The menus also differed as it turned out the folks at Jagex created a variety of help for old players with a menu for the past, such as a classic mode. In another nod to old gamers, I was thrilled to discover that if I visited Lumbridge and spoke to Hans, who has been a cult NPC since the beginning, Hans would reward me with a five-, 10- OSRS Gold, or 15-year veteran cape. The cape from 15 years ago is something to see; it's got fire burning down the at the bottom.

In the wake of being overwhelmed, I decided to set a long-term aim of mine: master firemaking. Skills mastery takes many hours of repetitious motions until you reach the levels 99 (now 120 in a couple of areas), and doing so is rewarded with a cape worthy of being a master. This cape is trimmed. It's bright.

The symbol is of any talent and has a hood that matches. My brother and an excellent friend -- who claimed to be an mage with a lot of power--also took part in the MMO fun. After exploring in the RuneScape realm (and continually reminding me and my crew via their Discord message that I'm the strongest among us) it was time to start working.

This group would eventually become one of the most legendary crafters Gielinor ever saw, me with my arson my friend with his magic and my brother who was skilled in herblore (potion-making) that he selected because the cape of his skill seems like a weed.

This mission was the most relaxing months of pandemic. It was certainly a monotonous grind, but RuneScape does such a stellar job at rewarding the grind that it was like me and my friends doing a lot of fun on Discord just like we do, but with goal-setting.

It's true that RuneScape has its share of microtransactions. It's the most vile aspect of gaming that MMOs have in common with RuneScape along with World of Warcraft virtually invented, but today with my money the cost of a membership wasn't a problem buy rs accounts, and even every other thing else, cool cosmetics to scare other players, XP boosts or in-game currency is virtually accessible.