Runescape is a nice game to start with in the mmorpg world. You can play the free version but you won't have too many things to do. the best stuff is and will always be for members - armour, weapons, quests, areas. The game runs pretty ok in the beginning you being able to gain levels quite quickly. After a while it gets very repetitive to the point that you get to hate everything about it. I have played till combat level 102 and total level 1395 and did it in about 6 months. any skill past level 70 is a total pain. you need so much time to actually gain a level that it's not really worth it. and sometimes gaining a level doesn't really get you anything. take the herblore skill for example. you need level 78 to get the ultimate potion. max level is 99 however you don't get anything by getting to that level. herblore is a pretty difficult and expensive skill to raise since you need to buy herbs and secondary ingredients, not to mention water- filled vials. so the point is why would a sane person train that to lvl 99 ? just for the sake of the total level ? skills like mining , smithing , crafting and fletching will really affect you health - you will click so many times that your fingers will actually start hurting. i got to 85 fletch so i can make the long magic bows and it was more than a pain. it was absolutely crazy. bottom line you don't stand chance unless you are prepared to play 24/7 , 7 days a week. i keep reading comments from people that have played till lvl 42 and can't stop smiling. anything under lvl 90 doesn't mean a thing. anyone can play and get to lvl 50 fast. but that won't accomplish anything because such a small lvl will never allow you to do anything in this game. so the choice is yours. the game can be fun for a while. but once you get in the "elite" team ... past lvl 100, everything is so damn repetative and boring that it's not worth it anymore. there only a few weapons and armour. you need to get to lvl 60 attack and defence to be able to wield dragon weapons and wear dragon armour. and after that ? nothing. also 90% of the people only try to scam you and get your money for nothing. personally i have never been hacked or scammed, but many of my friends have. well this is my oppinion. the decision ( and the lost time ) is yours.
jagex staff ( the ones that made the game ) are absolutely stupid. i noticed recently an attitude from Andrew - the game maker complaining that someone made a program - swiftswitch that makes your gamer life easier and at the same time removing the adverts that you have to watch when you play the free version. while i can totally simpathise and understand how upsetting that is, i cannot understand why doesn't he improve the runescape client so you as a player can have a more enjoyable experience instead of having to do everything the hard way.
