OSRS was in the $4 per month range for me when I played it when it wasn’t OS. I never got it.
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iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
$8 in 2001 is about $14 now. Kinda seems like the same value is there, it’s just adjusted for inflation.
GluWu@lemm.ee 1 month ago
Buttflapper@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, it’s adjusted for corporate greed. World of Warcraft has never once raised their subscription. Also, they shouldn’t have had to raise their subscription because they introduced microtransactions in both RS3 and OSRS which further boosted revenue. You’re comparing two very different times in the game. There’s no excuse whatsoever.
Velonie@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The only microtransaction in OSRS is the ability to buy membership with in game gold. As someone who is normally staunchly against all MTX it’s a very reasonable tradeoff
Buttflapper@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It has unequivocally ruined old school RS. Not only do people still buy gold for real life money. They also real world trade, too. some very popular streamers have RWT permanent bans. So the bond has solved literally no problem it claimed it would. It really just allowed people to buy gear for money in real life which is really sad. I get you can buy membership with gold. But that was never a thing back in 2007 and shouldn’t be allowed now. That sort of insane feature is directly fueling the bot industry
Velonie@lemmy.world 1 month ago
People buying gold for real life money has literally always been happening behind the scenes (yes in 2007 as well), so again I have no issues with this. With membership bonds it even removes gold from an inflated economy. It seems to me though that you want a version of the game exactly how it was in 2007, in which case you’re SoL