das1330 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 OK i'm not sure if you have noticed, but jagex has been increasing the databases size, adding the rewards for a quest, stats on items and a bestiary. Also, they have been heavily discouraging the use of forums and tip sites such at tipit, trying to put information like that on tipit onto the main site. here's the real question, is jagex trying to scale down or replace tip sites all together? what do you think, because that is what its looking like to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzlar Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Business? Lol my friend Jagex isn't trying to put tip.it out of "business". They are merely adding a ultra-safe alternative to fan sites. As long as tip.it and other fan sites abhor to Jagex's rules for fansites, then we have nothing to worry about. They're probably using it also to draw in more advert revenue. The self-proclaimed king of bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastert7_77 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 yeah, maby FREEDOM OF SPEACH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets_3ekout Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 As said a million times before: Tip.It isn't going anywhere. End of story. A Draconic Guide V1.4, Fimer - Multi-Timer Farming Timer V3.Dragon Boots: 39|Abyssal Whips: 16|Dark Bows: 1| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted March 25, 2006 Author Share Posted March 25, 2006 i dont mean it leterally lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmxrider Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 they are just making it easier for players to find the information they need, so there isnt any need to leave the runescape site, becuz some fan sites contain viruses, even though some think they dont *cough* :wink: they want every1 to be safe and not have to leave their site to find information about the game :) 99/99 Crafting86/85 Mining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordwarior Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I think there trying to make information there for grabs, it sure beats having people follow you around asking questions, trying to tell them to use tip.it and then getting a black mark. Its nice feature for new players, but ill be sticking to tip.it :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutty4u Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I think there trying to make information there for grabs, it sure beats having people follow you around asking questions, trying to tell them to use tip.it and then getting a black mark. Its nice feature for new players, but ill be sticking to tip.it :P ditto Errr, *needs a sig* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Noob Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I don't know about anyone else but I come to Tip.It for the forum/community. Not the site information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutty4u Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I don't know about anyone else but I come to Tip.It for the forum/community. Not the site information. Yeah, I looked at the new database once- the day it came out just to see what it was like. I am pretty much a TipIt guy :D . Errr, *needs a sig* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaners1212 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Nothing wrong with compeition. Back to P2p soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dymed Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 That Knowledge Base is amazing. It's so nicely organized and damn convenient. So easy to look up the stats for things and compare them. Or to find the experience points for certain things. It's even got the max hits for each magic spell, including Ancients. It's a great thing they added. However, Tip.it is mainly used for the forums, or at least by it's "loyal supporters." And the Jagex forums have nothing on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggy33333 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Notice that other games with millions of players, take WoW for example, usually have the most detailed and organized information on the offical site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_bow80 Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Well, it has to cut down on scamming, so they have to "try" to cut down on fansites. And to do that they have everything fansites have :wink: 99 Pics - Range, Defence, HP, Attack, Magic, Strength, Cooking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterSamus Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Well, it has to cut down on scamming, so they have to "try" to cut down on fansites. And to do that they have everything fansites have :wink: yea, but jagex should have put the knowladge base a long time ago if they wanted fansites to go down(KB is crappy,Tip.it rules all out) Woot! Got total lvl 900 in f2p! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craven_Image Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Not all users of RuneScape know of tipit, therefore, having a knowledge base makes it easier for their customer support crew who must get inundated with lots of questions from inexperienced players. 99 Magic, 99 Defence, 99 Strength, 99 Attack, 99 Hitpoints, 99 Fletching, 99 Woodcutting, 99 Firemaking, 99 Thieving, 99 Ranged, 99 Prayer, 99 Cooking, 99 Fishing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_selie Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I don't think it can compete with Tip.it. I'm just hoping the knowledge base is a sign of improved customer service, I might be a bit too positive though. But as said before, Tip.it surely isn't going anywhere. *secondary YAY to the one in mastersamus's sig* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I don't think we have anything to worry about here. We still have alot of features that Jagex will not do :) I am in full agreement with them about adding to their website. Its about bloody time! its will save alot of scanning, users searching for help sites and ending up lord knows where. Only took them 5 yrs to do it lol. (runs from Andrew ;)) I really can't see it effecting us too much. Andrew not out to kill websites, he never has been, but secruity for his users is a issue. As most users know here, most fansites have had their problems in the past and this has caused problems for Jagex and their users. We try everything here to keep out lord knows what from these boards, but there will always be a risk in using fansites. Its really up to the user to make sure they don't get caught out and us to keep are eyes peeled :) I really wouldn't worry about what Jagex does on their site, we have some few thousand loyal users here, and as long as they continue to use this site, tip.it will never die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamerr Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 I think the main advantage of help sites is that they are created by players. I mean that creators of a game not always see the negative points, for example i think there are players who are better pk-ers then Andrew and co. Ok, many skill guides are also written in the KB, but tips and hints to do abbyss, kalphite etc. aren't a part of the KB. Also, a helpsite is a community seperated from the huge community of RuneScape, it's a little more personal. So i think not, and we don't have to worry, as long there's RuneScape, there will be tip.it (and other helpsites ofcourse :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpeplowski Posted March 26, 2006 Share Posted March 26, 2006 They may, or may not be. But that isn't a bad thing in any way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_3_d_h0_t Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 OK i'm not sure if you have noticed, but jagex has been increasing the databases size, adding the rewards for a quest, stats on items and a bestiary. Also, they have been heavily discouraging the use of forums and tip sites such at tipit, trying to put information like that on tipit onto the main site. here's the real question, is jagex trying to scale down or replace tip sites all together? what do you think, because that is what its looking like to me. dood ur sig is hacksor! u hacksored those pixels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das1330 Posted March 27, 2006 Author Share Posted March 27, 2006 1. what the heck is a hacksor? 2. that was random. stop spamming 3. my sig is for fun, its not supposed to be real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ks_Jeppe Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 However, Tip.it is mainly used for the forums, or at least by it's "loyal supporters." And the Jagex forums have nothing on this one.Thats why we only have 1/20th of the users using the forums? :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightofrs Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 i beleive thats one of the reasons jagex built the KB, but still craven said, not all players knows about tipit, but i think jagex realeased the KB for these reasons: 1. To help their players 2. to shut tipit down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaym112 Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 You post a question here: you get the opinions of 20 different poeple in about 3 mins, ask the data base on RS: the opinion of an andrew :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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