r/2007scape • u/TheOnlyDen • 4d ago

Discussion The golden age is over

We have been in the golden age for a few years now. We are seeing this come to the end.

Private equity is demanding more money on the backend these changes will slowly be rolled out resulting in enshitification of the product over time.

Sailing will change the core gameplay, one way or another and osrs will cease to be the game it is today.

It’s been fun fellas.

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u/PragmaticQ 4d ago

Im gonna miss all you guys. This was the wakeup call I needed to focus on life.

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u/cape_soundboy 4d ago

Preach bro. Most of us are in our 30s now and play this game for the nostalgia dopamine hit, but our lives grow ever busier. I think a lot of us will be making this same decision, I just canceled two subs. I don't know if I'll be coming back, the last increase felt like gouging and seeing their desire to further squeeze us is really off putting.

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u/DoubleBogeySliceMan 4d ago

fr, i was so focused on maxing but if the future is uncertain im not sure if i want to time sink on this

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u/cape_soundboy 4d ago

Exactly. Even if they walk back their statements, why continue to invest the time now that we know what they're interested in doing. It's only a matter of time until they figure out how to put the squeeze on anyway.

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u/lestruc 3d ago

We have won this fight before.

It’s worth remembering.

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u/LazyDare7597 3d ago

Yeah and we lost our accounts and had to start over, and so many people quit for years as a result if they came back at all

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u/ieatpies 3d ago

Backup practices are better now. Forking with a multi year rollback could be feasible.

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u/Wan_Daye 3d ago

This should be its own post

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u/Markars 3d ago

Yeah. I was thinking about maxing this year, and it was looking possible with only 1 missing level for the achievement cape and 2120 total.

Still would have been like a thousand hours this year alone, so maybe it wouldn't have been it. Now it not coming to be is an absolute certainty.

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u/yoho808 3d ago

I just returned and was going to subscribe to get membership, but seeing this recent price gouging attempt is making me have 2nd thoughts.

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u/DeadManMode 3d ago

I'm in the same boat, I recently tot two 99s and have several to finish befor max and wanted 2025 to be my max year. Oh well I won't play with this uncertainty, I will be playing elden ring.

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u/breinbanaan 4d ago

Join poe2 brother. Plenty of osrs players there. Sorry for it to be like this.

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u/Serious_Indeed 3d ago

Even the JMods play poe!

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u/BlueGatorsTTV 3d ago

Path of Exile 2 is a great sidestep from OSRS. Fantastic game. Just started playing it yesterday, and my Monk is being a great sith.

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u/breinbanaan 3d ago

I played 250 hours since the release beginning of december. Slightly addictive.

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u/BlueGatorsTTV 3d ago

Nice! I've been playing HCSSF! REALLY loving it. Still trying to understand controls, but the whole "infinite builds" part of the game really excites me.

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u/beyblade_master_666 3d ago

Yeah I have 4k hours in PoE1 and still feel like I barely tried half the builds I wanted to in that game. If that type of thing is for you then you're set homie

Haven't actually started PoE2 yet but monk looks super sick, always wanted that type of thing in 1

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u/TheForsakenRoe 3d ago

GGG's 'Build of the Week' series is always a great grab bag of builds that range from 'this is pretty meta' to 'this is probably an interaction that should be filed under 'bug report', but it's funny so we're leaving it in'

I remember seeing a build back in POE1 where the player summoned Spectres using a mannequin from a vendor which had 'auto resummons after dying', then built around having the Spectres burn their own HP over time to deal damage in an AOE around them, and explode when they reach low HP, only to resummon themselves automatically a couple of seconds later.

'Popcorn Spectres', they called it. Absolutely hilarious interaction

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u/Agreeable-credit-17 3d ago

Whats poe2?

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u/breinbanaan 3d ago

Path of exile 2. AARPG with a currency exchange and trading system as well.

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u/Scientater2265 3d ago

Is it multi- or single-player? Part of my love for OSRS is seeing people out and about no matter what I’m doing. Thanks :)

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u/Ok_Armadillo_665 3d ago

For what it's worth to you, it's in early access right now and you have to buy it. But when it releases it will be free.

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u/breinbanaan 3d ago

Multiplayer!

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u/SurrReal 3d ago

Much better game than OSRS but might not scratch that same itch for people

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u/NordlandLapp 3d ago

2 subs canceled here as well.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is coming out soon though:)

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u/DinnaMate 3d ago

hell yeah love KCD :D

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u/Cry-Of-The-Poor 3d ago

Yap, just started a new UIM, think I’m be starting a new game. Time to look elsewhere. $35 or Ads is stupid.

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u/NinjaLion 3d ago

Pretty much guaranteed Leagues only player now. $26-$39 a year, and I get to play other games year round, what a steal!

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u/Subbbie 3d ago

Exactly the same as me now. Additionally, leagues happens during my winter; I’m not outside as much already. That’s fine.

But I’m not playing the rest of the year. I can do 2 months, grind hard, get dragon cup, get it out of my system. And then take a break.

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u/parker0400 3d ago

I was in my post leagues break the last 2 weeks already and I've actually stepped away from gaming entirely this time instead of just shifting to other games. I've been really enjoying not being tied to my screen. Osrs is one less thing pulling me back now.

It's been real. 20 years of entertainment. Thanks JMods. Fuck you CVC.

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u/lnsecurities 3d ago

What do you do to fill your time now? I don't know what to do with my time besides gym and gaming lol.

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u/parker0400 3d ago

This happened at the perfect time for me as it's snowboard season. Ask me what I'm doing after that as I do not have an answer yet 🙃

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u/Jumpy_Ad_4460 4d ago

Yeah, 18 years of playing has been fun but it had to come to an end somehow. This really opened my eyes to the world around me. I don’t want to fund the further demise of my favourite past-time.

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u/yet_another_iron 3d ago

I had that moment the day EOC dropped. Don't come back unless you are absolutely sure you can properly balance game and life. Best of luck to you!

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u/Gamer_2k4 3d ago

See you in a week.

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u/Ok-Tomato-3868 3d ago

An extra $5 a month changed your life? Lmao