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>>3965179
You should. Probably the best mmo ever made. OSRS just hit an all-time peak for concurrent players last summer or around then so you're not too late-- thats the version you go with btw, old school, that's the good one. My advice is do quests, they help get your levels up and they're charming and well written. Important to keep in mind that it's more a comfy long term goal simulator than a "yippee this is fun" kinda game, you'll be spending a lot of time grinding for xp and gear and it WILL get boring. Don't hesitate to use the wiki when you get stuck bc some of the quests have puzzle segments that are impossible to intuit and tedious to do thru trial and error. The patience required to play this game is exactly what makes it feel like an adventure if that makes sense, so don't get filtered.
It's the patrician shut-in game.

>>3965179
As long as you avoid the autist sub communities it’s a fun game that has a lot of interesting things to do. Long term RuneScape players are some of the most insufferable autists on the planet never trust them or let them convince you to do their stupid challenge runs where you willingly torture youself for “respect”.

>>3965179
I love OSRS, but every time I stop playing, I feel like I've escaped from a time-eating machine. It just fucking eats my life whenever I dip in for a few months.

>>3965179
OSRS is the only one with a future. RS3 is an absolute mess, especially after Jagex found out that removing pay to win lootboxes doesn't magically make the game popular.
>Give me some advice on what to do first
Quests are the way to go.
Not really related to progression, but a lot of weapon types aren't worth using. It's better than it was in the past, but iirc battleaxes, warhammers, longswords and two-handed swords are lower DPS than your fists against most enemies up until Mithril.

>>3965179
>I'm a massive shut-in and need something to sink my life into.
you could use that time to play multiple games instead of a single MMO

>>3965190
Great take. Can you get near-maximum enjoyment without relying on other players?

>>3977713
bump

>>3977713
Yeah you can its extremely soloable, its mostly designed as a solo game. Even as an endgame player you can completely ignore group content if you so choose. In fact I would say there is only one endgame raid (Theatre of Blood) and one endgame boss (Nex) that isnt solo viable but everything else in the game is, theres some minigames you run in mass worlds but you arent really interacting with other players there.

The really nice thing about osrs is content stays relevant, if you dont like whats been recently released its just as viable to do old content. You can also play an Ironman and ignore the in game economy completely, which basically mandates you to do all PVM in the game released since launch to some degree, but thats another tier of autism.

I think runescape is very good and perfect if you just want a life eating game but like another anon said runescape makes time go by so fast it can be scary. I barely remember COVID because I just played osrs 6-8 hours a day every day.

So I actually would recommend you not play osrs because its too good.

is it even worth playing f2p? seems kinda borked with how like 99 % of the game is locked behind memberships, and 15 dollars a month is a little steep for a neet shut-in

>>3986390
>is it even worth playing f2p?
It's worth it to get a feel for the game and see whether or not you like it, but not worth it in the long-term. Once you finish all the f2p quests, you should either quit or get members.
Membership prices are ridiculous though, it's the most controversial thing about the game.

>>3967712
This sums it up perfectly. It's not exactly fun but it's hard to stay away, until you've been away for a while and then you're glad, but also you kind of want to go back to playing. And you just repeat this cycle for your entire life.

>>3982325
I wish there was an ironman mode that just locks you out of gear and nothing else. That's the only stuff that's halfway interesting to grind for.

>>3986398
I see, it does seem really expensive if the entire point of the game is that you're gonna play it forever and ever... what about private servers? I remember that's how we played wow and stuff like that back in the day without paying..

>>3986390
(You) shitting me? 15 bucks a month for fuggen Runescape? Really?

>>3986412
I think in fairness to the developers, they've pumped out a ton of content since it was closer to the traditional $5 membership fee. Still the price should be closer to $10, but they got a lot of people addicted with no good alternatives.

I went back to my 17 year old account recently and finished Dragon Slayer. My feelings are the game has none of the magic it used to have, but the new areas like Khourend are amazing. I dunno exactly why it sucks now, the vibes are just kinda off. Feels more like you're playing cookie clicker with 500,000 autists instead of experiencing a real world

>>3986592
I get that feeling too. Everything has already been done a million times over as well now so it feels a little stale. I was the 5th person to get a specific 99 on my UIM, but now you wouldn't even end up in the top 100 for any 99.

95% of the game is very relaxing, perfect to keep your body busy while your mind is occupied.

The last 5% is absurdly over-complicated boss encounters designed for multi-decade veterans who interact with the game based on reserse-engineered server exploits.

>>3965179
i started an ironman a few years ago with the goal of beating dragonslayer 2. It was a great experience, would recommend to anyone wanting to get back into it. Though you gotta enjoy it for what it is. Most of the time, runescape is a side task while you do something like watch tv. sweat activites come late

>>3965179
i like the 2004scape private server for nostalgiabait but that probably doesnt apply to you. i cant really stand the tranny art direction of even osrs and most people on it. 2004scape getting 2000 people two years ago was so comfy