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Spartaaaaa wrote on 2010-07-06 18:58
I got my woodcutting skill to 2 before quitting! It was quite the accomplishment. Anyways, what are your thoughts on Runescape?
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Kayate wrote on 2010-07-06 18:59
Boring was a waste of my time
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Moppy wrote on 2010-07-06 19:03
It was my first MMO and I loved playing it with all my friends. It may have had stupid graphics and was totally lame but it had many awesome qualities to it. I'd love to play it again with my friends, but we all both secretly want to and don't want to play Runescape again.
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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-07-06 19:07
The only decent thing about Runescape was the interactivity of the free quests
Like the vampire quest where you go inside Dracula's home to kill him.
However, you need to get the garlic while navigating through the house.
Some doors cannot be open from this room but they can be opened on the other side.
Lots of puzzles.
You need garlic in your inventory for the fight with Dracula to dramatically weaken his damage and equip a wooden stake to be able to kill him permanently.
Another fun thing was the examine button.
Like you examine a pool of blood and your character comments how much it smells.
Or you examine a bottle and comment how dusty it is.
Everything else was crap, and not worth the $5/month
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woohoohelloppl wrote on 2010-07-06 19:26
It was pretty fun when I played it. My brother bought membership for his account for a few years and never regretted it.
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Serathx wrote on 2010-07-06 19:28
Runescape and I have a love hate relationship, really.
It's actually a pretty spiffy MMO and was my first MMO,
although it's just that there are way better ones out there.
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Episkey wrote on 2010-07-06 20:14
It mas my first MMO.
I thought it was worth the $5 a month for membership.
That is until I found out about Mabinogi, which is free. (I'm not an NX you-know-what)
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Shironi wrote on 2010-07-06 22:20
Copy pasting from other forum I go to.
Lately I've been hearing a lot of "WoW has awesome PvP" or "That game has bad graphics". But the thing I can't stand most about is people called Runescape and kid's game and a bad game. You could say that it would be the equivalent of telling Ming that Apple products suck, so I'm going to make a stand and explain just why Runescape is one of the best MMORPGs out there.
First of all, the Runescape client is based completely off Java. There is no need to download a client and the game loads almost instantly on any speeds faster than dialup. I've heard many wisecracks about how Runescape graphics are inferior compared to those of say WoW and Perfect world. In return allow me to ask, what other game offers full 3D, HD full screen graphics with adjustable camera angel, dynamic shadows, adjustable texture detail and water effects, WITHOUT needing to download a client, and can run smoothly on any browser at a internet speed of 15 kps? Runescape's Java code is a work of art, and no other game comes even close. Needless to say this also means Runescape can be played anywhere at anytime wherever there is a computer with web access. Again, what other client based MMO can boast that?
Second. The diversity of things to do in Runescape is extraordinary. With 25 completely separate skills, the amount of potential unique play experience that Runescape offers far exceeds anything that of any other MMO. This also allows players of many different play habits to co-exist, people who enjoy combat can focus on hunting and PVP, people who enjoy secondary skills can woodcut, fish, or mine. Not only this, but Runescape is designed in such a way that all skills co-exist with each other and are co-dependent. Smithing wouldn't work without mining and vise versa. This creates niches, and interplay between skills and communities of players, as well as a diverse and ever-shaping economy which I will explain in detail much more later on.
The minigames that Runescape offers are intuitive and complex. There are over over 30+ minigames available for players who need to take a break from the grind, and each of them is good enough to be stand-alone games in their own right. There's not much more I need to say here, other than name one other MMO which offers this.
[Image: http://runeblazers.webs.com/photos/June%20-%20July/fishing%20trawler.PNG]
I don't think I've ever played another MMO where the game puts you in a boat and gets you to bail water for your life.
QUESTS. My god I cannot comprehend how one can stand to repeatedly do, level after level, game after game, day after day, the same boring quest format over and over again. Go to A. Talk to B. Collect C. Kill D. Find E. Talk to F. Finish quest. Sorry, but if I were forced to endure that sort of questing whenever I play, then wouldn't it be better for me to just NOT play?
Quests is an area where Runescape shines above and beyond all it's competitors 10 times over and more.
Feel like a laugh? How about talking to the drunken gnome and seeing where he'll teleport you?
Feel like a challenge? How about saving the people of the native island from the demon spirit to gain access to the awesome Legends guild?
Perhaps you like the desert? Then perhaps you'd feel like pyramid plundering and finding ancient lost magic?
What about fighting the paranormal? Then go and save the nobles from the evil chef who uses culinary magic to freeze time!
Like being annoyed? How about going on a journey around the entire map, doing 'small favors' for big amounts of people?
Or how about something sinister? Then go ahead and discover the mysterys of the ruins of the underground lost city?
