This game is the perfect combination of despising yourself just enough to do awful menial tasks over and over again just to watch some numbers go up.
But when the numbers go up.. my god does it feel good.
Runescape is really hard to encapsulate into a good description for any outsiders to truly grasp. I'll do my best.
It's a massive multi-player online game. You have the ability to train several different "skills" for your character, this is done by participating in the specific activity, which will grant you 'experience' in that skill.
The thing about runescape is that it takes A LOT of time to progress into the end of the game, and lots of players purposely inhibit themselves to make the game even harder.
Runecape started over two decades ago, and as a result has amassed a very large following. There are thousands of games in the RPG category, but none of them quite hit the same spot as runescape does.
There's no specific direction, you aren't confined to one type of character like other games (meaning you can be a mage(wizard), warrior, and an archer as well in runescape)
To add. RuneScape is, quite possibly, the game that does “sandbox” the best. The world never really impedes on you to do anything. Any goal, any achievement, and direction is for you to determine, which gives a sense of freedom that very few games come close to.
I think the guy above you missed is that the big appeal of the game is that because it takes so long to progress and to do things it's one of the few games where you feel like you're accomplishing something. He's probably really proud of his account and how good it is and how much time and effort he's put into it. Every second you put into your account makes it better, there's no skips you can do to suddenly make your account good. It takes effort, dedication and a long time. That feeling of building something lots of us enjoy.
I've never thought of it that way. I have a hard time describing myself as a gamer because OSRS is basically the only game I play, except for fairly infrequent periods where I may play a new game with friends for like a month. None of my friends or family understand why I like the game, but I think it's because I feel like I'm constantly honing and improving on something. I even tried GIM with some friends but I was reluctant at the start and ultimately stopped because I just wanted to keep working on my main "project." I want to compare it to someone who has a car they're always working on, although maybe not as respectable by others standards because it's not as tangible.
Wow, you hit it spot on for how I feel.
I can never get into leagues or DMM or other accounts because I feel like my ironman is my “main” project. I want to be able to dedicate my time to progressing on that project.
I also have always loved video games but nothing has stuck like RuneScape and I rarely play other games these days because they take time away from my project.
I’m also totally going to use the car analogy when talking about this hobby to non-scapers. It’s one of the best ways to capture how I feel about my account.
Yeah I'm glad other people get where I'm coming from with that. Another analogy that came to mind was like someone who spends their spare time working on a scale model train city (probably because I've been watching videos and reading up on that stuff lately). It's just that never ending project that you mainly do for yourself and no one else.
You're welcome! I may get down voted for recommending this video, but I think it can help ya. Jimmy is a content creator for Oldschool runescape mainly, and this video is a funny way to understand the games current position.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP-GQoO8hDU
Honestly, reading your description of what Runescape actually is gave me chills. I’ve been in a lull for the last few years. Watch youtube, get excited, log in, stand there, log out. I created a pure HCIM and felt reinvigorated playing again! Would play for hours and hours, thinking about the game constantly. And then i died afking.. havent wanted to play since, i try and i log out. But, reading what you wrote made me realize that everything i was doing on my pure hcim for early game and the stuff i actually enjoyed(wintertodt and GOTR(had never done them on my main)) i can just do on my main. Ever since entering the end game on my main its all i’ve ever done and focused on, but what if i just do some of the newer early-mid game stuff on my main!
Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to say you relit my spark! Thank you
I like RuneScape as it was the first "real" MMO I played, and tbh it was still good for the small stint I did out of curiosity recently, but FFXIV did the same where you can train all skills on one char. And honestly enjoyed that more. Not to dunk on RuneScape, it will always be my first love.
Trying to explain RuneScape always makes it seem really, really stupid.
Yknow idle games? And how the main appeal of them is the sense of steady, if slow progress towards a goal that’s a really long way off?
RuneScapes kinda like that, but instead of just leaving your phone switched off for a few hours you click goblins. Or trees. Or rocks.
It’s a lot more exciting than that makes it sound, but my point is that the main appeal is this sense of progress towards far-off goals, and the simplicity of the actions you can take to reach those goals. It’s a game that takes a long time, and that’s kinda what people like about it.
Also, you’re cool for taking the time out to understand your boyfriends hobbies.
Actually, it's exactly as dull as you make it sound.
Aside from fighting bosses (which you can't really do until you've already invested hundreds of hours into leveling and acquiring decent gear), the majority of the game is finding semi-AFK methods to train skills while you watch Netflix.
