The impending implementation of mandatory use of Jagex Accounts has been looming over both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape players alike for quite some time now. But despite knowing this, and the continued push from Jagex to get players to begin using Jagex Accounts, they’ve still been resistant.

On an account level, Jagex has stated that Jagex Accounts will provide OSRS players with the following.

With this not being enough to encourage the player base at large to begin using Jagex Accounts, they have also included the following benefits.

But even with all of the above,just over 40%of the OSRS player base have signed up for Jagex Accounts. Undoubtedly, RuneScape players are creatures of habit, after all, we’ve been cutting logs from the same tree for a decade. Even so, wanting to protect that hard work should be a priority, but players do not seem to think Jagex Accounts in its current form is the right way to go about enhanced account security, especially with a lack of official Linux support.

The overall disdain for Jagex Accounts does not appear to be stopping Jagex from implementing it. As ofJanuary 9, all new Old School RuneScape accounts will only be able to be created via Jagex Accounts. It sounds inevitable that this will soon be coming for all RuneScape players, and while many are biting the bullet and switching over now, others are holding fast until aspects of the new system are improved.

Priscilla Wells

Priscilla is both the weekend editor and a freelance writer at Prima Games. She began working at Prima Games in early 2023. Prior to this, she spent nine years writing for both her own personal gaming blog, and other related websites. Priscilla has grown up playing video games, and most often plays her PS5 and Nintendo Switch consoles. you may find her playing Final Fantasy XIV, RuneScape, Pokemon GO, or lost in the latest RPG to release.

She is an Australian living in the United States with her American husband, three children, and her Basset Hound. Before moving to the United States, Priscilla obtained a Bachelors of Secondary Education majoring in English and Japanese Language. This allowed her to teach English and Japanese in a high school setting.

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