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RuneScape
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Developer(s)Jagex Ltd.
Publisher(s)Jagex Ltd.
Designer(s)Jagex Ltd.
EngineJava
Platform(s)OS Independent (Web Based Java Applet)
ReleaseRuneScape Classic - 4 January 2001
RuneScape - 29 March 2004
Genre(s)MMORPG
Mode(s)Multiplayer

RuneScape is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by British developer Jagex, programmed in Java. Nearly nine million active players, and 800,000 paying subscribers [1] make RuneScape one of the top online games[2] in the world. RuneScape was launched on 4 January 2001 and offers both pay-to-play (P2P) and free-to-play (F2P) options. RuneScape is designed to be accessible from any location with an internet connection and to run in an ordinary Web browser without straining system resources.

RuneScape takes place in the realm of Gielinor, which is divided into the Kingdoms of Misthalin, Asgarnia, and Kandarin, as well as the tropical island of Karamja, the Kharidian Desert, and the Wilderness, among others[3]. Movement throughout RuneScape utilizes three methods: foot travel, vehicle assisted travel, and magical teleportation. Each region offers different types of monsters, materials, and quests.

Players, shown on the screen as customisable avatars, can see and interact with each other. They set their own goals and objectives, deciding which of the available activities to pursue; there is no linear path that must be followed. They may engage in combat with other players or with monsters, complete quests, increase their experience (train) in any of the available skills (such as runecrafting or fishing), or just hang out and chat. [4] Players interact with each other through chatting, trading, participating in mutual missions, playing combative or co-operative mini-games, and visiting each other in their player-owned houses.

Jagex provides weekly updates to RuneScape, which usually introduce new activities to the game and new areas to explore. The majority of updates are for paying members, although free players receive occasional updates.

RuneScape servers

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RuneScape servers are located in six countries.

Jagex maintains 133 servers in six countries; the servers are numbered and referred to as worlds. Each of the 131 RuneScape servers has a capacity of 2,000 players, allowing a maximum of 262,000 simultaneous players. The two RuneScape Classic servers are each limited to 1,250 players, allowing 2,500 simultaneous players.

The RuneScape servers are located in the United Kingdom (20 servers including the 2 Classic servers), the United States (79), Canada (14), the Netherlands (6), Australia (6) and Sweden (8).[5]


History and Development

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A screenshot of DeviousMUD, the first version of the game that was not released to the public.

Version 0.1: The first version began as a one-man project. Andrew Gower started working on the original game in 1998. This version was very different from the RuneScape of today. It had isometric graphics, and was originally titled 'DeviousMUD'. This version was never released to the public.

Version 0.2: Andrew scrapped 'DeviousMUD', and started to work on a completely rewritten version in 1999. Despite being completely rewritten, this version was very similar to the first as it also had isometric graphics but had name changes. This version was released as a public beta for approximentaly one week, and then withdrawn.

Version 1.0: Andrew started yet again with a third attempt in October 1999. This time, he had some help from his brother, Paul Gower. The isometric view was replaced in favour of both three-dimensional and two-dimensional graphic sprites. The game was renamed RuneScape and released to the public as a beta version on 4 January 2001. This version is still online today and is currently titled RuneScape Classic. On 12 January 2006, play was restricted to members who had logged in at least once between that date and 5 August 2005. This meant that no other accounts that did not meet this expectation would ever be allowed the use of RuneScape Classic.[6]

Members launch: On 27 February 2002, Jagex launched a service available to paying members. This allowed players to pay approximately £3.20 GBP ($5.00 USD) a month to obtain access to a more extensive variety of additional features. This service was optional and free-to-play remained. While not a new version because the game still operated under the same game engine, this service significantly changed the focus of the game.