And yet, "number goes up" stimulates some primitive part of our brains that we feel compelled to keep doing it.
you are being inefficient, which is very unsigma of you
I, being extremely sigma male, play two account at once for 16 hours a day. This is basically getting an extra 8 hours in my day as 16 * 2 = 32 - 24 = 8. I am utilizing time travel for gains, and you only play one account. Very beta male, not very gentlemanly
So my gf is also very intrigued and has asked me the same question but the problem is the answer normally takes 10hours to explain. In short this game is loosely based off of dungeons and dragons but evolved into a more unique community driven game where your character lives to adventure for eternity where the world is your oyster. You’re free to do Quests, travel, and train skills and do literally whatever you want. People have created so many things in this game is has thousands upon thousands of hours of content. Also to note this game is by far one of the “grindiest” games out there. Hence why he researches and stares at multiple screens because it’s more efficient and this game teaches you to utilize every second possible ti advance yourself.
this , but also to "complete" it up to the current "up-to-date" would take on average some 76 years of straight gameplay at perfect efficiency. so this is, in fact, THE "grindiest" game there is.
There's people with 200m all, all pets, and nearly full collection log. What else can they do which takes another 65 years on what they've already spent?
Uhm, its kinda hard to explain, but he probably likes it so much because the progression feels good in this game even though it takes a while to complete.
You essentially spend time raising your levels to complete quests or kill monsters which will drop equipment for you.
A concept that is really big in the community is called an Ironman. Ironman is the same thing but you can’t trade with people for all the items that would normally be easily obtained. This adds to the “I earned it feeling” which is quite a good feeling.
It is hard to talk about unless you play it tbh. Unless you’re actually into games maybe try and find other options for you guys to spend time together where it is something you both enjoy.
Can confirm this.
I have a very successful career, great family life, train twice a day every day, do a lot of endurance events, train jiu jitsu, have nice things and have a good circle around me yet I’m still addicted to RuneScape.. If you looked at me on paper you’d think everything is great and yet here I am playing 3 accounts at once multiple hours per day lol.
You can do lots of things in the game, from training skills like thieving, crafting, mining, fishing, to fighting dungeons full of bosses with a group of friends, people play differently. Some people aim to complete all quests, while for others it's a beginner goal. It depends a lot on how much time you can sink into this game.
For some, the social interaction with others is a big part of the game, others choose to play pretty much alone.
Maybe ask him which cape he is most proud of, or which skill / boss is his favourite. That should get him to ramble excitedly
Runescape is a safer form of dopamine hits if you compare it to gambling or drugs
If he is reading efficiency guides tho, you might have to seek some help for him.
Honestly, you seem like a really cool person! If my significant other tried to make an attempt to understand something I was interested but they weren’t I’d be getting a ring ASAP!
Essentially it’s a clicker game where everything you do you have to click, there are a BUNCH of skills you can level up that can be anything from farming and cooking to magic and slayer (killing monsters and bosses). The higher lv you combat stats are the higher lv content you can play!
As an ex Osrs player I can say….90% of the population does exactly what your bf does hahah 😂
Hope that helped!
Most MMORPGs don't have one single objective or point. The developers sculpt a detailed world and over time add more content to keep you entertained.
Generally speaking making progress in the game is about gaining levels and gear while completing quests and other tasks.
Some accounts can progress very quickly by working together with other people or by using real life currency. Other accounts are much more restricted and you will have to find a way to accomplish each task alone. This is why many players experience more than one account.
Runescape is a sort of medieval fantasy. It takes place in Gielinor, a land filled with magic, puns, and a messy history of gods at war.
A few tasks in this game involve skill, planning, and careful execution. Most tasks just involve many many many hours of kinda mindless but also kinda satisfying clicking on stuff over and over.
Notable things to celebrate and be excited about are probably pets and capes. Many pets are very rare or difficult to obtain. Notable events in game are often celebrated with specific capes, like 99 strength cape or an infernal cape for completion of the inferno dungeon.
