<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
fantasy	B-Application
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
released	O
in	O
January	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
originally	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
built	O
with	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
;	O
it	O
was	O
largely	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
standalone	O
C++	B-Language
client	B-Protocol
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
had	O
over	O
300million	O
accounts	O
created	O
and	O
was	O
recognised	O
by	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most-updated	O
free	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
medieval	O
fantasy	B-Application
realm	O
divided	O
into	O
different	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
regions	O
,	O
and	O
cities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
travel	O
throughout	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
via	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
methods	O
including	O
on	O
foot	O
,	O
magical	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
or	O
charter	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
universe	O
has	O
been	O
explored	O
through	O
a	O
tie-in	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
another	O
of	O
its	O
maker	O
's	O
websites	O
,	O
FunOrb	B-Protocol
,	O
Armies	O
of	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
the	O
novels	O
Betrayal	O
at	O
Falador	B-Protocol
,	O
Return	O
to	O
Canifis	O
,	O
and	O
Legacy	O
of	O
Blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
represented	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
customisable	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
does	O
not	O
follow	O
a	O
linear	O
storyline	O
;	O
rather	O
,	O
players	O
set	O
their	O
own	O
goals	O
and	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
public	O
version	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2001	O
in	O
beta	O
form	O
,	O
with	O
Jagex	O
as	O
its	O
copyright	O
holder	O
being	O
formed	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
grew	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
was	O
rewritten	O
and	O
released	O
as	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
renamed	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
Classic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
,	O
a	O
separate	O
,	O
older	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
dating	O
from	O
August	O
2007	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
maintained	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
client	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
mobile	O
ports	O
of	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
14	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
begin	O
in	O
a	O
secluded	O
area	O
called	O
Tutorial	O
Island	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
taken	O
through	O
a	O
tutorial	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
path	O
where	O
they	O
learn	O
the	O
most	O
basic	O
skills	O
in	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
28	O
skills	O
in	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
17	O
skills	O
available	O
to	O
free-to-play	O
players	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
11	O
for	O
members	O
,	O
which	O
enable	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
various	O
activities	O
allowing	O
for	O
interaction	O
with	O
NPCs	O
,	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
skills	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
kill	O
certain	O
NPCs	O
,	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
houses	O
,	O
move	O
around	O
the	O
map	O
with	O
greater	O
ease	O
,	O
steal	O
from	O
various	O
NPCs	O
,	O
market	O
stalls	O
and	O
chests	O
located	O
in-game	O
,	O
light	O
fires	O
,	O
cook	O
their	O
own	O
food	O
,	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
potions	O
,	O
craft	O
runestones	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
plant	O
their	O
own	O
plants	O
,	O
hunt	O
NPC	O
animals	O
,	O
raid	B-Protocol
dungeons	O
,	O
and	O
summon	O
familiars	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
training	O
skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
semi-real-time	O
combat	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
is	O
subdivided	O
into	O
three	O
main	O
categories	O
:	O
melee	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
and	O
ranged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Melee	O
attacks	O
are	O
close	O
range	O
,	O
magic	B-Application
attacks	O
focus	O
on	O
using	O
runestones	O
to	O
cast	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ranged	O
attacks	O
use	O
projectile	O
weapons	O
like	O
arrows	O
,	O
darts	O
or	O
throwing	O
knives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
combat	O
types	O
make	O
up	O
a	O
"	O
Combat	O
Triangle	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
governs	O
effectiveness	O
of	O
styles	O
in	O
a	O
rock-paper-scissors	O
fashion	O
;	O
melee	O
beats	O
ranged	O
,	O
ranged	O
beats	O
magic	B-Application
,	O
magic	B-Application
beats	O
melee	O
,	O
and	O
each	O
style	O
is	O
neutral	O
to	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
(	O
PvP	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
performed	O
in	O
specific	O
controlled	O
mini-games	O
and	O
in	O
an	O
area	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
,	O
players	O
can	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
provided	O
that	O
their	O
combat	O
levels	O
fall	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
range	O
of	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
a	O
player	O
kills	O
their	O
