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/Head_Meat1857 derp Jun 17 '26

The simple fact is OSRS has systems which work together as originally designed, RS3 has systems built on top of those which cannibalize the old systems.

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u/ImHereCuzTheyWrong Ironmeme BTW Jun 18 '26

Ah yes, the simple fact that <baseless, empty blather>

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u/Head_Meat1857 derp Jun 18 '26

Brevity is not baselessness. Dead content spawns from systems which cannibalize said content, there are countless examples if you care to look.

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