The widest gap I can think of when it comes to liking a game and hating a company. Jagex is fucking terrible, but the game is still the richest world in all of gaming. You will need to be able to stomach grinding though.
eoc is good
Someone tried to do the "Alt+F4 to duplicate all your items" trick on me and it worked in the sense that I hit Alt+F4 but it backfired because he said to put the items in my inventory instead of dropping them entirely so it was just an inconvenience trying to log back in on dial-up internet.
One of the two MMO's (the other being DC Universe Online) I always end up coming back to. Along with Elder Scrolls, this game meets my definition of what I call a 'true RPG.'
Other RPG games, while calling themselves "role-playing," in reality still force you into a particular niche within that world. For example, games like Dragon Age, Fable, and Baldur's Gate let you choose your race, your class, and your morality, which is cool and all but at the end of the day you're still just a warrior, and that's all you're ever gonna be.
But in Runescape, you don't have to engage in any kind of combat at all if you really don't want to. It is perfectly viable just to level up non-combat related skills, or to just do quests (many of which don't require combat), or play minigames, or simply engage with the community by joining a social-focused clan. Your character can live whatever kind of life you want for them, and there are no pre-determined classes, archetypes, or professions. You never even have to actually do any quests if you don't want to. It's a fantasy life simulator. You are truly free to set your own goals and accomplish your own milestones.
You're not forced into any kind of box. The world and everything it has to offer is what you make of it. Say what you will but almost no other game offers that.
Sure, this game can be grindy, but it's grindy in the same way real life is. Everybody in this game starts at zero. The rewards you earn and the heights you climb are a reflection of your own willingness to work for it.
Other RPG games, while calling themselves "role-playing," in reality still force you into a particular niche within that world. For example, games like Dragon Age, Fable, and Baldur's Gate let you choose your race, your class, and your morality, which is cool and all but at the end of the day you're still just a warrior, and that's all you're ever gonna be.
But in Runescape, you don't have to engage in any kind of combat at all if you really don't want to. It is perfectly viable just to level up non-combat related skills, or to just do quests (many of which don't require combat), or play minigames, or simply engage with the community by joining a social-focused clan. Your character can live whatever kind of life you want for them, and there are no pre-determined classes, archetypes, or professions. You never even have to actually do any quests if you don't want to. It's a fantasy life simulator. You are truly free to set your own goals and accomplish your own milestones.
You're not forced into any kind of box. The world and everything it has to offer is what you make of it. Say what you will but almost no other game offers that.
Sure, this game can be grindy, but it's grindy in the same way real life is. Everybody in this game starts at zero. The rewards you earn and the heights you climb are a reflection of your own willingness to work for it.
objectively bad
(ironman) progression is pretty interesting nowadays, but unfortunately it's borderline unplayable if you're used to the qol of runelite.
I used to play this with my neighbor Kaitlyn <3
I've had a runescape account since around 2010 but I've never been too invested in the game.
I'm in the extreme minority of people who actually prefer this version of the game for its polish and PvE focus, and while I concede that it's extremely lacking in some areas and has an atrocious monetisation system, it has enough content that a new player can sink hundreds and hundreds of hours in and still have things to do. I don't even have all 99s and I've been playing this game since I was eight.
Came back to playing my account from back in old school days
Love the QoL updates, new quests, traversal is so much easier, feels like a good game
Still cant get over the evolution of combat update and the interfacing although I think is great you can freely customize - it is by far not noob friendly so it was hard to get back into.
Love the QoL updates, new quests, traversal is so much easier, feels like a good game
Still cant get over the evolution of combat update and the interfacing although I think is great you can freely customize - it is by far not noob friendly so it was hard to get back into.
Ahhhhh. I doubt I have anything to say that hasn't been said by the millions who have spent hours and months of their life on one of the most popular games of all time.
I stopped playing this after I realised I have over one year of time spent in-game. It is a deeply flawed game, and Jagex is a very easy developer to criticise but it has taught little me so much about life and human beings and what to use to catch lobster and how much it costs to buy gf and so on and so forth
I stopped playing this after I realised I have over one year of time spent in-game. It is a deeply flawed game, and Jagex is a very easy developer to criticise but it has taught little me so much about life and human beings and what to use to catch lobster and how much it costs to buy gf and so on and so forth
Played the old and the new for a bit. Wasn't hooked. Maybe it's a good thing. Wouldn't come back to it. Even tho' it's the favorite mmorpg for everyone.
Overtime isn't so bad
very good game, recommended for all MMORPG lovers
this is what hypixel skyblock wishes it was
An endless grind
10/10 took over my life for over a decade
Você nunca quita do runescape, vc só tira férias
I genuinely do like this and oldschool but I guarantee if the storyline was told through any other medium I would not be as financially shackled to this dogass web browser as I am currently
I'm not crying you are.
Never Forget. 06\06\2006
MMORPG que mais marcou minha infância, sempre que estava na casa da minha avó eu passava horas e horas upando todo o tipo de skill no game.
Tentei retornar e senti que o jogo está precisando renovar mais na questão de hub e como introduzir as pessoas a um game de tamanha magnitude de atividades!
Tentei retornar e senti que o jogo está precisando renovar mais na questão de hub e como introduzir as pessoas a um game de tamanha magnitude de atividades!
Legendary MMO that first got me into the genre, and also gaming as a whole. Same rating for both OSRS and RS3, they both provide great experiences. I very much love the grindy aspect of games, so having the skills be a very large part of the game gives it great appeal to me.
