The Full Transition to Jagex Accounts
Hello, Gielinor! We're getting ready to make the full transition to Jagex Accounts later this year! Today, we want to give you a heads up on what to expect and a little of the why behind it. Our old account system, as much as it has evolved over time, lacks a lot of the modern features to protect your characters. We've all heard those horror stories of phishing, social engineering and breaches - both in our games and across the gaming world - and we wanted to step up our game. The launch of Jagex Accounts back in 2023 was our big effort to fix this, built on a modern codebase including things like more secure passwords, improved 2FA options and additional security notifications for logins or account changes. We took three years to iterate and improve our systems based on your feedback, slowly watching as the share of players using Jagex Accounts increased (we're at over 85% of active players as we write this!). At some point, we were always going to need to commit to a full transition to ensure RuneScape is a more secure, safe place for all our players. We wanted to let you know as early as possible that this will happen this year - no exact date right now, but we are looking at around November or December. At this point, Jagex Accounts will be required to play RuneScape & Old School RuneScape (except for Steam, Apple, Google & Game Center logins). If you're not on a platform that supports Jagex Accounts today, we've got you covered. We'll be making changes to our Launcher to ensure all players retain access to our games across all our supported operating systems. This isn't the end of improvements to Jagex Accounts by any stretch. We know there's some great ideas for features you'd love us to explore, and we'll continue building on the many years of work we've taken to get here after the full transition is sorted.
If you're already on a Jagex Account, or use Steam, Apple, Google or Game Center logins, you're all set for this change and don't need to do anything. If you're not on a Jagex Account or any of the excluded account types listed above, we recommend upgrading before it's required. It only takes a few minutes, and it means no unexpected upgrades at an inopportune time! If you haven't migrated over by the switch-over date, your game progress will remain safely saved - but you will need to complete the upgrade on your next login before you can continue playing. We'll confirm our final date for the full transition to Jagex Accounts closer to the time, along with details for those playing on non-Windows & Mobile platforms. This is a big step forward towards a more secure RuneScape - and we want to say thanks again to everyone who's shared feedback on Jagex Accounts over the last few years. Your feedback has been a huge part of making sure Jagex Accounts are right for the future, and we won't stop here! We'll be back to you with more details later this year The Jagex Team