I took a trip over to the RSB to see why the vote was failing. I thought I would share some highlights of the very few topics I went through to find some great, quality posts. I hope you guys enjoy some of the reasons as to why we won't be able to F2P pk!
Feel free to add in some more awesome reasons guys. I know I probably missed another several thousand.
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HydroBudz
barely read the post. Seen the words "need" and "F2p" thats all i need. I disagree. gold farming will be higher than it is already with f2p..
Dawn Reeper
we want there to be f2p, and actually f2p not f2p-members, although the f2p-member worlds must be instated soon. we want more people playing the game not only membered or experienced players. it is sometimes nice to see noobs running about and luring them into the wildy
Kymond
We pay to keep the Old RuneScape functional and supported, while F2P players play on itfor no cost? No!
If they want to play, they'll have to pay like all of us do.
Qeltar
Opposed. F2P was always the worst part of the RS community. OSR is far better off without all the scammers, advertisers, bots, freeloaders, cheapskates and whiners.
Like 2 Safe
lmaooo if you want f2p congrats you aare officially a NOOB. if you have access to members worlds and you are pking in f2p it means you have NO SKILL hahaha. i love the fact that clans now are forced to do wars in members worlds too LMAO sucked in you stupid clans
Puurps
next you guys will be asking for a ge too
Marshmillo
I think its good that there is no f2p because people cant spam accounts and make unlimited bots. Leave it the way it is.
Null Life
absolutely not, f2p will poison this game. f2p will introduce mass botting into the pool, and I will quit playing this one too, Im actually climbing rank because I dont have to compete with bots running at all hours of the day and night. they will pump out rediculous amounts of items, and destroy a yet fragile economy.
Kelsa
Do not support.
Making the game F2P will completely destroy the economy with the throwaway bot/farming accounts.
Now a F2P mode, for members I could support (such as F2P style pking).
Even a separate "f2p trial" (extended tutorial island?) that is isolated from the main servers so there is no distortion on the current worlds.
One thing I have really liked on the 07 servers are the lack of bots. Letting throwaway F2P accounts on to these servers will ruin them.
Nabu Rimanni
FTP is not necessary for the future of Old School.
The negatives far outweigh the positives.
Monkey9875
Opening F2P will just open the flood gates of bots. There already some in P2P. Only way I'll support F2P for Old School is if the F2P servers are completely isolated from the P2P servers just like we are to the EoC servers.
F2P to desired to P2P.
Restart entirely on P2P or maybe stats only are transferred. No gold or items!
RS Jose
No support, why let all the loyal paying members help bring this awesome rs to f2p. If you want to play youll have to pay. Plus if you want to play for free, just play eocscape
Pangrateion
No... Bringing in all the extra HUGE amounts of bots and gold farmers just to get F2P players isn't worth it..
Cnconrad
I am sorry but it is 100% un needed. I hope it's no additional cost to members but a f2p option would be terrible for the game.
I will explain below:
1) You will not get new people who have never played rs interested in a 6 year old game. It just won't happen anyone interested in trying it out would already be a member.
2) Some items won't have demand, yes this is true but the same is true in the live game. Without f2p bots there will never be a flood of unneeded items because people won't take time to gather things that have no value.
3) Finally, I can not stress to you enough how much this will cut down on bots. Without trial memberships and throwaway accounts flooding the game with resources the game will actually work.
D e v y
Splitting the PK community in two is bad.
Dark Kirby
I voted no on everything, no updates allowed.
Mosmi
"Voting yes does not hurt anyone."
Yes it actually hurts, it will split the people around worlds even more and make p2p pking less active.
Also it's fun to see those rune fullers with rune scimis pking in p2p too, I mean it's free money for me.
So ofc I voted NO :D
Traci
14-Mar-2013 19:21:41 Last edited on 14-Mar-2013 19:22:04 by Traci
I voted no for the fact they are making a F2P world MEMBERS ONLY? Why can't they just release F2P worlds so everyone can have a piece of OSR? I would love to this OSR open to the F2P community and not just to members!
Mr Frogger
You have to remember that you must be a member to access f2p worlds. And f2p is basically just a much worse version of p2p people mostly play because they don't want to spend money on membership. So there will be a very small f2p community anyway.
I personally see it as a waste of space for potential p2p worlds.
Lazy Lump
I voted NO as I do not pk
Also compared to the other things polled i feel f2p worlds without a legit f2p community is the least of their worries at this point.
