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E I E dInO
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E I E dInO

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Must be the dramas. All those backstabbing, betrayals, banishments and reinstatements etc are good to play for.

Who don't want to see how Civil War shake out the Zamorakians? Will it totally wipe the Zamorakians soon?

Who are right and who are wrong with all those betrayals?

Should Zaros have killed Zamorak for his betrayal?

Do you think Zamorak's ban should be permanent or someday he should get his ban change to temporary?

23-Apr-2023 19:53:24

Dilbert2001
Jun Member 2006

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RS3's stories and in game dramas are really what keep me and a lot of RPG fans coming back to the game. They are like 1001 Arabian Nights. As long as this game keeps getting existing and new players to think about "what if" Zamorak and the other gods will return, and what will the World Guardian become, they will be going and going and going like the Eveready Bunny for another 1001 nights.

24-Apr-2023 16:26:31

Scouse
Feb Member 2018

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Cba reading through a boring novel of text but i did notice someone mention "EOC failed"

Forgive me if i have misunderstood somewhere along the lines.....

To me "and no doubt" millions of others, the thought of EOC even being close to a failure is so laughable it does not even warrant an argument lol.

If EOC was never released this game would just be filled with players like me lol.

Nostalgic fools with love for days <3

EOC added the next level which was needed to keep many people interested in the gameplay and not just the social side of the game.

Plus, who wants to keep playing Fifa 98 while Fifa 23 is out lol

Much love

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28-Apr-2023 22:46:14

E I E dInO
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Evidently plenty of players are still playing RS3 after 22 years and RS3 is making more revenue than ever. Plenty of us are playing with EOC and even if we don't play with EOC there is still Revolution Mode.

Episodic lore based content doesn't discriminate between EOC and Revolution modes anyway. That's also why RS3 are still going after 22 years while many other MMORPG relying on only one outdated combat mode failed or began to fail after 10 years.

28-Apr-2023 23:11:05

Dilbert2001
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The fathomless creativities of the RS3 Jmods is also an instrumental part of the first 22 years and then the next 22 years of RS3.

Even supposedly small Game Jam projects like this makeover of Karamja one is so awesome:

https://twitter.com/RuneScape/status/1652674383150829568

Plenty of veteran players asked for update of Karamja graphics and they thought it wasn't possible because of "spaghetti code". Now that we will be actually seeing it in RS3 in a matter of days. Seeing is believing. What the RS3 Jmods are capable to show us the past 22 years and the preview to the next 22 years make us believe. :)

30-Apr-2023 17:26:18

Dilbert2001
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RS3's ever improving and industry beating financial results like 18% and 20% growth in revenues the most recent years also bode well for their longevity, as typical consumers and investors usually spend money only on products they are confident that will last a long time.

03-May-2023 18:29:40

Ten Ten Men
Jun Member 2011

Ten Ten Men

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Runescape offers a good mixture of
- Roleplay in a digestible manner - users are able to quest like crazy and not lose track of everything, though it's become more complex after EoC, the interface is simplistic enough for users to understand. Final Fantasy 14 and other RPGs I've played before like Adventure Quest have (to me) stood the test of time, but they are NOWHERE near as digestible...
You do one quest in Runescape and you remember it via memorable dialogues, cutscenes and most importantly to me, jokes that are in the stories that keep me wanting to read in detail.
You do one quest in another MMORPG and you'll find yourself with less self-driven interactivity, quests drag on to the point you just feel like you want to hold down the skip button so you can just get to the action.

- Community - although not as big and chatty as we once were, there's no shortage of players offering help. My single favourite feature of Runescape (OSRS/RS3) is EASILY the wikipedia. MMORPGs without a Wikipedia are not only asking for current players to have to grind/ask other players for where things are, but they don't encourage new players. In Runescape if I need to know something, I can (nowadays) just type "/wiki cup of tea" and I'll get information on: trade-ability, if it's on the G.E., where I can get them, how I can make them, what they disassemble into, a plethora of information.

- G.E. - we can't deny that the G.E. is one of the most important features in the game. Other games rely on just trading or buying from a marketplace using currency that is gained via real life purchases (i.e. warframe platinum). The G.E. easily makes the game 10* better and for those that don't want it and want a more raw experience, they made ironmen.

Overall, it's the constant updates and the community outreach that Jagex maintain that really make it survive. The wikipedia is insanely detailed and I doubt I'll ever find anyone playing that hasn't used it/know of it.

05-May-2023 10:50:45

Ten Ten Men
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As others have touched on, another huge aspect is the "backwards compatibility" - I can't think of a major change in Runescape that hasn't been undo-able to some degree, EoC came with a legacy combat mode so you don't even need to learn the big overhead of combat bars (which almost every single MMORPG has), but you have the option to.

05-May-2023 10:52:35

Dilbert2001
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RS3 is becoming not just a game, but also real life events as we are getting to see familiar Runesape 3rd Age characters like Howl and Thalmund resurrected in real world comic books alongside Batman, X-men and the likes.

The crossover of real life and virtual world is a different kind of refreshing experience, and a driving force for the continuing success of RS3 in its next 22 years. especially in the wake of the emergence of Metaverse.

06-May-2023 16:44:55

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