Sept

i know its hard to swallow the truth sometimes.. i got a tiny dick but tbh im cool with it now

#editwaitnvmabstaining.

 

[Jay]

Do u know if he scammed krab or anyone ?

He didn't scam anyone in TS, only "randoms on sythe"

 

[AzzDar]

He didn't scam anyone in TS, only "randoms on sythe"

Happy ending for everyone yayyy

 

if this website doesn't shift focus and become popular with another game, its future is in jagex's hands. if runescape dies this website will die with it, but if runescape thrives, this website will thrive with it. i don't know the numbers, but i'd guess a large portion of this site's traffic comes from the Runescape market.

or another option is getting activity in the discussion sections, but i don't know how this website will compete with large forums like reddit, and the oldfags on this website don't really welcome new people in discussion usually just ignoring whatever they post so i don't think that's a viable option unless there is a change in oldfag thinking. most of the discussion forums are currently dead except the spam forum so we need to get more discussion in these sections. you literally have the same group of 10-15 elitists controlling every discussion on discord or the forums so how would a newcomer ever join the discussion?

in my honest opinion, one thing holding this website back is an elitist attitude with people who have ranks and have been on the website the longest. they essentially demotivate the newcomers from ever joining in conversation because the newcomers simply don't feel relevant. what's the point of joining Sythe and taking years to be a relevant member when they can join Reddit and become a relevant member in a day or two in terms of discussion? i've been here for 3 years and have used this website less and will probably stop in the near future (once school starts in a week) simply because I don't feel as relevant as other users in terms of opinion and input, whereas in a forum like Reddit, everyone is on the same playing field in terms of opinion and only meritocracy of opinion is upvoted no matter the status on the forum (with biases not being prevalent and holding users back).

I expect runescape will make a come back

We are becoming more community focused. You have to put effort into having your opinion mean something here. That's one of the ways we differentiate ourselves from sites like reddit

 

[Yousuckv2]

I expect runescape will make a come back

Care to elaborate? Spam forum banter and all that aside the only thing that's brought it more players was the release of 07 and it's been a steady decline since then so how do you foresee RS making a comeback?

 

Care to elaborate? Spam forum banter and all that aside the only thing that's brought it more players was the release of 07 and it's been a steady decline since then so how do you foresee RS making a comeback?

If you've logged in recently you'll see the efforts they're going to. In particular they're listening to their users and following through with what they want to see. That and they're making leaps and bounds to getting off java completely. Once they are free of that the game can expand.

 

Care to elaborate? Spam forum banter and all that aside the only thing that's brought it more players was the release of 07 and it's been a steady decline since then so how do you foresee RS making a comeback?

Not saying runescape will ever be a "huge" game again, but it has been smaller than it currently is
Runescape Population Avg by Qtr Hour

 

[Jay]

Happy ending for everyone yayyy

No lol, he still lost trust from all of us.

 

RS will most likely maintain it's popularity for a while because it's a well made game and has a dedicated fanbase, but I don't see it bringing many new players in anytime soon. In general, MMO's just aren't as popular as they used to be in the past. Combine this with the fact that there are many more enticing free MMO's than RS now days (Just look at Tera or Blade and Soul), and a slew of them for people willing to pay a cheap one time fee (GW2 etc), I can't see many people coming to RS. Younger players like instant gratification and shiny graphics.

 

[Admires]

I expect runescape will make a come back

We are becoming more community focused. You have to put effort into having your opinion mean something here. That's one of the ways we differentiate ourselves from sites like reddit

i agree and disagree with your point about having to put effort into having your opinion mean something on this forum.

i disagree because once you get a mod/admin rank, you can have the shittiest opinions yet you'll still see everyone take them into consideration so meritocracy of opinion is pretty much thrown out the window once the rank is achieved. this can also be said with older members and members with other ranks. for example, a newcomer could have the same opinion as an admin, yet the newcomer's opinion won't really mean much to anybody so the newcomer goes to another website where his or her opinion is on an equal ground with others, and the newcomer no longer has to wait years for his or her opinion to be relevant.

I agree because this forum is more identity focused than many other forums which means you are accountable for your opinions and if you come off as a fool early on, your opinion will not mean much anymore.

 

[Yousuckv2]

If you've logged in recently you'll see the efforts they're going to. In particular they're listening to their users and following through with what they want to see. That and they're making leaps and bounds to getting off java completely. Once they are free of that the game can expand.

Haven't paid enough attention to notice anything towards them getting away from Java but they've been trying the listening to people thing for quite a while now

 

Haven't paid enough attention to notice anything towards them getting away from Java but they've been trying the listening to people thing for quite a while now

they've developed a C++ client with much better graphics however its buggy atm. that won't be forever.

I fully expect they'll port a true-to-original version of oldschool to it and depart java

What I'm getting at is they're sinking their time and effort into a strategy which will probably pay off longterm. We're at the low now but the next high will come.

 

first DNT and now you think RS will last forever? you're delusional rich

 

first DNT and now you think RS will last forever? you're delusional rich

I remember having this conversation with someone in highschool circa 2004

"do you really think runescape is going to be around 10 years from now"
"yes"

 

I remember having this conversation with someone in highschool circa 2004

"do you really think runescape is going to be around 10 years from now"
"yes"

where do you honestly expect this forum to be in 10 years just curious

 

[Lean]

Nvm I found out.

Can't believe everyone liked this douchebag. I didn't. Always knew he was a cum stain.

Shut up Steve you're still not getting mod

 

Shut up Steve you're still not getting mod

please srb.

 

where do you honestly expect this forum to be in 10 years just curious

Hard to see that far ahead with any accuracy but I expect we will still be here

 

RS will most likely maintain it's popularity for a while because it's a well made game and has a dedicated fanbase, but I don't see it bringing many new players in anytime soon. In general, MMO's just aren't as popular as they used to be in the past. Combine this with the fact that there are many more enticing free MMO's than RS now days (Just look at Tera or Blade and Soul), and a slew of them for people willing to pay a cheap one time fee (GW2 etc), I can't see many people coming to RS. Younger players like instant gratification and shiny graphics.

They will/have achieved that with the c++ client tbh. And it's still free to play

 

[Aklan]

I expect runescape will make a come back

We are becoming more community focused. You have to put effort into having your opinion mean something here. That's one of the ways we differentiate ourselves from sites like reddit

Going to have to disagree with you. No matter how much effort you put into what you say, new members are either shot down by oldfags or ignored. As for being more community focused...You can keep telling yourself that if you want but the reality of things is that we have an incompetent COMMUNITY team who, throughout the year, run a couple of half-arsed events which don't actually bring people together. I'd agree with a lot of the points @Admires has put forward.