Their graphics are fairly crappy, but they're progressing fast enough for me. It's a great game, and it's not crazy to believe that they might slip in some element of the game.

I actually like the RS graphics a bit, they kind of grow on you :P

 

 

 

But I think that there are 3 things that desperately need updating: our avatars, Tutorial Island (so that people don't constantly quit after 3 minutes of playing) and trees.

I just don't get it, runescape has good graphics compared to other java games!

Blame Java

 

 

 

Yup, it's because it's a browser based game programmed in Java that it has bad graphics. But it's a characteristic of runescape, it's got great gameplay but awful graphics and it's been like that for the past 5-6 years. If they changed it I'd give up I think. I love the simplistic side of runescape graphics and I'll think other people will agree it's what makes it such a good game where people stick at it because it's not just the glitzy wonderful graphics that drag people into the game and then give up after a while 'cause they realise the gameplay is shocking.

RS is written in Java, and it's hard to get good graphics using Java (try it for yourself).

 

 

 

Now you might ask, if Java is bad, why would Jagex program in it? Java allows for RS to run on all sorts of computers, from old to new. This also means more RS players :D

 

 

 

So bad graphics are inherent to RS...

 

 

 

He's right you know. What's the percentage of the population who have 1 gigabyte of RAM or more? Tell me. Is there a much greater percentage? Or is there a smaller percentage of players with 1 gigabyte of RAM or more. That's what graphics like that REQUIRE if you didn't notice..

 

 

 

Also, the membership fee will go up from $5 U.S.D per month to at least $15-$20 a month. It will be the same as World of Warcraft basically.

Rs has the most amazing graphics around

 

 

 

when compared to other Java games.

 

 

 

Now it jagex ran Runescape through a downloadable client that was free to download from the runescape site, then we could really do something :D . They would no longer be using Java, but they would have to basically redo the game.

 

 

 

Yes, that would be awesome :D

Personally, I really don't care. I just got WoW, and ya, the graphics are amazing. But after about a week or so, I'm just bored. It's always just- go to some guy, he tells you to kill some things. You kill them, go back and get a reward. Then after that, you go kill some more stuff, and maybe get another quest that tells you to go kill some more stuff! I really could care less what the graphics are like, as long as the gameplay is good, and thats what made me come back to rs (I still do play WoW some though). And if they brought back rsc, I'd totally go play that instead, because the gameplay is 10 times better (in my opinion) than rs2.

 

 

 

Heres one way I look at it. Ok, you've played PAC-MAN right? Well thats a great game. Does it have good graphics? No... The graphics are absolutely horrid, but tons of people still play it, because the gameplay is great, and its a classic game. Graphics aren't everything peoples.

if they made the graphics take a lot of power then not as many ppl would play b/c then they'd need better graphics cards which would then make ppl spend 100$ on a card so that then they wouldn't play.

It's kind of like the Wii...

 

 

 

The gameplay quality makes up for the graphics.

That's just not what Runescape is.

 

If they made it like every other stupid online game I'd probably quit.

The fact RuneScape is written in Java has no bearing on the graphical quality of the game in any way. The reason the graphics are sub-standard compared to other games out on the market is down to the fact that Jagex are keeping the clients total size down. They say you can fit the whole client, models, image everything on to one floppy disc. This is necessary to keep RuneScape downloading quickly and running smoothly with it's software renderer. They're using a software renderer to make RuneScape as compatible as possible with all sorts of computers. Stop blaming the language for the graphics.

 

 

 

I really could care less

 

Couldn't. Couldn't care less. Saying "I really could care less" means that you do care somewhat which I doubt was the point you were trying to make.

 

 

 

Watch this and you'll understand: http://funkwarehouse.com/jcpods/john-cl ... ast-18.mp4

There's nothing I could say that wasn't said before, so yeah, my post is pretty useless.

Then why doesn't anybody do it lol, back up you're claim, dont just post stuff like that...

 

 

 

Back up your claims too, did Jagex ever come up with Java as a limitation to the RS graphics?

 

 

 

Here is Wurm Online :

 

 

It has graphics that would make WoW ashamed of itself, allows the player to change absolutely every part of the game (from making houses, roads to building towns castles mountains forests.

 

 

 

All of that is in Java.

I'm not impressed by the screenshots at all. If you want good graphics buy a PS3 or some top of the line $3000 PC and get corresponding games.

 

 

 

I for one don't care much about graphics at all. I'm sure their are many like me. I actually think that the lower quality graphics are a very strong point of runescape. It allows for much better development of content and gameplay. Two aspects which I find that are far more important than the looks of the game in the long run. A game you are going to play for more than a year will need much more than just some fancy graphics to keep you excited.

 

 

 

If you feel that graphics are important to you and you think that other games have better graphics than play those games. But apparently, something besides the graphics have grasped you to runescape. Why not accept that that other thing may be more important to you than the graphics?

The fact RuneScape is written in Java has no bearing on the graphical quality of the game in any way. The reason the graphics are sub-standard compared to other games out on the market is down to the fact that Jagex are keeping the clients total size down. They say you can fit the whole client, models, image everything on to one floppy disc. This is necessary to keep RuneScape downloading quickly and running smoothly with it's software renderer. They're using a software renderer to make RuneScape as compatible as possible with all sorts of computers. Stop blaming the language for the graphics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quoted for the absolute truth. One of the charms of RS is you can play it on pretty much any computer with java installed.

 

 

 

Sorry for being blunt but anyone who says java isn't capable of producing high-end gfx probably doesn't know anything about java or programming for that matter.

OK I GET IT THEY ARE WORKING HARD, I AM JUST SAYING THEY ARE WAY BEHIND, THEY CAN DO MUCH BETTER WITH A DOWNLOADABLE CLIENT THAN WITH A WEBSITE GAME.

 

 

 

Lets see why they use Java!

 

 

 

Jagex

 

 

 

Ja is for Java!

 

G is for gaming!

 

ex is for experts!

 

 

 

Jagex is for Java gaming experts! Why would a company built around a certain type of game that they are the best in the world at just to get better graphics? It would waste so much time, and it would be horrible as everyone who could download it would play other downloadable games. The great thing about RS is its acessibility. Also, I kind of like the graphics. The word "bad" is just opinionated.

Rs is supposed to have crap graphics. It's not a very good game and giving it decent graphics would end up making it a crap version of wow.

Alot of non-RuneScape players say it has bad graphics and it does but a java based game can't really have good graphics. It goes with the chracter of the game. If you remove those style of graphics then you remove the whole essence of the game.

 

 

 

Some parts of the game make you want to cringe but they are slowly making it better :)

Haha I really dont see it, have you looked at Knight Online before? Check out http://www.Knightonlineworld.com and look at the different screenshots.

Been there done that,

 

Full worlds (can't login during peak times), turkish hackers (no offense), Irritating lvling system.

 

No thank you.

Graphics isn't what makes a game good. As simple as that.