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}}'''[[wikipedia:Jagex|Jagex Limited]]''', a British video game developer and publisher known for its flagship titles [[wikipedia:RuneScape|RuneScape]] and [[wikipedia:Old_School_RuneScape|Old School RuneScape]] offered subscribers grandfathered monthly pricing if a subscriber returns to a monthly subscription after going through a yearly subscription. On 10 March 2026, Jagex suddenly announced changes to its membership offerings<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-10 |title=Membership and Bonds Price Change |url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=427/membership-and-bonds-price-change |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260313184358/https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/a=427/membership-and-bonds-price-change |archive-date=2026-03-13 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=RuneScape}}</ref>. These changes were announced with minimal advance notice and at the same time membership prices were increased, raising concerns about potential bait-and-switch tactics. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
{{Ph-I-B}} | {{Ph-I-B}}Jagex offers membership that allow access to both the pay-to-play version of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. On 10 March 2026, Jagex announced changes to its membership including a price increase following a previous increase in its membership cost in August 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carpenter |first=Lincoln |date=2024-08-31 |title=Runescape is increasing its membership subscription costs, and players aren't happy: 'Inflation my a**' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/runescape-is-increasing-its-membership-subscription-costs-and-players-arent-happy-inflation-my-a/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251010091434/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/runescape-is-increasing-its-membership-subscription-costs-and-players-arent-happy-inflation-my-a/ |archive-date=2025-10-10 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=PCGamer}}</ref>. These changes impact long-term subscribers who had grandfathered membership pricing when opting to subscribe yearly through RuneScape's [https://runescape.wiki/w/Premier_Membership Premier membership] (now known as 12 Month Membership<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-24 |title=Updates to Premier Membership Benefits |url=https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/updates-to-premier-membership-benefits |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308101038/https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/updates-to-premier-membership-benefits |archive-date=2026-03-08 |access-date=2026-03-13 |website=RuneScape}}</ref>). | ||
==[Incident]== | ==[Incident]== | ||