Jagex Finally Agrees To Remove RuneScape’s Highly-Criticized Hero Pass System

After a month of stubbornly refusing to remove RuneScape’s controversial new Hero Pass system, Jagex has finally caved in. The studio introduced the controversial battle pass system last September amid intense criticism from the community, particularly since it offered more rewards to paying subscribers. As compromise, the studio promptly made changes to the system but maintained that they had no plans to remove it.

Jagex is now doing a full 180 and scrapping the Hero Pass entirely which will be removed it as soon as the current season is over. “We will not be releasing another Hero Pass after Underworld ends on December 3rd,” the studio announced. “We have done this to recognise questions it raised that do not reflect our direction for the game. If we pursue a new reward-system, it will be built with players and not involve Content Buffs with Membership/paid disparity.”

If they do come up with a new reward system, they promise to get players involved right from the start and not just announce it out of the blue. Meanwhile, daily challenges are set to return tomorrow as part of the earlier compromises.