Is Jagex Admitting a Mistake

[Owned_Nex]

Just logging into my old high 40s Classic account, and I noticed this.

 

 

From how they phrased it, it almost seems like its an admission that they've make the game worse.

 

Idk, maybe I'm just noticing random things, but does anyone else see this as an admsision that Classic PK>Now?

[K4ylan]

They've always known the old wildy was better gameplay-wise. They've even mentioned it when they released Bounty Hunter and BH Worlds. The whole point of taken away the old wildy is to stop rwt. Since not many people give a damn about RSC anymore, they won't change the old wildy system for them.

[Zaaps1]

Of course it was better, they've admitted that.

 

What they won't say, and with good reason, is that the steps they took to "destroy" the old system weren't necessary. So saying the old wildy was better, yeah Jagex would say that. But saying that making all those changes was a mistake is something Jagex will not say.

[tortilliachp]

Of course it was better, they've admitted that.

 

What they won't say, and with good reason, is that the steps they took to "destroy" the old system weren't necessary. So saying the old wildy was better, yeah Jagex would say that. But saying that making all those changes was a mistake is something Jagex will not say.

 

how can you claim that? have you forgotten how prevalent RWT was? how easy it was to fake duels / fights with "forgetting to eat" etc? what's your alternative solution that jagex should have used?

[Zaaps1]

Of course it was better, they've admitted that.

 

What they won't say, and with good reason, is that the steps they took to "destroy" the old system weren't necessary. So saying the old wildy was better, yeah Jagex would say that. But saying that making all those changes was a mistake is something Jagex will not say.

 

how can you claim that? have you forgotten how prevalent RWT was? how easy it was to fake duels / fights with "forgetting to eat" etc? what's your alternative solution that jagex should have used?

 

I think you misunderstood me, or all the studying I've been doing is taking an effect on my writing.

 

I'm not saying what Jagex did was wrong, I'm saying Jagex will never admit what they did was wrong. Personally, I believe what Jagex did was fair. Drastic, but fair.

[stonewall337]

Offering people a chance to see how things "Used to be" is hardly an admission of a mistake.

[Kaida23]

Offering people a chance to see how things "Used to be" is hardly an admission of a mistake.

Well said. :thumbup:

[adx]

I don't think Jagex will ever class their actions to end RSC as a mistake, or at least the 'company' will not class it as a mistake and i agree with that.. From their perspective moving everyone to Rs2 made the most sense in terms of their overall revenue and i believe that this has made them alot of money since.

 

What i think Jagex did not anticipate was Nostalgia, Emotion, Gameplay.. Look at most new Hollywood films & games.. Graphics first content/gameplay second.. This makes little to no sense to me as i remember some of the most enjoyable games of my life being on a Nes/Snes/Master System.. Not an Xbox/Ps3 etc (not to say there aren't some great games on them) but back then developers HAD to make the game about gameplay as they didn't have immense graphics at their disposal and essentially nothing to hide behind.. This was RSC - [cabbage]! But great at the same time..

 

The community that was created in RSC was something quite special when i try to put it into the context of other online games i've played.. Yes we all though other people were [wagon] etc myself included here i know alot disliked me lol :P but such is life..

 

I'm not trying to say that RS2 is full of idiots, i'm sure that there are some great people playing that game also but i don't think the same community was ever re-created, people were playing the game for a different reason and have different agendas then they did in RSC.

 

It was this split of people that i think fractured RS - Jagex had to enforce the change to RS2 but some of us had no interest in the game whatsoever (mainly pkers i imagine) and from my eyes the decline began their, it started to emulate modern day society which is essentially a breakdown in communication.

 

RS2 and RSC should have been ran in conjunction.. So you could log on to either and keep the same items - I understand the problems involved with that but to lose such a good game so quickly was quite tragic.. Now i think they've realised that RSC still has market value.. They don't see it as a mistake only another opportunity to make more money.

 

Sorry if this is massively disjointed - I'm not at my house and my dad's about to switch his internet off lol - I might come back on later to amend.

[Owned_Nex]

Offering people a chance to see how things "Used to be" is hardly an admission of a mistake.

Well said. :thumbup:

 

Look at this amazing place where bots used to get stuck!

Over here we have useless items for you to find!

 

Theres no reason to announce bad things is there?

[P_Eburne]

Just logging into my old high 40s Classic account, and I noticed this.

 

 

From how they phrased it, it almost seems like its an admission that they've make the game worse.

 

Idk, maybe I'm just noticing random things, but does anyone else see this as an admsision that Classic PK>Now?

I agree with you. It does look like Jagex are admitting that the old wilderness and pking was better in Runescape Classic. However, if you have been to the Classic wilderness, you will probably notice that it is always full of people pking each other. I think that the old wilderness was far too risky, even if you are a high combat level (say, 100 or so).

Therefore, I conclude that Jagex have degraded the wilderness to make it more accessible for low level players. It also allows for quests to be held in the wilderness. I do sort of miss the old wilderness though.

[FooK-A-Ji]

Just logging into my old high 40s Classic account, and I noticed this.

 

 

From how they phrased it, it almost seems like its an admission that they've make the game worse.

 

Idk, maybe I'm just noticing random things, but does anyone else see this as an admsision that Classic PK>Now?

I agree with you. It does look like Jagex are admitting that the old wilderness and pking was better in Runescape Classic. However, if you have been to the Classic wilderness, you will probably notice that it is always full of people pking each other. I think that the old wilderness was far too risky, even if you are a high combat level (say, 100 or so).

Therefore, I conclude that Jagex have degraded the wilderness to make it more accessible for low level players. It also allows for quests to be held in the wilderness. I do sort of miss the old wilderness though.

but how can one say that the old wilderness was far too risky, seeing as the full intention of the wild was for players to go out there well knowing that they are taking a risk. the wilderness was implemented in runescape for the sole purpose of letting players kill eachother én masse.

i dont care if i've said it a billion times now but i like to say it. i like the wild, the old wild, not rs2 wild. but i liked pking everywhere even better and i would do just fine without a wilderness. running in champs guild and chuting down the ladder to get away from pkers was priceless. killing naked miners was priceless. level 3 newbs duking it out in cabbage fields was priceless. ranging ppl in banks was priceless. ranging peope from behind any fence was priceless. i could go on and on but im just rambling now hehe :P

[Muscleman230]

Believe me, it was way better. They completely ruined RS2 they should of left it alone. The new graphics, quests, skills, items. They've ruined it, I remember when I used to go on pk trips in runescape back in 2002 with my friends and we used to have a ball, now i'm too scared to enter the wilderness + Runescape classic wilderness is very quiet these days, Blimey if I was Andrew right now i'd fire Mark Gerhard and get on with oldschoolness. I am sick of this game it's getting progressively easier lol. Who agrees with me? *knows i'll get hundreds of hands up*