World of Warcraft vs. RuneScape: Who Beats Who?
This article will look into every little piece of the games and find out which is the best.
So you probably want to know what is good about Runescape and what is good about WoW.
I’ve been playing both games for a long time, so I’m going to tell you what I think. If you disagree, just comment and. I really hope you don’t just think “Yea that g33k is probably right. I just agree.” I would love if some of you told me your own opinions. In this article i will talk about the P2P Runescape since F2P Runescape has nothing much to offer. Well here we go…
Lets start with “Skills & Professions”
Skills:
In WoW there’s following skills: (These are also called professions)
Alchemy (Make potions to raise your damage or health etc.)
Blacksmithing (Craft weapons & armor)
Cooking (Cook food like bread or fish to heal you if you’re low on health.)
Enchanting (Enchant weapons & armor to get magic abilities. Example: +50 armor for your boots.)
Engineering (This is the skill where you make everything out of metal, like robots, combat protectors, helicopters.. the list goes on.)
First Aid (Be able to heal you and your teammates. Higher levels allows you to heal people with high health points faster)
Fishing (Catch fish and cook them with your cooking skill. These are used to heal yourself when eaten.)
Herbalism (Gather plants to make potions with your Alchemy profession.)
Jewel Crafting (This profession lets you craft rings, necklaces and trinkets. It also lets you make jewels to fill in the sockets in your armor. These gems works a bit like enchanting.)
Skinning (Skin the animals you kill and use their hide for leather armor.)
Leatherworking (This is the skill you use to make hide & leather into armor.)
Poisoning (This is primary a rogue skill. Rogues uses this skill to make poison. The poison is attached to their weapons to give more damage. The poison may also have a bleed effect where the opponent may suffer for several seconds.)
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dude i wasn’t talking what good or bad in rs i was comparing them
Personally, I like RuneScape more. I had it for quite some time. I find it easier to play (not easy as difficulty). Also its cheap, and I have a lot of friends there. You also can play it anywhere with any computer (mostly) without downloading crap =)
Ilyaz thats what im doing too. I*m comparing them but to know which one is the best you need to know what the good and bad things is in the games, right?
Thanks for your comment Master kenth.
- Im for RuneScape too.
You’re right in you don’t need to download anything (at least not much) And that’s what’s nice about RS
You are completely wrong my freind, WoW quests have a ton lot more story behind them, they are more intresting, rs quests are more, Kiddy. PVP there is arena\’s and BG for wow, bg being battlegrounds, capture the flags, capture certain points to increase score, they even mixed those two together, there is now siege warfare on WoW aswell, where as in RS you can only go 1v1, or get PJ\’ed and lose all your stuff, where as in WoW you lose nothing, the only downside to dieing is a short run from a graveyard and your items being \”broken\” i could go on, WoW wrecks runescape easily.
You’ve got to be kidding me.
If you’ve ever played Runescape (and by this i don’t mean played til level 10 or something like that) then you will find out that Runescape quests are much more unique and nice to complete and work on. I stand my ground as i say that WoW quests is boring and non-unique. Most of the WoW quests is like: “Kill 20 monsters and bring back “something” … ” I must disagree with you here. WoW quests really sucks. But i really think that WoW has got a much better storyline and ofcourse with a good storyline they are able to create good quests. They’re just not as smart as RuneScape in making quests. That’s the way it is.
PVP.. If you knewhow many minigames/pvp/battlegrounds/arenas there is in Runescape then you wouldn’t write that. Runescape has every kind of player vs player game there is and you don’t lose your stuff here.
In the wilderness you’re able to kill people and take most of their stuff. Ofcourse there’s the risk of duying yourself too and that sucks. If you can’t risk anything in a game then there’s no meaning playing it. If a game is secure all the way it’ll get boring. And boring is surely the word for WoW.
Runescape own WoW in many ways but WoW has also got a lot of good things.
- Anders
Seriously guys no body is right, its your own OPINION and that is a very important word, Now i like runescapes quests and the atmosphere of it..
BUT
WoW has the team play, the items, and the headest
Personally they are both Epic wins, dont argue if you dont like one then you dont like it.. It is as simple as that.
I agree with the “If these two games was mixed right, there would be a powerful game” statement, because it’s true. Both games have their strongpoints, and weakpoints, but they’re both fun to play. I personally enjoy RS more, just because I’ve played it longer, but that’s just me.
Great article!
I must say publisher that you are a bit opinionated it would have been better if you didn’t write your opinions because now uve started a massive arguement.
Nice guide though I have only played the demo of World of Warcraft and I have played Runescape.It told me most of the best bits of the game thx!
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really wow quests suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!
runescape ones are boring (because they are hard and i hate questing) but alot more funnier then kill this guy and win a box give me and witn 5k gp yay!~
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Hi i agree with you i prefere runescape to WoW cos i have played both. i stopped Wow because of the price and the quests are always the same. Runescape is far more better but as on both games training can be very boring. btw whats your runescape name if youve got one?
Im free player I’m callled Dani672
WOW is pretty interesting fo ra while but…
apart from the graphics and the story along with the flashy few spells min the main screen
i think runescape is waaaay better
with the quests to get xp, unlock items, interesting stories
and best of all skillcapes, the thing that drives you to maxing the skill
also the 2 skills at a time thing sucks
btw during your comparison, you totally pushed WOW for every detailt they had, for instance
”ranging, bow and arrow”
more like, bow and arrows, throwing knifes, crossbows, darts, throwing axes, exploding chinchompas, obsidian disks and a few more i can’t name off the top of my head
and i think runescape is very well organized i’d hate it if all 130 or so spells were spammed on my screen compared to the few WOW has
and wow seperates the skill of crafting into 4 skills
and considering you can only usde two at a time
if one was leather and one was jewelry
you’d be using half of one runescape skill.
in my opinion the only arguments world of warcraft has for it’s sorry ass is
”a nice story at the begining – lasts 2 minutes”
”better graphics” – not really, just zoomed in more with crapier controls”, also takes too much effort running everywhere…
”you don’t lose your items” – wheres the thrill in that?
oh ya and you can’t even fight.
what’s the point!, about half of runescape is getting your combat skills to lean to one side and kill other players!
also another point, world of warcraft – kill goblins and steal there boxes!!!
=_=”
runescape, you search for an item, talk to a person unlock some special door follow a grasping story, complete a puzzle, kill a boss monster for the quest, bring talk to somebody else and quest complete
”you can now equip the Dragon Scimitar”
you have gained 20,000 strength, attack and hitpoints xp
you can now attempt the obstical course
you can talk to ________ for an additional 20,000 xp
you have gained 2 quest points”
world of warcraft, 5,000 experience.
and also runescpae isn’t for little children as sombody else mentioned
oh yeah and also, theres 3 spell books i consider the basic, the guthix book, good for your everyday uses
ancients, the zamorak book – good for pking freezing your opponents etc., teleporting to intricate spots
lunar saradomin – healing somebody from poison, vegeance:- returning 3/4 of the damage done on you to them, teleporting lots of people to a spot
WOW, has no sense of achievment, and you hardly make friends there, your more likely to make enemies.
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You’re very right in most of the stuff you say but stuff as “wow has not got better graphic”.. Um. I like runescape better than wow but WoW has got better graphic and better control.. Thats how it is.
It seem like you’re trying to make Runescape look better than it is. There’s no need for that. You think RS rock. I think RS rock and there’s not much more to it.
Im glad you took time to write this nice comment and give me your opinion.
Good to have another Runescaper on the team.
- Zawert (RS)
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good guide
runescape pwns because of accessibility and cost in terms of content
i think runescape is better and about the armor and weapons i think that runescape is better because if you have expensive armor evryone knows that and you can feel good about yourself knowing that everyone knows your rich. in WoW i think with so much armor nobody knows if youre actually rich or not and i think thats plain dumb any way great article man (except for the loads of errors lol =P)
Well, WoW wins imo, landscapes are much more diverse theres a bigger world to explore and im not sure cause when i played RS i got to level 7 and got bored but in RS can you group up with 25 people and clear out a floating ziggurat full of monsters and bosses like you can in WoW? (referring to the raid: Naxxramas)
Last time i checked. no. lol. ( correct me if im wrong plz
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Can you raid enemy factions cities and slaughter their leaders?
And in WoW yes you can only have 2 main proffessions at a time but then you can have cooking-fishing-first aid aswell. and you can only have 2 main professions but thats cause they are deep and let you create many things.
Im not sure but in RS is there such a thing as an Auction House linked to all Allied players where players can put items on with a set price and others bid on them? -just like an ingame ebay? Are there mounts in RS? are there TALENTS in RS?> where you tweak and customize your characters abilities to accel him/her in 1 of 3 areas, or half and half? the list goes on!!!! – Can you do these things in RS? you can in WOW.
SneakyGuest you’re very wrong. Everything you say is like “I’m not sure” and this means you aren’t really sure on anything.
Does runescape have crazy landscapes? yes: They got snow, forrest, desert, normal, cave. Everything.
Does Runescape have a huge world with a lot of islands and places you can sail to? Is this world actually BIG? yes: This world is so crazy big. I’m level 96 and have only seen bit more than half of it.
If you got to Level 7 you haven’t experienced anything in Rs.
Therefore none of your arguments is good.
2 skills sucks. They aren’t that deep my friend.
You can’t raid in Runescape. That’s right. How do a level 7 know that?
We got the Grand Exchange which is actually the same as Auction House in WoW.
Runescape ain’t got mounts. Unfortunatly.
Of and by the way. The list stops there. There’s nothing much more to tell.
But what is to tell is all the stuff Runescape has got that WoW HASN’T. You don’t know what it is if you didn’t read my article and if you’re a level 7 you might not even know what the names of the armor you can get. Lol
i reallt like rs more then WoW because in rs there is like a grande exchange and stuff and i havent played woW 4 a long time so i cant remember anything from it so=P wait not =P =D
rs is better because u have emotes i don’t no if u have that in WoW
I personally prefer WoW.
Many of you have said that WoW quests suck… and in the lower levels, I agree. HOWEVER, with the new expansion (Wrath of the Lich King), the quests have become much more in depth. In the Deathknight starting zone (and all of the areas in Northrend), all of the quests actually change the map (ex. finishing a certain quest causes the scourge to take over an enemy town)
For instance, Blizzard implemented a new “vehicle” system in which you can ride something (be it a horse, tank, chain-gun turret, etc.) and fight in it. In these vehicles you get totally new abilities to use. These quests are some of the most fun quests I have ever done.
As for PvP, I think WoW beats Runescape. Warsong Gulch (the equivalent of capture the flag) has a very detailed environment, and it is easy (and fun!) to ambush people on the opposite faction / team. Each class has its uses in PvP, and all have different uses. Wanna disable that guy without killing him? Get a rogue. Need some heals? Find a Priest. You get the point.
Now for spells and abilities. WoW completely obliterates RS when it comes to these. Not only does WoW have hundreds more PLAYER abilities than RS, but there are possibly THOUSANDS of spells that only npc’s can use. Furthermore, WoW does not require a reagent (or rune) for all of its spells. Instead, you have mana that can regenerate fairly quickly outside of battle. However, I DO like how you can customize your character however you want in RS, and I wish Blizzard would implement that into WoW.
That brings me to my next topic: battles and dungeons. In this, WoW once again beats Runescape. I REALLY hate the almost turn-based combat in runescape (you hit, they hit, you hit, etc.). In WoW, some spells have a cast time, others are instant, and yet others are in between. There’s plenty of variety. Dungeons in WoW are all completely unique. None look the same. Yeah, some may have the same theme, but so what? Every map is slightly different, and some even change theme as you walk through.
