First 6 Runescape toplists

Before website got hiscores they released toplists in text format and in part of newsletters.

I collected all from january 2001 to july 2001 in one place so new players can see old newsletters how runescape was back then...

http://samppa.ifastnet.com/

Thanks a lot. I love reading old hiscores. Brings back memories of what RuneScape used to be. Such a different game back then.

Wow, those were some awesome times, when the game was majorly updated every week. Notice that they planned a clan system in Februari 2001 already, and they still didn't make something like that :^o

Nice read~ loved how Andrew actually wrote the newsletter back then.

I never had the chance to play back then, would have been nice. :)

Nice find! Really nice facts here about how RS was back then...Good job, and thank you for the info!

Wow, thats crazy about how RuneScape really used to be without Highscores. So.............diffrent....and wierd it seem.

Wow, thats crazy about how RuneScape really used to be without Highscores. So.............diffrent....and wierd it seem.

Yes there was first online players page where you was able to see every character who was online and their online age...then there was server status page where was showing only highest level player in each skill...after that came top 2000 list (or was it top 1000 first but got expanded shortly?)

I also added today some random pictures besides of toplists...

classic pics man

Judging from the conversations in those pics, all this talk of "the community was so much better in those days" is exactly what I thought it was. Nonsense :D

Judging from the conversations in those pics, all this talk of "the community was so much better in those days" is exactly what I thought it was. Nonsense :D

It was smaller and therefore containing a smaller amount of idiots. In my opinion it was a better community just because it was a smaller one.

I love seeing the classic times again. Thx Tres! Wish i didnt lose my rsc acct, or i wud still play it.

January toplist...Lightning owned!

Just 1 word: "AWSOME" :thumbsup:

Nice read. I like how they added so many basic things to the game. Wish I could of played back then . :D

Wow cool post and newsletter. Thanks. I'm a newer player (5 months), but it is still really neat seeing that kind of stuff.

And lol Sumpta....I noticed a lot of trash talking in those pics as well :lol:

From February 7th, 2001.

 

 

 

-Proper support for clans, with a full system to allow people to join and create

 

 

 

clans.

Waiting 6 years and still hasn't happened.

I never played in the old days of runescape classic (started in 2003). But no highscores .. That's just weerd

People are always talking about the good ole days. Actually I think it can be compared with when my grandfather talks about his good ole days. When he was young.

In rsc there where a lot less scammers, hackers, noobs, ...

I think you can compare it with less IRL criminality and less environment clogging back then.

In rsc you also had no barrows, cw, ... all fun things that everybody knows today but didn't exist in the good ole days. It was much simpler in rsc.

IRL: computer, tv, ... things almost everybody uses today but also didn't exist in the good ole days.

my conclusion: rsc and runescape 2 have both pros and contras

but if I had to choose I'd chose for runescape 2

Wow these newsletters are pretty cool and i like the categories of the high scores especially the top PKers. I wish i played back then.

Very interesting, the pictures were funny :D.

Cool. I love seeing pictures and stuff from the old Runescape.

Thats seriously awesome dude...I always wondered what it must have been like to experience a holiday "drop". I really wish I'd known about rs back then :cry: . Anyway, thanks a lot for uploading these pics and the toplists, interesting to see Runscape's history :wink:

i wish i had taken more pics back then...i havent seen any screenshot from pumpkin,cracker,easter egg and santa drop days...

Thanks, it's a thing to save on our computers just in case in which the servers would be down or something :mrgreen:

our very own admin was the first rank 1 in the game! :shock:

:D I like reading old RS news and updates!