Is it RuneScape 3 already?

[truffoo]

With the speculation currently going around about the "stunning new update" in the new year, some comments have been about RuneScape 3 coming out.

 

 

 

But I ask the question ... Are we already playing RuneScape 3?.

 

 

 

Looking at last weeks hot topic The Way we Were: A History of RuneScape, RuneScape has changed a lot since the original RuneScape 2 release. Sure, the overall concept of the game is the same, and all we've had are quest/skill/graphics updates, but since RS1 to RS2 was primarily an engine and graphics update along with some gameplay changes, we are really at or close to the point where we can class this as RS3. Maybe the new year update will be the turning point.

 

 

 

Of course Jagex don't refer to the current game as RS2 anyway, so in their mind I'd suggest that it will always just be a dynamic RuneScape.

 

 

 

 

 

What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

Truffoo

[syal_antilli]

i think you need to go to bed, but besides that, i agree with now is rs3 thingy

[coenvg]

This is Runescape 2 to me, yes allot of changes, but thats what I call development, you see a big difference if you look to a screen of RS1 and look at a screen of RS2. The overall of RS2 in the beginning and now is the same though.

 

 

If RS3 is coming?

 

I don't think so why should they do all those graphic updates lately, I don't think to trow them away in just a couple of months.

[truffoo]

i think you need to go to bed, but besides that, i agree with now is rs3 thingy

 

Huh? Was it something I said :? ? It's only 7.47pm here right now, my kids have only been in bed for 45 minutes ... don't think I'm quite ready right now :^o .

[jemathonical]

I don't know why everyone wants to speculate about this.

 

 

 

 

 

We play Runescape.

 

 

 

 

 

I think we should stop speculating so much about the future of Runescape and just play the game.

[truffoo]

I don't think so why should they do all those graphic updates lately, I don't think to trow them away in just a couple of months.

 

Maybe I didn't make my point that clear ... I think we are currently using what could be called RuneScape 3. I don't think there will ever be a completely new RuneScape game. They will always refine the current game.

 

 

 

You're absolutely right that they wouldn't waste the huge investment they have put into the game. Think of the time that would have gone into the game engine upgrade .........

[truffoo]

I don't know why everyone wants to speculate about this.

 

 

 

We play Runescape.

 

 

 

I think we should stop speculating so much about the future of Runescape and just play the game.

 

I'm not speculating (or not meaning to). I was just wondering if people thought that the game we are now playing could be seen as more a version 3 rather than a version 2.

[Freesia]

Doubt so. A change in game version usually involves a large graphical or just a continued game from its predeccesor story-wise.

 

 

 

Adding a huge bulk of content into the game at once may just make rs seem like a rs2 expansion. Many kinds of update can fit this description, even a bank update. Now just stop speculating. #-o

[truffoo]

Doubt so. A change in game version usually involves a large graphical or just a continued game from its predeccesor story-wise.

 

 

 

Adding a huge bulk of content into the game at once may just make rs seem like a rs2 expansion. Many kinds of update can fit this description, even a bank update. Now just stop speculating. #-o

 

Thank you for understanding my point ... and you make some good ones too.

 

 

 

Another way to phrase the question: Is the difference between RuneScape 2 on release day different enough from today's RuneScape to call today's a form of RS3? Or is it just RS 2.1.3426 (.1 for the game engine update and .3426 for the updates and bug fixes)??

[SwreeTak]

I think that we're still playing RS2. But far from the same RS2 that came out directly after RSC. Now we have loads of new quests, skills, houses and more, but it's still RS2. For RS3 to come out, Jagex must announce it and in this new version a bunch of updates to the old game must have been done, such as improved graphics, many more quests or skills and new areas.

[Chaos_Reborn]

I could at least call it a RS 2.4 now, with lots of graphics being changed since RS 2.0 came out. But not a RS 3, the system hasn't changed enough yet. I mean, RS 1 to 2 involved major changes of all the graphics, and the entire combat system changed too. And your combat level wasn't calculated like before.

[Pyrex]

Jagex announced long time ago that there will be no RS3, but they had the idea of making a totally new online game that is not runescape.

[Alex_Ewan_1]

No we are in rs2 at the moment. one day we will get rs3 but not for a few years yet, 3 or 4 years most likely.

[Wouter828]

does it really matter? I mean I don't really care if a game is called rs2 or rs3, as long as I can still play the game I'm fine.

 

anyway, we're still playing in rs2.1 I believe. Maybe rs1 -> rs2 -> rs2.1 was meant to look like this?