Take Halls of stone for example. You walk into what looks like an ancient, yet high tech hall filled with mechanical dwarves and golems. But you turn right and fin a smashed wall. Inside that wall is a network of caves. WoW has some truly beautiful dungeons.
Boss battles: Now, I never saw a boss in RS. But I can assure you, WoW’s boss battles are better. Why? For one thing, most of ‘em are HUGE. Of course, size isn’t everything. That’s where the spells (see my spells section) and enrage timers come in. There is a special strategy for every boss, and they are VERY difficult to defeat if you don’t know that strategy. (For example, look up Heigan the Unclean on youtube.)
World: WoW’s maps are massive.There are a LOT of hidden areas and caves, etc. to explore. Of course, the world SO big it takes forever just to get around. I think RS’s map is kinda flat and boring.
Skills and professions: Runescape is much better than WoW in this aspect. Others have already stated why.
Other features of WoW:
Mounts
FLYING mounts
better soundtrack
10 unique races, all with different emotes, animations, etc.
better camera angle, as well as being able to move the camera . to whatever angle desired
better controls in general
more character customization options
Overall: I think WoW beats RS in all aspects, with a few exceptions.
These are all just my opinions, and I know I’m very biased towards WoW, but you asked for comments, so here’s mine.
Cheers.
i think rs is much better..im now a free player but i was mem some time and it was really cool
my rs name is luxy50 (lvl 91)
rs is way better…u have more variety to choose your armor and weapons…my favorite suit is dragon boots,black dhide chaps, armadyl chesplate,helm of neitizinot,rune crossbow, and spirit shield…wow has nothing like that….wow doesn’t have as much…well armor variety…as in wearing it my name is nathan6851 on runescape (lv 107) anyone add me if u want
runescape lover, player vs player in WoW is only DUEL?!?!?!!
yea ur biased my frnd way to effing biased. WoW mops the floor with runescape. for heaven’s sake u must aim its an mmorpg, not a mmolpg (massively multi-online labor playing game) cuz honestly from wat ur saying, runescape only has labor skills. farming omfg, wat is this harvest moon? gimme a break WoW has better gameplay, storyline,combat, and professions that are useful to ur player. i will admit runescape quests are fun and not repetitive, but how many quests does WoW have compared to runescape’s 200 and something? think before releasing a biased article
To ja3:
Lol you’re funny….
It doesn’t matter if WoW has 10 million quests if they all suck. Course they do.
I rather have 200 quests or w/e runescape has got.
Course Runescape’s quests rock you!
Yea PvP in WoW = Duel = ROFL
Runescape VS WoW SKills = Runescape kills WoW brutally
Thanks for your comment Billybob.
Sounds like a nice outfit. Add me ! : Zawert
omg there is no way rs will ever be even 1/100000000000 as good as wow cz wow got better graphic better monster races more classes better pvp and more to do rs is a game were u lose ur life to get some items and u lose them by beeing killed wow pwns rs
Lol you don’t know what you’re talking about Vasilis. You’re going crazy. Count down you’re acting like a retard
i only say rs cuz u can play for free nd 5 bucks a month aint that bad but 15 just sucks dillhole
i like runescape better because i’ve heard way more stories about people being addicted to WoW…which makes me wonder what type of people plays WoW. i’m not saying that EVERYONE who plays WoW is bad. just saying just saying….
I get what you mean. I think there’s several who is addicted to WoW than there is people who’s addicted to Rs.
Thanks for your comment Eric Gyser!
-Anders Hegelund
AndersHegelund looking up at most of your other comments I’m very confident that you don’t know much about WoW at all.
Anyway I’m just going to point out some reasons why WoW is so much better than runescape…even if they’ve been stated in the article.
QUESTS: WoW has WAY more quests than Runescape ever has and with this high number there is bound to be some repetition, but there is also a lot of variety for them as well. This variety comes with the high levels of traveling you do and how many quests are affected by the different terrain that you explore. WoW also allows you to complete quests with other players which saves on time and eliminates boredom.
PvP combat: It is completely unfair to say that WoW’s PVP system is made up of only duels. The majority of highly-populated WoW realms are PvP realms(player vs player) where members of the opposing factions(alliance vs horde) can fight eachother in neutral areas. You may still participate in duels with your faction and the opposing one, but there is also that world pvp system as well as the numerous battlegrounds there are in WoW. You can only steal enough full rune sets in Runescape before PvP gets boring.
World Size: WoW wins hands down with a map size that destroys that of runescapes. Also, the coloring and display of the world map is orgasmic(especially on maximum display settings)
Travel: WoW has a high number of mounts(flying and land) which increase your travel time to get to a central point of every zone in WoW quickly and efficiently. In runescape all I remember is basic teleporting once you hit a certain level in magic. In WoW you can use devices to travel, gryphons(that any level can use), magic, running, mounts, swimming and more to get to where you need to go. Come on, in runescape don’t you wish that you could summon a helicopter and fly around doing barrel rolls in the air? and seriously, THERE’S MOTORCYCLES NOW!
Combat: WoW has a much higher variety with combat than runescape. You can use your professions to aid you in fighting and create weapons to bash the brains out of that little gnome who tries chewing on your ankle. You are free to move around as you fight and have complete control over what your character does(and you can create binds/macros to link different techniques together). Runescape just seems to have a certain number of attacks that you can do once you reach a certain level in the game which takes away from the excitement of leveling.
Character Skins: WoW has:
Dranei
Dwarves
Gnomes
Humans
Night Elves
Blood Elves
Blood Elves
Orcs
Tauren
Trolls
Undead
All these combined with different classes to go along with them
Runescape has just humans……
The hair and skin design is generally the same thing in both games with not much variety..but the races help in making characters more unique.
Professions: Honestly, when people complain about WoW having only 2 professions that you can use..it just sounds silly..I mean, I wish I could have more than 2 but in all seriousness, you only need 2. You have to take into account that if anyone could make anything then the economy of that server would become so messed up that many people wont be making any money for the professions they use. Also, most people just take the professions that more greatly benefit their race and class which adds to strategy in building a strong character.
I just want people to take these things into account before they start assuming that runescape is better because ‘WOW ONLY HAZ DOOLS’
Thank you.
Sorry but i have to laugh a little here. You must really love that game. I’m impressed by your long comment. I cant really use it for anything. I got my opinions and they are soulbound. (lol)
I know a whole lot about WoW but I still like Runescape better. I’m done with playing wow course it gets boring so easily.
I’m not going to answer back on your comment and tell you everywhere I think you are wrong but you definatley are. – A lot.
Well thanks for your interest.
My tip for you: Write an article.
Best regards,
Anders Hegelund
Runescape wins not because it is a better game, but because you can play it for free. I’m not going to spend a small fortune to see whether or not I like WoW, even though I am sure I’d prefer it to Runescape.
The greatest strength of Runescape is that your friends can play too at no cost to them, and you can play as much or as little as you like and pay nothing.
Capn_Raynor / SwiftrTaylor (lol yes I registered two accounts as part of an experiment to see the differences between playing as a guy/girl. Obviously RS gameplay mechanics don’t care, but the player-to-player communication/respect aspect is markedly different.)
Thanks for your comment Capn Taylor (:P)
I thing you’re right about this..
I’m interesting in the two names you have got.
So what worked best? Man or Woman?
Best regards
-Anders Hegelund
[long post]
(Skip to the bottom if you’re only interested in the quick summary)
Capn Raynor gets ignored, either that or called a noob. If I say anything for the most part it gets ignored. His friends list contains one guy who helped me and a bunch of random people who asked me for help once.
SwiftrTaylor gets listened to, respected, and gets free stuff. Only annoying part is the guys chasing me =P
Her friends list contains a bunch of guys who helped me out, plus a few clan wars friends.
Example:
I wanted to go to the wilderness for the first time. I had no idea how dangerous the wildy was or where clan wars was.
Capn Raynor asked for directions, got ignored. I had to go by myself, then got called a noob a few times for refusing to fight a level 120 (although finding my way wasn’t so bad because I tried it with SwiftrTaylor first)
SwiftrTaylor asked for help, and within a few minutes a level 90 helped me get there and gave me helpful advice about clan wars. Plus when I got there I wasn’t called a noob, just had people giving me friendly advice. I even got complimented when I hit a 3 on a guy with full addy armour =P
Some of the reactions could have been because I play each character slightly differently (I am equally vocal/helpful as both characters whenever possible), but in general SwiftrTaylor commands more respect, especially from higher level players. I think it’s more of a subconscious thing, guys tend to be politer to girls, except for the sad guys who ask me on a date (I either turn them down politely or tell them I’m a guy, depending on how evil I’m feeling at the time. Shockingly, me telling them I’m a guy doesn’t stop some people)
Playing as a guy gives the impression that rs is full of silent grinders and noob-bashers, with the odd friendly player. Capn Raynor has been called “noob’ countless times, and he’s also been called a “****” a few times too (no idea what the words were lol)
Oh, and I think I’ve been complimented once after I helped a player get some decent armour. Although he did try to scrounge 100k off me afterwards, so it wasn’t much of a compliment.
Playing as a girl gives the impression that rs is full of friendly players and a couple of sad perverts. So far I’ve only been called a “btc” (bitch) after I blew raspberries at the opposing clan. Also got called “Hottie” by about ten players, but that’s not an insult, more a sad reflection on how rs players lust after pixelated female characters.
On the whole, I think playing as a girl gives a better runescape experience. I do like being listened to / respected, and getting help is so much easier. It also takes some of the boredom out of grinding when it’s actually possible to have conversations with other players. The only drawback is that I’d much rather play as a guy, since I *am* a guy. But luckily there’s no drawback to playing two accounts, apart from having less time to devote to each. And the fact that I can’t tell if half my friends are on =P
Capn_Raynor / SwiftrTaylor
Very good comment. You should write an article if you didn’t already do so! This was very interesting. i have tried being a girl in Runescape one time and it worked like you say. But I got tired of walking in girl clothes and BEING a girl.. So i switched back to guy
Luckily I god friends even though I’m a guy
-Anders Hegelund / Zawert
runescape rocks wow sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! short and 2 the point
oh and people treat girls on runescape better
You’re damn right Nick
I suppose in a social aspect, Runescape is better than WoW. Other than that, WoW uses much more strategy and beats runescape in almost every way aside from cost to play. I suppose the only reason I ever did play WoW was because of siblings also paying to play. To be honest, runescape is full of way too many kids, so it’s harder to find useful players to work with and progress as a group…WoW seems to have a lot more organization when it comes to groups with usage of guilds, arena teams, parties etc. But whatever, everyone has their opinions on the games so it’s not a big deal. Oh and yeah that perverted guy wanting e-dates thing happens all the time in WoW and RS..and pretty much everywhere else on the internet..I guess I just like WoW more cause there’s just such a huge variety of Player to player interaction with trading, talking, combat and more…
Also, Anders please point out where I went wrong with my previous mega-comment…if you have the time anyway
oh and apologies for double posting blood elves in my first comment that i made a few days ago
I *should* write an article… but I’ve never been that good at writing long coherent stuff. I tend to waffle and repeat myself a lot =P
No seriousley you should! What you wrote to me seemed like an article to me
Do it!
Do it now!
Do it fast!
-Anders Hegelund
I agree with you Nick.
I just still like Runescape better.
