I've watched one element occur time and time again here.

 

 

 

Runescape drives young kids to places like Tip It, where the communal forum is both active and fairly articulate. The people that post there don't condone the garbage grammar that you see too often elsewhere.

 

 

 

Young folks (and some adults who speak foreign languages, or just struggle with writing) improve their writing ability in leaps and bounds when they find themselves trying to communicate on message boards like this where there is a certain threshhold for post quality below which they will be ridiculed / punished.

 

 

 

There isn't much educational / enrichment value to the game itself for me; I do hear about good books to read or learn stuff from some of my wiser friends in the game. It's all indirect value, and not anywhere near as overall worthwhile as developing an addiction to running, reading, or something similar which is more glaringly productive.

 

 

 

Runescape is also a nice, simple outlet for stress. There's something therapeutic about bashing giant dragons with a virtual sword after a day of frustrating negotiations with stubborn and honesty-starved customers.

1. market trends

 

2. vocabulary (a range and spade? I mean come on!)

 

3. How to deal with the many morons in life.

 

4. Time management (very ironic, but who hasn't planned how long it will take to get to 99 doing a certain method)

 

5. saying "say 123 for hot gf" only gets you transvestites

 

6. somewhat better typing

 

7. slide puzzle skills

Better typing skills have developed over the years of typing properly in RuneScape. (I can type faster and more grammatically correct.)

 

7. slide puzzle skills

 

One I forgot! :lol:

 

7. slide puzzle skills

 

:thumbsup: Indeed.

2. vocabulary (a range and spade? I mean come on!)

 

You didn't know what a spade was? :unsure:

I've watched one element occur time and time again here.

 

 

 

Runescape drives young kids to places like Tip It, where the communal forum is both active and fairly articulate. The people that post there don't condone the garbage grammar that you see too often elsewhere.

 

 

 

Young folks (and some adults who speak foreign languages, or just struggle with writing) improve their writing ability in leaps and bounds when they find themselves trying to communicate on message boards like this where there is a certain threshhold for post quality below which they will be ridiculed / punished.

 

 

 

There isn't much educational / enrichment value to the game itself for me; I do hear about good books to read or learn stuff from some of my wiser friends in the game. It's all indirect value, and not anywhere near as overall worthwhile as developing an addiction to running, reading, or something similar which is more glaringly productive.

 

 

 

Runescape is also a nice, simple outlet for stress. There's something therapeutic about bashing giant dragons with a virtual sword after a day of frustrating negotiations with stubborn and honesty-starved customers.

 

^This is good. Sure there's also some benefits from Runescape, but the benefits forums like this offers are much better and more valuable. I remember the art forum played a big part for some people back when we could buy signatures.

 

Maybe a writing forum for short stories would be rewarding also for some.

It's my life away from life.

Couldn't type for jack [cabbage] when I started Runescape (granted, that was in the 6-7 years ago anyway), and now I type like a boss. If I could make an SNL short, it would be how I type like a boss. It would end in a scene of me typing like a boss.

like a boss.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

like a boss.

Runescape... it doesn't help me in life that much, but I'll go ahead and post the things that it benefits me.

-My typing speed increased.

-I learned how to type in correct grammar. Before it I was an absolute troll.

-Certain things in RS taught me about ancient and medieval times. For example, Mining and Smithing.

-It also taught me about a little bit of the economy. Like, supply and demand.

-It gives me more patience. Certain skills have this grind to them, and I have learned to deal with it.

-Last but not least, it's a fun game. :)

 

If, and only if, I max out F2P, then I will have something awesome to brag about.

Hmmm well it has no affect on my grades, and I've proved that. Freshman and Sophomore year while I was playing Runescape I was making Cs and Ds, and my parents blamed it on Runescape (those were fun years). Junior year suddenly I started making straight As and I was still playing Runescape. Then over the summer I dropped the game, and in Senior year I made straight As. Take that, paranoid parents.

 

Runescape has got me addicted to finding the exp/hour rates of everything in real life. Sometimes I find myself building mathematical formulas to see which route/way is faster.

 

And in general runescape got me interested in math and now its one of my best subjects.

It helps me to kill boredom

It helps me to kill boredom

 

^ that

 

and I have mild ADD so when I'm watching a movie by myself or doing some other menial task I can play RS to keep me occupied.

 

It's made me realize time and time again why I don't communicate with 90% of the people that play RS. Watching in game conversations lowers my IQ.

I would have to agree with the outlet of stress part.

For me it's more "How did it help" because I've kinda quit, but meh

 

It helped me I guess by giving me a place where, if I was having a terrible day...I could forget it all. It's kinda been replaced now though

Something that has helped me is if I try to pick the pocket of an elf and they catch me, if I eat a whole loaf of bread afterward I'll be in tip top shape. :thumbup:

Something that has helped me is if I try to pick the pocket of an elf and they catch me, if I eat a whole loaf of bread afterward I'll be in tip top shape. :thumbup:

Also, prayer really does work. If you know you are about to crash, just pray redemption and hope you don't get Koed.

what does runescape do that can effect your life in a positive way?

 

 

 

i'll start with mine.

 

 

 

ok, most of you may remember when i made a quitting thread in august 3 right? when i stopped playing runescape, my school grades were dropping. even the classes that i do good on had failing test scores and missing homework...so when i got BACK from runescape, my grades went up, my homework was done on cue, and my performance was greater, and i started doing better in school, including making new friends, and helping others with classwork.

 

 

 

it may be hard to believe but i kid you not, i've had this trend since 7th grade (12th grade now). idk why this happens...i guess it reflects my optimism or something? if anyone can answer this, PM me.

 

 

 

anyways, explain yours! :thumbsup:

I was playing RuneScape since 2004 and learned English quite good. I quited RuneScape one week ago and I wrote an article why. I had some bold reasons, and I didn't want to be addicted anymore.

Addicted or low self-control?

Thanks to runescape, I am now confident in being able to escape from a locked chemestry lab with a broken doorknob after having accidentally glued the key to the the table.

Just something to get away from reality and veg out.

It really doesn't help at all.

 

This is just a temporary time killer until I figure out what I'm doing in my life.

I'm surprised about how people are saying that Runescape hurts them.

 

Seriously, it's just a game. It's not like playing it will do you any harm. I play on weekends/holidays for about 2-3 hours each time I play, and it hardly hurts my real life at all.

Roonscape keeps my math skills sharp. I really was bad at hard math in high school, but I have always been good at basic stuff. Doing price checks and what not on the game keeps me sharp.

Addicted or low self-control?

Which part of "addicted" don't you understand? -.-' XD