Is Runescape worth it?

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I didn't say exercise 6-8 hours a day. Or did I? Doing anything in moderation is the key. But what is healthier for you: playing 3-4 hours sports and exercising or playing runescape?

 

 

 

You inferred it. Runescape is probably healthier for you in the long run. Why? Because you do it for 3 or 4 hours a day(Shall we say for 15 hours a week?) and at the end of it you are:

 

Not tired

 

Not sweaty

 

Your brain has been virtually shut down during the time period, or it has had time to do other things such as(From recent times) research the Monty Hall Problem, finish working out why my method in Science was completely different but got the same answer, reading stories in Varrock, researching Perpetual motion machines, reading Wealth of Nations....A whole stack of things which I can't really do while running....

 

You have not injured yourself (I have never broken my leg playing RS but I have broken it walking the dog so go figure that... : )

 

You have met people(I will do this in more detail, but with sport...say walking or running or jogging, you meet no one, so sport is not always social, but neither is RS, I grant you that.)

 

There is no (arguably) pressure to push yourself to the limit.

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, keep training your communication skill by talking in the internet with people you never ever met and you will never ever meet. That's the perfect way to improve your communication skill. I wonder also if you are going to ask your girl/boy out by MSN or even worse Runescape...

 

 

 

Now I will say this INTERNET SAFETY, DO NOT TRADE NUMBERS, ADDRESSES OR PERSONAL DETAILS AND DO NOT ARRANGE TO MEET UP OUTSIDE OF THE GAME, moderator bit over.

 

One of the major benefits of RS is that you don't ever have to see people again. If you say something stupid then they will tell you and never bother you again...you do not have to sit next to them for the next 5 years after telling them you fancy them(never happened to me but does apparently happen).

 

RS gives you the chance to be stupid and get that checked BEFORE you go into the real world and mess up your (Short term) life. It is not perfect, we do need to make mistakes in real life as well, but it is a spring board...If you are shy you can talk to people while having the ability to log off if it gets too much.

 

 

 

Though your (inferred) method of talking to real people seems like a much better idea it is not universally better, for a lot of people, particulary those with low self-esteem or who are bullied at school, talking across the internet is better (Again it is not particulary safe but that is more a matter of common sense, as well as having a good home life and listening to people...if you don't have that then you are more likely to do exactly the same things, but in real life and end up regretting them(Isn't this so jolly))

 

In summery talking to people via the internet is much less daunting than talking to people in real life....you have to remember that we are social creatures, but we are programmed to interact with about 50 people(at a max), at school or whatever you are going to be around more than 50 people.

 

 

 

Sigh, wandering off the point. Moving on.

 

 

 

 

Okay....

 

 

 

... Ok, Runescape allows you to see yourself in a different way. Rather than Joe Bloggs, fat nerd who has been bullied since he can remember, you are Bob Da Cat, Woodsman who has 200 Quest points, well liked by NPCs and has five skilling friends who listen to your problems.

 

You were saying that you have Runescape friends who you only talk to, in Real Life, about Runescape. It goes the other way as well, some times Runescape is a good way to get your problems out there without the truth getting back to the people who it is about.

 

 

 

I was talking about money making off blogs which someone pointed out lately. And I simply replied that working is by far better than making Runescape blogs for money.

 

It would also be far faster to just fish Tuna at Catheby to level up to 99 really quick, but I prefer to occationally do some fishing, to spend a bit of time doing the cooking and making Tuna Potatos, making a bit of money, not masses like if I did Fishing Trawler or Slayer. I do something enjoyable and get paid...

 

I think you missed the point of making money out of a blog, its not to make money, its something that makes money out of something you are doing anyway... :roll:

 

 

 

 

 

hmm...

 

 

 

Or maybe you will just hmmm it... :roll:

 

The point is that things are frequently more than the sum of their purposes....While this looks like a response to a response to a responce(better known as conversation) it is actually a great learning experiance for me (not sure if it is for you, you are talking to me after all :oops:(I never really did the false modesty thing in real life so I am trying it here to see if there is anything to it...My findings are less than positive.))

