I started in 2003 and back then it was (in my opinion) the peak best tiem of the game. I love the days. I thought my friend was the best cause he bought me a black long. Little things like that have dissapeared, as in a black long isn't considered a nice deed anymore, just junk. I've quit (or stopped playing) a few times, but i just returned this week (after a 7 month 'break'). I find the game just as addicitng as before but in such a different away. Before i would explore and find new things, and now that is what i am doing (catching up on what i have missed out on lately). But i feel if it wasn't for my friends playing, I wouldn't either. I've sort of drifted from the topic :P. but yes. I like being good at runescape, but there will always someone (or many people) who will be much better then me and when I first started playing I never looked at the game like that.