opponent	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
claim	O
their	O
opponent	O
's	O
items	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
players	O
went	O
to	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
to	O
fight	O
other	O
players	O
within	O
a	O
certain	O
combat	O
level	O
range	O
,	O
hoping	O
to	O
kill	O
them	O
and	O
gain	O
their	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
was	O
altered	O
to	O
prevent	O
players	O
from	O
transferring	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
for	O
real-world	B-Application
currency	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PvP	O
combat	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
and	O
temporarily	O
restricted	O
to	O
new	O
mini-games	O
named	O
Bounty	O
Hunter	O
and	O
Clan	O
Wars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bounty	O
Hunter	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
special	O
Bounty	O
Worlds	O
on	O
6	O
May	O
2009	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
were	O
confined	O
to	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
and	O
could	O
be	O
assigned	O
specific	O
targets	O
to	O
kill	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
PvP	O
Worlds	O
"	O
were	O
introduced	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2008	O
where	O
players	O
could	O
fight	O
almost	O
anywhere	O
in	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
,	O
but	O
these	O
and	O
"	O
Bounty	O
Worlds	O
"	O
were	O
removed	O
when	O
PvP	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
was	O
restored	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
populate	O
the	O
realm	O
of	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
make	O
certain	O
areas	O
throughout	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
dangerous	O
or	O
inconvenient	O
to	O
players	O
with	O
lower	O
combat	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friends	O
Chat	O
broadcasts	O
text	O
in	O
the	O
message	O
box	O
only	O
to	O
certain	O
players	O
tuned	O
into	O
a	O
specific	O
channel	O
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
any	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
features	O
independent	O
mini-games	O
,	O
although	O
most	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
paying	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
these	O
mini-games	O
include	O
Castle	O
Wars	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
real-life	O
game	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
Pest	O
Control	O
,	O
a	O
highly	O
combat-focused	O
mini-game	O
,	O
and	O
Fist	O
of	O
Guthix	B-Protocol
,	O
where	O
one	O
player	O
(	O
the	O
hunter	O
)	O
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
another	O
player	O
(	O
the	O
hunted	O
)	O
from	O
collecting	O
charges	O
into	O
a	O
magical	O
stone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrew	O
Gower	O
developed	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
his	O
brother	O
Paul	O
Gower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
text-based	O
MUD	B-Application
,	O
but	O
graphics	O
were	O
incorporated	O
early	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
adding	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
ranks	O
of	O
what	O
were	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
graphical	O
MUDs	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2001	O
,	O
the	O
Gower	O
brothers	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Constant	O
Tedder	O
,	O
formed	O
Jagex	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
business	O
aspects	O
of	O
running	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
its	O
early	O
innovations	O
Jagex	O
developed	O
an	O
interpreted	B-Application
domain-specific	B-Language
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
called	O
RuneScript	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
RuneScapes	B-Protocol
server	O
for	O
event	O
handling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
rewrote	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
producing	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
entirely	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
called	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
to	O
paying	O
members	O
for	O
a	O
testing	O
period	O
beginning	O
on	O
1	O
December	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
official	O
release	O
,	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
was	O
renamed	O
simply	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
while	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
kept	O
online	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
Classic	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
free	O
content	O
,	O
advertisements	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
banner	O
above	O
the	O
playing	O
screen	O
on	O
the	O
free-to-play	O
servers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
13	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
Jagex	O
signed	O
an	O
exclusive	O
marketing	O
and	O
distribution	O
contract	O
with	O
WildTangent	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
granted	O
WildTangent	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
handle	O
advertising	O
in	O
and	O
around	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
distribute	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
through	O
the	O
WildTangent	O
Games	O
Network	O
,	O
reaching	O
over	O
20million	O
consumer	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
May	O
2006	O
,	O
Jagex	O
upgraded	O
RuneScapes	B-Protocol
game	O
engine	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
reducing	O
its	O
memory	B-Architecture
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
