Is Old School Runescape worth playing today?

[@TheMorfia]

Salt factory: its a game where you just load up some youtube on the side Me, glances to my other monitor where im playing OSRS

[@dosbilliam]

I'm playing WoW Classic while listening to this, so I'm right there with you. :D

[@mysteriousclem1980]

@@dosbilliam same lol mindlessly aoe grinding

[@ryanhurley9668]

Lmfao amen

[@NotoriousTOAD]

FUCKING FEELS

[@jerre6882]

Osrs is the best 2nd screen game. It often annoys me when I have to use my both hands.

[@alberto8132]

I remember in my first account, I had this guy in my friend’s list “who had a daughter who played the game as well” and she was my girlfriend. Turned out they were the same person.

[@TrickzSN]

Thats fucked lool

[@lolomgwtfkaya6066]

Lol that was me, odd seeing you here

[@OnBrandRP]

You bought a GF didnt you?

[@OnBrandRP]

@Rosa Barks he was fabulous.

[@lucasluciano3976]

Lol why would she pretend do be a man

[@sammaxgoof8507]

Second title: *Is Sea Shanty worth listening to on repeat for 90 hours*

[@TheSuperZOS]

The answer to that is "yes"

[@lukebrommage2420]

sea shanty 2*

[@HiiKota]

900 hours*

[@PhysicsGamer]

"Long Way Home" also deserves a mention!

[@whiteguar6757]

motherlode mine is even better imo

[@stefannilsson2406]

Probably one of the most brutal things about the game is, when you reach level 92 in a skill, you are half way to 99.

[@TheRockLobsterMafia]

@Dirk De jong shit I had no idea. I'm only a casual player who started in 2019, but I had no idea it was THAT hard to get a 99

[@kaznja2462]

@Dirk De jong i have 4 99s and 77 days of gameplay in 7 years. I was not active that much. Its a slow grind. U can get 1 to 99 fletching in 2 hours lol. Some of the skills are easy and some take serious time

[@saddad2955]

I almost have 4 99s... well I almost have 5 99s technically.

[@mountainrock1760]

@@kaznja2462 is fletching profitable tho

[@dakotafritz3759]

@Dirk De jong imagine having a life lawl

[@TUFSrs]

Nearly a 20 Year RuneScape vet and I still watched and took in every second of this video. Thank you.

[@rellykz2175]

Who was the mod who would play with players as a regular back in 02?

[@JojyAsmir]

@@rellykz2175 Andrew Gower, the game's original creator. I believe Paul and Ian, his brothers, were fairly active after he hired them on as well, but Andrew was online all the time, even later in 2005-2006.

[@rezarfar]

@@rellykz2175 i was around back then and there were a couple, Rab was one guy, Thunder was another and i forget the name of the 3rd. You also had secret player-mods who had high level mod powers, people like Bluerose13x. I started in April 2002, my RS3 character has a classic cape as well. I got to 100 combat in RS Classic before RS2 was released.

[@surfercds12]

Same lol

[@90hammer1]

the fact that this game is even that old makes me feel like an old man. I started playing in 2007 as a 9 year old.

[@ssj9871]

No one quits runescape they just take long breaks

[@migueltremont5848]

I second that

[@SPACYtunes]

I've only ever been a casual player and this is true even for me. The longest break I've ever taken is maybe three years but I still come back.

[@liquidsleepgames3661]

7years i go to log in again and my account is reset :(

[@Unknown20169]

@@liquidsleepgames3661 old school is a separate game, your old account is on the new game.

[@lostinhiphop1583]

12 years here. Started again a year and a half im max cb with about 800m bank

[@MegaBanne]

Runescape or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Grind.

[@bomber6042]

I spent DAYS trying to figure out a good efficient way to grind and NOT run out of gold cuz the GE is God. The result of my efforts, God was not kind, every skill except combat skills weren't going to make money.... Mind you this was like around 2008ish

[@Bentautumn]

Damn. You burnt the fucking amazon down...

[@impatienstheshmuck5348]

"MEIN FUHRER!! I CAN WALK!!"

[@MisterJackTheAttack]

Alright, shut the comments down on this video. This is the best one.

[@vahlok1426]

I blame my years of Runescape for my not minding long grinds in games like Warframe.

[@LafBoi]

RuneScape: The only reason I went to the local library because they had internet back then.

[@joeykelly8020]

Same

[@kerem121]

Thats alot of hours at a library....couldve read all the books

[@sugamynutz731]

Same

[@leban8155]

You couldn't play Runescape in the libraries and at school over here because it was blocked. The only place I could play them was in internet cafes.

[@LafBoi]

@@kerem121 what’s a book?

[@ratdoto2148]

I love how someone runs past you in a Slayer helm, Fire Cape, Primordial Boots some Barrows armour and wielding a Tentacle Whip and Dragon Defender, while your proud of your Mithril full helm, kite shield and scimitar. Veteran players love those moments, it reminds us of when we first started playing, those moments are the soul of the game.

