Completely agreed. Being someone that has also gotten their quest cape without using a single guide, I can tell you that when people say "Just use a guide" it really bothers me that people can't figure out stuff for themself. Anyway, the first thing I did when I became member... I remember thieving on men in lumbridge for a good hour, then I decided that I wanted to walk across the falador-taverly gate and just explore everything across it. I remember almost dying on White Wolf Mountain, but I barely made it. I remember walking to to Ardougne and doing Clock Tower and Hazeel Cult (I didn't even know that guides existed at the time), the quests that sparked the quest interest I still have today.