Here's my interview. Great thread by the way, fun reading some of these interviews. [hide]When did you begin playing RS and how did you come across it? I came across RuneScape back in the 7th grade; a lot of people at my school played it. Heard many people talking about how they got x level, and I decided to start playing. Truthfully, I thought the game stunk, and I quit after a while, then in the 8th grade one of my RL friends re-introduced me to the game and helped me a bit. Have been playing it ever since, with the occasional 2-3 month breaks. I'm in the 12th grade now so... I've been playing a while. How did you pick your name? When did you start to use Tip.It? I actually have had this online name since 1999, before RuneScape even came out. I used it for e-mail, and then when I got into MMO's I started using it for my characters. However, just because someone is named 'peronix' dosen't mean it's me. It's rare, but I have encountered a few 'impersonators'. I started to use tip.it about the same time I started playing. It was always a useful help site. Although as you can see, I didn't sign up for the actual forum until 2005. Did you play any other MMO̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s and what type of other games do you enjoy? At the moment, besides RuneScape, I play Kingdom of Loathing, although I don't know if that counts as a MMO. It owns though, try it. And don't judge it the minute you see the graphics, either. I also used to play City of Villains some, I want to get back into it but I can't afford the $15 a month ATM. My char is level 35/50 on that game. As far as other games in general, I enjoy a good RPG, and I can stand some FPS games. Did you have any friends help you as you started the game? I had my RL friend help me, but he dosen't play anymore. He isn't nearly as dedicated to games he gets into as I am. He got me into Kingdom of Loathing, too, but he dosen't play that one anymore either. What is your proudest accomplishment? Fire cape, just by the huge amount of pride I got when I saw the beast fall. Way more satisfying than seeing "Your cooking/attack/fletching level is now 99". What is one of your favorite quests to do on game? My all-time favorite quest was the Underground Passage. It was defiantly the longest and most difficult quest I have ever done. It is probably easy now in RS2, but I wouldn't know. Legends probably would have been my favorite if I had gotten to do it in Classic, from what I've heard it was way, way harder back then. Are you a loner on the game or do you prefer to be with friends when skilling? I'm a loner. I've never had any lasting online friendships. What is your least/favorite skill? Why? Least favorite skill is mining. I hate it more than your typical Malaysian MMO. It's like the firemaking of the gathering skills. Favorite skill, despite its abysmally low Xp/Hour is RuneCrafting. Tons of profit, and certainly more interesting than skills where all you do is click on trees/rocks. On average, how many hours a day do you play? Well right now I play anywhere from zero to 8 hours a day, but the average I'd say is around 3. What are your current goals? DO you have a favorite skill that you like working on more than others? Current goals are 99 firemaking and 85 slayer. For some reason I enjoy FMing more than slayer :-k Do you ever think of quitting the game? Nope, but I do think about taking breaks from it. You never really quit this game anyway, most of the time you find yourself going back to the website to look at the recent updates, and if they bait you enough you come back. The only games you really do quit are ones that never get updated, or are just abysmally boring. Has being part of Tip.It helped you in any way? How? Yes, I find that updating blogs and posting achievements has kept me going towards goals that are otherwise pointless. How did you come across the Tip.It website? Google. Was looking for a RS help site and this one seemed the most helpful at the time. What do you like to do outside of the game? Hmm, well I enjoy cooking, I seem to have a natural gift for it. My experiments always seem to turn out better than my mom's. : No I don't like sports :P What would be the one piece of major advice that you would give to all fellow Tip.iters? If you set a goal that you find boring, find another boring goal you'd like to achieve and have two boring goals. That way if you get tired of one, you can work on the other, and when you get tired of that one, you can go back to the other. That's how I got 99 cooking and 4k chompy kills around the same time. No more than two goals though, it dosen't work so well after that. Trust me. [b]When did you begin playing RS and how did you come across it? [/b]
I came across RuneScape back in the 7th grade; a lot of people at my school played it. Heard many people talking about how they got x level, and I decided to start playing. Truthfully, I thought the game stunk, and I quit after a while, then in the 8th grade one of my RL friends re-introduced me to the game and helped me a bit. Have been playing it ever since, with the occasional 2-3 month breaks. I'm in the 12th grade now so... I've been playing a while.
