Why choose this over actual RuneScape?

[Orbital Føroysk 🪐]

It looks alright, but I feel the novelty would wear off pretty soon and I'd rather go back to RuneScape after...

What makes this worth playing over RuneScape?

[xZero]

The fact that I'm playing Runescape while this is on my other monitor :D

I'll admit idle games aren't for everyone but so far I'm really enjoying this. Plus it's got 3 modes to choose from and you can have multiple characters.

[Irot Noot]

This is Runescape without the running about and constant clicking.

[Z-hog]

I prefer this since it has most of the principles of RS but without the insane time investment requirement

[Truth_X_ile]

Runescape is a social aspect and an MMORPG, it's made for making friends and enjoying the grind while chatting it up with people, Melvor Idle is more laid back for a single player experience, same grind, less focus, with the exception of end game monsters/dungeons everything else is has an idle function that DOES NOT auto log you out after 5 minutes of inactivity

I have over 12,000 days worth of hours in Runescape, but I put down the game as all my friends have since quit and the time Runescape came to Steam, I tried a year membership again, wasn't that exciting still, most people kept to themselves as the time I first stopped playing 5 years ago, has since felt the same, I made 2 friends in 3 months from then on, it felt lonely, even when speaking out with people, boring for me to play a game in which I had no friends to cope with

Around the year 2007 when I first started playing, the game was abundant, people were welcoming and helpful, huge difference, even though maybe Old School would be an ideal option for friends but I didn't feel like starting over, surely you can understand

Melvor Idle is an optional experience, for those that love idle games, which I totally love and it's one I spend hours on considering most I quit within a few days, and themed around Runescape I easily understand most of the concepts as it's generalized around it

Good Luck & Have Fun

[Ralp]

Originally posted by YakuzaDiscoMan:

What makes this worth playing over RuneScape?

That's like asking if Hearthstone is worth playing over WoW. Different games, different audiences.

As someone who played RuneScape for many years, I'm actually enjoying Melvor Idle and am considering to buy premium, but only time can tell if I'm gonna continue playing this for long.

[Orbital Føroysk 🪐]

Originally posted by Truth_X_ile:

Runescape is a social aspect and an MMORPG, it's made for making friends and enjoying the grind while chatting it up with people, Melvor Idle is more laid back for a single player experience, same grind, less focus, with the exception of end game monsters/dungeons everything else is has an idle function that DOES NOT auto log you out after 5 minutes of inactivity

I have over 12,000 days worth of hours in Runescape, but I put down the game as all my friends have since quit and the time Runescape came to Steam, I tried a year membership again, wasn't that exciting still, most people kept to themselves as the time I first stopped playing 5 years ago, has since felt the same, I made 2 friends in 3 months from then on, it felt lonely, even when speaking out with people, boring for me to play a game in which I had no friends to cope with

Around the year 2007 when I first started playing, the game was abundant, people were welcoming and helpful, huge difference, even though maybe Old School would be an ideal option for friends but I didn't feel like starting over, surely you can understand

Melvor Idle is an optional experience, for those that love idle games, which I totally love and it's one I spend hours on considering most I quit within a few days, and themed around Runescape I easily understand most of the concepts as it's generalized around it

Good Luck & Have Fun :smiling:

Ah, I see. Thank you for your well thought out answer!

[Guardian of the Blind]

You don't play this game over runescape. This is a idle game. you don't really actively play it. you play it for months and you get motivated by numbers getting bigger. You only do a few actions per day. You never say "Today I will spend the whole afternoon playing melvor idle"

[DarkSheikxBoE]

I've never played Runescape and I never will. I like Idle Games so I will keep playing this. That's my reason.

[Nemerlight]

Its like runescape but you dont actually have to click on stuff every minute.

[Vio]

Not meant to replace it, only compliment it, if youre a fan of idlers