i dropped 1k unfinished bows on the ground

[seaglassgarden]

first runescape post on the account! this changes everything ehehehehe

ok anyway i wanted to show u all this pretty area i revisited while training woodcutting and fletching. it's got hills and a river and toooons of little guys running around, like squirrels and foxes and raccoons!! there are several different colors of butterflies too



here's the music that plays there also. it's one of my favorite tracks in the game

i was going there to get a single maple log so i could make a maple shortbow, an upgrade to my ranged gear id just unlocked. but it was so cozy i decided to stay there for a while and train



i started at lvl 53 in both skills, and i leveled up both by at least three or four if i remember correctly

then i tested out the bow, and the slight difference in max hit is noticeable! however i think i will embark on an even longer grind so i can make snakeskin armor and boost my range even more. it'll require me to nearly double my crafting level if i remember correctly, so it'll take a while. im going to try using the glassblowing method

allllll of this will play into my big long-term goal for the account rn: unlocking as many different modes of transportation as possible so i can be mobile all over the world and do more kinds of things :3

Comments

[xerimorph]

I never played Runescape but I always found the graphics so charming, and that forest is really lovely! This is my first time hearing any of the music, it's perfect

I've had an MMO itch lately, is there a lot to do as a very occasional, usually solo player?

[seaglassgarden]

id say yes, definitely!! runescape is unusual for an mmo in that it's mostly a bunch of single-player activities strung together with multiplayer elements mixed in. im not sure how familiar you are with runescape's gameplay overall, but the two main appeals of the game to RuneScape Sickos are:

(1) doing the same thing over and over again to make Number Go Up or grind for a rare reward
and
(2) deciding your own path through an enormous tangle of deeply interconnected skills, quests, areas, and prerequisites (often by clicking through the osrs wiki and discovering a ton of stuff you've never heard of)

if you're unsure if that's for you, you could always try a free account to see if you like that kind of game. though i will say, like all subscription-based mmos, all the best stuff is locked behind a monthly paid account

im glad you liked the music too :D some of the tracks r really inspired

[xerimorph]

That all sounds kind of wonderful. Thank you! I think I'll give it a shot

[pauraque]

Oh wow, a nostalgia blast! I played RS for a while in the early 2000s. I started because my younger brother was playing it and my mom, who wasn't very computer savvy, wanted me to find out if it was appropriate and keep an eye on him. I think I ended up playing it more than my brother did! I really should check out OSRS sometime.

[seaglassgarden]

i love how many ppl have childhood stories of playing runescape. it's wrapped around from being v uncool to being charming in its own way