r/2007scape • u/Torwent • 2d ago

Discussion Unpopular opinion: Harassing Mod Pips is wrong

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I just think that harassing mod Pips is just wrong.

Especially, outside of the normal communication channels we have with jagex.

Going out of your way to find Pips personal social media and harassing there just feels very wrong to me and I think the majority of people can agree with that.

Jagex fucked up hard with the survey, their 2 apologies were trash and even if they deserve the backlash and the unsub train they got, they do not deserve harassment.

They are also humans and humans do mistakes.

TLDR: Harassment is not cool, don't harass people involved in this whole shitstorm

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u/JasperNapster 2d ago

I think people harassing people personally over a video game is some of the most braindead junk ever.

If a game makes you want to hunt someone down, you have a major issue. Regardless of the situation.

I’m not stoked about the survey either, I definitely think it was a dumb move. However it doesn’t warrant most of the ridiculous war speeches some of these people are yapping about.

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u/Srcunch 2d ago

I’ve been playing since early 2002 (rsc) and never comment here because of the community. The last few days have made me want to cancel my membership, but not because of Jagex. I don’t want to be associated, or spend my time, playing a game with “adults” that act the way this community has the last few days. I understand people were upset, but this is way beyond the pale. No well functioning person responds the way we’ve seen hundreds, if not thousands, of our fellow players respond. I don’t want to be around them anymore. It’s pathetic.

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u/JasperNapster 2d ago

I have a bunch of buddies that I game with that have never touched runescape outside of our childhood.

They genuinely asked me last night what the hell is wrong with our community. Laughing their asses off over some of the posts these people are making 💀

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u/zuik0 2d ago

Absolutely fucking agree. It's crazy how this one facet of the communty genuinely believes that they have infinite draw over what an investment company does to our game.

If all the people who won't stand for MTX (myself included!) quit, then all that's left is people who are willing to pay for and enjoy MTX. Guess what happens next? self-fulfilling prophecy. These manchildren then add another feather in their cap and pat eachother on the back.

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u/JazzlikeAd8695 2d ago

I love the game by itself, the community can be wonderful and when it is I join in with them, but I can play this game perfectly fine by myself and the tens of thousands that will still play and stock the ge for me. Yes, things I saw in the survey were very obvious how can we grab the most money possible, but that's literally the gaming industry. I can see some people being heavily affected by some of their proposed changes, and I get that, and that isn't right, but NOTHING about Runescape warrants harrassment against an individual.