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Jagex buys Aces of Spades
Tremrist:
mounted machine gun looks pretty cool, and the game looks a lot better than it is now.
I just hope the rest stays the same. The new weapons and visual is fine.
fred da kiko:
--- Quote from: M on November 03, 2012, 08:50:39 PM ---Honestly:
Jagex evolved a text-based game into a graphical one, pushing their medium a step further (Runescape was originally a MUD - TMYK)
Jagex practically loving pioneered web games (actually Runescape is still pretty unique in that it's a web-based game not based around waiting for stuff)
Their fees were never that steep honestly get over it, yes they locked a lot of stuff away but the modern industry is worse - if they were doing something with a retail product odds are there wouldn't be a free component at all
They're also working on a HTML5 client for Runescape, pushing for new tech adoption that will benefit everyone
Also apparently the new combat system is available to free players and the entire loving game is different from last time I was bored enough to look at it. They're certainly not neglecting free players
Runescape might not be a particularly great game but it's a pretty big piece of gaming culture and history at this point, and Jagex themselves as a company are pretty loving cool. I can't honestly see them taking a lot of creative control over the game, so really, nothing to worry about here.
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Jagex was an amazing company, key word was. It was amazing until it got that forgettwat investors group backing it, they are the ones making the stuff decisions. Jagex was making pretty cool moves with Runescape up until they began going the way of wow, what with raids and stuff. At least one of the Garrows brothers is still in charge.
Jubel:
idk about you, but Runescape is still a very great game in the aspect of how much loving money it makes.
good for jagex for buying it, they're great at making money, and can use it to make the game slightly better
fred da kiko:
--- Quote from: Jubel on November 03, 2012, 09:07:39 PM ---idk about you, but Runescape is still a very great game in the aspect of how much loving money it makes.
good for jagex for buying it, they're great at making money, and can use it to make the game slightly better
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you need to know the difference between good at making games and good at making money, as they are not the same thing. Runescape has gone to stuff in the past few years due to the investor group backing it forcing them to make more and more money, causing stuff like ste SoF, the loyalty shop, and that general store thing. An example of a good at making games company would be valve, their work on Portal is ingenuitive and fun, a good example of a good at making money company is Activision, their creation of the samey boring CoD games makes us realize why we like colors other than brown and white.
Brian Smithers:
I can't find a download for 0.75
asdf help
EDIT
I have 0.70 currently, will i still beable to play?