In the Games Industry - An interview with (ex-Mod) Mat K!

I talk to Mat K who previously worked at Jagex from 2004 to 2019, we talk about the creation of OS, his stories, Deadman mode and so much more! -- Watch live at   / shaunyowns  

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0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Life Before Jagex
4:30 - Getting Into Runescape
6:55 - Jagex Interview
8:42 - Player Support
10:00 - Community Management
12:40 - Ingame Jmod Shenanigans
14:22 - High-level Forums
19:05 - Falador Massacre, Cheaters, & RWT
25:17 - Death of The Old Nite
28:45 - Removal of the Wilderness
31:28 - Runescape Stopped Being Fun
34:24 - Other Jagex Games & Shauny Story
39:44 - Vasectomy Story
43:55 - Evolution of Combat
47:16 - Zezima & Green098
49:10 - Runescape Inspiration Stories
52:05 - Maxed Clan, Streaming, & Content Creators
55:02 - Player Focus & Joining OSRS
57:30 - Starting OSRS
59:24 - Rare Items & Player Activity
1:02:50 - Forming the Identity of OSRS
1:04:46 - Executive Producer of OSRS
1:08:24 - Projects Denied - Bounty Hunter 2 & PvP
1:11:52 - Crack the Clue
1:18:22 - Falador Duck
1:19:12 - Mod Reach
1:28:30 - Zeah
1:32:20 - Grand Exchange
1:34:45 - Polls - Future of OSRS
1:38:56 - Shift Click Drop & Toolbelt
1:42:30 - 75% Threshold
1:43:25 - Deadman Mode - Creation
1:48:05 - Technical Limitations
1:52:18 - MMG Story
1:53:39 - Deadman Mode - Events & Designing
1:57:30 - Woox Fog Eating & Mod Ash $10k
2:06:12 - Deadman Mode - Esports
2:10:30 - Deadman Mode - Crisis Plan
2:15:13 - Mod Jed
2:24:55 - Silentc0re & Players at Jagex
2:27:35 - Chambers of Xeric
2:30:39 - Inferno & Mat's Memes
2:33:45 - Job Passion
2:35:28 - Ash's First Sick Day In A Decade
2:37:42 - Theatre of Blood & Mod Ghost
2:46:04 - Jagex Departure Reasons
2:54:18 - Looking for a New Job
2:58:06 - MTX in OSRS
3:04:50 - Pride Event
3:08:30 - Female Streamers
3:10:08 - OSRS in the Future
3:14:28 - Duel Arena
3:18:03 - OSRS HD
3:23:06 - 3rd Party Clients
3:25:38 - Outro