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| {{Infobox CVG| title = RuneScape | |||
| |image = ] | |||
| |developer = ] Ltd. | |||
| |publisher = Jagex Ltd. | |||
| |designer = | |||
| |engine = ] | |||
| |released = ''RuneScape Classic'' - ] ]<br>''RuneScape'' - ] ] | |||
| |genre = ] | |||
| |modes = ] | |||
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| |platforms = OS Independent (Web Based ] Applet) | |||
| |media = Web interface | |||
| |requirements = Low Detail : 64 MB ] + 300 MHz ]<br>High Detail : 128 MB ] + 500 MHz ] | |||
| |input = ], ] | |||
| |website=http://www.runescape.com}} | |||
| '''''RuneScape''''' is a ] by ] developer ] Limited, programmed in ]. With nearly nine million active ] and 800,000 ],<ref> - GameDaily BIZ, ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> ''RuneScape'' is one of the top online games in the world.<ref> - ], ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> ''RuneScape'' offers both free and subscription content and is designed to be accessible from any location with an Internet connection and to run in an ordinary web browser without straining system resources. | |||
| ''RuneScape'' takes place in the imaginary realm of Gielinor, which is divided into the Kingdoms of Misthalin, Asgarnia, and Kandarin, the tropical island of Karamja, the Kharidian Desert, the Wilderness, and various other realms<ref> - RuneScape.com, retrieved ] ]</ref>. Movement throughout ''RuneScape'' utilizes three methods: foot travel, vehicle assisted travel and magical teleportation. Each region offers different types of monsters, materials, and quests. | |||
| Player characters are customizable, with changeable hair and clothing. On screen, players can see and interact with each other through an area-based chat, trading, and sometimes combat. There is no linear path in ''RuneScape'', so players may engage in combat with other players or with monsters, complete quests, increase their experience in the available skills, or have a simple conversation with other players.<ref> - ], ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> Players interact with each other through chatting, trading, participating in mutual missions, and playing combative or co-operative mini-games. | |||
| ==History and development== | |||
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| ''RuneScape's'' first version began as a one-man project. ] started working on the original game in 1998. This version was very different from the ''RuneScape'' of today. It had ], and was originally titled 'DeviousMUD'. This version was never released to the public. In 1999, Gower began work on a revision, completely rewriting the game. Despite being completely rewritten, the second version was very similar to the first with the same graphics. This version was released as a public beta for approximately one week, and then withdrawn. | |||
| Gower began again in November 1999, with the assistance of his brother, ], and Constant Tedder. The trio then founded ], solely created to run ''RuneScape''.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.answers.com/topic/jagex| title = Jagex| accessdate = 2006-09-01| accessmonthday =| accessyear =| author =| last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | date = | year = 2006| month = | format = | work = | publisher = Answers.com| pages = | language = English| archiveurl =| archivedate =}}</ref> The isometric view was replaced in favour of ] and ] ]. The game was renamed ''RuneScape'' and released to the public as a ] version on ] ]. This version is still online today and is currently titled ''RuneScape Classic''; however, on ] ], play of ''RuneScape Classic'' was restricted to paying members who had logged into ''RuneScape Classic'' at least once recently. All other ''RuneScape Classic'' accounts were permanently banned from this old version of ''RuneScape'' and access for the creation of new accounts was removed from the servers<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Customer Support News, ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> | |||
| On ] ], Jagex launched a service available to paying members. This allowed players to pay approximately £3.20 GBP ($5.00 USD, $8.00 AUD ) per month to obtain access to a more extensive variety of features. This service was optional while free content remained. While not a new version, because the game still operated under the same game engine, this service significantly changed the focus of the game. As technological advances kept coming over the years, Jagex began to make massive changes to ''RuneScape''. Although this revision was originally planned to be a graphical update,<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Game updates news, ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> Jagex instead worked to completely rewrite the game engine. They introduced a version that consisted entirely of ], with other significant improvements. While in development, this version was named ''RuneScape 2''. The name was later changed to ''RuneScape'', but the name ''RuneScape 2'' is still used to differentiate between it and ''RuneScape Classic''. An incomplete beta of this version was made available to paying members on ] ], and the finished version was launched on ] ].<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Game update news. Retrieved ] ].</ref> | |||
| On ] ], Jagex upgraded ''RuneScape's'' game engine, improving many aspects of it including the chat system.<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Game updates news. ] ].</ref> This version appears to the player as the same ''RuneScape'' as before, since the upgrades are much more low key than introduced previously. This version focused more on the underlying programming. Most importantly, the amount of memory used while ''RuneScape'' runs was significantly reduced, allowing the game to be expanded and improved in ways without increasing its load time for most players. This is the current version of ''RuneScape'' being promoted by Jagex, and is the version most people associate with the word ''RuneScape''. | |||
