Artistic director Mod Ryan introduced that RuneScape Reignited, a brand new recreation mode designed for each outdated and seasoned gamers to start out contemporary, has been canceled lower than two weeks after it was first introduced.
The information was printed on October 15 within the type of an official YouTube video and blog post, the place Mod Ryan revealed that Jagex’s option to cancel Reignited was in direct response to participant suggestions.
“We acquired a ton of various views from all of you, and we actually respect everybody sharing their views. It’s tremendous essential to us as a result of the final time we did not hearken to participant suggestions, fight modified without end. And it has taken us over a decade to recuperate from that. Now I stated on stage that we’d not repeat the identical errors of the previous, and I really stand by that. Contemplating this, now we have made the choice to cancel Reignited,” the put up reads.
“It’s clear that we missed the mark on this, and so we aren’t transferring ahead with it. Our purpose is to see RuneScape develop once more, with returning gamers coming again and new gamers becoming a member of, however by no means on the expense of our present neighborhood.”
That being stated, that doesn’t imply RuneScape is now with none thrilling developments for brand new gamers who need to lastly attempt it out for themselves; beginning December 2, RuneScape will maintain a 10-day free trial that may let new characters — or any character that, by that date, hasn’t been in membership since June 2 — entry RuneScape Members worlds and content material till December 12.
The workforce at Jagex are additionally releasing the Journey Information and the primary a part of the Remastered Journey, in addition to a “host of different enhancements” to the sport. Its 2027 roadmap continues to be going robust, and Plugins are nonetheless scheduled to launch on Monday, October 19.
“There’s tons of fight and skilling content material all through. We’re bringing decade-old storylines to an in depth, with a return to a correct grandmaster quest. And we’re transforming a core ability that’s elementary to the participant expertise: Agility. All of this whereas nonetheless persevering with to ship significant modifications as a part of the Highway to Restoration,” Ryan stated.
“…the way forward for RuneScape continues to be extraordinarily vibrant. RuneScape will at all times be constructed for and outlined by its neighborhood. So please maintain letting us know if you really feel we’re getting it flawed and shout with that very same vitality if you suppose we’re getting it proper too,” he continued.
RuneCcape Reignited was revealed on October 3 throughout RuneFest 2026. Primarily, it’s like WoW Forever, permitting each new and returning gamers to start out off with a clear slate and expertise the sport as if everybody had been taking part in it for the primary time. Nevertheless, a vocal portion of the game’s playerbase felt that this may fracture its neighborhood, arguing that it will be higher for the devs to deal with ongoing updates and enhancements, as a substitute — and it looks like Jagex listened to their considerations.
It appears like gamers are extraordinarily joyful about this flip of occasions, if the top posts on the sport’s subreddit are something to go by. “I’m glad to see Reignited is canceled, that does go an extended method to rebuilding belief,” one participant wrote. “…We’re right here as a result of we love this recreation and we do need extra folks to affix, as a result of it’s no secret that our playerbase is small and doesn’t develop a lot. We would like new folks, however we wish them to affix this recreation, not a parallel copy of this recreation.”
“We stated no to Hero Cross and so they eliminated it, we stated no to Reignited and so they eliminated it, we b**ched and moaned about [microtransactions] they ultimately eliminated [them]. That is the explanation the sport is nearly three many years outdated with lively gamers,” one other stated.
RuneScape 4 was additionally introduced at RuneFest. Whereas we don’t know a lot about it but, we do know that it’s designed to be a next-gen model of the celebrated MMO constructed on the Unreal Engine. No launch date has but been shared.
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