Possibly, you're the creative type? How about escaping an island by fashioning a seagull launcher from a T-shirt, broken bottle and an accordion?
Maybe you like doing something crazy? How about letting that dwarf put on a golden helmet for you and then cannonballing you straight into that cave wall?
I could go on and on and on and on, but I think the idea is clear.
Runescape quests are incredibly well written and diverse, from short simple to extremely long and episodic, with fascinating back story of the Runescape universe. For what Runescape perhaps lack in graphics, the immersion is made up by it's backstory. Maybe WoW has a similar background which is just as fascinating, but Runescape tells it in such a way that it becomes much more immersive than reading off a box of text. The NPC themselves interact with the character, there are beautiful pre-rendered cutscenes, and the story tells itself not by words, but by all the action that is happening around the player. Each quest contributes something to your game world, perhaps introduces an NPC, uncovers a new skill or item, maybe even lock parts of the map that you haven't discovered before. The time needed to complete every single quest in Runescape would be enormous, I would at least estimate 900 hours of solid gameplay, for a character from scratch.
The way in which Runescape updates their quests is also admirable. There is no expansion pack to pay for, no prelease announce needed, no need to pay for downloading extra content. Quests are simply implemented ever other week, there's no extra downloading needed at all, and the average quest offers 2-3 hours of solid gameplay alone. The ease in which Jagex can simply add extra content at their whim, probably cannot be mimic'd by any other MMO.
One of the major arguments against Runescape is it's lack-luster combat system, and unfortunately I have to agree that this is indeed one of it's weaker points. However, that is not to say that the combat is not without it's own merits. Many players prefer point and click action as opposed to button mashing. 'Grinding' your character is much easier because a lot less attention is required to focus on what your character is doing. The simple combat is easy on the internet, and even 50+ player battles are lag-less. Personally, it's just a preference of whether you like combat to be *click, click, click* or *click, press button 1, press button 2, press button 3, press button 1*. And even though fighting itself may not be complex, the preparation for it is anything but. Food, Potions, Weapon choice, combinations, delay casting spells, which spell books to use, switching armors mid-battle, teamwork, synergy between fellow players, the list goes on, and in terms of strategy, Runescape is anything but a point and click combat game.
[Image: http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6854/trivwgops.png]
You have to admit, 20+ guys standing on 1 square and jumping on random unsuspecting players is pretty amusing. Bet you can't do THAT in WoW
The Economy. Ah yes, now we get to the good stuff. Remember how I described the extreme diversity of skills that Runescape offers? Well, this, coupled with the impressive 10 million active players, has created a virtual economy unlike any other. The recent advent of the Grand Exchange system in Runescape was like a godsend to many players. Suddenly, every single one of the 10 million players were simultaneously connected to each other. The virtual economy of Runescape is unlike any other game (save EVE online, maybe), and the seamless flow of commodities as they flowed through the market is something that can only be experienced, and relished.
Just like each skill is connected to each other, so is each commodity. If you're a simple merchant, you would know that an increase in the price of raw fish will quickly cause the cooked prices to rise, to you better buy all the cooked fish you can before it goes up. If you're a little bit smarter than that, you'd know that pricier fish would mean less pvpers, so demand for potions will fall, better unload all of them while you can. Maybe you're really crafty, and you've figured out that higher priced fish will encourage woodcutters to switch to fishing, so with the decrease in supply of logs, you'd want to stock up on some yews before they rise up, and then sell as they come back down again. Want to get even craftier than that?
How will the new herblore update affect the prices of Barrows helms you may ask? Well my good sir, allow me to explain. Since the new herblore update is advantageous to skillers as opposed to high combat low skill Pvpers, there will be a surge in combat as skillers join the pvpers in combat. This will decrease the amount of players monster hunting, which due to the lack of supply of food and potions from the lack of skillers, will then also subsequently convert to PVP for income. The increase in PVP will cause the market to flood with combat related items due to the recently implemented bounty drop system, with a high chance of an increase in supply of barrows armor items. With this, more players will begin using barrows items, and because the helmet is lost on death, it will become increasingly scarce compared to the other items in the set, hence it's price will increase dramatically. So good sir, what should you do? Stock up on helmets when the market is just beginning to flood with them, then quickly unload them before everyone gets bored of the new fishing update, and rates return to normal.
Sounds far fetched right? Well in Runescape it's not. In fact this graph...
[Image: http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/6883/capturees.png]
...shows exactly what I described happening after the October 09 Herblore update. I happen to have profited from this immensely, easily doubling my assets. And of course, this is only one of the hundreds of items that were affected. secondary items for herblore, combat related items, even completely random items like logs were affected by updates like these. Still think Runescape is a simple game? You're playing against 10 million other players.
So no more complaining about Runescape, ok?