| ===Servers=== | |||
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| Jagex maintains 133 <!--this is correct; there are 133 servers - 131 for ''RuneScape'' and two for ''RuneScape Classic'' - for some reason, there is no server number 126; please do not change this unless the number of servers changes-->servers in six countries. Servers are numbered and referred to as "worlds" by ''RuneScape'' players. Each of the 131 ''RuneScape'' servers has a capacity of 2,000 players, allowing 262,000 simultaneous players. The two ''RuneScape Classic'' servers are each limited to 1,250 players, allowing 2,500 simultaneous players. | |||
| ''RuneScape'' servers are located in the ] (20, including both ''RuneScape Classic'' servers), the ] (79), ] (14), the ] (6), ] (6) and ] (8).<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Technical News, ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> | |||
| ===Graphics=== | |||
| ''RuneScape'' can be run with high or low-detail graphics; high-detail mode enhances texture and design, whereas low-detail provides a cleaner look and can reduce ']' on older or less powerful computers. In February 2005, Jagex began the process of updating the graphical images in the ''RuneScape'' cities and the wilderness. Portions of the changes have been met with player dissatisfaction, while others have received accolades from players. Jagex plans ultimately to improve the graphics of the entire free area of ''RuneScape'' without causing more lag for people using ] Internet connections.<ref> ''RuneScape'' Game Update News, ] ]. Retrieved ] ]</ref> | |||
| ''RuneScape'' places emphasis on allowing players to customise their characters by supplying a wide choice in character models. Unlike many games in the genre, player characters must be human; however, players can choose their appearance from a wide range of hairstyles, body types, facial features, and clothing options. Players can also choose their gender. On-screen appearance is further optimised by wearing or wielding items, with each different item having a unique image. Appearance can also be radically changed with special equipment and during particular events. Players can be transformed by game characters or their surroundings into frogs, mushrooms, or small animals. Players using certain items can transform themselves into piles of stone, eggs, or monkeys, allowing them to avoid negative effects or gaining them access to otherwise unreachable places. Such "morphs" are temporary, and players cannot perform activities other than chatting while morphed. Players can transform themselves into imps, sheep, or rabbits by wearing armour or other items that conflict with their team god in the waiting area of the mini game "Castle Wars". | |||
| Each activity that a character performs has its own distinctive animation, from walking down a city street to planting a seed in a farming plot to sewing leather into a pair of gloves. Players can also express particular emotions whenever they choose through the use of emotes. New players start with many of the available emotes, but others must be earned from quests or random events. Some emotes were able to be obtained only during past holiday events, and any player who did not participate in those events will never be able to obtain them. | |||
| ===Advertising=== | |||
| To support ''RuneScape's'' free content, Jagex displays advertisements above the playing screen on the free servers. On ] ], Jagex signed an exclusive marketing and distribution contract with ] Games,<ref name="gamedailyadvertising"> {{cite news | |||
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| </ref> which allows WildTangent to handle advertising in and around ''RuneScape''. The deal also allows WildTangent to distribute ''RuneScape'' through the WildTangent Games Network,<ref name = gamedailyadvertising /> a distribution channel reaching over 20 million consumer PCs.<ref>{{cite news | |||
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| | url = http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/2006/07/13/wildtangent_sells_ads_in_runesc/ | |||
| | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref> WildTangent has stressed that this agreement will not change the way ''RuneScape'' is presented, and that they plan to make the presence of the advertisements, vital to ''RuneScape'', as non-invasive as possible. Jagex moderators have stated that there will be no ''in-game'' advertisements.<ref name = gamedailyadvertising /> Since computer users may use advertisement blockers, Jagex has introduced a rule that prohibits players from blocking the advertisements in the free game, in order to encourage advertisers.<ref>{{cite news | |||
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| ==Gameplay== | |||
| ===Skills and combat=== | |||
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| ] in ''RuneScape'' are abilities that enable players to perform activities in the game. Players gain experience in a skill when they perform activities that utilise that skill, for instance mining a rock would increase the mining skill. In general, the higher level required to perform a task, the more experience points the player receives, and the more desirable the result. The combined skill level of a player partly symbolises the player's status in the game. The ''RuneScape'' hiscores tables can be viewed by all players, and players with higher overall levels are well known. ''RuneScape'' has twenty-two trainable skills in four categories: combat (attack, strength, defence, magic, ranged, prayer, and hitpoints); extraction (mining, fishing, woodcutting, thieving, and farming); processing (smithing, cooking, crafting, runecrafting, fletching, and herblore); and independent (firemaking, agility, construction, and slayer). | |||
