MoistCritical analyzing the situation
Basically, Jagex sent out a survey doing "research" into what players value. They proposed tiered subscriptions such as "lower price with ads," "mobile only," and "premium membership that offers enhanced customer support (one of the most common complaints about the company is their dogshit customer support[1])."
The players, understandably, recognize immediately that the survey like finding a locust in their wheat field. It's a sign that capitalism has come to strip the copper from the walls for short term profit. The private equity company that owns Jagex, CVC, is trying to get their return and chuck the husk.
They all start unsubscribing and the Reddit page is just flooded with screenshots of them unsubbing. They do an apology, it doesn't stop. Their CEO does another apology with slimy corporate jargon today.
Reddit, twitter, and youtube are exploding with it. We're going to need a 2025 OSOSRS in a few years. It was fun while it lasted.
[1] For example, some people only get attention if they get a bunch of upvotes on reddit
it’s a real shame because he last 5 years of OSRS youtube videos have been extravagant. There is genuine visible and popular enthusiasm for that MMO beyond most games and it’s gonna get choked out if they go down this road