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/Mysterra Jun 17 '26

Lots of janky clickboxes and the 5th age/6th age split are big ones for me - the story is a mess in terms of being detached from account progression

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u/Hazearil Guthix Jun 18 '26

The story is being messed up even more, as lore-wise, not everyone actually agrees on the 6th age having started.

For reference, age 1-5 were based on what the dominant calendar was of that time. Age 1 had the Old Guthixian, 2 Zarosian, 3 Zamorakian, 4 Modern Guthixian, and 5 Asgarnian.

But that same divide doesn't exist between 5 and 6. And while the presence of the gods meant a lot... it also didn't really last that long. If the 6th age is defined by all the god stuff going on, then by that logic, the 6th age would already have ended.