I've been playing this game on and off since 2008, and my account currently has 6000 hours logged, which is amateur compared to some players. This game has several flaws, with the first being the increase in microtransactions (MTX). The core appeal of RuneScape lies in the grind for XP and the sense of accomplishment that comes with earning skill capes. MTX undermines this by making progress dependent on who has more real-life money to spend. Although they have attempted to address this issue with the introduction of Ironman mode, the damage caused by MTX still lingers.
There’s no other game like RuneScape, I have tried so many others and none comes close to the experience. This game is grindy and does not respect your time. It will take a new player over 1000 hours to even get 99 in every stat (without MTX) and you’re just scraping the surface of the game at that point. This is what makes it fun and why players can’t seem to quit. They release content designed to give long term players FOMO.
There’s no other game like RuneScape, I have tried so many others and none comes close to the experience. This game is grindy and does not respect your time. It will take a new player over 1000 hours to even get 99 in every stat (without MTX) and you’re just scraping the surface of the game at that point. This is what makes it fun and why players can’t seem to quit. They release content designed to give long term players FOMO.
Countless middle-school hours spent on this game.
Many long nights were spent playing this when I should have been studying for my 8th-grade physics test. Definitely worth it. Though it hasn't aged nearly as well as its other MMO competitors, the world itself is still filled with rich history and a player base that won't quit some 20-years later.
Pros
Fantastic community resources for improving at the game, both in terms of mechanical skill and general game knowledge
A combat system with a virtually limitless skill ceiling, meaning there’s always something you can be doing to improve yourself
A community that values and respects skilled players without being overly-toxic to newcomers like many other MMOs (e.g. World of Warcraft)
Hardly ever forces the player into doing anything, meaning they can play the game however they want, whether that is fighting bosses, crafting, gathering or killing monsters, with all these parts of the game being highly fleshed out after decades of development.
Fantastic economy that makes it so content released over a decade ago is still good moneymaking and relevant in the current stage of the game.
Almost everything is tradeable, from the highest-level weapons in the game to powerful unlockable abilities, making it so that as long as what you like to do in-game makes good money, you only have to do what you want, as you can buy your upgrades with gold. Furthermore, the existence of iron-man accounts makes it so that even if you prefer the more standard systems in MMOs where these items are untradeable, those players can enjoy the game in that way and earn everything themselves without using the Grand Exchange.
Power creep is incredibly slow compared to other MMOs, and the game actively practices horizontal rather than vertical progression, meaning old content doesn’t stop being difficult, with a boss released 7 years ago being widely considered the hardest boss in the game to this day (Telos). This means that at any given time, RS3 has so much more relevant content than other MMOs.
You can easily sustain your membership with in-game gold once you have learned how to make money efficiently, essentially making the game free.
Puts huge emphasis on character growth over time, leading to you having a character with numerous small but noticeable permanent power boosts that make them incredibly satisfying to play, as you know that those boosts came from you actively seeking them out, not them just being given to you by levelling up.
Cons
The community, while useful, can be overly negative about patches and updates
Tutorialisation is practically nonexistent, leading players to rely entirely on community-generated resources.
It can take a long time to really “click” with the game, as the game’s movement (tile system) and combat can feel very clunky to new players.
When I Like to Play
Complete quests
Earn new upgrades
Enjoy the combat system
Improve my combat skills
Shoot for speedrunning records
Fantastic community resources for improving at the game, both in terms of mechanical skill and general game knowledge
A combat system with a virtually limitless skill ceiling, meaning there’s always something you can be doing to improve yourself
A community that values and respects skilled players without being overly-toxic to newcomers like many other MMOs (e.g. World of Warcraft)
Hardly ever forces the player into doing anything, meaning they can play the game however they want, whether that is fighting bosses, crafting, gathering or killing monsters, with all these parts of the game being highly fleshed out after decades of development.
Fantastic economy that makes it so content released over a decade ago is still good moneymaking and relevant in the current stage of the game.
Almost everything is tradeable, from the highest-level weapons in the game to powerful unlockable abilities, making it so that as long as what you like to do in-game makes good money, you only have to do what you want, as you can buy your upgrades with gold. Furthermore, the existence of iron-man accounts makes it so that even if you prefer the more standard systems in MMOs where these items are untradeable, those players can enjoy the game in that way and earn everything themselves without using the Grand Exchange.
Power creep is incredibly slow compared to other MMOs, and the game actively practices horizontal rather than vertical progression, meaning old content doesn’t stop being difficult, with a boss released 7 years ago being widely considered the hardest boss in the game to this day (Telos). This means that at any given time, RS3 has so much more relevant content than other MMOs.
You can easily sustain your membership with in-game gold once you have learned how to make money efficiently, essentially making the game free.
Puts huge emphasis on character growth over time, leading to you having a character with numerous small but noticeable permanent power boosts that make them incredibly satisfying to play, as you know that those boosts came from you actively seeking them out, not them just being given to you by levelling up.
Cons
The community, while useful, can be overly negative about patches and updates
Tutorialisation is practically nonexistent, leading players to rely entirely on community-generated resources.
It can take a long time to really “click” with the game, as the game’s movement (tile system) and combat can feel very clunky to new players.
When I Like to Play
Complete quests
Earn new upgrades
Enjoy the combat system
Improve my combat skills
Shoot for speedrunning records
Not as fun as OSRS
cool game, nice gameplay element's, addicting gameplay loop,
there was a guy that looked like a mix between ghengis khan and kratos