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MMORPG Wars: Runescape V.S. World of Warcraft

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  1. 1. Runescape or World of Warcraft


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[quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1284928159' post='4641261']
Browser based>Download
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Lets have a look at the pro's and cons of browser based games...

pros: You can play it 'anywhere'
Even the worst computers built in the past 10 - 15 years can handle them
Cheep to make
You don't have to spend 6 hours downloading
You don't have to spend 5 mins - 1hour downloading when there's a new patch
You get the limitless fun of clicking to grind, so you can grind more, to click on more 2d s*** and talk trash with 7 year olds, to grind more, then hit max level and realise clicking and watching poorly done animations 10000's of times over really isn't that great (Couldn't resist :P)

cons: Limiting in game size: the game is hosted on a freaking website.
The fact that the game loading is very dependant on your internet limits graphics, and communication (gameplay wise. For instance, you wouldn't have a 3D, multiplayer FPS as a browser).
Runescape being the only browser MMO I've ever played, this one may be kinda bias, but there is practically no skill involved in anything, it's all to do with how long you spend clicking on the same tree, and a luck based number generator (for pvp / pve, of course).
The gameworld is 2D; you can only move horizontally. And jumping off of cliffs is fun :)
Less customizability. There are 1000's of interface addons and plugins for WoW.
It's much easier to hack, bot, etc on a browser game. WoW has the warden. (Yes, I KNOW people still bot WoW, but only pr0's really manage to make anything that doesn't get you banned) Oh, and people only get their accounts hacked by being naive and retarded. And even if you do get hacked, WoW's customer support is L33T. You get all your s*** back so fast. I remember being hacked on runescape, and I know for a fact their shitty staff do NOT return anything you lose.

Edit: I think I was troll'd. >.<
My /b/rothers shall avenge me! (..or not.)


[quote name='ADHD-Guitar' timestamp='1284927826' post='4641241']
Then why did I have so much more fun playing Runescape than WoW?
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You have an integrated graphics card, 512MB of RAM, and a 1.2GHZ processor?

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the funny thing is you can run wow with that setup, I did it for years.
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Really?
My laptop I use for schoolwork has 3GB ram, (all laptops have integrated graphics), dual core 1.5ghz, and it barely runs WoW at all..
I prefer to play on my pc. Which has 6GB ram, quad core, etc.
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[quote name='King_of_lames' timestamp='1284929701' post='4641326']
You can play it 'anywhere'
You get the limitless fun of clicking to grind, so you can grind more, to click on more 2d s*** and talk trash with 7 year olds, to grind more, then hit max level and realise clicking and watching poorly done animations 10000's of times over really isn't that great (Couldn't resist :P)

[b]Somewhat true, except the age to play RS is 13. Anybody claiming they are younger could have their younger can have their chat removed (forcing them to use Quick Chat). Also I prefer grinding my skills because of it's consistency... but that's just me =/[/b]

Limiting in game size: the game is hosted on a freaking website.

[b]Not important, plenty of fun games are hosted on a website.[/b]

Runescape being the only browser MMO I've ever played, this one may be kinda bias, but there is practically no skill involved in anything, it's all to do with how long you spend clicking on the same tree, and a luck based number generator (for pvp / pve, of course).

[b]Actually this part is untrue. Hits are based on your attack and strength levels, you combat equipment, your opponent's defence, and your opponent's combat equipment. Things like prayer, your opponent's magic level (if your Maging them), and boosts also factor into hits. It is still a bit random but you hit more frequently and higher with better equipment and stats.[/b]

The gameworld is 2D; you can only move horizontally. And jumping off of cliffs is fun :)

[b]Also untrue, the gameworld is fully 3D and you can move in any direction... I'm pretty sure you can't jump off cliffs either. xD[/b]


Less customizability. There are 1000's of interface addons and plugins for WoW.

[b]The only thing you really need for RS is SwiftKit and the Wikia. I do agree that there could be more... but we already got everything we need.[/b]

It's much easier to hack, bot, etc on a browser game. WoW has the warden. (Yes, I KNOW people still bot WoW, but only pr0's really manage to make anything that doesn't get you banned) Oh, and people only get their accounts hacked by being naive and retarded. And even if you do get hacked, WoW's customer support is L33T. You get all your s*** back so fast. I remember being hacked on runescape, and I know for a fact their shitty staff do NOT return anything you lose.

[b]Somewhat agreed, customer support is very lacking on RuneScape when it comes to getting hacked (cause it is your responsibility to protect your account, not theirs)... however there is no RTW affecting the game's economy, botting is the lowest it's ever been, and there is 0 tolerance for botting (it's an automatic permanent ban for anybody caught regardless of status).[/b]
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However a couple key factors some people point out are arguable...

