RS Refer a Friend Program

Today, on the 18th of August, Jagex have introduced a "Refer a Friend program" in Runescape.

When a player invites a friend (or stranger, or a new self-owned account for that matter) , both receive experience boosts. The Inviter gets a 10% experience boost for an entire week (If the member subscrided to members), while the invited get a 100% (either subscribing on p2p or not). Yes you heard that right, a 100% experience boost (for all levels under 30, works for one week).

That is pretty sad if you ask me... I feel like RuneScape is getting more and more monetized. While browsing the forums, many players have been flaming the heck out of jagex.

Even zezima has replied with  "That's very... disappointing"  on the forums

Do you guys even remember this phrase from Mod MMG?

"One of our fundamental philosophies is that having fun is more important to us than making as much money as possible." - Mod MMG

First, the bonus xp weekend, then you could pay for unbanning an account, afterwards paying for the auroras, a nicname, and now pay for experience!

What will the next step be? Microtransactions? I'm afraid that these are not too far around the corner.

Join the Riots on world 66 p2p, or on world 79 in f2p. What do you guys think of all this? What do you think of the refer a friend program?

How do you see Runescape evolving if Jagex's Financial goals are not reached? Have your say in the comments below!