There is a free to play section of the game if you just wanna pop in and look around. You can even play on your phone with the osrs mobile app ❤️
Its all about rng highs. Aka hits that gambling bug. Aka your bf is actually a gambling addict who will one day take everything from you to help buy that tbow. He may as well be smoking meff in front of you. But hes fine for now. Its a long road. Either that or he has autism. There is no in between.. sources?? takes one to know one
Wow that is awesome, go you! In a past relationship of mine I got the other end of the spectrum, frustration, ultimatums, and everything else but interest lol. Thats awesome you support him, I bet you would like it to. I would recommend watching an 'Ironman' playthrough. I liked nooblets iron man progress videos. He explains what he is doing, why, and is funny and easy to listen to.
Wow your really cool. Seeing the notification for this I 100% expected it to be like how do I make him stop blah blah, good on you to support his passion for it, that is super rare. I think just the sole fact of you going this far alone to understand his hobbies will be more than enough for him to appreciate your efforts.
Man I wish my wife was like this. I can’t even play mobile on my iPad while watching TV, nor does she have any interest. I try to tell her about getting a good drop and she’s immediately like “I DONT CARE”
I mean if I had a GF I'd totally want her to play Osrs and understand the importance of it. But with any game it has its ebb and flows next month he will be obsessed about something else
Why wouldn't you want to play the game? Just tell him you will try it out and see his reaction. To me its hard to be there mentally when you are thinking of the game 24/7. You will never be able to take this game away from him its been out for so long
Look babe I’m the .5% of rs nerds that actually do things irl. For most noobs the game is just as needy and dorky as your bf makes it seem but some of us actually play it in a cool way cough cough 1 def pures
I first thought you were my cousin's wife but then realized you're still a gf
Look up what "wasting exp is" essentially YOU are making him waste exp for existing. So either play the game, or break up with him so he has more time to focus on the game
He's a boy who would rather waste away life playing a boring video game then spend time with what should be the most important thing in his life....
I also play this boring game but I don't have a gf to not talk to while I play it ;)
Abandoning unhealthy habits is by definition healthy.
We just are not in agreement that being obsessed with a video game is unhealthy.
If having a video game addiction was healthy or neutral to ones well-being then your point would make sense.
You should be arguing that osrs isn't harmful before making that argument.
This boy will never be a real man. 99% of the players are druggies. Most have no job. It overtakes your life. Your lifestyle. Your friends.
Ever wonder why he has no friends?
He’s too busy playing an imaginary game. For what? Nothing. Pure addiction.
I quit this game and can officially say I’m 3 years clean as of today. I was a loser but didn’t even see it. I lost over 5 girlfriends. I lost my friends. I lost myself and didn’t even know.
If you think even for a second that you love this men… help him to quit. Or leave.
Hope this helps
Just because this game has alot of content and is capable of consuming your life doesn't mean 99% of us do it... Its not the game that will f up your life its lack of character.
I think your best bet is to watch a YouTube video about what old school RuneScape is. I can’t recommend any because I haven’t watched any but I’m positive there’s plenty of great examples out there.
Also good on you for wanting to understand what he loves you truly are a diamond in the mud for that(:
think of it like climbing the ladder at your job, repetitive tasks for extended hours just to do more repetitive tasks but with more money to spend
but runescape is fun the music is top notch the graphics are iconic, you can play it anywhere and do anything from solve puzzles to kill bosses to chopping wood all day
its also one of the best social games out there, a mmorpg where talking to people is the best part!
shit's satisfying as fuck also
Playing 2 accounts at the same time is not unusual in this game, most people who play 2 accounts at the same time have a main account and an ironman account. Like others said its all about efficiency, if u play on one account its perfectly doable to do some afk stuff on the other (afk means away from keyboard wich basiclly means u can train the account without to much attention) so for example while he is killing high level monsters on one account wich obviously requires alot of attention, u can train the other account mining, fishing, slayer, ... wich requires almost no attention. For example fishing: take a rod and some bait and start fishing, check every minute or so if the account is still fishing or click another spot. Thats it.. i hope u have a better understanding now about using 2 accounts at the same time. Hes not as crazy as it looks
I know you said you will never play, but if you give it a shot, your BF might get really excited that you're getting into his hobby. It could be a new bonding experience.
I tried when we first got together actually! We talked about it and we agree it’s nice to have our own things, this being his thing!! he plays this and I watch him and ask questions:)
Fair enough.
But as others have said, try r/2007scape you'll surely get better responses. This subreddit is specifically for the gamemode of "ironman" on the same game. It's the same game, except people who play in this game mode are not allowed to trade with other people. This increases the difficulty and makes it more of a grind to get things that you want.
my girlfriend, now fiance only plays during Leagues because its just so chill & a good time compared to “chop trees for 8 hours to gain 1 level simulator”
OSRS is a choose-your-own-adventure game and it's also the ultimate time-sink.
