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We’ve all seen what you’ve been compelled to share with the U.K. government. There’s no doubt that you are going to receive massive backlash over the fact you’re allowing people to spend £5,000 a month ( which is almost 5 times the minimum wage for a full time job ), and I’m curious to see how you justify this.

You claim to be advocates of mental health awareness and charity, yet you’re allowing people to spend 8 times the mortgage payment of a £250,000 house per month on your promotions, with no upper limit on what can be spent.

How as a company do you feel like you are preventing people who may have mental health issues (like myself) from falling into a grip of addiction?

Why do you allow people who are clearly spending an unusually extraordinary amount of money, on a game no less, to continue to do so unchallenged?

You can’t claim to support the player’s when you’re encouraging people to get into debt.

How can you expect us to believe you care about anything other than money when you take advantage of people with gambling addiction, gaming addiction and other illnesses such as my own that are known for risk-taking and/or gambling behaviours?

Please upvote until we get a response.

I wonder how many kids have put their parents in debt because of your pressure selling tactics, do you even care Jagex?

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about 5 years ago - /u/JagexJD - Direct link

Hi everyone.

When Jagex was invited to participate in the UK government’s inquiry into immersive and addictive technologies, we were happy to contribute as a voice that can educate and inform, especially to those outside of the gaming sector such as policy makers. We love to explain why games such as RuneScape are popular, fun and a hugely positive part of many players’ lives. As the first games company to openly share its information, policies, procedures, and thoughts with the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, we were able to provide clear insight into our games and talk about the many processes and programmes that we put in place to help safeguard and support our players.

We want to continue to contribute and help to inform the ongoing discussion relating to the health and safety of all people who enjoy playing games of all types, and will cooperate closely with UKIE and all other relevant parties to ensure a positive outcome from the DCMS Select Committee’s observations.

In the interests of transparency, if you’d like to watch the inquiry, it’s available on the UK Parliament website.