Not sure if there are many MMORPG players on the forum - Oldschool Runescape broke its record for concurrent players earlier this month (August 3, 2025) with ~240k online, 12 years after its initial release, with nothing major happening in the game for the record to happen. It seems it was a culmination of an already active/dedicated player base (typically around ~150k) and a big boom of WoW streamers and their viewers coming over to the game and singing its praises.
This video sums it up pretty well:
Anyways, I've been playing OSRS since 2014 and definitely support its recent success. No predatory microtransactions and devs that are fully immersed with the community. Definitely worth playing if you're into grindy MMO's. If anyone wants to add me give me a shout, I'm well on my way to maxing my Ironman
