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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    Oh.

    I don’t think I care enough about drama in a niche game to do a deep dive on all of the reddit comments to learn about something…

    It would be helpful if you or OP could provide links, or at least quote things. Most passerbys simply have better things to do than to find better context of what OP is saying about a game from 20 years ago. I think it’s only natural for people to be confused when OP didn’t provide enough context, or the only way to get context is to apparently read an entire Reddit threads worth of comments.

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      The price increase percentage is in the OP. Specific prices are in the linked Reddit post. The context was enough for everyone else.

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        “why can’t you be like everyone else?”

        Idk guess I just like to verify shit before picking up the pitchfork. My b.

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          I just like to verify shit

          I don’t think I care enough

          Choose one. I told you where I found the specific prices. I mentioned which currency was particularly egregious so you could find the price yourself independently but you didn’t care to.

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            I think a compelling statement should be made with citations if it’s not a well known fact, especially when provided to a general community.

            I don’t care enough about niche old game drama to chase down the facts myself if it involves going through the comments of an entire Reddit mega thread.

            Does that resolve your proposed cognitive dissonance?

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              The person gave you a percentage range of the increase and that it applies to different currencies. You have been given the opportunity to find more info if that’s insufficient. If you don’t care enough, that’s on you. I don’t play this game and don’t care to read any more comments from you about this silly topic.

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                You have been given the opportunity to find more info if that’s insufficient.

                “Do your own research”, a line associated with the great and credible orators of the internet.

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                  You were given enough information about something you said you don’t care about. I told you I don’t care to read any more comments from you, yet you persist. Weird.

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                    There were no citations to back up relatively unknown claims besides digging through the comments of a reddit mega thread.

                    If that counts as making a good argument to anyone, I envy their free time, or worry for their information hygiene.

                    I told you I don’t care to read any more comments from you, yet you persist. Weird.

                    Do you fancy yourself royalty dismissing their subjects? Lol. At once, my liege, I will be gone from your sight. Toodles!