Why are you "old school"

[Range_This11]

I'm not an "O.G." by any means, but I'm as old school as it comes for RS2. I started during the beta. I don't use many new ways to train, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

[Riptide Mage]

Because I have the 2nd earliest join date in this thread :-X

[Range_This11]

inb4joindatefest

[lordkafei]

I'm old school because I still use dragon weapons & armor from time to time.

[Demario]

I am "old school" 'cus i started Runescape with bronze hatchet and tinderbox (RSC 2001) :P

[Jehosaphat]

no one cares if you are or I am old school.

 

or at least I don't

This.

[Kimberly]

Uh, I trained from 1-72 runecrafting before the abyss came out, when you had to sell noted essence to the shop...but that's really it. Yeah, I trained cooking and fletching before make-x, but that's not really significant.

 

I don't really consider myself old school, even though I've been playing the game for nearly 6 years now.

[Low C]

I don't really know nor care. I think i discovered the game 5 years ago but I didn't even start really playing for stats until 2006.

[iMeR]

Uh, I trained from 1-72 runecrafting before the abyss came out, when you had to sell noted essence to the shop...but that's really it. Yeah, I trained cooking and fletching before make-x, but that's not really significant.

 

I don't really consider myself old school, even though I've been playing the game for nearly 6 years now.

 

Yep i rememeber...shop north of nature altar...selling noted ess to shop keeping and buying it back

or you could..go from Al Kharid....take the flight to Kara....crossing the log...if you fell..you took damage + extra walking...then Dueling ring back to Al Kharid (nature runes that is)

[iMeR]

I'm not an "O.G." by any means, but I'm as old school as it comes for RS2. I started during the beta. I don't use many new ways to train, but sometimes it's unavoidable.

 

now what was your join date on the ORIGINAL scape forums? thats what i though ;)

[iMeR]

I'm old school because I still use dragon weapons & armor from time to time.

 

i picked adventurer :D

[AirWales]

I'm not really 'old school' like some people here (I started in 2005), but whenever a fast way of training a skill comes up, of course I am going to use it. Whether I agree with the update or not though, is something totally different.

[Ruggig]

Im oldschool because i have played since classic but i still do ivys and such.

[Pirkka]

Cuz I remember when I could count the # of servers on one hand.

I can remember when I couldn't even choose the server.

 

So yeah, I've been playing since 2001, but I don't seriously like to brag with it. I never bring it up in-game unless someone asks. I don't see why it's relevant to this moment.

[Sephy_]

Im old school because I started as an adventurer with tinderbox, bronze axe and food. :)

[I_am_Geed]

I randomly appeared sometime in '06, but I dont really consider myself old school. Im kinda in the middle between the newer guys and the old school players. I dont see the point in attemptingto show off your "old school", what really counts is the attitudes of the players. Id take a mature player whos low leveled any not been playing long over an ass of a player from 2001

[pulli23]

I prize efficiency over whatever petty mentality other people have. It's not my fault if you choose to do it the long way then give up halfway because "RS is too boring lul"

WOW

 

please go out, have a good time with friends, experience the wonderfull idea of "having fun together" and then return to runescape. You would really do a benefit to yourself, runescape and the whole world! - The attitude that runescape should be an efficiency run is sickening and frightening at the same time!

[Bladewing]

I prize efficiency over whatever petty mentality other people have. It's not my fault if you choose to do it the long way then give up halfway because "RS is too boring lul"

WOW

 

please go out, have a good time with friends, experience the wonderfull idea of "having fun together" and then return to runescape. You would really do a benefit to yourself, runescape and the whole world! - The attitude that runescape should be an efficiency run is sickening and frightening at the same time!

because it is somehow fact that you cannot enjoy being efficient at killing things and levelling up?

 

derp

 

the more posts i read of yours the less intelligent you become

[pulli23]

I prize efficiency over whatever petty mentality other people have. It's not my fault if you choose to do it the long way then give up halfway because "RS is too boring lul"

WOW

 

please go out, have a good time with friends, experience the wonderfull idea of "having fun together" and then return to runescape. You would really do a benefit to yourself, runescape and the whole world! - The attitude that runescape should be an efficiency run is sickening and frightening at the same time!

because it is somehow fact that you cannot enjoy being efficient at killing things and levelling up?

 

derp

 

the more posts i read of yours the less intelligent you become

No it is not a "fact" an sich.. What it is however is that by projecting that message of "efficiency is most important" on the global runescape population, this also becomes the generic assumption that efficiency is important). This means that jagex more and more caters towards "efficiency freaks".. And less and less towards the casual player. The problem with those "efficiency freaks" is that BECAUSE they care so much for efficiency, they naturally care less for other things.. And 1 thing should always be the prime reason you play an MMO: player interaction, MMO's are by definition a big social culture and THIS should be the reason why you play an MMO over a single player game.

 

Saying: "I only play for my own enjoyment, and I don't give anything about what other think of me" is a very egocentrical statement as it means you're not caring for others, and are only playing the game (and thus using bandwidth) for your own good! - Wouldn't a single player game fit you much better if you care about efficiency only?

 

 

PS: If I cared for intelligence with posters I would've left these forums along with all runescape communities a long time ago! I did try to plase intelligent discussions here in the past, but the only way to get into some people is by making bold statements. (if you need proof of this statement, look at this topic: I said technical limitation weren't a problem, yet the next 4 post suggested that it would be!

[Bladewing]

he never said that others should only value efficiency. he said that is what he values, over the other options that others do

 

one can be efficient and interact with others - in fact, one must interact with the economy to be efficient

 

this is a game, surely you should be playing for your enjoyment, not others'?

 

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i am tired of internet humanists - that facade is far too thin and boring.

[Vio]

Depends on if it's worth it. On the one hand you have Dungeoneering and Hunter which are blatiantly boring and I never train them. On the other hand you have Summoning which is actually useful. So I do like the oldschool side of things and avoid certain new introductions, but I also like to be full-on in modern warfare and so.

[Atomic_Boss]

I have bunny ears.

I bought my first adamantite platebody for 40k

I traded 4 christmas crackers for 4 rune full helms

I stacked regular knives in my inventory and hit 300s in 2001.

I ate numerous easter eggs and pumpkins.

[Evil_Sabre]

I upgraded my Red H'ween to a Blue one

[meb]

Back when I dk'ed my level 80 magic was high and it was the best source of income.

[x76]

I started in 2001 then played until the release of RS2. I just didn't like RS2 for some reason, but I eventually came back for a month or 2 and leveled up new skills then I quit for years again. Now I'm back and enjoying the cook all feature because I just alt tab and look at websites while it does its thing.