Hope that the announcement that Jagex and the Old School OSRS gold team are tackling this endeavor with a seriousness is something that you are excited about however it could mean that we need to politely ask you shut down the personal project you are working on."

117 claimed that they would offer Jagex a compromise in the format of stopping their project at the time Jagex had released their own, and also granting Jagex "collaborative power" over Runelite HD's design style.

"They declined outright," 117 said. "I am beyond dissatisfied and angry with Jagex, and I am extremely disappointed for this lengthy journey I'm not able show you this work. The mod of 117 doesn't seem to violate Jagex's rules that apply to third-party clients. However, the Runescape developer says it's reviewing the guidelines next week to include references for projects that affect the look to the player.

Original Runelite developer Adam1210 has shared his views on Reddit by saying that allowing buy RS gold to continue would have a direct benefit for future updates from Jagex.