just promotional basically.

[Hi9im8Here7]

If I were Andrew...I'd just sell runescape and start a different game. With all the gold farmers, it's kind of pathetic.

 

 

 

But if I had to update the game I would add a whole lot of new areas, like islands and kingdoms and such, with a little bit of something for everybody. I would also make a dragon pickaxe (really dumb idea, I know :) ).

[Alg]

at the moment, they've been doing updates for every level. if the god war dungeon is really what we expect, it'll be a high level update

[klankaos]

I think TB@JT are doing an awesome job, considering the breadth and depth of the player base they have to serve. They are accurately represented by the quote "You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but never all of the people all of the time". They're trying to do the greatest good for the greatest number, and succeeding admirably. Those out there who complain that not enough updates are focused on their level/interests need to realize that they're getting as much as anyone else.

[NoMoreDead]

JaGeX has one priority: Help lower level players learn the ropes more easily, and make money when they become members.

 

 

 

'Nuff said?

[Owned_Nex]

If I were Andrew...I'd just sell runescape and start a different game. With all the gold farmers, it's kind of pathetic.

 

 

 

But if I had to update the game I would add a whole lot of new areas, like islands and kingdoms and such, with a little bit of something for everybody. I would also make a dragon pickaxe (really dumb idea, I know :) ).

 

 

 

Um, EVERY major game has autoers. He'd stop making money.

[Hi9im8Here7]

If I were Andrew...I'd just sell runescape and start a different game. With all the gold farmers, it's kind of pathetic.

 

 

 

But if I had to update the game I would add a whole lot of new areas, like islands and kingdoms and such, with a little bit of something for everybody. I would also make a dragon pickaxe (really dumb idea, I know :) ).

 

 

 

Um, EVERY major game has autoers. He'd stop making money.

 

 

 

Does that make them okay. If Andrew would actually try I know he'd find a way to get rid of autoers.

[meol]

IMO, the bits and bites updates are the best idea since membership. Improving existing content is much better for the game rather than just adding and adding faulty updates. I'm not saying Jagex should stop with the big updates, of course, just that the smaller updates also have a great value.

 

 

 

Naturally, decreasing the amount of autoers and gold farmers would be nice... :-w

[highlanders]

It's a company, money? :-s

 

 

 

I think they focus on making attractive updates. A little like in publicities, they give their product a nice image, and package, but inside, it's not that great. But people still fall for it.

[Hi9im8Here7]

It's a company, money? :-s

 

 

 

I think they focus on making attractive updates. A little like in publicities, they give their product a nice image, and package, but inside, it's not that great. But people still fall for it.

 

 

 

That's partly it. I just hope the God Wars dungeon won't be the same way. I don't want a thousand people on RSOF rants bringing down my thread there. :?

[i_trollz_u]

Every company does what it sees best. If jagex wants to focus on lower level players than so be it. It's not like higher level players (including those on the front page) have nothing else to do.

[Alg]

well, i do hope the level 600-odd bosses in the GWD are for low levels...

 

 

 

the year 2005 had many 'high' level updates, late 2006 had 'low' level updates.*

 

 

 

*note that most people regard mid-level updates as too high to be low, but too low to be high, useless to everyone regardless of personal taste

[Master_Smither]

They are focusing on EVERY level now adays they want to make MOST people happy.

 

 

 

Because Happy Cows make (I forgot the rest)

 

But basically Happy Memebers make them want to pay for MORE memebers.

[Makoto_the_Phoenix]

I don't think any of us could really say where Jagex's priorities lie, because we've all got some sort of bias against it. We could say they're catering to lower levels, or we could say that they're playing favorites with high levels, or we could even say that they're in it for the money. We don't know any of that for certain.

 

 

 

Besides, does any one person here know what RuneScape really needs? Any update that gives or suits one person's or a group's need may cause rise to rant (and believe me, many updates that improve a skill or training method have given cause to rants everywhere).

 

 

 

My own personal opinion (again, this will be biased because of my relatively high levels) would be to make tweaks to existing content before adding new stuff in. There is no point to an update if you can't improve what you started (this is quite evident with the ZMI; improved what was started quite well).

[Bxpprod]

I hate that they release updates that apply to F2P members and not just P2P players. As I said in the macros thread, I'm aware that the staff are interested only in money and pleasing those that are filling there pockets, but lets be honest. All P2P players begin as F2P, and for those who are disappointed with the service they are given, they won't become members.

 

 

 

I'm not an entrepreneur, but if JaGex were more accomodating of free players, they might end up with a large increase in the number of fee paying players.