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Poll: Bronzeman Mode

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Poll: Bronzeman Mode

Poll: Bronzeman Mode
Type Update
Videos 2 (first 2026-08-12, latest 2026-08-21)
Main source WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS)

Poll: Bronzeman Mode is an update topic that Gnomonkey covers in 2 videos between 2026-08-12 and 2026-08-21. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

Gnomonkey's opinion

  • Gnomonkey finds it a little crazy to ask about new game modes when character slots are still limited to one character per membership, and says it feels like a cash grab.1
  • Gnomonkey calls the single poll question absurd, saying it could easily have been ten questions, such as whether finding a potion should unlock super combats or whether Bronzeman should be able to pass potions to other Bronzemen for raiding.2
  • Gnomonkey says polls should be more granular because many players would vote yes to regular Bronzeman and no to Unbound, and that packaging everything into one question makes it more likely to fail.3
  • Gnomonkey says he did not campaign against Bronzeman and was on the fence, and that blaming him or 'spite voters' for the failure is silly because people had real problems with the design.4
  • Gnomonkey says that if Jagex had addressed his concerns he could very easily have been swung to a yes vote.5
  • Gnomonkey says the vague single-question poll reeks of Jagex assuming it would pass easily and fleshing out details later, and that Bronzeman deserved its own blog instead of being packaged with the dog quest and crab quest, which had about four poll questions.6
  • Gnomonkey thinks the Bronzeman rollout looked rushed to secure more memberships, noting there was no mention of additional account slots.7
  • Gnomonkey believes Jagex should re-poll Bronzeman because it screwed up the first poll, and should also re-poll Unbound Bronzeman with clarity, probably without highscores, even though he has seen people say a failed poll should never be re-polled.8
  • Gnomonkey says polls on big additions like game modes should have many questions (maybe eight) and the blog should list all details instead of players digging through Discord, Reddit, Twitter or podcasts.9

Events

  • The Bronzeman poll was a single question: 'Should we add Bronzeman Mode to Old School RuneScape as described in the news post?', with no separate question for Unbound Bronzeman.10
  • The Bronzeman Mode poll failed, receiving 64% yes votes when 70% was needed to pass.11
  • After the failed poll, Jagex posted a new survey asking those who voted no why they did and what could be done better next time.11
  • Jagex's post said that even with a majority voting yes, the poll fell short of the required 70% super majority, and that Jagex could see poll results before they became public.12

Revision history

Date Video Change
2026-08-21 WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS) Added: 9 statements (event, opinion)
2026-08-12 Bronzeman Mode: Is It Time for New OSRS Game Modes? Page created: 4 statements (event, opinion)
## See also

References

  1. Bronzeman Mode: Is It Time for New OSRS Game Modes?, 2026-08-12. ▶ 2:30 ↩

  2. Bronzeman Mode: Is It Time for New OSRS Game Modes?, 2026-08-12. ▶ 6:15 ↩

  3. Bronzeman Mode: Is It Time for New OSRS Game Modes?, 2026-08-12. ▶ 26:00 ↩

  4. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 1:39 ↩

  5. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 2:58 ↩

  6. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 5:19 ↩

  7. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 5:50 ↩

  8. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 19:02 ↩

  9. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 20:00 ↩

  10. Bronzeman Mode: Is It Time for New OSRS Game Modes?, 2026-08-12. ▶ 5:22 ↩

  11. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 0:00 ↩↩

  12. WHY BRONZEMAN MODE FAILED THE POLLS (OSRS), 2026-08-21. ▶ 0:29 ↩

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