The following are free-version updates that have been made available since the launch of the members service: When the members service was announced, Jagex acknowledged that the free version would not be updated as often as it used to be. With respect to gameplay, the majority of new updates within RuneScape are restricted to pay-to-play members with the exception of updates concerning graphics or the addition of new servers. The pay-to-play servers were intended by Jagex to benefit all of the RuneScape community. Free players can upgrade and become a member at any time by paying a fee, granting access to more skills, locations, items, etc.įormerly, the free-to-play version of RuneScape was its only form, prior to the introduction of members and the subsequent creation of RuneScape 2. There is no limit to the amount of time players are able to continue playing for free, although free players are only able to enjoy about 20% of everything RuneScape has to offer.
The free part of RuneScape is described by Jagex as being the game with close to 5,000 hours of skills to train to reach the maximum level of 99, while members is considered the expansion version. F2P are limited to only 5 levels on certain skills