But yes: There’s WAY too many annoying kids in Rs… -_-”
-Anders Hegelund
Haha Thanks a lot for your comment Seth!
Very nice comment. You got humor
I added you to my Triond profile. You’re my friend now, even if you don’t want to!
Well I think you’re right in most of this lol but you’re not so detailed lol. But i like the comment haha.
Thanks again!
Best regards,
Anders Hegelund
(I am Capn Raynor / SwiftrTaylor)
Lol, if I have time perhaps I will write an article. Being a “full-time” student doesn’t seem very full time after all =P
Although before I write an article I’d definetly want to play more and make sure what I say is true. There is a possibility that many of my experiences with Capn Raynor no longer apply, as I’ve played him since before the GE, while SwiftrTaylor is only a few months old.
I must say, the comments here surprise me. I’ve always thought WoW had a larger and more vocal fanbase, but there are a surprising number of rs defenders. It’s good to know that there are mature, sensible, and good Runescapers out there. I’ve always favoured mmo’s with a sensible fanbase, such as Nexus War. The only reason I left Runescape for a few years was because I got sick of the immature idiots.
Personally, i like Runescape more. I guess it’s just because of the satisfaction you get from leveling up a skill or when you buy that rare piece of armour. I’d also like to point out that when WoW fanboys say “Z0mG whn u die u luse ur itms gwwwwdddd” it pisses me off. Losing items adds risk to the game and it serves as a punishment to players who arn’t strong enough to fight that particular monster. I don’t know what happens when you die in WoW so if anyone would like to fill me in i’d appreciate it.
Jordan/Moothead3 <– Runescape name =] Add me!
ruenscape all the way its cooler and less expensive:)
I’m sick of people like Seth assuming that dueling is the only PvP in WoW.
and btw Seth, you say Jagex has more games than blizzard?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment#Titles
Even if Jagex did have more games, it’s quality over quantity and either way Blizzard kicks Jagex’s ass.
Atleast play both games and get the full experience in each before making silly assumptions.
To Stealth107:
I see what you mean. And being student can make it hard to do anything else. i’m student and when the summerholidays are over I’ll need a job: i also want to go to some fitnes center too… Haven’t got enough time.
Well about the Runescape fans i think you’re right. it’s fantastic to see some many people defend Runescape and actually write long detailed comments. That’s so nice.
I also think it’s great to see that it’s not just kids playing Runescape course there’s a LOT of kids there.
The game, as you mentioned, has got too many “immature idiots”.
Thanks for another great comment!
Best regards,
Anders Hegelund
To Jordan C:
Thanks for the great comment Jordan.
I agree with you. All the way! nothing much to say
Best regards,
Anders Hegelund / Zawert (Runescape)
To Chris:
it’s right some of the things you say but then again.
Quality beats Quantity but again we can discuss the graphics and the gameplay so lets skip that part.
Best regards,
Anders
MMO-wise, Jagex has made many more than Blizzard. Blizzard has made many more games, but they’re RTS games, and we’re talking about MMO’s here
Losing stuff when you die is great. It stops people from just thinking “Hey, I can go do whatever, because if I die it doesn’t matter”. I don’t necessarily like how Jagex implemented it, but it’s a lot more “realistic” and dying has consequences, which I think is important. Of course when I die I’ll be a bit pissed off, but it encourages thinking carefully before going somewhere dangerous.
I agree wih you Stealth107!
You’re so right.
Can’t say much more
i think the author of this review is rather bias and clearly prefers runescape more than WoW, no offence mate, but you clearly add in more of the cons in Wow rather than its pros. nevertheless, eventhough you show a few likings in some areas in WoW, you do not show as much exuberance as you do fo runescape
I am aware of that. That is because Im more experienced with Runescape. Thats why i need all you guys to tell me what you think. It would be hell of a work to write everything down. i think this article is long enough. Thanks for pointing it out. you’re right “Anonymous”.
Best regards,
Anders
one thing to say, when you said that runescape “didn’t win” at the part of deaths because you lsoe your stuff, you forgot to mention the good part for the attacker rather then the victim. this of course is that you obtain those items he/she lost. i think that’s awesome, i’d juust hate to be on the other end of that arrangement.
Before I say anything I want to tell you that I’ve played both games for quite a while. I’m 110 in RS (played off and on since classic) and I have a 80 and couple of 70+ in wow, so I feel i’ve played enough of each to make a fair comparison.
Skills
I think that it is nice that that you have so many different skills in runescape but they are so limited compared to those in wow. Smithing in rs is pretty pointless since the best armor you can make is rune which is pretty nooby compared to the cost of leveling that skill. The same goes to a lot of the other skills. not to mention that every skill in rs is a total grindfest. At least in wow you can level your skill as you level your character, and the high end products you can make are quite powerful. The two profession limit, which you all seem to hate, is a good idea to me. It makes for a real economy in wow because you will have to buy another players wares a lot of the time. You collect recipes in wow and that makes you unique in your skill, you can find a recipe for a powerful item and have people paying you the big bucks to make it for them, that’s a good feeling. But enough on skills, overall rs has more but they’re more useful i wow so my OPINION is wow wins on skills.
Combat/PVP
like others have said, rs is a i hit you you hit me, “potter!” “food nub!!” blech lol. But it can be really fun in castlewars or in multiway dungeons. Wow’s combat is better i think. You have “rotations” (the order in which you usually use certain attacks) to take down npcs but in pvp you need to think about what attack to use, better silence that priest before he heals that other guy raping your friends. Dungeons and raid bosses have certain strategies and the bosses can be so difficult but in rs you just pot, pray, and eat a sandwich while the boss at the end of your epic quest dies. But jagex has gotten a lot better with battles i have to admit. Sometimes you have to switch prayers or you get one-shotted, and there are other things i can’t remember that make it fun. But in wow, the combat is infinitely more involved than rs so again wow wins.
Quests
This one is tough for me lol. I have the quest cape currently in RS =P because the quests (usually) have great storylines and you do feel so accomplished at the end of puzzles, bosses, etc. Most of the quests in wow are “kill x, find y” but that’s because quests are the main way to level in wow. Quests in rs award barely any xp except for that one which gives i think 100k to three skills? I forget. but anyways, there are a few in wow that are fun, death knight starting area, or the warlock quest to steal a flaming spiked horse for your own ^.^ But overall, runescape wins because the quests are so creative and engaging. (bring out prifddinas!!!)
Death x.x
lol. It can be an adrenaline rush (desert treasure when it first came out) but I prefer keeping those items.
I like wow’s version better. But i am so biased on that aspect I don’t think it’s fair for me to say one’s better than the other. I just don’t pvp in RS outside of minigames. Never even logged into a pvp world or played bounty hunter. But the thought of losing all my hard-earned items while questing is sad
Races/Factions
Love it, used to play alliance now play horde (who are not really the “evil” side as you put it, we’re misunderstood =p ) But the different races give you a really unique feel and have race-specific abilities. Runescape “KINDA” has factions since many players choose to “follow” zammy, sara, or guthix but we’re all really on the same side when we do quests so whats the point? Wow wins in my mind
Community
It’s hard to say, runescape’s can be childish at times but then again in wow they rip on kids a lot. I’m 18 so both sides like me lol. In wow, once you hit 80 you’re expected to not ask anymore dumb questions and know everything, if not, you are teh nub. I don’t like that and it’s part of why i’m not playing wow atm. In runescape you’re always getting called a nub and its funny! A lot of people are noob friendly and will help you out until you start begging for cash pl0x. In wow they’re also friendly as long as you’re not a high level asking “dumb questions”. You get in more fights in wow “f***ing nub ninjaed mah lewt!” “we lost *battleground* cause you suck monkey balls!” I like hanging around rs more because it’s laid back compared to wow. So i say runescape trumps wow in community.
Movement
Wow makes you feel more immersed in the game but it also takes a long time to get somewhere without teleports (except for hearthstones, mages etc). You get used to runescape and the squares aren’t so bad after a while. In wow you can go anywhere…ish. Mounts make wow cool and almost make up for the lack of teleports for all. In runescape, it’s faster to move around but in wow it’s mroe fun, so your choice on this one gang.
Weapons/ Armor
I promise this is the last paragraph lol. Wow wins and here’s why: there is some badass looking armor, more of it, more unique. In runescape, you get barrows until you’re super rich or super strong then you get crap outta the god wars dungeon. It’s nice and simple yes but it gets boring. In wow, you can get some sweet armor and weapons from dungeons and people will always say “your sword is teh sexeh!!” lol. But all the stats get overwhelming. this much agility=this much crit for this class, but only this much for that class. Most of the time it’s way over my head. But the amount of gear and upgrades (enchants etc) makes it unique, and you don’t feel like one of a thousand walking around in barrows.
Cost
So like most people before me said, it’s really a matter of choice and what you prefer. I believe both are worth what you have to pay, (unless you buy wow, BC, and WOTLK, at the same time plus a subscription which equals over 100 dollars i think.) But when bought in increments it doesn’t seem bad at all. Sorry this turned into a cost paragraph, I lied before =o
In closing, most of runescape is a grindfest through and through. Wow can feel the same but mixes it up better. Runescape is more chill, wow is more hardcore. I really like em both and I bounce back and forth between them. I thought I would decide which I liked better by the end of this but it made me realize I like both pretty equally! This turned out longer than I thought but I hope it was helpful.
Sekara of Runescape
Icedblood of Tanaris (not currently playing)
You’re very rightlollipoopoo
All I can say is WOW at times was pretty easy compared to runescape… fiahing took only a few seconds to get to max because you could only get a certain skill at certain lvls you compare this to runescape it is much more of an achievement, I might one day play wow for real but it seems like runescape is the better choice hands down, but sure you could argue that other games like COD5 and star wars knights of the old republic can be just as equally fun if not better… (im only saying this because I have them on my table next to me) But as for waiting for downloading the game comparing it to how fun the games are the cost and all it seems runescape is much better (I remember waiting days just to play wow and its a pain and if you asked me to go through that again I wouldn’t!)
Overall runescape is better and you can really take world of warcraft’s side as it isn’t really as good I’d suggest comparing runescape to dungeons and dragons online but apparently that isn’t as good altho it begs to ask why someone would compare the two for an obvious answer.
O and another thing: there are way too many expansion packs for WOW… wouldn’t it just be simpler to combine all of them in to one and leave it like that? It just seems a waste of money if not time just to have all those expansion packs!
And I have seen alot of people say runescape is better so I think the point has been proven too much
…now back to trying to get into the damn penguin clan chats lol (how the hell did they fill up so fast I wounder?)
my mom plays runesccape. 0.0 And she likes it.
i wasnt kiddin lol
I agree with you 02Marren. – I like RS better too.