Graphic are not important to a game (only a retard would argue that point).

The storylines and questing on RS is epic. The is no questioning that.

Race selection is also not important on RS, the is only one race for a reason. Mostly for the sake of lore and equality.

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Really?
My laptop I use for schoolwork has 3GB ram, (all laptops have integrated graphics), dual core 1.5ghz, and it barely runs WoW at all..
I prefer to play on my pc. Which has 6GB ram, quad core, etc.
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If your playing the WoLK expansion, its going to kick your ass if you don't have a half decent setup, but vanilla and BC played fine, I was 1gb ram, intergraded video and like 1. something ghz single processor. I never had any video lag in raids or battlegrounds. (I upgraded quite a bit from then, but that's beside the point.)
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Actually this part is untrue. Hits are based on your attack and strength levels, you combat equipment, your opponent's defence, and your opponent's combat equipment. Things like prayer, your opponent's magic level (if your Maging them), and boosts also factor into hits. It is still a bit random but you hit more frequently and higher with better equipment and stats.

Also untrue, the gameworld is fully 3D and you can move in any direction... I'm pretty sure you can't jump off cliffs either. xD

The only thing you really need for RS is SwiftKit and the Wikia. I do agree that there could be more... but we already got everything we need.

Somewhat agreed, customer support is very lacking on RuneScape when it comes to getting hacked (cause it is your responsibility to protect your account, not theirs)... however there is no RTW affecting the game's economy, botting is the lowest it's ever been, and there is 0 tolerance for botting (it's an automatic permanent ban for anybody caught regardless of status).
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No, although there is large influence from stats (obviously), luck still has a stupidly large influence.
I remember pvping against a significantly weaker friend (I was level 96, he was like 72), I constantly hit things like 0, 2, 5, etc. And I don't remember his defence being too good (or him using prayer).

You misunderstand me.
In runescape, you can only move along the land that is set as 'passable', unlike in WoW, where you can climb up things, jump around, swim, fly, jump off of cliffs, etc.

That's not exactly what I mean.
Most addons for WoW are not necessary at all, they are in many cases 'eye candy'. Hard to explain the extend addons effect WoW, so have a look on a site like 'wow curse', if you feel like it :P.

Lol. How naive.
I know for a fact my little brother has been running 6 bots practically 24/7 for months. No bans.
And after a quick look on a site called rsbot, there seems to be plenty of botting :)

Sorry for my many grammatical and spelling errors, It's late here and I'm slightly drunk :P

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[quote name='King_of_lames' timestamp='1284931958' post='4641445']
No, although there is large influence from stats (obviously), luck still has a stupidly large influence.
I remember pvping against a significantly weaker friend (I was level 96, he was like 72), I constantly hit things like 0, 2, 5, etc. And I don't remember his defence being too good (or him using prayer).

You misunderstand me.
In runescape, you can only move along the land that is set as 'passable', unlike in WoW, where you can climb up things, jump around, swim, fly, jump off of cliffs, etc.

That's not exactly what I mean.
Most addons for WoW are not necessary at all, they are in many cases 'eye candy'. Had to explain the extend addons effect WoW, so have a look on a site like 'wow curse', if you feel like it :P.

Lol. How naive.
I know for a fact my little brother has been running 6 bots practically 24/7 for months. No bans.
And after a quick look on a site called rsbot, there seems to be plenty of botting :)
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Luck always has an influence. There is no arguing that.

There is nothing to argue in the next two points. Just misunderstandings, which is a fault on my end.

About with the botting thing... it is extremely easy to spot out a bot, their moves are consistent and they never break their rhythm. Seriously though, in any online there is going to be botting, however if you compare botting in RS today to botting 3 years ago you will see a drastic difference. Mainly in the numbers... and the fact that your brother hasn't been banned is only due to the fact that he hasn't been reported yet.

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[quote name='Blue eyes + Wynn' timestamp='1284935423' post='4641609']
Both suck, but WoW is slighty better, only really in graphics and quests, still, both are terrible games made soley for the creators to get a quick thousand bucks
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No not really on the behalf of Runescape although they are clueless they make updates every week to try and improve the game, they try and make the game seem more fun, and it is optional to get the Membership expansion as you will. On World of Warcraft's behalf they make Expansions every year to make the gamers more excited and into the game, they want the gamers. In the end your saying that the #1 MMORPG and #1 Free MMORPG sucks even though they have over millions of players, I'd love to see you find a better game than the two that I've just listed.
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@Poc: When I used to play, they had an optional client to download. But it still used Java.

But instead of typing out a 5 page reply on why RS and WoW are different yet equal (different target audiences and people available to play after all). I will say this. [url="http://unity3d.com/"]With things like this becoming more and more accessable, the bridge between Browser and Client Based Games are thinning[/url]. Many people also prefer RS for different reasons, same for WoW (but the latter seems more garbled).

