why is rs3 so dead

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im slowly gettin into it (60hours) but why is rs3 so dead? i really enjoy it but the world seems so empty bcuz i rarely see other people

[flame from Halo]

引用自 Your Friend Hana：

引用自 the evil one：

I suppose with those big troll fingers using google is quite hard
Much easier to just spout a load of crap than be bothered to find out yourself

I have the server page. She tells me to google her information. No. She can post her source or it doesn't exist.

引用自 Nelsons other eye：

so you can't count or use google ?

is the wifi that bad under your bridge?

https://mmo-population.com/r/runescape --claims active players is 770k, as in each individual account that logs in during the month
https://www.misplaceditems.com/rs_tools/graph/ --claims average players is 20-30k at a time on RS3, with osrs around 80-90k
https://www.scape-xp.com/runescape-players-online-tracker.html --average daily logins shows 70-90k

Unreliable sites:
https://steamcharts.com/app/1343400 --only shows steam users, but many people prefer the regular client without steam or using ALT1 launcher
https://playercounter.com/runescape/ --If you refresh the page at all or update the tracker the game count deviates randomly from 50k-120k, which does not seem accurate

If you have any other sources to site that would be great, but Runescape 3 has a pretty massive world for players to exist in with 135 worlds to host their players on. Unless you are on a high pop world or a world specific to the task you are doing you aren't likely to run into a bunch of people doing the same thing you are doing.

OSRS and RS3 are popular MMOs by most standards with both taking up individual spots in any 'top 10/15 most popular mmos' and saying it is a dead game is just baiting.

If you are disappointed by the lack of connection then I suggest joining a clan, joining the right clan can make you feel like your group is right there with you even if you are afking slayer/archaeology in the most desolate place.

[HAMMER SAI]

Developer Jagex notes that the game has over 1.1 million subscribers, while “many millions more” play the free version. so dead.

[Gadgetphile]

Poor/non-existing updates, high monthly fee AND predatory MTX. What's NOT to hate?

[Average Jew]

引用自 HAMMER SAI：

Developer Jagex notes that the game has over 1.1 million subscribers, while “many millions more” play the free version. so dead.

Literally hundreds of thousands of players:
"Why is this game so dead"

[Sad Morty]

It isnt dead. it has great content and community tbh?

[Trindalas]

Those things don’t take into account the bots, of which there are MANY, alt accounts (I’ve seen one person afking at the Easter event with about 5 or 6 characters) not to mention the economy is trash, tons of items being nearly if not entirely impossible to buy or sell, ge or no.
There are major major issues. And yea none of these recent updates have been particularly major considering none of them add new locations or skills, just a few items, a quest (hard combat oriented as usual.) and a small handful of fixes. It’s not necessarily DEAD but it is by no means thriving. They focus on whales these days for cash flow, and that is a big part of the problem right there. Overmonetization.

[TiwiTiwi]

引用自 Your Friend Hana：

引用自 Nelsons other eye：

so you can't count or use google ?

No source. Doesn't exist.

https://www.runescape.com/community#ja_sid=ff579f89-b420-468a-ac13-d83318317265
66K players online right now when i'm typing this in the morning and 48k on old school runescape. https://oldschool.runescape.com/#ja_sid=ff579f89-b420-468a-ac13-d83318317265

Just use your brain and start google and this is from their own homepage....

[flame from Halo]

引用自 CallMeLS：

lol i love these idiots thinking theres 100k playing daily, none of those sites have any credibility. Considering you can literally count the amount of players on the servers and i assure you its no where near 100k steam has 7k at most and i can imagine its the same off steam, 16k total everywhere is a safe bet, not even WoW gets 100k CONCURRENT players, having a sub doesnt mean you play the game at that moment nor does it mean you will be on at the same time as others. If you think this game has over 100k concurrent or even daily players you are delusional.

1) The number of players on steam isn't equivalent to players off steam, that is such a ludicrous assumption it is laughable, especially since many players prefer using ALT1 that isn't supported by steam.
2) You can see the number of players on the official runescape site, even if you don't trust all the sites I linked before their website itself shows the number of players on the top right [rs3] or center [osrs] of their homepage. It is likely, however, that the RS3 number adds the OSRS number to theirs which equals the 100k across 'runescape'.
3) WoW has had a lot of bad PR lately as well as unpopular game [story] directions, with a lot of their player-base leaving [hence activision/blizzard being sold to microsoft]. All of my friends that played WoW and half their clan have stopped playing in the last half year because of such events.