To Somekid: Haha. nice… My ex-girlfriends dad played it too. Pretty weird
-Anders
WoW is
wow obliterates Runescape. It has 11.5+ million players. Runescape is impressive graphics to be made Completely in java .. But look at Blizzard and Jagex! Blizzard has made more Famous games, like the Diablo Series. Yeah, Yeah runescape is good in skills but the economy would be ruined if that happened in wow! i’m pretty happy with the two skills, i’m a 80 Rogue oh Khadgar Eu. Wow is addicting i know, but that’s once you start doing really big raids. And comparing a Browser Game to a full on MMOPRG which is No1 rated. on the first day Wotlk (Wrath of the Lich King) was released 2.8 Million players bought it in the same day.That’s Nearly as many people play runescape as far as i know. But wow’s map smash’s runescapes small map! There’s Kalimdor, Azeroth, Northrend and Outlands. Each holding around 30 different areas. Runescape bosses aren’t really that cool, not like many wow bosses, such as Onyxia which you go into her lair and slay her, she throws firebolts, flys and thrash’s flames all about the place. In Vanilla wow (Orginal wow) it use to take 40 people to defeat her. End Ulduar 25 boss smashs huge flames and brings stars down and summons Blackholes. But can you be thrown 200 Feat into the air falling to you earthy doom while trying to kill Archimonde? No. Can you do Jousting fight’s against the opposing factions champions in a group of five people? No. Can you summon an army of the dead as a Deathknight who served under the reign of the Lich King, Leader of the Dead. Undead. Can you drive tanks which 5 Players shoot flames and cannonbolts out simultaniously? No. Can you parachute from a flying ship into your enemie’s fort?No. Can you drain souls to make shards to summon Demons? No. Can you use enginnering to make a flying plane? No.
I like actually having *Many* things to use, like Ambushing a warlock walking up the aisle to take in flag in WSG, or shooting at tanks with my cannon. But yes runescape is very good for a Browser. But the thing is you can’t compare the worlds BIGGEST MMO to a Browser game which bores me of life
:(
Sorry if it was a bit biased but it’s true :O
Wow < Runescape
i have play both games for 2 years each. i like both i cant choose with wow i liked twinking alot (for 6 months is was all i did) and tanking raids and such but then they brought in wotlk and i absoluteley hated tanking then because it was easy (u want a challenge). with runescape i like skilling and making the gp to get the item so i look better and am better then the player next to me.
(im a very competive person) in rs atm im trying to get 99 wc. 70 atm
Hey Smilez.
I agree with some of what you say but I think you look too much at Blizzard VS Jagex. If the question would be which of those two companies is the best it would of course be Blizzard.
I still don’t regret my article and I hold on to every word I’ve written
Thank you very much for your interest in this article and the comment you wrote Smilez.
-Best regards,
Anders
WoW still owns….got the best reviews of all MMORPGs
WoW is 95% in gamespot and PC gamer while runescape only got 65% on gamespot.
Metacritic gave WoW 93% and gamesreviewers gave WoW full marks.
Runescape is a lacklustre
And i have a lvl 90 on runescpae and only lv38 in WoW….
yet i already think that WoW is better.
Not just graphics and community but its security and websites are excellent and state of the art….
Disillusioned RS player… I don’t know is what you say it right. I do know that WoW isn’t more secure than Runescape and that it’s pretty much up to each person to say which game is the best. I think WoW id SO bad because you do the same and the same and the same and everything gets boring very quickley. I deleted the 2 other comments of yours. I don’t think it’s smart of you to post 3 comments and act like you are 3 persons. I can tell that you wrote them all becourse all 3 were written almost the same time.
-Best regards,
Anders
lol you have quite clearly ignored all aspects that wow has which runescape does not. youve ignored talents, battlegrounds, arena, raids, all pvp aspects accept dueling, achievements, mini pets and loads more. wow has many mini games such as pet collecting, farming bosses for that exteremly rare mount, playing the auction house to make gold, 2 manning old raids, collecting rare holiday items, searching for exteremly rare creatures, collecting real world trading cards for codes for unique items, achievement completing, guess you could say hard modes, i could go on.
Some one mentioned the thrill of buying abit of gear or something?? how about the thrill of 25 people raiding a boss with you requiring tactics and certain group build ups to defeat it and then seeing that bow youve been waiting for drop knowing that its now yours.
also why are you ignoring all posts that back up wow is it because you know you cant actually defend runescape against them? and lol wows soundtrack rapes runescapes side ways.
Here, here!
What??
runescaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IMHO WoW is better then Runescape
I have leveled to 92 on RS so I think I have experience in playing ( on Red Head 930)
I used to play RS for like 4 years ( took a pretty long break though) and I had to admit, I had fun. But when I was sitting at a bank, clicking over and over again for hours trying to get 99 fletching for my first skill cape ( yes i know fletching is easy but still) I realized… wtf am I doing playing this game??? I mean all you do is click around and stuff. Now my question is why do you have fun clicking things for hours? The answer is, you don’t.
WoW is different though. Getting to level 80 on wow is like 1/10 how long it takes to get to level 138 on RS. It’s alot funner with the ride array of skills, classes, races etc. Gameplay is more indepth and the PVP is excellent ( All though I loved pwning noobs for all their stuff, but that is not entirely possible on RS anymore…) with all the BG and arenas.
Im not even sure how I had fun playing rs now that i got WoW but all I can say is …. WoW FTW!!!! The sad part is that I would still be playing rs if I hadn’t gotten wow from my cousin =)
btw why are you defending rs so much? you stated in your article that you liked both the same. And although questing is repetitive at lower levels, once you hit 80 or whatever the level cap may be it is heck of alot of fun with all the raids and pvp.
But I understand why some people would like rs over wow even though I can’t really explain it. I guess it just the fact that i’ve played rs for so long.
Instead of arguing though, the best thing to do would be to just accept that some people like things that you don’t ( like I like WoW over rs) and live with it because the opinions of others aren’t gonna effect you.
Dieing in runescape is better than dieing in Warcraft, im a pker and i pla yboth games, i prefer runescape’s way because i get lots of money that way and i dont die all the time because i am not a noob, better than warcraft’s pointless dueling, both games have their ups and downs
I have to say you know nothing of the runescape storyline
I think your wrong about RS’s storyline, if you actually read about it, its way more interesting then that. There was the marajattt or whatever, and you no, Bandos, Armadyl are also gods of runescape. There was also god called Zaros. And u missed out the barrow brothers, there linked in with the story aswell. You missed a whole lot out of runescapes storyline.
I know I didn\\\’t tell the whole rs story. But either did I tell the whole WoW story. I know about all the gods, but it\\\’s not worth mentioning that much about it I think. You may have another opinion.
People U gata be kidding me! wow owns rs by alot ! the only good thing rs has got is the pvp its fun making pures and stuff but wow owns rs.. by alot
Imo, RS is better, but WoW does have good things. Btw, this thing is FULL of errors. For the gravestone thing in RS, you can bless the gravestone if your prayer is 70 or higher, making it last a full 60 minutes. (No joke.) And RS is “safer”. By that I mean all the high lvl monsters r in faraway places. So where you start there are lvl 1, 2, and 3 monsters. Around your level. In WoW, (this is a personal experience) you can find lvl 5 monsters. (I’m talking about those stone boar things south of Goldshire or wtf its called.) Go a bit east, and there’s lvl 10 Bandits. Cross a small river, and BAM! Wolves so high lvl you can’t tell what their lvl is. Srsly, WHAT, THE, HELL. And, in WoW, EVERYWHERE is multi-combat. In RS, only certain places. And with one of the newest RS releases, they made a “Safe Zone”. The “Safe Zone” is a large area, with no monster’s lvl going above 30. It covers Draynor Village, Lumbridge, and Varrock, I also believe Falador, but I haven’t confirmed that. Surrounding the “Safe Zone” are gates, leading out into the not-so-safe zone. And also, crafting (in RS) does NOT involve metals! (Except silver and gold. Too fragile to be smithed.) Crafting involves making ranger armour, cutting gems, making jewellery, making silver items, and various things. (Can’t remember more
).
And, yes, I just realized that WoW quests are very similar to each other with the “Kill (random number) (random animal) for (random item), then bring back the (random item).” While RS quests… don’t really follow a guideline, although some have storylines. The ending to the Cave Goblin questline was violent for RS, but still was fun. I gotta give the “rating” to WoW though. Like in Wow, you can technically say ANYTHING you want, while RS has a language filter. Of course, WoW has a filter too, but you can turn it off >:D
Alright, I’m done.
Runescape: 9.0/10
World of Warcraft: 8.5/10 + .5 Bonus points for SWEARING!, which means WoW’s score is 9.0/10.
God damn it people this article is getting a bit old and I don\’t have time to update it so ofcourse It\’s not up to date.
Thanks to KR-85 for the comment.
I think one should buy out the other, or they should merge, and take the parts of one and add it to the other, and make one big game.
have the original of both still, but have hybrid also.
the reason for WOW quests in the races. the first starting point quest for tauren is to kill like 10 plainstriders (lvl 1). for orcs it is to kill like 10 crabs (lvl 1)
its just that all the lands need to have equal quests, so races are focused on the race, not the starting land.
Well, I play WoW now, but i used to do Runescape, i’ll be fair to say that i went to lvl 42 in Runescape, and i know that’s not that awesomely high, and i know i only played free part, but i hope you guys don’t mind i give my opinion on both while i did? oh and my character’s name was Verxillion and i had the ermm.. blue gear.. forgot name haha
If you don’t want to read everything just scroll down and see what i said in total, or you can skip parts of my post.
Runescape:
Leveling up: Runescape is alot of farming to level up, that’s something i don’t like about it, but the quests are nice, too bad you can’t get very high level with the quests, and they’re pretty hard.
PvP: I didn’t do alot of PvP in Runescape except for abit of wilderness and i’ve been to the arena, but i didn’t understand it alot, i got in one fight and i lost it badly haha
PvEnvironment: I didn’t do any big bosses, but i’ve watched some videos of bosses on youtube when i played it, and i must say they’re pretty boring, they don’t have any spells that make them really unique..
Payment: Runescape is nice because it’s free, but if you play free you can get bored quick.
Then you can play payed, but if you pay in my country it’s half the money of WoW, and if you got the money, then you could just aswell pick WoW in my opinion.
World of Warcraft:
Leveling Up: Leveling in WoW is okay, you have times where you do get really really bored, because you only got boring quests where you got to walk alot, and this really gets worse each time you make a new character.
But now with the new expansion when you have 1 character of lvl 55 of above you can make a Hero character which starts at lvl 55, and then you’r past the boring part of the leveling and you can start at the fun part of the leveling immedialetely.
PvP: WoW has alot of cool battlegrounds, and different classes, talents and gear make it really fun as you’ll have to fight different every time, against another person, who will fight in a different way then the other one too.
PvEnvironment: WoW is Superior in PvE, the bosses are all 100% unique and all have cool special spells, at some you fight on vehicles, or drakes, or the floor crumbles beneath your feet, the ceiling comes down, and alot of stuff like that.
PvE in WoW also requires alot of dedication at some times, and you sometimes have to bring alot of potions, bandages, food and that kind of stuff, and you really have to work together.
Payment: Yes WoW loses here, badly.
WoW is double the money, or sometimes triple, and people say you’r crazy if you pay it, but if you got the money, and you want to play a fun game, why not?, i myself have no problems paying it and i’m 14, delivering paper in the village, and soon i’ll work in a store and it’s even less of a problem, and someone mentioned that why not just all the expansions in one? Well, that’s because Blizzard keeps developing new parts in the world, new bosses, instances, battlegrounds, arena’s, classes, races, mounts, items, gear, weapons, and loads more of stuff.
Conclusion:
WoW beats Runescape in alot, except for payment.
So my advice would be: Can you pay WoW and you want to try out a new game? just try it.
Can’t you pay WoW and you still want to play a fun mmorpg? play Runescape.
Hope no1 is offended by this, and hope i’ve been to some good help to anyone.
Btw for people that don’t believe i play WoW (well, i did, stopped last month), you can search up my characters that are lvl 80, names etc down here
Troll Priest Xoriouz, server: Emeriss EU
Orc Hunter Sheherazade, server: Emeriss EU
Tauren Druid Xorious, server: Dragonmaw EU
Why everyone keeps complaining about losing items?
