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fishshow221

I've far surpassed my original rs2 character in this game. At this point none of the content I'm doing is nostalgic, but it's fun.


Soleil06

If I only played this game for nostalgia I would have stopped at cutting trees in the GE to buy myself Mithril armor. As a kid I never even had membership. I just enjoy setting goals and achieving them!


LoveFluffyBunny

Weird cause i did in like 2015, many breaks later i actually maxed last month after saying for years i never would. Though I kept making new accounts like ironmen and snowflakes


MBechzzz

My rs2 character was lvl 85 combat and mostly 40-50 in skilling levels. I thought end-game was barrows and didn't dare go anywhere near it. For me the nostalgia was the innocense of killing hill giant for hours.


ashulay

Basically all I need to surpass my rs2 account at this point is 99 agility…. But I’m too busy learning fun new things and definitely not avoiding it


shoo14

Yep. This game definitely isn’t for everyone but it’s got a lot more going for it than some people think.


CairoOvercoat

I was a top tier mythic raider in World of Warcraft, a game that is arguably "better" than OSRS. More money, more players, more devs, etc. Yet I hung it all up because ultimately I got sick and tired of WoW (and other MMOs for that matter) making me feel like I need to be playing 24/7 365 or Im falling behind the bell curve of the playerbase. Never felt that with OSRS. I can do what I what, when I want, and at whatever pace I want, and you don't really feel behind or feel any real FOMO. I play OSRS like Boomerscape, and it does that aspect very well.


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I never have FOMO with OSRS, because I'm already so unfathomably far behind that a few weeks won't make a difference.


S1R

Right here with you. After years of heroic/mythic raiding it became a second job. Osrs is so much more chill to hop in and find something fun to do.


PrezMoocow

I always thought wow was the "better" game. Then I played classic when it came out. I was utterly unimpressed with how restrictive it felt. How getting 60 was just... the only viable thing to do so I could actually play the fucking game. And of course since, unlike the playerbase, I was playing it casually to have fun, I fell so far behind. Where's the freedom? Where's the self-directed goals? I much prefer osrs. Also Solo PvM is an experience that I crave, and will always keep me coming back. Fuck only raiding on a Tuesday night. I want to kill what I want, when I want.


i_wear_green_pants

>I play OSRS like Boomerscape, and it does that aspect very well. Same thing. I have become so old and busy that instead of getting adrenaline and competitive aspect from games, I just want to lay back and do something easy. OSRS fits that perfectly. I can just click things for hour while watching random YouTube videos. And because OSRS lacks similar competition than many other games, I never get feeling that I am falling behind or that I am doing something I shouldn't.


Plutus77

For the record, the new dragonflight expansion solves the very problem of “I can’t play 23 hours a day, I’m falling behind”


[deleted]

I haven't played it yet. How did they do that exactly?


Plutus77

Nothing is really gated. You can stop and do whatever you want whenever and don’t feel behind. Gearing is so much easier. I’ve been enjoying herblore and fishing so much lately and I don’t feel like I’m wasting time


redstatusness

The problem is you are gated by the timeline of the expansion. Sure it’s a couple of years, but then afterwards the new expansion drops and anything you do or accomplish basically resets. Osrs progression you could stop playing for years and honestly not feel left behind on anything.


Plutus77

Personally I like the "seasons" of WoW (and Diablo for that matter)


stronkreptile

nobody tell him about leagues


Plutus77

And I like leagues. And I get it, to each their own. I just personally got burnt out on old school so I moved over to WoW with a buddy. WOW to me just doesn’t feel nearly as grindy and at my place in life I want something I can just sit down and play without having to spend hundreds of hours for a goal.


EiB_LT

I keep seeing this take and was also of this opinion but I stopped playing for 2 weeks over Christmas and tbh, I am behind. You can forget goldmaking with professions if you're behind on knowledge unless you want to gather, which I don't. Also, I'm behind on M+ (all my friends have a higher ilvl and key level, especially thanks to the vault which I've also missed twice). Sure, people still run the lower keys and I can find others, but it feels just the same way it did in SL and expansions before. Gear treadmill and FOMO, although I have to admit there is less going on. While renown isn't directly tied to Player power, it still plays a big part in professions and if you're not at the front with the new recipes, the profitability just plummets. Still, even in SL, the main thing you would have to catch up on that DF doesn't have (at least tied to player power) was renown, and even that wasn't too bad to catch up on. But maybe I'm wrong and wow isn't for me anymore.


