LinkedIn that he's decided to leave Jagex after fifteen years of OSRS Gold content editing as well as narrative design and lead design. It was a decision he made according to him, to "test his skills within the industry." Osborne is leaving Jagex and is going straight to Square Enix on the publishing side, where he will be a Senior Designer. He'll be overseeing "some excellent games" beginning with Outriders.
The news prompted Redditor FatNWackyRS to reach out to the Outriders on r/Outriders, with a short message on Mod Osborne who he described as the "warm friendly "Dad" face at Jagex." FatNWackyRS describes the many things that Osborne has contributed to the community over time, including several clips, like acting as Mod Elfborne to support Prifddinas (an Elf City in Runescape) as well as joining livestreams as well as assisting in the vision of the company.
Although some communities or players would be upset about losing a recognizable company face, FatNWackyRS invited other Runescape players to post their stories. One of the commenters says they feel like they've been both winners and losers in their time playing with both Runescape as well as Outriders. Other players were delighted by the news, some of whom were not familiar with Osborne prior to the glowing praise from a member of the Runescape community.
It's true that what exactly will transpire on his portion of Outriders fence remains to be decided, but players know that a lot of exciting things are coming in the coming years to this game. Outriders' Worldslayer expansion is due to be released this spring . It is expected to launch in the coming year and, beyond that, People Can Fly has a ton of other projects underway, including a new game that will be developed with Square Enix. What happens if Osborne will be involved with that, though, remains to be seen.
FatNWackyRS concludes his post with an encouraging, simple message for Osborne If he happens to read it: A thank you for all he has contributed to Runescape and warm wishes for his time working at Square Enix. "We are so grateful for you, we will miss you, and would like to wish you the best of success throughout your exciting future ventures from buy rs 2007 gold Square Enix," the Redditor wrote on behalf the RS community.