Was it worth it?

Towards the end of 2007, and the new beginning of 2008, the world of Runescape has, what some people will say, suffered due to the new updates by Jagex, such as The Grand Exchange, the new Trade System, or even the new Bounty Hunters, and more. Many players have claimed to have quit the game due to these updates, and many also claim that the game will end. Though the last part is VERY unlikely due to the amount of new players signing up daily and many players do not know the real reason to these update and why it has to be done. Here I will explain the updates by Jagex that have caused a lot of commotion in Runescape, and was it really worth the time to make these updates.

When The Grand Exchange first came out, many players where excited with this update. Many where glad at the beginning, because no longer did they have to stand in banks for hours trying to sell items or buy items. All they must do is have a click of a button, leave the money or item, and their done. They could do quests, or work on skills while they waited for their items. But soon, some players started to dislike The Grand Exchange. They could no longer do their dirty little tricks and scam people, because people would just go to The Grand Exchange and buy it there. Some players could no longer sell their “pricey” items, because in The Grand Exchange it would be cheaper. There was a time where Rune Armor was well around 180k, but now is way cheaper than that, making buyers happy, but sellers angry. The Grand Exchange soon became a main “hot” spot for buyers and sellers. This made it easier for players, because even if they weren’t at The Grand Exchange they could pick up items that had sold or bought from any bank through out Runescape. Now the question here, was The Grand Exchange worth making? Many would argue, “Of course it was worth making!”, while few would argue, “It has taken away the life of merchants.” While both sides are correct, The Grand Exchange has done more than just helping out players buy or sell their items. The Grand Exchange was the beginning of ending Real World Trading and the life of scammers. The Grand Exchange had prices making it harder for scammers to scam other players into buying, for example, a Muddy Key for 100k-1mil. So, while others may think that The Grand Exchange may have ruined everything, in fact it has not. As soon as The Grand Exchange was released, the next that followed was the new Bounty Hunters, and Clan Wars.

Now Bounty Hunters and Clan Wars have received many complaints from hundreds of players, maybe even thousands. From the release of Bounty Hunters and Clan Wars, it ended the life of Pking (Player Killing) in the wild. At first, it was a big excitement. “Oh lets go check out Bounty Hunters, I heard its great.” or, “Finally a spot for clans to have wars!” But soon the excitement ended. Pkers became angry that they couldn’t kill anyone in the wild. No longer could they sneak up and attack a player with Rune Armor, or just kill them for the XP. Clan Wars, was not blamed for it all, because after all, it was a spot for Clans, and many players like it. Bounty Hunters was to blame. Bounty Hunters was a spot in the Wild where you could kill other players around the same level as you. But as you are hunting the person you are suppose to kill, another player is hunting you. At first Bounty Hunters was fun, because like in the wild you lose everything, and the killer gets the “gold”. But the fun would not last. Pkers began to fill Runescape Forums with Rants about the new update, while others didn’t care, because now they could kill Greater Demons, or Green Dragons without worrying about players attacking them. The reason this became a big issue is because Pking was a big thing in Runescape. It was the reason for Pure Accounts, or Hybrids. It was a great way to make money, and it was a way to make fun of other players who ran off, or couldn’t kill you. Pking was one of the best things that happened to Runescape.The big question for this again is, was it worth making Bounty Hunters and Clan Wars? Many would argue, “Yes to Clan Wars, no to Bounty Hunters!” while others would say, “Yes to both.” Now, this is a big deal in Runescape and neither are wrong answers, whether you’re a Pker or not. The reason for this is because Clan Wars is not really to blame for the “old” Wild to be gone. Bounty Hunters was really the big one that caused issues. Yes, you cannot PK in the wild anymore, and yes Pking in Runescape is gone forever, but ask yourself this, “Isn’t Bounty Hunters like Pking?” If you answered yes, then you are right. In Bounty Hunters you can still kill other players for their riches, that is if they bring it, or you can just kill them for the XP. Whatever the choice is, Bounty Hunters is very much like Pking, but with some things different. Yes Bounty Hunters still needs adjustments to it, but Bounty Hunters and Clan Wars where good ways to stop scamming again. Many Scammers told people to follow them into the wild, and many new players did follow. Then they would be killed, and would lose their items. Whether you like Bounty Hunters and Clan Wars, or not, it has helped stop scamming. So you should start to realize that Jagex isn’t trying to ruin Runescape, they are just trying to make it better.

Last was the Trade System. A new trade system came in place, where players could only trade up to a 3k-60k limit, depending upon the number of quest points. Tons of players hate the Trade System, which came out in January 2008. The Trade System became a big deal, because no longer could you lend a friend something, or give out money. Many argued over the Trade System because in fact, it has changed Runescape. Jagex promises they shall change it in the future, but in the mean time the Trade System was set up to stop Real World Trading, and again Scamming. The Trade System also had an earlier update notifying you if the person you where trading with made a change. As this has stopped scamming, Real World Trading was a BIG deal. You would see bots, or autors cutting Yews, mining Coal, fishing Lobsters, etc, and taking up space in the game. It was horrible to be in a F2P (free player) world, and trying to cut Yews then having a bot taking it away. These people would save up whatever they where getting and sell them for Real Money. Many Runescape Sites came out for Real World Trading, where you where most likely scammed. Again, the big question is, was it worth making the trade system? Some would say, “Yes, wouldn’t take it away”, but others might say, “Yes because of Real World Trading, but no because it sucks for the rest of us.” While both are true, the Trade System was something Runescape really needed. No one liked the bots, and no one liked scammers. While some would say “We are suffering for what Real World Trading has done or scamming has done, I still like it, because at least know I’m protected against scammers. Yet I wish the trade system had never existed.”

In the end all these Updates have had many players complaining, but it was well worth the time in making and doing. If you notice you don’t see as much players in F2P, and you can peacefully cut trees, etc, without having so many bots around you doing the same thing with a higher level.
Jagex continues to stop Real World Trading, and Scammers, and we could see more updates we are not happy about. But take into consideration to why they are really doing it for. They are not trying to ruin Runescape, but make it better. So next time a new update comes out that ends something, or helps against Real World Trading, take the time to think about why Jagex has done it, and read what they have to say about it. Then you’ll realize that even though, the update can or might suck, it has helped out Runescape. So even if some players quit Runescape because of the updates, new players will always come along, so no matter what updates Jagex throws at us, Runescape will be around for a long time.

 If you think differently, please let us know what you feel about these issues in Runescape today.

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