I think thats what maeks it more fun becourse you will risk something. And in RuneScape you actualy get something for killing players so there has to be a risk.
I agree “RS” !
I loved RS when I did play it but well I quit for WoW only because I needed a change and found that I couldn’t go back on my descision to switch.I tried but I’m partial to WoW I do like RS though its very……..interesting.When I tried to get on for like a little bit on RS to see how it changed I realized that I didn’t remember how to play but I like both.
By the way I did get to lvl60 in RS and I’m currently lvl32 in WOW much harder to lvl in WOW
You’re very right. Thanks for showing your interest Ryan!
And thanks for the comment!
Best regards,
Anders W H
YTF is everone banging on about RS\’s McGrindfest. I love It!!
The warm satifaction of getting better at something,
Is wundefulls!
But Seriously WoW v RS = No contest…
Nooo! RS rapes WoW sideways and upways.
Oh, and btw:
Death in Runescape is borderline genius compared to WoW.
It teaches “teh newbs” not to get to cocky (although their a bunch of pen0rless basterds anyways)
And I think the biggest flaw of RS is that nearly a third of the population are a bunch of annoying 10 year olds.
It makes finding a clan or business partner extremely difficult.
(i.e Can I has “dumb-ass”?)
Haha. I like your way of thinking Scott. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Best regards,
Anders W Hegelund
One word “Risk”. That one word is such an exciting prospect in Runescape. Being able to fight other players for your items and the value/bonuses of those items is hugely adrenaline charged! Hence that word again, risk. You can risk what u want but obviously the more expensive/higher bonuses you have, the better chance you have of dropping your oppponents, and of course the bigger “high” because your risking items you’ve worked damn hard for! Its the only game out there where u can “race for pinks” and that on its own is why Runescape beats all other games in my opinion.
interesting oppinion . which I pretty much agree with.
WoW- 15 dolars a month. Awsome game good features. PRETTY GOOD graphics fun activities.
Runescape- 0-5 dolaras a month. Bull shit after they closed the wildireness (witch was the only reason i played that game). Graphics are BAD-FAIR. but i guess its worth the free play right?
I Conclution WoW CANNOT BE COMPAIRED WITH RUNESCAPE. Do you know how many people worked so hard and long on that game? (alot) runescape is just a little browser game for 9-13 year olds. i mean seriously no 15 or older pearson in thier right minds would play some bad graphic browser shit. If you never played WoW and played runescape dont JUDGE. Ive played both and WoW is better but it costs more (duh). you cant compare a free game and a legendgameknownallovertheworld.
What level did you get to in WoW?
The real deal starts at level 80.
With PvP and Raids.
Is there a such thing in RS as PvP?
Arenas and battlegrounds?
kebab on RS
Zurak. You don’t know what you’re talking about dude :b
Petter. I got to level 70. goddammit :b But no you’re wrong. “The real deal” doesn’t start at level 80. Idiot?
It starts at lwvel 1. Many people play onle the noob levels cause they’re funny. Damn,
If you read my article you can see that theres a whole freaking bunch of battlegrounds/arenas and stuff like that in Runescape.
Kebab on you Petter.
Great article and I prefer RS because of the price factor
Thanks a lot Savage!
I also think that RS is nice because you can reach it on most computers. You just havde to have internet. No need to download all kinds of patches and stuff.
You sound more and more like a runescaper you know. You know everything about it lol.
Well you’re still the biggest loser i’ve ever met on the internet, you know that? Look at your comments dude. You’re freaking lame. Get a life.
i say that wow is better to me sure it has good graphics but graphics is not every thing wow is better TO ME because of the pvp system they have and the team work you need to make that happen and its not just “hit, they hit and ect.
‘ and the money system in wow beats rs instead of having 9mil and still cant afford that santa hat (not sure if a santa hat is more i think its 4mil XD) you can have 400g and buy one at wow now the quest thing wow does have boring quest and ruescape has some messed up qust that has nothing to do with anything wow the travel is MUCH faster which helps me because i dont like to walk and take 10 mins to get form org to the edge of out land when we can fly from org to crossroads and take 1min but the new wrath of the linch king really helps on the quest for wow now for you who say WOW SUCKS and thats it your mad because you cant afford wow so put somthing to prove your point then WOW SUCKS RS ROCKS
You’re right in much of what you say and I like your beginning. I just hate people who say RS SUCKS WOW ROCKS. But you give me reasons and not many people do that. So thanks for your thoughts and your interest Bob!
I think WoW is cool, and Rs is cool too. I just don’t play those games anymroe. I’m a CounterStrike’r now
However, I’m still interested in peoples thoughts about my article. so thanks!
Best regards,
Anders W Hegelund
might i ask with whom you are with? it looks like your leening towards RS more, WoW and RS can’t be compard, WoW will win in everything, and by looking how you gave RS a bit more points, that tells me your a RSer. ( tell me if im wrong)
Sure. you’re right. When I wrote the article, I was playing RS in the background, lets set it up like that. I had just quitted wow.
But no. WoW doesn’t beat RS in everything. Not even close.
Best regards,
Anders
well, i can’t argue with you since you have an opinion witch i doubt i can change, but the fact is…NO browser game can be compared to a downloadable game let alone WoW, questing in WoW isn’t kill then get exp, it has some story, RS’s ( i have a level 101 account) quests are long and quite meaningless… although you could see it as being somewhat “meaning full”. point is, RS is a browser game (best browser game) and WoW is a downloadable game ( best downloadable game) although on this you could also argue about WoW and/or RS being the best at there category.
well. Thanks Fadi.
Thank you for showing your interest in my article.
Best regards,
Anders
Well, I just want to say that the sound/music in WoW is a lot better then RS (WoW has real instruments, RS has electronic fake stuff).
AND
Theres a lot of new content in Wrath of the Lich King, which made WoW much more enjoyable. (Calendar, achievements, duel spec, new raids/dungeons/areas, and more)
And sorry for a second comment, but nice article!
I agree with you “Nobody”
The new stuff in Wrath of the Lich king is very nice. Makes everything very easy and smooth to use.
Also, as you mentioned, the sound really suck in Runescape, and it really ROCK in WoW. It’s very dramatic and it’s got the spirit. The runescape music is just.. silly.
By the way I love all the comments you guys write so I realle appreciate your second comment!
Best regards,
Anders W Hegelund
I have just finished reading most of the comments in this article. For clarification I would just like to say that I’m a RS player and have not played WoW, so I’m not going to say one is better then the other.
First point I would like to make is that RS has about 10 million monthly users compared to WoW’s 11.5 million active acounts. (Wiki Source)
Secondly, in RS there are Bosses in the God War Dungen that can be teamed with other player which sound simular to some of the boss in WoW. If you don’t like the GWD then try to kill the Chaos Element or the Corrupt Beast. Where the Corrupt Beast needs a team to be killed and quest to be finished.
*** I guess I’m a little surprised none of the RS fans had made a greater note the Runescapes’s GWD and highest level npc. ***
A side note: RS has the Grand Exchange that acts simular to a stock exchange.
Lastly, Jagex estimates the average age of their players to be in their 20’s and design new content with that in mind. They are not developing a 10 year old kiddy game. They are trying to produces a game with broad appeal to a wide range of people.
For the flamers on both sides of the discussion, I think most of the arguement comes down to the content and graphics. If graphics is your thing then shell out the money. I don’t know about WoW but RS has tons on content, you can be a skiller, a quester, a pure, a socializer, a boss killer, a jack of all trades, a merchant, (the list goes on). But you can choose to develop your character any which way, choose not to play, or choose a different game.
P.S. I forgot Player Killers in my list. I knew the list went on.
Thanks for your long and very nice comment Zoomer.
this is going to be short, WoW has 12millon active accounts, RS people make a shit load of accounts to try new things. so yes there are only 200k active RS accounts.
fadi_nemri@hotmail.com (for more info on why WoW is better)
ok. So how would you know?
You don’t own runescape so can I see some proof that you know RS only got 200k active accounts?
well, since you like RS so much, ask java, or just stay there for about 12 hours and see how many players are online, do the math and stuff and it will turn out to be 200k active people per day, more or less depending on the day.
Well. That’s a pretty good proof.
just to clarify some stuff, im not agenst RS,i just don’t like when people say its better then anything else… RS is fun in its own grindy way.
point is i don’t hate RS,i just like WoW alot.
Well I’m glad to hear that
Well, for it’s runescape, and always will be. I’ve played it for many many years, such a great game, with regular new content and best of all a 1/3 of the price compared to WoW.
Yes. That’s right Senna. They keep updating the game and improving the graphic, and the game keeps being fun to play..
And I agree, the price is perfectly low.
Runescape is soo shit im amazed how stupid people are. I was a level 115/121 in members cause os summon, I used to be a RuneScape Addict (I Admit). But once I tried the trail of WoW that was it, My runescape career was gone. I realised that Rs for alot of young kids and *Adult* cough thats plays a shameful game, Are NOT mature, I got a fact: There All stupid. Go to a 13 year old kid that plays Runescape I BET HE FAILS. If your complain about 10 Euro or 15 Aus dollars a month Then get a FUCKING JOB FUCKING LOSERS. Im 15 I got a job, Rs immature, WoW mature. Host of this thread; People that play Runescape have no lifes, its a fact cause I experienced it and i regret every moment of it
In Rs all you do is CLICK nothing else when you reach a 99 Skill what do you get?? A FUCKING CAPE!!!! OMFFFGGG. Your reaction? The BG *Cough* you call AKA Castle Wars is shameful you get a flag you click back to your GOD, Sara or zammy (Rofl) and you get a point woot!
Unlike Rs in WoW even when your holding the flag (Not in your hand but on your back) you can fight back. There isnt “Food” like a shark you eat in 1 Click, But there is potions where you casn only drink 1 every minute or so, You think or then thats gay, but There are classes as he mentioned that can heal themselves.
To top this off WoW > RuneScape anyday all day everyday.
runescape can not beat wow be rune scape sucks
I disagree Alan & “RS is SHIITTT”.. Weird name by the way.
Rofl “RS is SHITTTT” is kinda right what skill is involved playing RuneScape? All the 24 skill or w/e are boring. Theres nothing fun about it.
In WoW you can join dungeons and raids from where ever you are, Same as BGs.
Runescape you need to assemble a group using forums or clans, I think thats gay.
LOL Senna the price doesn’t matter. Who cares if its 1/3 of the price compared to WoW. Atleast you get the real gaming experience when playing WoW.
You use something called the “keyboard” to move around and use the mouse to target other players or creatures.
In RuneScape as “RS is SHITTTT” mentioned its true besides clicking theres nothing else.
RuneScape depends on luck not skill. Eg: A level 79 with 99 Range vs a level 90 with normal stats ( 70 attack str def, etc) The 79 can use a dark bow with dragon arrows and 1 spec kill him.
Atleast in WoW to do that you need to be skilled. How? Good items, Time your CDs, When to attack, How to attack (Back or front) If your low on Health NOT HP. Then use a bandage depending your class ( Rogue, Warrior, Mage, Warlock
or Death knight) And the classes that heal ( Paladins, Druids, or Shamans).
In RuneScape the good thing is there isn’t Classes you can be anything but most people would only raise 2 or 3 combat skill to make themselves called a “Pure”. Also in RuneScape they got magic to teleport them to every town or spots but the gay thing is running from there.
In WoW you get mounts vaired from 60% to 100% every class can get it. Once you hit level 60 you able to get a Flying mount only flyable in OutLandsbut in new expansion Azeroth aswell.