Edit:

引用自 CallMeLS：

companies lie about numbers constantly to make the game seem popular. It's a super common thing to do, they can get away with it and use different wording like eso did recently saying they had 20 million players, aka number of ESO accounts made throughout the entirety of its lifespan.

Concurrent players does mean players online at the same time, Jagex doesn't lie about that number, it says on their homepage 297 million accounts created. They never state *anywhere* that they have 297 million active players.

Edit 2: Hot damn, I played a game a lot, any evidence I show is therefore invalidated *thanos snap emoji*
https://youtu.be/Hnd8NC4YRmA

[flame from Halo]

引用自 CallMeLS：

i cant take a person with 2000 hours in the game seriously. You're beyond biased to see beyond the fact companies lie about numbers, and no again, Runescape doesnt have anywhere near 100k, doesnt even hit 25k concurrent at any point i assure you. is the game dead? absolutely not, i know MMO's with less than 2k players that are not dead (LOTRO), its only dead when the servers are shut down or when the players left believe it to be dead. But thinking Runescape is thriving is delusional.

So if you don't trust the 3rd party sources of player count on the claims of inaccuracy and you don't trust the source itself due to company bias, what source would you trust for player count?

[Trindalas]

引用自 flame from Halo：

引用自 CallMeLS：

i cant take a person with 2000 hours in the game seriously. You're beyond biased to see beyond the fact companies lie about numbers, and no again, Runescape doesnt have anywhere near 100k, doesnt even hit 25k concurrent at any point i assure you. is the game dead? absolutely not, i know MMO's with less than 2k players that are not dead (LOTRO), its only dead when the servers are shut down or when the players left believe it to be dead. But thinking Runescape is thriving is delusional.

So if you don't trust the 3rd party sources of player count on the claims of inaccuracy and you don't trust the source itself due to company bias, what source would you trust for player count?

… actually adding up what the servers themselves say, as they have mentioned.

[flame from Halo]

引用自 Trindalas：

引用自 flame from Halo：

So if you don't trust the 3rd party sources of player count on the claims of inaccuracy and you don't trust the source itself due to company bias, what source would you trust for player count?

… actually adding up what the servers themselves say, as they have mentioned.

Then it is ~30k, judging from people on at the moment.

[Average Jew]

引用自 Trindalas：

引用自 flame from Halo：

So if you don't trust the 3rd party sources of player count on the claims of inaccuracy and you don't trust the source itself due to company bias, what source would you trust for player count?

… actually adding up what the servers themselves say, as they have mentioned.

Its literally ~30k on RS3 and ~70k on OSRS, give or take on either. Not that hard to understand man.

[Trindalas]

引用自 Katie：

引用自 Trindalas：

… actually adding up what the servers themselves say, as they have mentioned.

Its literally ~30k on RS3 and ~70k on OSRS, give or take on either. Not that hard to understand man.

Never said it was, I’m just saying it’s the most reliable source.

Of course a lot of that is bots and gold farmers.

[Yournewstepmom]

引用自 Xaphnir：

引用自 Fluoxetine：

But it's not. These aren't in any way major.
The extent of updates for the past few years has been repetition with awards that devalue the initial grind of the event. Or, an event that showcases another's almost by an exact delineation. A boss update is not a major update.

What is major in your view, then?

By your view it seems like you wouldn't even view a new WoW expansion as a major update.

W0W and Runescape are different games. A WOW expansion is literally a different game than its progenitor. Thank you for reminding me how secluded this community is by means of MMO knowledge outside of Runescape.
Anyway...
A major update would be an engine rehaul. You're still on Runetek from 2013. They were going to do this a few years ago showcasing a lighting update for reflective surfaces but quickly realized their engine was out of date and cannot be updated that easily. A major update would be a complete revitalization graphically. However a poll suggest you guys want it on your phone so you can AFK at work. Yea.. this game sucks.

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引用自 Trindalas：

引用自 Katie：

Its literally ~30k on RS3 and ~70k on OSRS, give or take on either. Not that hard to understand man.

Never said it was, I’m just saying it’s the most reliable source.

Of course a lot of that is bots and gold farmers.

That arguement has been debunked a like 2 years ago