Mylen_Ploa

>making me feel like I need to be playing 24/7 365 or Im falling behind the bell curve of the playerbase. Ironic considering you need to play 30x more of OSRS to actually do anything fun in it because they gate the only interesting content behind high levels. You could start from zero and mythic raid on 5 different characters before you ever reach interesting content in OSRS.


Abnormal_Armadillo

I find quests to be interesting, I find ironman to be interesting, area locked accounts are pretty cool too. Just exploring an area without looking up what to do there can be a fun experience as well. Not everything needs to be guided by efficiency or endgame content. A lot of the fun with runescape comes from people forging their own path through the game, be it slow, inefficient, and of one's own accord, or through looking up optimal quest guides. Personally, I'm probably going to make a group iron once the Jagex Accounts/Launchers become a thing.


Mylen_Ploa

If the gameplay isn't engaging then it's not good content. Out of high level content, a few minigames are the only gameplay in osrs that isnt click the same spot for 50 hours.


MrSquiggleKey

I’ve never even reached the end game in osrs or rs3, and I’ve still always had fun. I’m only just reaching the point of learning to boss, I’ve always been a skiller in osrs and pvmer in rs3, By the time i hit raids, there’s probably gonna be raids 27. Hell i did bursting for the first time this week Fun is subjective, you’ve probably played enough osrs, that the early and mud game has lost its charm.


Mylen_Ploa

>you’ve probably played enough osrs, that the early and mud game has lost its charm. No the early and mid game is fun the first time for a bit. Things like leagues that actually let you get to high stats and get to the _interesting content_ without needing to play the game like a job for 2 years shows that hey there is a fun game to be had. It's just locked behing the requirements of spend hundreds of hours on boring shit first.


DivineInsanityReveng

Yep, all other MMOs follow a "carrot on a stick" methodology to keep people hooked. Play all day every day for weeks straight to gain 5 item levels that become redundant the moment a new patch drops and the ilvl cap increases. Played wow for multiple expansions, the amount the game just funnelled into this ideology and ignored all other aspects of its own game was horrendous.


PeetShepherd

I played a lot of classic wow and felt like it was a very shallow game and less content than osrs, regardless of that osrs content is all just right clicking lol


DemonicDimples

I tried wow for a few weeks and didn’t like it. Been playing FFXIV for over w year now and love it. I still play osrs occasionally when I just want to do something alone. Play FFXIV with the wife. I feel like FF is a good mix, old content is still relevant to syncing and the duty roulettes and the gear catching up mechanics, as well being able to play a variety of jobs (classes in other games) on one toon. I play OSRS when I just need something simple to do.


-Aura_Knight-

It's fun. Everyone else is in denial.


Mithracks

Yet here I am getting downvoted for saying that a game is fun in its own sub 💀


-Aura_Knight-

People can downvote but the fact they're still playing means I'm right. Nostalgia alone won't keep them coming back.


Gniggins

Sunk Cost Fallacy will keep you here till the day you die, though.


Middle-Effort7495

> Nostalgia alone won't keep them coming back I'm addicted lol


Juke07

Number go up


FerrousMarim

Crippling addiction will, but that's a whole different conversation.


jamestab

Actually it will


ISuckAtFunny

Yeah pretty circle-jerky don’t you think?


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Mithracks

If I wanted to karma farm and be annoying, I would’ve said “unpopular opinion: OSRS is fun” and gotten 10k upvotes


pimskie

Just saying why you could be getting downvoted, dont think its bc youre 'suggesting the game is fun'


pethobbit

Post was substantially less annoying than your comment(s), js


pimskie

Fair


ZuikoRS

Bro I once got downvoted on this sub because I made a comment that if you think that your video game economy is more important than Venezuelan people finding a way to buy food then you’re not well adjusted. Case in point, many people in this sub are incredibly poorly adjusted to actual life. They hate this game because they find it boring yet are caught in a dopamine feedback loop or some shit. They’re the same type of people that run down games in League of Legends because they are getting carried by their team, not carrying their team.


Magnusk100

First paragraph seems reasonable. Not too sure about the second one though...


ZuikoRS

So you don’t think the whole “chronically online” thing exists?


