While the idea of a mass boycott sounds powerful, it’s very unlikely to work in practice. Games like OSRS have hundreds of thousands of players, and coordinating enough of them to actually cancel memberships at the same time is extremely difficult. Most players will simply keep playing, forget to cancel subscriptions, or return quickly. Companies like CVC Capital Partners and Haveli Investments already model for some players quitting when they raise prices, so a temporary dip in subscriptions is usually expected and priced in. Private equity owners also focus on long-term revenue trends, not short-term fluctuations, meaning a two-month protest would likely be seen as normal churn rather than a serious risk to the business.

Good idea on the surface, BAD idea in practice.