The company notified 117 of the mode's shutdown and also gave the reason behind the decision. According to RuneScape creators the studio is currently making their own versions with HD graphics to be used in the game with OSRS Accounts. Jagex has this to speak about their work on changing the graphics in the game: "We look forward to sharing developments as our own in-house development using Old School's visuals develops."

The group 117 tried to reach an agreement in negotiations with developers. As per the author they requested that they could negotiate that the Runelite HD mod could go live as long as Jagex was done with its own visual enhancement to the game. For 117. however. The studio turned down the request. Although it appears that the Runelite HD mod appears to conform to the company's guidelines on mods, the developer has stated that it will alter the rules within the next week in order to reflect the company's decision to end developing third-party mods for visuals.

This unanticipated move by the team behind Jagex has not been received well with players who play the MMORPG. In the wake of this announcement, a variety of protests in the game are being initiated by members who are part of the game's community. They include gatherings of players in central spots within the game that resemble the sit-ins during World of Warcraft.

It's understandable why this decision by the developers might cause some anger in the community. The developer of this mod Runelite HD mod had worked on the project for about 2.000 hours over a period of about two years. Old School RuneScape remains a very popular MMORPG However, the news about the shutting down of fan-run projects poses the risk of making players to quit the game. It will be interesting to see if Jagex decides to release their version of an HD update or changing its course to accommodate the discontented players instead.

As with many MMOs the in-game items and gold in RuneScape are now precious commodities, with individuals and businesses trading in the items for real money. The trading of items in the game is considered to be a violation of the rules and could lead to being banned, but it can also be profitable for players playing RuneScape to earn cash. This is why a number of players have discovered ways to get around the rules.

The two versions of RuneScape provide player-versus-player combat through a variety of PvP options, including one known as"the Duel Arena. If a player is killed during the Duel Arena, the winning player gets everything that the character who was defeated as the reward.

On the 26th of August. Twitch streaming streamer VoldemartLive played Old School RuneScape and entered the Duel Arena while carrying 30 billion gold. This is equivalent to around $15.000 in real-world currency. After loading into the Arena the streamer started to cry at his condition, curse and requesting assistance. While his family and wife were sitting on the couch next to him, VoldemartLive was killed by another player in just 15 seconds. He lost the entirety of his gold. VoldemartLive temporarily disappeared offscreen, as his wife was in a state of stunned silence and covered the mouth of her hands. The streamer returned to the screen and began hitting his controller with the floor, as his son was watching in disbelief. His wife then covered his face and ran away from the room.

Viewers of the incident on VoldemartLive are in two minds. Some believe the fight was genuine, however most people think that the incident was faked. The primary argument offered by those who believe VoldemartLive's loss of gold in the game with 
Cheap OSRS Fire Cape was real was that his little child was close proximity, and may be frightened by the screaming or hurt when the streamer started hitting his controller. Whoever killed VoldemartLive is also believed for being part of a group who has uploaded videos of them in at the Duel Arena spawn area and killing players to earn billions of dollars.