RuneScape Increases Subscription Fee from $7.95 to $9.49 Starting March 1

Jagex previously announced that they would increase their monthly subscription fee back in Novemeber, 2014, but there was no date or amount attached to the original announcement. The numbers are in and the price increases are quite substantial. Starting March 1, 2015 new monthly subscriptions will be $9.49 while existing users won't see any price hikes. Anyone with an active subscription will be grandfathered in at the old rate of $7.95 per month.  International users will see similar price increases as seen below:

Despite being released back in early 2001, RuneScape remains one of the most popular MMORPGs out there. The game is technically free to play, but nearly all serious players subscribe, as some of the game's content (skills/quests/entire areas) are only available to paying members. Even with the price increase, the $9.49/mo is still considerably less than the $15/mo most subscription based games charge.