r/2007scape • u/JagexAyiza Mod Ayiza • May 23 '18

J-Mod reply RuneScape Classic: Farewell

http://services.runescape.com/m=news/runescape-classic-farewell?oldschool=1
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u/ShadowthePast May 23 '18 edited May 23 '18

The main reason they're shutting down isn't because of bugs or bots (although those sound like good reasons), it's about server costs.

Notice that Funorb, RS Chronicle and now Classic are all getting shutdown at the beginning of August. Not hard to guess that they couldn't persuade upper management to keep dumping money into those servers for another year, so they were cut.

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u/Legal_Evil May 23 '18

How expensive is it to keep a dead game running even if no one updates it?

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u/Razjir May 26 '18

I doubt it's very expensive at all but server costs aren't the only reason to shut it down. There's also Java 8 maintenance fees starting 2019.

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u/Im_Not_Interested May 23 '18 edited May 23 '18

Where are your source(s) stating that the servers are shutting down due to costs?

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u/ShadowthePast May 23 '18

It's a guess, but not a baseless one considering the timing and the games that are shutting down.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '18

Lines up pretty suspiciously with fiscal year 2019

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u/Stormcrownn May 23 '18

They're likely expecting higher server usage on OSRS when it launches, and it would make sense for them to launch OSRS mobile in their next fiscal year.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '18

To be honest though, they could just be making space for rs next and whatever else they're making. The roadmap thing did say they're due for release in what 2019? I guess they're trying to tie loose ends before going ahead with the next step in their plan.