A sizable chunk of World of Warcraft streamers and players have jumped to Old School RuneScape for some MMO R&R this summer, and developer Jagex has enjoyed the migration more than anyone, smiling at the rising player count and studying the experience of new users.
Kieren Charles, design director Mod Kieren on the OSRS team, discussed the 2025 migration in an interview with GamesRadar+. He affirms that there has indeed been a "huge influx" of new accounts these past few months, which brings its own challenges. "It's a good panic, right?" he says. "Of all the problems to have in the world, too many players is one of the best. And so we have been getting servers up essentially as fast as we can to help handle it."
