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Why Runescape is Dying
Randy:
Man this topic is depressing... But you're right though. This game is in a steep decline.
I had a conversation about this with Nightshade just the other night about this.
PvP will help RuneScape for sure but it will only keep people playing assuming they even start.
I think the real issue here is Jagex's incompetency to adapt RS to the modern gaming environment.
RS was growing massively in the "golden ages" because it was relevant to gaming at the time.
Now, in 2014, shit graphics... choppy, repetitive, unbalanced gameplay... browser game... all irrelevant.
Why play RuneScape when there are hundreds of alternatives? Truth is most people still play this for memory and friendship sake.
I truly believe the future of RuneScape is in mobile gaming. Jagex have already announced a tablet version but we need smartphones as well.
It has the simplicity (clicking, graphics) of an iPhone game with the appeal for all ages.
Games half as good get MILLIONS of players.
PvP fixes are necessary, I agree with you, but that won't bring in the next generation.
They need to extend their reach and why not but a little Scape in everyone's pocket?
His Lordship:
You're right Randy... probably.
I'm no expert on the appeal of games in the industry - my specialty is limited to PKing so that's all I could talk about.
Patty:
From an outsiders perspective who wants to come into a game knowing there's 26 skills each one taking on average 100 hours to complete (some more some less)... It would cool to try some PVP specific servers or something where you're given all 99 combat stats and the whole focus is on improving your PVP skills and having epic wars... Not that it would ever happen.
Randy:
--- Quote from: Patty on November 29, 2013, 12:53:21 am ---From an outsiders perspective who wants to come into a game knowing there's 26 skills each one taking on average 100 hours to complete (some more some less)... It would cool to try some PVP specific servers or something where you're given all 99 combat stats and the whole focus is on improving your PVP skills and having epic wars... Not that it would ever happen.
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Guild Wars
I posted that on Gene's thread a while back and got completely ignored lol
http://forums.zybez.net/topic/1587367-update-on-page-10-jagex-offers-an-olive-branch/page__st__20#entry15430255
Ts Stormrage:
http://www.tip.it/runescape/times/view/1103-oh-grow-up
The article that resulted from my discussion with Randy...
I don't think RS is dying (I haven't watched your vid yet at this point), but it will if nothing changes...
Going mobile with HTML5 etc is one of the things that'll save RS... RS2 will by then be played by only a relatively minute amount of people...