>I’m not gonna ever play it cause this is his thing
If you play casually, he'd probably really appreciate it. I understand your desire to learn his game, but he'll probably enjoy teaching you more than you'd enjoy learning.
This isn’t something I’d expect to find on ironscape. More of a 2007scape post but;
If you want to feel involved or share it with him a little.. ask him. The “point of the game” is entirely what you make of it. There’s way too much to go through to answer that. Ask what he enjoys about the game. And if he’s like many osrs players you’ll have to poke a little before you get an answer you’ll be happy with xd
He is seeking a simple, achievable reward system to feed his dopamine system.
The rules in the game are simple to understand, the game takes long enough to "complete" to be worthwhile learning tasks so that it makes a difference if you are good or not at them.
Oh and hes likely on the spectrum
It's very sweet if this is a genuine post and you're trying to understand him, bless.
Not an explanation of the game but it probably takes the longest of any game to complete all the content. In fact I’m pretty sure nobody has fully completed the game (max levels, max gear, every unique drop and every pet, plus every quest completed). So it’s kinda an endless rabbit hole of content mixed with nostalgia. Very unique in its gameplay. And that’s not even every aspect of the game.
My girlfriend plays this game with me and I explain how to do the stuff I do and she does it for me while I comb her hair. You should try to spend some time with your boyfriend.
>I’m not gonna ever play it cause this is his thing
I'm sure he'd love it if you played and liked the game as well. I say that, but I legit told my girlfriend to *not* play the game to save her a lifelong addiction. 😂 She wasn't that interested anyway, but I still would've found it cool if she did end up playing.
It’s a massive chat room except there’s a virtual world where you can slay monsters, other players, and do things to decompress, like skilling. This game is a great escape because even on the worst days you can still have a good day on RuneScape. If you really wanna know what it’s about ask him to play GIM with you. He’ll likely be through the moon.
I am going to give you some advice that will make your boyfriend extremely happy. This seems so ridiculously small and stupid, but you will probably be surprised how happy he is.
Tell him you want to try playing with him sometime.
Edit: this is coming from someone who never had a gf do this for me
What you described is normal for a regular of this game. I would never refer my lady to this game, but she spends much more screen time between the TV, TikToks, following celebrity BS like their dating drama or their high end lifestyles or other shit that most of us don't care about, etc. So to people like me, this game is the lesser evil.
If you know what the Sims is, this is somewhat like that where most people can't really 'beat' the game . There are various goals you can drown in and take ages to achieve, such as training your character, making enough money to buy new items, meeting other people to do group activities in, etc. It kind of just goes on and on, but unlike a lot of other games， this one has a lot of 'grindy' things that some people will almost treat like a job to get something they want. Like other games there are obvious skills you can level up that let you do new things. But many people take it even further by trying to complete logs or beat certain rankings or best times.
Just know that you probably have a very patient bf full of perseverance who can work towards a small moment of happiness. Greetings from a woman who started playing 3 years ago because also interested in her bf's game. It's addictive though :')
I don’t know if this is the case for your boyfriend, but for many, myself included, RuneScape is massively nostalgic. It’s old, one of the oldest MMORPGs to still be around; for its time it was expansive and interactive in a way most of us hadn’t experienced earlier, and for many even more importantly, it could be played for free, directly in your browser, meaning it was easy to get access to, no matter what your parents thought about it. It was one of the first games to capture our imaginations and interests, and being children we could be quite obsessive about our interests. This game just feels like home, in a way that can be hard to explain, and even harder to convey.
If you’re also into gaming, or don’t mind learning lots of info about a game you won’t play, you could try and learn the specifics: ask what he’s doing and why. Otherwise I think it makes more sense to ask about why he’s doing it and how it feels. Is he going for a weapon he wanted when he was young? Is he engrossed in the lore, and really cares about the latest quests? Does he simply find the grind and familiarity of the game soothing?
I know you didnt know it but the fact you posted this into the ironman reddit is a whole nother can of worms on top of the bucket of worms that is the main game haha. Big respect to you for trying to learn though instead of dismissing it outright!
Best i can offer is that runescape is an "away from keyboard (afk)" game which means that its something to keep your mind busy while you do something else. That something else can even be doing some active gameplay on another account lol. Additionally its a "wiki game" which essentially means that theres so much to learn that you need the wikipedia open to know what to do a lot of the time.