 

RS obvouisly changed your life, even if it was only to point out how terrible internet games are.

 

 

 

I reiterate: Why?

 

(For the benefit of the reader: I will now include a conversation between myself and an imaginary friend who takes the place of jackata2)

 

But just one question, who allowed you to take a 'friend' and talk for me?

 

So two questions....

 

Firstly it is my post, I can do pretty much anything I like. Added to that I was actually thinking of someone else, it is merely because if I say 'And my imaginary friend who takes the place of Legolas8323' then most people won't know what is going on...

 

Secondly I wasn't aware I was talking for you...as such...I was arguing your view point(fairly balancedly I might add) which I allowed to do by the forum rules...unless you want to claim that only you believe that Runescape is evil(for want of a better explaination of your arguement, since clearly I am not entitle to argue it :roll: ).

 

 

 

 

And who told you that I want have money just for nothing. I have a lot of things I want to buy and I don't get money just to save it and do nothing with it. Again, who allowed you to talk for me?

 

 

 

The real question is who allowed you to infer my meaning, simply on the basis of what I have written!!!

 

I mean I obvouisly didn't do that did I...Obvouisly I didn't read what you had written and assume what sort of person you were, assuming your intentions and arguements.

 

I mean if I had done that then maybe I could understand why you were so irrate. :

 

 

 

Anyway the point is that generally, in my experiance, people will go shopping, they will not go out to buy a specific item. If they do go to buy a specific item they will probably buy more than one thing...Hence people do not know exactly what they want the money for, only that they want money and they want to spend it.

 

Additionally in a conversation you do not, usually, unless you are trying to sabotage it, get super defencive about what you spend your money on...Particually if you are talking to a 'Friend' who knows you.

 

(Might be an idea to pop down to Varrock and write some dialogues : it is not as easy as it looks)

 

 

 

Didn't get your point right here, but if you want to tell me that RL is the same thing as a VIRTUAL runescape world, then I will leave the reader to go with whoever he/she agrees with. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

 

 

Lets see...

 

Real life, almost entirely false.

 

Runescape, pretty direct.

 

 

 

Hmmmm...which one is more real...

 

Sort of like asking if you want a Oak door riddled with woodworm...

 

or a glass door...

 

One which you can't see though,

 

The other which you can see though.

 

One which is about as tangible as ether,

 

The other about as tangible as a stone wall.

 

One which would easily expire from a slight tap,

 

The other which would require a strong jolt to rattle it.

 

 

 

Runescape might not be real, but it is more 'real' in terms of substance, than the Real World. (The English Language is not the best format for debating what is 'real', simply because we have one word for 20 meanings.

 

 

 

For the third time, who told you to bring 'someone' to talk for me? I never said hitting someone would prove that anything is real by hitting it. Next...

 

 

 

The reasonable man adapts himself to suit the environment (answers the points raised in a post) the unreasonable man adapts the environment to suit him(Ignores the post, focusing on a battle that can be won without thought.)

 

 

 

For the forth time. when did "I" tell you to get money to have love?.. Next please...

 

 

 

So what would be your advice? Let me set the scene...can't move on, close friends, 5 years.

 

 

 

The point the conversation is to add weight to my argument by presenting a fair representation of the wider ramifications and other people's interpretations of your arguement. Not to accurately represent you as a person...

 

 

 

So my point is that we live in a society where we expect money to be used to flatter us. It is part and parcel of our culture. I shows society to be false, we expect something that costs alot but requires very little actual interest in picking it out(You are, mostly, looking for a name)

 

 

 

For the 5th time, I NEVER said that. Next...

 

 

 

You never said that doing something which does not acheive is pointless?

 

Runescape is an experience which you will learn fromm it ABSOLUTELY nothing, except that you will know that wasting your time in a game rather than going out or just REALLY relaxing outside, is a complete WASTE of your precious time.

 

You are WASTING time(Using time pointlessly) because you are not LEARNING(Achieving any sort of goal).