[@sandalnice3333]

Yeah I'm 12 and I started playing osrs last year and even though I got hacked and lost my amulet of fury it's still my favorite game

[@kaltsuu5182]

@@sandalnice3333 dont trust any messages 1/100000 its true

[@TheMrBMH]

@@sandalnice3333 I’ve been playing since 2005 and have NEVER been hacked. You either visited an unsafe site trying to buy gold, got tricked into following a link on youtube/browser or let someone log into your account foolishly. If you have 2 step authentication activated and have a bank pin, you should be completely safe from any hackers and such. I’m not saying it couldn’t happen in a different way, but those are the major reasons of how someone gets scammed/hacked.

[@sandalnice3333]

@@TheMrBMH I've never tried to buy gold or clicked a suspicious link so I was very confused

[@vermillionaether]

Dude working towards rune was the goal back when I started playing. All this extra stuff is just candy now xD

[@goalieboyjoe]

RuneScape is just one of those games where it’s either a crippling addiction or you think it’s dumb and never play it. There is no in between

[@stubert94]

i play it on and off from it becoming and addiction

[@joshshin6819]

Yep. 100%. I dont think its dumb but its boring to me so nope

[@Michael-bn1oi]

Played on and off for nearly 15 years. Not even a single 99 lol and mobile brought in tons more casual players

[@marioalvarez1553]

Sometimes even both!

[@Daswassuphomie]

@@joshshin6819 yeah I can't get back into it. Just so boring and progress takes soooooo longggg

[@ProbablyTed]

"Is it worth playing?" "No" (Continues fishing for hundreds of hours straight for a cape)

[@Uranium-jj7le]

The ride never ends

[@wesselsmits6762]

sounds like me when i got lvl 99 fletching

[@nickstalgia9569]

I'll flex on that with 99 mining

[@NathanielBTM]

@@nickstalgia9569 how about 99 runecrafting in f2p only?

[@KW-tx6er]

@@NathanielBTM for me no, BC this game has this whole gambling arena thing, which is filled to brims with scammers who scams there players for gold and gets millions of $ per year

[@coolkumla]

I remember how my friend introduced me to Runescape by calling it "Habbo Hotel but with Swords"

[@jizzy2965]

LOL

[@AJ42069]

Real o.g shit right here lol

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Lmao

[@flowerthencrranger3854]

That’s some 2010s nostalgia over there.

[@doctorbrown5957]

POOL'S CLOSED

[@M2Validated]

I’ll play RuneScape until the day they close down the servers for good.

[@goldboy5337]

I don’t think that’ll ever happen lmao

[@deidaraman90]

Kinda same tho. Started back in 2002 and been on and off since then and I just.. keep coming back.

[@FiveSeven1904]

Get a life

[@M2Validated]

I have multiple lives on OSRS❤️❤️

[@deidaraman90]

@@FiveSeven1904 big talk for someone with no youtube life.

[@Subxenox15]

Getting lost in Runescape is the most beautiful thing. I wish I could erase my memories and start it from scratch with all the mysteries

[@Ninga0809]

Same…even though I was f2p it was still magical

[@clashoclan3371]

@@Ninga0809 Yeah but now that i grow up, I realize f2p is hell.

[@coryjohnson2486]

So you think it would be worth me picking it up to play?? (Never have)

[@kcroz1104]

@@coryjohnson2486 It's described as being almost like a second job by almost all of it's playerbase so be prepared lmfao. It's a grind and a half.

[@mrsentinel6815]

you can do that Im doing it now, make an Ironman account its great

[@crazyman0987654]

its one of the last games around thats a TRUE grind

[@andrecartario3099]

Very interesting seeing someone play OSRS with fresh eyes

[@victornecromancer]

Não sou fã de grind então nem tentei :(

[@yodatwinkie]

Yea the fire making part is spot on totally a waste of a skill spot

[@brisketbbqbob8306]

God you made me feel old. I was a freshman grinding in the coal field when there was no paid membership and only 4 servers but god those were good times

[@sirprize5191]

Your good old times are ancient lol

[@x6da9crain]

no paid members?? how old we talking lol beta classic? 😂

[@yoswayd5520]

The progression in OSRS is very similar to Morrowind. Eventually you’ll be using the house you built to teleport with high level mage spells to locations it used to take you like 40 minutes to walk to. It’s about doin the work to get better at doing the work and also have bragging rights

[@Olzme]

And just like Morrowind you'll be hitting a lot of 0s in the start.

[@somemong989]

"doin the work to get better at doing the work" is so true to real life as well. Doing a job to learn skills to do the job more effectively/efficiently and earn more money for less effort is how I'd describe my career.

[@ne0nmancer]

One thing that i thought about OSRS (newbie here) as soon as i played a bit, is that it felt like Morrowind, couldn't point out why, but i liked it :D

[@projectmagnesium8804]

As a child, this game taught me hundreds of real-life concepts that would later be elaborated on in my day to day. How an economy works, why things hold value to others, the science of metal alloys, (once GE was introduced) how to buy low and sell high, the connection between a low combat lvl pure being similar to some phenom IRL that you underestimate but who will kick your ass at a certain thing, how to accept loss, various tree types (that actually came in handy more than you may think), various medieval armor and weapon varieties (useful trivia at times), how to sense danger, how to explore, and many more. It is not very glamorous looking. Its not the game you play intensely. But of all the childhood games I played, a few actually taught me life skills, and increased my critical thinking and use of strategy- Runescape, Pokemon, Chess, and Starcraft top the list.

