Highscores P2P only (Updated with Rank Differences)

[Determinate]

http://services.runescape.com/m=news/coming-next-week-new-website

In Other News...

- Along with the release of the new website, we will be making hi-scores a members-only feature.

This is for a number of reasons, but the main one is to keep them fresh. We want the hiscores to feature players who will compete with each other, tooth and nail, for hiscore glory. There are many dormant accounts within the hiscores that have not played for a very long time, and this will give new arrivals in Gielinor a shot at hiscore fame alongside the grizzled veterans on equal terms for all.

We want the hiscores to reflect the full range of content that RuneScape has to offer, and hope that they will be a big draw to the full, members’ game for those interested in high-level RuneScape competition on a level playing field.

- We’re pushing back the Wilderness graphics update mentioned in Behind The Scenes, so it’ll no longer be out in November. We’re sorry about this, but it‘s necessary in order to schedule in some of our upcoming anti-bot measures.

In my opinion, this is utter bullshit.

Killing this is killing probably the most important part of Runescape history. I am really almost disgusted that they would do this.

/EDIT:

Number of 99's before update:

After:

Total rank difference:

69,874-----57,567-----10,538
111,084----6,478------6,266
51,083-----5,043------38,280
48,318-----14,406-----105,286
9,429------5,465-------42,335
59,908-----79,775------91,834
4,238------4,465-------3,436
3,087------17,628------4,001
3,689

 

[UrcoolYo]

wtf?

Jagex is gay.

Edit: They forgot the 'and we want more $' part. :\

 

[voorbeeld123]

pro update fuck the f2p peeps ;d

 

[Old English]

I disagree, I think it'll be a fresh - New start, and anyone who wants to keep their name in the hiscores will simply have to pay for their membership, and continue to play. Although that is a tac to deploy - And, in-turn up the membership count of players. It also gives people an actual chance of being number #1 , then again the 3B xp count of the person currently #1 will detour a lot of people, even if botting were to come back you'd have to at least play for another 5+ years practically non-stop, but you'd at least have a chance of making the top 50.

 

[Dave]

This is a failed update for two reasons mainly. First off because highscores should en-capture ALL players, not just the p2p, who's to say a f2per isn't "active" like stated in the thread. If they're looking for inactivity take someone off the highscores after being inactive for a year and if they come back just restore them on the scores.

Second, I don't think anyone is going to get membership just because they want to be on the highscores.

 

[voorbeeld123]

pro update fuck the f2p peeps ;d

 

This is horrible. I know some pretty goddamn PRO purely f2p players.
I can't see the benefit of doing this.

 

[Zerkerfist]

This is extremely unfair to the F2P players.. I feel horrible for them. Many of them have reasons or circumstances that make them unable to be able to PAY to play an internet browser game. Yet they are still passionate about playing Runescape, and work 5x as hard as anybody with P2P benefits to achieve the exact same goals... and now they are not going to be recognized for that??

Fucking bullshit IMO.

 

[Ordou]

Jagex is so greedy, there's no logical reason to remove f2p highscores, and I thought they were doing good for a while removing bots and stuff

 

[BeeStar]

With all the good things Jagex has been doing:
-Removing bots (not that I like it)
-A solid quest for the first time in ages
-Removing dicing

We all knew they were going to screw up at one point or another, right?

 

[Tckr]

Killing this is killing probably the most important part of Runescape history. I am really almost disgusted that they would do this.

Free to Players just clog up the high scores with the amount of accounts that are created. Anyways only members go for ranks so it doesnt really mater.

 

[W1NK3LM4N]

Meh, hardly a big deal. I could understand if you were f2p only nearly maxed, but other than that does it really matter?

 

[Burnley]

money grabbing bastards lol...... o well will make f2p boxing interesting

 

[Emperor Nero]

Wow, jagex is a bunch of douche bags. The game is already terrible... Why remove an integral feature? Wow, anyone know any good browser based games?

 

[Sillymonkey]

Doesn't affect me. What is the point of playing RS if you are only going to be F2P?

Everytime I have come back to RS after a quitting streak, I have gotten P2P before even logging on because I know that RS isn't worth bothering with if you are F2P.

 

[Determinate]

Free to Players just clog up the high scores with the amount of accounts that are created. Anyways only members go for ranks so it doesnt really mater.

Nobody cares about rank when you're still like 200k+.

This is about Lover Romeo, Toony, etc... the guys who 'made history' but are now getting fucked.

 

[BeeStar]

Nobody cares about rank when you're still like 200k+.

This is about Lover Romeo, Toony, etc... the guys who 'made history' but are now getting fucked.

I didn't think of that until now, but I see your point .. Jagex should make it so that people who have extremely low ranks should keep their spots

 

[Voltdax]

How can do they something like this -.-

 

[Adverse]

This is an unfair and inconsiderate but I see the logic in it.

 

[Duly]

bullshit imo, glad im p2p