I have been playing runescape for 2 years and I am considering wow. without being biligerant.thanks=]

runescape is free wow isn't
runscape sucks wow doesn't
although I find it hard to justify $15 a month for one game even if it is wow.

sorry if my post isn't that informative, but I needed to get my posts to 666 because that's awesome.

Dude, invest another 2 years into EVE Online and it will manage to KILL both WoW and Runescape.

I used to play Runescape and had a pretty good time...I played the WoW trial and didn't so idk what to tell you other than a lot of people play WoW.

Go to WalMart or a local computar store, they have a two dollar 14 day trial. Pretty much like a crack dealer, first time is free... next thing you know you'll be giving head for your next hit (timecard).

free but not that great vs. 15$ (or is it 20$) a month and being good

If I'm not mistaken, you can still download a free trial onto your PC and try it there.

You're not missing anything. Runescape is the quintessential MMO. WoW is just shinier, essentially. It's only worth it if you plan to get addicted to it beyond reason.

Quite enjoying EVE myself, no other MMO compares.

You're not missing anything. Runescape is the quintessential MMO.

WoW >>>>>>> runescpae

in short runescape sux ass and wow is pretty fun

Runescape sucks.

Runescape. I wasted so many hours playing that.

As soon as I get a decent PC, i'm going STRAIGHT back to WoW.

"Agnogenic said:

"Runescape. I wasted so many hours playing that."

Sorry. You fail."

OK! Here's the absolute truth. If World of Warcraft got kicked in the balls, it would be Runescape.

Runescape was boring at the very beginning.
WoW was progressively tedious.
I quit from WoW due to the fact I was tired of doing the same quests over and over and over with different skins for creatures and environments.
Go for WoW if you have the cash.
If not, stick with Runescape if you enjoy it.

Runescape isn't entirely bad. Its pretty quick to level up (until your skills are around the 60s - 70s) and theres quite a bit to do until high level anyway, so you don't feel like its a quick rush to max level to do endgame content. Runescape has around 150 quests (around 90% of which are Members Only) and they vary in difficulty, and are usually quite long, and mostly give a decent reward.
 
However, WoW has the advantage of much better gameplay mechanics, better graphics, a larger amount of quests (though mostly your typical "kill x amount of enemies" quests), and improved PvP, and instanced dungeons.

I played Runescape for awhile, and I remember enjoying my time playing it. I ultimately got tired of the grinding, though. I had an exchange student stay with me this past year who played WoW, so I got to play it for the year he was here. That said, I really only played it for about a month before getting really bored.  Again, I got sick of having to level up in order to enjoy the game.
 
If you like Runescape, you'll probably like WoW, though WoW really doesn't boast much more than Runescape. Bigger world, more races, more equipment, better graphics...But ultimately I'd say it's not even close to worth paying for the game and its expansion in addition to a $15/month fee. Some people are really into it, though,

" runescape is free wow isn't runscape sucks wow doesn't

" OK! Here's the absolute truth. If World of Warcraft got kicked in the balls, it would be Runescape. "

lol not even close ive played both and i have to say runescape for 3 reasons.    1.runescape has better weapons.   2.you don't have to pay to play with pissed me off lol. 3.better monsters for runescape.   i played wow more but think it sucks srry.

" lol not even close ive played both and i have to say runescape for 3 reasons.    1.runescape has better weapons.   2.you don't have to pay to play with pissed me off lol. 3.better monsters for runescape.   i played wow more but think it sucks srry. "

" lol not even close ive played both and i have to say runescape for 3 reasons.    1.runescape has better weapons.   2.you don't have to pay to play with pissed me off lol. 3.better monsters for runescape.   i played wow more but think it sucks srry. "

hurray for bumped threads!

runescape is like a demo. you play the same thing over and over again, and the more you play it, the more depressing it gets, and the more you seriuosly need to get a life and pay for something. i don't care what, just pay for something.. if you don't pay then you're pretty much limited to melee weapons, a couple of professions, and mediocre (at best) pvp. you could pay $5 a month which really opens up the game a lot more, but if you're paying a monthly fee for an MMORPG, then just get Wow, seriously. i played a lot of runescape in middle school and bashed Wow kids, but i never even played it. once when i bought a couple months of Wow and played it with my friends, i had more fun than i did in my entire time of playing runescape combined. it's not even a competition.  that said i don't really play Wow anymore because i have better games and better things to do than grind to level 80. I'm sure it's great, but i just don't have the time.
 
and to those saying that your computer can't handle Wow, try living in the 21st century. Wow came out 5 years ago, and even then the system requirements weren't that bad.

