Why are people STILL playing Old School RuneScape?

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  • @diskeyes
    @diskeyes Рік тому +2004

    You never quit, you just take a break

    • @Master_Roshi420
      @Master_Roshi420 Рік тому +34

      You never quit, *you just go afk

    • @prosteezy
      @prosteezy Рік тому +3

      Maaaaan, exactly!

    • @RobotSantaClaus
      @RobotSantaClaus Рік тому +19

      Unless the break is so long that your account gets deleted. That totally didn’t happen to me 😢

    • @UteRed
      @UteRed Рік тому +6

      @@RobotSantaClausglad you still have your accounts! Gz!

    • @Xxhermitxxrs
      @Xxhermitxxrs Рік тому +7

      ​@@RobotSantaClausimpossible bro you still have your account it just got transferred to rs3. You have to reroll for osrs.

  • @J1mmy
    @J1mmy Рік тому +1770

    someone should make 4 video essays on this

    • @KurtIsFat
      @KurtIsFat Рік тому

      You can sum it up by RuneScape is washed L Bozos

    • @FNCMontragor
      @FNCMontragor Рік тому +7

      I just watched those yesterday xd

    • @Sowvvy
      @Sowvvy Рік тому +4

      Lmfao

    • @lnevitabiIity
      @lnevitabiIity Рік тому +1

      Hey Jim, that’s a great idea. You’re pretty good at video essays, right?

    • @NonalignedMatrix
      @NonalignedMatrix Рік тому +6

      Ah nice, osrs’s favorite worst player desperate for clicks

  • @MrZurkonnn
    @MrZurkonnn Рік тому +373

    No one wanted high subscription price and WoW is a way different game. Nothing quite like being in elementary school playing RuneScape on school computers or town library computers with all your friends. Do some chores for Mom/Dad and get a month of member for $5. Still remember going in the store at like 8 to get my first ever money order to send to Jagex! Good times ❤

    • @conservativewomble1393
      @conservativewomble1393 Рік тому +19

      Holy shit I did the same thing haha! Mow the lawn and wash the cars and I was good for a month! 😎😎

    • @MrZurkonnn
      @MrZurkonnn Рік тому +8

      @@conservativewomble1393 I know that's right! 😊 never have to worry about me getting stuff done, I need my membership 😂

    • @100based9
      @100based9 Рік тому +3

      Good times indeed. I can taste the nostalgia

    • @johnhartney7576
      @johnhartney7576 Рік тому +9

      I remember being like 7 or 8 years old and I was finally ready to buy my first month of membership ever after getting rune armor, and I believe I actually put like $7 cash or however much it was into a regular envelope with a note that said “for my first month of membership” and wrote out the address and sent it out in the mail, and I actually got member ship 1-2 weeks later. It was awesome and a memorable moment of my childhood, haha. Seems crazy that they accepted cash, or someone opened it and took the cash themselves and paid electronically for me. I miss those days

    • @TinyBellEnd
      @TinyBellEnd Рік тому +4

      Or parents taking 2 and a half years to notice that I was using the house phone to pay for 2x p2p 😂

  • @Fish-on-fly
    @Fish-on-fly 9 місяців тому +23

    Just picked it back up. I remember as a kid I would never dream of being able to be a member and have pets and explore like I wanted. Now I’m an adult and I bought my first subscription lol

  • @ZenNeonRazor
    @ZenNeonRazor Рік тому +47

    27 years I played this back in 07. And played again recently. Runescape has a charm that no other game has, It's rewarding and doesn't force you to do anything. You are free to level up how you what and its the most afkable game. It's the reason why its still one if not the best MMO.

    • @TapoutSuckaGaming
      @TapoutSuckaGaming 9 місяців тому

      Your math is way off lol.

    • @axelnio7498
      @axelnio7498 Місяць тому

      What math ​@@TapoutSuckaGaming

    • @AlexPerazaTV
      @AlexPerazaTV 11 днів тому +1

      @@TapoutSuckaGaming he's saying he is 27. not that it's been 27 years.

  • @SebScudz
    @SebScudz Рік тому +438

    I’m fucking 30 and still play this game religiously.

    • @lamb-tika-cod4934
      @lamb-tika-cod4934 Рік тому +42

      I'm 30 too and I've played everyday this year after having 2 years break ffs haha. It's a pixilated drug mate 😂

    • @SebScudz
      @SebScudz Рік тому +13

      @@lamb-tika-cod4934 yea, you never really quit.. you just go afk for a bit.

    • @lamb-tika-cod4934
      @lamb-tika-cod4934 Рік тому +3

      @@SebScudz you Still playing today champ?

    • @Vamplord111
      @Vamplord111 Рік тому +6

      I'm 35 and want to build a maxed 1440p gaming pc to primarily play osrs haven't played in a few years I got burned out playing on mobile and just mobile gaming in general so I'm gonna spend a few grand to build a gaming pc to primarily play osrs on rl

    • @lamb-tika-cod4934
      @lamb-tika-cod4934 Рік тому

      @@Vamplord111 lol just get a gaming laptop they're ace. Rl is a dream on it. However 95% of my acc Is mobile hahha

  • @mamba4991
    @mamba4991 Рік тому +140

    I started playing runescape in 2001 and dont think ill ever stop. There are so many things to get lost in with this game. Amazing in so many ways

    • @Ryzen1
      @Ryzen1 Рік тому +4

      So much content in it aswell

    • @beeman4266
      @beeman4266 Рік тому +3

      ​@@Ryzen1 If you max count maxing out your collection log (include 3rd age and gilded) then I dont think theres another game out there has that much content. Maybe some obscure game that just takes a lot of time to complete or something.

