Amazing, and speaking of the move to mobile, what were the most important modifications with OSRS Fire Cape you've made with regard to your RuneTek 5 engine that powers the MMO in order to adapt the game to mobile devices?

In truth it was the time we launched the latest rendering software that it was modified to be more flexible in terms of the platforms it could run on. The other changes that we examined included how we handle download and caching of assets on our servers. This will result in more fluid experience during the beginning, since you've already downloaded the assets.

The gesture controls that are available in the game have also been a major feature. The use of gestures was unheard of in RuneScape before we began working on this, and the layers of API call-backs made it possible to implement gesture controls. The main goal was to move the code base that didn't contain Java and that could easily be moved between platforms.This has also inspired us to examine basics, such as what your character's appearance in game, and what do you look and feel like in games. With the influx of new players entering the game through mobile, we wanted the game to look as professional as is possible which is why we decided to begin new projects. We're simply sprucing up a few small textures and improving resolution, and all of this, which means that the whole game will appear much, much better and run more fluidly. The first impression players make will be crucial I believe.

In the context of gesture controls Do you think they'll put mobile players at an advantage against PC players? In the past, RuneScape had its own separate PVP game, DarkScape If elements similar to these were to return will mobile players be able to play the game more challenging? If so, how can you change your strategy to accommodate for this?

I don't think so because of how RuneScape combat is conducted, there won't be any major disadvantages in playing on mobile or desktop. I believe that the biggest advantage is due to the player's skill and knowledge of their settings and understanding the way their interfaces work. When it comes to fighting we've ensured that on mobiledevices, you have the ability to have access to a lot of action bars so you'll be able to be efficient not only in PVE or bosses, but also PVP too. The most important difference will be the skill of each players, I believe.

It was mentioned that players were streaming themselves fighting bosses on mobile devices. Is the base game's Twitch integration still accessible on mobile devices?

There is no need to worry, Twitch integration is not included in mobile play. A few players have been able to obtain OBS software and similar to connect their devices to computers and then draw their video input from their PCs.

This Jagex Team is comprised of dazzling group of players like you with more than 15 years' experience playing RuneScape as well as those working on games such as EVE online. What has this wealth of knowledge of the game as well as watching other games pop into existence over its 20-year history have impacted how the sport of RuneScape is now?

It's a good question. It's certainly changed significantly over the past five years. We've spanned the net a bit wider and brought in more players from other countries, and also gathered individuals with a variety of backgrounds. All this is done meant to broaden the skill pool and team. This has transformed the company with OSRS Power Leveling Service in many ways over the past couple of years. Personally, I believe it has raised the bar regarding what's possible and what could be achieved, as we have people with more knowledge of things would have been impossible to have attempted previously.