Its true that RuneScape keeps updating but whats so great about it? I remeber when I used to play I was hoping for updates you know what comes? “Postbag from the Hegde” or some shit like that.
WoW doesn’t have updates they have patches and in a patch they contains heaps of “Updates” new talants New skills, New items etc.
The results: WoW Can Never be compared to RuneScape, RuneScape is a little browser game which litte kids play to past time Creator JaGeX should well know this as they updated the Animations its clear. The people that think it looks real. 2 words Fuck you. Seriously you think holding a “Scimitar like a dick and leaning forward which doesn’t even hit the opponant and splashes a 30 or W.E looks good?
The WoWs animations are diffinately not real but looks more realistic get it?
WoW > RuneScape
To WoW vs RS:
“what skill is involved playing RuneScape?” Lol?? That’s not the point dude. What skill is involved playing Runescape?
If you mean what skill a person NEED to play it, then you’re a bit weird. If you mean what skill you can use inside the game, then WoW lost again.
rs rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow is bulls hit
Interesting. Why do you think WoW is bullshit crush5222?
What the hell? I made a post about why is a skill nessesary and host did you delete it? wtf?
No. I haven’t deleted any comments. Only those who acted stupid and angry, calling me bad stuff. I wouldn’t delete any other comments.
best regards.
Well anyways I can say I like WoW better then RuneScape but I’ve had more experience in RuneScape then WoW.
I’d just got to say that both games are good cause WoW is a game made by Blizzard and RuneScape is created by Jagex.
While RuneScape is a browser game, If Jagex decided to realse RuneScape into a CD then you can compare it properly a online game vs a MultiMillion dollar game can’t be compared but its all personal opinion.
So WoW – RuneScape
Also Avatar is great for those who hasn’t watched it, GO watch it!
It has beaten titanic, Most best movie ever!
WoW vs Runescape #4:
I agree. I understand what you mean.
best regards,
A.
as i’ve said before, wow beats runescape.
but tbh i dont think its unfair… why compare an apple to an orange?
both games are good, DONT compare them if you like rs… its just wrong.. rs is a browser game, 5$ for a browser game is “beeped” up. why pay for a game that all you do is click?
i have a lvl 123 on rs (had, gave it away), it was fun for the first 2 weeks of members, then it got boring.
i have a lot of 80s in wow and im still playing it from before tbc. patches (updates) are actually good for everyone, you dont need to wait for a patch then get disapointed.
A.W.H if you made this thing, you should know some else already made something like this. (not sure who made it first).
seriusly, DONT compair them… its a crime…
sorry for double posts but….
[qoute] I think its too bad that WoW doesn’t use their storyline to make better quests but i already talked about quests so I’ll stop myself here . [qoute /]
have you played past lvl 10? story beings there, unless your horde then i don’t know when the story beings….. at lvl 80 you start getting quests solo’y about arthas (lich king). at lvl 50 you go to the ruins that arthas (not in lich king form) ruined… at lvl 10 you get a little info about westfall… night elf place is ALL about the lore… at lvl 60-70 you get a little more night elf lore, talking mostly about illidan (blind night elf that went insane), only time you dont catch up with the lore is at lvl 1-9….
point is wow quests are mostly about the lore, there are only a few (100-200) quests that dont talk about the lore. and with a quest base of 1000-1500 quests that isnt much.
Hello Fadi !
I agree with you, that you probably shouldn’t compare an apple to an orange. But I’m interested in knowing what people think of the two games. This was just as much a test, to see how people would react on each others comments. I see that people that drop by here, is very aggressive, and very focused on “protecting” their game. I’ve “protected” my game too. And I see that you do the same. Thank you so much for coming back. this is a great experience to me.
-And by the way. I’ve played to level 80 in WoW, and to 97 in RS. Not the best. Not the worst. But I got a feel of both games.
I can keep going on about WoW vs Runeascape as you mentioned the people that “protect” thier game really don’t this only occurs because its on the World Wide Web (WWW) If this was an argument in Real life not many people will speak up, Its crazy that they think there “all that” over the internet when really there little embarressed kids that are ashamed to play a game. This points to more then just Runescape and WoW.
Best regards
Joe – Nickname =p
Exactley “WoW vs RuneScape #5″!
It is actually quite interesting. Thanks for showing your interest.
Best regards,
AWH
rs vs wow, weird
Not really?
Hey
Some Numbers here for RS
they have 170mil Acc created since Rs started
10mil aktiv player monthly
there are over they day about 100k-180k only at the same time
so there are more than 200k online for a day, because of times zones and if you think about it logicly, there are people logging out and other player logging in, so you cant say any real numbers.
only wanted to say that.
Runescape for me because of the awsome tech side of a game created in java.
Hey thanks for the numbers Pire! Very useful. I agree with you about rs. I like the \”awesome\” tech side of the game too.
Best regards,
A.
The only reason RS has more people then WoW (it really doesnt though) is because you have to make an account for every character. For every person theres like 5 different accounts. In World of Warcraft you can have 50 characters per account. Thats what I think anyway, might be 25 characters.
Sorry about the double post. Computer froze so I thought it didn’t post…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vktdi0N9Kig&feature=related
This is a video of a World of Warcraft boss fight. This is a beta testing, so they wipe due to bugs. Don’t go bashing now about WoW having bugs, because thats why beta testers exist. They go into the upcoming patch and test it for bugs and report any they find.
I agree Invincible97. That’s exactley why RS has got so many “players”- really, they’re just accounts. Np with the double post. Just deleted the “sorry” message and 1 of the doubled posts. Thanks for posting the video, but what did you want to show with it?
Best regards,
A.
ok so i think i’d know what i’m talking about with this one. i have 109 and a 96 in runescape. i love both and still play both. But i’d really say its just what you prefer. i guess WoW i play more just because of the content. And i think the way you fight is more involving and more interesting. In RS if you are using range or combat, it kind of does it for you. i think it gets boring. and a lot of the skills in runescape i think are boring. Like farming, Woodcutting, agility, etc. But Runescape has quests that vary in the ways you do them. But in Runescape the reward for grinding those skills is muuuuch greater of a feeling. WoW the game never really ends and same with RS. If i was bias at all i’m sorry.
just sick of haters from both games constaaantly arguing.
if you want to talk to me about it email me at
bruinsrule1227@aim.com
i know i did miss a lot of stuff but i wanted to make it pretty brief
“10mil aktiv player monthly”
you gotta be kidding me!!! 10 million active people? how did you get that idea????
RS has only a few active account (100k – 200k), the truth must be told.
Just posted the vid for show I suppose. Earlier in the “arguement”, I suppose I could say, we talked about the boss fights. So I figured I would post this one, which is the best imo. By the way this is NOT my video. It was just a video I found on Youtube.com that had the best quality, and graphics up, etc. I just wanted to say that im playing RS as I type this. I’m cutting down Willows near Lumbridge, and I agree with Davepownsyou. It is a ton more rewarding when you get 99 in something and get to show off your Skillcape at the Grand Exchange.
and if i may add one more thing about the price. of course WoW will cost more with all the content. but runescapes price is just right and i feel WoW’s could be a little lower. i’m a member in both and both are great games. and what other people have been saying about “you cant compare ____ to ____” well they are really different games, so yea i guess i’d agree. I mean yea they are both sorda medieval games but the way you play is totally different and the way you go about in each game is different. Compare if you want but it’ll only cause these pointless arguments between haters
Well, i have a theroy why RS gets better “marks” when its put vs wow. RS is a browser game, so you could click to a monster then go and surf the net. wow isnt, you need to be focused. thus rs players are more free to search for stuff like this.
WoW dosent have a high price, with todays salories 15$ isnt a lot, you also get HUGE content.
yea i agree
I agree too. You’ve got some good points. Both of you.
ok now i am not here to offend runescape but u morons asked for it. to begin wows graphics are way better.Wow has hundreds and hundreds of more armor pieces then RS. Tell me how RS pvp can be more fun when its a bunch of people poking each other or tapping each other with \”weapons\”. Each class on wow is unique in its own way and sure u can have all in one on runescape but nothing is nearly as detailed. The so called \”action\” in runescape is nothing but poking as i said before in wow it is realistic fighting. Wow has different races to be and way more detailed character creation. Wow has the great horde VS alliance theme which is awesome because u can raid cities and and do PVP. Not all characters look the same in wow as they do in runescape. Wow has a bigger world. The game is not only questing it is quests,pvp,dungeons,raids, and grinding for xp. now i am 13 and i can honestly say age does not matter what matters is maturity and the maturity on runecape is so terrible that i sometimes wonder if 5 year olds are really playing. my vote goes to WOW and anyone is free to leave comments i will answer you back because i know runescape cannot beat wow. runecape is for people who cant afford wow or are not old enough to really understand everything about wow. i mean this in a nice way to not offend anyone not everyone has a lot of money which is fine but honestly theres no beating wow so many games have tried and failed wow is the best online game probably wont ever be beaten. so i pick wow much more ty for reading
Good point Tyler… but the way you said it was terribal.
Well, for one, cheers im 13 too ^.^.
2nd, no one is a moron, they just beleieve something else.
World of Warcraft vs RuneScape, it should be illegal as i said before, but since you brought it up -again- i would have to say wow…
i apologize for the moron comment but it is just obvious which of the 2 is better it really is
lmfao what kind of retards are you anyone who has ever been top level in wow AND runescape would know that wow completly destroys runescape in overall playability say uve been playing runescape for 3 years well you could play wow for like 8 years because of how much more fun it is …
the quests in wow pwn they r easy n some r unique jesus we arent asking for all like 50000 quests to be unqiue thats bs
wow pvp destroys runescape trust me id know
wows endgame destroys runescape because of how fukin trash the game is
i speak this all from my friend whos like 120 or something fukin retarded in runescape n hes only tried the wow trial n he fukin loves it anyone who picks rs has to be braindead
ffs, i love wow but stop trolling like that at rs… lets make something clear before you start trollin’ on me, WoW > RS.
but dudes, your giving wow a bad name when you troll like that. geesh L2 be nice. say your points without being total dick heads.
PS : lol, i think ive made the most comments. FTW
ffs, i love wow but stop trolling like that at rs… lets make something clear before you start trollin\’ on me, WoW > RS.
but dudes, your giving wow a bad name when you troll like that. geesh L2 be nice. say your points without being total dick heads.
PS : lol, i think ive made the most comments. FTW
I agree with Fadi when he says: “but dudes, your giving wow a bad name when you troll like that. geesh L2 be nice. say your points without being total dick heads.” But it’s very hard to act right on the internet, isn’t it? (not really!)
I think so too Fadi…
Right after me ha!
ill catch up =-]
that smile is unfair.. =-[
I know Fadi ^^
hi everyone,
i’ve been playing WoW since september and am loving it. For quite some time i played runescape(3-4 years) but i quit and tryed WoW. But todayi decided “hey why not go on RS? go back to my roots” and i realized this..
WOW OWNS
i know i sound like a jackass but i mean i enjoyed WoW way more in the first day compared to the 3-4 years of RS..
Not saying anyones wrong just might as well put my opinion out there.
I understand what you mean IAMBEAST!
There’s a lot of stuff missing in Runescape.. The stuff like you can’t hold over a weapon or a piece of armor and see it’s stats and requirements.. Thanks for commenting and showing your interest iambeast
Thanks
A W H
A W H,
. As far as how im doing, im doing ok at the moment, I suppose I need more articles…i have 6 at the moment, and im at 51 cents, its building up 
first of all, thanks for the comment as well as the view
thanks
gordo316 (runescape account)
Hey that sounds great Bob!