 

 

 

It is there in black and white...If that is not what you mean then you really need to be much clearer in what you mean....(We can't be 100% accurate in what we mean, the English Language, again, is not versatile enough for that, we have to accept that what we say will have unforeseen ramifications)

 

 

 

Who said you are being offensive in the first place? If you did then I didn't :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

 

 

Well...

 

I NEVER said that

 

 

 

The tone suggest you are irrate, and being it IS your response to what I said it sort of points to the fact that you found it offensive.

 

 

 

Added to that the fact that I think it is fairly offensive, and being I do not want to portray my 'friend' as someone who panders I felt that I should say that.

 

Additionally it is something that I have learnt from talking to people via the internet that people will state that they are offended by something because there is no body language to express their views otherwise. Instead of constantly attacking how terrible internet communication is, maybe you could be learning something about how people use the internet to communicate...

 

 

 

WHO TOLD YOU TO TALK FOR ME? WHO SAID I'M NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY FOR HELPING RANDOM PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW?

 

 

 

Well your language suggests it...

 

The fact you spent 3-4 years solidly playing RS

 

You spent an entire summer playing it

 

You have 65 Mil in the bank and 'wasted' 50 Mil on items....Indicating that you hoard goods rather than try to help people, indicating that you see giving money to other people, for goods, as wasting.

 

 

 

All of it points towards someone who is not thinking so much about other people as someone who is thinking about how things directly impact your life.

 

(I will admit I have a very high bar when it comes to helping people, I spend...oh say 60% of my time on RS helping people(now that I have done most of things I wanted). In the real world I spend about 20% of my Weekends helping people(not including writing on here in the effort of improving people's understanding and defending those without a voice) weekdays usually consists of 40% helping people(I am at school...I do not count helping someone for money as 'helping people' so jobs are right out the window).

 

I probably, if you included forum, talking people Via MSN and Real Life(not the usual 'how are you, did you see ******, yeah it was amazing, lols, blah blah blah) spend about 70% of my time helping others...

 

I can't remember the last time I made small talk with someone, either I say hello (in real life when I meet someone) and move on, or I will have a serouis conversations about something important to me or them...

 

Of course I am also selfish, obvouisly, and I will spend time devoted entirely to me, but that accounts for....maybe 10% of my time overall (higher on weekends, 15-20%(not including sleeping))

 

 

 

So maybe I am judging you unfairly....though I would like to remind you that I am not thinking of you, but rather someone who I have talked to about this (things similar to this) and as such I am expecting certain replies....

 

 

 

Didn't get your point to be honest.

 

 

 

Stop looking for a purpose before you do something and start looking for achievents once you have done something.

 

I look at RS and I see a lot of time wasted/unaccounted for in my memory. I also see all the things I have gained out it, Tip It being one of those things. It may be difficult to believe this but I was a complete Noob when I joined...my soul aim on Tip It was to control Varrock Library, usually with my 'ever so funny' "InteRESTing zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" catchphrase.

 

From those beginnings I have grown up a lot because of the support of people on Tip It. From that I have been able to take that grown up attitude out into the world, allowing me to help steer at least one of my friends away from a life lust and 'sin'(for want of a better word). That took five years and it is only recently, that he has thanked me for it. It has taken a good 5 years of my time to help one person, but when I look at his 'old' friends and how their lives have turned out...well not just that but when HE looks at his old friends and sees how their lives have turned out, when he comments on something and catches himself....

 

 

 

All of those things that are because almost 9 years ago I logged onto a game called Runescape. I have gained so much from that simple experiance. (For anyone who is interested I started the game around 2000, gave up and rejoined in 2002, 2003 and then properly in 2004, then have taken time out from early 2007 to late 2008)

 

 

 

So I suppose when you say 'Runescape is a waste of time' it is a very deep, though virtually painless, wound you are cutting in me. I see Runescape as something which helped me to get with the 'In crowd' which showed me how terrible the 'In Crowd' actually were. It kept me from noticing my feelings for someone until it was too late to avoid them. It actually helped me to learn Mathematics and English because I was terrible at it until about 2004 when suddenly everything started to make sense.

