

While there is an overarching storyline, RuneScape is very non-linear, and includes minigames, events, guilds, PvP, and more. The game takes place in the divided land of Gielinor, where players can create their characters and advance through quests and monster hunting. that has been around in some form since 2001. RuneScape is a browser-based fantasy MMORPG from Jagex Ltd.

Maybe I’ll have more fun as another class approaching the level cap. I think what I need to do here is let my Assassin, Back, rest for a bit. Normally I despise that sort of repetition, but the classes here are diverse enough that they provide the variety the game lacks. When I’m tired of slogging through quests for small rewards on my main I hop onto an alt and burn through the starter quests again.

If I stick around much longer, PVP might be the reason. Putting together combos against weak NPCs is one thing, but figuring out what another live player is doing and trying to counter it is a lot of fun. Player versus player combat is actually a blast.If only group dynamics were better, this would be wonderful. I’ve never waited for more than a few seconds to get a full group for any game dungeon. The Cross-Server Dungeon feature is speed and efficient.It’s escalated since the last log, to the point were instead of just taking whatever target you’re obviously running towards they will tag that one, then keep running and tag any others in the immediate vicinity. There are some nice folks wandering about, but mostly I’ve run into kill-stealing arseholes. Instead I’m even more annoyed with other people than I already was. Were I playing with friends I might dig that. There are no traditional roles (healer, tank, damage) so it’s all just a free-for-all. Grouping with other people for dungeons becomes much more common when you start reaching higher levels (currently at 35), and it all feels so pointless.So what changed between now and then? Here’s a quick rundown of points I touch on in the video log. Crafting looked complicated, but I used my top secret method to overcome that (not crafting at all). The free-to-play aspects of the game were a bit obnoxious but nothing I couldn’t ignore. The questing is pretty linear (go to town A, complete all the quests, move to town B, repeat) but the storyline was interesting enough to propel me along. Things were going so well in my first Blade & Soul MMO log. It’s been a little over three weeks since I started playing NCsoft’s martial arts MMO import, and my desire to reach the level cap has lessened considerably.
