Jagex Is Rethinking RuneScape Reignited After Fan Feedback
Jagex is back with another announcement regarding RuneScape Reignited. After the initial reception from the big reveal during RuneFest 2026, the team has ultimately decided to re-evaluate Reignited to better welcome not just new players, but veterans as well.
Back to the Drawing Board
One of the biggest criticisms and worries that have surfaced since the announcement of RuneScape Reignited is that it felt like Jagex was unintentionally isolating veteran players. As it currently stands, Reignited brings brand-new realms with a fresh economy and a chance for players to start over and experience what 25 years of RuneScape has to offer.
One clear oversight is that this update didn’t invest in the smaller crowd that never stopped playing. This would ultimately split the community, forcing veteran accounts to either make new characters and start from scratch on fresh realms or stay isolated from the rush of new players.
Jagex has not only heard, but swiftly responded in kind. They don’t wish to exclude time, progress, or older players. So they are going backward and finding new ways to keep the community growing without harming the loyal players who have been around for years.
What’s Coming Next
As for what’s next. The devs are doing what they absolutely do best. Hear the community. For the next week, Jagex wants to hear your feedback. Where they go from there will be based on what the players say and want.
The future of Reignited needs to be a shared belief between you and us.
Right now, having seen the potential to grow our community, we’re exploring a heavy set of revisions to Reignited based on your feedback. But let’s be clear: this is something we want to put in front of you to see how you feel first, and every option for what we do with regards to Reignited remains firmly on the table.
We’re reviewing a lot of possibilities right now, but let’s run through some of our main considerations.
We’re looking at more ways for the progress of a Veteran to remain intact and be represented meaningfully while not destabilizing the new things that make Reignited exciting for other folks.
Similarly, we will focus a lot of our time on ensuring that a hard split in community does not persist and that our existing players will be able to enjoy RuneScape alongside new players.
Separate to the split, we’ve also heard the concerns around requiring separate Membership too. We’re currently exploring possibilities and we’ll let you know if we can make changes.
It all ties together, but we ultimately want to remove friction that our veteran players may have engaging with or co-existing alongside Reignited. This is hugely important to us and is something we will keep coming back to.