Version 2.0: Although this revision was originally planned to be a graphical update,[7] Jagex instead worked to completely rewrite the game engine. They introduced a version that consisted entirely of three-dimensional graphics, with other significant improvements. While in development, this version was named RuneScape 2. The name was later changed to RuneScape, but the name RuneScape 2 is still used to differentiate between it and RuneScape Classic. An incomplete beta of this version was made available to members on 1 December 2003, and the finished version was launched on 29 March 2004 [8]

Version 2.1: On 16 May 2006, Jagex upgraded RuneScape's game engine, improving many aspects of it including the chat system. [9] Version 2.1 appears to the player as the same RuneScape as Version 2.0 as the upgrades are much more low key than introduced previously. This version focused more on the underlying programming. Most importantly, the amount of memory use while RuneScape runs was significantly reduced, allowing the game to be expanded and improved in ways without increasing its load time for most players. This is the current version of RuneScape being promoted by Jagex, and is the version most people associate with the word RuneScape.

Advertising

To support RuneScape's free-to-play content, Jagex displays advertisements above the playing screen to help pay for the free servers. On July 13, 2006, Jagex signed an exclusive marketing and distribution contract with WildTangent Games, [10] which allows WildTangent to handle advertising in and around RuneScape. In addition, it allows WildTangent to distribute RuneScape through the WildTangent Games Network, [10], a distribution channel reaching over 20 million consumer PC's.[11] WildTangent has stressed that this agreement will not change the way RuneScape is presented, and that they plan to make the presence of the advertisements, vital to RuneScape, as non-invasive as possible. Several Jagex moderators have also stated that there will be no in-game advertisements, and certain reporters covering the story exaggerated.[10]

Players

Players can choose to play RuneScape on free-to-play (F2P) servers, which are supported by advertising. Alternatively, they can pay a monthly fee for extra content, including additional quests, items, skills, and an enlarged map area. These pay-to-pay (P2P) players can also participate in all the activities available to F2P players.

There are approximately 800,000 subscribers and an additional 9,000,000 ad-supported users who play RuneScape[12]. The game usually has more than 100,000 simultaneous players online, peaking at over 150,000 players on weekends and during holiday periods. In March 2006, a record 180,000 simultaneous players was reached[13]. This record was broken on 22 June 2006, when over 202,000 players were online simultaneously[14], making RuneScape the most popular online Java based game in the world.

In addition to additional game content, P2P players are able to vote in polls and post on the RuneScape official forums. Since commencing the P2P option, Jagex has updated RuneScape on a weekly basis for members. Content for F2P players receives less frequent updates.[15] Paid membership is also required to play RuneScape Classic.

Combat

Main article: RuneScape combat

Combat Knowledge Base Page

Combat is an important aspect of RuneScape. Combat level is usually referred to as simply "level". It is the only skill level visible to other players while in game. A player's combat level is calculated using the seven combat skills: attack, strength, defence, hitpoints, magic, prayer, and ranged. Other skills increase total levels and overall rankings for players, but not their combat levels. The maximum combat level in RuneScape Classic is 123, and the maximum in the current RuneScape is 126.

Combat is one of the most direct ways of gaining wealth, in the form of both cash and items, in RuneScape. Combat is also needed to complete many quests in the game. Combat is subdivided into three primary categories:

  • Melee - fighting at close range with or without weapons
  • Magic - fighting with magical attacks
  • Ranged - fighting with projectile weapons

Prayer can also deal damage when activated in combat.

Unlike many similar games, character classes do not exist in RuneScape. Players are not bound to a specific category of combat, and they may freely change between the three forms of combat at any time simply by switching weapons, armours, and/or methods of attack. Players can even carry the weapons and armours of all three combat categories in their inventories, switching between the forms at will. Many players also combine combat types. For example, players may choose to wear ranged armour and wield melee weapons when fighting mages, since ranged armour provides the best defence against mages while melee weapons render the most damage to them.This is called the Combat triangle.

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The sword Darklight is one of many weapons available in RuneScape.

Weapons

Main article: RuneScape weaponry

There are many types of weapons in RuneScape. Most are medieval and fantastical in nature; they include such weapons as swords, bows and arrows, and magical staffs. Different weapons have different powers, strengths, and requirements. Players generally rank weapons by their attack bonuses and speeds, but consideration is also given to the availability of special attacks or other special abilities.