    • @Printswamp1
      @Printswamp1 Рік тому +2

      @@beeman4266a obscure game that takes a long time to complete.. osrs

    • @peytonhorn2833
      @peytonhorn2833 Рік тому +1

      I started 05 and while ill admit ive taken large breaks in between i started back playing almost every day recently

    • @mamba4991
      @mamba4991 Рік тому

      @@peytonhorn2833 thats awesome, 7 months ago i started an ultimate ironman. As someone who has never even played an ironman and man its a lot of fun. Just unlocked priff today on that account

  • @KappaClaus
    @KappaClaus Рік тому +66

    I will play this game until the day I die

  • @thepiedish903
    @thepiedish903 Рік тому +113

    As a RuneScape vet for before all of this. If we wanted a game like WoW then we would just play that. And us our old asses holding on to the good times.

    • @hajinka98_
      @hajinka98_ Рік тому +2

      I don't understand why people hated EoC so much if it was an improvement on the pvp system. bcus that clunky clicking turn based pvp system in RS was not enjoyable at all for me so when i got bored of leveleing skills i quit the game.

    • @peytonhorn2833
      @peytonhorn2833 Рік тому +8

      ​​@@hajinka98_you were the minority simply put. No offense but most of us older players didnt want any huge changes like eoc

    • @hajinka98_
      @hajinka98_ Рік тому +1

      @@peytonhorn2833 why not? how you could prefer that shitty turn based clicking RNG crap instead of a better pvp system similiar to wow?
      Were the RS fanboys born in like 80s or something ? i know PS1 games that have better combat design than runescape lol

    • @bh9882
      @bh9882 Рік тому +7

      ​@@hajinka98_i think the reality of why is that we liked the point and click tile based game.. otherwise wed play other games, that mixed with nostalgia of childhood freedom..

    • @Microphunktv-jb3kj
      @Microphunktv-jb3kj Рік тому

      @@hajinka98_ objectively superior skill/combat system , perfect for pvp
      theres a reason albion online got quiet popular , rs3 could be great if there would be actual pvp in the game...

  • @Nick-ij5nt
    @Nick-ij5nt Рік тому +168

    OSRS is unironically the best MMO I have ever played. If you can get over the bad graphics then you *will* get addicted. And "bad graphics" isn't even a valid excuse if you still play games like Minecraft.

    • @ThomasVvV
      @ThomasVvV Рік тому +15

      Well there are different kinds of bad graphics, and what makes Runescape so fkn ugly is the weird perspective on most things. And the frame rate. Default Minecraft is still beautiful on newer versions with high resolution and frame rate. Runescape looks straight unplayable.

    • @2424dynasty2424
      @2424dynasty2424 Рік тому +18

      @@ThomasVvV There is now and HD plugin for updated graphics, if thats your issue with the game. Its basically Runescape 2 HD graphics.

    • @Nick-ij5nt
      @Nick-ij5nt Рік тому

      @@ThomasVvV On Runelite there is a framerate uncapper, draw distance extender, skybox customizer, custom resolutions and and an improved graphics mod, but most people don't use any of these because they don't care. Granted, even with all this the graphics aren't AMAZING, but it's completely fine. I wish Jagex would add a modern graphics slider of their own but it doesn't look like that's gonna happen. There was a guy making an insane client called "OS Remastered" but I think Jagex might've shut it down, you should look it up, it looked pretty amazing.

    • @_PeachSoda
      @_PeachSoda Рік тому +12

      ​@@ThomasVvV You've also been able to play the game with 60fps animations with runelite for years now

    • @andrewprahst2529
      @andrewprahst2529 Рік тому +3

      ​@@ThomasVvV What those two people said were true, but what do you mean by "weird perspective"? You mean the camera view?

  • @linksora7120
    @linksora7120 4 місяці тому +3

    The only thing I wish was in old school runescape was summoning and dungeneering, to me thats the old school experience I was used to and it was after dungeneering until the big update that shifted a lot of the game after that where I stopped playing. Osrs is amazing and I’m so happy to be able to play it, but with the ability to add things to the game, just dungeneering and summoning would do so much more for the game.
    Oh and can pet drops be put lower a tiny bit for the sake of sanity 😊

  • @LowkeyFee
    @LowkeyFee 9 місяців тому +7

    “Just because it’s new doesn’t mean it’s better” -CounterStrike 😂😂😂

  • @Pku4life001
    @Pku4life001 Рік тому +11

    absolutely loved playing osrs back in 07 before eoc, it was the legit end of it all, so happy that i came back and still enjoy it!

  • @kittenadoption9127
    @kittenadoption9127 Рік тому +6

    Kinda completely misleading because although removing wildy pvp and free trade, and adding EOC pissed a lot of people off.... most of that was resolved years ago. People hate RS3 because it is monetized at every single gametick and progression means nothing because it's all buyable.

  • @Cuttablebeast1
    @Cuttablebeast1 Рік тому +8

    A player named "SoWrecked" created a petition in 2012 that got over 100 thousand votes to bring back old school RuneScape, Jagex saw this and made a poll on their website - if the poll got x-amount of votes they would bring x amount of features to the game.
    That's how old school RuneScape came to be.

    • @SkedgySky
      @SkedgySky 11 місяців тому +1

      I remember that petition by Jagex.

