The RuneScape Community
I’m sure a lot of you are veteran players of the game or at least have been around for awhile. Can you recall how the old RuneScape community used to be? If you can, compare that time to how it is today and I think we can come to a mutual conclusion that it has taken a big nosedive. Here, if you don’t remember, picture this; a game full of helpful players that had some degree of respect for each other and with the patience to help out newer players. It was just an all around positive atmosphere. This is the community I remember; it of course may be different for everyone.
What’s changed since then? To start, the majority of players resort to constantly telling each other off, back-stabbing each other to get to the top, new players being shunned and a lot of similar situations. Do you think it’s just today’s society that has changed or is there a different factor? Personally I believe it’s the tension between younger and older players. One side is more mature than the other and when they clash all hell breaks loose. I know this isn’t how it is everywhere but more often than not I see events like this happen.
I recall a King Black Dragon trip with an old clan of mine just a few days ago where we met a group that had nothing but disrespect and a lot of name calling as their welcoming gift for us. To spare you a long story involving many attempts to be civil with the other players it comes down to how we treated each other. Either it’s “you’re a nerd” or even “@#$% you” that really stand out as a difference from the old community. These are definitely not isolated events. Almost every day I play the game I see some form of harsh change from the old that I wish did not happen.
Some theory’s I have heard in response to the community decline have been where the older, usually more mature players, have moved on and are being replaced with much younger kids that don’t know how to act civil in a game. Or that the mature players are simply being overrun and their behavior is less evident. I’ve also heard that the change in today’s society where offensive language is accepted as proper behavior. It’s, reluctantly, the truth.
We all need to do our part to be kind and patient with each other, for the sake of the game and its future development.
In my opinion, the real reason for this change is in fact RuneScape itself. Remember how much harder it was to train in RSC? Younger and more immature players had a harder time sticking to RuneScape because of its repetition. Now that training is easy, those that could not stand it in RSC can now stand it, and are over running those that are sensible and respectable.
Its a shame.
good thoughts. yeah, runescape has changed..alot.
Agreed with Aaron (General Che Guevara), but it is the smart move for Jagex… more players = more profit = more annoying players
True, and without that extra profit, they would have no incentive to keep expanding the game/being able to expand the game.
So in a theory, all those immature players have helped RS expand to its modern size.
I understand where you’re coming from. As with any growing game, the more people you get, the higher the chance of coming across some truly obnoxious people.
That said, there’s always ignore. If I keep getting better updates and 1 more person who provides quality conversation in game, I’ll gladly trade that for just putting 5 annoying kids on ignore.
I understand where you’re coming from. As with any growing game, the more people you get, the higher the chance of coming across some truly obnoxious people.
That said, there’s always ignore. If I keep getting better updates and 1 more person who provides quality conversation in game, I’ll gladly trade that for just putting 5 annoying kids on ignore.
Indeed, their behavior is more evident as the game grows to accommodate those who act that way.
I’m feeling sad because I don’t think I have ever played on that community
I have to admit I automatically say “I don’t know” to anyone who comes asking me things :$
I am proud to say I have experienced that Classic community first hand and I continue to on a regular basis (I can still log into Classic!).
The community truly has changed from a fun-loving family to a community that is tempered by negative themes; such as break-neck competitiveness.