Lifelong World of Warcraft player tries OSRS... is it any good?

is Old School Runescape worth playing as a World of Warcraft player? Its a very different type of MMORPG, but is it worth playing? Ironscape just might be...
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[@pimwouters3170]

Not responding to a Sandwich lady random gives me anxiety

[@DunderWhiffin]

I feel that

[@DumpsterBug]

i remember the time to get away from bots was use other country servers but doing so would cause everything to be in another language, that was fun when the mime event or sandwich lady showed up.

[@cantrun5491]

fml iv been hunting that stale baguette on my hcim for who knows how long! how dare you lol

[@TheFallenxForever]

I miss the days where you HAD to react to the random events or you'd get tele'd away or combat gets initiated, tools break or are thrown a distance away, etc. The sandwich lady used to bash you over the head if you ignored her or took the wrong item.

[@yhonas]

Should I not ignore them? 😅

[@SonicjumperHD]

Welcome to the game! I’ve always described runescape to my friends as “a goal setting simulator”. You look ahead a few hours for your character, decide what skills/quests you want to get done, then knock them off in a checklist style. As your account progresses, the goals get longer and require more game knowledge, but the feeling for completing them scales with it. Hope you enjoy the journey!

[@schildknaap_van_gent]

Well explained

[@Carrotless_]

Yes and now I will be sending a screenshot to my friend, ty

[@truthseek3017]

Is it as good as wow classic? I remember loving the music and atmosphere.

[@clintonmallard8447]

Yep, marathon not a sprint.

[@PulseOfMe]

​@truthseek3017 it's as good if not better tbh. Plus the devs actually listen to their player base and use a poll system to add value to the game based on feedback, goated game with goated dev team and a good player base. Can't get better than that

[@jkasaunder228]

Please note: The Majority of us have played since we didn't have pubes - and we all were terrible at the game. Maybe the very rare few knew what they were doing, but ultimately - Nobody knew - We were bad, very bad - Nobody had internet fast enough to even really play the game properly. WOW, Attack a thing - You have lag? You'll be fine, time the clicks. When you're working with .6 second game ticks - It's as if MMG wanted us to fail, or more likely - Even the game devs didn't know what they were doing either.

[@AllStreetsEnd]

'were terrible' ????? Brother im still dogshit

[@weyderwarr]

How getting into wow was described in this video with the only goal in the beginning being to reach the next level is kind of how I and all my friends treated runescape way back in the day, but level being your combat level. And skills were just different flavors of money making. I remember buying my first rune scim for 30k after mining rune essence for an entire day while home from school "sick" lol

[@bpwoods97]

​@@weyderwarrI remember getting scammed out of all of my 30k trying to buy a rune scim. Guy traded me a steel scim but my crappy old laptop screen had a generally blue shade to it that made me think it was rune lol. I was probably 7. I cried lol.

[@adsim92]

brother, I played runescape 2 on 56kb dial up. What you talking about "Nobody had internet fast enough to even really play the game properly"?

[@josephdevita2938]

Speak for yourself. Me and my best friend at the time(we were 11) both had barrows gloves and plus 70 in all combats in about 2 or 3 months of playing.

[@rofflezwafflez1023]

Questing at the start is the correct answer because a lot of the content is locked behind quests and you can also skip over early level grinding with rewards. After you get generally familiar with the game though it is basically just do whatever you feel like at the time.

[@mbos14]

Its also good because it's kinda like a quiding light in exploring the world and its locations. Atleast was for me when i started way back.

[@rasmusandla2527]

Coming from a theme park MMO like WoW and going blind into a OSRS which is a sandbox MMO can leave you very lost as you experienced but I hope you stick with it! Your friends recommending quests is also imo the best way to get introduced to the game world since they show you around a lot of places and please to all quests with either the quest helper plugin or the guides on the wiki but also try to read some of the dialogue and you'll find this to be the most charming game out there. Also try just examining stuff around the world, you'll get a good laugh every now and then.

[@wanderbaseballertje2]

I would recommend only using the quest plug-in to see which items are needed or enemies need to be slain, otherwise you just turn all the OSRS-quests into WoW "kill 10 boars"-quests with how little you actually have to think about what you're doing.

[@celestialsylveon6453]

I actually really like doing quests blind, it's like solving a puzzle in a Zelda game, you get a big rush! But most people don't want to do that, especially when as soon as you start using guides you start thinking there's no way to do them without one, and that there's no hints, but there are hints for basically every puzzle in a quest, or logic, you just have to have willingness to explore! I was actually hating quests before I tried to do them myself, because they were just a chore list you follow.

[@Sniper200g]

​@@wanderbaseballertje2nah quest helper is goated, most people if they dont have quest helper use slayermusiq anyways

[@diederikbrouwer5425]

Don’t do quests blind. Some are actually mega hard to finish. i do recommend reading the dialogues, especially older questlines are absolute gold. Don’t do 99 fm winterthot xD Firecape and barrow gloves are iconic milestones/goals to set. Love to see new players come to rs, guide is completely acceptable. It helped you get over that barrier at first

[@celestialsylveon6453]

@@diederikbrouwer5425 I mean some of the bosses are mega hard but you don't see people saying never do them, they are too hard!

[@CianaCorto]

"Hopefully will get to the endgame sometime soon" my brother you can play 2k hours and still be mid game, especially as a new player. End game osrs is being maxed, hunting pets, getting BIS gear from raids and end game bosses you can't even dream of right now.