  • @jessehadley3155
    @jessehadley3155 Рік тому +9

    I can't even describe how excited I was when I heard they were bringing osrs back. me and all my freinds who played back in 2004 started playing again, and it was so awesome to experience a brand new economy. pking so many gmauls early on when they were super expensive was so insane. they literally brought back the best version of the game. I fear they may make the same mistake again though cus were seeing so many new weapons added and now people can stack 150+ damage

    • @winzlow125
      @winzlow125 Рік тому +2

      I agree on the excitement of the game coming back. Same thing, me and the old game buddies still kept in touch and started our accounts together. The tough pill to swallow was having to start fresh. But still, day one felt like day one of a deadman tourney lol

    • @alexdelhoyo9179
      @alexdelhoyo9179 Рік тому +1

      it's impossible to pk good players without stacking them out.

    • @therebelofchaos1674
      @therebelofchaos1674 Рік тому +3

      It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. It's either add new content and deal with power creep, or let the game lose interest over time and die because nothing new is coming out.

    • @sacuv5704
      @sacuv5704 9 місяців тому

      ​@alexdelhoyo9179 what does that even mean xd

  • @aprilnya
    @aprilnya Рік тому +81

    More context:
    They had to remove PVP and Free Trade because credit card processing companies were threatening to block them, because bots would use stolen credit cards to buy Runescape membership, to then grind and sell the gold for real money

    • @Dujiko
      @Dujiko Рік тому +5

      Simply get rid of the bots

    • @hellyfire4501
      @hellyfire4501 Рік тому +10

      ​@@Dujiko did not ever hear the phase "when you scared roach in house just burn it down with napalm"

    • @thema8871
      @thema8871 Рік тому +32

      @@Dujiko incredible take wow if only the industry had tried that well done

    • @XWeedhunterX
      @XWeedhunterX Рік тому +14

      And it solved absolutely nothing.

    • @l0lan00b3
      @l0lan00b3 Рік тому +11

      Hot take here BUT if they hadn't done what they did to counter rwt i think it would have died

  • @2iinfinite
    @2iinfinite Рік тому +1

    The trade limit was to prevent your inventory/bank from being drained in the event of a hack, thats why they also added bank pins. I stopped playing for a few years came back and couldnt remember my bank pin..
    I do miss pvp wilderness, and pvp worlds.

  • @sonlaxx
    @sonlaxx Рік тому +63

    This is the one game I think I am never going to put down

    • @cr9281
      @cr9281 Рік тому

      I am very scared of that too😢

    • @winzlow125
      @winzlow125 Рік тому +5

      “Here lies sonlaxx. He had a max cape on osrs and managed to pay the bills, too. Niceeeee. RIP”
      Gonna need a graveyard somewhere in the world reserved for scapers, fr

    • @liam3128
      @liam3128 Рік тому

      @@winzlow125”Got pked at school”

    • @winzlow125
      @winzlow125 Рік тому +1

      @@liam3128 dark lol

    • @yellowredblue
      @yellowredblue 9 місяців тому

      And Halo 3. Also, winzlow, I feel called out lol.

  • @misc1ick
    @misc1ick Рік тому +119

    Nostalgia is a hell of a drug

    • @kindafatkindastrong5683
      @kindafatkindastrong5683 Рік тому +11

      I think nostalgia isn't even a big part it genuinely just has a lot of fun replayable content

    • @therebelofchaos1674
      @therebelofchaos1674 Рік тому +22

      Nostalgia can only carry an old game so far. Look at how dead Classic WoW is now for a great example of that. OSRS genuinely just has a good gameplay loop and has a lot of fun content that is constantly being added. All that to say that the game has evolved past nostalgia at this point.

    • @kindafatkindastrong5683
      @kindafatkindastrong5683 Рік тому +2

      @@therebelofchaos1674 100%

    • @santigutierrezd818
      @santigutierrezd818 Рік тому +4

      ​@@therebelofchaos1674wrong. Nostalgia is the reason which people return to the Game. All arguments are justifying an addiction ( not as Bad as a drug). Every osrs player seeks dopamine( real life sources of dopamine are harder to get, cause it requires more effort), some more than others. You gotta let it go at some point,otherwise the Game is draining your vitality.

    • @therebelofchaos1674
      @therebelofchaos1674 Рік тому +7

      @@santigutierrezd818 The game grew past nostalgia. It doesn't keep you around forever. You either let go or you find other reasons to have fun beyond nostalgia. It's really not that deep and idk wtf you're trying to make it deeper lmfao.

  • @nixonrivera1276
    @nixonrivera1276 6 місяців тому +1

    You always go back to it never forget where we come from lads!

  • @Dr.Frasier_Crane
    @Dr.Frasier_Crane Рік тому +23

    It wasn’t exactly like that lol. They weren’t trying to kill the game, it was in its peak. They had to make the choices they made to make sure it was still relevant and up to date, as well as secure from bots, scammers, and RWT’s. This video is extremely misleading. They did not intend to kill the game.

    • @wetter4293
      @wetter4293 Рік тому +11

      Thanks Dr. Crane, but they tried to make it relevant and up to date by imposing misguided leadership decisions on the game and its community. What made the game popular was its uniqueness and the way the EOC was implemented (E.g. how no one really knew about the change until it was already final) was proof enough that the people in position of power responsible for handling the special magic (pun intended) they had, and guiding it and fostering it into the future did so in one of the worst ways possible...
      From a community member's perspective, this negligence is no different than trying to kill the game purposefully.

    • @javabeanz8549
      @javabeanz8549 Рік тому +8

      Maybe they didn't intend to kill the game, but they almost succeeded anyway.

    • @SkyzzzGaming
      @SkyzzzGaming Рік тому +1

      how is it extremely misleading its just a fun little video its not supposed to be the oxford dictionary standard of knowledge its just a fun little short

    • @boomerj361
      @boomerj361 Рік тому

      They didn't intend to but they did.