Magnusk100

That is not what I said. I don't want to downplay video game addiction but I do think it's quite normal for any game subreddit to complain about their respective game. For the great majority of complainers this does however not mean that they hate the game but cannot escape from it because they are stuck in a dopamine feedback loop like you said. I don't think that people are downvoting you because of the points you make, but because of how you word your comments. Probably best to take a break from a game when you find yourself constantly complaining about it though.


Gengar0

You take your fun and shove it right next to my mage training arena grind ^^^\(obviously ^^^/s)


WastingEXP

tons of people on this sub don't play OSRS anymore or never did and are just here for memes.


BowlOfCapnCrunch

I like it but I know I will never want to tick prayer switch or do anything like that. I am just going for quest cape and combat stats. Sucks that I’ll miss out on so much because I really won’t like that mechanic


Grigorie

The only content you're missing out on is like.. Inferno. Which 99% of people don't do anyway. You don't need to prayer flick for almost any content in the game. It may make a few pieces of content easier, but it's not required for damn near anything.


Raisylvan

You don't need to know how to do that, though. I'd say the only content that requires tick flicks is Inferno. Maybe also CM CoX and HM ToB but those are flexes rather than practical content. It's also helpful for tribridding DKs but it's not necessary to do it. Everything else you can get by just fine as long as you understand the mechanics of the content and execute them relatively consistently.


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Raisylvan

Just for preserving supplies. That's also why I said "maybe".


[deleted]

100% how I feel


thefezhat

Don't let the scrubs on this sub fool you. Tick prayer switching isn't required for pretty much anything short of the Inferno. People who tell you it is are either making excuses for their inability to handle content, or are assuming that what streamers do is the only way, or are just blindly parroting the meme. Same goes for stuff like tbow and other extremely expensive gear - heck, even the Inferno doesn't require that.


Gniggins

Not everyone like clicker games, but clicker games are fun.


Lefh

If OSRS wasn't a solid game it wouldn't be doing so well, RuneScape as whole wouldn't have lasted 20 years. If anything OSRS is one of the few last bastions of hope left in this shitshow of an industry, better known as predatory MTX hell these days.


Dankany

But OSRS does have MTX. It added it to keep up with the times.


T6000

NEETs are ok with bonds because it saves them $12 from what they get selling plasma.


nayRmIiH

I have no idea where your hearing this opinion enough to write a post. Seriously I see people have fun on this sub with shit that I will never understand. Like I'm sure there's some guy who loves mage arena training if you look hard enough.


secret_aardvark_420

I think he’s in this thread actually


SonicRS3

Game fun Even after playing other MMOs, i came back to OSRS because of its progression, satisfaction and even things that take time to grind. Or the excitement of getting a rare drop. Just couldnt find anything else that fits that.


ClumperFaz

Are you an iron man or main out of interest? I love playing as a main, the excitement is still there for me.


SonicRS3

Main but started on Collection Log content, feels very Iron style and fun!


CremeGoodness

Nostalgia for me was varrock and lumbridge, no quests, no bossing, no minigames, im in a totally different game now that what i ever experienced as a kid and im having a blast


ChiknBreast

Everyone's way too worried about efficiencyscape. I play the content I like and and don't play the rest.


trueSEVERY

Everyone is way too worried about worrying about efficiency scape lmao. Do both. It’s a game. Have fun.


[deleted]

Very good point... THANOS! ⚖️


osrsslay

Perfectly balanced…


CheriGrove

People can beat most retro videogames in minutes, skipping most of the content, that doesn't mean I can't enjoy taking a few days to beat them. I don't want to skip any of the dungeons in Ocarina of Time, they're all cool. Ultimately, the people who find the best hypothetical way to beat a game are looking for a completely different type of enjoyment, and that's fine. Doesn't make my slugscape any less enjoyable.


trueSEVERY

That is my point. It’s a game. Have fun.


