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(((JAGEX)))

>> No.17314741

explain this to someone who doesn't play runescape

>> No.17314743
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>> No.17314744

>NOOO THEY CAN'T PRINT IMAGINARY MONEY ON THEIR IMAGINARY FANTASY GAME

>> No.17314755

>>17314743
wow lol edgy

>> No.17314772

>>17314741
Climbing boots were an item you could purchase from a NPC for 12gp, which could only be received after some dialogue. Player killers used climbing boots for their strength bonus (the higher your strength level, the higher you can potentially hit). One day climbing boots were given an automatic price of $12k . From $12-$12000 essentially .

>> No.17314792
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>>17314741
>Jagex controls the exchange
>"Hey, let's buff these shit boots that nobody uses"
>"Hmmm, well now that they're better I guess we had better raise the price."
>6000%+ gains overnight
>only developers knew this was going to occur
>in the aftermath we find out that some accounts were hoarding 100's of thousands of these shit boots without reason
>just a big coincidence
There's also precedent for Runescape developers being blackhats who exploit the game for their personal profit

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>>17314755
Runescapers were the most redpilled gamers it truly was a wonderful game in 2007-2011

>> No.17314816

>>17314772
75k not 12k sorry dunno why I thought of 12k

>> No.17314862

>>17314793
everything was better when i was younger

>> No.17314893

>>17314793
That's a screenshot from ~2016-2017

>> No.17315127

Even more egregious when you realize the in game gold can be directly traded for US dollars, making this ploy essentially inside trading with extra steps.

>> No.17315433

>>17315127
High IQ cons, some people make a killing with rs bots

>> No.17315564

I started playing OSRS 3 days ago. Great game, I'm at work and can't stop thinking about it.

>> No.17315582

>>17314893
i know. But even back then there were kids talking about Hitler not being bad etc. Runescape was a great game and actually had a social community for a while. Then jagex killed the game with the temporary removal of wilderness/ dueling.

>> No.17315593

>>17315564
It's literally just a fantasy themed skinner box.
>t. 1.5 years /played in OSRS

>> No.17315608

>>17315564
I wish I could be you. I was such a scaper anon.. Now I can't play it anymore. No clue why. Its like I have ADHD and just can't grind. I tried this one called vidyascape which was fun because the EXP was accelerated andthe community was very redpilled, but it still got boring since the playerbase was too small.

>> No.17315624

>>17314793
Lol fuck mod wolf and his faggot ass pride event. OSRS is dead as shit.

>> No.17315635

heres a vid when OSRS tried pulling a gay pride event and the community dressed up as KKK members holding nooses and spouting some shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SFsklVMNYA

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>>17315608
Trust me when I say you're really not missing much.

>> No.17315682

>>17315593
It is and I'm fine with that. It's just something to do while I listen to music, watch videos and shitpost. It's one of the more /biz/ video games too which is nice.

>> No.17315705

>>17315646
looks comfy man. If I ever make it and don't need to wage slave I'll probably get back into it. I liked the 2007 version but they started adding all these OP new items/ mini games and I couldn't deal with it all.

>> No.17315732

>>17315635
Runescapers started LARPing