Runescape

[Xiong]

Its hard to believe that I grew up playing Runescape. I really did. I enjoyed it lots.

I remember I was still in 4th grade when my friend at the time recommended me to play it.

I still remember the old bulky desktop I played on, with my dial up connection. Those were the good times. The simple times.

The graphics looked like shit then, but hell I was hooked. Of course I didn't know how to play much then.

But I played it on and off, throughout middle and high school years.

I "quit" about two years back. A little less. Then, the game was still thriving with the worlds nicely populated.

Today I decided to go pay a visit, relive some of my childhood.

I log on, and holy shit. It's dead.

The most densely populated world was only at 900 with all other worlds lower and some even lower than 40 people per world.

What happened to this thriving game? I mean, how did people lose interest in the game so quickly?

It's sad to see this game near the end of its life, as I grew up playing it. Along with CS 1.6. CS 1.6 still isn't considered a dead game yet IMO since there are so many people playing it all the time still. But holy shit, RS is dead. I thought the game would stick around longer. But who knows, maybe the players will increase again but its hard to say. I think its dead. Sadly.

[Hall]

There are private versions of the game before it became a 4d/3d hyb world still active. People had the coding for the game and made there own servers and they have been up since 2009.

http://www.mmorpgtoplist.com/runescape

Or http://www.rscemulation.net/

Is a few places, no game is dead as long as the players still play. Just the developers stop updating. Does not mean i cant play a game.

[J. Anderson 1st MRB]

i also grew up playing it and about 2 years back i also quit just before that update which i think made runescape a little less popular but still its sad the game cape 2001 or something like that so it lasted 12 years thats not too bad for a free to play game

[M. Johnson 1st MRB]

A friend of mine works at the company that makes the game. Sometimes this stuff just happens!

[Hall]

When they upgraded the game it went to shit and that is when the decline started to happen.

[J. Anderson 1st MRB]

When they upgraded the game it went to shit and that is when the decline started to happen.

exactly what i meant lol

[A. Cannon 1st MRB]

That game makes me feel young again!

[Arevicci]

I as well played that game, was addicting. A very soothing game that I played after school. But, It's not dead, not sure if you looked or not, but they brought back the classic servers for members. So if you didn't check there, then that's where everyone is.

[Xiong]

Game is dead to me. Lost over half of players.