Jagex Stabbed themselves in the back?

[Hopeless]

One of the main points of playing runescape is to become rich and have rare items... that are owned by yourself, and Jagex use this to make people pay for subscription so they have to wait a very long time before they can obtain these items.

Now, lending has come out, they have just stabbed themselves in the back. People will play less because they have already tasted of what its like to be rich, by borrowing somones weapons items or rares.

Wow, i've warn a party hat... Now what do i do. >.>

[raspberrys]

own one as you cant wear that one forever

[Hopeless]

true but i garantee the number of players will significanted rise, then fall lower.

[raspberrys]

what will happen is items will first go down as people are like 'oh **** now theres random noobs borrowing these items', but then people will realise that its too much hassle to borrow one as it keeps getting taken away so prices will go up.

dont worry you'll get used to it.

[Hopeless]

oh yeh forgot about the prices... i think prices of everything will drop considerably... especially rares will take a hard hit


Really? I think the opposite, they will rise to begin with because people will want 1 because they've tried it on.. but then it will drop

[raspberrys]

nah will always drop in panic first

[Hopeless]

we'll soo find out wont we! rawr! its war

[Havoline]

oh yeh forgot about the prices... i think prices of everything will drop considerably... especially rares will take a hard hit


Really? I think the opposite, they will rise to begin with because people will want 1 because they've tried it on.. but then it will drop
are you arguing with yourself?

[Arch]

LOL

anyways yeah i dunno i dont thnik the number of players can drop anymore then it did when they removed the wildy / trade limit i rly dontthink jagex cares if a few people leave due to this update

[Seagy]

I dislike item lending.
U see alot people with gs/phat

[Paulio]

I didn't know about it. I agree it will stop people playing.

[[Jay]]

Dont like the fact that items are gona fall by alot and i dont think they will go back to originall price, but apart from that its quite fun if your poor.

[DJ-Vimto]

in all honesty, i really dont care if the price of 'rare' items crashes. i cant afford one and probably never will. so it doesnt matter much to me

[Hopeless]

are you arguing with yourself?
Yes =]

[Imnotpure]

The main point is having fun. Not owning rare/expensive items.

[BobX]

What weapon did they use? if it dds, i got an antipoison

[Conorx0]

owelzzz good job i only have cash then init then i can't lose any money wealth =]

[Mario]

Item prices cant drop because nothing is being traded.
its not like more of the item is being put into the market as only 1 person can use the item at a time (either the lender or the borrower) so their is no way theoretically that the economy can change because of this, and anyway people used to lend items to their friends before the trade limit anyway, so this is just a safer way of doing that.
if anything the price will rise because people can borrow items before they buy to see if they like the item, if they dont; then they give the item back. if they do; they give the item back and buy one for themselves.