Anyone noticed how RUNESCAPE supposedly spells RUNE-SCAPE, but if you break it up differently, it spells RUN-ESCAPE? Subliminal messaging? Hmm....
Runescape is a massive multiplayer online computer game (MMO) where high-level players are to be simultaneously admired and pitied. Admired because they can "pwn" and do cool things in the game, but pitied because when you think about how they've spent HUNDRED OF HOURS accumulating a slight charge on a hard drive in Cambridge, it's kind of sad. (This includes me; I had an account with 500+ hours logged.)
I think it probably is possible to play this game in a healthy way, i.e. while still having a normal, healthy life on the side. But only if you're not looking for HAPPINESS in the game. If you play this game because real life is miserable and you need an escape, you have a much higher chance of getting addicted.
That said, if you're determined to get addicted to something to begin with, because you want a sedative, RS is a much better "drug" than cocaine, alcohol, or sex, because it 1) costs less, 2) is less destructive, and 3) wreaks its destruction more slowly, giving you (and the people who care about you) more time to turn things around in RL.
In sum, RS is a dangerous drug. But as drugs go, it's one of the cheaper, less dangerous ones.
Runescape is a massive multiplayer online computer game (MMO) where high-level players are to be simultaneously admired and pitied. Admired because they can "pwn" and do cool things in the game, but pitied because when you think about how they've spent HUNDRED OF HOURS accumulating a slight charge on a hard drive in Cambridge, it's kind of sad. (This includes me; I had an account with 500+ hours logged.)
I think it probably is possible to play this game in a healthy way, i.e. while still having a normal, healthy life on the side. But only if you're not looking for HAPPINESS in the game. If you play this game because real life is miserable and you need an escape, you have a much higher chance of getting addicted.
That said, if you're determined to get addicted to something to begin with, because you want a sedative, RS is a much better "drug" than cocaine, alcohol, or sex, because it 1) costs less, 2) is less destructive, and 3) wreaks its destruction more slowly, giving you (and the people who care about you) more time to turn things around in RL.
In sum, RS is a dangerous drug. But as drugs go, it's one of the cheaper, less dangerous ones.
Sometimes Runescape can be a way of running from a problem that needs to be faced; sometimes, it can be a form of cowardice.
by Diamontyr April 3, 2010
A MMORPG by jagex LTD. often associated by people who don't play with 12 year olds and adults who live in their parents basement because they havn't played and don't know. Never given a chance by its WoW obbsesed critics.
Runescape player: wow have you ever played runescape, it is pretty cool.
WoW player: DON'T EVER TALK ABOUT THAT SHITTY GAME IN FRONT OF ME YOU ARE A NERD FOR PLAYING IT! WoW IS THE ONLY GAME THAT IS ANY GOOD NOW GTFO AND STFU NUB.
WoW player: DON'T EVER TALK ABOUT THAT SHITTY GAME IN FRONT OF ME YOU ARE A NERD FOR PLAYING IT! WoW IS THE ONLY GAME THAT IS ANY GOOD NOW GTFO AND STFU NUB.
by aaaaaaaa987 October 25, 2009
RuneScape (Also refered as RS) is a MMORPG which was made 100% on java by a company named Jagex ltd. It includes many skills, quests, items, and mini games for all players at all ages to enjoy.
RS gamer 1: Hey I'm gonna play runescape later. We are gonna go wildy. You wanna come?
RS gamer 2: Sure! But first I have to buy some food to take.
RS gamer 2: Sure! But first I have to buy some food to take.
by Benzo February 27, 2005
An addictive MMORPG (or massively multiplayer online role-playing game) that was created entirely in Java by a company titled JaGeX.
by Hyper January 19, 2005
Runescape is a game that is addicting... my younger brother plays it every single day, and cries when he goes for even a minute without it. Its sad, because it consumes your soul, and the game is just a bunch of grim reapers prancing around in purple robes.
Runescape consumed Dallin's life so much, that by the time he was 40, he still lived with his mom and had never left the house since he was 10.
by Rachel_Catherine June 17, 2006
by DanielTV May 29, 2005
A massive online RPG type game that has rediculous experience requirements to gain higher levels. In most skills, it takes atleast 3 million experience to be considered good at it. And that's a lot of time considering the most experience you get for doing any one thing in a lot of skills is 200exp for each time.
Consider this: To reach level 85 mining, a dedicated, no responsibilities person starting at level 1 will take about a month and a half to reach their goal if they play around 8 hours a day...
by Someone you think you know August 9, 2005