translation	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
French	O
translation	O
on	O
11	O
December	O
2008	O
,	O
Brazilian	O
Portuguese	O
on	O
24	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
Latin	O
American	O
Spanish	O
on	O
25	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
in	O
May	O
2008	O
,	O
former	O
Jagex	O
CEO	O
Geoff	O
Iddison	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
do	O
plan	O
to	O
go	O
East	O
with	O
it	O
 [ RuneScape ] 	O
to	O
the	O
Asian	O
market	O
and	O
the	O
Eastern	O
European	O
market	O
too	O
"	O
 [ ... ] 	O
"	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
is	O
not	O
for	O
Japan	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
could	O
work	O
well	O
in	O
Malaysia	O
for	O
example	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
think	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
adopted	O
in	O
the	O
English-speaking	O
Indian	O
world	O
and	O
the	O
local-speaking	O
Indian	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
later	O
launched	O
in	O
India	O
through	O
the	O
gaming	O
portal	O
Zapak	B-Application
on	O
8	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
Germany	O
through	O
Bigpoint	B-Application
Games	I-Application
on	O
27	O
May	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
2	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
became	O
possible	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
spend	O
real-world	B-Application
currency	I-Application
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
additional	O
spins	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
microtransaction	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
states	O
that	O
while	O
these	O
decisions	O
are	O
"	O
not	O
necessarily	O
popular	O
"	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
March	O
2014	O
,	O
Gerhard	O
reiterated	O
his	O
stance	O
on	O
microtransactions	O
and	O
their	O
importance	O
in	O
updating	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
with	O
Supersonic	O
ads	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
earn	O
RuneCoins	O
by	O
watching	O
advertisements	O
or	O
sampling	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
Gerhard	O
announced	O
that	O
an	O
HTML5	B-Application
version	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
in	O
development	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
"	O
your	O
favourite	O
tablets	B-Device
,	O
platforms	O
and	O
even	O
smart	O
TVs.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
video	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
March	O
2013	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
would	O
be	O
called	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
and	O
would	O
use	O
WebGL	B-Library
,	O
and	O
would	O
include	O
a	O
fully	O
customisable	O
user	O
interface	O
and	O
improved	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
closed	O
beta	O
of	O
the	O
HTML5	B-Application
version	O
went	O
live	O
on	O
17	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
alpha	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
interface	O
on	O
24	O
April	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
RuneFest	O
2014	O
,	O
Jagex	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
developing	O
a	O
new	O
client	B-Protocol
to	O
replace	O
the	O
HTML5	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
never	O
been	O
released	O
from	O
beta	O
due	O
to	O
performance	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
client	B-Protocol
,	O
named	O
NXT	O
,	O
would	O
include	O
improvements	O
to	O
loading	O
times	O
,	O
new	O
graphical	O
effects	O
and	O
better	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
constantly	O
accumulating	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
and	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
that	O
has	O
become	O
incompatible	O
with	O
modern	O
support	O
tools	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
Classic	I-Protocol
servers	B-Application
would	O
be	O
permanently	O
closed	O
on	O
6	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
14	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
can	O
be	O
run	O
with	O
varying	O
levels	O
of	O
graphical	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
uses	O
a	O
graphics	O
engine	O
called	O
"	O
RuneTek	O
5	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
support	O
for	O
multiple	O
graphics	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
DirectX	B-Application
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
and	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
graphical	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
sky	O
boxes	O
,	O
bloom	O
lighting	O
and	O
Z-buffering	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
high-detail	O
version	O
incorporates	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
and	O
can	O
be	O
rendered	O
using	O
either	O
Java	B-Language
OpenGL	I-Language
or	O
DirectX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
features	O
a	O
character-customisation	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
has	O
original	O
music	O
and	O
ambient	O
soundscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
update	O
included	O
orchestral	O
music	O
recorded	O
in	O
Bratislava	O
,	O
Slovakia	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
scored	O
by	O
James	O
Hannigan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
there	O
were	O
139	O
English	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
servers	B-Application
located	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
numbered	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
worlds	O
"	O
by	O
players	O
and	O
by	O
Jagex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Servers	B-Application
