Back in my day, Runescape was the value king when it came to membership. For a fraction of the cost of what World of Warcraft demanded, you could delve into everything Gielinor had to offer. What’s more, you could run it on your dad’s old Dell, no graphics card required. While Old School Runescape still works fine on any old potato or toaster, as of Jagex’s freshly-announced price rise for its premium subscription, I now find myself facing down a reality I hitherto could never fathom: OSRS, at least here in merry old England, is now more expensive per-month than WoW.
My Old School Runescape membership now costs more than World of Warcraft’s, and I wonder when the price hikes will end
11 March 20260

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