Maugan Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I played Runescape (the free version) for several months a few years back. Recently I decided to give it another try. I find my self as a fairly high level guy decked out in rune armour and weapons, but with no clue what I'm doing anymore. I am considering paying for access to the full game, but wanted to get back into the swing of the game before I commit. One of the first things I noticed is the free world seems to have shrank. Is this true, or am I just remembering it wrong? There used to be a large PvP section to the east of the map. I have fond memories of going out there to mine and finding my first Runescape PK. Does this type of PvP wilderness spot still exist on the free side of Runescape? What other things big changes have been made in the last year or two that I would most want to know about? Thanks, -Maugan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAngel Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Well most level 55+ own a set of rune armour. The autoing problem has increased in the woodcutting area, but from what I have heard has almost gone in runecrafting. The prices of rares, such as santa hats and party hats has dramitically increased. More people are getting to level 99 in every stat and challenging Zezima. You are considered a noob if you aren't level 126 by low level characters. Oh yea also JagEx went through a phase when they seemed to be banning people for breathing, but that seems to have passed now. -Bloodangel "Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verie__Bad Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 What have you missed? lots of autoers to complain about more and more pures owning the wild *sigh* some holiday drops lots of new quests introduced the two new skills that are introduced and more... i cant tell you that much - im just a f2p noob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hard Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 I played Runescape (the free version) for several months a few years back. Recently I decided to give it another try. I find my self as a fairly high level guy decked out in rune armour and weapons, but with no clue what I'm doing anymore. I am considering paying for access to the full game, but wanted to get back into the swing of the game before I commit. One of the first things I noticed is the free world seems to have shrank. Is this true, or am I just remembering it wrong? There used to be a large PvP section to the east of the map. I have fond memories of going out there to mine and finding my first Runescape PK. Does this type of PvP wilderness spot still exist on the free side of Runescape? What other things big changes have been made in the last year or two that I would most want to know about? Thanks, -Maugan o.0 So much has changed I don't know where to start. First of all the wilderness is in the north of the map (And always has been, since it was introduced, I thought). Just keep going North and you can't miss it. ;) I don't think the map has grown smaller.... :? Feel free to add my current account 'L1ttl3_B34r' if you need any in-game help or advice. ;) (Although my PC just broke so i'm not too sure when i'll be online next :() -Gid. 'Rock Hard' boss pure - 60/60 Attack | 99/99 Range | 1/1 Defence | 44/44 Prayer | 99/99 Strength | 99/99 Mage - level 79 combat EOC ## '07 Server ## "Best Runescape update ever: Removing 6 years of updates." "Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maugan Posted May 23, 2006 Author Share Posted May 23, 2006 Thanks for the info, guys. (Not that I don't want others to post more. I like info. :wink:) I'm pretty darn sure there used to be wilderness to the east (and i think also to the north for pay-only back then). The old map I had for runescape had wilderness stretching to the east in an expanse almost as large as the non-wild map. I'm sure the full map is now much larger, but the new free-play map I'm looking at just seems so much... less. With all the graphic changes though, maybe I'm just not reading it with the right perspective. more and more pures owning the wild *sigh* By this do you mean characters who only learn 'warrior' combat skills and no spells? I remember this being one of my biggest frustrations towards the end of my previous run. I practiced some spells and prayers that are next to useless just to see how the system worked, and suddenly I can't PK at all because my combat level went up 10 points while my actual in-game 'real power' remained the same. I had sort of expected this would have become less of a problem by now, particularly when I read above that so many have all skills maxed. Is it still the case that with a character who has 57th level combat power and 20 points in prayer/magic will typicaly get owned in the wilderness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAngel Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Yea he means people who mainly train strength, or defence. And then there is the pure mages who are pretty formidable in the wilderness. There are also pure rangers aswell who just train ranged. -Bloodangel "Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Hard Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Is it still the case that with a character who has 57th level combat power and 20 points in prayer/magic will typicaly get owned in the wilderness? :) Your terminoligy reminds me of D&D. That's a good thing. ;) I wouldn't say you'd get completely owned. It depends upon your gear if your impure. Go with full rune and pot up and you should be able to foil pures. Pures from around combat level 60-80 aren't so powerfull these days, full runers can take them out. Your mage shouldn't be a problem. At your level you can probably get it to about 70 without effecting your combat. Prayer? If it's only 20 I don't think it's an issue really. Most pures either don't train it or get it to 25/34 for the relevent prayers. I'd recommend getting 25 prayer for protect item. At the end of the day, Just play the game. :) Try out the wilderness, If you get owned you can alway's run away. One of the changes was the removal of the 'Three Hit Rounds' from old shool 'scape. Give it a go. -Gid. 'Rock Hard' boss pure - 60/60 Attack | 99/99 Range | 1/1 Defence | 44/44 Prayer | 99/99 Strength | 99/99 Mage - level 79 combat EOC ## '07 Server ## "Best Runescape update ever: Removing 6 years of updates." "Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azntemplar_00 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 PvP portion of the world is found up North. And the free world hasn't shrunk ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢â∠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aznmidget448 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Lol, so many bad things. :P Well, jagex is fixing things up. Recently, they got a new server, so it will help decrease lag and allows sound to be played on low detail. A month or two ago, jagex made it so that there are different kinds of esses. One that can only be use by members, and one that can be used anywhere. Well, everyone wants to pure ess (members only) because it allows access to all the runes, while basic ess only allows the 6 basic runes... That made the ess economy die. Now all the autoers are heading to cut trees and mine rocks. There are also alot of new runescape players now. The word has spread and many worlds/servers have been added. Well, there's a lot of new quests, but if i told you everything, then i'd be sitting here forever and ever. Check out runescape's update page. ~aznmidget448 (the censors on runecsape have been updated, but my name comes out as "**nmidget448" It's very sad :() Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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