
The current version of RuneScape released in 2013 and is the third major iteration of the game. Old School RuneScape, which represents the second version of RuneScape was it was in 2007, will remain online. Now, only a few hundred players are online at a time, spread across five servers. Due to a preponderance of cheating, Jagex eventually limited Classic to RuneScape members who had previously played the game.

RuneScape Classic was the original version of the game RuneScape and was maintained simultaneously with RuneScape's second version when the latter launched in 2002. The game is now easily abused with the use of 3rd party macro tools, and botting has become an increasing issue." "This is particularly a problem with our community safety and macro detection tools. "With advancements in technology helping to further support both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, our tools are no longer compatible with Classic," the team said. The RuneScape Classic team cited numerous issues as the reasons for the shutdown, noting that the game had not be fully supported for years but that the steady increase in issues made it impossible to keep the service reliable. The first version of RuneScape will wind down over the coming months for an eventual shuttering on August 6. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.With increases in game breaking bugs, bots, and a shrinking community, Jagex announced today that it would at last bury the bones of RuneScape Classic. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. For many years weve left all of the content from the original game available to play. RuneScape Classic was the first version of RuneScape, released in 2001. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. This official news post is copied verbatim from the RuneScape website.


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