If you go to www.google.com/trends and type "runescape" in the search box, it shows a graph of the frequency of people searching runescape on google. You see it peak in 2007 and today it's lower than it has been since it's beginning. The graph might not show the actual popularity of the game but it shows how many people are searching it. My guess of why the game might be declining is that older players eventually grow out of the game as they always have, and newer players are getting turned off because the game is a bit difficult to get the hang of now. The game just looks more jumbled and more confusing than it did when I started playing in 2007. If I were a newcomer to runescape today, I feel like I would get turned off by the jumbled and confusing interface. Tutorial Island was a very simple and clear way to teach new players how to play. I could see why the current tutorial would be a little more confusing to new players. So what do you guys think? Do you think runescape might now be a bit more confusing and unattractive to brand new players?