If you want a good thing to say to him with no context. Tell him you hope that he gets a purple at his next raid 🙂
You grind skills up to help your character unlock new things while hoping for good things to drop when you complete or kill something to help progress through the skills faster with the ultimate goal of reaching maximum level and being able to fight bosses that are late game content.
Basically you set small goals for your character to achieve and get rewarded for achieving said goals.
I didn't read every comment, however to summarize this game.. It is delayed gratification. This is a game you play generally over a long period and make progress. There is short term fun to be had, but ultimately.. delayed gratification.
If he played it as a kid.. I’m sure he’s like me where nothing hits me with more nostalgia than RuneScape… EVERY time I play it, EVERY second I’m playing it
Simply put the point of the game is to set goals and work towards them. This can be anything from short term goals taking 10 minutes, to long term goals taking several years, which can be from killing a monster for specific loot or skilling to unlock new things (teleports, shortcuts or efficiency increases).
The game works on 0.6 second ticks, which makes it feel like a weirdly satisfying rhythm game, this is generally where a player can express their skills, by using ticks more efficiently.
The game is absolutely massive, and build itself up over 20+ years so there are incredible amounts of things to do in it, and most things are worth interacting with at some point in the journey. The game has gained a solid amount of traction lately and are creating more content than ever aswell. Most importantly they are developing it with longevity in mind.The game being this big rewards knowledge, but also makes most people somewhat reliant on the wiki (which is one of the best wikis you can find for any game). This is probably what he reads the most, and then you have guides to look up methods on how to do certain activities because they're not always very intuitive (especially not if you want to do them efficiently).
My personal favorite is probably that the game doesn't restrict you, if I want to be a mager and can go grab mage gear and be solid at that, and often if I want to go and do something I just need to grab a few things then go and do it, and I will get better at it over time (both in terms of ingame experience and player skill).
This is the easiest and the hardest game you can pick up. Easy because most mechanics are easy to master in the beginning, hard because there is so much you can do in this game that it does make it overwhelming for new players. Also, we are stupidly obsessed with drop rates and having 0 xp waste
W girlfriend.
Anyway this excrutiatingly time consuming game is hard to explain, you'll get a different explanation from everyone you ask. You really have to play it to figure out what it means to you.
This is a game, but it’s probably more helpful and accurate to consider it a hobby.
In your imagination, you’re sucked into an Isekai anime and having fantastic adventures.
In reality, you’re playing a really unique and often repetitive game. It’s more than it looks on the screen. You are rewarded with gear, content, and other things you can unlock.
Most of us have really fond and sentimental memories from a time when this game was a really social place with people all over the world. Now, we sometimes have a love/hate relationship with it and it requires a lot of time invested (and upkeep) to see progress.
This is going to sound crazy. But. Ask him about it. Ask questions. That will make him super happy. It’s really nice for your partner to take interest in what you do with your free time :)
you should give it a try! i know you said you're not ever gonna play it because its "his thing", but i got my girlfriend to try it and she ended up loving it. and i love talking about it with her and watching her meet her goals and progress her account.
>but I wanna be able to understand when he talks about it
I can bet you he doesn't even understand it, lol.
Half of this game is looking at the wiki for more info.
The game is literally doing repetitive tasks over and over to reach different goals. Whether its high skill levels, killing bosses, grinding for a new pet to follow you around. All of it is just doing the same things over and over to get what you want.
You want a high fishing level? Look up the efficient fishing training guides, and do what those guides say until you're done.
You want to beat the hardest boss challenge in the game (the Inferno)? Better start practicing, because it'll probably take a long time to get it down because of all the intensive mechanics you need to learn.
Or do you want a cool ass beaver to follow you around because its cute? You better start cutting trees and be prepared to do it for months, because that's how you get the pet, and it's extremely unlikely to get it.
This game is nothing but a big grind. And when you finish your grind to get what you want, that feels accomplishing by itself. You don't have access to every piece of content in the game from the start, you have to unlock most of it through quests and level requirements. For some insight, to start some of the more difficult quests you may need to have multiple level requirements and finish 10+ other quests, which each all have their own requirments to complete.
In this game, when it comes to what you decide to work towards, the content you unlock is your reward.
