Runescape - welcome back to 2007 motherfuckers

[Slap47]

C Engineer is trying to make saying racial slurs an autoban.

Meanwhile he denies the Armenian genocide.

 

[Fireman Sam]

For me, it was 2009/2011, before EoC, before RS3, the whole Dungeoneering thing was fun too and in my opinion, the music was the best.

I mean OSRS was fun to fuck around in for a short while, it all came back to me intuitively, it's just not the same for me...
>tfw you'll never go back to those simple days days playing Runescape in the evenings after school.

 

[Gravityqueen4life]

runescap classic was my first "MMO" i played. my friend gave me all the best gear once and i lost it by dying in a duel.

 

[BrettyBoy]

On Old School Runescape, I have a level of 99 thieving obtained.

 

[BOONES]

I Play both OSRS and RS3, it used to just be RS3 but during the mod jed hack whoever the person was loved my account. No idea why but i logged in to OSRS out of curiousity to find an account completely in midgame without me even lifting a finger.

Thanks for the Free Levels fag lol.

 

[Coolio55]

Was big in my classroom circa 2005 or so but even back then the graphics were absolute poo uncanny valley stuff so I stayed away.
Played it a bit around 2017 or so and while the game is a great aesthetic i'm not going to mince words, the gameplay is complete poo. It's one of the grindiest rpgs I've ever played and you just constantly click things like a rhesus monkey. It feels like some strange proto phone game.

Are all MMOs this bad? Vanilla WoW looks like an actual game although I refuse to give blizz any money so it's self host or bust.

 

[BOONES]

Was big in my classroom circa 2005 or so but even back then the graphics were absolute poo uncanny valley stuff so I stayed away.
Played it a bit around 2017 or so and while the game is a great aesthetic i'm not going to mince words, the gameplay is complete poo. It's one of the grindiest rpgs I've ever played and you just constantly click things like a rhesus monkey. It feels like some strange proto phone game.

Are all MMOs this bad? Vanilla WoW looks like an actual game although I refuse to give blizz any money so it's self host or bust.

The Gameplay is clunky but not truly bad, you're entitled to your opinion however.

Maybe consider playing Rs3 with in game macros? players are rewarded handsomely for being good with them.

 

[ZMOT]

Was big in my classroom circa 2005 or so but even back then the graphics were absolute poo uncanny valley stuff so I stayed away.
Played it a bit around 2017 or so and while the game is a great aesthetic i'm not going to mince words, the gameplay is complete poo. It's one of the grindiest rpgs I've ever played and you just constantly click things like a rhesus monkey. It feels like some strange proto phone game.

Are all MMOs this bad? Vanilla WoW looks like an actual game although I refuse to give blizz any money so it's self host or bust.

back when I played it 10 years ago I enjoyed RS much more, maybe for the reason it wasn't so completely streamlined. WoW is much more linear, it's the literal definition of a themepark, while RS is more like a carnival.

if you want to just give classic WoW a spin look up how private servers run, dunno if mangos still exists but it's not that hard to set up. that's what I did when I got the itch back in the day which then cured me real fast for a while again.

 

[Aidan]

RuneScape used to be outstanding and I guess it still is but the spirit just isn't there imo.
You used to have a really strong community no matter which world (server) you played on and players tended to gravitate towards certain worlds (servers) that they always logged into and thus they would run into friends and strangers they saw often over and over. It was a very unique experience that will likely never be replicated.

Now the game is almost entirely played by goldfarmers and people chasing 99s. No one talks. Almost every bit of food and armor is just bought from the Grand Exchange instantly.
The economy is not redeemable and is probably more fucked than it was when they removed RWT initially and hyper inflation was a major problem.
I tried to get back into it when OSRS came out and it's so gosh darn depressing walking around a game that used to be so lively and filled with people doing all sorts of things and now it's people who don't talk and who MUST be gaining xp or they're wasting their time.
Whenever I see it now I'm just reminded of how good it once was.

For me, it was 2009/2011, before EoC, before RS3, the whole Dungeoneering thing was fun too and in my opinion, the music was the best.

I mean OSRS was fun to fuck around in for a short while, it all came back to me intuitively, it's just not the same for me...
>tfw you'll never go back to those simple days days playing Runescape in the evenings after school.

And you are just objectively wrong. The community was gutted by 2009 so I'm wondering if that's just when you started or what. It was still very playable but Jagex was trying so hard to recover their money and when their playerbase never recovered their owners at the time had them add all sorts of really stupid shit that basically killed the game.
Last I heard, OSRS was more popular than RS3 and I'm not surprised, the only people who can't let RS3 go are people who've devoted so much time into their accounts that they just can't let it go. It's too big a part of their life in their mind.

 

[TrippinKahlua]

This still the OSRS thread? Got bored a couple weeks ago and bought some members.