[b]How did you pick your name? When did you start to use Tip.It? [/b]
I actually have had this online name since 1999, before RuneScape even came out. I used it for e-mail, and then when I got into MMO's I started using it for my characters. However, just because someone is named 'peronix' dosen't mean it's me. It's rare, but I have encountered a few 'impersonators'. I started to use tip.it about the same time I started playing. It was always a useful help site. Although as you can see, I didn't sign up for the actual forum until 2005.
[b]Did you play any other MMO̢̢̮ââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s and what type of other games do you enjoy?[/b]
At the moment, besides RuneScape, I play Kingdom of Loathing, although I don't know if that counts as a MMO. It owns though, try it. And don't judge it the minute you see the graphics, either. I also used to play City of Villains some, I want to get back into it but I can't afford the $15 a month ATM. My char is level 35/50 on that game. As far as other games in general, I enjoy a good RPG, and I can stand some FPS games.
[b]Did you have any friends help you as you started the game?[/b]
I had my RL friend help me, but he dosen't play anymore. He isn't nearly as dedicated to games he gets into as I am. He got me into Kingdom of Loathing, too, but he dosen't play that one anymore either.
[b]What is your proudest accomplishment? [/b]
Fire cape, just by the huge amount of pride I got when I saw the beast fall. Way more satisfying than seeing "Your cooking/attack/fletching level is now 99".
[b]What is one of your favorite quests to do on game? [/b]
My all-time favorite quest was the Underground Passage. It was defiantly the longest and most difficult quest I have ever done. It is probably easy now in RS2, but I wouldn't know. Legends probably would have been my favorite if I had gotten to do it in Classic, from what I've heard it was way, way harder back then.
[b]Are you a loner on the game or do you prefer to be with friends when skilling? [/b]
I'm a loner. I've never had any lasting online friendships.
[b]What is your least/favorite skill? Why? [/b]
Least favorite skill is mining. I hate it more than your typical Malaysian MMO. It's like the firemaking of the gathering skills. Favorite skill, despite its abysmally low Xp/Hour is RuneCrafting. Tons of profit, and certainly more interesting than skills where all you do is click on trees/rocks.
[b]On average, how many hours a day do you play? [/b]
Well right now I play anywhere from zero to 8 hours a day, but the average I'd say is around 3.
[b]What are your current goals? DO you have a favorite skill that you like working on more than others? [/b]
Current goals are 99 firemaking and 85 slayer. For some reason I enjoy FMing more than slayer :-k
[b]Do you ever think of quitting the game?[/b]
Nope, but I do think about taking breaks from it. You never really quit this game anyway, most of the time you find yourself going back to the website to look at the recent updates, and if they bait you enough you come back. The only games you really [i]do[/i] quit are ones that never get updated, or are just abysmally boring.
[b]Has being part of Tip.It helped you in any way? How? [/b]
Yes, I find that updating blogs and posting achievements has kept me going towards goals that are otherwise pointless.
[b]How did you come across the Tip.It website? [/b]
Google. Was looking for a RS help site and this one seemed the most helpful at the time.
[b]What do you like to do outside of the game?[/b]
Hmm, well I enjoy cooking, I seem to have a natural gift for it. My experiments always seem to turn out better than my mom's. :
No I don't like sports :P
[b]What would be the one piece of major advice that you would give to all fellow Tip.iters?[/b]
If you set a goal that you find boring, find another boring goal you'd like to achieve and have two boring goals. That way if you get tired of one, you can work on the other, and when you get tired of that one, you can go back to the other. That's how I got 99 cooking and 4k chompy kills around the same time. No more than two goals though, it dosen't work so well after that. Trust me.[/hide]