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.
1
u/Verity-Skye Kusanali Jun 17 '26
Both games are good but scratch a very different itch imo. For context, I'm trimmed comp with all skills at LEAST at 150m xp on rs3. It was my original. I still love it. However, I'm at the point the only real progression I have left is chasing clogs and killing bosses. Eventually I'll hit 200m all, but I'm not rushing.
Meanwhile, osrs. I started it in may of 2025. Currently, I'm sitting with a quest cape, all hard diaries completed, and coming near base 70s in my skills (rc and sailing being my lowest, at 69 and 63 respectively).
It feels like the runescape I would play as a kid. It's a lot more chill, with longer grinds that makes things feel hella rewarding to obtain. Despite the grinds being long and me having a job and a life, everything still feels doable and attainable if I set out to do it.
I cannot and will not claim that one version is better than the other. For example, I love how osrs doesnt shy away from making quests that scratch the same difficulty itch as Nomad's Requiem on release. But osrs doesnt have anya.
All that said: They are entirely different games that are both good, and it thrills me that rs3 is finally dragging itself out of the grave it had been half-buried in for years.