[@yhonas]

Oh Jesus I've got a long way to go then lol

[@danbowser3071]

@@yhonasThe beauty of OSRS is that the game is all about the progression. A lot of MMOs rush you to end game and it makes sense because that’s where all the best content is but there is so much fun content at any level in OSRS. Even in the past year there have been several updates to the mid-game including new weapons, bosses, and skilling methods to help bridge the gap in a few places and make it a more enjoyable journey. I think you’ll find that while progress is slow, there’s always something fun to do

[@yhonas]

@@danbowser3071 yeah I don't blame ya, the progress has been slow but really rewarding

[@GlazedRay]

@@yhonas thats not to say there isint a lot of mid game content to check out with new release being Sccurrius ( check under varrock sewers, and Perilous Moons can have great armors/weapons once you get your stats up alittle :D)

[@fraggnum__9660]

@@yhonasyeah no ive been playing for hundreds of hours and im like… only 60+ quests deep with early-midgame gear. My stats are average in the 50s. You’re gonna be here a while. lul

[@Andant98]

Wow player of 17+ years here, I played RuneScape as a kid too but had no idea what I was doing. A few years ago I made a “main account” on OSRS; didn’t really get that far considering classic had dropped shortly after and I put the game on the back burner. Last year I made an Ironman, got to about 80-100 quest points and quit again for my retail stint. A few months ago I picked up my original main account that I made before the pandemic and I have been having such a wonderful time. I’m starting to get that old sense of wonder for MMOs again that I haven’t felt since playing Warcraft forever ago. This game is truly special and has a significant grip on me. I got my barrows gloves last week and I haven’t felt that good about a goal in a video game since hitting 60 the first time. Stick with it, this game gets so good so quickly.

[@coco_robs]

Barrows gloves for me was also a big moment. And a while after that I got Dragon Boots, Amulet of Fury and a Whip (after finally getting 85 Slayer); and that was all in the same week. Huge DPS (damage per second) increase on combat after those upgrades :D Ironman is very rewarding; and for a game with such depth to the content it has a lot of those moments.

[@OSRSTwitchly]

Congrats on barrows gloves!!! That’s a huge mid tier upgrade, it’s honestly a big goal for any new account to try to get since A.) it’s locked behind so many quests so it sets a goal and B.) it’s a great overall glove slot armor piece

[@adclions9442]

Try unlock toa abd learn it its best conent ingame made me also rich asf

[@ValiantMikey]

I agree!! Except for me it's RS3 ironman

[@HashiraFranklin]

@@ValiantMikey RS3 is microtransaction trash

[@nobody-tc5fq]

man is down to 1 of 4 lives at 2 and a half minutes into the video I'm so glad you found this game, hope you guys have fun

[@anialator1000000]

92 may be half way xp wise to 99, but you often gain access to a lot more xp per hour methods as you level up. Things like Wintertodt offer xp based on your level, so it wont take you as long to get to 99 from 92 as it does to get to 92, but it still is a long time. Your friends say to stay there because wintertodt also does damage to you based off your max hp, which means the lower your hp is, the less damage it deals to you per hit on average, making cheaper and lower healing food better at low HP. A 10 hp account can do several kills with a few pieces of cheap, easy to get food like cake or wine, while a 70+ hp account will go through a bunch of higher healing and harder to get food per kill. And Wintertodt is the best firemaking training method for Iron accounts.

[@MontanaWeatherby]

Bump this reply if you want to help the Ironman be efficient.

[@anialator1000000]

@@MontanaWeatherby Go figure not days after that comment Jagex proposed (and later passed poll) an update to change Wintertodt to change how its damage mechanics work so that players of any HP level will all have the same damage and healing ratios by using a new Heat bar instead of your HP.

[@ColonialDagger]

If you ever feel lost on what to do, what I did as a new player is I followed the optimal quest order on the wiki. As I did that, I learned about what early game goals should be from other KZbin videos, such as getting Barrows Gloves from the Recipe for Disaster quest, or realizing that unlocking a specific teleport would save me a lot of time, such as GE teleport or Fairy Rings. I'll find out about a money-making method that I want to try out so I'll grind out the levels for it, or I'll set my eyes on completing a specific region diary for a reward it unlocks. I would say the long term goals to reach the mid-game are Barrows Gloves, all Spellbooks unlocked, all your preferred teleports unlocked (for example, Grand Exchange teleport), and finally, your first Fire Cape, which will also serve as the first stepping stone towards modern bossing.

[@lovehopetj4585]

as a 22 year runescape player, stick with your friends words. 1) achieve barrow gloves (Finish recipe for disaster; you' re likely hooked by this) 2) achieve Questpoint cape quests = more fun overall 3) go far/achieve the Achievement Diary completion - SOOOOOOOOOOOOO many QOL's are unlocked from these to make gameplay infinitely more enjoyable!

[@FLCL_rox]

Teacher said every time an ironman gets excited for Wintertodt, an angel gets his wings.

[@mandrue73]

Just wait until he discovers Tempoross and GOTR 😈

[@axion3979]

@@FLCL_rox the happiness seeps into your bones...

[@axion3979]

@@FLCL_rox the happiness seeps into your bones...

[@Runexn]

​@@mandrue73corrupted gauntlet is calling

[@tubax926]

@@Runexn ironmen try not getting less than 300 corrupted gauntlet kc challenge: impossible

[@Pipedream99]

Let's go! My advice for a new player is this: Explore. Walk around to all the cities you can and right click examine everything you can along the way. Find the banks in each city and observe what people are gravitating towards in each town. Start looking through the skills by clicking on the icon. Click on the other icons in your ui and read! Eventually something will pop out at you and most likely you'll land into a dialogue with an NPC that starts a quest. Get some quests done and enjoy some skills. Dont worry about being the most efficient until you have your eyes on a goal and your personal method is stretched to capacity. It is a triple marathon, not a sprint.

