117 said that they offered Jagex as RS gold a compromise, which was to remove their application once Jagex had released their own version, and giving Jagex "collaborative management" over Runelite HD's visual style.

"They rejected the project outright," 117 said. "I am beyond dissatisfied and angry with Jagex, and I am extremely disappointed that, after this lengthy journey it's not possible to share this project with you. 117's mod doesn't seem to go against Jagex's guidelines for third-party clients, however the Runescape developer says that it's reviewing the guidelines next week to include references for projects that affect the look that the game has.

Original Runelite developer Adam1210 has shared his thoughts on Reddit in which he said that allowing Runelite HD to continue would provide a benefit to future updates developed by Jagex.

"I also have a strong disagreement with including it in the "third group guidelines,"" Adam1210 said. "Most of these guidelines attempt to define what the line of buy runescape 3 gold distinction between quality of life] and cheating is and I'm convinced that the majority players agree that the current guidelines provide a clear representation of that. Additionally, it ensures sic's honesty.