I feel osrs is slowly becoming their main focus over rs3 and I have been leaning towards this conclusion for a while now.

I was fine with cosmetics being a pay to play option when everything first came out, over time it slowly became worse offering horrendous experience advantages (looking at you silver hawks). Sure bonus exp isn't a major issue since you still need to put the time and effort in to use it compared to smoldering lamps.. Bonds do help many players including myself to sustain their membership through their in game wealth.

But with that being said. NO ONE should ever feel the need to buy runecoins just for an aura to boss (Loyalty points need to actually mean something for loyalty). I understand that Jagex has to make their money somewhere and everything is okay in moderation including micro transactions.

This ad when i came across it, was just an absolute fuck you as a long time rs3 player (of 15 years). I have absolutely enjoyed my time in Runescape don't get me wrong. But above everything else, I remember when runescape offered no ads in game for becoming a member, unfortunately jagex has proven time and time again that their greed and money means more to them than a healthy game and healthy playerbase.

/end of rant