A cursory Google search of OSRS gold the term yields hundreds of websites, many of them with one of the terms listed in their URLs. They offer currency in RuneScape in exchange for real money. The announcement came on Oct. 13 that Jagex had put an end in "real-world trade". In a post to its blog "The RuneScape Team" explained that "gold purchased through RWT real world trading can be a problem in any online game featuring a tradeable currency."

Jagex says it will have to send "messages to players we've identified that are engaged within"RWT" within "the coming hours". "For anyone involved, we want to be clear : this is your one or only warning" Jagex added.

In addition, the announcement was it was going to be a PvP option, Duel Arena, would see sweeping changes that included the more strict enforcement of the game's code for conduct in order to encourage more positive gaming. Jagex claims that the mode "has become a focal point that has led to the toxic behavior".

In the meantime the publisher's "short-term measures" will be taken "until our teams of developers are able to provide a major update that fully replaces the Duel Arena in the coming year."

Is RuneScape worth your time in 2022?

RuneScape isn't around for 20 years because it's an average experience that no one commits to over the long run. As an MMORPG is part of a genre that seems be always on the edge of demise despite the popularity of a select few games.

Now, as we begin year 21 of RuneScape's existence, is it still the best free-to-play MMORPG? Does it justify the expense of a membership fee? Simply put... Are you sure RuneScape worth it to play in 2022? Let's look...

Indeed, RuneScape is still as popular as ever , with over 100,000 concurrent players typically active at peak times during the day. Over 2.5 million accounts are made in the past 20 years although many may be not active today, a large portion of buy OSRS GP those are still active.