    • @MayoSama710
      @MayoSama710 11 місяців тому

      ​@@SkyzzzGaming because unfortanately alot of people will view this short as gospel

  • @mjkhan9664
    @mjkhan9664 3 місяці тому

    I still remember back in the 2000s when i was in Middle school this game was EVERYTHING, also the WoW hype was starting. Its crazy that almost 20 years later its still got a community

  • @ethanpeeples6187
    @ethanpeeples6187 Рік тому +4

    nostalgia is one hell of a drug. Still holds up though

  • @KnigthMare69
    @KnigthMare69 2 місяці тому

    I played back in 2021 or 2022, now I lack time for it, but I really gotta thank the friends I made in the cult of Zamorak, they gave me money, some resources, tips, help here and there… eventually when I had full Zamorak set - the trimmed one - one dude gave me a lot of money (not absurd amounts like game breaker but still a whole lot) a somewhat better set and a free monthly subscription, enough to buy two more months, some more tips and resources to keep grinding to eventually buy my own not spending a dime for it. Man, that was absolute fun, I miss those grinding days… hopefully I’ll come back one day, guess that oldschool RuneScape is like Skyrim, you don’t quit, you take long breaks between playthroughs.

  • @iscottjones
    @iscottjones Рік тому +21

    You explain stuff a bit out of context.
    First, Jagex reinstated trading and pvp after a player vote. But it's important to know that the game was already dying because of the insane amount of bots. Jagex felt they had no choice but to remove elements of the game that the bots relied on. They "didn't try to kill the game". They tried to improve things by making changes. Ilbiet, they were bad changes for the player base.
    In fairness to Jagex, they made changes that no other company has ever done before, they couldn't have known the effects of such changes until after implementing them.
    The combat update was the true killer, but you are so wrong about "no one asking for a new combat system. They were competing with WOW at the time, and a significant portion of players did in fact discuss in RS forums, and requested combat changes. It was polled countless times.

    • @tundaja
      @tundaja Рік тому

      They never should have limited trade and literally everyonenhated eoc even before it came out, not saying jagex is evil but they sure made some very very very stupid ass desitions

    • @rhuarkk2138
      @rhuarkk2138 Рік тому

      @@tundajathey had no choice, credit card companies were about to shut the game down completely because of the RWT issue and kids stealing parents cards to buy gold or membership. They literally had to take drastic action to keep the game from being BANNED.

    • @evoxterrier5124
      @evoxterrier5124 Рік тому

      See I always enjoyed the 2 games seperately. Ever since I began playing runescape, I was also playing Wow when I'd take breaks from RS. I loved both games as they were and I never wanted them to blend. When eoc came out I went strictly wow until I heard about 07 scape coming back. I haven't played wow since then weirdly

    • @TeezyTattoos
      @TeezyTattoos 11 місяців тому

      Yeah people were excited for EOC until it came out

    • @AD-wg8ik
      @AD-wg8ik 4 місяці тому

      Really? I don’t remember anybody asking for EOC in the community

  • @WoodyWestYorkshire
    @WoodyWestYorkshire Рік тому

    Honestly, both in their own class, I hated when they brought out EoC and didn't play RS3 till about two years ago when I said I'd give myself time to get into it and funnily enough I did. I still have no clue what the majority of stuff does, but it's good to see how far the games gone since I started playing in 2004. As always though, back on oldschool, because there's just somethings you can't beat.
    Would recommend to anyone who has any interest in RS3 to give it a little go, join a friendly community clan to help you out, definitely a more welcoming community and extremely helpful.

  • @unrealmagic6519
    @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому +42

    This dude just did a quick google search of EoC controversy and made a cheap video out of it without knowing ANYTHING about Runescape. They didn't remove free trade without a reason

    • @shadowling77777
      @shadowling77777 Рік тому

      Why did they

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому +1

      @@shadowling77777 views

    • @54321jcc
      @54321jcc Рік тому

      @@shadowling77777 Real World Trading by criminal entities who used stolen credit cards to buy membership. The problem got so bad that apparently the credit card companies threatened to cut them off and report Jagex as a fraudulent entity.

    • @davemeade4371
      @davemeade4371 Рік тому +2

      ​@@shadowling77777 supposedly to combat RWT yet the biggest RWTers today have roots in Jagex teams i.e. Stella(over 50k irl dollars worth of rsgp scammed with proof) in bed with the senior anti-cheat guy of Jagex HQ Trident.

  • @barraganadalberto7
    @barraganadalberto7 Рік тому +11

    30 years. Still play on and off. You’re either a lifer or you’re not. OSRS the goat.

  • @TheBiigBadWolf
    @TheBiigBadWolf 9 місяців тому +1

    I remember they gave you the option to log in in between servers of oldschool and new school runescape and then sent out a message, the next time you log in thats your permanent server…. I wrongly chose rs3 thinking this is the future duh(even though I hated the fighting mechanic).

  • @matthewavitua4860
    @matthewavitua4860 10 місяців тому +3

    I’m 30 years old and I STILL HATE that they did this

    • @worscohli
      @worscohli 6 місяців тому +1

      same. this was like my first big "WTF" moment. Completely destroyed their own game cuz they couldnt control spammers. Yet ebay, paypal and western union were doin just fine. they shouldve did more research on the finance side of things instead of ruining their game and so many kids happines. I legit stopped playing when they ruined wildy.

    • @matthewavitua4860
      @matthewavitua4860 6 місяців тому

      @@worscohli right…. They brought it back but not a lot of people play no?

    • @worscohli
      @worscohli 6 місяців тому

      @@matthewavitua4860 yea i think they brought it back but the damage was done. also i dont think new players even know about the wild, i think they see PvP and assume its all in the pvp worlds. haha. also didnt jagex take away "Duel's" too if im not mistaken?