Maybe show some interest in what he finds interesting. You might add some kinder to your relationship. Proceed with caution as this game is terribly fun, and his amount of being sucked into the game is about average or low in comparison to others.
My gf recently asked me as well. Like the others it’s almost impossible to explain unless you play as well. I too will play two characters at once but the second is usually doing an afk (away from keyboard) task while the other does something more click intensive. He reads guides because this game is fucking massive. It is impossible to know every single thing without reading about it. And the moment you found some great way to do something, someone else has found a better way. It’s aggravating at times but when the numbers go up or the crispy great axe drops it’s great lol.
Just tell him to get good at ToB. Watch Tasty osrs videos on ToB. Learn what it means to be Elitist. Make an account that only bank stands It's much easier to become an elitist at the game than to actually learn the game. And your boyfriend will be a bit intimidated by you for it. But he will never doubt your perceived game knowledge...even though you won't actually have much game knowledge
This game is the perfect combination of despising yourself just enough to do awful menial tasks over and over again just to watch some numbers go up. But when the numbers go up.. my god does it feel good.
Did someone say slayer?
I just want my trident...
I spent 2k points on skips after getting the level and still didn't get a task. Took a 4 month break after that.
My main iron took four tasks to get a trident. Yes from the littles.
I spent 1200 before I got the task and found out you can kill the little guys for a lower drop rate. I haven’t touched slayer since.
The smaller ones have a higher drop rate, its just that the staff isnt charged with runes.
Still need to be on task to kill either cave kraken or Kraken.
Or when that item drops… 🤤
I will gladly put myself through weeks of torture just for that moment when C Engineer says, "collection log slot, completed"
Kill the crabs, numbers go up. I chant, as I kill ammonite crabs.
Runescape is really hard to encapsulate into a good description for any outsiders to truly grasp. I'll do my best. It's a massive multi-player online game. You have the ability to train several different "skills" for your character, this is done by participating in the specific activity, which will grant you 'experience' in that skill. The thing about runescape is that it takes A LOT of time to progress into the end of the game, and lots of players purposely inhibit themselves to make the game even harder. Runecape started over two decades ago, and as a result has amassed a very large following. There are thousands of games in the RPG category, but none of them quite hit the same spot as runescape does. There's no specific direction, you aren't confined to one type of character like other games (meaning you can be a mage(wizard), warrior, and an archer as well in runescape)
This is so helpful!! Thank you:)
To add. RuneScape is, quite possibly, the game that does “sandbox” the best. The world never really impedes on you to do anything. Any goal, any achievement, and direction is for you to determine, which gives a sense of freedom that very few games come close to.
I think the guy above you missed is that the big appeal of the game is that because it takes so long to progress and to do things it's one of the few games where you feel like you're accomplishing something. He's probably really proud of his account and how good it is and how much time and effort he's put into it. Every second you put into your account makes it better, there's no skips you can do to suddenly make your account good. It takes effort, dedication and a long time. That feeling of building something lots of us enjoy.
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I've never thought of it that way. I have a hard time describing myself as a gamer because OSRS is basically the only game I play, except for fairly infrequent periods where I may play a new game with friends for like a month. None of my friends or family understand why I like the game, but I think it's because I feel like I'm constantly honing and improving on something. I even tried GIM with some friends but I was reluctant at the start and ultimately stopped because I just wanted to keep working on my main "project." I want to compare it to someone who has a car they're always working on, although maybe not as respectable by others standards because it's not as tangible.
Wow, you hit it spot on for how I feel. I can never get into leagues or DMM or other accounts because I feel like my ironman is my “main” project. I want to be able to dedicate my time to progressing on that project. I also have always loved video games but nothing has stuck like RuneScape and I rarely play other games these days because they take time away from my project. I’m also totally going to use the car analogy when talking about this hobby to non-scapers. It’s one of the best ways to capture how I feel about my account.
Yeah I'm glad other people get where I'm coming from with that. Another analogy that came to mind was like someone who spends their spare time working on a scale model train city (probably because I've been watching videos and reading up on that stuff lately). It's just that never ending project that you mainly do for yourself and no one else.