Monsters

Main article: RuneScape monsters

Many NPCs populate RuneScape. Almost all NPCs in RuneScape can be fought against, although some, such as shopkeepers, cannot be engaged in attack by players. Attackable NPCs are generally referred to as monsters, whether they are human, animal, elemental, demonic, or perhaps something else. Monsters range from common, low level varieties like chickens and ducks to unique, much more powerful monsters like the King Black Dragon,Chaos Elemental or Kalphite Queen. Each type of monster has its own strengths and weaknesses. Demons, for example, have low defence against magical attacks while dragons have extremely high defence against magic. Monsters may also be aggressive (attacking any player who comes within range, regardless of level), non-aggressive (not attacking players unless provoked, regardless of levels), or partially aggressive (attacking only those players who are within a predetermined number of levels above or below their own level). This can make certain areas within the game dangerous to players depending upon their own combat levels.

Player versus player combat

Players can fight against other players in player versus player (PvP) combat in several areas of RuneScape. The most common place is in the Wilderness, where players risk their lives as well as their items, challenging other players. Players can engage in PvP combat without risking their items in mini-games, such as Castle Wars and the TzHaar Fight Pit or in combat arenas in player's houses. In the Duel Arena, another mini-game, players must agree on the rules of engagement and the stake, before combat begins.

Skills

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A player mines for coal.
Main article: RuneScape skills

Runescape Skills Knowledge Base Page

Skills are abilities that enable players to perform activities in the game. Players gain experience in a skill when they perform activities that utilise that skill, for instance mining a rock would increase the mining skill. In general, the higher level required to perform a task, the more experience points the player receives, and the more desirable the result. The combined skill level of a player partly symbolises the player's status in the game. The RuneScape hiscores tables can be viewed by all players, and players with higher overall levels are well known. RuneScape has twenty-two trainable skills in four categories:

Combat

Attack, Strength, Defence, Magic, Ranged, Prayer, Hitpoints

Extraction

Mining, Fishing, Woodcutting, Thieving, Farming

Processing

Smithing, Cooking, Crafting, Runecrafting, Fletching, Herblore

Independent

Firemaking, Agility, Construction, Slayer

Random events

Main article: RuneScape random events
See also: Random Events Knowledge Base Page

Players often encounter random events that require some type of player input. Some random events are simple, requiring a player only to click on an NPC or to leave the area temporarily; others require the player to navigate a labyrinth, answer a question, or imitate another NPCs actions. Players must respond to these events quickly and correctly in order to avoid a negative effect, such as being teleported across the map. Players correctly responding to random events can receive rewards or experience.

Random events deter players from macroing, which is the act of using a program to play the game with no human interaction. Postings in the RuneScape forums by Andrew Gower suggest that random events were designed not only to hinder macroers but to alleviate the monotony that can occur while leveling skills for long periods of time (referred to as grinding).

In the event of a broken internet connection, players can be kicked off the server before they have a chance to remove their character from the game. In the time that the character is still active, random events could occur, killing or otherwise harming an innocent player. For this reason, random events are a controversial part of the game.

Quests

See also: Quests - Knowledge Base Page

Quests in RuneScape are one-time adventures that serve a variety of purposes. The novice quests act as tutorials to acquaint new users with the various skills and abilities they will need in the game and are usually linear in nature. The harder quests are designed to challenge experienced players to resolve a world conflict of some kind, which might just open up a new area to be explored for fun or profit. Quests can be found throughout RuneScape. All quests include some kind of reward, such as money, rare or valuable items, or an increase in skill experience. Most quests also give the player a number of "quest points", usually dependent on the difficulty of the quest. A certain number of quest points is required to start some quests, as a demonstration of ability. Some quests are part of an overlapping storyline, the most famous of which is the Plague City story line, which has been in RuneScape for several years and currently contains seven separate quests. On 15 March 2006, Jagex released the hundredth RuneScape quest, Recipe for Disaster, which is a sequel to the first quest, Cook's Assistant.

Mini-games

Main article: RuneScape mini-games
See also: Mini-Games Knowledge Base Page

RuneScape has a number of mini-games, which are activities somewhat like quests but that can be done multiple times. Mini-games take place in certain areas and normally involve a specific skill. Many mini-games involve cooperative efforts or allow players to compete with each other. Popular mini-games include Castle Wars and Pest Control and are availabe only to paying members.