  • @gl22222
    @gl22222 11 місяців тому +2

    Found this game on the website mini clip for old flash games back in 2004. I was such a young kid that I didn’t even log into on the Jagex website for at least a few months when a friend was baffled that I was playing it on another website.
    I had a f2p account where I just did all the quests and leveled all the combat skills while flipping items behind the Varrock bank. I played f2p until around when Construction and Hunting were released. I had a membership until Summoning came out and when it did, I immediately stopped playing because the combat and aesthetic just felt weird.

    • @JGS819
      @JGS819 10 місяців тому

      Ahhh mini clip.. I remember RuneScape being on there as well as some good ones like monkey snowball

  • @Zzinck
    @Zzinck Рік тому +10

    I agree with you. But the real reason EOC happened is because Jagex felt the games PVM was very limited by the combat that RuneScape had. By making the combat more in-line with other MMO's (not exactly though) and reworking the required levels for gear and then opening up the options of 120 skills they are able to really expand on PVM.

    • @XWeedhunterX
      @XWeedhunterX Рік тому +1

      Runescape used to be special, a game based on ticks (action per 1 tick is 0,6 seconds) The players who perfect their technique around manipulating game ticks will always be more skilled than anyone spamming skills like WOW, Rift etc.

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому +4

      @@XWeedhunterX You do realize the tick system is still in Runescape 3 and its still VERY relevant right? Look up 4 ticking. And you're delusional if you think OSRS PVM is harder than RS3

    • @Kyuteiru
      @Kyuteiru Рік тому

      I play both games. OSRS for general skilling and RS3 for bossing and pvm.

    • @JeffZuccMusk
      @JeffZuccMusk Рік тому +1

      ​@@KyuteiruOSRS for skilling?? Are you insane. Sounds like a nightmare to train agility or runecrafting on OSRS. It's only for pking for me.

    • @Kyuteiru
      @Kyuteiru Рік тому

      @@JeffZuccMusk I dont touch pking at all and combat on osrs is boring for me so skilling is what's left.

  • @nawab256
    @nawab256 7 місяців тому +1

    Old School RuneScape is the best MMO in the world in my opinion. Every new armor set is more of a lateral upgrade than a vertical one.. PVP is well balanced without hurting PVE and the quest are amazing. The reward structure is more content. You just can’t beat it and the combat is simplistic but also complex. Also no micro transactions outside of bonds.

  • @Master_Roshi420
    @Master_Roshi420 Рік тому +3

    While I don’t completely disagree I think it should be noted they did everything in their power to make sure osrs worked, how the community wanted it to work.

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому

      Next poll the mods are gonna ask if they can wipe their ass. Don't need a poll for EVERYTHING

  • @tupatshakurtis5195
    @tupatshakurtis5195 Рік тому +2

    Same way I feel about WoW I’m in a hardcore top raiding guild in wotlk classic, I log in dragon flight and it’s just like a totally different game.

  • @grizzah7904
    @grizzah7904 11 місяців тому +3

    Bias asf they are both good and I play both

  • @kuzol5384
    @kuzol5384 10 місяців тому

    I don't play anymore, but this game has a sweet spot in my heart. I was excited to transfer my character to RS2’s launch. I gave it a shot when HCIM came out. I started collecting seaweed and burned myself out.

  • @psychoknight9208
    @psychoknight9208 Рік тому +5

    IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT

  • @chriskalley1475
    @chriskalley1475 7 місяців тому +1

    I think the reason they did all the terrible updates was in effort to try to stop all the bots. I know that was a big reason behind the trade limit
    Not saying they did a good job of that but i think that was the goal

  • @Rodgerwilco91
    @Rodgerwilco91 Рік тому +12

    This guy doesn’t understand the dynamics of the game or it’s history whatsoever.

  • @erik3259
    @erik3259 Рік тому

    That last line hit hard. Being a company of Heroes 2 Veteran

  • @nigahiga878
    @nigahiga878 Рік тому +6

    EoC microtransactions and the temporary removal of free trade were the 3 biggest killers

    • @jame8618
      @jame8618 Рік тому +1

      This the wilderness removal too

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому

      Yeah not like you can literally buy gold from Jagex

  • @justtwobrotherspokemon
    @justtwobrotherspokemon Рік тому

    It gives you nostalgia and continues to release new bosses and minigames

  • @thetinman104
    @thetinman104 Рік тому +7

    I haven't played this since abyssal whips were the best weapon in the game lol

  • @brandont7262
    @brandont7262 Рік тому +2

    A great story of nostalgia and addiction

  • @TheSleyar
    @TheSleyar Рік тому +16

    Rs3 currently is a good game tho

    • @chalopsten1408
      @chalopsten1408 10 місяців тому

      Yeah exactly. The people that hated eoc just sucked at it and didn't understand it kinda like the people that still roll around with revolution ++.

    • @theflyingdutchmannl
      @theflyingdutchmannl 9 місяців тому +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jj-vu5ov
    @jj-vu5ov Рік тому +1

    Even despite the huge community for runescape, OSRS is actually a really great cautionary tale of how a few god-awful developers can ruin a good original. Literally they had to implement the polling system which explicitly acknowledges that they cannot be trusted to make changes in their own game they manage. And it was very effective in blocking PVP from getting any positive updates for years.

  • @RandallClark
    @RandallClark Рік тому +2

    As someone who played since 2006, and took a break from 2012 until February of this year, and as someone who played osrs for a couple years RS3 is in a pretty good spot atm. EOC has been massively improved, there's a legacy mode, and my og account with all the stats and gear and progress is so sweet. I never really connected with osrs, I hated doing things over I had already earned.