One thing I’m really into is clearing roadblocks with Clue Scrolls so I don’t waste any. So because of that, my big goal is to do both “Mournings End” Quests for the first time in my life.

Damn that Coal Tar Purifier Machine in Rimmington. I’m stuck there on Part 1.

 

[Slap47]

This still the OSRS thread? Got bored a couple weeks ago and bought some members.

One thing I’m really into is clearing roadblocks with Clue Scrolls so I don’t waste any. So because of that, my big goal is to do both “Mournings End” Quests for the first time in my life.

Damn that Coal Tar Purifier Machine in Rimmington. I’m stuck there on Part 1.

Doing that with an ultimate account was extremely painful.

The trick is to get everything set up and then feed the coal in. Adjust as you go along.

 

[Timaeus Testified]

Oh yeah the Shattered Relics League started last month. For those not in the know, it's this month long event where you compete to see how much you can get done. Your skills and bosses are locked, and the only way to unlock them is by doing Tasks that get you Points to spend. The XP is multiplied by x2 and continues to grow as you get more Points and Tasks done. You also get little relics to equip that give you tons of perks, like banking any fish you catch, letting you hit double with melee weapons, and increasing clue scroll drops. I've been having a lot of fun with it. Already after playing for two weeks my account is better than my main.

 

[XxTardWranglerxX]

OSRS is getting Pride parades and perpetual group Ironman fixes instead of content while RS3 gets bosses, quests, a grounded story by kicking the gods out, and an updated Wilderness. OSRS never had the output of content RS3 does but most of it had quality. Now it's getting neither. Most new things being added have to be tweaked for months and even then the devs aren't allowed to break the sweaty player's metas so they'll always be inferior to shit people mastered years ago.

RS3's biggest problem is bloat and the shitty cosmetics. The latter is manageable; you can transmog yourself so while some people always look dumb you can always look the way you want. The former will serve as a nearly impassable wall for OSRS players who might be curious. Jagex should streamline some of the stuff and maybe instead of unsubbing when they're bored OSRS players will feel inclined to take the leap to RS3.

It's sad to me because I do like OSRS's
aesthetic over RS3's but the OSRS devs are trapped by their playerbase which is shackling progression.

 

[Focken Kiwi]

OSRS is getting Pride parades and perpetual group Ironman fixes instead of content while RS3 gets bosses, quests, a grounded story by kicking the gods out, and an updated Wilderness. OSRS never had the output of content RS3 does but most of it had quality. Now it's getting neither. Most new things being added have to be tweaked for months and even then the devs aren't allowed to break the sweaty player's metas so they'll always be inferior to shit people mastered years ago.

RS3's biggest problem is bloat and the shitty cosmetics. The latter is manageable; you can transmog yourself so while some people always look dumb you can always look the way you want. The former will serve as a nearly impassable wall for OSRS players who might be curious. Jagex should streamline some of the stuff and maybe instead of unsubbing when they're bored OSRS players will feel inclined to take the leap to RS3.

It's sad to me because I do like OSRS's
aesthetic over RS3's but the OSRS devs are trapped by their playerbase which is shackling progression.

I think Rs3 could benefit from some extra lower level bosses with drops that bridge the gap between weapon and armor tiers (specifically levels 65, 75 and 85.) While I think the idea slaying Zamorak is cool, I don't think the game necessarily needs every update pushing the envelope on difficulty. Make some cool bosses, and by extension, cool boss pets and titles, and no one will complain about having extra drop logs to complete.

 

[Scream Aim Fire]

So, necro post here, but I wanted to know: how's Runescape doing these days? I've been wanting to pick the franchise - either RS3 or OSRS - back up, but I've been out of the loop for quite some time; since 2013, actually.

So, what's changed? As mentioned above, RS started shoving fag shit into the game, but... how pozzed is the game these days, really? There is something I read about one of the gods being made gay, so that's a thing, but how is the overall rest of the game doing in general?

 

[rareblacklobster]

So, necro post here, but I wanted to know: how's Runescape doing these days? I've been wanting to pick the franchise - either RS3 or OSRS - back up, but I've been out of the loop for quite some time; since 2013, actually.

So, what's changed? As mentioned above, RS started shoving fag shit into the game, but... how pozzed is the game these days, really? There is something I read about one of the gods being made gay, so that's a thing, but how is the overall rest of the game doing in general?

RS3 is a shitty Chinese MMO nowadays. Play OSRS.

 

[Blue Resort]

So, necro post here, but I wanted to know: how's Runescape doing these days? I've been wanting to pick the franchise - either RS3 or OSRS - back up, but I've been out of the loop for quite some time; since 2013, actually.

So, what's changed? As mentioned above, RS started shoving fag shit into the game, but... how pozzed is the game these days, really? There is something I read about one of the gods being made gay, so that's a thing, but how is the overall rest of the game doing in general?

