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Runescape: The New Starter Zone Interview
SBFord
Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
RuneScape devs have been hard at work refining the first area that new players face when entering the game. We managed to catch up with Lewis Macguire to talk about the big changes in the starter zone. Keep reading!
MMORPG.com: What is the story behind the new Troll Warzone?
Lewis Macguire: The trolls on Death Plateau had been massing their forces for an attack on the ‘stoo-ped hoo-mans’ to the south, with the trollish intentions of smashing all their homes, stealing all their stuff, and then eating them (and their smashed houses!). The Imperial Guard have mounted a defensive effort, and have for the most part held back the trolls due to the strategic layout of the area, however, the trolls have become more sneaky and are mounting underground assaults from a cave system. Holding back this new threat has left the resources in Burthorpe and Taverley stretched thin; people are starving, the army is ill-equipped, and the trolls’ attacks get more ferocious every day… The people need a hero. That’s where you join the action.
Read more of Garrett Fuller's RuneScape: The New Starter Zone Interview.
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Too bad Jagex forgets to mentoin the huge mess they are doing with this 11 years old game with the introduction of micro transaction and selling experience with cash.
Huge thread of complain (+16k on the official forum) and still no response from anyone at Jagex. We, as long time players, feel really supported
To make matter worst, since this update 3 weeks ago, Jagex continues to implement their infamous "Squeal of Fortune" in every aspect of the game, baiting all their players (starting at 13 years old) to use a credit card to buy tickets for their "gambling" scam.
I agree that Runescape's current switch in its business model has been executed quite poorly. With over 16k people protesting against the updates and the developer being tight lipped in making public responses, the game environment has taken to the worst in over a decade. Thousands have unsubscribed as a sign of protest. The free part of the game is flooded with macro bots and illegal gold sellers. The game used to have an average of 300-500k players online at any given time. Now it has around 70k-110k players online at any given time. The drop in popularity has been drastic over the years. Jagex has been struggling to keep its business and I suppose this is their final effort to save the sinking ship.
I would suggest not wasting time with this game as its going down hill.