Dev Blog - Prestige

Very interesting concept. I know there's been a lot of discussion in recent years about the possibility of raising the level cap of all skills to 120 (like Dungeoneering) but I think this actually makes more sense than that. RuneScape has reached a point now where since there is a very limited number of low leveled players and an abundance of high leveled players which results in a lot of dead low leveled content. With the introduction of a prestige system a lot of that content will undoubtedly become utilized again. I'm sure it will do the economy a world of good too, with a lot more produce once again entering the market.

I've noticed a lot of negativity towards this idea on the RSOF, but considering it's completely optional to prestige your skills, I don't think there's a lot people can whinge about. It will provide a good challenge to those who wish to be competitive in the high scores but simply can't because they started playing the game too late.

The only downside to this is that everyone that has grinded away at their experience beyond 99 suddenly has a tonne of experience which means nothing (unless you look back to the current, or soon to be old, highscores system - let's be honest nobody will).