I was around when 1M was like "HOLY SHIT YOU'RE RICH!" and getting up EVERY skill made profit in some way...
I was around when people actually spoke in the game and it was a fun social thing rather than a constant competition...
And most importantly, I was around when RS had the normal world map with next to NO minigames... The game was fun by itself... didn't need constant D&D's or minigames or jagex events or social slayer or clan events. The thing was fun by itself, you found a clan through google or word of mouth, you had fun with friends doing stupid things around the world... Rather than having to constantly get on, buy some materials, and level up..... And when you get maxed back then, it was still fun.