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RuneScape is increasing their membership price by 50%, and Reddit is trying to censor it (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Runescape is jacking up their subscription prices next month, going from like 12 bucks to 14 bucks a month. The increases range from 20% to 56% in price depending on currency. Players are PISSED about it especially since the company got bought out by some investment firm earlier this year, and they see it as a shameless cash grab.

Here's a mega thread about the price increase on Reddit. Overwhelmingly negative feedback on the price increase

https://www.reddit.com/r/2007scape/s/samPRjFSCn

So I decided to make a post on Reddit basically asking in a neutral way if it would deter people from playing.... And I was met with the most hostile, toxic keyboard warriors basically telling me "maybe stop working at McDonalds and you can afford it" and defending the company for the price increase. After an hour, my post was removed, and I was banned for a year without any explanation.

I'm honestly in shock that I would get banned just for asking a question, like they are that angry about people talking about the price increase?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (16 children)

Wait hold on, how does an across the board increase from $12 USD to $14 USD result in 50% increase in price, "depending on currency"?

Isn't currency conversion just a scalar multiplier that applies to both the $12 starting cost and the $14 new cost?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (15 children)

No, not sure if other industries do this, but buying a game in a weak currency usually turns out cheaper (by alot) because Devs will usually offer the game for a lower price in the weaker economy

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (14 children)

So OP wrote a misleading description when saying the increase was from $12 to $14?

I don't play RuneScape and I'm just going off of their description, which is inconsistent and the derogatory "just read lol" has so far shown to be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well OP does say the price increase ranges from 20% to 50%

In other currencies the price change is over 50%, for example Euro price going from 8 to 12.50

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Ah, that would've been much better for OP to include as an example...

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