[@knivesron]

said like a true 90's gamer. before the era of hand holding and babying.

[@jackalo34]

This is how I got into the game. My bf gave me the same advice n I got hooked. I ran free doing super inefficient things just bc I felt like it then my jronman became 2k+. I haven't played in a while bc life but it hooked me for 2 years straight before then.

[@Sprink_]

Great video, was very refreshing to hear the perspective of a new player, I couldn't even begin to imagine what it'd be like playing this game again for the first time in my shoes now! I also followed Oziris's ironman efficiency guide. I followed it to a T, all the way to the end and I would like to share some thoughts if you're willing to hear them: The guide is a little bit outdated, it's 3 years old now and hasn't been updated to account for updates/new content. Don't take me the wrong way; it's still a very good guide and it will get you to a great point if you follow it but there's definitely some aspects of it that are no longer necessary or have alternative ways of doing them. For example, by far my most hated segment of the guide was getting 88 thieving by blackjacking. I just found it incredibly unfun, and a pain on my hands. Now you can alternatively opt for Varlamore thieving, which isn't as efficient xp wise but is still pretty good and more importantly, it's much less click intensive (unless you like the more active training methods). If I was to start over, that's how I'd make my initial ironman money. Another example is, the guide does not include doing the Defender of Varrock quest to obtain the Zombie Axe, which will be your BiS crush weapon for quite some time and is stronger than the Dragon Scimitar (which will be your main BiS melee weapon for a long time) in some cases. They've also removed Hosidius favour, so that's a part of the guide that can be completely skipped now. There's definitely a bunch of other things that are missing and I'm not going to go over everything, but I'd encourage you to ask your friends about any relevant updates for levelling your Ironman (perilous moons, Scurrius, combat and skilling rebalance, come to mind). Another general tip I'd give, is don't be afraid to spend your gold, you can always make more. Thieving will probably be one of your solid money makers in the early stages but there's a certain point towards the end of the guide where you'll be making constant GP, so don't stress about it, it's there to be spent. Hope this was helpful, I wish you the best of luck in your grind. Thanks again for sharing your perspective, I enjoyed the video :)

[@yhonas]

Sweet thanks for the tips! I'll keep those in mind, my group has been wanting to do scurrius soon actually

[@PopeStJoe]

Welcome to Old School! I hope you enjoy it as much as many of the player base does. I’m not sure how soon you’ll get to end-game. The early-mid-end game periods of the game are each quite long and undefined. I consider myself in the ‘end-game’ at 90 days playtime with raids under my belt, but I got EXTREMELY lucky at Corrupted Gauntlet (not in the guide you use, my friend used the same one) and got my Enhanced weapon seed at 50kc. Some people spend 20 days game time in CG just for it.

[@mandrue73]

I love watching this sort of content showcasing a new players introduction to OSRS. There are so many small things us experienced players take for granted that can be difficult for people who are just getting into the game. I played both Runescape and Wow growing up. I hope you upload more content like this! Subbed :)

[@Olivysg]

a pretty good thing to keep in mind when you're new is the wiki button right underneath your world map. when you have it selected and then click on any interactable object/NPC in the game, weather it is in your inventory or on the screen, it will open up the wiki page for that object/NPC etc. with a pretty detailed list of it's use & purpose. definitively a reliable tool for new players and veterans.

[@SpaceMod2]

So cool to hear someone's perspective who has never played the game.

[@Vihtal]

ironman mode is what made me fall in love with osrs again after maxing my main account

[@yhonas]

Don't blame ya it's so funn

[@diederikbrouwer5425]

Ironman really makes everything feels so much more rewarding, i never played in a group but that would probably be alot of fun too

[@Abionx]

@@diederikbrouwer5425 group ironmans alot of fun, unless your grouped with someone that wants everything for themselves and dont like helping you out for a mutual goal often, then its just pain in the ass at times unless your bossing together lol (got a friend atm that likes letting me work towards big goals like 90 crafting, but doesint wanna stop doing what hes doing to help with getting half the buckets of sand grind even lol, also when i did the 20k magic longbow grind at the start for us to have a big cash stack to work with, he bitched that his part which was the runecrafting side of it only was asking for alot when my part took me like a month or 2 to finish since i did all the wcing alone, and about 14k of the flax picking alone)

[@jonathanc3001]

Subbed to see your journey of discovery! You won’t reach end game anytime soon, but the beauty of this game is that all points of progression have great content.

[@yhonas]

Appreciate you :D I'll be sure to do a prog update video in the near future

[@I_am_HR1]

This is so interesting to watch as someone who plays a lot of osrs! Please please please make it a serie

[@CreateHarmony]

Subbed in the hope for more fresh runescape content, nothing beats hearing fresh perspectives on the game I've loved nearly my entire life. Thank you for doing this and joining our community and giving it a fair chance.

[@Ch1pp007]

Funny how we've got Alien Food enjoying the game without any guides and this guy only enjoying the game with a detailed efficiency guide.

[@SonicjumperHD]

Personally it’s great to see all kinds of people enjoying it. I like following a guide to get started, then making my own path once I know what I’m doing.

[@Dakksy]

The difference is, Alien Food has played the game before and is familiar with it. This guy isn't because he's brand new.

[@mandrue73]

I too enjoy guides like this when getting into new games. Theres just so much to know that if you try to figure everything out yourself it will take you weeks to do what could instead take you days. To each their own though! There’s no right or wrong way… erm well as long as you go for the quest cape asap lol.

