Can we say we are suprised?

What are your thoughts on this delay and on the replacement ?



What I can confirm right now is that Archaeology will be arriving a little later than we said at RuneFest. The update is so close to being where we would like it. In truth we could release it next month and it would deliver on much of your expectations (we’re thrilled with the gameplay!) but I feel that with some more QA time and polish we can deliver a better release at a higher visual standard.

Archaeology has been a significant development effort (we’ve been working on it for over a year) and I’m convinced the best move is to give it the opportunity to fulfil more of its potential. The Land Out of Time raised the visual bar for the game, and we have to ensure that Archaeology maintains that standard.

However, in its place I can reveal a new update. A lot of you have been asking for it, and in early 2020 we’re really excited to be able to offer the PvM Hub, now known as War’s Retreat, which came out of our autumn Game Jam. Previously the reserve of Max Cape owners, War’s Retreat is being bought into the game proper and is your one stop shop for all your bossing needs. We’ll have a lot more details to share after Christmas.

Im not bothered with the delay, at least i can max before then 

Means I can keep my comp a bit longer

not very happy..  delaying it is one thing but putting a pvm update in its place is a slap in face to skillers . also awful convenient  how they only announce it now  aftter premium club sales has been going on for a month  ? seems like they waited to announce it on purpose to not hurt sales.

I expected it to be delayed really... wouldn't be surprised if its put off for a year or something. Ah well, plenty of time for me to get closer to maxing

To be completely honest, Super Disappointed. I prefer to do PvM but even I'm upset cause I was really looking forward to the new skill. Lets just hope that with the delay will come a good introduction into the new skill and fingers crossed no issues.

As years playing, i learn never trust a word from jagex

I feel the same for any game/developer. I respect them for stating what they are doing and planning and would much rather it take longer and receive a product that was promised or even better than promised rather than them pushing out a polished turd just for the money.

a bit disappointed but not surprised... at least i get to keep my cape a little longer.

Not super surprised.  Still disappointed of course.  Love to see new skill enter the game as it peaks activity and gains for everyone.

But I'm also fine with delays.  The less bugs, loopholes, and stale content it has, the better.  One thing I've learned as a lifelong gamer and someone who is passionate about games, is that delays are never done to spite the players.  It's done FOR the players because the developer wants to give them the best they have to offer.  It does suck but when your reputation is on the line, sacrifices have to be made.  It's better to be late but have good content than be on time but still have a ton of work to do on an incomplete update.

I haven't been looking into the game too much yet to be mad that it's delayed. I am super excited to try it though.

FYI in last night's Regicidal Twitch stream (formerly Mod Lee) he stated he expects March/April. He also said he played it already, and it plays grindy. "Similar to Divination."

I'm disappointed but not surprised, seems like they push things back a lot in favor of other things lately