It’s not a popular opinion, and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for the reminder, but what is $5 then in 2024 dollars? Just to keep a perspective that inflation does happen, and $5 is not a lot of money now.
However, if you’re getting less of a product with a lot of eye candy to hide that fact, then get the pitchforks back out. In the end it’s a matter of if it’s worth the cost, no matter what the amount is.
So with the enhancements since then $10 is probably a fair price. I just figure being okay to pay $12 but bailing for a few more dollars for a “luxury” product seems overblown, but again…it’s up to the buyer on if they feel they are getting a good buy.
I never was a Runescape player, but I was hardcore Ultima Online in the early days. Looking at the newest versions out there, it’s intriguing, but also so much more complex now that I think I’d enjoy watching gameplay more than playing it now. Age catches up to you.
I think the worst thing about their subscription price is that it is very close to the same price as WoW or FF14, but with runescape you can only have 1 character. If you enjoyed a quest or lower level content, you have to create a new account with its own subscription. If you want to try an Ironman or hardcore character, that’s a whole other account and subscription.
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I was literally looking at playing again with the Sailing announcement
Now it’s… No. I remember $5 back in the day and that was awesome.
Sailing made me quit the game lol.
Just a bunch of old people wanting new stuff.
Eventually we’ll just get an Oldschool Oldschool Runescape.
They keep adding content just to add content, it’s pretty obvious.
It’s not a popular opinion, and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted for the reminder, but what is $5 then in 2024 dollars? Just to keep a perspective that inflation does happen, and $5 is not a lot of money now.
However, if you’re getting less of a product with a lot of eye candy to hide that fact, then get the pitchforks back out. In the end it’s a matter of if it’s worth the cost, no matter what the amount is.
I looked up an inflation calculator and it said $8.33 Cumulative inflation from 2004 to now is 66.5%
So with the enhancements since then $10 is probably a fair price. I just figure being okay to pay $12 but bailing for a few more dollars for a “luxury” product seems overblown, but again…it’s up to the buyer on if they feel they are getting a good buy.
I never was a Runescape player, but I was hardcore Ultima Online in the early days. Looking at the newest versions out there, it’s intriguing, but also so much more complex now that I think I’d enjoy watching gameplay more than playing it now. Age catches up to you.
I think the worst thing about their subscription price is that it is very close to the same price as WoW or FF14, but with runescape you can only have 1 character. If you enjoyed a quest or lower level content, you have to create a new account with its own subscription. If you want to try an Ironman or hardcore character, that’s a whole other account and subscription.
Yes but it’s not fair if it’s per character.
WoW has 65 character slots for $15.00 monthly.
RuneScape has 1 character for $12.00 monthly.
I can see that as a deal breaker. Odd that they don’t have multiple slots at this point, that’s been a thing with games forever.
Most people didn’t use alt accounts because even a main account takes ages to train.
But nowadays there’s different game modes like ironman, and many people have one as well as a main.