RSCR community and staff,

It seriously saddens me and many others to see rscrevolution close down the game that started it all. As a veteran player or rscrevolution Classic, I have watched the game's playerbase dwindle from hundreds of thousands down to only a few scores of dedicated players. As this process continued, I have seen the game's community become not only smaller, but also more tightly knit.

I have also watched RSCR grow up from the ashes of the old game, and am pleased by what has become of it. I've even played around a bit on a few other accounts, the passwords to which have since been lost. While this has happened, though, I have seen RSCR morph into something that, while fun to play, isn't quite what I started out on. RSCR as it is, is a fine game, and it's quite interesting to see what RSC looks like with treasure trails, skill capes, some RS2-like interface features, and an auction house and has filled it's niche quite well and I'm sure will continue to do so in the future.

That being said, I (along with many "vanilla" RSC players) have been thinking hard about what to do after the 6th of August. We do not want to see the game we played for so long go away, and agree with Billy that the "vanilla" RSC is an important piece of the game's history. Now that the game will soon no longer be kept around by rscrevolution, I believe that it is the responsibility of the players to keep it (or as close an turnip as possible) going so that those who grew up playing it can continue with the game they know and love, and so that newer players who want to know how it all began have the opportunity to do so.

Therefore, I suggest that the staff of RSCR attempt to open up a separate "vanilla" RSC server that attempts to remain as close as possible to the original game with the original interface, XP rates, &c. It can go on unsupported, as rscrevolution has done for so long with the original, or perhaps a mod or two can look into it from time to time to keep a lid on the bots. If this were to happen, it would be greatly appreciated by myself and what remains of the original RSC community. Not only that, but I'm sure many of us could contribute our time and skills to develop this from the great deal of infrastructure that you already have in place here on your excellent private server.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

Element 94