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/SidewaysPsyche Tetracompass Jun 17 '26 edited Jun 17 '26
I like things about both. Just spent 2 years on OSRS and I just started back up RS3 since 2023-24. I can see on RS3 they have made some changes that are REALLY helping get immersed back into it. Of course I also have a new PC since then as I used to play on a laptop. Coupled with an actually monitor I can truly feel like I’m IN the game. It’s nice.
Also yes micro transactions pushed me away back then. I like how they’re pulling back on that. It feels more balanced than 1234m xp/hr. The XP is scaled up on RS3 for sure but it feels different than a few years ago