Well since I haven't posted a topic on this board in many many years, I might as well start off by introducing myself. Name is Kempo.. I've been in the clan world since 2004 and eventually got introduced to my first "RSC based" clan Rune Raiders back in 2006 by Entendu101.
I was around to witness great rivalries such as DS vs DI, DF vs CORR, RR vs EOS, TR vs TRWF, and many others. I saw the rise and fall of clans such as Eternal Honor, Runescape Dynasty, Dark Slayers, Corruption, Shadow Elves, The Titans...
After Rune Raiders closed, I eventually found myself in The Rising where I have stayed ever since until their closure in 2010. After TR I decided to give the clan world one more shot, but quickly walked away due to the toxic crash war that consumed the entire community. After that, I was retired.
Well .. that was before the beginning of the summer when The Rising reopened. Since reopening, we have witnessed members return from all generations of this Runescape game. But nevertheless, we were brought some fresh blood to the clan world
Although this chart is far from perfect, I believe that is an accurate depiction of what the clan world has gone through throughout its time in Runescape. From the game's release in 2001, the clan world has many up and downs due to both lack of interest and the changes of ingame mechanics..
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But through all that, Runescape clans still have hundreds of active members that participate in events as well as tens of thousands of OSRS players enjoying the game how it was back in the "Golden Age" era. Because of this, we are seeing members of all time periods come back to the game they love. Although it is far too late to return to the level of interest that it had back in 2005, I have never witnessed a better opportunity for the clan world to rebound after every "monkeywrench" that Jagex has thrown against it.
There is no excuse now, the only thing that is holding the clan world from continuing to grow is ourselves.
Although I'm sure posting a topic like this will lead to the usual pessimistic replies (part of the reason why I avoid posting), I did have questions
If you don't like the questions, feel free to participate in the discussion
I was around to witness great rivalries such as DS vs DI, DF vs CORR, RR vs EOS, TR vs TRWF, and many others. I saw the rise and fall of clans such as Eternal Honor, Runescape Dynasty, Dark Slayers, Corruption, Shadow Elves, The Titans...
After Rune Raiders closed, I eventually found myself in The Rising where I have stayed ever since until their closure in 2010. After TR I decided to give the clan world one more shot, but quickly walked away due to the toxic crash war that consumed the entire community. After that, I was retired.
Well .. that was before the beginning of the summer when The Rising reopened. Since reopening, we have witnessed members return from all generations of this Runescape game. But nevertheless, we were brought some fresh blood to the clan world
Although this chart is far from perfect, I believe that is an accurate depiction of what the clan world has gone through throughout its time in Runescape. From the game's release in 2001, the clan world has many up and downs due to both lack of interest and the changes of ingame mechanics..
But through all that, Runescape clans still have hundreds of active members that participate in events as well as tens of thousands of OSRS players enjoying the game how it was back in the "Golden Age" era. Because of this, we are seeing members of all time periods come back to the game they love. Although it is far too late to return to the level of interest that it had back in 2005, I have never witnessed a better opportunity for the clan world to rebound after every "monkeywrench" that Jagex has thrown against it.
There is no excuse now, the only thing that is holding the clan world from continuing to grow is ourselves.
Although I'm sure posting a topic like this will lead to the usual pessimistic replies (part of the reason why I avoid posting), I did have questions
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With the continuous reopening of clans, do you see the clan world growing from here now that F2P has returned and OSRS popularity growing?
What do you think about the recent surge of activity from Mid Sized clans and rivalries between Ronin/Downfall/The Rising starting to form?
What do you think about the Top clans? Do you think we'll ever see clean fights between the top ranked clans? Maybe even a legendary rivalry begin to form such as DS vs DI?
If you were to change one thing about the current clan world, what would it be?
What do you think about the recent surge of activity from Mid Sized clans and rivalries between Ronin/Downfall/The Rising starting to form?
What do you think about the Top clans? Do you think we'll ever see clean fights between the top ranked clans? Maybe even a legendary rivalry begin to form such as DS vs DI?
If you were to change one thing about the current clan world, what would it be?
If you don't like the questions, feel free to participate in the discussion