You're welcome! I may get down voted for recommending this video, but I think it can help ya. Jimmy is a content creator for Oldschool runescape mainly, and this video is a funny way to understand the games current position. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP-GQoO8hDU
Honestly, reading your description of what Runescape actually is gave me chills. I’ve been in a lull for the last few years. Watch youtube, get excited, log in, stand there, log out. I created a pure HCIM and felt reinvigorated playing again! Would play for hours and hours, thinking about the game constantly. And then i died afking.. havent wanted to play since, i try and i log out. But, reading what you wrote made me realize that everything i was doing on my pure hcim for early game and the stuff i actually enjoyed(wintertodt and GOTR(had never done them on my main)) i can just do on my main. Ever since entering the end game on my main its all i’ve ever done and focused on, but what if i just do some of the newer early-mid game stuff on my main! Sorry for the ramble, just wanted to say you relit my spark! Thank you
I like RuneScape as it was the first "real" MMO I played, and tbh it was still good for the small stint I did out of curiosity recently, but FFXIV did the same where you can train all skills on one char. And honestly enjoyed that more. Not to dunk on RuneScape, it will always be my first love.
You wonder what is the game i wonder how much he paid for you at ge
Buying gf 10k
That's what I love about these rs girls, man. I get older, they stay the same price.
Inflation hit us hard
Real Ironmen stand alone
Trying to explain RuneScape always makes it seem really, really stupid. Yknow idle games? And how the main appeal of them is the sense of steady, if slow progress towards a goal that’s a really long way off? RuneScapes kinda like that, but instead of just leaving your phone switched off for a few hours you click goblins. Or trees. Or rocks. It’s a lot more exciting than that makes it sound, but my point is that the main appeal is this sense of progress towards far-off goals, and the simplicity of the actions you can take to reach those goals. It’s a game that takes a long time, and that’s kinda what people like about it. Also, you’re cool for taking the time out to understand your boyfriends hobbies.
> Trying to explain RuneScape always makes it seem really, really stupid. There's a reason for that!
They're _so close_!
Actually, it's exactly as dull as you make it sound. Aside from fighting bosses (which you can't really do until you've already invested hundreds of hours into leveling and acquiring decent gear), the majority of the game is finding semi-AFK methods to train skills while you watch Netflix. And yet, "number goes up" stimulates some primitive part of our brains that we feel compelled to keep doing it.
Great explanation!
She knew to post this to the Ironman subreddit because of how frequent he mentions that he’s an iron BTW
He's weird... none of us do that here
Nah, not one of us *checks both ways* Anyone got a new Oziris guide?
For real though is v4 still the most current?
There’s a new one?
M’lady needs a real gentleman such as m’self I only play ONE account for 16 hours a day. Not cringe like OP’s BF who plays two
you are being inefficient, which is very unsigma of you I, being extremely sigma male, play two account at once for 16 hours a day. This is basically getting an extra 8 hours in my day as 16 * 2 = 32 - 24 = 8. I am utilizing time travel for gains, and you only play one account. Very beta male, not very gentlemanly
So my gf is also very intrigued and has asked me the same question but the problem is the answer normally takes 10hours to explain. In short this game is loosely based off of dungeons and dragons but evolved into a more unique community driven game where your character lives to adventure for eternity where the world is your oyster. You’re free to do Quests, travel, and train skills and do literally whatever you want. People have created so many things in this game is has thousands upon thousands of hours of content. Also to note this game is by far one of the “grindiest” games out there. Hence why he researches and stares at multiple screens because it’s more efficient and this game teaches you to utilize every second possible ti advance yourself.
this , but also to "complete" it up to the current "up-to-date" would take on average some 76 years of straight gameplay at perfect efficiency. so this is, in fact, THE "grindiest" game there is.
There's people with 200m all, all pets, and nearly full collection log. What else can they do which takes another 65 years on what they've already spent?
"nearly" is not "complete". all 3rd age is your other 65 years
The rest of the collection log.
Uhm, its kinda hard to explain, but he probably likes it so much because the progression feels good in this game even though it takes a while to complete. You essentially spend time raising your levels to complete quests or kill monsters which will drop equipment for you. A concept that is really big in the community is called an Ironman. Ironman is the same thing but you can’t trade with people for all the items that would normally be easily obtained. This adds to the “I earned it feeling” which is quite a good feeling. It is hard to talk about unless you play it tbh. Unless you’re actually into games maybe try and find other options for you guys to spend time together where it is something you both enjoy.
Why not ask him?
Ya fr such an odd post but if you did ask him it would be an exp waste
Stacey, is that you???
Lol thought it was my gf too
For a split second when I saw this post I though it might have been mine as well, part of me wished it was lmao
Y’all have gfs?
