RS4 vs OSRS: Old School RuneScape is not being replaced. Jagex says RS4 is a separate, independent game and that Old School keeps its own dedicated team, roadmap and continued investment. RS4 is meant to sit alongside OSRS, not take its place.
No. Jagex says RS4 is not a replacement for Old School, RuneScape or Dragonwilds. Those games keep their own teams, roadmaps and investment, and RS4 will sit alongside them as an independent experience.
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"RS4 is not a replacement for any of our games, be it Old School, RuneScape or Dragonwilds. Those games have their own dedicated teams, exciting roadmaps and continued investment."
Old School RuneScape keeps its own team, roadmap and investment. RS4 is designed to sit alongside it as another way to experience Gielinor.
Old School updates continue as normal. Whether OSRS accounts connect to RS4 in any way has not been announced.
Not announced. Jagex lists accounts and progression among open questions. Its principle of permanent progression is about RS4's own design; it is not a promise that existing progress carries over.
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RS4 is a separate game that begins in Ashenfall, the region first explored in Dragonwilds, years after Dragonwilds' events. Jagex says it builds on the technology lessons it learned making Dragonwilds.
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RS4 is a fourth RuneScape game, not a sequel that replaces the others. Here is how it relates to RuneScape, Old School, Dragonwilds and Reignited.
Jagex has confirmed an entirely new RuneScape MMORPG, working title RS4, built in Unreal Engine and beginning in Ashenfall. It is still a few years away.
