That is because that's exactly what they aimed for. They wanted to take the EQ experience and bring it to the masses, the rest they say is history.

On topic of the article, one of the reasons player retention is so hard is because games are too focused on accessibility. I lost count the amount of hours I spent perfecting my railshots in Quake 3. Games today are more focused on immediate gratification. You also then have the likes of Activision who couldn't care less it seems, first year is fine then they can sell you the same freshly reskinned game twelve months later.

Totally agree

Osrs constantly has more viewers on twitch than ff14 / black desert, and it looks the same way runescape did in 2007 (kinda ass)

Despite the graphics if osrs was on steam it would have pretty much stayed in the top 10 most played games this past 2 years.

Lamb chop lmao

Oh my God that show

It's still too soon for even a modified version of that infernal song. I still remember a friend in the 90s challenging me to continue singing that song for eternity. Of course I stopped as soon as I left her sight and I assume she did the same. She sure as heck wasn't singing it the next time I saw her.

In all seriousness though, props for choosing a 90s ear worm that lends itself well to the age of DLC, updates and patches.

I can do 60 to 100 if I like the game. I really enjoyed Witcher 3 for example. The multiplayer grind though, I can’t do it. Stuff like battle royale games and mmos don’t interest me at all.