Community

Main article: RuneScape community

Players of RuneScape represent a wide range of nationalities and ages; however, because the game is currently only available in English, almost all players speak English to some extent. Players who speak languages other than English tend to gravitate to worlds that are populated by other players who speak the same language. For example, some worlds have a greater percentage of players who speak Spanish, Dutch, or Lithuanian. It is not uncommon to see many languages on the chat screens throughout RuneScape.

RuneScape forums

A group of official forums created entirely by Jagex programmers is available to players on the RuneScape website. By accessing the forums, paying members are able to participate in game discussions, make arrangements to buy or sell items, and interact with the community. "F2P" players can read the forums but are unable to post messages. The RuneScape forums are quite diverse, allowing thousands of players to access them at any given time. The forums have their own Code of Conduct, which is strictly enforced. Each forum also has its own specific list of rules. The forum rules are set and enforced by forum moderators, who are not moderators in the game itself.

On April 10th, 2006, the RuneScape forums underwent some major code revisions. A member of the Jagex Web Systems Team entirely rewrote the forum code to compensate for a large addition of several features used in popular forums everywhere on the Internet. Such features include, a seemingly automatic bump button, the long awaited addition of emoticons, user profiles with visible post counts, and long overdue updates to the forum's wordfilter and search engine.

Letters

Players can submit questions to any NPC in the game. Selected letters are answered in an update called Postbag from The Hedge at the end of each month. This feature of the site started on 26 September 2005 and has since become one of the most accessed pages of the site. From September 24, 2002 through December 9, 2004, players could also submit questions to the RuneScape gods; however, the gods will no longer communicate so directly with mortal beings. [16]

Graphics

Character appearance

RuneScape places a lot of emphasis on allowing players to customise their character by supplying a wide choice in character models. Unlike many games in the genre, all characters must be human; however, players can choose their gender as well as their hairstyle, body type, and facial features while on Tutorial Island or on the mainland. Appearance can be further optimised by wearing or wielding different items, with each different item having a unique image. In addition to these small equipment changes, players may also change their appearance radically with special equipment, or during certain events. Players can be transformed into frogs, mushrooms, and small animals such as chickens and pigs. Players wearing certain rings can transform themselves into piles of stone or eggs, allowing them to avoid the effects of poison or desert heat. All such morphs are temporary, and players cannot perform any activities other than chatting while morphed. In addition, players wearing armour that conflicts with their team god in Castle Wars will be transformed into imps, sheep, or rabbits while in the waiting area. Players holding a monkey gree-gree from the Monkey Madness quest may transform into primates in specific areas.

Character animations

There are many different animations in the game for the variety of things players can do, from combat to the numerous quests. There are also "emotes", which are animations that allow players to express an emotion whenever they choose. Players will start with most of the emotes, but some of the emotes must be earned, either through quests or from random events. The "scared" and "rabbit hop" emotes were only obtainable during past holiday events. If players did not unlock them during those events, they will never be able to obtain them.

Detail levels

RuneScape can be run in high or low detail level. High detail mode gives different things a more graphically intense texture and design, while low detail gives everything a cleaner cut look and reduces 'lag'. Some monsters and landmarks will also appear less detailed in the low detail version of the game.

Area appearance

Starting in February 2005, Jagex began to update the graphics in the RuneScape cities and the wilderness. Some of the changes have been met with player dissatisfaction. Jagex plans ultimately to improve the graphics of the whole free world without causing more lag for people using dial-up internet connections.[17]

Economy

Main article: RuneScape economy

The RuneScape economy is similar in many ways to real-world economies, as the concept of "supply and demand" plays an important role in determining the price of items. The currency used in RuneScape is gold pieces, mostly referred to as "gp" or "coins". Unfortunately, the RuneScape economy is plagued by inflation, as the number of gold pieces in circulation is unlimited and ever-increasing due to NPC drops and alchemy. Conversely, items that players may consider valuable, such as armour or treasure trail items, decline gradually in price as more of them appear. Jagex tries to counter inflation by adding features and items on a regular basis. One of Jagex's attempts to slow down the economy was the addition of the construction skill. Since this skill requires players to purchase most of the items needed to construct the furniture and items they place in their houses, this was a more successful attempt at countering inflation than anything else attempted in the past. [18]