[@kasus123]

I learned how to actually sell and buy things on an open market and learned the art of haggling. Has saved me a couple of thousands across these years of buying and selling used cars.

[@100chickeneggs5]

well thought out comment, it's true for me too

[@Ch0rr1s]

One Thing Games thought me is to literally never stop learning new skills. Because new skills allow you to craft garbage to something of value. Like you can make a bird house from wooden scraps or built a lamp with wire and some broken LED bulbs etc. It's waste you'd throw away usually. But with the Accord ming skills you can make something new out of it

[@pliit2101]

Mine was yu gi yoh. Arigato

[@randynielsen1413]

Runescape taught me how to be wary of scammers

[@luisernestochaconguerrero778]

"Some quest takes longer due to artificial extend" Oh boi just wait until you get to One Small Favour

[@bruno.vet.f]

Or farming one small favour aka garden of tranquility

[@dadefrost2059]

The quest where that's the entire joke. It does not land.

[@greenTaser]

he needs more to be prepared for mornings ends part 2

[@MrTokesu]

@@dadefrost2059 Unpopular opinion: One Small Favour is one of the best quests in the game and a lot more people would realize that if they just read the dialogue. It's funny as hell and I find the ending part of slowly completing each favour for each NPC satisfying. Now garden of Tranquility on the other hand...

[@bruno.vet.f]

@@MrTokesu yeah fuck garden of tranquility

[@SrTNick1]

32:10 "It doesn't always hold your hand. That's what the 10 thousand out-of-game guides are for."

[@7ehNP]

Yeah community driven mmo. It is what it is and people work together to break it.

[@unoob126]

"Asked by Jagex.." pretty big accomplishment I would say

[@MahDryBread]

"I wrote a big old stat sheet for myself with potential skills and XP I had in those skills" Salt, that's adorable and wonderful, keep the magic alive

[@agniveshF]

I did that as a kid too lmaoooooo

[@natacon]

But which fossil did you take?

[@goodguy2406]

Why would you need that if all the info is in a tab?

[@prestonspears6078]

Good Guy I think he means for his real life lmao he was like 12

[@agniveshF]

@@goodguy2406 as a kid I was only allowed like 1 hour on the computer, so I’d write it down to plan my next day on rs etc 😂 sad but true

[@toddcyberman1871]

When you start with one goal in mind and end up with several ..... this just about sums it up

[@Paprikawastaken]

How to make the game more enjoyable/easier to learn for new players: 1: runelite client 2: slayermusiq1

[@franix6266]

The amount of times slayermusiq1 has saved my ass is beyond infinite

[@7ehNP]

Runelite.net NOT COM

[@chasedecottignies8444]

thanks for your comment. I'm a new player and I'm downloading runelite now

[@Nathan-ey6ps]

I assume you mean wiki quick guides

[@bzuulu]

Slayermusiq videos are about the same length of time it takes to do the quest itself w wikiq quick guide

[@JakeMcaulay]

My only memory of runescape is essentially getting robbed by a person called tolietduck84

[@KHRification]

Which one was you again?

[@Grunk369]

Yo

[@bryce13bulls]

Lmfao

[@MahDryBread]

Hell yeah

[@brandonvasser5902]

Getting taken for almost everything is part of the game. Back in the day you didn’t know if chopping a tree could end up ending your shit for along time

[@Lyfe]

Being an experienced player, I absolutely loved watching this video. Seeing your experiences with the game, and how you progressed... Well, that was certainly enjoyable. Great video!

[@AKS-74U]

I remember just using one weapon for every mob, never paying attention to if they were weak or resistant to scimmy slashing or not. Never understood why some mobs were super hard.

[@carcinogenicoak3057]

I’m currently on an OSRS break but seeing this makes me want to jump back in immediately, I love this game so much

[@chazifying]

As a hardcore veteran of the game, you'll always have tons of tabs of the wiki open

[@visceral8293]

I'm a fairly new casual player and even I do that.

[@damianfn9478]

As a hardcore veteran with a maxed hardcore to another. Your brain should be it’s own wiki.

