Why RuneScape’s Most Loved Moderator Went Rogue

Mod Ash is Old School RuneScape's most beloved Jagex Moderator. He's spent almost two decades at Jagex creating content for RuneScape. So why did he secretly write articles like "Reasons To Hate Jagex"? Today we find out.

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[shorn]

Wait, so Ash had an online alias where he criticised himself to vent his thoughts and leak info to the community? What a legend

[GarethJason]

Honestly expected this to be like a downfall video of Ash, but after watching and seeing that he's just the lovable guy we all know and love and finding out more things about the past and how he was being a great guy then is just amazing.

[willhamrick]

Ash, without a doubt, is the reason old school became what it is today. The game could have more or less died and the player base would be minimal. Ash is what Jim Collins calls a level 5 leader/employee, someone who is, unquestionably almost solely responsible for the success of the company. From bringing player involvement to an all time high and dedicating his personal time to be a better employee for the game he loves so that we all benefit to the best of his ability, to personally paying woox for being exactly the type of player jagex requires to further the game by thinking so far outside the box it hurts, if there's a hall of fame for runescape, Ash should be the first name on the wall.

[Patrick.Weightman]

Half a million tweets and it's not a bot account. That's a dedicated staff member. I hope they pay him well.

[articade]

Lets not forget that Mod Ash was the one who brought OSRS back to life too

[bernardomotard]

Sum of the video: there are no reasons to hate Mod Ash.

[Hananniee]

Everytime we learn about ash he just seems even cooler

[hugespicyhuge]

I feel for Ash. The one time I met him ingame he was extremely humble and said hi even when he didn't have to, I traded him a cup of tea.

[_Dio_Brando_]

Ash is a goddamned legend. Absolutely deserves his place as the most beloved moderator, without question. He's done so much, between content development, community engagement and quality of life... I hope we never lose him. Praise God Ash.

[BloodDripss]

mod ash is the hero runescape needed. i sometimes think of the nightmarish world we would be living in if andrew gower himself hadnt told ash about runescape 1. what a beautiful coincidence. in a recent interview, he stated he would love to be promoted to project director, a step up from his current project manager role. i think he would singe handedly address so many of the glaring issues with osrs in no time flat. here's hoping upper management recognizes this mans sheer dedication to this awesome game.

[Riwul]

Ive only started playing RuneScape for the first time about 9-12 months ago. The reason ive started where 3 things. Swampletics which i binged while not knowing anything about the game itself, your great content around the game and the attention you gave to ash and the dev team in all of them. Ash, the other mods and content creators like you are the face of this game which i grew to love. Iam very glad for the community you guys got me into

[UnIockables]

Not only did Ash set the standard for how jagex employees could operate in the coming years, but he is also an inspiration for game developers everywhere when it comes to transparency and community engagement. Truly a man of the people

[IPIay]

Mod Ash was definitely far ahead of his time. Transparency & talking to the player base is quite literally a game changer. What a legend.

[TheTundraTerror]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the innocence of Ash's mother.

[petercruz]

I spoke to him the other day on Twitter about restaurant options. Can confirm he's an amazing guy.

Also the lifeblood of the game.

[CaptainAdmiralMango]

Mod Ash is the embodiment of dedication to his craft, it doesn't matter if it's on the clock or off, he loves the game with all of his being. And for that, we all love him back!

[Drowble]

I've not played OSRS in a couple of years now but as soon as I saw God Ash's face I had to give it a watch. What a guy! He's always the first staff member that comes to mind when I think of Runescape.

[stantonmccain]

mod ash is the most hyped but yet still somehow underrated and under appreciated developer ever. actual goat

[Sunless]

Before the update, our clan, God Hunters, and our alliance did a 1000 vs. 998 wildy battle vs another clan (I believe we locked down all but two of the server slots). Lagged out the whole server soooo bad with all the stacks of people getting ice barraged.
After the update, we went into clan wars, realized our clan/game enjoyment was going to die off over time, and just coasted the slow burnout.

I and my clan definitely hated Jagex at the time for ruining our game. This is the first I've ever heard these details/the real reasons why they did what they did. Ash rocks, and thank you for teaching why he wasn't at fault for the updates. ❤️

[FSAPOJake]

I still think Jagex should have been 100% transparent about why they removed free trade. I just don't understand why they didn't. They could have saved themselves so many headaches.

Modern Jagex 100% would have been transparent about something like the credit card chargeback issue if that happened nowadays.