Good luck then!
Thanks
A W H
and another thing, in runescape i got 3rd age melee and was pretty damn excited about it. But then after walking around for a while i realized, there were a ton of other kids with it. Theres always someone in runescape who has the same armor as you. I mean in WoW you are always way different then everyone else. The mini games like castle wars and pest control are fun, but nothing compared to arena and the battlegrounds of WoW. And the whole stereotype “runescape is a game for middleschoolers” for me has been pretty true. me and my friends all got to 100+(i personally was 105) but after all the hard work around late 8th grade to freshman year stopped playing. now none of us talk about it. WoW is more complete and has way better content. What runescape has, it seems WoW does better in some way. the numbers dont lie about players around 100,000-200,000 play RS a day while i guess millions play WoW a day.
Hi IAMBEAST,
You’re right. You always meet a ton of players who’s got the same outfit / armor or something else, as you! And this very bad.. I agree with you that it’s nice to see people run around in the World of Warcraft with different armor. Beginners always have different stuff, because drops are so very different, and I don’t think I can count all the different armor in WoW in one day. That’s what’s great about WoW. I still think the PvP games in RS is pretty good, but this is up to the individual person. I got to lvl 96 in RS by the way. I think you’re right when you say that RS is pretty much a game for middleschoolers, but this is only because there’s so damn many of them. They can’t spell, the don’t understand anything, they annoy people and so on. This is why I agree with you. Actually I thought the game was OK, but then I realized how annoying those N00bs were.
I don’t agree with you when you say that there’s only 100k-200k playing a day. This is a very wrong number. Believe me. Still, WoW has more players. I agree with that.
Thanks for your long and interesting (and not hating) comment IAMBEAST! Glad you dropped by again-
Thanks,
A W H
Lets be fair… 3rd with more then 3+ people on one server?
RS has some end game gear, they are trying to get new gear into it.
but yeah.. mostly all you see is full rune with d scimmy.
Level 123 in RS (was).
Hey Fadi, I don’t understand your first line.. hm.
RS is really getting new gear all the time. I don’t think they fail here. And by the way, When did you last play? Full rune with d scimmy? That must be for pk’ing or something which is an old skill too. By the way, Highest level was 124. I think it’s something like 136 now. Not sure.
Thanks,
A W H
its been awhile, and full rune with a d scimmy was what i was seening =p i think i had d legs with a barbary chest and a whip with a rune defender…
PS: going back to wow again! yay!
AWH me and you should play RS for a little bit someday. i mean definetly ill like it more with someone to talk with who isnt going to act like a little kid.
and Fadi.. GO EXECUTUS SERVER!!!!
Fair enough Fadi. Last time I played, I had full dragon set. (medium helm) and with dragon boots and gloves. Rune defender and whip
Yea IAMBEAST. It would be nice!!
Thanks both of you,
A W H
By the way,
My RuneScape name is Zawert
To IAMBEAT: i got ALOT of lvl 80 char’s.. none of em are on executus, sorry =-[
i made a video on youtube to help people so now im helping ALOT of people (gearing / lvling theyre chars).
awww
. Well thats pretty sick that you help out people like that
oh yea and AWH my RS name is roonicula
and i thought of something with the whole skills debate. now in WoW you have your two main skills. like mine is mining and blacksmithing. but in WoW you don’t have to grind them out. because in WoW if you start mining in the beginning there will be things you can mine that are for your level, and then in the next zone. idk if that made sense but what im trin to say is that the skills in WoW flow with the game. but in WoW it can be fun to grind some skills out with friends. but thats why i quit RS cuz the skills just got boring but im gonna try RS again.
I agree. That sucks in RS ! ..
This may be my final comment, unless you need my ubber l33t pwning skills again :p
SKILLS
Rune Scape: RS has quite a few skills, but for some reason i didn’t feel as if i was accomplishing anything when i got to 99. all you get in RS is a cape.. and the things you get from it are worthless.
World of Warcraft: I love Profs in WoW, you may only get two, but these two will help you very much! also, in WoW you don’t have to grind your skills, lets take Skinning, you have a quest to kill 10 Boars (keep in mind this is a level 5+ quest) each time you kill one, you loot him then you skin him. Plus in WoW, you get much more rewords, and you actually use the things you make.
SUM: WoW >>> RS
INTRODUCTIONS AND BEGINNER HELP
RS: both rs and wow got changes here a few months ago, rs has quite a boring and dull beginners helping place, you need to help someone make a dragon sleep (yay?).
WoW: i like wows starter thing better, people think it has no beginners place, but what do you call 1-5 and 5-10 places? you must realize that its way too easy for it to be an actual part of the full game. and lets say you haven’t played for about 1 year, you come back and theres this thing to help you get started.
SUM: wow >>>> rs
RACES and CLASSES:
RS: Only one, humans (like we’re not bored of playing ourselves), 3 classes, mage. range and melee (yay?)
WoW: 10 races and 8 classes (more to come soon).
SUM (like its not summed up. lol :p): wow >>>>>>>>> rs
QUESTS: SUM: WoW = RS ( WoW’s quest line is awesome, a lot of the lore in it, Rs has a funny little quest, i like it too)
GRAPHICS:
RS: childish graphics, they tired to improve it (really shouldn’t have been too hard :p). i kinda don’t mind bad graphics. i sometimes even play text based games!
WoW: good graphics, they need to improve it tho.
SUM: WoW > RS
INTERFACE/LAYOUT:
RS: dull
WoW: awesomeness
SUM: WoW beats wow here because RS just doesn’t seem to like-able in this department. WoW >>>>>>>>>> RS (PWNED)
ERRORS & FIXES:
RS: not much errors, a few lags here and there.
WoW: not much errors either, nothing one day won’t fix
SUM: RS >> WoW (finally, something for you RSers)… btw i guess i was wrong, i said in an old post that wow beats in everything, guess it doesn’t. lol… i really don’t need to point this out but my summaries are longer then the actual posts, kewlio
i would love to carry on, but WoW will win the rest. sorry
Hey dude. I’m too tired to write back to this one. I’ll do that later
you know its the truth mate ^.^
Hell no, I’ll come back with something. Just wait my friend ..
A W H
you guys know any more good debates like this? this is by far the best one i’ve seen.
Lion vs Tiger, i say Lion.
Hey thanks a lot IAMBEAST!
I could write a new article and hope to get a debate like this, but it’s hard to get peoples attention. But Fadi, I would definitely say Tiger!!! It looks so much cooler and it’s probably also much faster..
Why would a Lion be cooler than a Tiger.. ? :b
Thanks,
A W H
As for coolness, i say the lion :p, for speed and agility i give it to the tiger,who would win in a fight? a lion, its only job in the pride is to protect it therefore its more exp in fighting. it also has a stronger upper body. Im not even going to mention the mane ^.^
Although this guy’s post is old, I’ll reply to RS is SHIITTT’s post. Specifically, one part of it. That part is: “I realised that Rs for alot of young kids and *Adult* cough thats plays a shameful game, Are NOT mature, I got a fact: There All stupid. Go to a 13 year old kid that plays Runescape I BET HE FAILS.”
1. Not all people who play Runescape are immature/stupid(although there are quite a few of them)
2. Hey motherfucker, here’s a 14 year old(was 13 before my birthday yesterday) that plays Runescape(and quite a bit of it, at that). You know what my life is like? I have a great life. I have a girlfriend. I have friends. I have a debit card with a couple hundred dollars on it. I am getting a job. I get A’s and only the occasional B in school. I plan on becoming either a computer engineer or a game designer(guess what inspired that?Runescape and a little bit of Halo). I am going to be taking many courses(in fact, possibly every course) in high school that are AP and honers. I plan on going to college for a minimum of 4 years. I have read my fairly large collection of books at least twice. I am pretty good at making videos and editing things. I am also a pretty good photographer and photo-shopper. Now how is that for you? Think that everybody who plays Runescape is stupid or immature or fails? I don’t think so. I think I have made my point, so I am done on that subject.
P.S: Lion wins, hands down.
I’d say the main reason I prefer runescape is that it gives you access to the entire game (p2p at least). WoW restricts the extent to which you can experience the game on a single character through factions/classes/skills even though it costs around 3 times as much.
That said there is one thing that really annoys me about runescape – and that’s how your requirement for armour so far outstrips what you can actually make. Eg, it takes level 99 smithing to make rune armour when you need to be wearing it at defense level 40.
sadly, they killed the wildy. but have added a real dungion like wow! but its rewards are crappy at best. but its fun.
BlinkingSky: I agree with most of the stuff you say. Indeed.
Torchea: Yes that’s right! RS gives you all the space you can have (p2p). But you’ll of course need a level too. But at least you don’t have to go and buy WoW, WoW Burning Crudade, WoW Wrath of the lich king and soon also WoW Cataclysm (or w/e).
Joe: I think you’re right.. But I think it’s stupid that they removed the wilderness. I don’t care much for all the mini games and dungeons. I loved the PK(pvp) system. (playerkill)
Fadi: The lion is probably bigger and stronger. But the tiger is fast and furious. It’s the winner
i think rs is the best because u can skill but i still dont know if i should try wow
I have tryed the triel and it seems crap
“Fadi: The lion is probably bigger and stronger. But the tiger is fast and furious. It’s the winner ”
actually, its a common mistake, the Tiger is larger than the lion.
they have the same speed, but what gives the lion an edge is the fact that he has a mane and a stronger upper limp. :p
btw, i love cheese and im proud!
i play runescape and world of warcraft and its totaly RUNESCAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Runescape is way better!
spencer: Well. You should try WoW. The trial IS crap.
The Tiger is faster than the Lion. for SHURE. It’s proven, go check something like youtube..
Fadi: No you’re wrong!
Lachlan: Haha thanks for your opinion!
lol: Well.. If you say so ? haha..
Thanks all of you!!
A W H
Rs > Wow.
Wow > Nothing.
=> Rs > WOW
well i just go on runescape and i saw theyre dungeons and partys now.. doesnt it seem like sometimes they copy WoW and put their own spin on it? i mean i love the dungeoneering its fun as hell
and tiger wins all the way
IAMBEAST: haha, Tiger wins yea..
And I agree: It doesn’t seem like RS is trying to copy WoW. That’s great.
Thanks,
A W H
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqzkNeo1Dpc
watch it :p
nononononon. I win
Lol for the people that say wow quests suck then try getting past level 10 for instance look at the dk starting quests you get to control a freaking dragon lol and also in wow the end game boots RS in the ass you don’t get bored.
I agree LMAOPLANE…..
BUT…
WoW quests suck pretty hard. Well most of them at least.
I know that DK’s beginner quests are freaking awesome and there’s a lot other nice quests. But mostly it’s just “go there, kill him, bring back that” quests. Boring as hell.
A W H
i play runescape since 2005 and still playing im level 120 without summoning and 127 with it. and ive never got bored of this game because of the pk and friends pk in runescape for many of us its like another skill you want to be better on it and be the best on it and theres competition when you kill a guy you kinda feel good or exited because you get his loot or part of it.
and in wow you can’t get the items of another guy the game its kinda based on only kill monsters to level up and do quest to get exp to level up is the same thing and runescape have so many different skills and quest that you get involve in histories and etc..
i just want to say that i played both and rs is way better than wow. the only thing that wow has is a fantastic world and huge monsters and great graphics but rs is still better it will take time but rs will have so much better graphics you’ll see:D
Hello Hector.
