If I've recommended Runescape to anyone, please allow me to un-recommend it.
It used to be a good game (boring in places, but good).
Now it's changed ownership and the new owners have thrown away much of the good principles of the old game-makers. As a result, they have devalued the game through a series of updates to give away free in-game experience very easily, done too little to prevent bot/macro players using illegal software to get ahead and sell in-game benefits for real money, and, by far worst of all this last month, after years of saying that people shouldn't be able to get ahead in the game by being rich in real life, have now offered in-game free stuff in large quantities to anyone who is willing to pay extra.
A once good game has turned into a money-grabbing game where rich players can get ahead, as can those who are willing to illegally buy benefits from third parties.
So if you were considering playing Runescape, I would now suggest you consider other options where once I'd have encouraged you to try it.
