http://google.us/trends?q=runescape%2C+world+of+warcraft%2C+guild+wars%2C+EVE+online%2C+age+of+conan%2C+Warhammer+online&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

http://google.us/trends?q=runescape%2C+warhammer+online%2C+Everquest+2%2C+darkfall%2C+maplestory&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Not 'every' MMO, though I took a kind of varied selection.

Oh when I said ahead I meant in search trends not subs, I know WoW is steamrolling every other MMO out there in terms of subscribers.

There really isn't.. I see you trolling here a lot. Look at the good at what has been done. For the first time in years, people can cut yew trees without it being taken down by bots first. RuneScape has done what it has always set out to do. Be a quality game that is about skill. Too many MMOs now have been overrun with bots and player programs that exploit it. Runescape has been around longer than some of those MMOs and are still fighting the good fight.

Originally posted by RawrXP

There really isn't.. I see you trolling here a lot. Look at the good at what has been done. For the first time in years, people can cut yew trees without it being taken down by bots first. RuneScape has done what it has always set out to do. Be a quality game that is about skill. Too many MMOs now have been overrun with bots and player programs that exploit it. Runescape has been around longer than some of those MMOs and are still fighting the good fight.

Who cares about the good? Who cares about your opinion. Calling me a troller..where's the proof kid?  Accusing me when you don't even have the proof? LOL, Again, you are blinded with Jagex's lies. I don't have to repeat the same ol' thing that  I repeat to every RS Fanboy that comes along because it's your job to look for the answers and posts written by respected people in this subforum. You already know what to do. Read old posts and decide for yourself. All the info u need is there. Bots? Are you dumb or what? They're everywhere chump, and no matter how much you think they are not, they are still there. Yews? Yews are old school, dude. OLD SCHOOL. You think bots don't evolve? you think bots are DUMB? Well that puts you in line with Jagex. Why not research for yourself? Why not make an analysis and show it to me? Do some technical research about bots. Give me a analysis about this. Not just about "yew bots". Investigate all the other infinite resources found in Rs and collect DATA. Again, BOTS ARENT COLOR CODED ANYMORE.

I know your common stereotype of bots. Hell, here it is:

-Mute

-Repetitive

-Easily manipulated

-Pre-set speech

-Pre-set movement

-color coded

-effin' CHINESE

-LEVAL 3

-YEW CHOPPERS

Guess what dude? All these stereotypes are null and void Why?Bots these days are armed with multiple skillcapes, non-linear master set rules,regularly updated scripts via online and a combat level higher than 70. Just pay a visit to the top iBOT sites or go to sythe. Accept the reality, bots are not what they used to be. Bot makers aren't idiots.  They're geniuses!

Originally posted by AkaJetson

http://google.us/trends?q=runescape%2C+world+of+warcraft%2C+guild+wars%2C+EVE+online%2C+age+of+conan%2C+Warhammer+online&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

http://google.us/trends?q=runescape%2C+warhammer+online%2C+Everquest+2%2C+darkfall%2C+maplestory&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

Not 'every' MMO, though I took a kind of varied selection.

Oh when I said ahead I meant in search trends not subs, I know WoW is steamrolling every other MMO out there in terms of subscribers.

Yeah. Everyone knows WoW goes by the name Blizzard.

Originally posted by Blissey

Originally posted by RawrXP

There really isn't.. I see you trolling here a lot. Look at the good at what has been done. For the first time in years, people can cut yew trees without it being taken down by bots first. RuneScape has done what it has always set out to do. Be a quality game that is about skill. Too many MMOs now have been overrun with bots and player programs that exploit it. Runescape has been around longer than some of those MMOs and are still fighting the good fight.

 

Who cares about the good? Who cares about your opinion. Calling me a troller..where's the proof kid?  Accusing me when you don't even have the proof? LOL, Again, you are blinded with Jagex's lies. I don't have to repeat the same ol' thing that  I repeat to every RS Fanboy that comes along because it's your job to look for the answers and posts written by respected people in this subforum. You already know what to do. Read old posts and decide for yourself. All the info u need is there. Bots? Are you dumb or what? They're everywhere chump, and no matter how much you think they are not, they are still there. Yews? Yews are old school, dude. OLD SCHOOL. You think bots don't evolve? you think bots are DUMB? Well that puts you in line with Jagex. Why not research for yourself? Why not make an analysis and show it to me? Do some technical research about bots. Give me a analysis about this. Not just about "yew bots". Investigate all the other infinite resources found in Rs and collect DATA. Again, BOTS ARENT COLOR CODED ANYMORE.

