the better question is why are you in a runescape forum when you clearly dont like the game
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on topic...
i play because i dont intend to pay $15 a month for graphix that are slightly better than rs, i also dont play wow because i dont want to download 15GB of shit on my computer.
dude, get real, the only reason RS has lower level GFX than WoW is because RS is browser based and jagex intends to keep it that way. for wow, u need to DL a ton of shti just for slightly better GFX and to pay 3x as much. yes, my somputer would kill itself for even trying to play the demo of wow because it has only 512mb Ram and other low qualities but even if i had a fucking super computer, i would still play rs becuse its better than WOW in my mind.
jagex made it with low GFX so people with slower computers can still play the game. for WoW you need atleast a GB of RAM, 3.00 GHz processer, and a huge ass hard drive for all of the pointless files to fit in.
yes, i know u only need like a 30gb HDD for it but come on. i dont need 15gb of space being used in my computer for a video game when i could have something alittle more useful.
RS isint dead, the same amount of ppl play now as it was in 07. around 150k-200k ppl at once in the day time. this is the norm for 05-07.
there alot of reasons why i still play and one of them is because i get bored VERY VERY easily and theres not much to do in this town i live in, so i play rs for a couple hours a day to spend some time. i also play because like 5+ of my irl friends play, one of them is famous in rs,and no, he isint a "nerd", he has a gf and alot fo friends.
to be famous in wow, u need to no life... tbh that famous friends brother is really famous in WoW. he used to be the top PKer in 1v1 2v2 and 3v3 in WoW. he has like 4 lvl 80s and alot of gold. but he has to no life to do it. hes on there like always but he actually has a gf(dont ask me how).
pretty much, i play rs stil because it is still a fun game if you know what your doing and you actually have a goal in the game. if you have a lot of nice friends who also play then its even better. tbh u dont need to pay for rs mem if u make mills ingame and then trade a mill a month or every 3 months or w.e to get mem. its easy as pie.
since i just typed up a book, i will be leaving this thread for now.