Overview
- Jagex confirmed on October 15, 2026 that it will not move forward with RuneScape Reignited, calling the plan a mistake and saying it 'missed the mark.'
- Reignited was a proposed soft reset that would have launched forked servers with fresh economies and new characters to attract new and lapsed players.
- Players objected that Reignited would force veterans to abandon long‑built accounts, split the community, and likely require an extra subscription for new characters.
- To soften the fallout, Jagex will run a 10‑day free trial from December 2 to December 12, 2026 for new characters or characters that have not had membership since June 2, and it says the rest of the 2027 roadmap is unchanged.
- The cancellation continues a pattern of quick reversals at Jagex after player pushback and highlights the tension between growth efforts and protecting long‑time players' investments, which shaped the game's split after the 2012 Evolution of Combat update.