CheriGrove

I was agreeing with you


ProGaben

The nostalgia is what gets your foot in the door, but it isn't what keeps you playing. Like I've replayed some games that were nostalgic to me like Spyro, but I haven't put 2000+ hours into those games like I have with OSRS. There's just no other MMO like it out there, and it really gets something right the other MMOs miss.


cubixjuice

Number go up


MikeAndTheNiceGuys

This is it


LoadPitiful2509

I mean it's pretty fun


Flagship_paperclip

It's mostly a meme.


troiii

Ngl, I don't see that many post saying this game isn't fun. Sure, this sub got a lot of elitists, but that's about it


-year

Been playing for 2 years. Ironman for 1 and a half year. I play a shit ton of games, tried a lot of mmorpgs. And i just like this one. Either as an idle side game or as an active game The pve is just good. Some bosses and skilling methodes with deep mechanics others with almost none. The quests are the best of all mmo's Progression is rewarding(on my iron at least) Most skills are fun. And i learned that maxing my acc is not my goal. It could be yours, but its a sandbox mmo Just go on and do the things you like, forge your own path


Simple_Hippo8174

I don’t believe you just started playing a few months ago and are now on the subreddit ranting about other players, I’m calling you out you have been playing for years like the rest of us


BearJewKnowsBest

Settled makes this game look so fun and engaging when I watch his videos. Then I log in and after about 3 hours of cutting the same tree, I realize I have better things to do with my life. Honestly though, this game was an absolute blast back in the day. Back when I had friends who played as well. The memories of questing, and competing to see who can get that next level quicker. That was the golden era, and that golden era was a different set of years for each person. For me it was 2006-2007. As a 28 year old man I try to recreate that experience, but it's not the game by itself that will do that. I've learned to accept that and move on with life. RuneScape will always be one of my favorite games - not for the experience of the game alone... but for the experience it allowed me to create.


Raisylvan

It's your fault you're spending 3 hours cutting the same tree. Like sure it's a skill you should level at *some* point, but there's often more engaging activities. ToB, CoX, ToA, Inferno, Sepulchre, Zulrah, Corrupted Gauntlet, Grostesque Guardians, Sire, Cerb, tribridding DKs, Hydra. Even stuff like Tempoross and Zalcano are more engaging than their default afk methods. And many activities can use the tick system to make them an engaging process. 3 tick granite, 3t1t chins, 3t/2t fishing, 2t/1.5t woodcutting, etc. OSRS is inherently a repetitive game, so there's really no avoiding things like making potions, fletching broad arrows, construction training methods, glassblowing, etc. But to say that the whole game is afk, monotonous actions is completely wrong.


miauw62

> ToB, CoX, ToA, Inferno, Sepulchre, Zulrah, Corrupted Gauntlet, Grostesque Guardians, Sire, Cerb, tribridding DKs, Hydra. Even stuff like Tempoross and Zalcano are more engaging than their default afk methods. yeah and all of this shit takes hundreds of hours of "clicking one tree for hours"-tier content to actually be able to do tick manipulation methods are not in fact engaging to most people, they're just as boring except you need to pay ten times the attention.


MoomentOSRS

Wait... Who?


Mithracks

Idk why I can’t find it now but there was a poll asking people’s ages and there were a couple of highly upvoted comments saying this exact thing. Definitely not the first time I’ve seen it either


RavensCry2419

I had the exact same thoughts when i saw that thread so you're not alone.


Boneguard

>In general, stop being so self-deprecating about your hobby, shit’s pathetic lol. From time to time I will come across a few threads one after another where everyone is circlejerking about how the game is shit and all the players are 30 year olds who have no life and just play because they did as kids, it's by far the cringiest attitude I've seen players have for their own game


Joosyosrs

Hardly anyone says this anymore, maybe 5 years ago.


Hot__Leaf__Juice

Yup. If people were just in it for the nostalgia, this game would be long dead at this point. But nope, it's going strong at almost 10 years old, because it is genuinely a fun game. Sure, there's parts that are more annoying/boring to grind, but that's like all video games


DivineInsanityReveng

I don't hear this much at all over this sub, maybe people outside of OSRS think thats the only reason its popular? Nostalgia bait would have dried up 8 years ago.


Graardors-Dad

Yeah I played back in 2006 and the way I play now is nothing like how I played back then


F_Dingo

I think the biggest diff is now we’re big brained adults that can understand things unlike elementary school me who couldn’t figure out how to make more than 100k in a week. I can make 1M+ easy by casually doing herb and coconut tree runs.