 

The graphics updates could well be a late addition to rs2.1

 

so I don't think rs3 will come out anytime soon. And I think we're still playing in rs2.1

[Joooely]

I'd say a major graphics update including a change to how almost everything is designed and more would be rs3, hopefully with a downloadable version.

[jokemaster]

 

 

 

I think we should stop speculating so much about the future of Runescape and just play the game.

 

 

 

+1

[Bobbington]

Yey a link to my thread

 

 

 

I think as far as game engines go we are currently on version 5 of the game.... you could argue that this is RS5.

 

 

 

As for "OMG RS3 is coming"..... I highly doubt it will ever happen. With the amount of graphics update and money they are investing on improving the current game it is very doubtful there will ever be a time where they start again.

 

 

 

At the end of the day Runescape is a product, if they where to start again that would basically require a whole new product, where they then remove the old one.

 

 

 

So RS3 would mean a totally new game :shock:, why would Jagex..... as a business ever do that? it makes no business sence to replace the current game when in the same time they could have created an entirely new game, and run it as a separate product.

 

 

 

If they did that they would have two games running side by side, each bringing in their own money, rather than just one.

 

 

 

RuneScape 3 would never make any financial sense

[Voldmort0]

They've made alot of changes undoubtfully, but I'd say if Jagex considered this a "RS3" they'd promote it as such. Even if we've had alot of tweaks and updates to graphics and layout and such, I think that if they were to consider it RS3 they'd really make sure everyone knew, it'd be great publicity for them and it'd attract new players for sure. They wouldn't want to miss that chance.

[krisc6]

where in runescape 2.2 a bit like die hard 4.0 :P

[DRUMINATOR17]

They've made alot of changes undoubtfully, but I'd say if Jagex considered this a "RS3" they'd promote it as such. Even if we've had alot of tweaks and updates to graphics and layout and such, I think that if they were to consider it RS3 they'd really make sure everyone knew, it'd be great publicity for them and it'd attract new players for sure. They wouldn't want to miss that chance.

 

 

 

Exactly.

 

 

 

The closest that this will come to being RS3 related is that "perhaps" they would finally release the information to the public about RS3 coming out in the future, upcoming months, once they continue to solidify details that they are working out now.

 

 

 

However, there is no way that there will be an RS3 for us to play to kick off 2008 or anytime in the next several months for that matter.

 

 

 

I dont know how they advertised RS2 as it was a much smaller game community was back then. Now however that has changed and an upscaling of this size would warrant months of advance notice, at least if they are to want to make any money off of it business wise.

[PastyGangsta]

Jagex announced long time ago that there will be no RS3, but they had the idea of making a totally new online game that is not runescape.

 

 

 

Yep, its called Mechscape, and will be coming out eventually...

 

 

 

If we were playing RS3 then Jagex would've announced it in giant letters on the main page. Right now its still RS2 but it has expanded so much that its safe to call it RS 2.4.3568.15 (.4 for the engine upgrades, .3568 for the content updates, and .15 for any other updates that Jagex made without announcing them to the public)

[mr_tiddles]

There sure are alot of scammers out there trying to rip you off with this RS3 possibility by stealing account information on their fake websites. So, while it is fine to speculate about the future of Runescape, hopefully everyone is also quite aware that this is Only speculation. There is no other site you can play Runescape on except for the one we all play on now. http://www.runescape.com

[Maximusa]

I lost count but I think we might be on runescape 3, 4 or maybe even 5 due to the engine upgrades.

 

 

 

Without the upgrades apparently they couldnt release half the updates they are still developing. I dont believe personally a massive engine upgrade to only be a '2.4' version number but thats my opinion.

 

 

 

..I dont believe it is a rule that it must be a graphical update but even if you want to believe that there has' been massive graphical developement since runescape 2. Just look at your screenshots when runescape 2 was released compared to today. My screenys are on a old computer but maybe someone can post.

[FooK-A-Ji]

Just because they update the game all the time , also with graphical updates doesn't make it a new game... I think alot of people here have a funny way of thinking.. :lol:

[Craven_Image]

I really don't understand why people get so excited about an increment of 1 number from 2 to 3. Just because they released a runescape 2 doesn't mean they're going to carry on releasing updates until Runescape 14. RuneScape 2 was meant to represent the change in graphics engines (which basically now limits java capabilities). I don't think it was meant to be taken so seriously which is why they quickly renamed RS2 back to RuneScape.

 

 

 

As for the update I have no idea what it could be, we can only wait and see...