Feedback

Press Reviews

  • Lessons on Labour: according to BBC News, playing RuneScape as much as working on homework is not necessarily a bad thing. It can instruct players about working hard to acheive goals. Studies show that the nature of most games, including RuneScape, can teach teenagers vital skills as they enter the labour market. [19]
  • Fastest Growing: The Guardian stated that Runescape is one of the fastest growing out of all of the MMORPG's. Online RPG's are one of the few Internet businesses that can entice people to pay for online content. [20]
  • Free, with no strings attached: Just RPG, an organization that reviews online role-playing games, says that "It's rare for something that's free to come with no strings attached, and is actually fun to boot." RuneScape does just that.[21]
  • Great Entertainment: The Yahoo Buzz Log begins by saying that the unrealistic roles of the characters in the MMORPG Runescape can provide good entertainment when people need a break.[22]
  • RuneScape 2 a huge success: according to PC Gamer UK, RuneScape 2 should be a great success. "Available via your browser, the game can be fired up on a narrowband connection, in just a few minutes."[23]

Player Positive Feedback

  • Member Updates: Almost every week there is a new update added to RuneScape for paying members to help keep players interested. [24]
  • Content: RuneScape has more content (both ingame and on the website) than many games, in both free and members versions of the game. Members, however, have a much higher amount of content. [20]
  • Servers: RuneScape has over one hundred game servers to choose from, which helps to alleviate crowding. [25]
  • Easy to learn: Learning how to use RuneScape when players first play is generally considered to be fairly easy. Play begins by starting out in an secluded area specifically used for beginners. [26] When you begin playing in the real world of RuneScape, getting started can be moderately hard. After making a few friends and practicing a few skills, players generally easily learn to play. [27]