 

It has let me develop two internet friendships which are ever so strong. It has given me the chance to become a moderator on Tip It, set up a forum for RPGs, read some fantastic literature in Varrock and publish some (They say fantastic but I say good) fiction of my own. It has let me develop a project that I never thought I would manage before I found someone to help me. It has let me develop my belief in helping others, even when it is bad for you, as well as letting me be ruthless on occation. It has lead to numerous discussions on economics.

 

 

 

I don't see a game that dominated my life for about a year(which it did), a game which strained my friendship with the person's who life I ended up changing. Or as masses of time being wasted...It WAS all of those things. It is not something fantastic on its own, it is a rather simple game which has very little in the way of practical benefit in itself...

 

But that is not the point, the point is that though this insignifcant game a community has been set up, lives have been changed for the better as well as the worse, and, most importantly of all I know myself much better now than I did when I first started.

 

 

 

Ok, I really started to laugh at this.

 

 

 

It is supposed to be funny...I tend to find humour is better at changing people's minds than hard facts.

 

 

 

Okay, now why do you want me to build one? If I say (supposedly) it's pointless because it's easy to build a pyramid with all machines we have right now.

 

 

 

Tsk Tsk, assumptions. You are looking at it negatively, you are looking at the reasons why it would be pointless and then excuses for not doing it. When I was writing it I was thinking 'Well you would need to get some rollers, ropes, chains maybe...ramps, lots of sand, sandstone too.'

 

I was working though all the things I would need to do it and wondering if I could and how I would do it...you simply said 'It would be pointless because it would be easy now.' No thought into it at all...

 

 

 

But because Egyptians (my real ancestors by the way)

 

 

 

Really, have interesting.(Serouisly)

 

 

 

built it using NO machine it is great to see and know what methods the humankind used to build amazing things like this.

 

 

 

I see... So you are saying in the modern day it is impossible to achieve anything because machines can do it easily? Are you saying that something like the Empire State Building is not an accomplishment? I mean the Pyramids, the enginnering knowladge and resources that would go into building them in the modern day would easily rivial and exceed that of all modern works...Yeah its a Pyramid...4 triangles, hardly rocket science, but inside the Pyramid, the passage ways....Actually building it!

 

 

 

It would be an acheivement to do it now.

 

 

 

Yes, it is a better experience than exploring Zanaris.

 

 

 

Oh I don't know...It is just a heap of rocks after all. Zanaris on the other hand is a mass of data and pixals, all working in harmony to produce an imagine. Its pretty awe inspiring when you think that this is the pinnacle of humanity so far...harnessing the elements and the electrons and protons of atoms and producing something using multi-illons of them for the simple purposes of entertainment for a few seconds.

 

I mean a Pyramid is nice, but what is it really...Rocks, few sticks for transport, set squares? Couple thousand Slaves/paid labourers...There is nothing special there...Could have built millions of houses, or a wall around the desert...but instead they build a fancy tomb for a dead body.

 

Zanaris on the other hand is electricity, quantum P and N states, electron theory, the history of the television, the collected folklore of Europe....All of these things are elements of something much bigger...The most complicated thing in the Pyramid's construction would be the set square...

 

 

 

Because you view Runescape as images on a screen which 'you could probably do at home if you could be bothered' it isn't that important...it is just there, its for your entertainment and it fails...it is pointless.

 

Pyramids on the other hand, well they are big unknowns, they don't care about you but you care about them.

 

 

 

It is a matter of a person's opinion I suppose : :lol: :lol:

 

 

 

I would say it was perspective more than opinion. Runescape is nothing special, but what it represents, in terms of a life changing ability, is huge. The Pyramids on the other hand are not life changing, yeah they are facisnating, but they don't actually change your life do they(unless you: become an archologiest, get trapped or happen to decide you want to be buried in one and so build one)?

 

 

 

PS. Sorry if I sounded offensive/harsh or anything. I didn't mean to and I was trying to have a nice calm debate :)

 

As do I, though I always prefer a lively debate.

