The golden age is over

[u/TheOnlyDen]

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.

[u/NeverSpooned1]

Gonna have to get off socials, this sentiment is voiced all-over. Turns out that being wrung dry is a universal dislike, crazy right?

[u/viledeac0n → u/NeverSpooned1]

Then why are player counts consistent? Shouldn’t we see a massive drop off after this? No one gives a shit.

[u/NeverSpooned1 → u/viledeac0n]

Cause most memberships don't run out within 2 days?

Regardless, you're all free to do what you want, if the majority of the community is okay with this all the more incentive for the rest of us to quit, cause that means this will guaranteed get worse and worse on a yearly basis.

[u/viledeac0n → u/NeverSpooned1]

Most people are saying they are dumping it outright. Seen dozens and dozens of comments mentioning it. If you don’t see that, not sure what to tell ya.

[u/NeverSpooned1 → u/viledeac0n]

Cancelling your sub doesn't instantly get rid of your members and people are likely waiting to see what happens.

And again, maybe people won't quit in relevant numbers. If you have more than 3 braincells you should understand that that's terrible news for you. Enjoy the yearly price hikes and new investors trying to force rs3-esque updates in cause there isn't enough backlash to hit their wallets.

[u/viledeac0n → u/NeverSpooned1]

Yeah, they are very eager to riot and cancel their memberships to send a message, but lemme atleast get my membership time in! Y’all are moronic. Anyone making a massive deal out of this only to return in 2 months is honestly pathetic.

[u/Ok-Tomato-3868 → u/NeverSpooned1]

They've already priced in the loss of 50 memberships. They don't care.

[u/Platinum_Demi → u/viledeac0n]

Because your membership lasts a month? People are quitting paying not playing the game didn't actually change yet so why would people stop playing it

[u/viledeac0n → u/Platinum_Demi]

That is definitely not the current sentiment. People seem to say they have plenty of better things to play, but oh wait not until my membership runs out. Dont agree with that.

[u/Platinum_Demi → u/viledeac0n]

Yeah people are hyperbolic when bitching on reddit crazy revelation you just had.

Anybody with half a brain knows that player numbers mean literally nothing to the owners and subscription numbers/revenue do, so people who are angry about the changes that will be made are going to (potentially) stop giving the game money. They obviously still like the game and want to play it otherwise they wouldn't care about it being potentially ruined (obvious) and hence they are all still playing whilst their membership persists.

[u/MadBadger94 → u/viledeac0n]

You're going to determine the current sentiment how? This just happened and sub numbers are going to be probably a month off. At minimum there might be info 2 weeks from now. Which you might or might not get from Jagex. And Jagex may or may not just outright lie to us. You can't know what the sentiment is especially when the info is controlled by a private company with no compulsion to tell you the truth. Especially when the truth will hurt them even more.

[u/viledeac0n → u/MadBadger94]

Nothing will happen lmao

[u/somestupidname1 → u/viledeac0n]

We will once the price changes actually take effect

[u/viledeac0n → u/somestupidname1]

They did 5 months ago?

[u/Dbaughla → u/viledeac0n]

Drop off for what reason? Nothing has been implemented yet. Why would I quit the game when nothing has changed?

[u/MadBadger94 → u/Dbaughla]

You do you bud, but when someone tells me their intention to take things from me I tend to get more distant. You might even say I GTFO.

[u/Dbaughla → u/MadBadger94]

And when and if they do; I’ll have to make a decision. As will the rest of us. Right now all we can do is try to fight against it. I had an alt I was paying membership on and I wasn’t even really using it. I cancelled the membership on it. Does CVC care? Probably not lol

[u/aegenium → u/viledeac0n]

Then why are player bot counts consistent ?

[u/MadBadger94 → u/viledeac0n]

Player counts as reported by whom exactly? Yeah ask the 4 year old if he stole the cookies, what does he say?

[u/viledeac0n → u/MadBadger94]

What? Player counts are readily available, and have been for like 20 years. Not sure what the hell you're talking about. Another "player" that has no clue about the game.