To 200m accounts, a toast
· Jennifer Sun · 07/20/12 07:13 AM
My first ever account was a bald guy named Lance20101 (I had learned my lesson already; there are no guarantees when you choose a name) that I made way back when RSC first went live for the public in 2001. I got the basics down, but then school got ahead of me, so I let him rot for a while. When I was ready and willing to come back, I had forgotten the password. Oops? By now he's been wiped from existence. During the move to RS2, maybe? I dunno. All I know is, he's long gone.
So I made the account I have now, Jennifer Sun (who, fun fact, was also a male character at creation), and I ran through the F2P quest gamut. At the time, I wasn't able to afford members, so I just didn't worry about it and made the most out of the F2P game. Over 10 years and 200 million accounts later, that remains my primary objective as I continue to play. I did try out my free trial membership, and it was a fun two weeks, but I think I'm much happier staying largely F2P, getting members only for a single month at a time to play the quests (I do quite enjoy the lore of this game and I wish F2P had more of it to play with).
I remember toggling PK options and fatigue. I remember the first time I logged into RS2 and marveled at the new graphics. I remember when I slayed Elvarg, a satisfying end to the current F2P quests if I do say so myself. I remember all the time I put into my skills, though it never seemed enough. I remember TipIt's skill calculators and the discussions of combat level formulas.
And I remember Lance20101, for though he is no longer a series of ones and zeroes here or anywhere, he was my first RS account. So he was either a push in the right direction or, well, a mistake. 10 years later, still sussing that one out.
Cheers to 200 million accounts and over 10 years of pure digital insanity.
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