After grinding the same 23 skills for 10 years, Old School Runescape players are finally ready for a new one, and responses to the initial skill pitches from developer Jagex have sparked one of the fiercest debates in the history of MMOs.
There is a lot to unpack here. Old School RuneScape (OSRS) launched in February 2013 after hundreds of thousands of players voted in favor of its return following the controversial pivot to what's now colloquially known as RuneScape 3 (RS3) or just RuneScape. OSRS was literally founded on nostalgia; much like Vanilla WoW, players specifically wanted to play this version of their favorite MMO. And while the game has seen some major updates over the years, like the addition of raids, other game modes, and powerful new equipment and spells, the core game has remained mostly unchanged.
