Players have racked up over 20 million hours of gameplay in Runescape 3!
Jagex, the developer of the MMORPG Runescape 3 is celebrating today having revealed some record-breaking statistics. Over the past 30 days players from all over the world have flocked to join the game that allows them to forge their own gaming experience and shape the world around them. In fact there were well over 300,000 new accounts made last month and over 100,000 former accounts reactivated! In turn this accounted for over 600,000 hours of gameplay, or 68 years, being played each day!
RuneScape 3 launched on 22nd July with the Battle of Lumbridge; an event that spans two months centered around the conflict between two gods who have returned to the RuneScape universe. Players pledge their allegiance to these gods through the collection of Divine Tears – the residual life force of the now deceased god, Guthix. Since the Battle of Lumbridge began players have collected over 1 billion Divine Tears and have killed over 60 million enemy soldiers. In the last month Jagex has also added brand new content to the game each week including new quests and skillsets!
“With the Battle of Lumbridge we were looking to give the players a new way to interact with RuneScape and place their mark on the world.” commented Phil Mansell, RuneScape Executive Producer, “We’ve seen over a 150 million votes cast on how the battle campaign should be fought, with players making decision on everything from what kind of reinforcements they get to how they can support their chosen god with buffs and new units. Players have so many ways to affect the current battle, from killing enemies or donating resources to their chosen deity, and it is this player driven dynamic which puts the future of the game very firmly in the players’ hands.“
Mark Gerhard, Jagex CEO further commented: “RuneScape 3 has been the result of the tireless efforts of the development team and the positive reaction from the community, since its launch, shows how aligned they are with the community spirit and sentiment. This is the first step in allowing players to truly create their own adventure within the game and we’re really excited about seeing how the game evolves through their participation.”
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