How I spent some of my Day haha.

My step-son asked me how to play RuneScape a while back:

He's always asked me how to play and I started teaching him.
As he's progressed on I've been asked, "What's Sythe?" Since he always sees the forums open; I proceeded to explain it as best I could without hurting his fragile little mind haha.

He's becoming more interested in RWT'ing, I can't tell if this is good/bad but it does make me happy to know he's taking an interest in what I'm doing.

I'm constantly getting questions in the context of:

"Daddy how much is this account worth?"
"My strength is 52 how much is this worth?"

Possibly a future account seller? Well it would be fun.

I think when he's old enough; or learned a bit more about the values of accounts and items, certain skills and qualities an account has I'm going to give him a little time on here looking for an account for me to buy/resell; I'll ask him what he thinks would be a good price and what I should re-sell it for.

Looking forward to this haha; Little project I guess I'll put myself through.

Edits:

So I'm deciding to post recent questions I've been asked, so people don't repost them.

Q: Are you worried about letting Runescape consume him?
A: No, I'm not as I limit his time and he understands that academics are most important.

Q: But you're not teaching him anything, maybe how to get an advantage on a game..
A: Actually, it's a learning experience of the following; How to decide what the more desired product is, Supply and demand, how items fluctuate throughout the market.

Q: This sounds like a good way to exploit him..
A: How is this exploiting? We gain no real life profit off this, also it's something for him to learn. Whatever he makes in the future he can keep, But I will not have him doing PayPal.

 

That's pretty harsh Care. What he wants to play is his own choice. I'm not forcing it on him; And yes my step-son, He's practically my son; I've been in his life for almost 5 years now.

It's not bad for someone to be into RuneScape; I am, and I'm doing just fine.

Edit: Look at your signature. "Live the life you Love, Love the life you Live" My boy Loves playing Runescape, It makes him happy; So why try to troll on something that is making your signature and "Motto" seem invalid? Try somewhere else, It's a small price to pay to see a child's face light up with happiness.

 

There are A LOT worse things your stepson could be doing that playing Runescape. That's pretty neat that you guys have something in common that you two can bond together over.
Since you seem like a responsible guy I bet you limit his time and make sure rs doesn't consume his life like it has to so many addict prone kids. So props to you

I wish my parents had understood the thrill of Runescape in the eyes of a kid. Instead of using it as a motivational tool and reward for chores,homework, they banned me from the computer and so I would play at night using proxys. Needless to say, it did not strengthen our relationship. In glad to see a father/son relationship that is open and understanding. Keep it up, its not easy being a stepdad, I know, but so worth it.

 

@Kid Elvranqe; Yes, I do limit his time; If he comes home from school and has all his homework done, I then review it and have him correct what he needs to; If he complies and doesn't give me a hard time he's allowed 2 hours of RuneScape, He's VERY compliant when I tell him his time is up.

It has been a tough road knowing that he isn't my blood; But the bond we share is endless, In my eyes he is my son, and always will be. We could possibly have a Father and Son in the Sythe community; Which will possibly turn out to be a great addition Haha.

I can say one thing though; When he dies and loses a bit of wealth on Runescape, he does not throw tantrums or cries/complains, He learns from it avidly and I have yet to see him make the same mistake twice.

Example: He got scammed for 50k (I knew about this scam and let it happen) Since then he has NEVER trusted another scam that he has deemed recognizable and I commend him for it.

 

That's pretty wise your letting him learn from his own mistakes. That's good parenting dude

It's good to see that there are people that still play this game legit (for right now lol) and enjoy it. I think Runescape has taught me some pretty valuable lessons such as time and money management, setting goals, typing, networking, and social skills early on in life. Hopefully he will take the lessons he has learned and apply them to life.

 

@Kid Elvanqe; He has actually put some of what he's learned to good use. Some people frown on me for letting him play the game like Care Free up there, But as I said; What's better than seeing him be happy and getting excited? I let him use my 130 Only when I am home to let him kill Abyssal Demons (That's his favorite so far haha.) He got a whip drop shockingly and he came yelling into the living room for me to come see, The joy in his eyes was the most priceless thing I have seen, I'm proud to have my boy involved in the game and soon-to-be involved in this community.