Player Negative Feedback

  • Graphics: Some people argue that RuneScape's graphics are substandard. [28]Because RuneScape is designed to run in a web browser and download quickly, its graphics will never compare particularly well with desktop PC games. Some people disagree with this compromise, whereas others argue that the quality of a game does not depend solely on its graphics, and point out that the graphics actually compare quite well with other browser based games. [29]
  • Speed: RuneScape sometimes runs slowly and in-game latency ("lag") can occur. This is usually caused by playing RuneScape on older computers or using slow Internet connections, although straight after weekly updates it is common for other players to also get poor latency. [citation needed]
  • Gameplay: Tasks in RuneScape are criticised for being repetitive, requiring users to click repeatedly in the same pattern to train skills. [28]Jagex designed the farming skill with this criticism in mind, but their efforts to make it less repetitive were criticised for making the process of levelling too complicated. [citation needed]
  • Cheaters: Attempted scamming is common in RuneScape, although this exists throughout the MMORPG genre. Scammers use diverse methods to trick players into trading items for much less than they are worth or into revealing their passwords. Some players use illegal automated bots or scripts to play the game for them. [28]Jagex has taken various measures to prevent this. They introduced random events that require immediate human response into RuneScape, and provided safety warnings in player trading. Jagex has banned over 15000 accounts[30] through an "advanced macro detection system".
  • Chat: RuneScape's chat filters often censor legitimate words and letters. Players are also often able to use intentional misspellings, leetspeak, or symbols to bypass the filter. Jagex made changes to the filter on 16 May 2006[31] that were successful in alleviating some of the problems, although other problems remain. The chat filter is constantly being updated by Jagex to avoid offensive language being used.
  • Free play limitations: Some players criticise RuneScape for not having enough free content or not updating the free content often enough. While RuneScape does have a considerable amount of free content, most updates and most features for high-level players are limited to P2P players. [20]
  • Customer support: Players express dissatisfaction with Jagex's customer support. Jagex has made efforts to increase the size of their customer support team and has expanded the online Knowledge Base in order to take some stress off the customer support team. [32]
  • Time Devotion: Plenty of time is needed to play RuneScape. This kind of game is regarded to most as a lifestyle, not a side activity. Playing RuneScape can be addicting to many, since they play RuneScape more than doing anything else.[28]
  • Sound/Music: Most of the time the background music is a very simple tune. There are sound effects included in the game as you practice a skill, most of which become very annoying after a while. [33]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "WildTangent Explores RuneScape" - GameDaily BIZ, 17 July 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  2. ^ "Virtual gamers reveal themselves" - BBC News, 7 October 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
  3. ^ RuneScape world map - RuneScape.com, retrieved 15 June 2006.
  4. ^ "How gaming is all work and no play" - BBC News, 14 March 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
  5. ^ "6 new Australian servers online!" - RuneScape Technical News, 28 December 2005. Retrieved 4 March 2006.
  6. ^ "Nearly 5000 RS-classic accounts banned" - RuneScape Customer Support News, 12 January 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2006.
  7. ^ "The biggest update ever..." - RuneScape Game updates news, 13 February 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2006.
  8. ^ RS2 Launched - RuneScape Game update news. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  9. ^ Game engine update - RuneScape Game updates news. 16 May 2003.
  10. ^ a b c "GameDAILY: WildTangent Explores RuneScape". CBS SportsLine. 2006-07-17. Retrieved 2006-08-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ "WildTangent Sells Ads in Runescape Online Game". MediaBuyerPlanner. 2006-07-13. Retrieved 2006-08-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  12. ^ "WildTangent Explores RuneScape" - GameDaily BIZ, 17 July 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  13. ^ "5 new worlds in Stockholm, Sweden" - RuneScape Technical News, 27 March 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2006.
  14. ^ "WildTangent Explores RuneScape" - GameDaily BIZ, 17 July 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  15. ^ "Weapons Update" - RuneScape Game Updates News, 29 March 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2006.
  16. ^ Letter Archives - RuneScape.com. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
  17. ^ RuneScape news RuneScape Game Update News, 22 Feb 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2006
  18. ^ "Construction - Deflation or Not?" tip.it. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  19. ^ "How gaming is all work and no play". BBC News. 2006-03-14. Retrieved 2006-08-07. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  20. ^ a b c "Rune to move". Guardian Unlimited. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2006-08-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  21. ^ Gasperazzo, Wendy (2006). "Runescape". Just RPG. Retrieved 2006-08-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  22. ^ Hurd, Gordon (2006-05-08). "The Rundown on Runescape". Yahoo Buzz Log. Retrieved 2006-08-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  23. ^ Sutherns, Mark (2003-12). "Runescape 2: browser-based Goblin basher goes 3D". PC Gamer UK, issue 129. Future Publishing. p. 145. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  24. ^ Jagex (2006). "RuneScape:Benefits for Members". Jagex. Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
  25. ^ Jagex (2006-03-27). "5 new worlds in Stockholm, Sweden". Jagex. Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
  26. ^ Salmoneus. "Sal's Realm of Runecape Tutorial Island Guide". Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
  27. ^ ciruiz88 (2002-06-14). "RuneScape:"Addicting as hell... but with room for improvements"". Gamespot GameFAQs. Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  28. ^ a b c d Archae The Great (2002-03-19). "RuneScape: "It could be ALOT better but it's still fun"". Gamespot GameFAQs. Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
  29. ^ Mihalick (2006-01-17). "Runescape". ONRPG. Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)
  30. ^ "Over 15000 RuneScape accounts banned for cheating" - RuneScape Customer Support News 19 January 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2006.
  31. ^ Game Engine update - RuneScape Customer Support News 16 May 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2006
  32. ^ "New Improved Game Guide Released" - RuneScape.com, 13 March 2006. Retrieved 24 July 2006.
  33. ^ Black_Cheese (2006-02-27). "RuneScape: "It's fun for a while, but it gets old pretty quickly"". Gamespot GameFAQs. Retrieved 2006-08-09. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |accessyear=, |month=, |accessmonthday=, and |coauthors= (help)

External links

Wiki
Official affiliates
Fansite
  • Rune HQ - Fansite with the most traffic
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