Mil Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Check 2nd page for RSOF posts by Mod Mmg News post: http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=1664 When you look at this months Behind the Scenes, you will notice that there are quite a few updates you are still waiting for, including an update to the quest list, a rework of the random event system and a price checker. Sadly, you will not be able to enjoy these updates until next week. Unforeseen technical difficulties have forced us to postpone these updates, but please be assured that next weeks update will consist not only of the upgrades that we planned for this week, but also next weeks feature the Evil Tree, which is already on the outlook for a spot to spread its roots... Please excuse the delay. We promise you will get all the content with next weeks update. Mod Fetzki RuneScape Content Team Leader News post: http://news.runescape.com/newsitem.ws?id=1662 Many of you will have read my newspost last week, in which I outlined our vision for the future of RuneScape, and also invited your questions. Well, the response has been absolutely awesome; in fact weve actually been a little taken aback! There have been nearly ten thousand questions posted or emailed by you, our players, and its become pretty obvious that were going to need to answer a lot more than we originally planned. A lot of the questions concern areas in which Im not the best person to reply, to be quite honest. So what weve done is split them up, with me answering a selection of appropriate questions today, and my esteemed colleagues answering further questions over the next few weeks. A big thank you to everyone that took the time to post a question on the forum or email it in - your feedback and interest in RuneScape are much appreciated, and we hope you will all continue to enjoy playing the game for a long time to come. So without further ado, here are the first batch of answers from yours truly :) Have fun! Mod MMG Jagex CEO Tommy Z9 - How long have you been worked for Jagex? I joined Jagex as their Chief Technical Officer (CTO) on 1st February 2008. Kurinin742 - Did you know anything about work at Jagex before you started working at it? No, not at the time, apart from the fact that they had a successful game called RuneScape, which I had never played before. I created an account and decided to check it out before I went for the interview. As a technologist I was very impressed that they had managed to achieve the seemingly impossible in a browser. I also realized after playing it for a short time that RuneScape was not only awesome, but also probably one of the best-kept secrets in the gaming space. Earth Nomad1 - You say that you are an active player of RuneScape, so my question is this, how many quest points do you have and how many of those quests have you asked for help on? (be honest) I have 90 quest points and 892 levels to date, so I hope that means I have graduated from noob status (although Im sure some would debate that!). The honest answer is I have asked for help on loads of the quests, and in so doing also discovered a number of our valued fan sites. We have a few projects on the go that are designed to give simpler, easier access to information in game, including a better method to show which quests you are eligible to undertake. Lbiboy - How did you rise so quickly through the ranks of JaGeX? you Joined up with them only a year ago, this month. From beginner to CEO in 12 months? I think I have just been rather blessed, and I have a great team supporting me. Jagex is a great place to work if you enjoy working hard and are prepared to keep stretching yourself. The company has a tradition of promoting from within, and it is true to say some of our top executives, managers, technologists, creatives and support staff have come through the ranks over the years. Awf Suir1 - What is your favorite skill in the game, and why? And what is your least favorite skill? I generally like combat skills such as Melee, Magic and Ranged, and Im really enjoying Slayer at the moment. Oddly enough I find Woodcutting and Firemaking to be my highest skills; there is something hypnotic about lighting fires all over Gielinor I should probably speak to somebody about that! Cute Kero 7 - Being such a busy fellow and all, do you find time to play RuneScape? I tend to get a few hours in on the weekend, or late at night. Benjo350 - Do you ever present any other ideas for content yourself, or is it solely developer only thing? Im a big believer in letting the experts do what they do best. I enjoy their content, and I wouldnt presume to be able to present creative ideas to them. Nighteyes604 - Will you be one of the JMods dropping in an in-game event? Absolutely! Vimescarrot - Did you get the job first, or play the game first? If the game, what made you decide to get a job at Jagex? I heard about the vacancy for a CTO at Jagex but I was also looking at other roles around that time. I tried the game to better understand what Jagex did, and was really impressed with the technology and the game the more I found out about Jagex (like the platform, proprietary in-house tools, languages, and systems) the more I was intrigued. I had an interview with Andrew that ended up being a being an in-depth IT security debate, and I was blown away to learn that Jagexs approach to IT security was more rigorous than some of the banks I had consulted for, or even the lottery systems I had architected. I instantly realized this was an incredible company, with many high-caliber staff at the very cutting edge of so many technology fronts - I just simply had to work for Jagex. Burned Bones - What's your combat level on your Rs Character? My combat level is only 67, but I am deadly when it