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Kaan Serin

Ahead of his new MMO, RuneScape creator says games have gotten too microtransaction-heavy: "Our number one aim is not monetization, it's players"

Brighter Shores .

RuneScape's original creator is sailing to new horizons with his upcoming MMO Brighter Shores, which is "opposed to the onslaught of microtransactions" seen in modern games, particularly free-to-play games and MMOs. 

"There's just way too many microtransactions for my personal liking," director Andrew Gower said in an interview with GamesRadar+. "I like to buy a game, or subscribe to a game or whatever, and then have everything. I don't want to be asked every five seconds or tempted every five seconds to fork over some more money. I just feel it detracts from the game."

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