People who make the argument that Runescape is dying (many of them decrying the game's recent content) typically cite the Google trend for Runescape.com. In case you are unfamiliar with it
OSRS Fire Cape, here is the link. By the way this graph could make things appear worse than they are because it appears as if the game has no activity even though it is clearly a thriving one.
At first glance, it appears as if the game is over. It's hard to argue with this. Runescape's activity has declined since its peak in December. It is important to note that other similar games, such as World of Warcraft, have also seen a decline in activity. However there are some positive signs for the game.
If you are able to get past the massive decrease in activity, you'll notice that towards the end of the graph, the decline in activity has slowed to a trickle. Also, over the past one and a half years, there really hasn't been a significant decrease in activity, at least with real players. Although there was a reduction in the perceived amount of activity due to the elimination of bots, the decrease for regular players isn't significantly.
Does this mean that Runescape isn’t dead? Not necessarily. However, it is dying much slower than most people believe. Runescape has been unable to recover three activity points from Google trend over the past year-and-a-half
Buy OSRS Power Leveling. In comparison, Runescape lost 43 activity points between July 2009 - January 2011, which is a duration of just one year and one quarter. Anyone planning to attend Runescape’s Funeral should not plan on taking time from work soon.
