Blizzard’s Q2 earnings call revealed that World of Warcraft has lost half of its monthly active users in the last four years. World of Warcraft is reaching a concerningly low player count, causing Activision Blizzard to question the future of the classic MMORPG. While technically it exists as a free-to-play MMORPG with an optional “premium” subscription service, the developers consider Runescape to be mostly a subscription-based game.

Now, in the year 2021, it’s a 20-year old MMORPG that’s played by millions of people around the world. The mobile version of the game had over 5 million downloads in its first year, and is considered to be one of the best mobile games on the market. … It may be 2020, but Old School RuneScape is still very successful. Since the release of Old School RuneScape, the game is still incredibly popular. The majority of the players are on Old School Runescape, and that is a big sign of the problems that runescape has. It is dying slowly, with 95% of the current players being old players, some returning from a couple of years of inactivity, others who never really stop. Developer Jagex made the announcement on the FunOrb forums this week, confirming plans to wind down operations over the next three months. On Jagex announced that FunOrb would be closed down on 7 August, stating that “advancements in software and hardware have made it increasingly difficult to access and play the games on the portal, and that’s ultimately led to our decision.” On the same day, Jagex Moderator “Mod Meadows” started taking … Why did FunOrb shut down?įree gaming portal FunOrb is to shut down after technological advancements made it “increasingly difficult to access and play the games”.

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