    • @One_Zhadosian
      @One_Zhadosian Рік тому +1

      Me neither, but legacy mode is a bandaid on the hemorrhage of a problem.

    • @RandallClark
      @RandallClark Рік тому

      @@One_Zhadosian I can understand that, back in the day I was all about the grind but now as an adult I just don't have the time anymore to play 8-12 hours a day, I'm lucky to get 8 hours a week. So the easyscape shit has done a decent job at helping to catch up.

    • @One_Zhadosian
      @One_Zhadosian Рік тому

      @@RandallClark good for you then. I play osrs on my original acc, and though don't have the time or effort that yters have to do everything at maximum efficiency; I still gradually make progress in it. I started fresh in the game I love because rs3 fundamentally isn't the runescape I enjoy. I'm not nearly the top player, but I'm further on than my osrs account at this point. Original rs isn't a side option for me, and I'm so glad they've expanded it from it's roots.

    • @Peglegkickboxer
      @Peglegkickboxer Рік тому

      I'm sad that you can't trade or pvp but at least the new RuneScape is not as grindy as osrs because I got a job and chores and life stuff to do. I grinded wood cutting and fire making from lvl 30 to 40 in 3 hours while doing spreadsheets for work since their system is more automated and faster. I won't forget we the endless hours of grinding for little reward after school 18 years ago.

  • @XWeedhunterX
    @XWeedhunterX Рік тому +5

    OSRS is just better I'm glad you realized it as well. It's what we want, it's what we need, it's our drug.

  • @Zjelli1
    @Zjelli1 4 місяці тому +1

    Bro I'm so close to having enough for a bond

  • @parzival425
    @parzival425 Рік тому +5

    I like old games cuz they dont spam you with micro transactions

  • @Abellardo
    @Abellardo Рік тому +1

    Glad to see the legend Billiam Blockard III Esquire make an appearance

  • @haydn1708
    @haydn1708 Рік тому +5

    This vid paints RS3 in a very unfavourable light when actually there are many redeeming factors about the game.
    It’s not the same game many of us played when we were kids and it may not have as big a player base (hard to accurately compare due to bots) BUT it definitely has a very loyal fan base.
    It’s no accident that many OSRS updates are tweaked rehashes of previous RS3 ones

    • @Harlizarrd
      @Harlizarrd Рік тому +1

      OSRS players seething about the toolbelt being ezscape, ssdd

  • @Abadeez
    @Abadeez Рік тому +1

    Forget more popular than rs3, It's one of the most played and popular mmorpgs period. It gets millions of users logging in every month and over 2 million daily players.

  • @RsChrisG
    @RsChrisG Рік тому +3

    why? do you ask people why they eat food? it's essential.

  • @xubious
    @xubious 5 місяців тому +1

    Literally every game would be the funnest thing ever if they copied osrs. Imagine a halo mmorpg split up between humans and the covenant. You start off as a marine or a grunt and end game is master chief or the arbiter. You could progress with jackals, brutes, ODST characters etc. the osrs formula works for anything!

  • @UFCUEAU
    @UFCUEAU Рік тому +4

    EOC is a thing of beauty now, but back then my goodness it was horrific

    • @Diah_TV
      @Diah_TV Рік тому +1

      wheres the beauty?

    • @Kyuteiru
      @Kyuteiru Рік тому +1

      ​@@Diah_TV in the content you're too bad to reach

    • @Diah_TV
      @Diah_TV Рік тому

      @@Kyuteiru Lol my main is 4b xp and I’m close to comping my iron. Try again 🤣

    • @Kyuteiru
      @Kyuteiru Рік тому

      @@Diah_TV Iron on osrs?

    • @Diah_TV
      @Diah_TV Рік тому

      @@Kyuteiru …. Rs3

  • @Mad_ox52
    @Mad_ox52 5 місяців тому +1

    Gaming is dead. They just care about putting as much buyable cosmetics etc. Into the game instead of focus on build a good game

  • @dubstepwookie3562
    @dubstepwookie3562 Рік тому +4

    the answer is a insane amount of bots

    • @ryu_007
      @ryu_007 Рік тому

      Bots are everywhere
      Doesn't change the fact that osrs will always best mmo.

  • @mahmoud.barakat
    @mahmoud.barakat 11 місяців тому +1

    I wish I could start over again but I had to continue playing rs3 with my main since I spent a lot of time in f2p

  • @oriondezagrats4228
    @oriondezagrats4228 Рік тому +9

    The much higher level of popularity surely has had nothing to do with the weaker protection against macros and bots resulting in a higher population of non-players.
    Not to say that RS3 hasn't made bad decisions, it's made... quite a few, but RuneScape has always had an issue with change being received poorly. Always. People would have rather lived in a bot-infested wasteland of RWT-ers than accept any kind of limitations to ensure fairness at all.
    Note that the restrictions on trade and PvP became relaxed or even entirely undone once RS3 had stronger and smarter enforcement of the issues that inspired those restrictions in the first place.
    Personally, I'm going to be quite honest, I've always found combat to be the weakest part of the old versions of RuneScape, to the point that prayer flashing was about the most exciting development before the Evolution of Combat became a thing.

    • @Nick-ij5nt
      @Nick-ij5nt Рік тому +2

      OSRS has like 2-3x the player count of RS3, do you genuinely think that 50-66% of the OSRS player base are bots??? Don't get me wrong, bots are a huge problem, but the percentage is probably nowhere near that. In my estimate it's probably somewhere around 15-20%. Yes, RS3 does have better bot protection, but there's also less incentive for botters to bot on RS3 *because* it has a smaller player base, the gold sellers are going to where the people are and the people are on OSRS. I don't hate RS3 and I think it actually does some things better, but I definitely enjoy OSRS more.

