I don't get what it is about Runescape that makes people hate it so damn much. . . Like, seriously. It's not a bad game at all. There's always some new updates, and Holiday quests/events to do, which are fun.
Granted, i've been taking a break from Runescape for the last year and a half, simply because I didn't have time for it, or because I was just always bored out of my mind and couldn't will the energy to want to log on again. But now that i'm back into it, as of two weeks ago, i'm having a blast with it again.
All the updates i've missed all look cool. Simple to understand. All around enjoyable...
I've been a member of the Runescape community for 6 years now, and I still find myself coming back to play more, and continue on training and making money, or just socializing. ((Mostly making money and socializing, though. ;D )). There were a couple of periods, I will admit, that Runescape had its downfalls for a temporary period of time ((eg: Taking away the wilderness, putting in Trading restrictions, etc....)) BUt everything seems to be back to status quo...
I'm kinda a retro gamer, myself, as it is. I just yesterday bought a PSP, model 1000 ((The original motherfucker)), and two games. And next time I save the money, i'm going to buy a Gameboy, or a Nintendo 64, and buy some Legend of Zelda, James Bond, and Mario games. Goldeneye, Mario Party, Minish Cap, Ocarina of Time, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Age of Empires, and Oracle of Ages pretty much made my childhood. At the end of it, came Runescape. And i've simply been hooked on it since I started my account.
I'm still vying to buy a membership, after all these years, but the F2P stuff is awesome, too.... I simply don't see a reason to hate Runescape....
I guess all of these assholes who are so obsessed with FPS games ((Modern Warfare, Battlefield, etc...)) can't seem to get their heads out of their asses and open their genre variety.... Yes, i've tried World of Warcraft, and it was fun while it lasted. The new "Play forever, up to LVL 20 if you don't buy the game)) is nice, and all... But the game is simply too restricting in that F2P aspect, and even still, to game takes a ton of memory on the computer, and just asks too much, for giving so little in return....I'm not saying it's a bad game... But I wouldn't, and couldn't, play it so consistently to want to buy a membership for it every month, for the $15 or $20....
So, back to my point... Runescape. It's a game, that's nearly 2,000,000 accounts. ((Granted, about 10% of them are spammers, scammers, and advertisers)), and it's a game that's kept on reeling me back for more, over these last 6 years... What's your opinion? Do you like it? Have you even played it? How long have you played it?... c: