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Not many games get a second chance at life. runescape however is different, today we take a look at the death of runescape, its rise, fall and contoversies. How its legacy was destroyed, and restored all in 20 years

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0:00 Intro
4:30 Beginnings
13:00 controvery
14:00 Real world trading
16:30 Gold Farmers
18:18 Theft and crime
20:00 removal of free trade
25:00 attempted fixes
28:00 Microtransactions
31:00 gambling
33:50 Evolution of combat

Script By: Chris - chriswokeup.wordpress.com
Editing: By Andy - abishopart.artstation.com

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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Solace by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au