comes to chopping down trees :) Valvar Exart - Are you leading all of your Jagex or Just RuneScape? Im responsible for leading Jagex as a whole with the support of a great team, including Andrew. Sword908070 - In your opinion what age group would RuneScape be targeted to? middle school, high school, college? I believe that everyone can find RuneScape enjoyable. I would suggest that its aimed at college students and older, but there is something for everyone, whether youre 18 or 80! Kinby - Will there be a new free-to-play (FTP) quest or a members quest made FTP? We are looking to invest into all areas of the game - watch this space for further developments :) Fishaddock - Do you play FunOrb games like Arcanists? Ha ha, yes I find it highly addictive! There was a time I was company champion, but I have probably been displaced now by some more deserving staff member. Darth Stefan - What will be the next language update? There is enormous internal debate as to the next language; we have recently upgraded our systems to allow us to support any language the problem now is we are spoilt for choice :) Boomer12342 - Does this mean that you are taking over Andrew's position?? Just curious, if so, why did Andrew decide to step down, or if thats not the case (of him stepping down), what happened? I guess you could say that I took over the CTO role from Andrew in 2008. I believe Andrew felt that he was best placed to serve both in a technical and creative capacity across the entire business and leave most of the management of the various technical teams to me. I dont think its a case of Andrew stepping down, more a case of him doing what he enjoys most, which is being actively involved in continuing to develop the technical capabilities of our games as well as the games themselves. I know Andrew is very passionate about RuneScape, and he continues to take a very active part in the business. Racheya - With the current economic conditions, are you going to be increasing subscription prices any time in the near or distant future to help compensate for rising costs? And even if not, how is Jagex going to deal with the current economic situation? No, we have no plans to increase the current membership prices for RuneScape. Jagex is a strong company, and contrary to much of the rest of the industry, we continue to grow financially. We believe our competitive price point, and unparalleled game value and depth, mean we are in a uniquely strong position. Vaskor - Could you please clarify Jagex's position toward fan sites? Will the "openness" somehow apply to fan sites and communities established there? Yes absolutely - we plan to work closely with responsible fan sites to support them in every way we can. Issa5 - Does Jagex plan to use any of the ideas in the suggestions threads? Yes indeed - we consider all the feedback we receive. Naturally it will never be possible to implement all feedback, but we are already looking at a number of strong suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Vaskor - Could you please clarify Jagex's position toward fan sites? Will the "openness" somehow apply to fan sites and communities established there? Yes absolutely - we plan to work closely with responsible fan sites to support them in every way we can. Closely working with tip.it in the future maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgelemmons Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I really like this guy :P He does seem genuinely interested, and very open with information. Thanks to Uno for the awsome sig <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto_the_Phoenix Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Looks like a handful of Tip.iters were blessed enough to get replies today. Sure hope I get a technical response sometime in the week. :pray: I'm also glad it seems that he completely ignored the consistent Wilderness "questions" that the thread was littered with. That's promising. Working with responsible fansites also looks promising as well. All good stuff here. :D Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberly Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Racheya - With the current economic conditions, are you going to be increasing subscription prices any time in the near or distant future to help compensate for rising costs? And even if not, how is Jagex going to deal with the current economic situation? No, we have no plans to increase the current membership prices for RuneScape. Jagex is a strong company, and contrary to much of the rest of the industry, we continue to grow financially. We believe our competitive price point, and unparalleled game value and depth, mean we are in a uniquely strong position. Vaskor - Could you please clarify Jagex's position toward fan sites? Will the "openness" somehow apply to fan sites and communities established there? Yes absolutely - we plan to work closely with responsible fan sites to support them in every way we can. I think these are one of the few "serious" questions answered here by Mod MMG. I'm happy to see that mentioning TipIt/RSC/RuneHQ/ETC will no longer be a ban-able thing since they CLAIM to be working closely with them. We won't be seeing the cost of membership skyrocketing any time soon. I personally expected him to take on some harder questions. There's no way, for one, that he can't ask questions on the future expansion of customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragon246665 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 ooh i hope tip it like, gets emails from jagex, that would be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterknowitall Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 The lamest questions first. Why would people be interested in the lvl of a mod? The f2p quests part seems interesting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniels911 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Burned Bones - What's your combat level on your Rs Character? My combat level is only 67, but I am deadly when it comes to chopping down trees Lol another newb. [/bads] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Runar Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 WOOT! My question is answered! :thumbsup: The Runar's (OSRS) DIY blog - most viewed Blogscape blog ever! Contract? ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forsooth Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 quite dissapointed with the questions he chose to answer and put on the homepage. Barrows Drops - Guthans Helmat x2, Dharoks Chest x2, Ahrims Staff, Guthans WarSpear Ahrims Robetop x2, Ahrims Hood, Torag's Legs, Karils Skirt, Xbow - Med (Double) Brassard-Hammers (Double)Dragon Drops - 1 Skirt... (3 helms)Dk - Dragon Axe x3, Warrior Ring x2T.T - Top hat (4.3m) x2GWD - [bandos] Hilt, Plate X2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterknowitall Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 WOOT! My question is answered! :thumbsup: Mine isn't. -.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juhnie Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 WOOT! My question is answered! :thumbsup: I knew that name is familiar from somewhere! :thumbsup: Vaskor - Could you please clarify Jagex's position toward fan sites? Will the "openness" somehow apply to fan sites and communities established there? Yes absolutely - we plan to work closely with responsible fan sites to support them in every way we can. Oo, quite interesting. More JaGEx interaction with fansites? Yes please! Master of Attack ~ August 29th, 2010Proud to have served the awesome Tip.It Crew <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppet Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 WOOT! My question is answered! :thumbsup: I knew that name is familiar from somewhere! :thumbsup: Vaskor - Could you please clarify Jagex's position toward fan sites? Will the "openness" somehow apply to fan sites and communities established there? Yes absolutely - we plan to work closely with responsible fan sites to support them in every way we can. Oo, quite interesting. More JaGEx interaction with fansites? Yes please! MINE WASN'T ANSWERED Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtaurian Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I was kind of hoping for something a little more profound, but I like the guy nonetheless. To put it bluntly, [bleep] off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kietaro1 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 My question was not answered either. Seems he picked questions geared more to an overview of him as CEO instead of the direction of the game. I think that he did a great job and look forward to the answers to be given by the other developers. Looks promising indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Sounds good. I wonder what kind of questions will get answered in the coming weeks. : ........::::: Rainy's YouTube Channel - Rainy's Twitter - Rainy's Facebook - Rainy's DeviantArt - Rainy's Tumblr - Rainy's Tip.It Profile :::::......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorn Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 People demand information on future content... ...but the CEO chooses to reply to those who asked whether he has an account or what his combat level is. He's so self-centered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psvstef Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Looks promising indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingmickez25 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Well lets see how it goes first appearances are deceiving but i give him the benefit of the doubt. 90 Qp gtfo if he needs help he knows who to ask :geek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uninstall Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I bet someone was gonna search for him on the hiscores when he saw his level :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I am glad that they are planning to co-operate more with fansites; It would be nice to see a more open relationship again. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0TH Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 People demand information on future content... ...but the CEO chooses to reply to those who asked whether he has an account or what his combat level is. He's so self-centered. I dont think its self-centered at all, he just wanted to make him self apear to be a normal player. Trying to relate to the rest of the gamers and i personally think that he did that very well. Interesting read, looking forward to the FTP content that is mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollyc3 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I bet someone was gonna search for him on the hiscores when he saw his level :lol: Would a total that low be ranked? :-k 2376/2376 total achieved - May 2009 Retired Dec 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
introuble3 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I bet someone was gonna search for him on the hiscores when he saw his level :lol: Well we know his total level, he's a member and his highest skills are woodcutting and firemaking... Yes that total is on highscore Olly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mil Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Updated first post to show the news post about delay :[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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