I fear and respect Old School Runescape players. As someone who has a long history with MMOs and live-service games, I've stomached plenty of grind over the years. But the OSRS player doesn't merely tolerate grind—they relish in it, willing to devote themselves to the near-ascetic self-denial of killing a mole for 8 months. And soon, there will be grinds to endure that we haven't even begun to imagine. Over the weekend, Jagex announced Project Zanaris, the studio's name for customized OSRS community-run servers, where players will be able to design the parameters for the Runescape grind themselves.
Essentially, Project Zanaris will offer officially-supported OSRS private servers. The community server project is still in its early stages, but Jagex said players will be able to host their own version of Old School Runescape where they can "tweak different elements to create a brand-new gameplay experience." For example, Jagex said community server hosts might make all NPCs deal more damage, set a server-wide Ultimate Ironman mode, or enable PvP in every area.
