In RuneScape the black market economy of gold farmers was modest

In the past of these OSRS gold farmers were primarily located in China. Some of them hunkered down in tiny factories where they slayed virtual ogres, and stole their bodies in 12-hour shifts. There were even instances of Chinese government using prisoners as gold farms.

In RuneScape the black market economy of gold farmers was modest--until the year 2013. The players were dissatisfied how much the computer game has changed since it was first introduced in 2001. They contacted Jagex to restore an earlier version. Jagex released one from its archive, and fans flocked back to what became to be called Old School RuneScape.

A lot of these players were similar to Mobley. They played RuneScape when they were teenagers and look back fondly on the angular images and quirky soundtrack. Although the 20- and 30-year-olds were able to play for hours as children They now had responsibilities that went beyond schoolwork.

"People are working they have families to consider," said Stefan RS gold another well-known creator of content for RuneScape who has close to 200k subscribers and goes under the nickname SoupRS when he was interviewed. "It's the only limit to the amount they can play every day."