 

I take everything without malice. I try to get my opinions across and I know that I occationally sound offensive, but that is just me...Runescape never quite changed my arrogant attitude. :

[jackata2]

okay i will read nd reply after cauz i m high right now..

 

gimme 30 min.

[PuppyKing]

Yes. Runescape makes me happy. :) And if I die from being too fat, Ill die happy. :thumbup:

[quelmotz]

It depends on what you want. If you just want to have some fun, then play RS. So what if you "waste your life away"? What is the meaning of life anyway? Slugging away trying to earn a fortune and dying before you can touch it? :roll:

[Skull]

It's worth it if you enjoy it.

[Darkblade20]

Worth is a function of time spent, and a general output, whether that output be entertainment, or something monetary. Getting paid $80 every two weeks on 40-hour work week is an example of something that isn't worth it. You can also argue, that time is worth only the price tag you place on it, as a man once said, if you enjoy the moment, the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries. If I can add more quotes, please tell me.

 

 

 

To answer the question at hand without all this cryptic nonsense, though, ask yourself: In 10, 20, maybe 30 years, are you going to look back at the time you spent getting 99 cooking on Runescape. Is that what you're gonna engrave in your mind? For most, probably not. You'll more or less look back and remember something like high school graduation, or the time you spent with your friends. Where the line is drawn though, are for the people that are slowly whittling away at their chance to look back like that, with the time they spend on Runescape having a direct effect on their future. Failing grades, lacking social interaction which results in the maldevelopment of basic person to person relation skills, and other ill-fated affects of addiction-driven gaming. For some, runescape may become their greatest achievement, which is where the worth of game play comes into question. Can you resist it?

 

 

 

Discuss

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Failing grades, lacking social interaction which results in the maldevelopment of basic person to person relation skills, and other ill-fated affects of addiction-driven gaming. For some, runescape may become their greatest achievement, which is where the worth of game play comes into question. Can you resist it?

 

 

 

Well Sport, Chess, Sex, Socialing, Drugs....All of which have the negative impacts on your life that you described, all of which you are not likely to remember in 10-30 years, well except for a few major events.

 

For me, looking back 5-9 years I can remember:

 

The time I found 2 steel bars and was verbally attacked for picking them up.

 

I remember the annoyance of having RS replaced by RS2.

 

I remember joining Tip It, the annoyance of having to sign up to find quest help faster.

 

I remember the pride I had buying my Rune Plate.

 

I remember one conversation I had with someone, who I seemed to get on with amazingly, and they never logged on again.

 

I remember marking down on my Christmas list (at mum's insistance, since then she had something to give me, though actually this was early november so I wasn't really in the Christmas mind set) Runescape Membership.

 

I remember the time that I was doing underground pass and someone died on a trap, I ran over and collected the 2 top items(Dragon Dagger, poisoned, and Green D-Hide body, using telegrab, but ran out of tele runes doing it, and so spent about an hour edging my way out of the place(I also had virtually no food), only to give the stuff back at the end, for no reward, not even the telegrab runes.

 

I remember the pride I had spending my hard earned(about 6 months in the making) 100K on a Rune Hally.

 

I remember the pride I had spending my hard earned(About 3 months in the making) 700K on a Dragon Hally.

 

 

 

 

 

Do I remember leaving school(Live in Britain by the way), not really, it was about 2 weeks ago, there was no ceremony....I remember hiking about 3 miles to deliver a card to a teacher, after a pretty hard exam, but the day is not emblazoned in my mind because it was my last day at school.

 

My first day of school? Nope, don't remember that.

 

I remember my first day of the second year of school, I remember it because my friends decided that the game, which we had playing all of the first year, was childish.

 

I don't remember leaving my first school.

 

I remember crying a lot because I would never see my closest friend again(I was 7ish)

 

I vaguely remember exam results days, usually because I didn't get as high as I had been all year...All year I would be at the top of the class and at the end I would be 2nd or 3rd (To which I reconcil as not being good at exams, or me constantly answering questions helped everyone to know the answers).