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Virtue wrote on 2010-07-06 22:22
I remember selling my santa hat a loooooong time ago to a classmate for 60 bucks. I should've kept it and sold it now.
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-07-06 23:09
I used to bot and sell pure Strength characters for $20 each :p
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Moppy wrote on 2010-07-06 23:21
We should all play Runescape again to reminisce. :D
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Tedio wrote on 2010-07-06 23:26
Quote from Moppy;83953:
We should all play Runescape again to reminisce. :D
we should ALL play one game together, if anything.
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Raj wrote on 2010-07-06 23:53
Quote from Moppy;83770:
It was my first MMO and I loved playing it with all my friends. It may have had stupid graphics and was totally lame but it had many awesome qualities to it. I'd love to play it again with my friends, but we all both secretly want to and don't want to play Runescape again.
^This.
I need to find that quote..
You think just because the game has 5million+ active accounts, that makes it the second best MMO? I think not. I'm willing to bet the only reason Runescape has 5mil accounts is because 1) It's browser based, no need to download anything, 2) Membership is cheap, and 3) It's easy to do stuff. These are the ONLY reason I can see RS having that many people. But the game isn't even that good. I played it for two years, a long time ago, and when I found Ragnarok Online through Pay-By-Cash's website, I left Runescape in a heartbeat.
I dunno, that's just me. I'd rather play Mabinogi because 1) It's much harder to play, 2) Much better music, 3) Epic storyline, 4) Epic, and dramatic, PvP/GvG, 5) The use of a third hand (Pets), and 6) Much better graphics. -Yes, I have seen Runescape's new graphics and I can said that, without a doubt, I'm not impressed in the least- Mabinogi may not have 5 million active accounts, but I'm sure it'd have a better chance of becoming one of the top MMOs than Runescape does.
Taken from Aredhel on the Ragezone forum
Oh and this too-
I played both games for perhaps a year or more. Back in middle school I played Runescape because it was simple, easy to get into, easy to follow. That was the golden age of Runescape, chopping trees, mining, etc. But I quickly grew out of it in high school mainly because of grades and such. Funny how six years completely changes the face of a game. I logged on to my ancient character and saw that it has suffered through some of the worse botting conquests in the game especially in the newbie friendly areas. It made it feel that you HAVE to bot to be good in the game.
Now fast forwarding to second year of college, I play started to play Mabinogi since WoW has turned into a raid and grindfest to me. The appeal was massive because I could die. Hell, I never died once in Runescape because I just click and drink water. But in Mabinogi combat skill does not depend on level but on skill. So it felt everlasting, always a challenge. Not only that, but returning to level one after every three weeks gave a strive for more power. Granted the production aspect is more refined in Runescape, but some people make a business in Mabinogi. The game fits in well now how I think right now, especially walking into a business major.
So where does the argument fit in? I like Runescape because of the nostalgia; my friends come and gone, my buddies have completely faded away in time. Runescape is simple and newbie friendly. Not only that but requiring no direct download is appealing as well. But I prefer Mabinogi. It gives an everlasting challenge. The rebirth system is sheer genius, and the combat is insanely hard. I having jumped onto a production and housing stocks system, but there's always a business out there.
So what I'm poking at is that Runescape is good for the creative thinker where Mabinogi is for the deep and denser thinker.
Anyways I'll sit back and wait for my post to go unnoticed, from the looks of the community, it feels elitist. e_e
Taken from kyouriharu on Ragezone forums
I even think about it myself, Runescape is a much less advanced and less challenging game than Runescape. That's why I played Runescape in 4th Grade, and I started (started) Mabinogi in 6th grade.
When I started Runescape, I got it.
When I started Mabinogi, I didn't, and I still don't get it.
I love and hate Mabinogi.
I love and hate Runescape.
:]
Hope you enjoyed my super long post.
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Arsik wrote on 2010-07-07 00:06
Eh, played it for like two days when I got bored of Tibia all the way back in Freshman year (2004), wasn't really impressed at the time, mostly because I couldn't get the membership, meaning that I was extremely limited to where I could go, so I haven't touched it since, and never really had any real interest in going back. Liked the concept, one of the reasons that I like Mabi, but just the fact that I couldn't do much all those years ago is enough to keep me away even now. Sorta like how it wasn't until November of last year before I started reading One Piece, about three years after walking onto my sister watching the 4Kids dubbed version on TV, except that since a lot of people say that One Piece is epic (and it is), where as RS has a lot of mixed reviews.
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puppypaint wrote on 2010-07-07 00:37
Runescape was the coolest thing in the world when I was in elementary school and didn't have my own computer to download any mmos. I just made tons of characters 'cause I got bored with them all too fast 'cause I didn't know what to do and wanted to change my look all the time. :x