So yea...
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[b]Runescape[/b]
Storyline: There isn't one.
Level Max: 126 (F2P), 138 (P2P), if for 1 skill, it's 99, or 120 for dungeoneering.
How many players?: Over 10,000,000
Controls: Click Action
Graphics: Polygon & 3D. Can be high quality if your computer can handle it.
Payment Method: $5.45 a month if you choose to be a member.
Addictive Scale: 8

@Josh: The client is just a shortcut to the webpage basically.
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used to play RS it sucked never played WOW

and not all download games take 6+ hours

Games from Gpotato takes about 2 or less hours(less than an hour on my computer) + however long the patching is(about 30 or less minutes depending on your computer). and this is while i am playing on the internet or watching anime
aeria's games also don't take that long either


OT: can't say anything about WOW as i have not played it. RS was good for about a year when i was in middle school, but is terrible being a non-mem as you get NOTHING NEW
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[b]Runescape[/b]
Storyline: There isn't one.
Level Max: 126 (F2P), 138 (P2P), if for 1 skill, it's 99, or 120 for dungeoneering.
How many players?: Over 10,000,000
Controls: Click Action
Graphics: Polygon & 3D. Can be high quality if your computer can handle it.
Payment Method: $5.45 a month if you choose to be a member.
Addictive Scale: 8

@Josh: The client is just a shortcut to the webpage basically.
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No storyline? I mean, I get where your coming from since it's an open game and whatnot... but surely the storylines from quests (or at least the major ones) count right?

Perhaps it would be simpler to say something like 'Your an adventure searching for greatness in the realm of Gielinor'... or something like that. But to say that there is no storyline is just silly IMO.
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[quote]Storyline: There isn't one.[/quote]
Maybe a little runescape storyline 101 hm? Your character is set in a time several thousand years after a cataclysmic war, The God Wars, in which 4 gods, Armadyl, Bandos, Zamorak, and Saradomin duke it out, but are stopped by the god of balance, Guthex, who was sleeping (due to exhaustion from making Gileinor, the world in which runescape takes place) up till this point, and then wakes up, and raeges at the other gods for tearing up his world, and all the other gods hang their heads and god sit in the corners, and guthex rolls his eyes and goes back to sleep. Now although there is no single story line, races are becoming restless from all sides. Bandos trys to retake the world, but epic fails, Dwarves have a political rebellion, The fairy mafia kidnaps the fairy queen, Vampyres take over the entire east coast of runescape, and tax blood from everyone, elves try and resurrect Zamorak, and meanwhile, the Demigodly race, the Mahjaraat are slowly growing, and all ready have the combined power to annihilate runescape if they were organised and uninterrupted by guthex. And thats just the Major storylines. Its amazing how well Jagex manages to keep all these separate storylines interwoven.


It really iritates me when people who played f2p for a week call RS fail. I play WoW atm, and played RS b4 that, and I can honestly say that there is no clear winner (though I like RS better, as I love complex storylines). WoW kick RS’s ass in both Graphics and its combat system, but its over all storyline and community are both lacking. This is where RS shines, it has a witty HUGE storyline with 180 some major quests (no little things like in WoW, were talking huge multistep storys) and an amazing community. If you can just swallow the graphics, (which really arent that bad since some recent graphic updates) and the slightly stiff controls, runescape really is a great game.

[quote]Sorry I put my word placement wrong... They're not lazy they're just clueless and don't know how to make a good MMORPG, but the game is very addicting at points. Remember how back in 09 or 08 they REMOVED the wilderness and lost half of their players, they should of just kept the Wilderness other than the PVP server's because it's not the farther you go in the wilderness the more higher somebody can attack you, In PvP worlds it's just a scale from 5 levels lower and 5 levels higher (I think). It was a complete fail... [/quote]
3rd edit and now Im rageing a little, PLEASE do your research before typing. They nerfed wildy because people were using it to real world trade, which is a major concern, as they are dedicated to making their game fair. Though even I (as a major pvp’er) was disappointed at pvp worlds, as a replacement, I cant think of a better solution, and I think they made the best of a bad situation. They are excellent at running their MMO and calling them clueless pisses me off (they didnt lose half their players either. They came out of 08-09 with more players than they went into it with. again, do your damn research)
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Actually, I've been a member forr 3 and a half years, not f2p for a week. =/
Also, I don't quest a lot, so the Majharrat wasn't on the top of my mind, either was the Myreque.
I guess the 3rd-5th age is a part of the story line, and so is the Dagon'hai, in the While Guthix Sleeps quest, but they don't contribute heaps to the story.
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