Making the move from hobby to fan-driven project was certainly a daunting task However, when you look at the direction I've taken, and the support I've received for RS Gold establishing Games by Malcs as an new studio, it's certainly been for the best."

Despite the close ties that existed between Melvor Idle and RuneScape, and the involvement direct of Jagex however, the publisher decided to keep the game an original IP rather than making it the official RuneScape spin-off. It was a an acknowledgement of the fact that Malcolm had succeeded in a place that Jagex was failing.

"We considered making uninvolved RuneScape game a number of years ago, with RuneScape: Idle Adventures," Pfeiffer shares. "In Alpha, we stopped development to concentrate all our energy on main RuneScape games.

We have always believed RuneScape's potential in the idle space and Melvor Idle more than demonstrates that RuneScape is a game that can help you create an amazing idle game. But Melvor Idle stands up on its own merits so we wanted remain true to buy gold rs the vision for this game Brendan initially had when he began creating his game."