[@xsah2]

He's played MMOs before I'd be the same if I wanted to get into WoW tbh

[@ianh1504]

Typical WoW player

[@exFAT.]

Seeing you find out even the simplest of things for the first time and how you reacted to them is so pure. Defo hitting the notification bell in hope of more OSRS content!

[@Colinleb]

Man I’m literally in the same boat as you. Been a wow player for years and always wanted to try osrs. Finally took the plunge last month and been loving every minute of it! Looking forward to more content like this.

[@AllStreetsEnd]

It makes me really happy to hear you are enjoying it! If you havnt watched the swampletics series, its a great one to watch on another monitor while gettin the grind on

[@Slawyes]

This is actually the first time seeing a video this way around (from WoW to OSRS) pop up in my recommendations. Of course for us who have played this game since our childhood in the early 2000s a lot of things are so trivial and ingrained to our minds that we don't even realize how baffling everything must be for a new player. I think that most games should be experienced without guides as well, but you make a good point against this for OSRS as it is such a sandbox with a lot of endless pits that takes from hundreds to thousands of hours of time to progress to mid-late game even when playing at least somewhat efficiently. I'm subscribing just to see what comes of this, and I believe that the guides and help from friends can get you quite far in learning the ropes.

[@BubbaShango]

Very similar experience I had as well! Longtime wow player and started OSRS in 2020. Saw the appeal but had a hard time getting engaged with the game until I started and Ironman and followed the efficiency guide then everything clicked for me! Keep us updated on your journey

[@bakabaka73]

I have started playing as well about a week and a half ago after being a lifelong WoW player and im hooked. I will say my experience was similar to yours in that I tried multiple times to get into it and couldnt, but this time I had a friend who started with me. I am now 100 hours in and he is like 200 hours in and we are having so much fun. If you want to start playing bring a friend, its so much more fun to discover the world with someone else that you enjoy playing games with.

[@FatherTime89]

You should try tempoross. It's another skilling boss centered around fishing. I have no idea if it's the most efficient way to train fishing but I think it's fun and a bit similar to wintertodt. You basically fish for these special fish that you load into cannons and fire at a water monster until it's weak and then you stab it with harpoons.

[@weyderwarr]

Great video, always awesome to see first impressions of the game in real time. And grats on the video popping off, should make it a series and surf that wave man!

[@user-fu9vv6mw7d]

as someone who started playing osrs only a few years ago, i felt exactly how you described once i first got into it. i first got hooked from watching osrs videos, and for some reason it just really appealed to me. i had been an fps player my entire life up to that point so i was very new to mmos let alone something like runescape; i followed some guides on a main but eventually i just stopped playing but i kept watching and watching runescape youtube videos for months and i think i just somehow kind of absorbed more and more about the game and then eventually when i returned i also made an iron and stuck with it. what really really hooked me into the game though, were snowflake accounts. ive been playing 1 def accounts/no overhead accounts/10 hp accounts for the past few years now

[@spitfyrevii933]

A phenomenal way to keep moving along goals is to find a big quest and do all the required quests before it. Recipe for Disaster is a great example. Get you the overall 2nd best in slot gloves in the game, decently accessible at moderate combat and skilling levels, and takes a good chunk of time to do all of it. After that Sins of The Father and Song of The Elves are great quest goals too with higher skill requirements. If you havnt already, do Fairytale 1, Tree Gnome Village, and The Grand Tree, those three quests give you access to Fairy rings, Spirit Trees, and Gnome Gliders, which are some of the most useful teleports in the game. Hope you enjoy the game!

[@LBenn302]

welcome brother. Ironman is gonna be a cool experience for you for sure. Im almost maxed on my main right now myself! 3 more levels left then ill focus on my hardcore ironman and getting infernal cape. Super stoked to have you and make sure to be consistent if you want to progress quickly

[@monke12354]

I hope to see more OSRS videos! It's such a rare thing to see the perspective of when the game just clicks for someone who originally didn't enjoy/understand it. Personally, all us veterans basically did the same thing in the early days. It was just a social chatroom with no direction, but we slowly learned about how to actually play the game through old websites that had guides on what we should and could do (usually inspired by seeing other players with cool expensive gear and skillcapes)

[@killerbas40]

I would recommend paying attention when you are doing quests, perhaps its not your thing, but they can have hilarious dialogue or just be interesting in general if you don't skip the dialogue

[@thebushinator7446]

Really curious to see more of your osrs journey! Subbed.

[@AHomlesspuppy]

Solid video, keep it up. I’m interested to see how you acclimate to the game coming from WoW. OSRS is a massive game that can definitely be overwhelming.

[@Lorentari]

Yhonas - Full disclaimer: You will not reach the endgame "soon"... like... at all. But in OSRS it's okay, because progression is horizontal so new content has not invalidated old content like is the case with every patch every in WoW starting from WotLK

[@VebjornFTW]

I have had almost the exact same experience as you! Long time wow player, almost 20yrs now on and off, and started OSRS 2 months ago, having a blast playing a HCIM and a main, started with the HCIM and the efficency guide (any true wow player loves being told what to do :D). Cool to see others doing the same recently! My brother also is a long time OSRS player and guided me through like your friends!

[@FirstZenGate]

It must be rough starting this as an adult. As a kid I loved getting lost and making my own goals. Adults, especially woth lots of mmo experience, generally seem to want someone to tell them what to do next. Fortunately with guides and plugins you have the choice to do either.