are	O
moved	O
or	O
added	O
as	O
the	O
need	O
arises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
server	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
2,000	O
players	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
maximum	O
capacity	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
278,000	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
servers	B-Application
are	O
divided	O
into	O
free	O
servers	B-Application
which	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
all	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
servers	B-Application
which	O
are	O
reserved	O
for	O
paying	O
members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
servers	B-Application
are	O
given	O
activity	O
labels	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
performing	O
tasks	O
that	O
require	O
or	O
desire	O
group	O
participation	O
to	O
group	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
poll	O
was	O
opened	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
decide	O
whether	O
Jagex	O
should	O
open	O
a	O
separate	O
incarnation	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
from	O
August	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
was	O
opened	O
to	O
paying	O
subscribers	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2013	O
after	O
the	O
poll	O
received	O
50,000	O
votes	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
19	O
February	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
created	O
as	O
an	O
exact	O
copy	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
from	O
August	O
2007	O
and	O
receives	O
regular	O
content	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
is	O
entirely	O
community	O
based	O
;	O
for	O
any	O
proposed	O
update	O
or	O
idea	O
to	O
pass	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
needs	O
at	O
least	O
75%	O
of	O
the	O
community	O
to	O
vote	O
'	O
Yes	O
 '	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
if	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
pass	O
it	O
will	O
either	O
be	O
dropped	O
or	O
reconstructed	O
and	O
re-polled	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
may	O
find	O
the	O
update	O
more	O
acceptable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
Jagex	O
announced	O
a	O
mobile	O
port	O
of	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
16	O
September	O
2015	O
Jagex	O
released	O
DarkScape	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
version	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
which	O
featured	O
open-world	O
player	O
versus	O
player	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DarkScape	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
RuneScapes	B-Protocol
content	O
,	O
but	O
received	O
separate	O
content	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
set	O
of	O
forums	B-Application
are	O
provided	O
by	O
Jagex	O
on	O
the	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
forums	B-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
game	O
discussions	O
,	O
arrange	O
to	O
buy	O
or	O
sell	O
items	O
,	O
post	O
suggestions	O
for	O
game	O
improvements	O
,	O
vote	O
in	O
polls	O
,	O
and	O
otherwise	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
user	O
can	O
set	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
,	O
have	O
a	O
separate	O
display	O
name	O
and	O
set	O
an	O
automatic	O
signature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
privilege	O
of	O
posting	O
on	O
the	O
forums	B-Application
is	O
limited	O
to	O
paying	O
members	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
free	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
level	O
exceeding	O
350	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
24	O
September	O
2002	O
and	O
9	O
December	O
2004	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
submit	O
questions	O
via	O
e-mail	O
to	O
the	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
gods	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
letters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
submit	O
original	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
related	O
artwork	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
sculptures	O
,	O
comics	O
,	O
drawings	O
and	O
paintings	O
)	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
gallery	O
on	O
the	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
various	O
holidays	O
,	O
including	O
Easter	O
,	O
Halloween	B-Application
and	O
Christmas	O
,	O
Jagex	O
hosts	O
a	O
holiday	O
event	O
in	O
a	O
specific	O
location	O
in	O
Gielinor	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
fansites	O
have	O
been	O
established	O
by	O
players	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
account	O
security	O
reasons	O
,	O
Jagex	O
discourages	O
the	O
discussion	O
of	O
fansites	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
the	O
forums	B-Application
–	O
and	O
a	O
rule	O
specifically	O
prohibits	O
sharing	O
web	O
addresses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
28	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Twitch	O
functionality	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
stream	B-Application
their	O
gameplay	O
or	O
view	O
other	O
streams	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagex	O
has	O
employed	O
rules	O
for	O
player	O
conduct	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rules	O
against	O
offensive	O
language	O
,	O
scamming	O
,	O
and	O
bug	B-Error_Name
abuse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
also	O
uses	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
moderators	O
:	O
Jagex	O
Moderators	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
Jagex	O
employees	O
;	O
Local	O
Moderators	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