    • @No2hISwear
      @No2hISwear Рік тому

      Jagex initially made eoc because they couldn’t see a way to continue to create new and exciting updates for combat with the old system
      Now in OSRS all the new combat updates are balanced around polarizing mechanics like prayer flicking with a high barrier of entry and it can just feel tedious.
      Eoc could have been implemented much better at first that’s for sure. But I feel like it was the right decision in the long run.

    • @Saiyamanmc
      @Saiyamanmc Рік тому

      @@Nick-ij5nt yeah i dont really get where rs3 players get the idea that a majority of osrs players are bots. like yes there is botting and its really obvious when you see it, but the percentage of online players who do it is likely much closer to 5% than the exaggerated numbers rs3 players drop on videos like this. if you want to see a good representation of the difference in player count and interest in the game, look at twitch categories. there are 20x more ppl watching osrs than rs3 right now, and that number never flips.

    • @Nick-ij5nt
      @Nick-ij5nt Рік тому +1

      @@Saiyamanmc Mod Sween said the bots are in a single digit percentage. So between 1-9% of players are bots according to him, which really isn't even all that bad, I thought it was way worse.

    • @oriondezagrats4228
      @oriondezagrats4228 9 місяців тому

      @@Nick-ij5nt Employee of company that is invested in continued financial viability of game makes statement that ensures continued financial viability of game. What a shocker.
      I can't say for sure whether or not he's being truthful. But then, I doubt anyone can but him, or whoever passed that information along to him.

  • @Kansparel
    @Kansparel 9 місяців тому +1

    Popular??? 80% are bots on daily log in

  • @Yupperzzzz
    @Yupperzzzz Рік тому +2

    This dude needs drop that grudge its the better game now sorry lol maxed on both.

  • @Paulo34343
    @Paulo34343 Рік тому +2

    I like to chill in OSRS when i get back home from work, at least 1-2 hours a night is alright with me. Even with my fulfilled adult life where i go to work, go to gym 3x a week, and having a girlfriend, i still find enjoyment in OSRS, even if it's not 8 hours a day.

  • @lespectator4962
    @lespectator4962 Рік тому +3

    Simple answer, because this version of the game IS runescape. Whenever you reminisce about playing runescape as a kid, this is the version of the game you remember.
    Runescape 3 didn't turn the game into a better runescape, it made it into a worst version of WoW. Games should never forget their identity.
    Imagine if they changed csgo to be more like cod. That would be a disaster. Valorant is a great example of updating a game but respecting where its identity came from.

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому

      Why are brainlets always saying they tried to turn it into WoW? Is WoW the only game in the world that has abilities? Plus WoW is garbage compared to Dragon Nest

    • @lespectator4962
      @lespectator4962 Рік тому

      @@unrealmagic6519 If you weren't such a brainlet yourself would know why it's compared to WoW.

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому

      @@lespectator4962 no I don't because there are hundreds of MMOs like WoW

    • @lespectator4962
      @lespectator4962 Рік тому

      @@unrealmagic6519 The reason they exist is because a lot of them copied wow in some way and they continue to do so. Because wow grew as big as it did it has been seen as the baseline for many games like it that came after. That being said, you can see where people drew the parallels with runescape after it too tried to become more "modern". Pretty much the only reason rs3 went down the road that it did was because jagex thought they would get left behind if they didn't follow the trend.
      Jagex didn't try to improve their game by staying true to it, instead they tried to copy what everyone else was doing.

    • @unrealmagic6519
      @unrealmagic6519 Рік тому +1

      @@lespectator4962 well the game is better now in my opinion and ive been playing since classic. There's only so much you can do with osrs combat. RS3 PvM is much harder and more rewarding. I wonder who WoW copied from since WoW isn't the first mmo not even close.

  • @ryangriepsma4018
    @ryangriepsma4018 11 місяців тому +1

    I just wish i could have my rs2 account back😢 earned all the god swords by boss battling and had just maxed out HP before EoC. But on osrs im back in the 80s for combat stats and 130/158 quests done. Miss my end game gear tho😭

    • @Submersed24
      @Submersed24 6 місяців тому

      Breh I list my level 120 account that I had for years(technically Some random guy gave me it and I think he recovered the password) so I made a new account and got to level 100 in a WEEK. I was so proud of myself lol but the game wasn’t the same as it once was since I only played for clan wars

  • @ledderfayes
    @ledderfayes Рік тому +1

    Just fyi there's "legacy combat mode" on rs3, it's literally how i got to magic 99

  • @charlesmarshall3866
    @charlesmarshall3866 Рік тому

    PvP is still there, you can trade freely, and you have the option to switch to the older style combat, or set up auto attacks to make combat still easy.

  • @naterksmr
    @naterksmr 11 місяців тому

    Same thing that happened with Star Wars Battlefront. They tried to remake it, and it came out worse. People remember the old one far more fondly than the new one

  • @TecnoMTA
    @TecnoMTA Рік тому +1

    and now they cry because they dont get updates, like wtf

  • @tannercortez
    @tannercortez Рік тому +1

    Credit card scammers was the big reason why they took out pvp and made trade limits. Jagex got in a really crappy pickle back in the day

  • @virtualnuke-bl5ym
    @virtualnuke-bl5ym 5 місяців тому

    I think one of the only reasons people play RS3 anymore is to make money for bonds, because it's maybe 1/10th the amount of time required to earn a bond in RS3 than OSRS due to the insane price of a bond now and since they just upped the cost of one by a dollar the GP price will just keep increasing

  • @Javawocky92
    @Javawocky92 5 місяців тому

    TBF free trade and wilderness issue was to stop gold sellers because they were stealing credit card numbers off kids buying gold, setting up a bunch of accounts to farm gold. Then when the parents noticed and charged back the illicit charges, the CC companies almost banned Jagex from taking credit card payments, which would have killed the game.