I know your common stereotype of bots. Hell, here it is:

-Mute

-Repetitive

-Easily manipulated

-Pre-set speech

-Pre-set movement

-color coded

-effin' CHINESE

-LEVAL 3

-YEW CHOPPERS

Guess what dude? All these stereotypes are null and void Why?Bots these days are armed with multiple skillcapes, non-linear master set rules,regularly updated scripts via online and a combat level higher than 70. Just pay a visit to the top iBOT sites or go to sythe. Accept the reality, bots are not what they used to be. Bot makers aren't idiots.  They're geniuses!

trolltrolltrolltroll

You fail. Bots don't have conversation with you. I always start conversation with anyone skilling near me. Bots don't do that. Some auto talk, but it's easy to tell when it's just auto talking. If what you're saying is true, the death of free trade would not have effected those level 3 yew choppers. You're saying that bot makers have made the bots better, but give no reason why there are no level 3 yew choppers. Face it, bots are dead. DEAD.

Did I say troll? Troll.

Ok people. Since this is getting "off topic". As tuss requested that we stay on topic, I suggest we stick on the second post in this thread which is considered as the "basis" of the orgininal post.

Since everyone new here seems to think that I just like to beat up on runescape I will have you know there are things I do like about the game. To see the full thread read here:

http://www.mmorpg.com/discussion2.cfm/thread/178837

My post:

Though I am not a fangurl of runescape I do give them credit for some of their ideas.

1. classless system- you had one player that could do everything the game has to offer, and switch tatics during combat giving a better level of unpredictability that is lost in the class based mmorpgs.

2. the zoning of the maps allows for players to do things in different areas so it appeals to a wider audience.

3. it has many different things to do in the game besides quests, pvp, and killing npcs.. it has skills that the players do themselves without npc involvement.

4. pre fall wilderness update.. they had a pvp full loot area seperate from the main area with areas zoned in for pvp same lvl gradually increasing risk as you went deeper... therefore giving new players as well as vetran players places where they could hold their own in combat and the risks that were taken were left up to the player.

5. pre fall update .. it had free trade amongst players so that you could help friends by giving them items to help them get started in the game and allow for better enjoyment of the game by the players.

6. it had lots of mingames to keep players entertained.

7. being a level based system it allowed for players to set goals and try to fulfill them keeping players online in game so that the worlds did not feel empty.

8. the game could be played anywhere .. even at work lol.

now that all being said you may wonder why I dislike the game so much ..

1.well the slow gamespeed waiting for everything to happen in the game is awful.. if you have 15 min to play at a time .. you don;t want to spend it waiting for a ore to respawn or a tree to grow back .. the game needs a serious adrenaline shot

2. customer support was deplorable.. downright rude if you ask them a question at times If you posted suggestions that might appear that they had better options than what they were going to do with their game they would remove the posts to make the general runescape population not aware of other solutions, not because a post was violating any rules .. they would just say" This is a topic Jagex takes very seriously and we regretfully have to remove this post".

3. the updates were terrible limiting trade, pvp gambling .. they killed most of the fun parts of the game with that one.

4. poor graphics .. though they weren't so bad that i would leave the game over that alone.. just they always had priorities mixed up .. give the players characters faces before you update the monsters .. that is just common sense.

5. targeting a younger audience. Though they have a 13+ age limit it is uninforced and their recent updates target children.. children do not pay monthly fees and make for a poor community.

6. no player rewards for levels.. if someone made a game like that with great rewards for levels it would keep players from being disappointed when they reached them, and give them something better to look forward to, in that game though sadly there is only more suffering not rewards..

I wish that someone would take the good from that game and make a better one .. with better rules and designed for fun not suffering .. I would definately pay to play one if they did... well as long as they didn;t go too cartoony on it .. i can't stand to look at those pokemon type games long enough to play it... Not only would I pay to play it if it was good...I would bring 1000 of my closest friends .. and I would pay for advertising. lol

-----------------------------------------------

Now that being said, I would also like to state that prior to the fall updates I had many positive things to say about the game, and defended it constantly, but then Jagex finally made me throw in the towel when they killed the best parts of the game.

What's wrong with you is that you're way too fond of grinding for levels.

Well, you asked.  If you want to argue that there's nothing wrong with that, then your thread title doesn't make sense. 

People need to get a grip on their common sense, to smash the hype...thanks for doing that.