XiXiX
I don't want people mining easy Rune Ores and having relatively safe wildy worlds in otherwise P2P worlds. Therefore I voted no.
Edited to clean it up a bit.
Feel free to add in some more awesome reasons guys. I know I probably missed another several thousand.
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HydroBudz
barely read the post. Seen the words "need" and "F2p" thats all i need. I disagree. gold farming will be higher than it is already with f2p..
Dawn Reeper
we want there to be f2p, and actually f2p not f2p-members, although the f2p-member worlds must be instated soon. we want more people playing the game not only membered or experienced players. it is sometimes nice to see noobs running about and luring them into the wildy
Kymond
We pay to keep the Old RuneScape functional and supported, while F2P players play on itfor no cost? No!
If they want to play, they'll have to pay like all of us do.
Qeltar
Opposed. F2P was always the worst part of the RS community. OSR is far better off without all the scammers, advertisers, bots, freeloaders, cheapskates and whiners.
Like 2 Safe
lmaooo if you want f2p congrats you aare officially a NOOB. if you have access to members worlds and you are pking in f2p it means you have NO SKILL hahaha. i love the fact that clans now are forced to do wars in members worlds too LMAO sucked in you stupid clans
Puurps
next you guys will be asking for a ge too
Marshmillo
I think its good that there is no f2p because people cant spam accounts and make unlimited bots. Leave it the way it is.
Null Life
absolutely not, f2p will poison this game. f2p will introduce mass botting into the pool, and I will quit playing this one too, Im actually climbing rank because I dont have to compete with bots running at all hours of the day and night. they will pump out rediculous amounts of items, and destroy a yet fragile economy.
Kelsa
Do not support.
Making the game F2P will completely destroy the economy with the throwaway bot/farming accounts.
Now a F2P mode, for members I could support (such as F2P style pking).
Even a separate "f2p trial" (extended tutorial island?) that is isolated from the main servers so there is no distortion on the current worlds.
One thing I have really liked on the 07 servers are the lack of bots. Letting throwaway F2P accounts on to these servers will ruin them.
Nabu Rimanni
FTP is not necessary for the future of Old School.
The negatives far outweigh the positives.
Monkey9875
Opening F2P will just open the flood gates of bots. There already some in P2P. Only way I'll support F2P for Old School is if the F2P servers are completely isolated from the P2P servers just like we are to the EoC servers.
F2P to desired to P2P.
Restart entirely on P2P or maybe stats only are transferred. No gold or items!
RS Jose
No support, why let all the loyal paying members help bring this awesome rs to f2p. If you want to play youll have to pay. Plus if you want to play for free, just play eocscape
Pangrateion
No... Bringing in all the extra HUGE amounts of bots and gold farmers just to get F2P players isn't worth it..
Cnconrad
I am sorry but it is 100% un needed. I hope it's no additional cost to members but a f2p option would be terrible for the game.
I will explain below:
1) You will not get new people who have never played rs interested in a 6 year old game. It just won't happen anyone interested in trying it out would already be a member.
2) Some items won't have demand, yes this is true but the same is true in the live game. Without f2p bots there will never be a flood of unneeded items because people won't take time to gather things that have no value.
3) Finally, I can not stress to you enough how much this will cut down on bots. Without trial memberships and throwaway accounts flooding the game with resources the game will actually work.
D e v y
Splitting the PK community in two is bad.
Dark Kirby
I voted no on everything, no updates allowed.
Mosmi
"Voting yes does not hurt anyone."
Yes it actually hurts, it will split the people around worlds even more and make p2p pking less active.
Also it's fun to see those rune fullers with rune scimis pking in p2p too, I mean it's free money for me.
So ofc I voted NO :D
Traci
14-Mar-2013 19:21:41 Last edited on 14-Mar-2013 19:22:04 by Traci
I voted no for the fact they are making a F2P world MEMBERS ONLY? Why can't they just release F2P worlds so everyone can have a piece of OSR? I would love to this OSR open to the F2P community and not just to members!
Mr Frogger
You have to remember that you must be a member to access f2p worlds. And f2p is basically just a much worse version of p2p people mostly play because they don't want to spend money on membership. So there will be a very small f2p community anyway.
I personally see it as a waste of space for potential p2p worlds.
Lazy Lump
I voted NO as I do not pk
Also compared to the other things polled i feel f2p worlds without a legit f2p community is the least of their worries at this point.
XiXiX
I don't want people mining easy Rune Ores and having relatively safe wildy worlds in otherwise P2P worlds. Therefore I voted no.
Edited to clean it up a bit.