I was thinking about what to write today as I wanted to switch things up, and then Old School Runescape came to mind. I first played Runescape back when I was still in elementary school. I remember the days when I would go to the library just to play the game until my parents bought a PC for my brother and me at home. Sometimes I would sneak out in the middle of the night to play the game. This game came to my mind because they just released a new skill, Sailing, in the game and you can read more about it here. I won't go into too much detail about the new skill as I haven't had time to go through it, but I thought I would just show off my account. I have been playing this game on and off
Runescape
Runescape is an MMORPG, and it's one of the oldest ones out there. As a kid, people were always fighting over Runescape or World of Warcraft, being their MMOs. For me, it was Runescape because my parents wouldn't pay for it. In the end, I managed to find a way to get membership using in-game gold, even if it wasn't something that was supported by the rules. In any case, there are three iterations of Runescape: Classic, Old School, and Runescape 3. If you played the game during the first few years, it was classic. Then it was Old School Runescape until the Evolution of Combat, where a ton of people quit.
In 2013, when people were getting tired of Runescape 3, Jagex decided to release a version of the game back in 2007 that they had found. This was the beginning of Old School Runescape, and it was the Runescape I knew as a kid. Hell, even I didn't know that it was running on a tick system (100 ticks per minute) back then. I didn't play right away, but I did start playing a few years down the line. It's been an on-and-off game for me because I haven't even maxed yet. I would say that I did pretty well to have 2,083 skill total.
My account
Here is my current account, and I think I have done quite well. I have a few 99s, but the rest is base 75 if you ignore the level 1 Sailing (it came out today). I am wearing full crystal with a bowfa, and I have my fox pet next to me. I don't have many pets, as I only have 2 other than my fox: Tangeroot (Farming) and Little Creator (Soul Wars).
Here is my character summary. I don't have too much done, and there are still some quests that I have yet to do. Before Sailing came out, I had Desert Treasure II and Night at a Theatre left. I finished the rest of the quests, and only Desert Treasure II was my last grandmaster quest left. I did fight the bosses in that quest during the temporary game modes, such as Gridmaster or Leagues. So I understand the mechanics to an extent, but I never got around to it. It's kind of crazy to know that I have had over 174 days' worth of time logged in, even if a lot of it was afk. I preferred going for the longer but less attention-seeking methods of leveling my skills. I haven't focused too much on my achievement dairies either, as I have been refusing to do Barbarian Assault to get things moving along.
My bank is a huge mess as I don't organize it much, but my total net worth is about 1.81 billion GP. I wouldn't say that I am doing bad because I do have some decent gear, such as crystal, bandos, virtus, and others. I just have a lot of loot that I did not liquidate, such as my herbs from farm runs. I don't have BIS gear, but I have decent enough gear to go for end-game bosses or raids (if I want to spend the time to learn them).
I upkeep my membership by flipping items through the Grand Exchange. You can buy bonds there for membership, and I generally earn more than what I spend on bonds with some extra that I can spend on gear. Just in the past month, I made over 39 million GP by setting orders overnight, and selling them in the afternoon/night.
Conclusion
Runescape is a thing that I do on the side. I don't do all the sweaty stuff, and I wouldn't say that I am the best at the game. However, it's a part of my childhood, and I am glad to see it around. When I feel like it, I can play and have fun at it. However, it tends to be more of an afk thing for me, as I prefer being less sweaty. It's too bad that I didn't max before the new sailing skill came out, but I probably won't touch Sailing much until Tears of Guthix gives me xp there. I just don't think I want to go through the early level grinds, and I prefer for prices to go back down before I spend any GP there to level it up. I do hope to get the Max Cape, Inferno Cape, and Quiver one day. I have only done so in temporary game modes so far.
Have you heard about this game? Do you play Old School Runescape?