[@sinistertwig1086]

There is an activity advisor built into the game. Little orange icon with a "?" on a piece of parchment paper under your minimap. It's a decent way for new players to get some direction. Tells what you could be doing next quest-wise with the skills needed to be leveled to complete these quests.

[@MillzyGames]

God I love seeing creators from different MMO’s try out osrs. Hearing all of their opinion’s, good & bad, are always super entertaining to me. You’ve got a long ways to go, but if you enjoy the game.. the list of goals you can have are almost endless and you’ll be around for the long run. Excited to see how the experience turns out for you

[@umarrii]

I'm kind of surprised to hear about your experience when looking up KZbin guides because some of them do give pretty specific suggestions for people who are lost. My personal recommendations would probably be FlippingOldSchool's early/mid/late game goals set of videos. However, those videos are more focused for main accounts rather than ironman accounts, but still mostly apply the same. Just bear in mind there might be the odd thing here or there. The OSRS Wiki is such a godsend for us too, you'll absolutely love it and it never stops being an invaluable resource

[@robertseptim3579]

I was so lost when I first started playing because my friend who introduced me to the game told me to skip through the dialogue in tutorial island. It was only once I made a new character and actually started reading that things started to become clear. Most people don't' even notice the Lumbridge Guide even though the wizard who teleports you to the mainland says that that's the first thing you should do. 7:47 - 7:58 Btw, you're absolutely right that that's what the games about. Just like in WoW, you see some dude with awesome-looking gear and think to yourself, "I want that, that's gonna be me and I'm gonna do it better!" But what WoW doesn't have is showing other players' damage, and that's what the other thing that made me want to level my character in Runescape. Once I saw people hitting big numbers in a mini-game like Castle Wars, I was dedicated to getting what I needed to be able to do that and have a substantial impact on who won. I eventually became good enough through other mini-games like Last Man Standing(a Battle Royale basically) that I felt enough confidence to enter the Wilderness and PvP for gear, money, and supplies. I've been a PKer(Player-Killer) ever since and still love it. I eventually did end-game PvM(PvE) content like Raids and tough solo bosses, but PKing isn't what got me there, actually. There are some easier solo bosses like Zulrah(The Snake Boss) or Vorkath(The undead Blue Dragon) that had me making some decent cash in order to progress through PvM. I would advise the same for you but you're an ironman but that's ok because ironman is a more complete and satisfying way to play. I would main one but ironmen gain almost nothing from PvP and I could never say bye to my PvP.😄

[@0Clewi0]

The biggest reason why videos are so open is because there's not a size fits all situation. There's also efficiency by time or by gold or by getting carpal tunnel so the efficient method (TM) depends on how you want to play it.

[@jeffery1harris941]

Dude. Yes. Sick channel bro. Keep it up. Subbed!

[@FSAPOJake]

OSRS is an amazing MMO, man. I really hope you enjoy it. A couple tips. 1 - Go to your audio settings and change "music area mode" to classic. And make sure music, sound effects, and area sounds are on. I promise you, this is the way to play. This game has an AMAZING soundtrack. 2 - The Jagex client (Steam, Mobile, etc) is fine, but you unlock a LOT of very easy modding potential, including enhanced graphics options, if you use the HDOS client, or the 64-bit Runelite client. Trust us when we say this, you'll be happy. 3 - Don't worry so much about efficiency early-on. Just explore and have fun! This game's like a living breathing Monty Python movie, so relish in it. - I left this same comment on Karadus' channel, but I'll leave it here too!

[@achroniccarebear7464]

Ironman can be a real challenge but it will truly open the game’s potential to you. Being self sufficient forces you to use and level up skills that otherwise go unnoticed or untouched for main accounts, as many people skip the skill and buy from the Grand Exchange (large marketplace where people sell/buy items). That being said, being in a group Ironman with friends who have some experience in the game definitely eases the overwhelming wave the Ironman game mode can put on people. Quest guides are definitely your friend, but I’d recommend following the dialogue and lore! (If that’s your thing) Especially once you progress into the mid/late game. It’s something I just started doing and the quest lines are a ton of fun, great content when you don’t just fast forward through everything. Hope you enjoy the game!! Content creators id recommend checking out is b0aty (especially his “One man Army” series) - it’s effectively Ironman before the Ironman mode actually came out. Outdated, but still a great watch. Then Settled is also a really unique player too. Theres so many others out there! #RantEnd

[@therandomdrone4370]

Welcome mate, been playing for about 20 years now. I don't play like I used to, and as I've gotten older I've grown to love it even more. It's peaceful, as complicated or as easy as we make it. As serious or as relaxing as need be. This game never was nostalgic. Nostalgia would mean I stopped playing, I was just always taking a long break.

[@eebdea]

End game soon? Oh my man you have so much to learn. xD I would set yourself the goal of Obtaining the "Fire Cape" That will be one of your biggest achievements and will take you a very long time as a new player, don't rush it, enjoy it!

[@ColtonTexasMarine]

I bet you didn’t expect this video to blow up like it did! Congrats on 70k views & 2k+ subs

[@nealsandy8464]

I think the best thing your friends did for you is not just speed running you through the early stages, they let you enjoy/experience it. I never understood why people didnt get into wow, or dofus, when we would do the recruit a friend and it took away the initial figure it out moments. As a WoW and OSRS player I'm glad you gave it a shot!

[@marisasob]

Played a few 100 hours of wow, about 4k osrs. The beauty of osrs is that your character and achievements never get diminished. New updates, changes,... Even not playing 2 years. It doesn't matter. That's one of the strengths of osrs. Good luck man. I subbed.

