so i guess jagex won this round then
its been over a month since the survey controversy. a month since they "promised" to address it. but i guess they got away with some of the most disgusting shit ive ever seen any game dev propose by using the "ignore the problem until it goes away" approach. i dont see anyone talking about this anymore. i havent in a while. everyone is still playing. hell i honestly know people who came back to the game because the controversy caused youtube to start feeding them runescape content again and that reactivated the desire to play.
i said this a month ago and ill say it again. my membership ran out in december. i havent played since october. i have 20 bonds ready to be redeemed for premier. my account is primed and ready for my return. but i refuse. i wont be comming back until jagex fully addresses this issue and even then, i will wait 6 months, if not longer, to see if they keep their word of not implementing any of this shit AND there isnt yet another controversy. because thats what they keep doing. massive controversy -> a few weeks of solid updates to help the players "forget" -> another controversey a few months later.
but i still see people not doing any of this. they keep playing. they keep paying. so i guess the saying remains true: gamers get the industry they payed for