[@baron3904]

@@damianfn9478 ah yes, let me memorize arbitrary items to bring to every quest. Lmao

[@cathlic2007]

FACTS lmaooo, back then this is what I did

[@DaWhiteKidMike]

That was my first video from you and I’ve played runescape for my whole life with a late game Ironman in the main game. I know my way around the game is what I’m saying and I’m making this comment to say this video was incredibly interesting to get into a “new” player’s head and I think you did a great job looking past some of the early game grinds and acknowledging that the game does get better with time and higher levels and unlocks. Trailblazer has been a really fun event so far and I’m glad you enjoyed it, if you stick around and play more of the main game I hope we cross paths one day. Thanks for putting together such a great video for a game that means a lot to me

[@TheSaltFactory]

Hey man, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was a little worried about veterans of the game getting upset with me over various complaints and the like, so your comment means a lot to me. I'm still logging on for Trailblazers here and there to grind things out (working on magic right now), but ironman is a whole other beast even with the xp boost haha. It's gonna be cool to have the grand exchange back after the League ends, I've got nothing but respect for people who ironman the regular game

[@nicklagoni7306]

@@TheSaltFactory as another high level veteran ironman I agree with what the above comment said. I doubt any veterans can really disagree with your complaints. We all know the game is deeply flawed but we see past that for what it's truly worth

[@Nothing2Interesting]

"there are things they could do to make the game more convenient" They've probably polled it and we probably voted it down. *Edit - Settle the fuck down Neckbeards ya didn't have to get into an argument its a game. To each their own.*

[@aKjohn8798]

This ain't easyscape Shits called runescape.

[@volcranoii7709]

Yeah things being too easy is why I stopped playing RS3

[@aKjohn8798]

@Z Calabro ya, that's RS3s' new name.

[@MSeroga]

Funny enough alot of things currently in osrs are from rs3 and people love it lol... but they don't realize it cuz they refuse to play rs3.

[@voidcheque7019]

It’s run escape to me nowadays lol haven’t played in at least a year

[@N0TYALC]

This video is immoral. I’m a recovering OSRS addict. This is like a crackhead being recommended “Shady Sal’s narcotics taste test.”

[@Billyjamesmurray]

Lmfao so true

[@kevinlapointe4026]

Come back

[@N0TYALC]

@@kevinlapointe4026 no point, can’t even say gamer words anymore :/

[@dreioo8759]

"Go on, friend, just for the weekend, what's the harm in that? Just 8 or 9 hours, yeah?"

[@Sicaughtik]

That's this video if Sal is Salmoneus.

[@OnBrandRP]

"It's just kinda what you do, you put on some music, have some youtube video up in the background and just grind things out until your ready for something that requires more of your attention." -is watching the video while playing RS3

[@sirprize5191]

same, but osrs

[@lildon112]

same

[@CommentaryOMG]

I honestly don't know who you are, and frankly your video somehow stumbled its way into my recommended. But watching your 'new player' take on the game was a joy to watch and Im convinced to subscribe. Please start a trailblazers series, your fresh-take on the game is refreshing and addictive.

[@DI0NY5US]

Trust me, Salt. Every person watching you walk around in full bronze like that thought you were adorable. I've not met an OSRS player yet who didn't love a noob. If you weren't all ironmen I'd bet people would have been trying to give you stuff to help

[@jourdepluie_x]

r/cutenoobs

[@Justin-qb1yw]

How to equip goblin mail?

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Forreals. The game has much wholesome in it.

[@Ventorath]

@@Puppy_Puppington Yeah. I think it's probably just because the majority of the game is designed as a long-term grind for personal goals rather than having an "endgame" that everyone is participating in that somehow makes you "bad" if you're not excelling at it. People see others at the start of their personal journey and want to help rather than just seeing them as someone who hasn't caught up yet (as one would be treated in something like WoW). It's to the point that honestly folks are too willing to help out with items and gold. It doesn't take a lot of gold to completely invalidate a lot of early to mid game content. Someone tossing a noob even 100 or 200k means they don't have to worry about affording gear upgrades through... the entirety of F2P Runescape. It's literal pocket change to higher level experienced players, but it skips the need for money management entirely, and that's happening to a player who thinks 1k is a lot of gold and has no idea how to make more consistently. It also makes non-combat skilling feel a lot more pointless. Things like Mining can be decent income to a new player, but when they're gifted more money than they know what to do with, suddenly the incentive to level skills like that beyond what they need for a quest just kind of dies. And most early quests don't have significant requirements so that won't really come up as an issue immediately anyway.

[@whynotdean8966]

That thing you said about your goal of slayer suddenly having you run across Runescape to do 50 other things is the single most relatable thing I've heard all month. That's 100% what the game is, and it's beautiful.

[@hunterstokes9306]

When he said And I said At the same time "Tree gnome village" I felt that

[@Subxenox15]

One thing you need to know, inventory management is a skill in and of itself. The game is designed to make you think carefully about what you're taking with you, so a lot of space is taken up by your combat supplies and you work around it

[@kevinarevalo4747]

Tbh dk how people play ultimate iron man

[@NoConsequenc3]

@@kevinarevalo4747 simple: very carefully

[@HavocParadox]

Firemaking is even a meme for the most veteran community.

[@mandrue73]

Yes if only you could use fire spells to you know... light fires :D

[@yakm9557]

yes but I love wintertodt

[@mandrue73]

@@yakm9557 Wintertodt is a mini game, same as Dungeoneering should have been back in the day :D

[@ck3837]

@@mandrue73 id take dung in old school any day

[@yka430]

Certainly didn't expect this to be a thing.

[@fabianrojas9028]

I play while I work, mostly fishing which requires little effort, just a few clicks to fish and bank, there are so many ways to enjoy this game, but the fact that u have to enjoy the Grind is true to all players

[@chewybacca2161]

"Yeah, back to killing cows"..the most RS statement I've have ever heard.

