Jagex Introduction / Q&A

[Appocomaster]

Hello everyone,
We are Mod Mac and Mod MarkG and we work at Jagex Games Studio. We are the Product Manager and Community Manager for Planetarion. Over the last few weeks we have been working with the PA team and have been drawing up plans for how best to take Planetarion forward. We’ve been spending a good deal of time familiarising ourselves with the game.

Firstly, a little bit about us as a company for those that may not already know who we are and what we do. Jagex is the UK’s largest independent games developer-publisher and we are best known for producing browser-based games. This year, we have also branched out into third-party publishing and mobile games.

It’s really clear to us how passionate the community is about Planetarion and this is great to see. The PA team have been doing a fantastic job keeping very thing together over the past months and we value all of their effort and advice.

We plan to be in constant communication with the PA team and we will be providing you with more information as soon as we’re able. We’ll be learning the ropes of your IRC system over the next week or so and will hopefully be able to chat with you all much more in coming weeks.

Thank you for your questions in advance and we wish you all good luck for Round 38!

Questions from the community

Why did Jagex buy the game?
We purchased Planetarion because it is a great game.
Many members of staff here play and really enjoy the game, and as you probably already know, that’s how we came to find out about Planetarion in the first place - through a member of staff who told us what a great game Planetarion was.

Will Planetarion be up as a game on Jagex's website soon as this will attract a lot more people?

How will Jagex integrate Planetarion into its existing site and portal, and will there be cross-game advertising?
When is this game moving to the new servers?

We think it’s best to answer these ones together. We definitely want to grow player numbers but it is vitally important that we ensure the gaming experience for new players is fun as much as it fits with the current community.
The full plan for how Planetarion will be integrated with our current portal has not been decided.
We are in the process of moving servers now and it is hoped this will be completed soon.
We will let you all know when this has been completed.

Will the prices/payment of this game be changed?
We will be looking to offer additional payment options for players to give everyone more opportunity and flexibility to buy credits if they wish to. Please keep an eye on the main page for the latest news on pricing and payment choices.