[2022] With the new skill coming eventually, do you think we will see any page 1 players retain their spot after release? And should there be some kind of commemoration to the original page 1 players in game or outside it? (including ironman modes)

RE: commemoration, taken from https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/adding-a-new-skill-our-approach--your-vote?oldschool=1

HiScores

On a similar note, HiScores hold a lot of prestige for players too. They are ordered by level, then XP, and in the event of a tie, whichever player achieved the goal first is ranked higher. Currently, the front page of our HiScores is locked down, as we have over 25 players who have achieved 200 million XP in every skill. Impressive!

However, adding a new skill means that those coveted spots on the front page would be open again. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, if you’re into racing to be the first, but we understand the level of commitment it takes to land that spot, and we certainly don’t want to ruin the experience of the dedicated players who’ve already put in that work.

We’d like to keep an archive of the top players’ HiScores, so that if a new skill releases, all prior achievements will be visible for all to see. The exact number of players we can archive will depend on the hard work of our web and engine teams.

We’d like to consult with the community, too. Should we preserve the top 100 players? The top 1,000? As with all other aspects of the new skill, we plan to approach this with a data-driven mindset – so make sure to tell us your thoughts!