Back in April, Jagex started selling spins for Squeal of Fortune, igniting a heavy discussion on the company’s changing position on microtransactions and real world trading. After all, Jagex has lead us to believe for years that buying an advantage is the most evil thing a person could do, next to punching an orphan with one hand while drowning his puppy with the other. How much does Jagex hate real world trading? Enough to neuter the game for years at the expense of their subscriber numbers and the good will of their community. So far Jagex’s response to criticism has been to change the rules to allow Squeal of Fortune.
Now that Squeal of Fortune has been out for a few months and players have so graciously invested their own money for the sake of science, we can finally get a consensus on whether or not the mini-game does indeed offer an advantage. And the answer is absolutely not. Through many thousands thrown at Jagex, the general consensus that I have seen is that Squeal of Fortune does indeed offer a good amount of gold and experience, at incredibly expensive prices. Compared to gold farmer prices, the equivalent at $200 in spins offering just a couple million gold and a few hundred thousand experience is worth maybe $10.
It would be unfair to compare Squeal of Fortune to a pay to win model. A pay to win model would offer an advantage, like flying a plane because it is faster and often more cost effective than driving. Using Squeal of Fortune to replace playing the game is more like making the same trip by hand-pulled cart. A longer, less comfortable trip that will take far more time and cost more than any sane person should pay.
You’re going to need deep pockets if you want Squeal of Fortune to take you anywhere, to the point where your money could be better spent on upgrading your computer several times a month. Or at the casino.
MMO Fallout 
I played Runescape once way back. The first thing I did was exlopre and mine up a bunch of copper or something and made myself a full set of armor, which I was pretty proud of. Then I did more exploring and came to a tower somewhere, got attacked by a mage or something and died. Respawned and found out I had lost most of the armor I had made for myself.That was when I realized the game wasn’t quite for me, but in my short time playing I could really see that there was a lot to like. It had a depth and immersion that I think a lot of recent MMOs could take notes on.