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Runescape is bringing back 2007 Runescape?
By: BrandonTerry Date: February 13, 2013, 5:02 pm
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Runescape website that explains it all:
HTML http://services.runescape.com/m=news/a=427/2007---old-school-runescape-you-vote
HTML http://services.runescape.com/m=news/a=427/2007---old-school-runescape-you-vote
I personaly think they knew they F up and suffer for it, and it
a desprate attempt to get back players and get more money. Just
like when they got rid of Player Killing and brought it back
months later, it will never be the same. I like Runescape in
2007 because there was no bot, and merching was alive. I feel
like Runescape is dead to me, but I will try to play 2007 if
they bring it back. I will not pay $15 extra dollars to play
Runescape 2007...
For people who to lazy click on the link... :P
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2007 - Old School RuneScape... You Vote!
22 hours ago
Hi everyone,
Last week, Mod Mark posted a thread on our forums highlighting
some of the nostalgic and often passionate discussions within
the community around a desired return of an ‘old school’ version
of RuneScape. Specifically, the fine vintages of 2006 & 2007
appeared to be the high point of collective interest. Our team
then set out to see if we had a backup that went that far back;
if restoring the backup was even technically possible; and what
specific content these potential old RuneScape backups might
contain.
The team has spent many late nights and the past weekend digging
through dusty old backups and restoring them, in the hope of
finding more than just the old IT manager's MP3 collection of
80s rock power ballads! ☺
Finally, I’m very happy to report that we have indeed managed to
recover a full RuneScape backup from August 2007. This is a
complete snapshot of the game, which we have been able to verify
would work, with some time and effort invested in it.
Ironically, in October 2007 we actually changed our backup
systems, so we have no complete content versions from August
onwards that are viable for this purpose.
As I said at the start of the year, we’re all very focused on
making this year fun, memorable and special to you, and a
significant part of realising this mission is giving you a big
say in what we focus on. That said, a huge amount has either
changed or been improved since the heady days of 2007. The game
has evolved, as have our tech, systems, and infrastructure.
There will be a substantial amount of work involved to get these
‘old school’ servers back up and running again. However, if
enough people support this project, this will be neither
unachievable, nor a hindrance to the main game.
So, just like the poll for the return of the Wildy & Free Trade,
which saw a jaw dropping 1.4 million votes , we will be running
a similar poll and letting you - our valued members - decide the
fate of ‘Old School RuneScape', given that you directly fund the
game's ongoing development and supporting services. This
decision - along with the level of service, investment and
potentially any additional fee for the service - is truly up to
you to determine.
However, before we invest any further resource into this
project, we need to accurately gauge your level of support by
understanding how many of you are really behind ‘Old School
RuneScape’ as it was in August 2007. As such, we will set up a
poll this week for players to show their interest in the 2007
service.
But before I get into the specifics, there is one thing that is
very important to note. If this idea gathers sufficient support,
then we will not need to take our current talent away from all
of the exciting updates to be implemented into the current
version of the game, as we will be able to hire a new dedicated
team to work specifically on this project.
By giving you the choice to play either version of the game, we
are demonstrating our commitment to listen and - wherever
possible - incorporate your feedback. In the long term, we hope
that this project will bring back many veteran players, as well
as possibly encourage new players to join. They will be able to
relive their old game experience to their heart's content, and -
if they so choose - perhaps even join the main game. Over the
next couple of months and subsequent years, we have an
ever-growing plethora of exciting content waiting to be deployed
into the Evolution of Combat, regardless of the reinstatement of
old servers.
That being said, we have set out the following targets to help
us figure out how much focus and resource we should put into
this project:
Level 1 - 50,000 or more votes:
2007 servers will come back as a separate entity to the current
Runescape game, with an additional membership fee of around $15.
These servers will receive no content updates and only critical
maintenance.
Level 2 - 250,000 or more votes:
2007 servers will come back as a separate entity to the main
Runescape game, supported by a small development team, with a
smaller additional membership fee of around $5 extra. These
servers will receive basic maintenance for bug fixes and little
improvements, with the possibility of integrating our modern
anti-bot technology over time, if it becomes necessary.
Level 3 - 500,000 or more votes:
2007 servers will come back as a separate entity to the main
RuneScape game, with a dedicated development team, with no extra
membership fee. These servers will receive regular maintenance,
some content updates and integration of anti-bot technology if
necessary.
Level 4 - 750,000 or more votes:
2007 Servers will come back as a separate entity to the main
RuneScape game, with a larger dedicated development team with no
extra membership fee and the free portion of the game available
to all. These servers will receive continuous maintenance,
modern anti-bot technology if necessary and - crucially -
regular members' polls to determine which updates you want to
see prioritised.
These servers, at any of the above levels, would be the exact
version from back in 2007 and would maintain the ‘old school’
vibe and rules. The old graphics, hiscores, log-in, are all part
of the same archived build and would be retained. We wouldn’t
ever add any micropayment updates.
This will be a members-only vote. While all types of players
have invested time in the game, it is our members that
ultimately fund the initiatives and therefore get to set the
priorities. Your support allows us to continue to evolve this
amazing game that we all care deeply about. Making the vote
members-only has the benefit of ensuring the votes cannot be
rigged, and is a reliable, secure way to calibrate interest from
dedicated players.
If you are against the idea, then you should - naturally -
abstain from voting. However,if you are supportive, or would
simply like to do a cool thing for your fellow Runescape friends
(both retired and active) by making it a no-charge service as
well as a benefit for free players (which is very much our
aspiration), then please do register your vote and encourage all
your friends to do the same!
If you choose to abstain from voting, before you do so, please
understand: the Evolution of Combat will not be removed from the
main game in any event. Although some of our resources and time
would be reallocated initially to the reinstatement of the 2007
servers, the main game would still continue to receive its
regular updates, as well as the massive updates promised for
2013.
The poll will be live on the website this Friday 15th February
for two weeks. We will also be uploading a video on YouTube
expressing these ideas, and opening a thread on the members-only
forums to discuss this topic. In light of the poll, we will be
moving our next Q&A session - Around the Campfire with Mark
Ogilvie - to next week, where we will be focusing on discussions
around the ongoing poll.
On a side note, I want to remark that we truly appreciate how
passionate and devoted our players are to the future success of
the game. I’ve never seen any other community as active and
passionate about shaping the future of their game experience.
It’s truly an honour to be part of this community and I very
much hope this initiative positively engages the current - as
well as the lapsed - community.
Thanks for reading, the team and I are really looking forward to
seeing what you decide!
Have (old school?) fun! ☺
Cheers,
Mark Gerhard
CEO
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Re: Runescape is bringing back 2007 Runescape?
By: the mask Date: February 14, 2013, 12:31 am
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looks good , im not paying gor it tough.
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Re: Runescape is bringing back 2007 Runescape?
By: lero Date: February 14, 2013, 7:42 am
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Yeh, im not paying too... they only want money money money, like
solomon store + spins etc...
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Re: Runescape is bringing back 2007 Runescape?
By: thegame Date: February 18, 2013, 12:59 am
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Im pretty sure you just have to vote, 2007 runescape was the
tits! One of the reasons i moved to rsps's in the first place,
bring that back with the old f2p pvp system that would be the
bomb!
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Re: Runescape is bringing back 2007 Runescape?
By: lero Date: March 5, 2013, 1:26 am
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Lol i paid for that lololol
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