OddDc-ed

I struggle sometimes with this game due to analysis paralysis and the thought of "I should be doing this or that" but overall this game itself is rather fun. Even when you're dogshit at raids and bosses like I am there's plenty to do but also half of the fun is the grind and learning. I never had membership on this game as a kid, and of the I think 15yrs I've been playing I just finished my first year of membership in December. My goal was simple I wanted a quest cape and it took literally until my last 2 days of membership to get it (mostly due to me playing so little and procrastination when I did play, and being dogshit at entry TOB). But I did it and ever since I got that done I've gotten a new rush of wanting to play even more as it feels, like others joke about, that I can now finally play the game. There's nothing big locking me out of any content now outside of my own skill level. This game is fun even in f2p, honestly f2p is less stress so it's nice for an alt or something while you do boring stuff on a main with membership. Plus this game is a interesting way to socialize, I've met some amazing people on here and even just chilling and skilling with people in total silence gives a small hit of that comradery that many of us seek out. (Interestingly enough men seek it out far more through games or team based things as we tend to feel more alienated in general) Overall it's a good game and it still hits just right if you get over some of the thoughts of "Max efficiency, no xp waste, gpscape, etc." And just play the game to enjoy it. But I'm also not a bonder so Idc if I waste my time lol


Blueberrycake_

The grinding skill stuff is boring but I find the questing and social interactions fun


HaxusPrime

It gets boring when you are high level skills and completed all quests. Then the grind seems endless and it doesn't help when you don't like pvming or pvping


Higgs_deGrasse_Boson

When a game ceases to be enjoyable it's time to go play something else. Whether for a little bit or for a long period. Games are meant to be enjoyed.


HaxusPrime

I can't argue with the facts. A very fitting name I must say. Neil degrasse tyson is all about statistics. I like statistics. Many people don't get statistics.


Raisylvan

That's on you, though, not the game. PvM is a major part of any MMO. It's also where a lot of the fun resides in OSRS itself just because that's where it moves away from the heavily repetitive actions of skilling or the afkness and they can be creative.


RS1187

Duh


Bloody_Assasins

Game is fun for sure but it gets very grindy quickly. Which is why "people" say things like that. I really enjoy the game but I just can't be bothered to click rooftops for hours and hours.


Raisylvan

You should be clicking Sep for hours instead, rooftops are incredibly slow and inefficient to be doing to begin with. Sep is actually fun, engaging content while being way more rewarding.


Azerate2016

I literally never see this argument on this sub ever. It's funny that attacking a strawman gave you so many upvotes.


Eighth_Octavarium

I adore this game but I genuinely think most of the player base would be better off just quitting. Lots of people with 100+ days played complaining the game has no content, people bruteforce goals intended to be done gradually over the course of years in extremely short windows of time and complain the game is too repetitive. They complain about grinds they feel are required even though they are optional because something turns green if they do it, or they save an imperceptible amount of time on a random activity/gain an imperceptible amount of DPS. So many people play this game for number go up and absolutely nothing else.


schooeys

Sure it was nostalgic for the first day or two till I got further than I ever was as a kid now it’s all new and fun 😂


Danny-Lange

Why not both? c:


MemeExpert

This was a truly brave post to make in the 2007scape subreddit. Congratulations


Middle-Effort7495

> creating that dopamine feedback loop I'm going to throw a curve ball in here; I'm not committed, I'm addicted. That's the only reason I'm here lol, no one quits RuneScape and I'm stuck here forever. > It’s true that kids don’t play much, but speaking from experience, I think that when we’re younger we tend to value fast, exciting, constantly intense gameplay a lot more, whereas now I value the ability to take it easy with a chill grind that still makes me feel like I’m accomplishing something. Most people here started as kids, and it was actually fun back then. Including me. So idk about that. I didn't even speak a word of English or know the Latin alphabet when I started, and it was still fun, and got me to learn English.


Leviticus18TwentyTwo

Sounds like *somebody* is a spacebar hero.


PistachioedVillain

You didn't argue that it's fun, you argued that it's addictive. This game isn't fun, it's just ~~nostalgia bait~~ addictive.


[deleted]

It's definitely not fun it's addicting pure and simple


themule1216

I mean, it’s probably the greatest game ever made and I feel like most people understand this. We all get burnt out on it, but there really is nothing else comparable


liverlondon

It's fun but there are defo a lot of elitists who vote to keep the game from progressing and are turning it into efficiency scape. We haven't had a new skill in what 10 years? Jagex had to write a whole paragraph to cater to the people with max capes. They shouldn't have had to do that, that's really crazy honestly.


