Would Jagex make more money if Runescape membership were free?
Most people would say, of course Jagex would lose tons of money if members were free. ch_fluidH = 1; ch_nump = “2”; ch_client = “bukisa”; ch_width = 300; ch_height = “auto”; ch_type = “mpu”; ch_sid = “bukisa_rv_article_left”; ch_backfill = 1; ch_color_site_link = “#0000CC”; ch_color_title = “#0000CC”; ch_color_border = “#FFFFFF”; ch_color_text = “#000000”; ch_color_bg = “#FFFFFF”; But its not as simple as that, because if a free player played Runescape for four hours each day with ads and a paying member played for four hours each day with ads, the free player may actually earn the play more money! The money made in a month by a free player Lets say that Runescape had only two players, a free player with access to all the member’s features with the exception that they played with in game ads that changed every half hour. And there would be a member who payed 10 NZD each month, had the same features as a free player but had no in game ads. Lets say Jagex charged 10 cents for every ad im