I agree with everything you say, actually. I don’t play RS anymore, cause I’m having a break from it.. But I share the same thoughts as you have and I agree with you about the graphic. They’re making it better and better!
Thanks for showing your engagement and interest in my article,
Best regards,
A W H
I don’t see how any of you can take more interest in Runescape than you do in WoW. I had a character over level 100 in runescape… nothing changes as you level except for the ability to do more quests. In WoW, you have too much to do. The quests are based on story line. And yes, they do have those kill, kill, kill quests, but hose are the trash quests, the main ones DO follow a storyline. When you hit the max level, a whole new game comes out. You experience raiding. Not some crappy one-boss “everybody hit the guy as hard as you can before we all die” kind of boss. You have to plan and strategize and equip your team with the proper build. I just don’t see how Runescape can win simply because you can have more skills at once. The 2 major professions at one time thing in WoW forces characters to help and rely on each other. It builds an in-realm economy. In other words… WoW dominates Runescape…
nice guide, please view mine:
http://gameolosophy.com/games/rpg/world-of-warcraft/runescape-vs-world-of-warcraft-15/
Hello Porter. I see what you mean, and I agree with you, as you’ve got good arguments. It’s true that WoW follows a story line that most of us know already (from Warcraft 1, 2 and 3) but so does Runescape. We just don’t know the story line of Runescape very good yet, because it’s not in focus as the Warcraft story line is. However, it’s true that both games has got a lot of “trash”-quests that doesn’t give you anything but XP and/or reputation. But both games does actually follow a story line.
Thanks a lot for writing such an inspiring and long comment. Thank’s for taking your time and showing your engagement Porter
Best regards,
A W H
itza me again, all i have to say is… WoW > RS, i dont have to tell you why.
1) your not gonna play wow (or have ever) so you are just saying a tomato is better than an apple even tho you’ve only eaten a tomato.
I think runescape wins because the WoW quests are too boring. KILL THAT THING AND TAKE ITS TAIL! things like that while runescape has things like kill that thing to get the item to unlock that passage and save that guy and kill the remaining monsters.
Fadi what are you talking about? Maybe you could explain it to me if you /w Tuzal at the EU server named Argent Dawn some time, cause I don’t understand why you say that I haven’t tried the other thing?
Best regards,
A W H
True, Lolol
SUCK my dick dude runescape owns all computer games and btw WOW is for no life lossers who have no lifes.rs is funner and better tbh.
Good comparison article. Glad you’re not one of those people who are like “OMG. Runescape is for dorks blahblahblah. Only the l33t play WoW.” or vice versa. Bravo.
WoW and Runescape are all fine and dandy, but if you ever play, you’ll never go back to either.
*If you ever play EVE Online
folkskilla3:
Thanks for giving me your opinion, but next time, please stay calm and try to explain why you think that Runescape owns WoW?
Guest:
Thank’s a lot. I tried to hide my own opinions and stuff like that. I hate the “type” that you mentioned in your comment. I really hate those… (folkskilla3). Well, thanks for dropping by and commenting + showing your interest in my article!
Larrythepoet:
Hehe, I’ve never played EVE Online, but it’s kind of a VERY different game compared to Runescape and World of Warcraft. But I heard it should be funny.. I just don’t want to try it. WHat if I started using time on that too? No thanks :p I use too much time infront of my PC already. But thanks for your comment!
Best regards all of you,
- thanks,
A W H
Have u guys heard of warth of the lich king the quest there r way more developed then earlier ones, btw quest in wow r designed to be short and sweet to get the player to the lvl cap which is 80 now…oh u fags forgot about wintergrasp ur contsantly pvped there like the wilderness, but every 3 hours there is a massive battle to defend or attack it depending on what faction has it. runescape is for the kids in the world…when u guys want to play a real game…well fuck u wow doesnt want u fags
Haha. I liked that comment. Cause’ I actually agree with this angry d00d.. It’s true that the q’s has become much cooler and better.. and more interesting.
Nice to see some engaged people here!
Best regards,
A W H
Everyones got there tastes, and thats good.
I did have to reply though that the PvP in WoW is not just “Dueling”. You can go out and kill other faction members, join in on Battlegrounds (Both factions going at it while going for objectives *or not
*) and then you got Arenas (Which you can do 2v2’s or 3v3’s and so on and go into a arena and duke it out with the other faction to see who is better than the other). Blizzard even hosts Arena Tournaments for prizes, which is nice for people are good at the game and do Arenas a lot.
But yeah, just had to clarify that up.
Runescape- romeo and juliet, rune,addy, no diverse classes every1 is the same, no mounts( huge downfault), since it is free little kids find it awesome to play wit hkids my age.
Wow- Ive played for years im not poor i can pay 15 bucks, Organized pvp,stealth,different abilities (gash,stealth,arcane shot) its never ending, a player based economy( not comunnist like runescape) blah,
in rs i cant eve see my lvl 71’s mouth,nose,ears, in wow i see my orc hunters whoel body feature, the gear plot is amazing the dungeons and epic history is amzing
once you understand gaming u will love World of Warcraft rated #1 mmo ever made.
im back, again.
after a long break i’ve chosen, WoW still is better than RS.. sorry
i think runescape is better there is more quests,more skills, more fun u can be a human! not a re**rted creature, if you tried rs for a high lev you would learn that it is better especially if youre a mem.
RUNESCAPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!=ausomeness
centaur, wrong wrong wrong wrong. sit there in your wrongness and reflect on how wrong you are. there are waaaaaaaaaaaaay more quests in WoW haha. And i was a lvl 105 member and from my experience… i liked WoW better. and ocme on AWH here is trying to make and intelligent article so just leav a comment say RUNESCAPE!!! or WOOOOOW!! give some reasons
look realy iv only played runescapeand the demo in wow but to play wow u need a ic ase computer then it takes up 90%of the room onur comp o fuck that id rather lay wow (im a ember lvl 94+6 by the way my name is the nme i hvehear) i think rs it prety awsom and wow has bad quest and a good story line but rs has mini games wow has grfics rs has good pvp wow has dueling im just saying u can go aroun in circles foeva bout this
runesape !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good to see that some people doesn’t want to let this war fade away! I say Runescape still has a lot of stuff that WoW could learn from!
And yes: IAMBEAST, you’re so right. Reasons. We need more of those. Not only from me, but from every WoW or RS fan…
Thanks for your opinions guys.. You saved my day again :p
Best regards everyone!!
- A W H
Dude if u want PvP you go to an city of other race
10x cooler then just walking accros a border and kill everyone
you also cant attack guards of Some citys and you can kill your own?
Cant ride 100 different mounts in RS??
WoW is better!!
Yea that’s true but unless you’re on a PvP server, you can’t just attack people if they haven’t clicked the PvP ON button. Kind of like the same “border” you have to cross, just in form of a button. It’s not right that you cant attack the guards of the other “factions” in RS. you can kill the goblin guards and the Obsidian guards and lots more. But yes it doesn’t really make sense that you’re able to kill your own guards.
Thanks for showing your interest in my work Frikkn,
Best regards,
A W H
two things, 1) ill never let this die before RS does… (i be a hatah mon’)
2) im shy and i need to ask this girl out, (i like ze “——-”) what do i do?
Hey Fadi
Thanks a lot for your engagement!
Hmm. Not to brag, but I’ve always been able to talk to girls. Unless they’re like super sweet or looking super hot or something crazy like that
Who is the girl, first of all? Where do you know her from?
Is it me, or did fadi disappear?
he disapeared.
I think he’s gone
Um… you guys need to realize that there’s a reason WoW is more expensive than RS. If WoW were free to play for all features, I could almost guarantee that most RS players would switch to WoW. Again, if RS cost 15 dollars a month just to play period, WoW would still have a tremendously bigger fan base. Also, are there RS conventions, commercials, and products outside of the game itself? I don’t think so. For WoW, there are conventions, action figures, t-shirts, any sort of merchandise you can think of, plus a trading card game. Runescape only exists in it’s little browser home. Not to mention that wow generally gets better reviews, and they actually have articles on it in game magazines. Positive ones, i might add. There are wow advertisements, articles on popular mmo websites. And on IGN.com, WoW is referenced in many of their “lists” if you know what i mean. E.G., top video game villains, etc. Very few people haven’t heard of WoW compared to RS. Comparing RS to WoW is like comparing a great white shark to a goldfish. One is much more powerful, vicious, and faster, while the other is small, slow, and couldn’t hurt a fly. Also goldfish are more liked by kids, while sharks are cooler to adults and teens. You do the math on which game i’m referring to as the shark.
I’ve tried Runescape, probably the only game i’ve ever hated, with wow, i loved it from the start. You say you’re not biased, yet you like every comment that defends runescape, don’t like every comment that defends wow, and with the neutral comments, you say thanks for your feedback or whatever. I know that you’re free to have your own opinion, but i’m just in total awe that some people actually prefer RS to WoW. I mean come on!!! There’s a reason WoW is known all over the world. But this is just my opinion. You’re free to your own beliefs.
Hmmm. A lot of people disagree with you.
Wow. This debate about WOW and RS really seems interesting.
Well, what i personally think about both is here:
WOW:
Quests=slayer in RS
More mature people there (rs every second u get: NOOB)
Nice graphics (but graphics aint everything)
Too addictive
Levelling was a bit TOO easy.
Runescape:
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Jerky.
Combat animation does look simple. (but behind that has skill)
Noobish individuals at times (although i do know a fair few that arent
Challenging levelling (at times, like dungeoneering, the new skill, but stuff like wcing is just grind at times)
“seriously”, you need to stop judging WOW only by merchandise. You say RS doesnt exist beyond its little browser home? This topic alone defeats that. There are huge debates, arguments and discussions DAILY that relate to RS.
The only reason i can think of WOW always releasing expansion packs is for the revenue. As someone has previously stated, the release of a new one has made an old pack outdated. Runescape you still pay the same for a growing amount of content which looks increasingly more interesting.
In terms of money/content increase, i’d say RS.
If WoW was free to play, people would go on WoW and check it out, but as for permanent switching, i wouldnt be so sure.,,
Comparing WoW and Rs to goldfishes and Sharks? Dude, you are getting biased there. Small and slow eh? Powerful vicious faster? Can you please relate that to actual gameplay elements instead of making ridiculous comparisons that has people sniggering in their seats?
WoW is an excellent game, and so is RS. Both have good points and bad. I dont see the reason why people always try and establish a game’s dominance when the cold hard truth is: Both have good points and bad?
Oh, and btw, people do know about rs a lot. An Asian friend of mine told me in his neighbourhood, and the ones/cities around him, RS seems to be more well known. So you cant really judge the fact that a game is known by all when you havent personally lived in every single place in the world and ask them about it.
First, thanks a lot for your long and intense comment. I like some of your opinions, but not all of them. Think about it: Why am I actually here? Am I here to make money? No.. Am I here to make people angry or provoked? Not really.. I’m here because one sentence that you wrote:
“I dont see the reason why people always try and establish a game’s dominance when the cold hard truth is: Both have good points and bad?”
These good and bad points.. I want to know which of them dominates in which of the two games, and I want people to tell me their opinions on which of the categories in the games they like.
As you stated, both have good and bad points. So even though, lets say both RS and WOW has a good graphic (even though it’s very different) Which one of these does people then enjoy the most? I don’t think there’s any need to discuss which of the two graphics are the best. Do you get what I mean?
Well, thanks again for dropping by and leaving a comment,
Best regards,
A W H