The Secret for Runescape’s Success
I have thought about it, and I’ll present to you a small list of reasons for its success.
The Setting
Let’s face it, everyone likes medieval setting for games, and even more so if they include some fantasy on it. In fact, the Runescape world is everything but a bland medieval world. It has a life of its own, and is remarkable. The name of Falador and Varrock will stay in the minds of those who’ve played it. There are Kingdoms, there are Kings, there’s a desert, an island, a gnome-town. What else can you ask for? Elves? Oh yes, they’re here too.
The Skills
It’s not everyday that you see a game with these many crafting skills. And also with supply gathering ones. It just simulates the world of a random medieval person, and not a wonderful warrior like most MMORPG’s. I mean, what’s more normal – having a lot of champion knights running around, or having some crafters, some smithers, some miners, and some fighters? It just brings alive the dream of a lot of people: living life in that time period. You can mine for a living, supplying yourself on armour, and then sell what you don’t need to supply yourself of food and other things you may need. The skills in Runescape have a special charm.
The Economy
Runescape simulates real life Economy in a multitude of ways. There’s supply and demand, there are prices and priorities, there’s resource management. This game teaches a lot of economic stuff, in a fun way. And it works exceedingly well. It’s just almost like real life inside a computer screen on this matter. Of course in Runescape everything’s controled, but you get my point.
The Quests
Dozens of quests, various questlines, all well written and with humor, and nice rewards. It’s a part of all RPG’s, and it’s done well here. A simple quest of giving suggestions to goblins can turn out to be a massive beggining of an epic battle. And it’s fun. But, obviously, most people do them only for the rewards, and that’s not a bad thing, but just because they do, doesn’t mean the quests itself aren’t well done. Another good plus for the game.
The Grinding
Haha, this one can be doubtful, right? Grinding is an annoying thing. But it’s well covered for here. There are rewards for gaining levels, you can interact while grinding, and let’s not lie. There is not any other game that made you WANT to grind more than Runescape. And that’s saying something.
The Low Requirements
Everyone can play this game. Nearly everyone can play it in HD, and event those who don’t, can certainly play in standard detail. It’s a browser game, no download required, it doesn’t lag your computer, it has good artwork to cover up for not being the most graphical game ever. It’s accessible to everyone, and I rest my case.
Sorry, I haven’t been posting recently, but I’ve been away from my desktop (Public PC’s don’t have Java) so I couldn’t write about anything.
I’m hoping to get back to posting weekly, soon.
runescape should just ajust the action u can make while fighting monsters or just click to mine etc…
I have been playing rs for a long time.
It´s fun:) But the graphic, and the details in the game sucks. And even if playing in HD, the grapic still below other roleplaying games.
So srry.. I thought it was fun playing, but a friend invited me to WoW, and i was sceptic in the begining.
But the graphicengine and detaills are much better! even when compared wit rs full HD.
srry..
wowplayer.
sorry but this game lacks of action when fighting or when you are leveling your skills, it is laggy and the skills are far too slow to raise at high levels
RS DIED GET TEH FK OVER RS
What happened… you used to be cool runescape…
sadly i tried over 20+ mmos online including wow maplestory combat arms age of conan warhammer and many other but run scape is only one that mange to get me addicted
THANK GOD FOR RUNESCAPE
rs is realy good i stoped playing but my cuz turned me on to it again so ima play it now
Wow those are definitely great reasons. LOL I loved the one about grinding it’s definitely true- why would I spend a week playing a crappy mini game if it wasn’t to max out my strength by earning (with hardwork) fighter torso and berserker ring (i). Even if the graphics are shocking runescape will always be my game. I’ve tried others like “dr fanger” stated but like I said, runescape will always be my game.
runscape awesome! yeah though the graphics suck….i stoped playing it a while ago and just started it again…its got me addicted!
I like Runescape. I’ve been playing for years. In my opinion it has great graphics for a game you don’t have to download. Also unlike WoW its free!! For all of you out there that don’t like it, learn to spell.
well runescape is a very well put game, Although almost everyone misses Runescape Classic and the runescape from 2004 (i know i do!). Well anyway
GET 99 FISHING FIRST!! U GET LOTS OF MONAY!
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