[@connerdownes2034]

yeah? unless they want to make something called EoC then the perfect account you've spent all that time on goes bye bye lol

[@itsvenom6301]

@@connerdownes2034this is old school not rs3 lol

[@JohnFromAccounting]

@@connerdownes2034 OSRS came out in 2013. It's been 11 years of consistency.

[@remcov.staaten3938]

This was awesome to watch. You are right. You do need someone who is fimiliar with osrs to get a good start, wich is a negative. But with the right guide your sorted for alot of hours of content. Im on my 4th account and first ironman. And especialy as a iron Im doing content I would have never done as a "main" (where you can buy form others). There is so much to the game and also for all different playstyles (active/afk). I realy hope you can get into it and this small video helps others get into osrs. It has been good to me for over 10 years. Did playwowfor a few years in between. Good luck!

[@LinklightGaming]

runescape is all about motivation. thats why its important to find your personal goal then full send it. i remember trying OSRS after maxing on RS3 and seeing someone walk by me with black graceful. i immediately said "i am getting that" then did every single quest to fight that stupid vampire with extremely underleveled gear and stats. good times.. but yeah i think looking at what others have in the game is a great way to motivate yourself. best of luck on your runescape journey! and rip to many hours of your life LOL

[@thebrian1298]

As a longtime wow player - finding an in depth guide with exactly what you should do is PEAK wow behavior. Welcome to osrs! Its a really great time

[@2hPl0Xowns]

In the game interface just a bit south west of your map is the Activity Advisor. I wish they'd make this a little more apparent because it does give you tasks and rewards you for doing them - which can be helpful for a new player. Of course, now that you've been following the efficiency guide this will be way outdated, but it's good to know for absolute beginners!

[@bhomie800]

Turn this to a series love seeing new players perspective

[@yhonas]

Def will be making a follow up on my prog soon here :P

[@sbef]

Yes, the first episode will be "grind firemaking to 99". I swear people are unable to have fun without people telling them what to do

[@shizniticus]

Feeling the same way as you as I start this game. I'm going to try the Ironman Guide - thanks!

[@yhonas]

Nice welcome to the game! Definitely stick with it early on, it picks up a lot as you unlock more and progress

[@SleepinGriffin]

Questing is always the best thing to do on a new account for OSRS. Even if you're an older player who is just making a new snowflake account or you're a brand new player, questing just gets the job done. However, the optimal quest guide and the new player quest guide are definitely different. The optimal involves doing higher level quests to brute force 40 levels of both attack and strength right off the back to speed up the early game. The newb path should start with the free to play quests to get started where we all started: getting flour, milk, and an egg for the inept Lumbridge Cook. If you're new and on the fence of playing OSRS, you can play the game without paying for it but with a much smaller area and less to do. I would say that a starting goal should be getting 40 in all combat stats (because that's the cap of gear progression in F2P) with 43 in prayer if you really want to use protection prayers and then completing all the F2P quests ending with Dragon Slayer. I feel like if you are enjoying yourself up through Dragon Slayer, you'll really enjoy the game no matter how far you want to go and at that point you should buy members. By the time you buy a membership, you may have some other goals that you have in mind like maybe: Base 40's or 50's or 60's etc in every skill, get x piece of gear (fire cape, helm of neitzenot, or dragons scimitar), or one thing every one should strive for is the quest cape (which is finishing every quest in the game). There is so much to do in this game that you're head will spin and you may even get choice paralysis and feel like quitting. Just remember this isn't a game to burn through like a wild fire. This is a game to chill (most of the time) and chip away at over literal years.

[@GregorHey]

I've been playing RS on and off for about 17 years, I always love seeing new players experience with the game. OSRS sort of spoiled me because in other MMO's your locked to maybe 1 or 2 playstyles for your class and if you want to experience something else you have to start over and make a new class. In the late game of Runescape, Your going to be doing all of the jobs, Mage/Archer and Melee and its a blast And honestly as a vet, My favorite part about Runescape is that if you're in the lategame, It feels like you can quit for years and come back and still be near your peers. In other games if you quit and they release 3-4 expansions your SOL and extremely far behind. I take regular breaks and come back to do new content and its like i never left because my gear isn't outdated or my skills are magically too low.

[@ZazzyRS]

You may feel lost at first because OSRS is a sandbox, I'm glad you pushed through that lost feeling and got to the point of setting your own goals, working towards them, and accomplishing them. The best part about OSRS is all the rewarding moments and experiences in the amazing sandbox that it is, and it feels endless, there is always more to do! With all that said - Welcome to OSRS!

[@KyleChipps]

It's always nice to see someone start playing osrs especially coming from WoW. Welcome to the grind!

[@fredrikbcc5013]

"I cant even imagine how long 99 will take" while talking about Firemaking.. Boy you're in for a treat:D GL on your journey its really amazing once you get the feel of it.

[@OffensiveFarmer]

Im a long time runescape player, played it back in 2007 when i was young and jumped back into oldschool but even though i played it so much i never really achieved much. It wasn't until 2019 that i got my first ever 99 skill, that all changed with the implementation of group ironmen. Luckily i had a friend who had been playing an ironman for over a year and had already done a lot of endgame stuff so he was able to guide me a lot whilst i also followed an ironman efficiency guide (it wasn't as fancy as it is now) and it got me fully invested in the game like never before. Fast forward a couple years and our 2 man group has pretty much 2 sets of all endgame gear minus only TOB gear and Nex gear since doing these as a 2 man is well above our skill level. I've had so much fun these past few years that as i write this im currently at Wintertodt on a new GIM following the same efficiency guide you shown in the vid!