I bought him a 9hp account today that he may only access when I am home.
I'm going to be teaching him the value of Rare accounts and Why they are rare.

 

i 15 atm so dont know much about parenting and such but i would love my dad to play runescape would be very fun ;p btw what age is he he seems about 10.

 

@Rozzz; He is 8 years old, Turning 9 this year. He loves sitting next to me on my other laptop and playing haha. It's a fun experience.

 

I know its not the same as a father son relationship, but my brother and I both used to play rs together. It's a fun experience and brings you closer together for sure.

Enjoy this time with him. Even though your bond through the game won't last forever, your memories from this will.

 

Most fathers would be jealous of the bond you and your son have, especially as it is difficult trying to get a child that is not yours to accept you as a father. Reading through your posts was heart warming

 

@Tiger; Thank you very much, it really isn't easy, Sometimes I reflect on the thought that maybe one day, He'll get angry with me and say I'm not his father. It hurts to think about that sort of thing but it's true; So I try to make our bond stronger by sharing with him the things I've done for fun and see if he's interested.

 

@mik3, I'm sorry man! I didn't see your post!; Yes I know the bond through the game will not last forever, but it does bring us closer. Something fun to do and it's a learning experience.

 

Wow! this is very awesome man. Though my dad doesn't play RS, he understands that RS is actually a game which will teach me many important things. I can say RS, though a time eater when i was addicted to it, taught me many things which i could use and apply in real life situations.

It's so cool you guys play it together though! I wished my father used to PK with me back when f2p varrock wild were always filled )

 

I think its a great idea. He should learn that the internet is a valuable tool that should be used

I would like to hear how this goes!!
Shoot me a pm ?

 

@Uselesspoop I have a small update; After the past day of teaching him about accounts, he wants to learn to Player Kill; We're figuring out what he likes to do most (Range, Mage, Melee or Hybrid) I possibly will start him off with the basics, then let him work himself up to the more complex understanding of Hybriding, Venging and the different weapon switches. For now I'll let him F2P Player Kill.

@Sheba Thank you, I will send you a PM about how everything has been going now, Awaiting his bus to arrive down the street in a few so I can go pick him up and hopefully today I can start a Player Killing activity with him.

 

You should definitely take advantage of this. First it's a great way for you two to bond which is something that a lot of parents struggle with. (I know mine do.) Also it can be some good experience in the market world for him and give him some practice for later in life. Also there are so many worse things he could be involved in. Just make sure he doesn't get to addicted and looses focus of what really matters.

 

Haha you could make a lil' father & son merchanting team, buying and reselling accounts together

How old's your son? (Gonna refer to him as your son rather than step son since he's basically your son)

 

@Bubba He knows what priorities comes first, Having a successful life and living it is important to him. He has a slight comprehension on my background, it's not the prettiest but I've built it up into the amazing life I lead now, so I don't think he'll lose focus (Or so I hope) anytime soon.

@Jstar he's turning 9 this year, and you never know; Possibly might have something like that in the future when he's learned a bit more.

 

Sorry if i came off really rude; i just didn't see it as something to..well.. be proud of? But that's true who gives a fuck if someone likes something, it shouldn't matter? If he and you are happy it shouldn't matter. Theirs so many things in the world so whatever floats your boat.
Also I play; i find it relieves a lot of stress and gets my mind off stuff so I'm not particularly hating on you I was just idk.. bad mood haha Just don't let it take over his life, ye know?

also like a few above said - get him into staking and he'll be one rich kid when he's older ( also very good business/market skills. I know I've definitely learned a lot)

but yeaa sorry

peace buddy

 

@Care, it's alright. I've gotten that criticism before and it didn't phase me; As I said before I do limit his time, the weekends he gets a little bit longer but broken up, not all in one session. (But shh don't tell mom!) She'd have my hide