employees	O
of	O
Jagex	O
's	O
partners	O
in	O
certain	O
territories	O
;	O
Player	O
Moderators	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
trusted	O
players	O
that	O
enforce	O
the	O
rules	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
and	O
Forum	O
Moderators	O
,	O
who	O
are	O
trusted	O
players	O
who	O
monitor	O
the	O
game	O
forums	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
rules	O
prohibiting	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
third-party	O
software	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
macroing	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
botting	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
game	O
items	O
for	O
real	O
money	O
through	O
real-world	B-Application
trading	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
cheating	O
,	O
Jagex	O
made	O
direct	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
client	B-Protocol
difficult	O
,	O
established	O
rules	O
against	O
the	O
practice	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
random	O
events	O
that	O
required	O
player	O
input	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
continued	O
gold	B-Protocol
farming	I-Protocol
,	O
Jagex	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
condemning	O
real-world	B-Application
trading	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
seizing	O
billions	O
of	O
gold	O
and	O
banning	O
thousands	O
of	O
accounts	O
every	O
week	O
for	O
cheating	O
,	O
and	O
promising	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
prevent	O
real-world	B-Application
trading	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updates	O
limited	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
items	O
staked	O
in	O
duels	O
,	O
removed	O
player-versus-player	O
combat	O
from	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
,	O
made	O
valuable	O
player	O
drops	O
invisible	O
to	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
introduced	O
gravestones	O
for	O
the	O
items	O
of	O
dead	O
players	O
,	O
instituted	O
systems	O
for	O
assisting	O
players	O
with	O
skills	O
and	O
sharing	O
loot	O
among	O
groups	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
established	O
the	O
Grand	O
Exchange	O
,	O
a	O
sharemarket-like	O
trade	O
system	O
for	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
goods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
25	O
September	O
2013	O
,	O
Jagex	O
introduced	O
bonds	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in-game	B-Application
items	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
purchased	O
using	O
real	O
currency	O
then	O
traded	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
exchanged	O
for	O
membership	O
,	O
RuneCoins	O
or	O
additional	O
spins	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Squeal	O
of	O
Fortune	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonds	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
exchange	O
real	O
currency	O
for	O
in-game	O
benefits	O
legitimately	O
,	O
a	O
move	O
described	O
by	O
CEO	O
Mark	O
Gerhard	O
as	O
"	O
essential	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
Jagex	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
in-game	O
coins	O
brought	O
in	O
by	O
gold	B-Protocol
farmers	I-Protocol
was	O
down	O
by	O
81%	O
;	O
real-world	B-Application
trading	I-Application
was	O
down	O
by	O
61%	O
and	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
those	O
trades	O
was	O
down	O
by	O
63%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Falador	B-Protocol
Massacre	O
was	O
a	O
historic	O
bug	B-Error_Name
that	O
occurred	O
on	O
6	O
June	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bug	B-Error_Name
caused	O
several	O
players	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
after	O
leaving	O
a	O
designated	O
PvP	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ordinarily	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
only	O
allowed	O
to	O
attack	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
player-owned	O
houses	O
,	O
minigames	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
statement	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
Jagex	O
employee	O
,	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
was	O
caused	O
by	O
insufficient	O
testing	O
of	O
an	O
update	O
that	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
skill	O
,	O
Construction	O
,	O
wherein	O
players	O
could	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
houses	O
in	O
which	O
PvP	O
combat	O
could	O
take	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
was	O
considered	O
quite	O
negative	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
occurrence	O
,	O
Jagex	O
has	O
since	O
recognized	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
historic	O
event	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
created	O
in-game	O
reenactments	O
in	O
both	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
and	O
Old	B-Protocol
School	I-Protocol
RuneScape	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
Jagex	O
created	O
two	O
unique	O
and	O
isolated	O
game	O
servers	B-Application
(	O
worlds	O
111	O
for	O
RS3	O
and	O
666	O
for	O
OSRS	B-Protocol
,	O
commemorating	O
6/6/06	O
)	O
wherein	O
PvP	O
was	O
enabled	O
and	O
players	O
could	O
attack	O
an	O
NPC	O
named	O
after	O
"	O
Durial321	O
"	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
well	O
known	O
players	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bug	B-Error_Name
's	O
reception	O
has	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
internet	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Gamer	O
called	O
the	O
bug	B-Error_Name
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
