Highlanders: I admit that I had a problem with Runescape affecting my life. That was 2 years ago. Runescape was at first used as an antidepressant and then I saw it as an escape from real life. My life went on a downward slope, and then I realized what was happening. At first, I got less depressed because of it. But later, once I was playing it for 3 hours or more a day, I realized that it was the reason I was still depressed. It was taking me away from my friends. At the beginning of the 2005-06 school year, I quit for a month. I found that some people at my school played it, and I began playing again, limiting myself to an hour a day. From then til now I play in moderation, maybe a bit less, maybe a bit more. But I know when to say when, and in fact, I have become friends with the two people who played Runescape from my school. Guess how we met? I overheard them talking about Runescape. In conclusion, I would say that in moderation, Runescape is actually somewhat good for you, but if you play a lot, it isn't. You start losing connections within the real world and when you become disenchanted with Runescape, you have no one to turn to.