 

 

 

Outside of school?

 

I remember 3 weeks of deep depression

 

I remember getting dumped on the first day of a new year at school by text.

 

I remember a collective 9 weeks of thinking constantly about asking different people out.

 

I remember conversations I have had with people about massive issues.

 

I remember breaking my leg while walking the dog.

 

I remember taking a Hockey ball to the hip(front on) and walking away with only a small bruise.

 

I remember screaming at my hockey team because I had 2 feet guards and a peice of thin foam as a chest guard...and they were wondering why I didn't like having the ball 'chiped' up into my face.

 

I remember the time a friend kicked a football(Soccer Ball) and it curved perfectly in the air to hit someone sitting in the next field, at which point they just keeled over. It was amazingly funny and terrible at the same time.

 

I remember a number of conversations I had with one person about their sex life, and just sex in general.

 

 

 

 

 

Outside of these few incidents there is not a lot that immediate springs to mind. I have memories of other things but I really have to dig into my memory to remember anything substantial about them.

 

I don't remember winning or losing games, just that I played the game and usually dodged the ball when it came close to me(Which wasn't good in a hockey game, since I was the goalkeeper, but it was probably good for my health since I had virtually no pads).

 

Almost all of my experiances (excluding the comical ones) are basically there because I learnt something from them, Runescape did that, sport did that, socialising did that....I don't see any major achievements but instead a long line of events which shaped who I am today.

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I think RuneScape, like everything else in life, is worth every second if you enjoy it and if you don't let it become a problem.

[unkn0wnwarrior]

Well how is a bunch of people milling around calling a random time a second another random time a minute and yet another random time Wednesday. How is real to talk to people without actually saying anything, because you fear they will critise the true you? How is it real to trade bits of paper and funny coloured metals for goods and services? Your real world doesn't seem to have anything real about it...in fact it seems like it is entirely in your, and the people around you's, head.

 

That actually made me laugh out loud. :lol:

[hihihi727]

Its so addicting but no its not worth it lol... the things you learn from playing aren't that great lol. So the only reason you would play was because it is fun. The problem is that so much people attempt to get really high stats, but during that time they are usually bored. How many people actually enjoy clicking on a rock several times? Yet for most people thats what we do most of the time. People don't enjoy what they do on Runescape for such a large percentage of the time, sometimes it feels like work. How many times a day do you hear players congratulate others for the "hard work" they put in?

[Jaffy1]

okay i will read nd reply after cauz i m high right now..

 

gimme 30 min.

 

 

 

You do drugs ánd try to come up with valid points how RuneScape messes up life?

 

 

 

Your logic:

 

Drugs beats RuneScape.

 

 

 

Everyone else's common sense:

 

Drugs are bad, they damage your brains, which is evident in your writing.

 

RuneScape doesn't.

 

 

 

We win.

 

End of discussion. :wall:

[unkn0wnwarrior]

Its so addicting but no its not worth it lol... the things you learn from playing aren't that great lol. So the only reason you would play was because it is fun. The problem is that so much people attempt to get really high stats, but during that time they are usually bored. How many people actually enjoy clicking on a rock several times? Yet for most people thats what we do most of the time. People don't enjoy what they do on Runescape for such a large percentage of the time, sometimes it feels like work. How many times a day do you hear players congratulate others for the "hard work" they put in?

 

A lot of people find it fun even if it is just clicking. Other games are the same way, granted a lot of them have a few other featured controls. Personally, I enjoy wandering or dancing aimlessly (although this one was more fun before the emote update). And of course, I also made some lasting friends in my time.

[Grogthurk]

It kills time.

