Runescape has been running ever since 2007 and (not really surprising) there are tons of people playing the game. As new Runescape iterations come like Runescape 2 and Runescape 3, the original Runescape still runs under updates and the support of its loyal fans / players and becomes “Old School.” Though they share the same loyalty to the game, Runescape players call the MMORPG with different names. The most popular are Old School Runescape (OSRS), Runescape 07 and 2007scape. Which is the right name to call the name? If so, other names should be disregard and shouldn’t be used anymore?
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The topic arises with Fragginzz posting on Reddit about his opinion on how the name should be called and why:
“I think people fail to understand that this isn’t “2007 runescape” this is “oldschool runescape”
New updates have to happen, and using the excuse that it’s 2007scape isn’t even an argument because it’s not, it’s a remake from back in 2007….but it’s oldschool runescape
Without big updates like the new place being added and new items and quests and anything HAVE to happen or this game is going to die.
If they wouldn’t have started polling things this game would be dead, because even tho we all love the old game the majority of players need new things to keep them going and without cool updates none of us would even care to play.
Some things they have polled I didn’t agree with BUT that’s because they were legitimately bad updates. Things such as the grand exchange could tip both sides of the scale, but we need to give players a reliable source to buy and sell items because in all seriousness we shouldn’t even have to use zybez to trade. I mean up until now we kinda had too, but the games processing enough that polling the ge is a reasonable thing to poll on jagex’s end”
Many agreed to Fragginzz that it should be called Old School Runescape because it is not like the one released in 2007. Updates and new features of the MMORPG are there thus it is not the vanilla anymore but still remains “old school” because it is the same graphics, gameplay and feel of Runescape from 2007.
Another commented that he liked 2007scape. Regardless, it’s the same game that people love and still have enjoy today. Call it by any name so as long as the true essence of Old School Runescape doesn’t die.