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The original was posted on /r/2007scape by /u/Ennart on 2025-08-02 05:09:37+00:00.
When original RS released I was already a grown dude of around 20, yes I am that old. I played pretty much every MMO that came out but spent most of my time in Ultima Online, Dark Age of Camelot and WoW but not Runescape for some reason - I didn't hate it or anything, just wasn't on my radar.
A couple of years ago I tried OSRS for the first time and sadly bounced off it shortly after. Now I like to think that I just wasn't ready at the time.
As an older MMORPG enthusiast I feel Blizzard has lost the plot when it comes to players like me. I am no longer the target audience for retail and while classic was fun for a while it's just too static and rigid.
I'll happily admit I got cought up in the recent exodus of large swaths of wow players to OSRS, most notably Madseason and began to play on a new IM account. HOLY SHIT did I miss out. I was instantly hooked to the sandbox and am now 3 weeks into my journey. I memberd up at once, even twice because I decided IM isn't for me, I just like the option to buy and sell stuff every now and then. But the great thing is, nothing here is lost, my 500 sp IM account is still there for me to play again in the future.
I have no clue wtf I am doing most of the time and it's beautiful (trying to keep the wiki stuff to a minimum to fully immerse, but I can see how it is on another level in its own right, might be the best wiki I ever came across)
I am sorry I doubted you OSRS, you are exactly what I need at this stage of my life, gaming wise. Goodbye to the theme parks, I embrace the sandbox again.