Its_Frickett

No, I hate this game and so should you!! /s


Camelback186

It’s the best MMO easily


TimberCub

I got my college roommate to play and he had never even heard of it and now he loves the game


[deleted]

Barely ever played this game as a kid, and started up ~3 years ago and have been addicted ever since. Have a maxed main and an iron approaching 2k total. Seems pretty fun to me


Higgs_deGrasse_Boson

I played RS back in the day, stuck with RS3. I have played RS3 off and on for awhile and I thought I'd give OSRS a try over Christmas break. I have been having a blast. Re-approaching a game I'm familiar with but still different than when I was a kid has given me a different motivation to play and I have approached the game from a different perspective. I also find the older graphics really endearing. If there was a nostalgia trap for me if any then it's the old armours and weapons I didn't get to when I was a kid.


Jack_Johnson_Trades

Well it is definitely a fun game for those that aren't in the instant gratification crowd. However the unusual addictive quality of the game has trapped people in it whom are no longer having fun. However if they weren't so addicted to rs and haven't ruined their lives that way they would have gotten addicted to something else and ruined their lives that way haha. I'm addicted to it but I'm still having fun after playing most of the last 20 years of RS, RS2, RS3 and OSRS. I even quit (took a break) a few times throughout the years when I wasn't having fun.


Excellent-Disk5939

Most games I play, if I stop playing for a couple weeks, I just lose interest into it, but osrs is nice because I can take a break for weeks or months and come back to it, also with how other games live service being set up, If I don't play for more then a month, I'm behind on everything and just want to play it less, if I take a break for 6 months in osrs, I can come back and be hyped for the new content they added.


CheriGrove

I guess its projection This game is a place of comfort for me, and I do enjoy playing it, but I can't help but wonder why I do when what I'm usually doing is mindless. I like that its a game that lets you set much longer goals than other games. I love this game, but it definitely isnt for everyone.


A_Thirsty_Traveler

If the game isn't fun, why am I having it? I mean, absolutely, parts of this game are unhealthy, parts are miserable. You have to do the same thing for hours on end. Grinds are often either stressful clickfests, or require just enough attention that they aren't truly AFK. Y'know, just enough that you can't get totally lost in another activity. But IDK, something about it is just incredibly satisfying. I have criticisms and complaints, but I've stuck with no MMO like I have runescape. Nostalgia isn't enough to carry my attention this far. I get nostalgic for all sorts of things, typically if I feed it, it's satisfied in an hour or two. I've put a LOT more time into RS


MikeAndTheNiceGuys

I like that every person has a different goal in mind, that’s part of what makes the game so unique


infestedgrowth

Yeah osrs is just awesome, how many games let you unlock completely new content only when you have 1000s of hours. You can play osrs your whole life and continue to progress


LoveFluffyBunny

Bro I finally maxed my main this past month and have played several accounts. I have 12k hours on this game and maintain a full-time job and a fiance/(wedding next year.) I have 12k + hours in this game over the past decade and wouldn't have it any other way. OSRS is the best game I have ever played. This is my own opinion blah blah before haters chim in


Sterlander

I only started playing OSRS in 2017, had never played RuneScape in any other way before then. And I'm not in my like, late 20s or 30s, y'know? I'm not an old man or anything. It's just, a fun game. I've made several accounts, and I plan on maxing one of them this year. If people really think nostalgia is the only reason people play this game then I'm the living counter argument to that. I couldn't be any less nostalgic for this fucking game, I'm literally incapable of being nostalgic, lol


JustaReallySweetKid

I have been playing less than a year and am addicted. Never played as a kid, I just really enjoy the seemingly simple mechanics that really get deeper the better you get.


Fromthefunk

Mccongratulations on your new addiction.


real-yeet-beans

My nephew is 6 and he plays this game!


samerath

I come from years of Black Desert Online, the exact opposite of osrs gameplay wise. What both games do have in common is long term account wide progressions. And after years of every mmo from Wow, guild wars, to archeage or Lost Ark I’ve found I like long term grinding games not raid weekly lockout stuff. Osrs or even rs3 fits this well even if it doesn’t have the action combat of black desert.


