Why Runescape 2007 Will Flop

I'd love for runescape to return to its former glory days as much as the next guy. I don't even play this game anymore and I haven't for years, but I can confidently say that 2005-2006 were the glory years of runescape so I would gladly take a slightly deteriorated 2007 version

Unfortunately here is why it will flop:

Anyone remember Runescape Classic? Hell, maybe its still available to play, I know that at one point they made it available to only players who have played themselves, but previously it was available to anyone, even non RSC vets.

Now most of you probably haven't played long enough to know what I'm talking about.

But basically RSC servers were available for those wishing to play the classic game.

The result?

A core of a couple hundred players, maybe a thousand, and various other players who logged on once every few weeks/months when bored of RS2.

The exact same thing is going to happen with '07 servers.

Sure, it'll be fun and exciting for a few weeks, maybe even months but most players of RS today don't even remember '07 runescape (aka they joined post 07) and will go back to the main, updated game that they are most familiar with.

And the veterans of RS who actually remember what it was like? Well most of them have moved on and quit playing. I decided to check sythe like I do once every quarter or so (3 months) and when I saw talks of the RS 07 server I was confused until of course I hit the actual rs website. And although this is exciting news, and I can say that I will definately be purchasing membership and playing rs for the first time in years, I can't honestly say I'll be commited. I've moved on and I know I wont be dedicating my time full time to this game anymore, and after the initial excitement wears off I'll probably never log back on. And I imagine of those RS vets that even check the RS website, most will be like me.


Now to make matters worse - there is going to be an additional fee attached unless 500k votes are reached, which lets be real, is likely not going to happen.


So the end result?

Just look at what happened to RSC.

There will be a small core of dedicated players probably a few K strong, and many newbie players who mainly play the main game and occasionally log onto RS 07 when bored.


Well thats it, you heard it here first folks.

Ps. Sorry about spelling/grammar errors I literally typed this without stopping.

 

I recon that this 2007 servers Will just die down as i think that fresh start is Bullshit

 

Yep, Jagex I believe was acquired by some private equity firm and they really haven't held back on whoring out the game for money. Its just a cash grab for a few extra dollars.

 

Yes true there only going to be making money for the first few months and then the Server will just die out. But they would of had made enough

 

RS2 was actually good (no eoc) when RSC was joinable, so not many people played RSC when everyone was on RS2, and it was actually good. Now, RS2 isn't good so most veterans will be on the 2007 server. There's a complete difference between RSC and the '07 server.

 

I agree, I'm only one person and I know at least two friends (from school) that are coming back to check out the new servers, bearing in mind they quit because of the EoC.

 

I think that since a lot of people quit at the EOC they will have drifted away too much from RS to be able to play the 07 servers any who as they will have matured more.

 

LOL @ comparing rsc and rs2. It's like saying would you rather play need for speed on ps1 or the ps3?

 

It's pretty much like that and when I was young I had so many memories on Need for Speed: Underground, I simply play that game now and again for the nostalgia. I love old games! I'm not sure if you've ever heard about Doom for the Playstation One however that's so old and people still download it now and play it. Guess why? They've had memories on that game and want to enjoy the nostalgia of it.

 

It will not flop since it's enjoyable to play unlike RSC (imo since rsc is so very hard and un-efficient, even compared to 07 rs)

 

It's not hard at all, it's just not RuneScape if you get me? I just think RuneScape is an old school game and it should of stayed that way rather than trying to compete with the top MMO's out there. :huh:

 

There are over 115k votes in lets see I think just under two days, which if you ask me is a decent incline in votes, considering the average amount of people on runescape right now is 70k tops. So go ahead and explain away this core system of people who arent already slagging around like in regular rs right now.
3/4th of the community in the game right now have gone down hill noone eve talks and everyone wants to say everyone else is a bot well get the fuck over it kid. Something tells me you were not even around for that era some of the best people in the game played and us who have a higher opinion of it than you will believe it to succeed. I bet even the most of the people leave the current game when everyone is level 3.
People ache for that fresh start for the rush to climb to the top of the list.
When I first started playing the game Zezima was barely anything.
Then rose to fame in the game world can easily happen to you if you wanted but if you rather stand around with your hands in your pants.

This may be true to an extent but there are vets like me who will stop on down into the forums or even occasionally check the rs page to see if they actually decided to make their game better, Plus all we have to do is advertise it like shameless whores ;] not here of course thats like shitting where you eat.

 

2007 won't die. Mark my words, it's so much different then this new eoc bullshit.

 

RS2 was clearly a superior game to classic and thats why almost everyone switched over. There will be a big difference.

 

I think it will be popular at first then slowly lose it's popularity over time. There's a reason the game has been evolving. It'll be like playing Super Mario in 2013, you can play it for so long but eventually it just gets really boring.

And did you read what they said, no updates, you're stuck with the same exact thing as you start with. Maybe if the graphics are up to date it might be a little more interesting.

 

This isn't true either. What you're saying doesn't really make sense either. You're saying that this new server is going to be like an RSC RS2 situation? That would mean it'd be a flop.

They're naming this Rs2 and the new EoC version of RS, Rs3. The same things going to happen with the old version of 07 as what happened to RSC.

 

Nostalgia does play a massive part imo, remembering the good times, only to relive them and you realise actually, the game we have today has moved in a massive direction and its for the good

If jagex hadn't made the changes we have today then i think the game would be dead for the majority and only the hardcore would be playing now, give it a few month and people will be shouting for certain aspects to be added to the 07 realms

Fair enough, eoc is pretty crap and my real passion for the game died out long before it was added but i dare say i'll have a little dabble of the 07 one as long as its not the $15 sub option.

i mostly liked mage bank pking and tricking people through the ardy switch back then but todays community will be more clued up so doubt much of that will happen

 

It will flop if we don't get 250k votes. I don't see many people willing to pay $15 on top of the current membership fee in order to play RS 2007.

 

Eh people are willing to do crazy things slysteeler.
I mean people still pay 15 dollars a month for wow so why notbut the depressing part being is that it needs to have a dev team or it wont work out because of being outdated but we have till march 1st to vote and its already over 115k

 

This is true, I do however also believe that people have to also buy add-ons for WoW, they're around £50 all added up. So people will be willing to pay for RuneScape '07 due to it's popularity among the community.