I couldn't agree more with the 2nd article. My account has 65-70 days played (don't know for sure, last time i was member i had 63) and only 10m total xp. I like setting goals, but not ridiculous ones like 99 in a skill. I prefer something like getting 3 more fishing lvls or so, and even so i usually give up after the first lvl because it gets boring to do the same thing over and over again. I don't have any skills to brag with, no expensive items to show off, and i'm not training with the best xp/hr methods. If other people mock me because i use a rune longsword instead of a scimitar, I don't care. I'm just having fun.