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| ] is an important aspect of the gameplay in ''RuneScape'', as it is one of the most direct ways of gaining wealth and is needed to complete many quests. Combat level, determined by applying a formula to the seven combat skills, is usually referred to simply as "level". It is the only skill level visible to other players while in game. Other skill levels increase total levels and overall rankings for players, but not their combat levels. | |||
| Combat is subdivided into melee, magic, and ranged categories. Melee attacks are close range with or without weapons, magic attacks focus on using runestones to cast spells, and ranged moves use projectile weapons. Most of the game's ] are medieval or fantastical in nature and feature different strengths and weaknesses. | |||
| Unlike similar games, ''RuneScape'' does not require players to choose a ]. Players are not bound to a specific category of combat, and they may freely change between the three forms of combat at any time simply by switching weapons, armours, or methods of attack. Players can even carry the weapons and armours of all three combat categories in their inventories, switching between or even combining the forms at will. Players can even activate prayers to deal damage in combat. | |||
| Quests in ''RuneScape'' are one-time adventures found throughout the realm of Gielinor. They serve a variety of purposes. The novice quests act as tutorials to acquaint new users with the various ] they will need in the game and are usually linear in nature. The harder quests are designed to challenge experienced players to resolve a world conflict, which might just open up a new area to be explored for fun or profit. All quests include a reward, such as money, rare or valuable items, or an increase in skill experience. Most quests give the player one or more quest points. A certain number of quest points, as a demonstration of the player's pror accomplishments, is required to begin certain quests. Some quests are part of an overlapping storyline, the most famous of which is the Plague City story line, which has been in ''RuneScape'' for several years and currently contains seven separate quests. On ] ], Jagex released the one-hundredth ''RuneScape'' quest, Recipe for Disaster, which is a sequel to the first quest, Cook's Assistant. | |||
| ===Interaction=== | |||
| ]s populate ''RuneScape''. Many NPC's in ''RuneScape'' can be attacked, although some, such as shopkeepers, cannot be engaged in combat by players. Attackable NPCs are generally referred to as ], whether they are human, animal, elemental, or demonic. Monsters range from common, low level creatures like chickens and ducks to unique, much more powerful monsters like the King Black Dragon, Chaos Elemental, or Kalphite Queen. Each type of monster has its own strengths and weaknesses. Demons, for example, have low defence against magical attacks while dragons have extremely high defence against magic. Monsters may also be aggressive (attacking any player who comes within range, regardless of level), non-aggressive (not attacking players unless provoked, regardless of levels), or partially aggressive (attacking only those players who are within a predetermined number of levels above or below their own level). This can make certain areas within the game dangerous to players depending upon their own combat levels. | |||
| Players can fight against other players in ] (PvP) combat in certain areas of ''RuneScape''. The most common place is in the Wilderness, where players risk their lives as well as their items, challenging other players. Players can engage in PvP combat without risking their items in mini-games, such as Castle Wars and the TzHaar Fight Pit or in combat arenas in player's houses. In the Duel Arena, another mini-game, players must agree on the rules of engagement and the stake, before combat begins. | |||
| ''RuneScape'' features a number of independent ] for its players. Mini-games take place in certain areas and normally involve a specific skill. Many mini-games require players to cooperate or to compete with each other. Popular mini-games include ], the ] and ]. | |||
| ====Random events==== | |||
| {{main|RuneScape random events}} | |||
| Players often encounter random events that require player input. Some random events are simple, requiring a player only to click on an ] or to leave the area temporarily; others require the player to navigate a ], answer a question, or imitate another NPCs actions. Players must respond to these events quickly and correctly in order to avoid a negative effect, such as being teleported across the map. Players correctly responding to random events can receive rewards or experience. | |||
| Random events deter players from macroing, which is the act of using a program to play the game with no human interaction. Postings in the ''RuneScape'' forums by Andrew Gower suggest that random events were designed not only to hinder macroers but to alleviate the monotony that can occur while leveling skills for long periods of time (referred to as ]). | |||
| In the event of a broken Internet connection, players can be kicked off the server before they have a chance to remove their character from the game. In the time that the character is still active, random events could occur, killing or otherwise harming an innocent player. For this reason, random events are a controversial part of the game. | |||
| ==Community== | |||