 

 

 

 

 

I lol'd

[AgentEarl]

i personally think that if you enjoy it than its worth your time. a positive thing ive gained from rs-i started RS years ago and my typing was average to say the least, fast forward to today and im a fantastic typer and have learned quite a bit about html and what not. and for those that think no one likes endlessly clicking rocks or trees they are wrong, i happen to find RS relaxing. never has RS affected my social life either, once that happens ill say its not worth it haha

[IHAZRECON]

in my personal belief i think runescape is just a way too waste time(not in a bad way tho) & have fun and ive learned a few things from it like money management econemy supply & demand lots of crap about skills & plus its a great way for guys too prove how much cooler they are then other

 

ppl

 

:D

[AgentEarl]

i actually find it hilarious that jackata2 is on here ranting about stuff. hes on a forum of a game he doesnt play anymore bashing people that play the game. talk about wasting your own time

[Jaffy1]

i actually find it hilarious that jackata2 is on here ranting about stuff. hes on a forum of a game he doesnt play anymore bashing people that play the game. talk about wasting your own time

 

 

 

Exactly, and then there's his using drugs and inconsequent ranting, it only proves that he's unstable and not right in his head.

[Geranimal]

My question is, Is it really that hard to have a social life and play rs too? NO, its a game you play it when there is nothing else to freaking do

[unkn0wnwarrior]

My question is, Is it really that hard to have a social life and play rs too? NO, its a game you play it when there is nothing else to freaking do

 

Yeah, if you can't do both, I would suggest getting the social life, since it won't get so dull after years.

[Woozie]

- Okay now looks like at some ways Runescape can negatively affect you

 

 

 

There are some obvious ones: lazyness, obesity, unsocialness, depression, not being able to quit, etc... Also, spending so much time on Runescape and not giving time for other things like: being with family, friends, boyfriends/girlfriends, etc... (once again, if you can think of any others you can think of please post)

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, tell me what you guys think! Also, please tell what ways you think Runescape has directly affected you, whether good or bad. Thanks

 

 

 

I have pretty much experienced all of those options. I pretty much didn't go outside for 2 months! (except school ofcourse) I broke myself out of it early and I feel that if I hadn't I probably wouldn't have no friends left. Just join a party once or twice and you can see how much more fun those things is IRL rather then getting 13 millions experience in a random skill. I pretty much only got out of it because of a good friend and right now I only play runescape randomly (usually when having a hangover :-#) and I feel that it has no effect whatsoever at the moment. I enjoy playing and I feel that it is a great timewaste right now.

 

 

 

I did not get affected by obesity! I'm still über slim lol.

[nerdboyxxx]

Well, yes it is worth it. If you love what you are doing it is anyway. Training a skill even though you hate it, and for the sake of a "skillcape" or "X million exp", is a waste of time. Don't look at the positives and negatives of playing, look at the positives and negatives of playing for fun/playing for fame.

 

 

 

And, the negatives you have listed will only happen if you have no self control.

[Cabbage_Boii]

umm it's improved some knowledge for me forsure, definetly became an obsession...Not so much anymore...

[unkn0wnwarrior]

umm it's improved some knowledge for me forsure, definetly became an obsession...Not so much anymore...

 

I've never been obsessed or "addicted" to the game, but I used to play more than I should have.

[nerdboyxxx]

First of all, this post contains my own personal opinion on how Runescape affected me and my relationship with people. Ok, so it's been like 3-4 years now I've been playing this game. I got to admit it it's a really addictive game because people are always trying to be the best.

 

Either if it's just a party hat that you want to afford or get 2376 total or even get 1 skill cape, it still means that it gets your mind fully IN the competitive and challenging atmosphere between other players just to prove you are one of the best.

 

I know many people that play Runescape just to relax and put their mind off of real-life issues. I know other people that take Runescape as a really serious part of their life. I know also other players that claim to play it just to 'test' their patience and ability if they could accomplish a certain level (or just w/e really) and they take it as a challenge.

 

 

 

I can't tell you how this game got me closer and in touch with a friend who lives far away from where I'm living and we always talk and stuff. But what we always talk about? Runescape and what are we planning to do together. We always tend to do the same exact thing in RS. I knew this guy for a really long time and I would love to have a chance to meet and chill with him. He is like one of my best friends. But what made us closer to each other? RS and that's the only thing we do and talk about during our conversations. But can we consider a game like RS a way to stay connected to other people but talking only about your plans on it?

