Paul, who streams under the name Beast Fable, told Polygon he was “shocked and sad” when Jagex made the announcement last week, even though he began prepping for the inevitable a while ago. That’s more than a decade of playing the classic MMORPG - building friends, learning the game and, most importantly, getting to know those involved with the game through Jagex. Paul, a 30-year-old web developer in Wisconsin, started playing RuneScape in 2003, but didn’t start streaming until 2016. No one could have predicted the server’s closure. The streamers exist in their own little cocoon, happy to continue playing RuneScape. It’s not a full time job or a get-rich-quick-scheme it’s a passion project. But the 100 streamers who solely focus on the classic fantasy MMORPG have developed followings with audiences who return time and time again to explore an aging map. The RuneScape Classic Twitch community isn’t competing for attention with Fortnite streamers or well-known personalities. RuneScape Classic, the original version of the game developed by Jagex 17 years ago, is shutting down, a devastating turn of events for a devout group of Twitch streamers.
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