| {{main|RuneScape community}} | |||
| Players of ''RuneScape'' represent a wide range of nationalities and ages; however, because the game is currently only available in English, almost all players speak English to an extent. Players who speak languages other than English tend to gravitate to worlds that are populated by other players who speak the same language. For example, some worlds have a greater percentage of players who speak Spanish, Dutch, or Lithuanian. It is not uncommon to see different languages on the chat screens throughout ''RuneScape''. | |||
| A group of official ] created entirely by Jagex programmers is available to players on the ''RuneScape'' website. By accessing the forums, paying members are able to participate in game discussions, make arrangements to buy or sell items, and interact with the community. Free players can read the forums but are unable to post messages. The ''RuneScape'' forums are quite diverse, allowing thousands of players to access them at any given time. Each forum has its own specific list of rules enforced by forum moderators. On ] ], the ''RuneScape'' forums underwent major code revisions. | |||
| Players can submit questions to any ] in the game. Selected letters are answered in an update called ''Postbag from The Hedge'' at the end of each month. This feature of the site started on ] ] and has since become one of the most accessed pages of the site. From ] ] through ] ], players could submit questions to the ''RuneScape'' gods; however, the gods will no longer communicate so directly with mortal beings.<ref> - RuneScape.com. Retrieved ] ].</ref> | |||
| A number of ] have been established, these sites provided how to guides for all tasks in the game. The sites also provide a price guide though each has a disclaimer of some form explaining that there may be significant variations to prices they provide.<ref></ref><ref></ref> Jagex does not support or recognize any of the fansites and has introduced the Knowledge Base to provide players with an alternative, official site to get the information they want or need<ref></ref>. | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
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| According to ], playing ''RuneScape'' as much as working on homework is not necessarily a bad thing. It can instruct players about working hard to achieve goals. Studies show that the nature of most games, including ''RuneScape'', can teach teenagers vital skills as they enter the labour market. <ref name="bbcallworknoplay">{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = How gaming is all work and no play | work = | pages = | language = English | publisher = BBC News | date = 2006-03-14 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4774534.stm | accessdate = 2006-08-07 }}</ref> | |||
| ] stated that ''Runescape'' is one of the fastest growing out of all of the MMORPGs. Online RPGs are one of the few internet businesses that can entice people to pay for online content. <ref name="Guardianrunetomove">{{cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Rune to move. | work = | pages = | language = English | publisher = Guardian Unlimited | date = 2003-12-11 | url = http://technology.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1103882,00.html | accessdate = 2006-08-08}}</ref> Just RPG, an organization that reviews online role-playing games, says that "It's rare for something that's free to come with no strings attached, and is actually fun to boot." ''RuneScape'' does just that.<ref>{{cite news | last = Gasperazzo | first = Wendy | coauthors = | title = Runescape | work = | pages = | language = English | publisher = Just RPG | |||
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| </ref> The ] Buzz Log states that the unrealistic roles of the characters in the MMORPG ''Runescape'' can provide good entertainment when people need a break.<ref>{{cite news | last = Hurd | first = Gordon | coauthors = | title = The Rundown on Runescape | work = | pages = | language = English | publisher = Yahoo Buzz Log | |||
| | date = 2006-05-08 | url = http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/9096/the-rundown-on-runescape| accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref> According to ] UK, ''RuneScape 2'' should be a great success. "Available via your browser, the game can be fired up on a narrowband connection, in just a few minutes."<ref>{{cite news | last = Sutherns | first = Mark | coauthors = | title = Runescape 2: browser-based Goblin basher goes 3D. | work = ] UK, issue 129| pages = 145 | language = English | publisher = ] | date = 2003-12 | url = | accessdate = }}</ref> | |||
| ''RuneScape'' has been criticized for several of its primary components, such as graphics and gameplay. Paying members of the ''RuneScape'' community argue that ''RuneScape''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> graphics are substandard.<ref name="GameFAQscouldbebetter"> {{cite web|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/review/R32109.html|title= RuneScape: "It could be ALOT better but it's still fun" |accessdate= 2006-08-09|accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= Archae The Great |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2002-03-19|year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= Gamespot GameFAQs |pages= |language= English |archiveurl= |archivedate=}} </ref> Because ''RuneScape'' is designed to run in a web browser and download quickly, its graphics will never compare particularly well with desktop ] games. Some disagree with this compromise, whereas others argue that the quality of a game does not depend solely on its graphics, and point out that the graphics actually compare quite well with other browser based games.