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RuneScape is increasing their membership price by 50%, and Reddit is trying to censor it (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Buttflapper@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Runescape is jacking up their subscription prices next month, going from like 12 bucks to 14 bucks a month. The increases range from 20% to 56% in price depending on currency. Players are PISSED about it especially since the company got bought out by some investment firm earlier this year, and they see it as a shameless cash grab.

Here's a mega thread about the price increase on Reddit. Overwhelmingly negative feedback on the price increase

https://www.reddit.com/r/2007scape/s/samPRjFSCn

So I decided to make a post on Reddit basically asking in a neutral way if it would deter people from playing.... And I was met with the most hostile, toxic keyboard warriors basically telling me "maybe stop working at McDonalds and you can afford it" and defending the company for the price increase. After an hour, my post was removed, and I was banned for a year without any explanation.

I'm honestly in shock that I would get banned just for asking a question, like they are that angry about people talking about the price increase?

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[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

You should try the other subreddit, RS3 players are more than happy to pull out the pitchforks.

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

OSRS players are too busy trying to optimize everything down to the game tick.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 2 points 2 months ago

We've been through a lot.

This was the final straw for me. Asking for feedback about MTX and then leveraging that to raise prices. Even if that's not what they did, their timing is beyond stupid.

[-] Renacles@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Not to mention how bad the last 2 years of content have been.

The new roadmap looks great but I want to see it implemented before I believe any of it is real, especially after how unfinished the newest boss is.

[-] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 3 points 2 months ago

but I want to see it implemented before I believe any of it is real

As you should, they've let players down many many times before (myself included) making promises for things to come that never happen. A prime example is the player owned house rework that was promised in one of the original Rune Fests.

The tick rate improvements and client side prediction they demoed ... they said they may never happen; however, let's face it, they could happen they're just unwilling to commit to hiring the developers that would be needed to make that happen.