Do you put experience before the actual enjoyment and fun?

[ewan]

Well, I have been playing alot recently, yet not going anywhere fast, as I enjoy myself and am more often than not standing chatting, or semi doing a task, and talking to friends on other chat programmes, and generally having a laugh.

 

 

 

yet my friend is already 65 mining ( wont name names ) after three days, I ask him wether he actually enjoys playing, and he said no but he needed fast experience. He said he'd like to have been higher but his computer is shared.

 

 

 

I fail to see , even, his point of view at all, it's not like him getting faster experience by not having a good time will even get him into a more enjoyable period of play, he plans to go for 85 mining then mine runite ores, to afford a party hat, and he plans to do it in around 6 months!

 

 

 

 

 

It seems he's putting experience and items before even enjoying the game at all! This just seems stupid, and not actually the point of the game. I'm sure also, I forgot to add he's combat 42 too ( no idea his actual stats ). So it's not like he is just simply mining.

 

 

 

Do you find this a good way to play? Always doing it like a chore aiming to get something fast, but not so you can enjoy it, but so you can equally

 

as quickly move onto another task.

 

 

 

I see this in 'skillers' too, they say they do it for the challenge! Why would they want to make it more challenging than the original when they haven't even maxed out all skills on the original, to show they need a harder version! However this is no dig at the ones who do it for some quick levels as a break to them doing a high levelled skill, as i'm guessing that would be hypocrtical.

 

 

 

Anyway, what do you think of these intense hardcore playing styles? right? Or do you think at a subconcious (sp?) level, we all want to do this, and it's the way the human brain works.

 

 

 

All points of view welcome on such matters.

 

 

 

Thanks for reading! please message me with all spelling corrections because i'm really not all that great at it!

[Eyeball_Lt]

I think that fun is much more important..

[mrmyk]

I find grinding for that goal by getting xp then achieving that goal the funnest part of runescape so a mixture :P

 

 

 

Especially when it's something fun like 2k cw tickets

[Albel]

As of now...i have to say im not enjoying runescape. Cause of 99 firemake...however i will say one i get 99 firemake, it will be like a door opening. Ill be able to do so much more stuff then burn logs, and worry about xp value

[Rabid_Howler]

I like working towards a target, yet I get distracted easily... So I work at something until I get bored of it. That way I'm having fun, but still getting stuff done. Stuff like fishing's even better since you can just stand there talking and getting exp at the same time.

[Rebdragon]

When people can't get real cred, they turn to e-cred.

[Italian5kamikaze]

When people can't get real cred, they turn to e-cred.

 

 

 

Couldnt of said it better. :lol:

[YokazenoKyoukan]

i dont know about everyone else but for me experience and fun go hand in hand..i mean i have a lot of fun gaining experiance...not as much fun as i have when hanging out with friends mind you...but i still have loads of fun...id be so bored without skills to level up :P

[Sy_Accursed]

I think fun > xp

 

 

 

however once u have been playing a while fun = xp

 

 

 

As you learn how to multitask so you get fast xp while chatting and having fun

[OldDucky]

Some people Just enjoy their Skills, and training. Some Enjoy The fun of the Game, And Skills. And Some Just Enjoy the Fun the game. Well, I'm the type of person who Enjoys the Game, And Focuses on my skills aswell. I can understand your friends point of view, he has to share a computer. It Just depends on your real life situations :-k .

 

 

 

\ Lil 'Ol Ducky

[Rabid_Howler]

The problem is you kinda need stats to be able to enjoy yourself in the first place... Try making a new account and not training it at all. Not a lot of people will talk to you besides to call you a noob, and you can't do good stuff with your skills unless you train them. So you're just left wandering around aimlessly... IMO, not fun.

[Alg]

i've always disagreed with putting experience before fun...

 

you're playing a game, why should you make it a chore?

 

 

 

if you have fun with getting experience, then go for it, but it really is pointless to play a game to be bored.

[ewan]

Seems quite alot of you do. you think at the end i'll have this but is the fun not in actually training it to 99?

 

 

 

Rushing it wont matter as if you take it slow and enjoy it you will sitll get the reward in the end.

 

 

 

:)

[Triforceelf]

If your not having fun in RS, go play another game. The point of a game is to have fun. If you have fun getting EXP (I know I do) then good. If not, go do something else.

[tintin113]

-.- Yet another ewan-brand thread.

 

 

 

I just train and when I get bored, go and have some fun. Also, I go to sodb and tip.it events to enjoy myself. :D

[hephaestos8]

skillers think that gaining exp is fun, and about your friend, he is dedicated to getting his goal, and once he will get it, he will have a sence of accomplishment, whichmakes the game fun

[The Real ET]

I don't know how/why but I actually do have fun grinding, maybe because I think of the awesome things I can do when I reach my goals. I don't know really. :-k

[db300]

i find it fun to get levels and experience. :anxious:

[YokazenoKyoukan]

i find it fun to get levels and experience. :anxious:

i find that too

[Robot919]

I mostly play Runescape to have fun, but I do boring things so that later on I can have more fun. (EX: Doing DT so I can ancient in CW) I think playing for fun is more important then no-lifing something just to get exp.

[Master_Smither]

Enjoyment is the reward after you finish your goal.

 

 

 

So I enjoy some stuff like smithing but rcing which i need to do i hate. Some stuff must be done :)

[Stephleref]

Xp = fun

 

 

 

Mining granite or mining iron/coal and banking it make no difference anyway so i may as well mine granite so i gain my goal faster and be done with it.

[salim123]

fun..

 

i coulda gained 150k+ exp today

 

but i went steel drag killin with my buds instead

[tryto]

I like xp, unless it's powermining. How i hate iron powermining.

[QueenValerie]

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