[@williamlampke8083]

This poor man started his journey with agility

[@alexandermartinez1318]

It's the right move but god is it the most boring lol

[@React2Quick]

@@alexandermartinez1318 Tell me about it lol when I hopped back into OSRS, I decided that Agility was going to be my first 99. By God did I hate every minute of it once I got to the later levels. Every time I got a genie xp lamp or the book of knowledge, I made sure to put that xp into Agility because even though it wasn't a huge amount of xp it did sure as hell mean I would have one or two less laps to do.

[@percher4824]

"A friend showed it to me and then my account got hacked" Literally the exact same thing that happened to me.

[@Ionecoyote]

Same. Managed to get my account back though, and still going hard 6 months later.

[@percher4824]

@@Ionecoyote I couldn't care any less about mine. The reason why it got hacked is because I was something like 7 or 8 years old and they took advantage of me. I made the account with them, and then they "showed it to another friend" who supposedly hacked it. We were never really friends, now that I think about. All they ever cared about was having their own fun regardless of what happened to me.

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Percher lol well kids r dumb.

[@percher4824]

@@Puppy_Puppington They were twice as old as I was, so...

[@ernestomejia8242]

Can’t believe that I’ve been playing this game for over ten years and only have base 60 stats

[@Depthdnb]

Ernesto Mejia wtf I literally started 4 days ago and I’m close to base 60’s loool. Go questing boi

[@mysticalfitzy9844]

Keep doin you man. It's not a race. it's about the journey

[@MrLeBaws]

@@Depthdnb Unless you're referring to trailblazer then you're just bullshitting.

[@rolo7533]

@@MrLeBaws its all about how you play the game. Doing a few select quests cuts alot of early grinding.

[@xAzrael_]

@@renmcmanus in rs3 you could get base 60 in a couple days if you play 7 hours a day

[@deusvult548]

"It would take me 10 to 12 hours to get to LVL 60 in mining in vanilla" You have no idea...

[@mr_business]

At least he's halfway to 99 ;)

[@MegaBanne]

@@mr_business You mean when he get 92?

[@mr_business]

@@MegaBanne lol yes, hence the wink face

[@iraloS]

60 mining doing iron ore is stupid fast. Iron is the supreme ore.

[@ryan7ful]

iAm PapaMercy stupid fast in comparison, still extremely tedious. I’m a guy that hates questing, and I’m currently doing quests and diaries just to get mining from 68-70 bc I hate it so much 😂

[@Davedave000]

"Herblore: *Clean herbs *Make potions *Get money" One of these statements is false.

[@brunomartins4699]

he means unfinished potions for sure :')

[@Ramkatt]

I'm sure they meant "get money from your bank and put it in the ge to buy more herbs for this money sink"

[@TheoryCrafter]

"i have the patience of a starving animal" gave me a good chuckle

[@Puppy_Puppington]

Joe Swaaz ikr. I have the patience and self control of an opiOid dependent being on 24 hours of withdrawal.

[@iraloS]

As longtime off and on again player watching your struggles was adorable. Not in a snarky elitist kind of way. Reminds me of all the silly mistakes and misunderstandings I had learning the game. Hell I still have em. The game is very charming and rewarding to the right people and I'm so thankful they brought it back.

[@galars]

I’m so glad he didn’t choose fairy’s flight

[@MrRedpanda2442]

i chose it and it has been pretty useful

[@marshmelows]

@@MrRedpanda2442 Wait for mid-end game

[@austintruly]

@@MrRedpanda2442 oh god im sorry that you ruined your entire trailblazer account

[@MrRedpanda2442]

@@marshmelows I'm not trying to efficient in just having fun and I did not look anything up too see what's best

[@pentagaming4520]

@@MrRedpanda2442 Not many of us looked it up...but in a game mode where they unlock the fairy rings for you at the beginning that should let you know it is just a terrible choice.

[@TheSentientsix]

Woah, I've recently discovered your channel a few weeks back. Was watching your elder scrolls and fallout vids(all awesome btw). Was not expecting an osrs vid though haha. I love osrs, great mmo. Been playing RS since I was a kid. Interesting hearing your prospective on it. Btw this video just reinforced the idea that Draynor village should be the level 1 agility course.

[@dreday8931]

for reall thoooo

[@samurainuts347]

i still play this game, no regrets.

[@JoebsonOSRS]

No regerts!

[@quiet1601]

No regrets!

[@unifightor]

*ragrets

[@Nojala]

Gigachad

[@BigHighWarGodBandos]

No regerts!

[@ImOblivious]

0:18 "convince my mom to buy me a membership" The hardest part of runescape was not the grind, it was this.

