Nope, I wouldn't. The main appeal of this game is the fact it's online.
You may choose to go your own way and play alone, but you are not actually alone. There's still people surrounding you and you're aware of that.
I'd say a huge appeal of games like this are impressing others. We grind and build our characters not because we 100% want to do it for ourselves and only ourselves, but to impress others. It doesn't matter whether you're being direct (bragging outright to people) or saying nothing, it is likely one of the main driving forces for you deciding to grind something out. You want to look cool, you want your account to look good in front of others. Otherwise, I think many people would see very little point in grinding most things out on this game.
Then you have the social factor. Lots of people love interacting with others and meeting new people. It keeps people around. If people get bored of the game, they still find a reason to play because of the people they've met.
Take the people away and I think RS loses almost all of its appeal. Of course, they'll be people that may play it in single-player mode, but for how long? Is it a game they could play for decades? Like the online version? Or would the boredom slowly creep in as they begin to feel the loneliness and isolation?
RS isn't exactly what you would call an extremely fun game. It is very grindy. The people are what get you through those long grinds. I'd say both work together (that being people and the grind) to create a game that we just can't seem to fully quit. RS needs both to work well and that's why it's still somewhat popular today. Take one away and the game just..dies, imo.
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06-Oct-2019 02:54:01