  • @shrub8644
    @shrub8644 Рік тому +1

    Actually the number 1 thing that killed Runescape was probably the microtransactions

  • @100based9
    @100based9 Рік тому

    I’m always amazed at some players commitment to a game. WoW underwent serious changes similar to rs eoc yet players still play it 10 years later and enjoy it just the same.

  • @RobertGriffith9
    @RobertGriffith9 Рік тому

    EOC was an issue, but people would have adapted eventually. But the real nail in the coffin was the added mtx, which justified players' belief that the game was going downhill and ensured most of them wouldn't bother with rs3.

  • @silentcartographer5490
    @silentcartographer5490 9 місяців тому

    It’s very generous of you to omit the fact that RS3 is now practically a mobile gacha game where not only is it p2w, you’re also constantly bombarded with ads to spend money as you play.

  • @davidrobinson2323
    @davidrobinson2323 Рік тому

    I'm still playing RS3 because my bucket list is massive. Running around with a 15 year cape doing quests I should have done 15 years ago

    • @Kyuteiru
      @Kyuteiru Рік тому +1

      People who play both are the real ones 🤟

  • @drunkenmmamaster419
    @drunkenmmamaster419 Рік тому

    Stopping playing Runescape has been one of the best decisions ive ever made

  • @osrsbeatrs3249
    @osrsbeatrs3249 Рік тому

    Beauty in simplicity. It fills a simple niche and is much cheaper than paying for AAA games and high-quality hardware.

  • @lofiphixx
    @lofiphixx Рік тому

    Somehow I always come back to OSRS. I've been playing since middle school and just came back last year. Been playing daily since.

  • @victorrenato835
    @victorrenato835 8 місяців тому

    The fact 60% player base are bots help in the numbers lol

  • @jimcollins6547
    @jimcollins6547 11 місяців тому +1

    Honestly they have done the best thing! OSRS and rs3 same as wow and wow vanilla. Only thing I wish they did was allow you to take your old account back to OSRS. have a 15+ year old acc but stuck on rs3 :( and that reason I will continue on rs3 is to max my first account 😂

    • @jimcollins6547
      @jimcollins6547 11 місяців тому +1

      Also having two separate games is big brain! You have old school lovers and new who want updates and new content! 👏🏼

    • @chalopsten1408
      @chalopsten1408 10 місяців тому

      You just make an entirely separate account for osrs so you can play rs3 and osrs at the same time, afk on both. Max rs3 account and build up the osrs account at the same time

  • @aaroncrawford9624
    @aaroncrawford9624 Рік тому +2

    “tHe BiGgEsT cOmPlAiNt wE HaD wAs ThE CoMbAt iS BoRiNg” -Mod Mark
    Perfect example of jagex listening to the loud minority 🙄

  • @BottledPoe
    @BottledPoe 2 місяці тому

    Runescape was so different from other mmos and other games that it was so fun, when they started changing it to make it more like other mmos is when it really burned down

  • @sterio2235
    @sterio2235 Рік тому

    An easy way to see if something is titanium is to take a grinding wheel to it. If you don't see the characteristic white sparks of titanium, then you haven't damaged anything of value

  • @UNIQU3-YT
    @UNIQU3-YT 11 місяців тому +1

    Duel area R.I.P 💀😭

  • @dustinadair7893
    @dustinadair7893 10 місяців тому

    I used to play when it was dial up internet. We’d tie up the phone lines for hours and hours on end. And all night.

  • @Suguru_Getoooooo
    @Suguru_Getoooooo 10 місяців тому +1

    What is the best version of the original RuneScape is it the 2007 or 2001

  • @triggerjames9854
    @triggerjames9854 Рік тому +1

    Because it’s a timeless wonder.

  • @FemalePsychology_
    @FemalePsychology_ Рік тому

    i just took a break and i'm back.. Can't quit, never.

  • @mibuk-gq6ww
    @mibuk-gq6ww 9 місяців тому

    Played rs back in 2002 in school. Remebered it during covid lockdown and searched it, amazed to find osrs and instantly got hooked. Got an almost 2200 main and a 2k ironman now. Nobody really quits rs, just extended breaks!

  • @DaDankStrafe
    @DaDankStrafe 10 місяців тому

    This should serve as a blueprint for other developers. If Call of Duty brought back Verdansk for Warzone, it would blow up. They just refuse to listen to the community.

  • @austinbenz2810
    @austinbenz2810 Рік тому

    I was happy when everyone had to start over. Man I remember the first fire cape is osrs

  • @BlackHelm89
    @BlackHelm89 9 місяців тому +1

    Should I get back into it?

  • @STLxDEMO
    @STLxDEMO Рік тому

    I love both games. As an Ironman I can see botting is only a major issue in osrs it seems like in rs3 anyone suspected of botting is banned much quicker and there isn’t really a possibility of selling gold for real life profit

  • @itwasaliens
    @itwasaliens Рік тому +1

    Are most RuneScape players boomers? Wtf?
    Literally everybody I know that plays is a millennial.

  • @hercules5546
    @hercules5546 Рік тому +1

    PvP and Nostalgia => OsRS. PvM and QoL => Rs3

  • @Alfimation
    @Alfimation Місяць тому +1

    911 comments! Looks like the jagex cops are onto us…