[@mbos14]

The feeling of being lost in RS is the same feeling i had when i tried out WOW once(back when they had those MR T free trials). I was lost in what to do and the menu made it hard for me to find a starting point. Funny enough tough for me i didn't have the same problem in RS. Saw a classmate play it when i was still in school and tried it out at home. Tutorial island told me the basics and quest became my guiding light. Not calling you a noob or looking down everyone approaches games differently. But i feel like its also in part the way games are made nowadays Less sand boxy and more guided by nature.

[@ozawashere]

i came back to osrs recently with the goal of doing all the quest and endgame bossing that i was too nooby to do as a kid its a been a great experience

[@rammus5672]

This was beautiful! Id love a video about your mid game experience. Osrs midgame is probably the longest midgame of any mmo, its wonderful and enjoy the journey!

[@PatL112]

Yeah man, I first played rs in 2006 and played it for a few years, then when I came back to oldschool and the amount of content they added was crazy. I had no idea where to even start it felt like a different game in some ways, but once you have an idea of what to do its a ton of fun.

[@aKulex]

Welcome to the OSRS community brother! Been playing since the classic days on and off, it's really cool seeing someone new come into the game these days and learn the nuances and charm after all these years. A lot of people say "if you didn't play it back in the day then you'll hate it", I'm glad you gave it another chance man!

[@worldsear972]

When my adventure started in 2008, my mindset was set on making money to buy stuff and so I naturally picked up woodcutting as my main money maker. I think the beauty of runescape is that you can do whatever you want because there is no linear path to follow, its what being an adventurer is all about.

[@Boiseballa3434]

Was zoned the fuck out, and then i heard sea shanty 2 and locked tf in

[@yhonas]

Absolute banger

[@zysvx]

My best token of advice is not to always prioritize min-maxing in osrs when you're just starting out. From my own experience when I started 4-5 years ago, this is what I did and it was great for a few months but ultimately turned into burn out. I find the magic in osrs is the fact that you can take things at whatever pace you want and finding satisfaction in mini milestones which you can curate for yourself for each gaming session. Truly an unparalleled aspect compared to other mmo's in my opinion. I've still not tried the ironman experience but huge respect to you for diving in head first and same goes to other iron man players. Hope to see more videos from you soon :)

[@unlawfulbl9516]

I remember my brother and I used to play OSRS all the time together and I was absolutely terrible. I remember my brother running me through a crypt/dungeon to get me the rainbow boots. I was way too low to kill any of the monsters so my brother would sprint from one chamber to the next running past everything. Then wait 2 mins to get the sprint back and repeat. I was so grateful and thought I was the coolest walking around with my rainbow boots and mithril armour.

[@ChinkyChickenxx]

This is awesome, enjoy your time in OSRS! I'm a new member too but I played f2p as a kid. Here's something to break your brain though; ANY level's halfway point is 7 levels subtracted from it, so half of 50 is level 43 exp-wise

[@Altiveda]

Good luck!

[@trianglevideos8543]

I was also a wow player when I first played OSRS seriously and I also joined a group ironman. My buddies were really big into efficiency, so they had me doing things that honestly scared me as a first time player to attempt. Looking back on it, I'm not sure why I was scared but I was. My son ended up being born a few weeks after we started our group, and at that point I just focused on mining since it was one of the easiest skills I could level. Fast forward about 8 months now and I've almost got base 70 in all my stats. By far the weakest in the group still but also the only one with a newborn.

[@LordLagsalot]

"Hopefully get to the endgame some time soon", oh my poor sweet Summer child. 😓

[@jeroenvanpoeijer4339]

subscribed! I wanna see how you will progress in this game! I love to see new players come to my beloved osrs! enjoy the ride my friend!

[@Isaac-ul8yz]

what they mean when do whatever, means don’t get burnt out grinding one thing. it’s more efficient to take breaks from tasks to do other things than not getting any xp at all not playing cause you got bored of wintertotd. that’s like the biggest tip i have for any new player. yes its open ended and a lot of us say this but it really is so true

[@vgg631]

Welcome to the grind that never ends. You will never quit this game. You will only take long breaks. YOU ARE ENSLAVED LIKE THE REST OF US.

[@Tnscla]

I came back to the game after over 10 years (used to play rs3, now iron at osrs). I followed a guide like this until i was "setup" (basicaly the very early game). After that i had learn a lot of stuff, had starting stats, quests and resources that i could just do whatever i want and thats how ive been doing now. 2 months in and im having a lot of fun.

[@skage_b5216]

Wait, this felt like watching a really great youtubers video and then you slap us with the 1000 subscribers at the end?! Great work man, keep it up!

[@majdodeh2733]

Excuse me I saw "Loot from 125 runs" and saw that you got all pyromancer outfit pieces AND the fire tome?????????????? Gz! Thats insane! Glad you're finally enjoying OSRS!

[@sebastiendaoust845]

Keep it up man ! Want to see some progress video where we actually follow you true the content your are doing and seeing all the quest/lvl you are getting along the way! If you are already hooked from that lil experience wait until you start doing all those crazy bosses and all the mechanics you will def love it even more!!! But beware that once your hooked to osrs theres no quiting you will only take extended break until you comeback and sink in way more hours each and every time 😅

[@brianracer6868]

Always remember, Runescape is the kind of game that's best played while playing Runescape. Watch KZbin or TV shows while you play, play WoW while you fish, train in NMZ while you do dishes, etc. The best part about Runescape is that everything in Runescape that you can do in game will permanently advance your account, but you can choose the level of attention you give to the game based on the tasks you do, you can mindlessly play only needing to click once every half hour for some tasks, or have bosses that rival the difficulty of the hardest bosses in other notoriously difficult games and are very attention dependent. Runescape is an amazing single player game that you get to play with others, enjoy your time, we love to have you.

