domino378

I have now been playing Runescape myself for about three years now, and I have gone off and on, but now it seems that Runescape is actually making some significant content... if any of you are Runescape players, or have previously played and are a member, please visit the site and look at the new "Runescape HD" (Bad name for it) and post your regards on what you think.

The community I have to say, is getting much better. Instead of the last remark in the overview a while ago, it now has the possible chance of getting a nice welcome and reply to the question. You may also ask small items and they may be given. I think that Runescape is making a comeback, slowly and painfully, back to the front lines.

Please post your remarks, negative or positive, I would like to see what you think.

Thanks, Domino378

Gameplaya2000

Ya i agree...to me it seems like it should be a download game, because its soo much better than ANY other browser game ive seen...they are mostly 2d and text based...

In fact i think they could start charging and not having it free, and they will be just as popular.

PS: Im playing it right now :P

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domino378

I agree, although I think what makes Runescape so popular is the fact that you can make an account and not have to worry about making it downloadable, you can just play it on any computer, since most of it's community is under 21, they have to travel and use different computers or their families if under 18. But I do agree with the fact that they could get rid of free playing and they would loose some people and popularity but it would not matter much because of the fact that their income is based off of the member community and the advertisement on their website. I think that it would also encourage all of the free players to become members too, so that would be a plus on their side since Runescape is so addictive. Also you cannot find many other good 3d browser based 2D or 3D games that are not text based. I have been looking for some time now and not found any other 3D browser based games like Runescape that are F2P/P2P or both.

Thanks for your feedback, add me as your friend if you like, it is in my signature.

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PampanganPride

Okay honestly speaking, runescape is for more of the childish gamers. Runescape, like stated before is so popular because of how you don't have to download anything. Children who are younger who aren't aloud to download anything often play runescape because they don't have to download anything so their parents/siblings don't get angry and they can still play. Also the membership isn't that expensive and as well as how you can play with a really poor computer. Honestly I think it's great that runescape is out because it introduces you to the world to mmorpg's, and for people who don't have great computers they can still have fun on runescape. Myself personally, i got banned from it like 3 years ago. I played it from like 2001-2005. Back then my brother didn't let me download any games. So I say runescape isn't really that bad. I'm never going to play it again, yet it was cool. Then I heard they took out the whole pking aspect and the whole "balanced trading thing" which completely ruins the WHOLE game. Because how can you really make money now? I mean sure you can go fishing and mining yet what's the point? People mostly made money so they could pvp more better. Also I personally made my money from pking and merchanting now if I were to join and get back to level 124 I wouldn't be able to make money before. (Yes I got to level 124, and yes I know that's sad)

Junkyarddawg

You know how the trading system works now right? More quests = more value able to be traded in trades. For example, say you have like 0 quest points, you can trade 3k in money/items. But if you have 100 you may be able to trade 300k in money/items. Its making you do more than just farm fish/ore/wood/etc all day and actually do the quests.

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PampanganPride

Yeah I know it's just the quests I wasn't too fond of them. I mean I did them for like certain weapons. Yet also private drop parties are ruined too, the fact that you have to go to party pete, and then it messages everyone in the game or something that you're throwing a party there. I think it's pretty lame now how they're so against RWT. I mean sure it's bad but it doesn't really change much, sure some people get an advantage but it doesn't directly affect me.

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domino378

To Junkyarddog = I'm sorry, but you have the proportions way off my friend. If you have 100 quest points, then you are able to trade about 12k in money or items (gain or loss) within 15 minutes, and that does not count the ability of the player trading with you. Say they have lower quest points, then you are able to trade (gain or loss) to them with their maximum, not yours, so you would have to get or give to multiple sources for you to use up your limit within 15 minutes if they are lower than you in quest points. I personally have 98 quest points, and I can trade only about 11-12k within 15 minutes.
Another bad thing about the trading system is that it sometimes does not read your quest points, as in you may have 100, but it still says the limit is 3k, which I think is absurd and need to be recognized and fixed as soon as possible.

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Junkyarddawg

I was just throwing random numbers out there, I don't know the exacts. Sorry if you thought I know that much about runescape. And the quests in runescape are better than kill x _____ and then come back to me. (Ala almost every downloadable free mmorpg)

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domino378

I agree. I think that the quests are sort of childish, but still, it is not that bad. But real world trading, why affect the entire community (300+ million) Over a few thousand people who real world trade? Besides, it is their money, and if they want to live in a hut on the outskirts of Detroit having nothing but Internet, a computer, lots of stuff on a digital world, and food, then that is their choice. But just because some people do that does not mean that they have the right to change the game inside out and make it so that the entire community has to suffer for their decisions.

Whoever is a Runescape member at the moment reading this post, I will start a thread in the rant section of their forums referring to this statement, join me there if you wish. The thread is called= Onrpg thread extension --- RWT Quick find code = 27-28-705-57104947

You are right about the quests, they are better than most other downloadable games standards and much more in depth. I will use Fiesta as an example = Fiesta's quests are along the lines of "Mine a rock, and give it to ____ and come and see me." or "Go and kill 5 ____'s, then come back to me." Because all that they are, are a waste of time, in my opinion, being a beta tester for the game.

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Gameplaya2000

It is in no way childish. Its the best online browser game ive ever seen. I know people over 40 that play, and they enjoy it. But yeah it does suck that they removed pvp and unbalanced trade.

And why is it sad that you got to 124? Is it because all other games like wow are so popular that because runescape is a browser game its something to be ashamed of?

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