all-time	O
MMO	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
2006	O
Buzz	O
Log	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
it	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
as	O
easy	O
on	O
the	O
eyes	O
as	O
some	O
other	O
popular	O
[MMORPGs],	O
like	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
City	B-Application
of	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
or	O
EverQuest	B-Protocol
,	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
is	O
still	O
a	O
lot	O
better	O
way	O
to	O
kill	O
time	O
than	O
pushing	O
around	O
cells	O
in	O
a	O
spreadsheet	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2007	O
JustRPG	O
review	O
summarised	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
as	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
addictive	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
the	O
graphics	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
perfect	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
written	O
in	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
they	O
are	O
n't	O
bad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
2008	O
intellectual	O
property	O
profile	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Developmag.com	O
stated	O
that	O
whilst	O
Jagex	O
's	O
changes	O
to	O
curtail	O
real	B-Application
world	I-Application
trading	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
"	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
user	O
criticism	O
...	O
growth	O
is	O
understood	O
to	O
have	O
resumed	O
since	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
analysis	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
RuneScapes	B-Protocol
mass-market	O
appeal	O
lies	O
in	O
its	O
simplicity	O
and	O
accessibility	O
(	O
both	O
financial	O
and	O
technical	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
tapped	O
into	O
the	O
vast	O
market	O
of	O
games	O
players	O
unwilling	O
or	O
unable	O
to	O
spend	O
premium	O
prices	O
on	O
PCs	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
the	O
latest	O
,	O
expensive	O
,	O
processor-intensive	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
core	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
retail-distributed	O
RPG	O
and	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
analogues.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2008	O
,	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
was	O
recognised	O
by	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
free	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2009	O
Eurogamer	O
article	O
criticised	O
RuneScapes	B-Protocol
in-game	O
community	O
for	O
being	O
unfriendly	O
to	O
newcomers	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
have	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
fan-forum	O
community	O
is	O
more	O
approachable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
April	O
2011	O
review	O
by	O
MMORPG.com	O
was	O
complimentary	O
of	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
For	O
anyone	O
looking	O
for	O
that	O
"	O
old-school	O
"	O
experience	O
but	O
with	O
also	O
tons	O
of	O
progression	O
,	O
refinement	O
,	O
and	O
unique	O
ideas	O
,	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
is	O
easily	O
recommendable	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
system	O
and	O
emphasis	O
on	O
grinding	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
the	O
...	O
genre	O
feels	O
slightly	O
passed	O
clicking	O
an	O
enemy	O
and	O
watching	O
two	O
swords	O
clunk	O
mercilessly	O
into	O
opposing	O
body	O
forms	O
...	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
has	O
grind	B-Application
in	O
abundance	O
and	O
while	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
entirely	O
a	O
bad	O
thing	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
put	O
some	O
players	O
off	O
looking	O
for	O
a	O
slightly	O
easier	O
and	O
more	O
casual	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updates	O
also	O
affected	O
legitimate	O
players	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
actively	O
complaining	O
on	O
the	O
forums	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jagex	O
issued	O
a	O
Customer	B-General_Concept
Support	I-General_Concept
News	O
article	O
admitting	O
the	O
updates	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
been	O
an	O
ideal	O
replacement	O
for	O
what	O
was	O
removed	O
,	O
requesting	O
patience	O
and	O
promising	O
to	O
remedy	O
potential	O
problems	O
with	O
updates	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
figures	O
were	O
given	O
as	O
to	O
how	O
many	O
of	O
those	O
subscriptions	O
belonged	O
to	O
legitimate	O
players	O
and	O
how	O
many	O
to	O
gold	B-Protocol
farmers	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
referendum	O
was	O
opened	O
to	O
decide	O
whether	O
to	O
restore	O
unbalanced	O
trades	O
and	O
player-versus-player	O
combat	O
in	O
the	O
Wilderness	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
closed	O
with	O
1.2	O
million	O
votes	O
cast	O
and	O
91%	O
of	O
voters	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	O
proposal	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
restored	O
on	O
1	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Servers	B-Application
for	O
the	O
2007	O
version	O
were	O
opened	O
on	O
22	O
February	O
2013	O
once	O
50,000	O
votes	O
were	O
collected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
RuneScape	B-Protocol
had	O
generated	O
over	O
US$1	O
billion	O
in	O
lifetime	O
revenue	O
since	O
its	O
original	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
annually	O
generates	O
over	O
£100	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
and	O
over	O
£50	O
million	O
in	O
profit	O
.	O
</s>
