What keeps you coming back?

[jin_89_rc]

For me it just boils down to the fact that there's really no other games these days that are like this. There's so much to do on OSRS (and RuneScape) and isn't plagued with time gated stuff/daily chores like all modern MMORPG games these days use to make up for lack of content/drip feeding. I also love that you can take a break at any time without having to worry about falling behind. Some modern games these days feel like a huge treadmill and by the time you get back from your break, all the progress you made/equips you've obtained becomes very outdated and have lost all of its value... =/

Yes!  I've played various games over the year, but they've all been very...Blandsome(They look pretty, but they're boring).  Runescape always feels approachable & it's so easy to load up a new account and relive that first f2p playthrough time after time.

It's a fun game. There is something to do in this game for whatever mood I'm in. The 2000's graphics and sound effects make the experience more fun for a reason I can't explain. I just enjoy it all.

Agreed, I started on runescape classic waaaaaaaaay back in '01/'02 & to this day...never completed everything in the game.  Not even close, and even if I did have time to invest...there is so much content I could go in any direction with.

Something that appeals to me in games is trying to do things that are somewhat unique. I think playing an alt account to make GP helps a lot with that. Being able to make money through something I think is fun without being miserably inefficient is nice. I think if I had to go back to only playing one account, I'd end up doing the same exact things that a lot of other players are doing. And even if they're fun sometimes, I just can't stand it in games when every player does the exact same thing.

I was never a super affluent player with a loaded bank aside from hitting it big at barrows in the early days of it, but I definitely agree that once you hit a certain level/completion with one account the end game content/social/economic experience can narrow a bit.  I don't think I played enough to manage multiple accounts though.  A friend of mine, that I suspect still plays, was pretty intense and would be managing 4/5 separate accounts split screen at once.  Fishing, mining, questing, training, cooking,...who knows...I think he just loved doing it all.


Thanks for sharing your experiences, would love to drop in again in another year to see who else replies.

Last runescape login prior to today was 218 days ago.  Just finished Below Ice Mountain.  Might consider P2P again and clock out a little bit of the mid level content my account is at