Over my history of playing Runescape - and I've played quite a bit: since it's debut, back when it had two servers - I've quit many, many times. It always goes the same way: I play like crazy for months and one day I just lose interest completely. It just happens.

 

 

 

Every time, I think it's the last I'll ever see of this game... Boy, am I wrong.

 

I just can't live without Runescape, it seems.

 

 

 

Months after quitting, I still feel like I'll never come back. But whenever I begin having too much free time, (when I'm on vacation usually) I just fork up the 5$ and subscribe again to members.

 

 

 

I feel like a drug addict. :XD:

 

 

 

For a while I thought I was maybe just needing something time consuming to do when I'm bored, I thought I was only addicted to MMOs. It doesn't seem to be the case though, as I've tried others such as Tales of Pirates and Maplestory... Hell, I even tried World of Warcraft and I didn't even get addicted. Got to about level 22 and stopped playing.

 

 

 

So what keeps me playing this game? I dunno. I know that the tip.it forums play a good part now, I just love browsing here while I fish or do other boring stuff. I guess I also like the "examine" option and the not-always-funny Jagex humor - or should I say humour - and the weird quests. Maybe it's beacause it's the first MMO I've played, ever. Back in the day when they were not as common.

 

 

 

I'd say Runescape has an indistinct charm to it and I can't get enough for some reason.

 

 

 

I'm writing this as I started playing again today. I had quit roughly a year ago and thought of never coming back again ever. I would log in out of boredom some days and I'd just log back out seconds later.

 

 

 

So... (sorry, long post, just felt like ranting a bit ^^) Anyone unable to quit or am I the only one? \

yeah, i thought i quit runescape for good about 1 year ago then i started playing again for no reason. WEIRD RIGHT?

Yeah i find it quite the same.

 

JaGeX must have put heap of time making this game draw you in and make you addicted.

I've quit 6times...

So I'm not the only one... :

 

 

 

I'm suprised that I find this addictive, though. I just can't understand what I like so much about it. I mean, there's lots of MMOs that are supposed to be better and yet I can't quit.

 

 

 

Must be like a classic. I still get those urges to play Super Mario Bros. :D

I've learned to embrace the addiction : . Haven't quit so far and I don't plan to.

i've never quit :P i just dont see the point... what would i do with my extra time? maby my life is slightly different then yours and i just have too much extra time...

Why do you need to quit? :? It's a game.. Play when you feel like playing, don't play when you don't feel like playing o_O Which is what you're already doing. You should live your life how you want to, however that may be, if playing runescape is what you enjoy doing why should there be a reason not to? :wink:

i tryed and failed

 

 

 

maybe the computer is mind controlling us!!!

Why do you need to quit? :? It's a game.. Play when you feel like playing, don't play when you don't feel like playing o_O Which is what you're already doing. You should live your life how you want to, however that may be, if playing runescape is what you enjoy doing why should there be a reason not to? :wink:

 

 

 

Oh I don't quit because it takes up too much of my time if that's what you're thinking. Some day I'll wake up and feel sick of the game so I'll completely stop playing. This usually goes on for months until I feel the urge to play again. Then I'll play for months intensively, and then stop again. Endless cycle, it seems.

I've quit 6 times before, but after every 3 months or so I come back. I feel for ya :(

I quit so many times i lost count. Now i just say i'm taking break :D

 

 

 

Which im kinda on atm, only cause I got lotro for awhile to play with, but always end up back at rs after a few weeks to play for a week o two then take another break. I guess its the community as well that helps make runescape.

I've quit once for about a year then one day decided, 'I feel like playing Runescape'. Ever since that day ive been hooked. :lol:

I have never tried to quit RS, but I understand that it can be hard to quit when you have played the game for a so long time as you have done. It seems like RS is a big part of you, and that's maybe one of the reasons to why you can't quit.

 

Try playing less and less over a few months time, for after a time stop playing.

you are making me want to smoke ffs

I've never tried to quit Runescape, mainly because I don't play that often to begin with...Just when I have some downtime to kill.

 

At first I was addicted but I've learnt how to control it.

 

 

 

If you want to qut for good, I suggest you have a drop party with all your items, thus you have nothing but your stats to come back to, and you will gradually stop playing.

 

Another method would be to change your password to something that you won't remember. Easy enough.

Quitting RuneScape is really hard. I can't say I'm fully quitted, but atleast I don't feel the urge anymore to log in on the game.

 

My problem is more fora, I'm registered on a few forums and how much I try I keep browsing them. It's hard, because RS is a great game. I would still play it but honestly if you say in real life " I play RuneScape " people say, isn't that for 12 year olds?

youll always come back... they always come back...

I know I've quit and come back several times, and giving all your items away doesn't help, just makes you feel stupid when you do come back (that's what I did :D)

That's why I, in my infinite foresight, never officially quit or gave my items away. Though getting scammed out of my first account was close, all it did was to make me more careful and distrustful \

I haven't ever planned quitting RuneScape, and I really wonder what I would do without playing RuneScape? What I play when not RuneScape?

 

I don't have any games on my computer, RS is enough for me.

FOR GOD'S SAKE STOP QUITTING!!!!!!!

 

 

 

You'll end up with heart disease working all these shifts... :

I've quit 6times...

 

 

 

:shock:

 

 

 

Never ever quitted runescape for the past 6 years...

 

Well quitting its good.. you will miss out many things and it will feel more fun when you come back...

Ariadne - Understanding MMORPG Addiction

 

Read that, you might find out why you're addicted. You seem(by smilies anyway) happy to be addicted, but it's not a good thing, it's going to get in the way of your life at some point. If you can find why you're addicted, then you can solve the problem.

 

Runescape is like a wheel of desire. You want something, you obtain it, realise it doesn't make you feel better and disregard it, then you want something else, you obtain it, you want something else, and so on, it's never going to stop unless you decide for it to stop.

Bah, I have also quit a few times, not as much as some people I know though. :P I played Classic from 02 to when the RS2 beta came out. I hated RS2, I mean..hated it. I thought the graphics were better on classic and they took the whole game away, abandoning RSC and the community. So I got interested in other things like graphics, photoshop and the likes, joined a community, became a mod and so on. Then my bro started to play RS again in March 06, so I started a new char and got addicted instantly. I have had a break from members about 2 times, and 'quit' about 3 months ago. I think with the new updates Jagex is bringing us, it enticed me to come back and give them a try.

 

 

 

The only reason I ever feel I'll need to quit is if I get bored of it, which will mostly result in me taking a break, or if I feel it is affecting my RL, and I'll take some action. Play as long as you enjoy it, that's what it's there for! :)