RuneScape Has 105 Million User Accounts
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I have one of those 105 million accounts. It was fun for like a month or so and then it just became like work. So I stopped playing.
I just got bored, and didn't want to pay so much, especially after I got hacked for the nth time and had everything stolen... again. I still have the account, but the last time I touched it was about three years ago.
But don't bash it. It is a rite of passage, as it has been said. Basically it's the 'My First' MMO, and, for that, it's pretty good. I can remember having some fun on it, especially duping noobs into the Wild and slaughtering them with a friend.
But don't bash it. It is a rite of passage, as it has been said. Basically it's the 'My First' MMO, and, for that, it's pretty good. I can remember having some fun on it, especially duping noobs into the Wild and slaughtering them with a friend.
At least those cocks at Blizzard can shut up now they've been beaten by a fuckin' browser game.
I still play the game. Im a bit annoyed by all the flaming that is going on here against it but hey thats their opinions.
one of my all time favourite MMO moments was when i was questing with a friend and i got sucked away into a different dimension. i eventually got back, and he asked what happened. "there was this other dimension where everything was upside-down and there was a magic cat," was my reply. it was amazing.
(Long time lurker, first time poster).
I've never felt the need to reply to an Escapist thread before, but this has changed that.
I've been playing Runescape fairly steadily for almost 6 years now, and I love it, it's probably my favourite game, and for a long time the disrespect and general ignoring Runescape received upset me. It pleases me to see Runescape being recognized as a part of the gaming community.
That being said, of course 105 million accounts isn't the actual number of players, I myself probably have at least 20 accounts I don't play, but the actual number of paying subscribers is still pretty impressive. According to mmogchart.com, Runescape controls 7.2% of the MMOG market - second only to World of Warcraft (as of April '08), making it one of the MMOG superpowers.
I've never felt the need to reply to an Escapist thread before, but this has changed that.
I've been playing Runescape fairly steadily for almost 6 years now, and I love it, it's probably my favourite game, and for a long time the disrespect and general ignoring Runescape received upset me. It pleases me to see Runescape being recognized as a part of the gaming community.
That being said, of course 105 million accounts isn't the actual number of players, I myself probably have at least 20 accounts I don't play, but the actual number of paying subscribers is still pretty impressive. According to mmogchart.com, Runescape controls 7.2% of the MMOG market - second only to World of Warcraft (as of April '08), making it one of the MMOG superpowers.
Runescape is the perfect starter MMO. It requires no monthly fee and no downloads. I remember as kid playing it because I couldn't play Everquest at the time. Ahhh... Everquest, I remember when they put out Everquest 2 and everyone said WoW was going to be the Everquest killer. How right they were.
If we had signatures, you would have just gotten sigged, my friend. Quoted for Truth, indeed!RougeWaveform said:
I agree with you completely, and I think it's a totally legitimate MMO and a game with above-average design. Though I stopped playing a few months ago (it was destroying my social life), I could just as easily pick it back up again and have lots of fun.LifsAndlat said:
I think those who bash the game after only having played a small bit of it haven't seen the Members portion of the game.
Jagex updated their macro detection systems on June 11, and have stated that "there are [no macro systems] we cannot detect". Speaking as a player, I haven't seen any bots or macros in months.Damien_B said:I'd like to bet that at LEAST half of those are ad. bots.CantFaketheFunk said:Psst, guys. It has 10 million "active accounts." Says right up there
Um... no...
According to Wikipedia, Runescape's servers have a maximum capacity for 340,000 players at a time. I logged on to the Runescape website which boasted 60k players a the moment.
The Guinness Book has really lowered their standards for this one.
According to Wikipedia, Runescape's servers have a maximum capacity for 340,000 players at a time. I logged on to the Runescape website which boasted 60k players a the moment.
The Guinness Book has really lowered their standards for this one.
an account costs 6 bucks a month, 105 million accounts..
you would think with that much money they could make the money decent enough that isnt a complete grind
you want to raise a skill high enough so you can do fun stuff? have fun working 10 hours at the same area doing the same thing..
you would think with that much money they could make the money decent enough that isnt a complete grind
you want to raise a skill high enough so you can do fun stuff? have fun working 10 hours at the same area doing the same thing..
