What RuneScape Reignited Means for Your Existing Progress

For players, Reignited offers a fresh start without feeling decades behind, but it risks fragmenting the community and making veteran progress feel less meaningful. For Jagex, it's a gamble to attract…

For players, Reignited offers a fresh start without feeling decades behind, but it risks fragmenting the community and making veteran progress feel less meaningful. For Jagex, it's a gamble to attract…

Key points - RuneScape Reignited is a new character type within RS3, not a separate game. - Reignited characters start with no progress and share an isolated economy. - They can join clans with regular players but cannot trade or fight the same bosses. - Players cannot switch character types once selected, and no exclusive updates are planned. - Some existing players fear the change will split the community and devalue old progress.

Timeline - Start of this year: Jagex announced a move away from microtransactions like Treasure Hunter. - Recent announcement: Jagex revealed RuneScape Reignited as a new character type for RS3. - Shortly after announcement: Players staged in-game riots and debated the change on Reddit and X.

FAQ

Q: What is a Reignited character in RuneScape? A: It's a new character type in RS3 that starts from zero with an isolated economy. You can play on existing or exclusive worlds and join clans, but can't trade or boss with regular players.

Q: Can I switch back to a regular character after choosing Reignited? A: No, once you select a character type you cannot switch. Jagex has also stated there will be no new updates exclusive to Reignited characters.

Q: Will Reignited characters have microtransactions like Treasure Hunter? A: The announcement promises a way to play without unpopular systems like Treasure Hunter, though that move away from microtransactions was actually announced at the start of this year.