While I haven't played a huge amount of OSRS, from a casual's perspective, Old school is still the same at its core but with a substantial upgrade to the late game content. As a solo player, the experience feels mostly the same as it did then. As for modern runescape, well...

Spoiler: RS3 Sperging

RS3 is not worth an ounce of investment unless you're the pay to win type. Levelling up is an absolute joke. You can buy your way to level 99, or use training methods that can max out some of your skills in a matter of hours or days. There's a dungeon where you can farm 10k combat exp for every enemy you kill and you can leech that exp from your friends. Most old content is dead, nearly all mini-games are dead, and like any true medieval experience, you'll find half of the players either wearing bikinis or armours decked out in rainbows of particle effects.

The game is ugly as sin. almost half of the game world is still stuck in 2006. Graphical updates peaked around 2014-2015, but are somehow getting much sloppier today (they just slap new textures on the ground and add pre-made models). There's practically no animation budget. they re-use the same animation loops for everything and they replaced quest cut-scenes with literal image slideshows.

Quests have also gone down the gutter. Every major story line has been rushed to completion, we've met all the gods (yes Armadyl turned gay) and we've saved the world through some very anti-climatic mini-games. The writing has never been that great to begin with but the diversity shit certainly brought that down even further (Saradomin has a black daughter, lol).

Bossing is the only new content worth talking about because it's the one thing that isn't made obsolete by the pay2win model. There are a lot of end game bosses and they can be pretty fun to take on the first couple times. This might be an unpopular opinion but I don't think evolution of combat is that bad. You can customize it to be pretty hands off like OSRS and the abilities allows more creativity when taking on bosses. Unfortunately, the janky animations and the game tick delay almost makes that one good aspect of the game unplayable.

This one is really minor but one of runescape's most iconic features was it's unique soundtrack. How the fuck did go from this to this? the game really lost its identity in more ways than one.

RS3 has nothing over OSRS so I wouldn't recommend anyone ever bother coming back to it.

 

[Focken Kiwi]

pay2win model

Ironman mode doesn't get access to those pay to win mechanics (Treasure Hunter). If anyone is considering playing Runescape 3, I suggest doing so as an Ironman and bragging like a pretentious fuck to non Iron accounts about how much better you are than them for acquiring what you own without the aid of microtransactions.

This might be an unpopular opinion but I don't think evolution of combat is that bad.

It was pretty damn bad when Evolution of Combat first dropped. Combat was more gear centric and the differences in power between weapon tiers were initially massive. Over time, there have been added skills, passives, consumables and patches that bridged the gaps between weapon tiers making it easier to take on harder content with lower quality equipment. It could still use a little more work but Evolution of Combat isn't bad at all anymore. Anyone crying about it hasn't tried it again since EOC first dropped.

I've been wanting to pick the franchise - either RS3 or OSRS

It's important to note that you can always play both with the same account. It doesn't require two separate memberships or accounts.

 

[Scream Aim Fire]

@Blue Resort Damn. That's... really depressing to hear, honestly. RS was my jam back when I was younger, and I spent who-knows-how-long just walking around, doing whatever.

I admit, I'm more of a gameplay-and-story person myself; unfortunately, it looks like RS has lost both. I'm okay with easy leveling and a somewhat-dull grind - I was more admittedly interested in the game for nostalgia, anyway - but if RS3's really that bad, then I'll just ignore it outright in favor of Old School.

The lore/story... oof, I admit, I was honestly seriously invested in the writing way back when, so hearing how the wokeshit ended up destroying yet another old favorite of mine... damn. Doesn't help that Armadyl was my favorite, either...

Anyway, thanks for telling me. I'll try and give OSRS a shot sometime in the future; RS3... I dunno. I certainly won't be dropping any money.

It's important to note that you can always play both with the same account. It doesn't require two separate memberships or accounts.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Blue Resort]

Ironman mode

I'll be honest, I've forgotten about ironman mode. It's certainly the better option but it's not enough to warrant overlooking everything else I outlined.

The lore/story... oof, I admit, I was honestly seriously invested in the writing way back when, so hearing how the wokeshit ended up destroying yet another old favorite of mine... damn. Doesn't help that Armadyl was my favorite, either...

I also played for the lore content. I even had the quest cape at some point years ago. There was a period between post EOC to 2016 where quests actually peaked in both story and content (my favorite being the Zaros and vampire quests). The low effort woke stuff only started taking root around the end of the 2010's. The god lore has been covered pretty extensively (except for Armadyl, he got cucked in the polls). If you're passionate about that, it might be worth revisiting the old quests you missed. Sadly, some of the quest finales released after that era tend to be pretty rushed and disappointing.

My opinions from before is a reflection of runescape in the 2020's. The 2010's post-eoc had some ups and downs (mostly downs).