<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
(	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Jagex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
launched	O
,	O
it	O
began	O
as	O
an	O
August	O
2007	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
highly	O
popular	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
originally	O
had	O
a	O
smaller	O
development	O
team	O
and	O
a	O
slower	O
update	O
schedule	O
relative	O
to	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mobile	O
version	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
version	O
of	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
back	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
captivate	O
players	O
all	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
style	O
of	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
gameplay	O
,	O
featuring	O
combat	O
,	O
skill-building	O
,	O
and	O
exploration	O
,	O
still	O
attracts	O
fans	O
to	O
this	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
with	O
adventure	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
persistent	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
mechanics	O
are	O
largely	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
on	O
10	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
on	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
until	O
after	O
2007	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
released	O
to	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
the	O
God	O
Wars	O
Dungeon	O
and	O
the	O
Soul	O
Wars	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
added	O
too	O
including	O
new	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
Fossil	O
Island	O
and	O
Great	O
Kourend	O
,	O
minigames	O
such	O
as	O
The	O
Inferno	O
,	O
quests	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	O
Slayer	O
2	O
and	O
Song	O
of	O
the	O
Elves	O
,	O
and	O
bosses	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nightmare	O
of	O
Ashihama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
together	O
defeat	O
new	O
powerful	O
enemies	O
in	O
raids	B-Protocol
such	O
as	O
the	O
Chambers	O
of	O
Xeric	O
and	O
the	O
Theatre	O
of	O
Blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
also	O
offers	O
an	O
"	O
Ironman	O
"	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
are	O
completely	O
barred	O
from	O
economic	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
self-sufficient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
largely	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
realm	O
of	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
planet	O
filled	O
with	O
multiple	O
environments	O
and	O
climates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gielinor	B-Protocol
's	O
basic	O
history	O
is	O
told	O
in	O
five	O
Ages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guthix	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
god	O
of	O
balance	O
,	O
shaped	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
First	O
Age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Second	O
Age	O
,	O
Guthix	B-Protocol
went	O
into	O
slumber	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
gods	O
established	O
power	O
on	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
act	O
provoked	O
the	O
Third	O
Age	O
-	O
the	O
Cataclysmic	O
God	O
Wars	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
the	O
gods	O
of	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
waged	O
war	O
on	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
God	O
Wars	O
ended	O
when	O
the	O
Forinthry	O
region	O
was	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
fighting	O
,	O
rendering	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
inhospitable	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
awakening	O
Guthix	B-Protocol
;	O
Whom	O
,	O
angered	O
by	O
the	O
conflict	O
,	O
banished	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
Gods	O
from	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
declining	O
player	O
base	O
and	O
negative	O
update	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
then-current	O
version	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
Jagex	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Gerhard	O
officially	O
announced	O
a	O
poll	O
for	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
in	O
a	O
news	O
article	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
explained	O
that	O
an	O
August	O
2007	O
backup	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
backup	O
archives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
on	O
22	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
relative	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
live	O
version	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
it	O
receives	O
regular	O
patches	O
and	O
new	O
content	O
of	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
flagship	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suggestions	O
made	O
by	O
fans	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
have	O
been	O
polled	O
and	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
October	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
Runescape	I-Protocol
would	O
arrive	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
24	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
117Scape	O
's	O
HD	O
Plugin	O
,	O
a	O
mod	O
for	O
the	O
third-party	B-General_Concept
client	I-General_Concept
RuneLite	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
14	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadman	O
Mode	O
is	O
a	O
separate	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
released	O
on	O
29	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
open-world	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
and	O
accelerated	O
experience	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
RuneFest	O
2019	O
,	O
Jagex	O
announced	O
a	O
special	O
new	O
high-speed	O
gamemode	O
with	O
similarities	O
to	O
Deadman	O
Mode	O
called	O
"	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
Runescape	I-Protocol
Leagues	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
various	O
times	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
launches	O
temporary	O
holiday	O
events	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
complete	O
seasonal	O
quests	O
to	O
earn	O
special	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
annual	O
holiday	O
events	O
:	O
Easter	O
,	O
Halloween	B-Application
,	O
Christmas	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
birthday	O
event	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
esports	O
tournament	O
"	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
Wars	O
"	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
61st	O
Insomnia	O
Gaming	O
Festival	O
on	O
26	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
critics	O
have	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
introducing	O
new	O
features	O
while	O
still	O
maintaining	O
the	O
traditional	O
gameplay	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Austin	O
Wood	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
gave	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
a	O
score	O
of	O
77	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eli	O
Becht	O
of	O
Heavy.com	O
wrote	O
"	O
there	O
’s	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
nostalgia	O
to	O
OSRS	B-Protocol
that	O
keeps	O
people	O
playing	O
and	O
it	O
features	O
the	O
loved	O
“	O
player	O
killing	O
”	O
aspect	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
,	O
like	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
has	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
(	O
F2P	O
)	O
mode	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
limited	O
in-game	O
content	O
,	O
making	O
its	O
money	O
through	O
membership	O
subscriptions	O
from	O
pay-to-play	O
(	O
P2P	O
)	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
Runescape	I-Protocol
has	O
a	O
larger	O
player-base	O
than	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rules	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
prohibit	O
players	O
from	O
engaging	O
in	O
the	O
real-world	O
sale	O
or	O
purchase	O
of	O
items	O
,	O
gold	O
,	O
or	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
repercussions	O
for	O
gold	O
farming	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
banning	O
of	O
suspected	O
accounts	O
,	O
players	O
continue	O
to	O
amass	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
gold	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
selling	O
it	O
for	O
real-life	O
currency	O
on	O
third	O
party	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reactions	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
community	O
;	O
some	O
are	O
sympathetic	O
to	O
their	O
situation	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
emphasize	O
the	O
negative	O
impact	O
of	O
gold	O
farming	O
on	O
the	O
game	B-Application
economy	I-Application
and	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan-made	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
Let	O
's	O
Plays	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Ironman	O
mode	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
self-imposed	O
handicaps	O
or	O
challenges	O
,	O
are	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
