Rune Scape?
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Well yeah...xxhazyshadowsxx said:
It isn't the best free MMO
But the quests for both free and members are much, much, much, much, much better than those repetitive kill X of Y quests in WoW.
I liked it for a month when I was 14, not knowing about all the other mmorpgs that are soooooo much better.
It has been ruined anyway. My friend downloads bots, trains characters, then sells them for real money.
playing runescape for the first week without member but on high quality was good while it lasted but now I only use it from time to time to chat while dancing, also I ripped off some poor sap getting 4,000 gp for free and spent it all on new weapons and armor, at first I felt bad, but then who cares since so many people hate it.
I'd rather just shell out the money for WoW. I mean come on, it's only 15 dollars a month, that's not very much at all.
First of all, most if not all MMO's get repetative, you may get distracted by their pretty graphics or "interesting" quests for some time but in the end you ALWAYS stop and reflect on how much time you've wasted on that game. Still though, despite the recent updates to the game restricting trade, they made up for that with GE. which is highly convenient despite the trip it takes to get there. And the removing of PvP was in fact a shock for me, but it still doesn't make it a bad game. I have grown an attachment to my Character and despite the meaningless hours spent in the sewers of Varrock swinging a 2-H around at a giant piece of moss with a beard, it brings the same satisfaction all MMO's do when you level. The graphics actually comfort me and the gameplay is much more entertaining than WoW. Honestly I would pick RS over any MMO because of the fact that the world there is less complictated than anything else out there. plus $5 bucks a month compared to any other P2P out there. Not bad in the never ending quest to fill in that extra time. So before you get all pissy and pull out your hate and throw it on the table, just think about it from an outside perspective. Think about the game not the hype or the graphics.
Well, from what I've gathered from scanning quickly through these other posts, I've probably spent more time on it than many of these other people. The free game entertains you for a little, but once you start to grasp just how much more content is in the members version, you quickly want to upgrade. I did, and got a high leveled character (if I remember right, I stopped at 104) after about a year of on and off playing.
After all that, looking back, I can honestly say that my time as a free player was a lot more fun than the members' period, and I think I know why now. As soon as you gain something, as soon as you achieve a goal you set for yourself, you immediately desire something better. Obviously, this is normal in this sort of game, but for me, it killed the fun. The game became a never ending quest to get "the next better item", and there was never any chance to actually ENJOY what you just worked for. The economy of the game was pretty messed up as well, being entirely supported by the trade of rare and ultra expensive items. I quit when they ruined the last fun part of the game: the Wilderness. In a series of VERY stupid updates, they drained the last bit of enjoyment from the game and altered everything so much, it was nothing like the good ol' "fun" days I had had.
Long story short: It's legitimately fun for a few weeks as a free player before you've learned too much.
After all that, looking back, I can honestly say that my time as a free player was a lot more fun than the members' period, and I think I know why now. As soon as you gain something, as soon as you achieve a goal you set for yourself, you immediately desire something better. Obviously, this is normal in this sort of game, but for me, it killed the fun. The game became a never ending quest to get "the next better item", and there was never any chance to actually ENJOY what you just worked for. The economy of the game was pretty messed up as well, being entirely supported by the trade of rare and ultra expensive items. I quit when they ruined the last fun part of the game: the Wilderness. In a series of VERY stupid updates, they drained the last bit of enjoyment from the game and altered everything so much, it was nothing like the good ol' "fun" days I had had.
Long story short: It's legitimately fun for a few weeks as a free player before you've learned too much.
The problem there is that if you actually want to play the game, it's not free. You can more or less work through the entire free to play section in a couple of months, and then it's over. All new content is members only, which requires you to pay.
So no, it's definitely not the best free one out there, since the free content sucks.
I'll admit the actual game itself is not terrible, although it really has nothing to set itself apart from other MMORPGs. It also has some of the worst graphics ever seen in a MMORPG, although I suppose that's really more Java's fault than the games.
So no, it's definitely not the best free one out there, since the free content sucks.
I'll admit the actual game itself is not terrible, although it really has nothing to set itself apart from other MMORPGs. It also has some of the worst graphics ever seen in a MMORPG, although I suppose that's really more Java's fault than the games.
Ugh.... i was REALLY into it a while back... (2 or 3 years) and gave up. It is offically banished FOREVER
I used to play it a few years back. The Free-to-Play was competent for the first month or so, and it was pretty fun (specially for something FREE). Mind you I was like 12 then, but it was still good. But after a while it becomes all grind. Checking in on it now though, there are a ton of 12-year-old-prats and a lot of the new updates really ruined it...
To be honest I had more fun in Runescape than WoW.
To be honest I had more fun in Runescape than WoW.
If your a mod or a member, sure it's fun. If your a freebie I have analogies that would get me suspended for how awful it is.
I appreciate RuneScape for its sense of freedom above all else, something which few other MMOs offer.