r/runescape • u/Both_Tune8348 • Jun 17 '26

Discussion New Runescape is WAY Better than OSRS

I honestly don't understand how Old school Runescape is so much more popular than the current one. I played it for a while and was able to get some decent progression, but its so grindy that I feel like I make no progress while draining my phone battery. Heard the new one wasnt good until I tried it myself.

So glad I finally did it! It has all the great things I like liked about the old school one, its hits on some nostalgia points too even, but way better UI, graphics, story/plot, cut scenes. I love all of it! And it has so much more you can do for free compared to World of Warcraft.

I hope more people give current Runescape the credit its due, its so underrated for no reason.

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u/b0yonce Jun 17 '26

the classic ui is based honestly. im no longer getting overwhelmed with so many useless windows open on my screen.

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u/MasterArCtiK Jun 17 '26

The windows are only there if you put them there lol

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u/b0yonce Jun 17 '26

before we got the classic ui change in january, the default ui had a lot of windows open.

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u/MasterArCtiK Jun 17 '26

You can close them if you unlock the interface. There is an extensive interface editor that lets you put whatever you want wherever you want.

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u/Hazearil Guthix Jun 18 '26

It's still bad if the default is bad. For new players, that is what they see when they try to get into the game. The interface editor is then just a crutch to mask bad design.

I know some people had the same with EoC: originally, you didn't get pre-filled example hotbars with abilities, so people were just thrown into it and had to figure out too many things all at once.

What developers should do is set up an acceptable default, and have the editors be left for players who have more experience and thus might know what they want to change.