The reasons i perfer Runescape to wow
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I played WoW, I played Runescape and I prefer WoW to Runescape. WoW at least is a game, something that earns the name. Runescape had lots of boring quests, one as boring as the other, had graphics that were even worse than WoWs comic art and tons of skills that I didn't care about. Maybe you get into it after several hours of playing but I didn't want to spend more than two hours on a game like that. And if you really prefer RS because of the story, try LotRO. For me they simply have the best written and most coherent story of any MMO currently in the market PLUS the 1337 factor is near zero.
i played rs for the longest time i had members for the longest time but recently it just got boring
maybe just because i was trying to get 99 WC really boring
chop chop chop chop chop chop chop and then i quit
maybe just because i was trying to get 99 WC really boring
chop chop chop chop chop chop chop and then i quit
Runescape isn't better than WoW and I haven't even played WoW. The quests can be completed very fast and the stories are boring.
I'd rather be killing, escorting, collecting, and delivering than doing the quests from RuneScape.
The graphics still aren't that good even with their HD, that I think you have to pay for. The community is just plain stupid. It's the worst community I've ever seen in an MMO (besides Endless Online with all the pedos).
I'd rather be killing, escorting, collecting, and delivering than doing the quests from RuneScape.
The graphics still aren't that good even with their HD, that I think you have to pay for. The community is just plain stupid. It's the worst community I've ever seen in an MMO (besides Endless Online with all the pedos).
Having graphics for runescape over wow is ridiculous. yeah they might be better than what they were when they started but so are wow, the fact that you are even comparing them to begin with is ludacris.epicfailgamer said:
you are totally overlooking:
PvP
Economy
Community
talents
abilities
professions
auction houses
guilds
teamwork
expansions
patches
And there are many more points i could list but i just cant be bothered.
Your argument that there is no skill involved completely voids your argument that you can be a casual player and still be good. You have to spend all of your time getting your stats and gear up therefore the person who plays the most will win.
The fact that any character can max all skills is stupid. It takes away any individuality. Again the person that spends the most time playing getting all of their skills up will inevitably be the best.
I am a casual wow player, i log on to do 10 arenas a week and more of i feel like it, because of this i am gradually building up my glad gear which doesn't take up all of my life to get. I much prefer pvp to pve but now that there are end game 10 man raids a lot more casual players are experiencing end game content they wouldn't otherwise have had the oppurtunity. You can prefer to play pve, pvp or just level various characters as a casual player in wow and still be good at the game.
You are wrong. WoW can be both casual and hardcore, depending on the guild you are in and what its goals are. With the latest content patch and raid instance, Blizzard completely refined and fleshed out the concept of multiple difficulty levels on the same bosses. There is a normal mode of every boss, which is quite easy, and then most bosses also have hard modes, which are INSANELY HARD. If your guild's goal is to clear those (for extra loot, bragging rights or access to a new, locked ultra hard boss), then you are guaranteed to find all the challenge you ever wished for, and then some. I am in a guild that used to be on the world's top 5 in TBC (now we have gone a bit south), and I can tell you, I have never wiped so much in my life as I did in Ulduar.Arcticflame said:
PS. People are seriously comparing Runescape's graphics with WoW in this thread? Even going there tells me that you have actually never booted WoW's last expansion, if the game at all. Blizzard have added TONS of eyecandy in it and the later patches. Of course it becomes a slide show with maxed details during raiding on every computer in the world, but still.
LOL I think the graphics for WOW are bad! My eyes started vomiting when I saw that screen shot.
And anyway, loads of WOW quests have storylines;
But there are a lot of quests that are just boring repetition. If you want some real repetition however, eve online missions are the worst, if you do it for any length of time you will know which ones are your favourites.
I do feel sorry for Runescape however, the graphics really are a deal breaker for me, so even if it was a better game I would never know about it.
And anyway, loads of WOW quests have storylines;
Retaking Lordaeron with the king for example... totally awesome!
But there are a lot of quests that are just boring repetition. If you want some real repetition however, eve online missions are the worst, if you do it for any length of time you will know which ones are your favourites.
I do feel sorry for Runescape however, the graphics really are a deal breaker for me, so even if it was a better game I would never know about it.
I am not in agreement with you on the part RuneScape is for people without alot of time on their hands. If any thing you need lots of time on your hands if you want to do some thing worth it on RuneScape. The simple reason of this is because you got what? 20 different skills to level? out all of those many hours of constant grinding these skills and a lot of them being ridicules because of how boring it is to cut trees down and burn them for hours on end. For this game you need a whole lot of time if you want to enjoy the full of the game. All in all RuneScape is like all other MMOs you need a whole lot of time to further yourself in the video game.epicfailgamer said:
Decent points, it's always nice to see people have opinions that are informed and well put together instead of hate-wagon bashing (like with Twilight...). However, to be honest I personally hate Runescape and WoW, and the only MMO I'd ever pay to play is probably Final Fantasy XI. Plus I'd possibly be tempted by EVE Online, but unless they make a Firefly MMO, that's it for me I'm afraid.
<-This. I played alot but when they made all those changes (removeing the wilderness PvP, messing with the trade system, etc...)it was ruined for me. I no longer see the appeal in that game.Lukeydoodly said:
How long have you played runescape for? I played it for about a year, ages back and got bored of it eventually. It was a stage I went through and left. Those are all decent points you raised, apart from graphics. If the gameplay is no good then it doesn't matter how cool the graphics are. I still have more fun playing MUDs and tetris than I do some FPS shooters I have on the PC.
What were you playing with? Things do get more complex as you get to higher levels and class makes a fair difference: a death knight can do pretty well just mashing buttons, but a mutilate spec rogue trying to keep hunger for blood, slice and dice and a bleed effect on the target up is somewhat more challenging.
I used to play runescape it was a good game lacks security though, I quit when I was hacked (lvl 70 with full rune thts all I remember I was never a member) I dont care to play again since I have pretty much given up mmo's
Its scary how much I agree with you.epicfailgamer said:
Last year I played Runescape some and then I played wow.
Overall my thinking is what you think.
The best thing about RS imo is you get to buy new, cooler weapons and earn more gold as you level up.
The quests do mean so much more in RS to WoW.