[@yhonas]

Thanks! Glad to be part of the community. Definitely love having the ability to grind mindlessly while watching KZbin

[@cannedsquasher5923]

​@@yhonasby far my favorite thing. If I want to try hard and focus on harder content I have that option. But if I feel like just sitting back watching yt or a show or doing whatever I can just do some chill semi-afk things. I've been playing OSRS & RS3. When I want to do a challenging task in either game I just do something AFK in the other. RS3 is way more AFK in that regard so that definitely helps since OSRS tends to be less AFK overall.

[@LumenPsycho]

This game is all about upgrades & figuring out the best path to upgrades. Doing all quests is a good start as it unlocks a lot of stuff you need anyway. There are videos about each skill & best way to approach them. When it comes to combat skills, best in slot gear from early to late game.

[@Zergonz]

That is actually a very valueable insight. Most veteran OSRS players, including myself, are adamant about 'creating your own goals' as that is, to us, the fun of the game. But as you say a new player is lacking the foundational game knowledge to do that, so I might recommend new players to follow a guide like that until they have that foundational knowledge necessary to create their own goals.

[@nielsb1679]

Haha mooie video, plan om meer te maken. Wat meest de meeste motivatie blijft is een doel hebben in rs kijken naar questen die je wilt doen. En lekker je ding doen. Goeie skills zijn. Hunter, slayer (fishing iron) herblore zijn handige skills voor zowel gp als exp voor je anderen levels. En anders lekker leechen bij multi bosses ( raids) vragen om kc zonder iets te hoeven doen en toch drops zien. Veel plezier in de osrs

[@adsim92]

Fun fact: The "92 is half of 99" thing is true for lower levels too. Level 20 is half of what you need for 27, 76 is half of what you need for 83, etc.

[@ZenataUSA]

Ironman is super nice for giving new players direction. There's so many resources and a rough order to things that is more pronounced than on main accounts. I also started a group ironmam squad with a few from my WoW Classic guild back when GIM came out. 4/5 still play, around 2k total avg. Pretty awesome game mode and I've really enjoyed it as my first iron.

[@timmi3701]

Welcome to the game mate, we're happy to see you join us on our adventure!

[@Asylus]

Ayy, 7:34 that's the same tree I farmed woodcutting on

[@RatnoonTV]

This was very entertaining to watch. What I will say is that in most MMOs your only goal is to get to end game, because that's where the real fun is at. OSRS is very different in that all stages of the game matter equally. You can play for years and never get to end game content. But it won't matter like it does in other MMOs, because early game content, mid game content and everything inbetween matters just as much. Some people in this game will only level their crafting and harvesting skills and never engage in combat. But maybe they have 99 fishing and woodcutting and are making a ton of money that way. And a different player is all about combat, and makes their money from fighting bosses and doing raids. You can play at your own terms, and YOUR journey is what matters in this game. That is what always appealed to me with RuneScape. There's no definitive path. You go do you, and you have fun doing that. Good luck!

[@ChasingTurtles]

Welcome friend!! I recently got really into it 3 months ago and it’s the most fun I’ve had in a long time. Let’s play sometime? Once you get to bossing and raiding you’ll have even more of a blast! Lmk your rsn if you ever wanna play

[@rever98]

Cool to hear a virtually new players perspective on the game! It sure helps that you're playing with friends who know what they're doing. Although getting 99 firemaking IS efficient your friends are trolling to suggest a new player to get 99 firemaking right out of the gate lmao. Part of the joy of OSRS is making goals and achieving them, but also seeing your progress manifested in not just your equipment, but also using your newfound game knowledge to traverse the map and conquer challenges. Like I'm sure you probably know by now, but you can use sapphires you get from quests to make various jewelry which you can then enchant for various effects. Games necklace (sapphire necklace enchanted) takes you to a couple of very useful early game teleports. Dueling rings(emerald ring enchanted) takes your to sites of pvp minigames, the castle wars arena, and ferox enclave which have banks nearby are super useful. Knowing that, you wonder about making silver jewelry and soon find out they have their own set of useful??? effects. The necklace of passage (jade necklace enchanted) takes you to some hard to reach areas, and really helps speed up certain quests like making history. Travelling the world sucks at first, your run energy depletes fast, you have to walk everywhere, some places seem impossible to get to. Once you learn a thing or two about getting around you've conquered an obstacle that previously gave you a lot of trouble. It's a really unique game with quite a bit of reading (on the wiki) but all these little tips and tricks really add up, so learning them ends up more and more rewarding.

[@nicknichols5283]

I appreciate your take on OSRS a lot - it makes sense for those that didn’t grow up playing it! Do some Ironman progression videos and I guarantee you’ll see your subs grow cause we Osrs players love watching other people progress their accounts on KZbin while we mine stars or chop trees mindlessly lmao

[@XxYannis]

Something useful to know is that in OSRS, your XP doubles every 7 levels, so that goes for 92 being half of 99, but also something like 80 being half of 87, 10 being half of 17 etc, best of luck on your journey man!

[@LilratbagsOsrs]

So interesting to see a new players perspective and so well put together.

[@Towelgravy]

Well, the first thing you actually are supposed to do in OSRS is do the waterfall quest. There's a chance you'll die, but it takes you from like level 3 to level 25 instantly or something like that.