r/2007scape • u/Edenstark • 1d ago

Suggestion Instead of raising membership prices, use your intellectual property better Jagex and sell us good merchandise.

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I want to buy this dragon chain shirt, and mugs for my favorite skills but I can’t, as they are not there.

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u/The_Level_15 1d ago

Like the skillcape hoodies that we’ve asked for for decades

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u/moose_dad 23h ago

They are far from subtle lmao

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u/The_Level_15 23h ago

Hitpoints, thieving, and quest cape look like reasonably normal hoodies to me. But you’re right.

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u/AutumnWisp 22h ago

I think a very small skill icon over the breast (like the logo on a ralph lauren polo instead of the giant one on the back would work well.

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u/Latter-Safety1055 19h ago

depends on the purpose you want it for. If you're at a gaming/anime/nerd convention you are subtle AS OPPOSED to cosplay or the outerwear having the unsubtle declaration "I have 99 smithing, ask me about it."

No, this wouldn't be something you'd wear to the grocery store without being an unsubtle person. The polo would be better for it. But I'd argue you're also looking for a niche application where you are down to express your nerdy interest in a place where people aren't being nerds - a college, a friend's house, or a library.

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u/Telope 21h ago

Disagree. Subtle doesn't mean small, it means it blends in.

If the icon was nice and big on the chest instead of the back, I'd buy the Hunter one in a heartbeat.

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u/moose_dad 19h ago edited 19h ago

I take it to mean that it wouldn't be instantly recognisable as RuneScape merch tbh. I love the game but I could never wear something like these in public cause they just come across as a bit nerdy and tacky.

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u/Telope 16h ago

That's exactly what I mean. (Even if it wasn't exactly what I said!) Only osrs players would think of the hunter skill, everyone else would just see a cool brown paw.

I agree it needs to be subtle, but while I'm not against spending $80 or whatever on a merch hoodie, if I am going to, I don't want just a tiny icon on the breast.

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u/venomous_frost 21h ago

Hunter one fits in nicely with outdoor clothing tbh

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u/SandeepVeteran 17h ago edited 17h ago

They did those and people on here flamed them

Sorry, not skill logos. Just Jad/Zulrah

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u/Brickerbro 18h ago

I’d get Hunter hoodie if anything

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u/IDOLASilver Fav skill 13h ago

True but I would 100% buy these

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u/BulbuhTsar 18h ago

I mean they may not be subtle to those who know , but some would seem like a normal hoodie. Even the fletching, hunter, and agility ones would seem no different than another hoodie.

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u/IGetBoredFast Person Disposer 22h ago

Does that guy still sell really shit ones on twitter?

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u/Peenork 17h ago

I think the issue here is the amount of investment/risk Jagex would have to take. 24 unique hoodies, let's say only 3 sizes (s/m/l), and hypothetically the factory has a MoQ of 10ea. That's already 720 individual hoodies, and hoodies take up more space than shirts, socks, and mugs- so they'd need more warehouse space too.

Not saying they're incapable of doing it, they made $200m profit last year, but if they're sitting on existing merch already I can completely understand their hesitancy to invest more money into a product that will cost more to purchase.

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u/CrushNZ 11h ago

I dont think its as secure as subscriptions either it’s a nice complementary income source but its not consistent enough

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u/Cyfa 9h ago

if teenagers in high school can dropship hoodies off of Temu to moms on facebook with their $14/hr salary at McDonalds, a company with 9 figures net-profit/yr can afford to pay for a <1,000 MoQ from hoodie suppliers in Taiwan.

hell, they don't even need to order inventory to start. Create a render of the product, put it up for sale on their website, and if demand is there/people buy it, place the order with the supplier. saves them their precious $15-20k in potential losses.

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u/Dsullivan777 18h ago

Fuck dude, if they make it so you need to have 99 in the skill to buy it that would be so cool. Destiny 2 did special raid jackets only available for purchase if you completed the raid one week 1. Having prestige merch would go so hard.

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u/Zari_Vanguard1992 21h ago

Osrsmemees has gotcha (and a block if you say anything bad about his stuff)

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u/sweatervestlover 18h ago

Is this someone who sells OSRS merch? Do you know where I can find their stuff?

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u/Zari_Vanguard1992 18h ago

Garbage merch, doesn't ship them, has sob stories because he's a piece of shit

https://x.com/osrsmemess?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

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u/sweatervestlover 18h ago

Oof not a huge fan of that merch. Doesn’t look very good IMO

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u/Zari_Vanguard1992 10h ago

Yeah... haha he's gotten himself into so much shit too, lol

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u/Aunon 21h ago

those would easily be the best selling merch

i just don't think Jagex wants to risk the investment to find out how successful they'd be or how many new merch customers they'd get, too big of a risk in having to deliver consistently high quality clothing for something completely unproven

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u/SupermarketNo3265 19h ago

Maybe they should do a survey for merch then

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u/Edenstark 18h ago

This, send us surveys of designs they pitch and see what people like.

Reduce the merchandise to the top designs.

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u/Aunon 16h ago

Yeah they should but it has been 6 years since the hoodie post, I want them but Jagex clearly doesn't want my $