 

 

 

We all know that Runescape requires a lot of planning. Is it really worth it to consently (sp?).0 being bothered and what are you going to do in the game, especially when you are a member because you don't just to waste your cash and do nothing? You know that people who plays RS or do things related to RS in a weekly basis(2-4 times a week, playing from 3 to 7 hours) waste more than 700 hours just playing Runescape. 700 hours is almost a month just playing Runescape 24/7. Do you think it's worth it accomplishing you goals and wasting 1 full month per year of your life just playing a game with virtual people/money/items on it?

 

 

 

Myself, I've played a lot and currently own 65M bank (and have wasted more than 50M on skills/death/range, etc...) and 121 combat. But looking at my account with all the accomplishments I've made, I asked myself, so what now??? From like 2 years ago I spent the WHOLE summer vacation playing Runescape. Now I look back at what I did and ask myself how DID I DO THIS? I was just real waste of time with no point of doing this. Now that I've semi-quitted(the fact I always check Runescape website for news and like to see what's been up with the game just proves I didn't totally quit yet), I've decided that runescape is not the real way for me to 'relax' as some people may say.

 

 

 

Regarding people saying RS made them know more about real life economy, HTML and website designing experience and getting money of your blog. Seriously, how long does it take to understand the concept of how the GE is working? Law of supply and demand. Your lesson of economy class form RS is done. It probably takes 5 minutes playing the game to understand that aspect. HTML? Come on, I know creating blogs FORCED to know how to write and code your own pages but how deep will you go?

and probably know how to properly copy paste other scripts from other websites... Getting money of your blog?? I would bet you if Zezima creates a blog RIGHT now, in a month he would have 80-100$ MAX from Adsense (That because of his big FAME in this game, so an average player would probably get 20$ a month from his blog). Seriously, find a part job that could hire you to work 5 hours A WEEK and you could make a nice 180$ a month getting paid at 9$/hour.

 

 

 

 

 

My advice is, if you got spare time and have nothing to do is to play sports, make new friends or even just go chill alone with yourself outside just staring at the beauty of nature. Don't waste your time playing Runescape. Runescape is not just a 'game' really. I believe that the definition of a game is being able to complete and beat the whole game and moving on with your life. Sure you could play this game again just for fun. But when it becomes a game where it has really NO end and it goes on your list and schedule of your daily life, that's not a game anymore.

 

 

 

If you want just to sit on the computer, you might even read about science or whatever thing pleases you in your future life. Life is about experience and learning from our mistakes. Runescape is an experience which you will learn fromm it ABSOLUTELY nothing, except that you will know that wasting your time in a game rather than going out or just REALLY relaxing outside, is a complete WASTE of your precious time. It's a really lame excuse saying that RS is a great time killer. Doing something useful for your life in your spare time is way more valuable. RS is in fact a great MIND killer. I think the percentage of getting psychologically addicted to this game is WAY higher than other illegal (psychologically addictive too) drugs. I'm not telling you to go and do drugs, but I'm just trying to show you how RS could be an extreme addiction more than some DRUGs.

 

 

 

PS: This is not my first account forum. I always make one and forget it's name/password :(. Sorry, if you got confused or lost of what I wrote but I was 'intoxicated' and feeling deep while writing it. :idea: It seemed like it took me forever to write this ...

 

 

 

[Viv]

It completely depends on how much time you spend on Runescape and what's going on in real life. If you have to support a large family, then getting 99 Runecrafting probably wouldn't fit into your agenda that well. If you're just a teenager who's stuck inside the house for the summer, then sure, why not?

 

 

 

Personally, my time on RS is pretty much over. I had fun while it lasted, gained some confidence (when it comes to accomplishing goals), learned a bit about how markets work, and most importantly I found out about TIF because of it. But now I got pretty bored of the game. I always wanted to get all 99's, but that's way too time consuming. I'd much rather spend quality time with my real life friends, play bass, and beat other video games instead of grinding the whole summer just to get one 99.

 

 

 

AGREE