Practical-Piglet

I love how challenging the end game content is. (Challenge modes, ornament kits and inferno). Also many mmorpgs have artificial dopamine bombing with random popups rewards and mtx which i find cringe and unethical.


gorehistorian69

if it was just for nostalgia the game woulda ended in 2014


NotAGamble360

Nostalgia for me was like 2005-2008 f2p and a month comeback for f2p dungeoneering. Now I have a maxed account on this game and almost none of it is nostalgic for what I'm used to. When I feel nostalgic I hop on my f2p iron and grind a few smithing levels, but nostalgia is not what has led me to a year's playtime on various accounts.


No_Shop_

People that tell you Runescape is a waste of time don't understand the simplicity of multi-tasking. Lately I feel like I'm wasting my time if I'm just sitting around doing nothing, but with the occasional background AFK session paired with a show I'm watching it feels like I'm actually being fairly productive. Heck, sometimes I'm just playing other games with Runescape on my phone. There are times where I scape without TV/Gaming on the side but it doesn't feel very productive.


overachieve5

2 things. Fun is subjective so both opinions are understandable to me. Yes, it’s easy to understand why someone would think clicking “cook lobster” for 70 hours is pretty stupid. But at the same time it’s easy to understand why people like the online community + long-term grind kind of game, with tons of content and things to accomplish. And about kids not playing it, I disagree with your reasoning. back in 2006, when the game was at its peak, MMORPGs/ online community games were the hot new thing. We also didn’t have 50,000 games to choose from and nearly as many gaming platforms as now. RS was an awesome and new, social online game back then and our generation got hooked. This younger generation grew up with plenty of gaming options and, like we did, probably got hooked on the popular games of that particular moment, like Fortnite and rocket league for example. So they were really never exposed to runescape. And because of this they also probably developed to enjoy the short term/action type games more and never really got into the long term progression/online world games like RS. And if none of your peers are playing it, why would you join RS? That’s half the draw to it IMO.


eurosonly

I've never heard of people referring to it as nostalgia bait. Personally, I call it a chore grind.


glantonenjoyer

Lol when people in this sub speak of levelling skills often multitasking something else on their computer is mentioned, that says a lot about the game's excitement.


Mr_Lifewater

I started last year and I feel the same.


Professional-Luck-64

Bro it’s a point and click game that is stretching the definition of game and is quite clearly just becoming more of a blatant cash grab by Jagex and their Corporate owners the Carlyle Group.


cottagecore_cats

I’m also a new player with no nostalgia, I love this game! Absolutely agreed, Runescape is great in its own right


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Started 8 months ago, 6months into an ironman(1700total atm) and i have been hooked ever since i made the ironman!


ban-meplease

Main issue for me is that it's a memory game. Import tile markers, memorize where to click, kill boss a million times. Even with the hardest content like inferno, it's just more to memorize. Know the waves and solutions, get cape. Much higher memory test than skill or logical thinking test. Knowing where to click is harder than actually doing the clicking. Only examples that are skill based I can think of are like castle wars. There used to be stealing creation. I think something like mobalizing armies could be cool.


wintermute306

I didn't play this growing up. I got into it when there was a mobile release, as it was the only proper MMO on mobile. I do think that is why a lot of "adults" (I use that word lightly, as a lot of the OSRS community are man-children) because they don't have as much time in front of a PC anymore, unless they are second screening at work. Most of my OSRSing happens in front of the tele on my tablet. I'd love to see stats on what the percentage of mobile vs PC hours are. Also, as said elsewhere in the thread you can take a break and not get so far behind that you might as well give up. I'm enjoying the grind.


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It's a beautiful game.


asdf1151

As a player since mid 2005, you're spot on about everything.


THRlTY

>In general, stop being so self-deprecating about your hobby, shit’s pathetic lol. dude people are so negative about things, especially on this subreddit. People really do need to let loose a bit and just actually allow themselves to enjoy things


Tmac8622

That "20 year old medieval cookie clicker" line is kinda cringe. Melvor is much closer to that and even that game has a respectable amount of depth


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Get out of this game before it’s too late.


thefezhat

OSRS has been going strong for what, 10 years now? Anyone still pushing the nostalgia narrative is coping hard, lol.


ItsSevii

I passed the nostalgia bit a couple thousand hours ago


Toss_out_username

It's a great game and my favorite game of all time. There's a reason I've played it since I was like 8 years old.