Small Talk with The RS Guy

Ryan (thersguy) sits down with Mod Ryan, Creative Director of RuneScape, to talk about what comes after RuneScape Reignited. Mod Ryan explains why Reignited was cancelled, what Jagex learned from the community’s reaction, and his plan to bring new and returning players into RS3. He also shares a look at upcoming content and makes the case for why RuneScape’s best years are still ahead.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:56 What Reignited was meant to do

4:07 Reignited vs Hardcore Worlds

5:40 Why Reignited was cancelled

9:20 Is RuneScape doomed without Reignited?

11:40 Was Reignited rushed? Is it gone for good?

13:52 Road to Restoration continues into 2028

16:30 Mod Ryan Leaks Something

19:41 Tying restoration and content together

24:36 Getting updates right and lessons from 2026

27:05 Where Jagex takes feedback from

29:57 Why December 2nd is still the best time to start playing

34:44 How creators and the community can help

42:07 Clan finder and finding your people to play with

46:03 Adventure Guide, how it's going to work

57:50 Ryan on The new grouping system

1:10:17 RuneScape's 3 to 5 year outlook

1:13:34 What if the plan doesn't work?

1:16:45 Will RuneScape continue to sell EXP?

1:29:15 December UI changes and the classic interface

1:34:39 Would Ryan ever let us reset our accounts?

1:37:27 2027 roadmap: story arcs, Dragon Slayer 2 and Gnome Quests

1:47:03 How RuneScape is marketed in 2026

1:49:05 Will RuneScape ever support Hardcore modes?

1:52:55 Why the Ninja team is so important

1:58:00 Mod Ryan's message to the community

2:00:28 Server performance and new player worlds

2:06:27 Upcoming Community Skilling Boss - Ryan Reveals even more

2:17:47 Mobile character swapping and UI, will it be improved?

2:19:21 Does Ryan still play RuneScape? How did he find Havenhythe 2.0?

2:23:05 Skill 30

2:25:02 Concluding Statement

Small Talk is a recurring talk show where Ryan (thersguy) interviews RuneScape creators, developers, and community members. New episodes every few weeks (as needed). Follow so you don’t miss one.

Ryan (thersguy) sits down with Saeder of the Sae Bae Cast to unpack how the OSRS and RS3 communities turned on each other after RuneScape Reignited. The announcement of the new game mode, and its later cancellation, sparked a lot of discussion and division between the two communities, so we dig into what happened and why the animosity between the games runs so deep.

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Small Talk is a recurring talk show where Ryan (thersguy) interviews RuneScape creators, developers, and community members. New episodes every few weeks (as needed). Follow so you don’t miss one.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Welcome to Small Talk

00:02:30 Saeder's RuneScape story and career

00:05:35 What happened with RuneScape Reignited

00:07:39 Why OSRS and RS3 players clash

00:09:18 MTX and OSRS's view of RS3

00:13:46 Seeing both sides of Reignited

00:17:01 Why is RS3 MTX different from OSRS

00:23:20 Why Reignited was set up to fail

00:27:40 What if Reignited launches and fails

00:38:05 Why paid creators don't grow RS3

00:41:15 Small updates that win players back

00:46:42 What grew OSRS mobile and RuneLite

00:49:34 Aspirational content and Raids 2

00:54:37 Why OSRS wins land and RS3's don't

01:00:35 Years of baggage and toxicity

01:07:31 The RuneFest Reddit Incident

01:13:37 The RS4 announcement

01:30:14 Should RS3 have polling and surveys

01:39:36 Idea for maximum total level worlds

01:42:29 Hardcore Worlds as a model for RS3

01:58:26 Hardcore Worlds as an RS3 fresh start

02:00:08 Closing thoughts