Hey maybe it’s changed a lot in the last year. I know they cut out flash events for example. It’s felt very chill for me but I bet you have more context with your OSRS background

It’s definitely not just about raw content. OSRS primarily exists because of the failings of RS3’s monetization and first combat rework.

Both have been MUCH improved now and finally the good of RS3 can shine, primarily the graphical fidelity, UI modernization, and combat that isn’t a pile of engine exploits discovered by players and embraced by devs who were happy to use bugs as features.

RS3 has lots of unique content that OSRS doesn’t have, with better designed bosses (I’m told) and regions like Anachronia. Even OSRS was behind RS3 in content for a long time considering it was an old fork from a previous version that the devs were cautious about updating, so there isn’t a large gap here.

I believe RS3 now has a better foundation than old school, and I suspect there will be a gradual increase in new players (and curious OSRS players) over time. As a new player that’s why I chose it over OSRS at least. I tried both and RS3 just feels way better to play.

I also want to note that they’ve just:

Removed all pay to win elements

Removed all loot box and fomo purchases

Added the ability to toggle off other people’s cosmetics in the settings

Removed all “dailies”, “hourlies” and any content that would pressure you to log in or not do the activity you’d rather do

They overhauled the combat system last week to be more intuitive

Are releasing a whole new continent on the 28th to give new players a taste of endgame activities like bossing

The price increase is on the annual subscription, and as a new player I’m letting my monthly sub roll another month. Not saying it doesn’t suck for long-time players but it’s what, another $40 for a game you intend to play for a whole year and will get hundreds of hours out of?

I just started playing RuneScape last month as part of a “group Ironman” and have been having a blast. I want to note this is the new RuneScape and not “Old School”. I honestly think it’s going to surpass OSRS at this rate.

The problem with the original is that you would essentially ‘solve’ sections of the game but would need to tediously replay those parts over and over again just to get to the sections you hadn’t mastered yet.

LibreWolf is king

I remember my grandparents saying they dream in black and white like they’re old tv programs.

I didn’t watch many movies as a kid, but my cousins rented them all the time. I remember thinking they all talked and argued as if they were in a movie.

Really makes you wonder about us, and the next gen.

Why even care what the ai had to say? It’s not conscious.

The user is looking to deflect blame for giving a very fallible outside agent the ability to delete important information.

That’s on you my guy.

I’m sad that they had to use streamer cards as a way to sell their indie gam, because otherwise it does look kind of fun

But not League of Legends 🫠 Thanks anticheat

When people may get into a competitive game, data shows that they commit to it as their primary game.

It becomes a part of their identity. You see things like Leage of Legends going strong despite a slow down in new players - people just commit to it for better or for worse, likely because most of the skills they’ve gained in it and friends they’ve made will not transfer to other games. Even other FPS games have different nuances that are non trivial once a player becomes serious about winning.

Take Wild Rift vs Mobile Legends Bang Bang. MLBB is objectively a worse rip off of League of Legends and the Chinese game Glory of Kings, but it was first to market on mobile. Now that League has released their mobile version with immense polish and quality, many mobile moba gamers just aren’t interested - they’re already totally invested in their main game, despite it being proved in court that it’s a cheap copy. (Not cheap as in $$$ though)

When you’re a kid, spending time on any competitive game will be fun (if you can handle the baseline toxicity) since you will start bad at most of them. When you get older there is a real cost to switching, you will not have as much fun until you build up the years of muscle memory that would be needed to even approach your skill at the previous game.

Because of the lock in, if a competitive game finds a sizeable enough player base and lasts a good handful of years, the devs essentially get free rein to milk their cow as they see fit.

Yep my wife and I got OLEDs a month back. It feels modern - plays most of the latest games. Not that everything needs to be Monster Hunter Wilds (which we have nice gaming PCs for).

It’s honestly been a long time since hardware has wowed me, but us playing Borderlands 2 all the way through on the couch for $5 bucks was something I’ll never forget. It felt like the way the game was meant to be played despite releasing for PCs and Consoles.

PLEASE give the Steam Deck a try if you haven’t yet and are thinking about a Switch 2.

I have bought every Nintendo handhold since the gameboy colour up to the switch, but now that I have a steam deck I don’t have a single drop of desire for the switch 2.

The deck feels incredibly liberating, especially since you are not paying $90 for games that aren’t even as fun as indies

Do you use google maps in the browser?

Siralim Ultimate. It’s like Pokémon but your party is essentially a machine built from passive effect interactions and the gameplay is like Diablo.

Absolute hidden gem.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is also an amazing price right now. Lowest I’ve seen.