WoW doesn't make you lose most of your armor every time you die. That had to be my most irritating experience with RS.

I'm still of the opinion that Runescape has the most fun questlines in any game.
 
It's not a shiny, new fangled experience, it's not about raids and grouping, but it let's me travel to the land of fairies, or kill Frankenstein, or help Merlin fend off demons, or fight off the anti-christ, then travel to a world of trap-setting elves. It let's me go undercover as a monkey, and infiltrate a secret monkey order. The quest lines have humor, and there is never a single "Kill 5 Boars" experience.
 
It's a grindfest, and it's lacking in a lot of departments, but I'll be damned if it doesn't make everyone else's quests look pretty unappealing.

play the trial. i play WoW and i really enjoy it but i do take breaks now and again when i can't afford to play or when more important things come up.

" lol not even close ive played both and i have to say runescape for 3 reasons.    1.runescape has better weapons.   2.you don't have to pay to play with pissed me off lol. 3.better monsters for runescape.   i played wow more but think it sucks srry. "

" lol not even close ive played both and i have to say runescape for 3 reasons.    1.runescape has better weapons.   2.you don't have to pay to play with pissed me off lol. 3.better monsters for runescape.   i played wow more but think it sucks srry. "

Diablo II.
Seriously, go with WoW or EVE.

It's a completely different thing, there is no comparison...Seeing as how I play both, WoW sucks up so much time, runescape is a game you can sit down and play at the computer to blow through some time.

"WoW doesn't make you lose most of your armor every time you die. That had to be my most irritating experience with RS. "

" Go to WalMart or a local computar store, they have a two dollar 14 day trial. Pretty much like a crack dealer, first time is free... next thing you know you'll be giving head for your next hit (timecard). "

I have some huge criticisms about both games.
 

Runescape:

• Has a point-and-click movement system which just makes the game feel the opposite of immersive when you're restricted to a grid and basic walking/running movements.
• Has combat mainly consisting of auto-attacking and minimal combat interaction.
• Stats are huge in this game, in the way that almost everything affects your chance of getting a hit or avoiding damage. Its far too luck based.
• Some Members weapons are so overpowered that they can one-shot players with the right stats (e.g. 99 in Range and a Dark Bow could let you one-shot most players if lucky.)
• The high level free game gets tediously boring to the point where you'd rather drill your eyes out with a Pneumatic Drill. This is because almost everyone has Rune armour, has killed the mighty (or rather piss easy) Elvarg nowadays, PKing has been dead since December 10 2007, Dungeoneering gets boring after a couple of days and Jagex have neglected free-to-play players in terms of content.
• Has a moronic in-game community and a forum community that makes its ingame community look like Mensa.

World of Warcraft:

• Decent combat system. Well by decent I mean the kind that has been in every MMORPG since EverQuest.
• Damage is more consistent and less capable of one-shotting players. OH WAIT, Wrath of the Lich King came past and screwed all that up.
  
• Stats don't play as big a role as Runescape's stat system does. Gear still kind of does though.
  
• Gets better at level 80, and thats the huge problem. It takes around 10 - 20 days of /played for the average player to reach Level 80. When the game as they say "truly begins" with another grind.
• Too grindy. Makes Runescape's grind look effortless.
• £7.99 or $15 a month is much to pay for an MMO. Runescape is not even half of that price.
• Game community is mixed (You can sometimes meet decent players) but usually stupid. Forum community is almost as idiotic as Runescape's.

It's completely pointless comparing the two games, they are nothing alike. Coming from someone who has over 100 days in each game I can't even compare the two. 99% of the comments here are from people who heard about Runescape and that people say it sucks without trying it themselves, or just played for a few minutes.
 
So yeah, these topics are always trollfests and really should be ignored.