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.onrpg.com/ftopic63047.html|title= Runescape |accessdate= 2006-08-09|accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= Mihalick |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2006-01-17|year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= ONRPG |pages= |language= English |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> Tasks in ''RuneScape'' are frequently criticised for being ], requiring users to click repeatedly in the same pattern to train skills.<ref name="GameFAQscouldbebetter" />Jagex designed the farming skill with this criticism in mind, but their efforts to make it less repetitive were criticised for making the process of leveling far too complicated. Learning the game for new players, however, is generally considered to be fairly easy. Players begin in a secluded area populated only by other beginners and are led on a set path where they learn the skills needed to succeed in Gielinor.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/review/R35534.html|title= RuneScape:"Addicting as hell... but with room for improvements" |accessdate= 2006-08-09|accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= ciruiz88 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2002-06-14|year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= Gamespot GameFAQs|pages= |language= English |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> Moreover, since it takes several hours to develop a character, many players regard playing ''RuneScape'' as a lifestyle, not a side activity. Playing ''RuneScape'' can be addicting, since players can play ''RuneScape'' more than they do anything else.<ref name= "GameFAQscouldbebetter"> </ref> | |||
| The community as a whole has also been criticized. Attempted ] is common in ''RuneScape'', although this exists throughout the MMORPG genre. Scammers use diverse methods to trick players into trading items for much less than they are worth or into revealing their passwords. Players attempting to take advantage of the game use automated bots or scripts to play the game for them, which is against the game rules.<ref name="GameFAQscouldbebetter"> </ref>Jagex has taken various measures to prevent cheating. They introduced random events that require immediate human response and provided safety warnings in the player trading system. In response, Jagex has banned over 15,000 accounts<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Customer Support News ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> through a self-proclaimed advanced macro detection system. ''RuneScape's'' chat filters have the ability to censor obscene words and letters though players are often able to use intentional misspellings, ], or symbols to bypass the filter. To combat this, Jagex made changes to the filter on ] ]<ref> - ''RuneScape'' Customer Support News ] ]. Retrieved ] ]</ref> that were successful in alleviating some of the problems, although other problems remain. The chat filters can occasionally block legitimate words; words that innocent players often type in for can be blocked just because of these problems. One of the legitimate words that has been blocked for unknown reasons was the word "fletching" , a commonly used word referring to the skill, although, this has been fixed as of ], ]. | |||
| Business aspects of the ''RuneScape'' franchise have fallen under criticism, as well. Players criticise ''RuneScape'' for not having enough free content or not updating the free content often enough. While ''RuneScape'' does have a considerable amount of free content, most weekly updates and features for high-level players are limited to paying members.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.runescape.com/lang/en/aff/runescape/members/members.ws|title= RuneScape:Benefits for Members |accessdate= 2006-08-09|accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= Jagex|last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= 2006|month= |format= |work= |publisher= Jagex|pages= |language= English|archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> Additionally, due to the limited customer support team employees and the ever-growing number of registered users, players have expressed dissatisfaction with Jagex's customer support.{{fact}} Jagex has attempted efforts to increase the size of their customer support team and has expanded their online Knowledge Base in order to alleviate some stress off the staff.<ref> - RuneScape.com, ] ]. Retrieved ] ].</ref> | |||
| Most of the time the background music is a very simple tune.<ref name="funbutgetsold">{{cite web|url= http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/review/R98290.html|title= RuneScape: "It's fun for a while, but it gets old pretty quickly" |accessdate= 2006-08-09|accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= Black_Cheese |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2006-02-27|year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= Gamespot GameFAQs |pages= |language= English |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref> Music in the game enhances feelings and emotions to go with the scenery and the mood. But many find the music annoying and prefer to turn it off.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gamersinfo.net/index.php?art/id:390|title= RuneScape|accessdate= 2006-08-10|accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= Cloud8976 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= 2005-03-30|year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= GamersInfo |pages= |language= English |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</ref>There are sound effects included in the game as the player practices a skill, most of which become very annoying after a while. | |||
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