[@ThoughtPolice77]

Firstly to everyone who has thought about this game the osrs community is one of the BEST communities in gaming history if you can filter out a largely toxic minority ..theres alot of scammers,toxicity but as a whole its an awesome, welcoming and non-exclusive community...join the osrs subreddit if you plan on playing, its super active, filled with hardcore veterans who have been playing since the early 2000s and the best players in the game are on there...theres a whole lot of memeing,trolling and some toxicity but as a whole its one of the best subreddit communities and the games developers are active on it and take part in the memeing and respond to posts pretty regularly there and on twitter. Secondly. This review is objectively accurate and well thought out.. you deserve all the thumbs up and subs. Runescape is quirky and it has this weird snowbally meta where the REAL meta doesn't start til hundreds of hours in and once you reach that point the game gets alot better until you start grinding out the real endgame tasks like diaries,pets etc and then...well.....it's ..something... *cries in 1000 kc dry...* *cries in 70 runecrafting and no desire to grind it*

[@OGNerd]

I love that I'm not the only person who grinded my skills to level 3 at each point on tutorial island

[@knudsven9000]

Me : In school KZbin : Recommends this Me : Yeah, I have 34 minutes to spare

[@EinFelsbrocken]

I like that Leagues makes it easier for newer people to access all the stuff that usually takes weeks; it sure reduces the grind a lot. But at the same time; as an old veteran player; I feel like waving my fist around angrily and yell "BACK IN *MY* TIMES!!" shit xD Awesome video; loved it. Keep up the great work Salt; youve really been chugging out gold content.

[@djgrokplaylists]

"Accidentally burnt the shrimp" story of my fucking life in OSRS

[@mag1cally569]

really cool to see your thoughts on this, as a long time RS and OSRS player. I knew what i was getting into when I got back into it and I went through all the quests with a guide and teleport tablets (lets you skip having the magic level and runes for a teleport). I can see where Jagex mentioned some things too and you begrudgingly mention them (rune pouch). i "oh no'd" when you went over to the Brimhaven dungeon for level 1 agility, and it was fun to watch you take the noob ritual of dying on White Wolf Mountain. We've all done it, but most of the players did it when they were 12 and it's a fond memory. Now it would be pretty aggravating I agree.Defense not reducing damage lets monsters "stack" (refers to the hitsplats) you out really easily. It was really cool that you actually got pretty far into the early game. I think you should've mentioned the skillcapes though. Being able to wear one of them really is a dopamine rush when you finally achieve that 13M experience. great video, you got yourself a new sub. I'd be happy to help too if you do continue to play.

[@iamnotjcook]

I respect the time you put into this review as a sometimes runescape player

[@austinwilburn1772]

Anyone else got excited to see Salt reviewing this? I just woke up and was about to go back to sleep, til I saw this. Decided to stay up lol.

[@greenbean4422]

Hes good but I think he needed way more playtime to give it a proper evaluation. "...As good as I remember" isn't a great evaluation when he didnt even get to base 60s back in the day let alone present day.

[@Evan-or6ip]

While i was absolutely addicted to runescape when i was younger, i get why its hard for people to get into today. Even i dont enjoy it as much as i used to mainly because of how dated and grindy it feels, great video nonetheless

[@arnox4554]

I think it was a much better game back when we were all stuck in high school with nothing better to do. The fact that a potato could play it and without even a USB drive needed to install game files made the game very appealing just for that alone. And it had some unique mechanics to it. Nowadays though, grindy MMOs are a dime apiece. I guess my main question is, if I did want to play a grindy MMO, what sets this game apart from all the other grinds?

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@arnox4554 Honestly the quests are the biggest draw in my opinion. No other MMO except maybe Everquest has ever really resembled it there.

[@ogs7386]

@@arnox4554 You will always want to get better no matter what there is no skill cap. you can always improve in this game even though it seems like it cant be very skill based. the amount of knowledge patience and skill to do certain things in this game is nuts.

[@AzuretareLPs]

@@arnox4554 Because each skill takes 100's of hours to grind out they feel very satisfying once they are maxed, and can be quite useful too unlike most MMOs where it's the quests and bossing first and skills 2nd. This game makes nearly every piece of content in it something worth doing, and there's a huge amount of it. You could easily spend 5000+ hours grinding in this game to do everything and if you instead approach it casually spend twice as much.

[@Evan-or6ip]

@@arnox4554 honestly i think its the charm. And charm is a crappy word to use because i think it gets misused a lot and is generally used as an excuse for negatives in a game, but runescape has a great art style, catchy music, funny dialogues with npc’s and a vast open world to explore. Thats why i like it at least

[@pakornwattanavrangkul2550]

About a year ago, I played for a month on a free account. There are bots everwhere in congo lines. I did smithing and got to steel. I tried to sell my steel pants to the shop in the desert city and realised that he is overstocked on litterally every free server. That was when I gave up.

[@mt4592]

as a huuuge osrs fan, you pretty much nailed it. all the pros and cons. if you get into this game it is VERY hard to stop. awesome community (for the most part) and rewarding progression through the game keeps it in my top 3 mmorpgs.

[@Benzinilinguine]

11:20 The construction cape also teleport you to your house, any time, for "free" (no runes on you), and then you use your house to go anywhere. Its amazing. Best skill 100%

[@Iristhornz]

this is hardly new player advice tho lol =P

[@Benzinilinguine]

@@Iristhornz it was my second 99 but ok

[@dinosaurstwice4959]

No one stops playing Runescape, they just take breaks.

