OSRS or RS?

[Hansel]

I am new to Runescape. Should I play OSRS or RS?

[spoutnique2000]

Really is up to you honestly. In my opinion OSRS is less complicated than RS, so I guess starting OSRS would be better, but that's just me. As I said, both games are good and each have their ups and downs

[Hansel]

Originally posted by spoutnique2000:

Really is up to you honestly. In my opinion OSRS is less complicated than RS, so I guess starting OSRS would be better, but that's just me. As I said, both games are good and each have their ups and downs

Okay thanks

[DUKE NUKEM]

osrs has a better and bigger community and isn't full of microtransactions

the only argument to not play it over rs3 used to be the graphics but a 3rd party client feature to have HD graphics was just released so now that's gone too

[jaxophon_e]

i suggest osrs. not as many pay to win kinda stuff
remember what ever you choose have fun

[Spartykins]

rs3 has some nice quality of life changes but also has the downside of being an almost alien game to former players as well as having tons of MTX

osrs is a bit rougher and tedious at times but also is a lot easier to pick back up if you were trying to check your childhood game out

try both and see which one suits your fancy OP

[whatamidoing]

Originally posted by Spartykins:

try both and see which one suits your fancy OP

Adding to that, if you end up buying membership for one you also get it for the other so you don't need to worry there.

[Hansel]

Ahh okay thanks for the answers everyone!

[Dre4M]

OSRS = no MTX, RS = MTX. Whichever you like, some people prefer graphics and buyable EXP and fast leveling, others enjoy old school RPG without any sort of easy scape shenanigans... depends on your own point of view.

[Mod Pat]

You should definetly play osrs, why?
It's more unique. I don't know. I haven't played rs3 much but I don't like MTX and the combat system, also I kinda prefeer old graphics.
I think progression is alot different in both games and I would say rs3 progression doesn't feel as accomplishing than osrs feels.

[FoSKS]

It all comes to your preference really, RS is a more modern game which means it have a combat system closer to the standard mmorpg combat system and progression is made faster and easier.

OSRS wants to bring back nostalgia and with that we have a lot of old, unpolished and somewhat boring content for the majority of the early-mid game but really gets interesting as you progress through the newer higher level content.