Jagex Apologizes to RuneScape Players, Re-Evaluates Reignited Plan

Jagex said it is re-evaluating its RuneScape Reignited plan and exploring a heavy set of revisions to it, following feedback from players. The studio also apologized to existing RuneScape players for making them feel they are no longer its focus, according to a blog post reported by gamesradar.com.

In the post, Jagex said it missed the mark on making Veterans a clearer part of the Reignited idea. The studio listed the concerns it had heard from players, including Veteran worlds atrophying and fragmentation of the community.

The studio said the revisions under consideration are based on that feedback, though it did not detail what the changes would involve.

Background

RuneScape Reignited was announced at a recent RuneFest event as a plan to fork the MMO into new worlds with fresh economies and leaderboards. The plan would split RuneScape into Reignited and legacy Veteran worlds, requiring Veteran players to start over to engage with the new worlds. In recent years, Jagex has charged premium membership prices for RuneScape without including multiple characters under one subscription, as other MMOs do.