[@ElectricAlien577]

Ive taken 4- multi year breaks since I started runescape in elementary school. I'm currently on a break since 6 months ago.

[@jacobbatchelor7877]

Eh I stopped a long time ago and I'll never go back, the gameplay is too archaic and antiquated for me. I've got adhd so I need something more stimulating to find it fun. I still watch osrs content though and completely understand how those without adhd are hopelessly addicted

[@xsah2]

I have been playing on and off for a majority of my life at this point lmfao. 19 now and started at like 7.

[@TRPL6]

I came back from a decade Only because jagex could offer us mobile!!!

[@CezrDaPleazr]

Ayyy the Mote Plox reference

[@sam11182]

I haven't played Runescape since I was attacked by the "Evil Chicken" and lost all my ore XD

[@redwarrior2963]

Unlucky :(

[@sam11182]

@@redwarrior2963 it crushed my childhood! Waaaah 😭

[@lights473]

Play it again! It's awesome

[@sam11182]

@@lights473 XD I suppose that I will get back to it. I have a bajillion hours of games from Humble Bundle

[@confidential5743]

sit

[@aBitTedious]

Everytime I see the starting area of this game, I get this "fuzzy" feeling inside me. In a good way, so many good memories with my friends. Also memories of us befriending people just to take them to the pvp area and take what little gold they had for a laugh. I've matured and still feel guilty about that

[@HippieJoe]

Thank you for actually taking some proper time to learn about the game and actually doing some further investigation. As an experienced player, i can tell that even though you are really new to the game since you last played it, you still have a fair understanding of how things worked for higher levels. It seemed really genuine and straight forward.

[@BShawPresents]

His explanation of doing waterfall quest for the first time takes me way back

[@j.b3732]

Is that even a question? Of course OSRS is worth playing, btw love the videos man.

[@bailyleiphart3719]

Normal Human: Makes sense, I should start slayer when im a high level. Obby Maulers: 🙃

[@ojsprite9768]

Obby Mauler gang wya

[@bailyleiphart3719]

@@ojsprite9768 currently making an ironman obby tank.... so im struggling to say the least

[@ojsprite9768]

@@bailyleiphart3719 join the cc "obby elite" man :)

[@bailyleiphart3719]

@@ojsprite9768 way ahead of ya

[@Lemmy_Kilturtle]

@@bailyleiphart3719 Dude I'm working on a 1 defence hcim, and I just wanna get a leafy. What a fuckin grind I hate Vannaka lmao (sorry for necro)

[@cjjohns4899]

I am incredibly impressed you played without runelite

[@bigbrothertw]

yeah i cant stand the black skybox idk how he managed without that sweet blue void

[@jreverie7018]

Great video, thanks for making it :) I’ve been playing since I was 11, I’m 27 now lol. Everyday I want to quit but at the same time I love it. Have reached 200mill in a skill, 4 bill bank, too many accounts. Slowly trying to stop though as it takes up a lot of time (like other mmos do). Definitely a good game to have on the side when doing productive things or when you’re chilling

[@grefsteel3989]

So they basically went back to and improved old runescape ? lots of nostalgia thinking back about all the places and member places I enjoyed back in the day

[@lights473]

Yeah it's an incredibly fun game. You should try it again

[@lights473]

It's oldschool.runescape.com

[@blommeeee]

It’s also community driven. Even the smallest changes need 75% yes votes to pass

[@hohhoch3617]

It's on mobile too.

[@grefsteel3989]

Cool, I might check it out guys

[@sneauxday7002]

i dont even like runescape... but i cant lie swampletics stole my heart

[@Iristhornz]

rip ='[

[@HarmlessX]

I’m playing now while watching, the community is the game

[@frostbitedeath]

i know this is an old video but they did come up with some decent reasons to get firemaking up in RS3. some some temp stat boosts and increased xp rates for other skills. just thought i would throw it out there just in case anyone was curious

[@alan__6453]

Listening to a newcomer describe this game and their experience was hilarious. I’ve been playing off and on for over a decade, and have totally forgotten what it must be like to be thrown into the world of RuneScape brand new. Very entertaining video, subscribed to watch more of your content

[@ThaAftrPartie]

Mans made a waterfall quest guide in 30 seconds 😂

[@thesummerofmark]

Another good one salt, I’ve watched all 69 minutes of it

[@lordecramox7394]

After I read this comment, I went up to the video to check if it was 69 minutes long

[@cakes2785]

Mark more like fast

[@georgemartinez4864]

@@lordecramox7394 if it makes u feel any better. He couldn't finish the game with the alloted time

[@georgemartinez4864]

Well from the time ur comment came out

[@The.Grugster]

Nice

[@TheSentientsix]

Trailblazers really is a great way to introduce someone to osrs. You'll learn a lot during the season and will come back to the main game with a lot more knowledge.

[@nocturn333]

Just don't get too used to the recall relic.

[@Jin-lx7or]

Until they realize they need to spend thousands of hours to get where they got in 20 hours on league

[@TheSentientsix]

@arch btw I suppose you can look at it that way. I just think its a fun way to get to experience most of the games content. Late game especially , to see if someone likes it or not. Will also learn a shit ton during the season. Even a lot of the basics youll learn becuz of the task system. Thats just my opinion though.

[@TheSentientsix]

@arch btw fair enough point.

[@thatwaygaming8679]

Gotta say, as someone who never paid for the subscription, one of my favorite things about runescape was that even as a free player I never felt like I had nothing to do. There was always another stat to grind, or another player to help, more runes to make ect. It helped keep me there in the world and actually makes me kinda want to try the paid areas even to this day

[@Dippindott]

My roommate dropped out of college only about 3 or 4 years ago because he was obsessively playing this game. He convinced me to play. I was going strong, having a great time. Then I got into botting and banned within a few weeks. Rip my 50 wood cutting and 50 mining

[@Incrediblefatslug]

Best and worst game ever. Help us all.

[@Daragh356]

Just like League

[@toptextbottomtext6671]

420 likes, nice

[@awd7477]

:(

[@j.b3732]

Papa Salt has graced my eyes yet again, thank you sir, I am forever grateful when you upload:)

[@Mistyfgdf]

I wish i played the game back during the older days of OSRS Where my mind was more child like without the wiki = Actual fun Cause now its just efficientcy....

[@cyancyborg1477]

You know you're still allowed to have fun, right? This is a video game.

[@React2Quick]

It's not all about efficiency. Do whatever you want to do in the game, no one says you HAVE to be efficient. Hell you could do nothing and just walk around in game aimlessly.

[@Mistyfgdf]

@@React2Quick nah it ain’t the same

[@React2Quick]

@@Mistyfgdf I mean okay if you say so. It's not all about efficiency.

[@bobby3363]

I appreciate videos like this. Very informative for new players but in a way that doesn’t scare them off

[@GI-JOEs]

wow this brought back good memories. I remember old school runescape. i also had a paid account. i loved being a archer. ha do you guys remember for a short period we had to carry a sleeping bag to sleep and rest. Thanks for this video.

[@thesmallraptor4316]

Trailblazer is really hard for me to recommend for new players because it’s really easy to get used to high exp, then going back to the main game and all of a sudden you’re getting a lot less exp. but it is also a great way to ease into the grind if you can’t throw yourself right in

[@Brannonmcdaniel]

“Then my account got hacked” felt that 😂😂😂

[@N0TYALC]

Translation: the guy who said his mom would pay for my membership since she wanted him to have friends to play with lied to me. The guy who told me that Jagex censored my password was similarly dishonest.

[@rookiebear1124]

I got back into this game last year, got so much further than I ever did, but then I got hacked somehow and lost all my valuables, unfortunately it really killed it for me. If you can avoid that one of the funnest games. Hopefully I'll get back into sometime

[@mokimoki9404]

Rebuild man, its not as hard as you might think. Runescape liek salt said, is about overcoming challangens. Now you gotta figure out how to rebuild

[@contentlocked99]

lol id give you some of my paid crap if you wanted to rebuild i dont think ill come back any time soon, i already got my whip and dchain so i fulfilled my childhood dream

[@lights473]

@@contentlocked99 but there's more to it than that man. There is so much to runescape, don't give up on it

[@aabeceedeeeff6076]

I actually started playing again a couple months ago, and the first week was very nostalgic. Then it all went downhill from there. The toxicity and the amount of bots made it very clear (to me at least) that this is not a game worth playing anymore. The only thing that is better now, is all the great youtubers out there making excellent content on this game. So I still watch some of those from time to time.

[@FrankiePhoenix]

If my girlfriend ever wants to play RuneScape, I'm gonna show her this video as a proper introduction to the game, because hold shit this sums it up so well.

[@andrewmurphy4133]

I just got back Into osrs about 3 weeks ago, have been going nuts on osrs content then one of my faves longform creators posts

[@davidcorrales149]

I’m in the same boat dude. I’m completely addicted

i want to see this guy to underground pass, monkey madness, myreqeue quest line and ( i know last one is not possible ) sliskes endgame maze

[@cyancyborg1477]

*Moral Maze 2 on loop for 5 hours* But seriously, RS3's quests are legitimately entertaining and fun, they're the main reason I play.

[@azuk4727]

The last recall relic is extremely useful. I made the mistake of picking the trees was nice but not until closer to end game

[@N0TYALC]

Oh shit! The story about your “stat sheet” reminded me of something from my childhood. I bought a notebook with my allowance, and made a “runescape notebook”. Had a page for every skill. I didn’t even write down experience rates or level or anything. I just wrote down where to buy materials for the skill and costs for spells and useless shit like that. I doubt I ever looked into my runescape book for any info whatsoever.

[@LucasSoaresy]

Man I used to play with my friends in school, with notebooks. We wrote and draw the stuff and faked combat, drops, woodcutting and everything. We played table RPG without knowing this was a thing

[@alejandrorivas4585]

@@LucasSoaresy this is fascinating id love to hear more

[@GWRG21]

I started playing Runescape about a month ago, and I love it!