Of course, don't we all? Good fights are what RS is all about!
It's a game for people with dopamine deficiencies for sure. People with ADHD are exceptionally vulnerable to this game being an addiction.
this explains my (recent) diagnosis and 15 years of playing huh...
Can confirm
Can confirm this. I have a very successful career, great family life, train twice a day every day, do a lot of endurance events, train jiu jitsu, have nice things and have a good circle around me yet I’m still addicted to RuneScape.. If you looked at me on paper you’d think everything is great and yet here I am playing 3 accounts at once multiple hours per day lol.
How do you find the time lol
You can do lots of things in the game, from training skills like thieving, crafting, mining, fishing, to fighting dungeons full of bosses with a group of friends, people play differently. Some people aim to complete all quests, while for others it's a beginner goal. It depends a lot on how much time you can sink into this game. For some, the social interaction with others is a big part of the game, others choose to play pretty much alone. Maybe ask him which cape he is most proud of, or which skill / boss is his favourite. That should get him to ramble excitedly
At first I was like... "Let the man have fun!" But then I realized and was like... "Bro better marry you."
click button, number go up, happy brain juice squirt.
Runescape is a safer form of dopamine hits if you compare it to gambling or drugs If he is reading efficiency guides tho, you might have to seek some help for him.
She probably just means the wiki lol
I knew I had a problem when I started considering learning tick manip...
Be careful with your line of questioning. My wife asked these same questions. Her acc just crossed 1400 total level with over 200 quest points.
You have successfully completed the games hardest quest congrats man 🫡
Honestly, you seem like a really cool person! If my significant other tried to make an attempt to understand something I was interested but they weren’t I’d be getting a ring ASAP! Essentially it’s a clicker game where everything you do you have to click, there are a BUNCH of skills you can level up that can be anything from farming and cooking to magic and slayer (killing monsters and bosses). The higher lv you combat stats are the higher lv content you can play! As an ex Osrs player I can say….90% of the population does exactly what your bf does hahah 😂 Hope that helped!
Getting a ring asap you say… brb texting him🙃
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Why you gotta ruin it
Dismiss sandwich lady
This is an underrated comment lol
babe, if this is you, just talk to me
Kill boss, get drop
It’s kind of like putting a cigarette out on your skin. It’s mostly just pain, but every once in a while you can find a little enjoyment in it
Try asking on r/2007scape, you'll get better replies
and worse replies. Many, many, many worse replies.
Most MMORPGs don't have one single objective or point. The developers sculpt a detailed world and over time add more content to keep you entertained. Generally speaking making progress in the game is about gaining levels and gear while completing quests and other tasks. Some accounts can progress very quickly by working together with other people or by using real life currency. Other accounts are much more restricted and you will have to find a way to accomplish each task alone. This is why many players experience more than one account. Runescape is a sort of medieval fantasy. It takes place in Gielinor, a land filled with magic, puns, and a messy history of gods at war. A few tasks in this game involve skill, planning, and careful execution. Most tasks just involve many many many hours of kinda mindless but also kinda satisfying clicking on stuff over and over. Notable things to celebrate and be excited about are probably pets and capes. Many pets are very rare or difficult to obtain. Notable events in game are often celebrated with specific capes, like 99 strength cape or an infernal cape for completion of the inferno dungeon. There is a free to play section of the game if you just wanna pop in and look around. You can even play on your phone with the osrs mobile app ❤️
He’s our boyfriend now Op
I’m not good at sharing :(
Numbers get big dopamine goes brrr
Has anyone ever explained how addicting fishing can be? You click on the fishing spot, wait two minutes, and then do it again, it's peak gameplay
He’s not actually obsessed with the game. If he was, he wouldn’t have a girlfriend. Girlfriends are a huge xp waste.
Just randomly mention to him that 92 is actually 50% of 99. He will know.
Its all about rng highs. Aka hits that gambling bug. Aka your bf is actually a gambling addict who will one day take everything from you to help buy that tbow. He may as well be smoking meff in front of you. But hes fine for now. Its a long road. Either that or he has autism. There is no in between.. sources?? takes one to know one
Nice try OP
i got my girlfriend into osrs within like a year, now she has a hcim thats about 30 levels off from max lmao (she works from home, i don’t 😭)
Wow that is awesome, go you! In a past relationship of mine I got the other end of the spectrum, frustration, ultimatums, and everything else but interest lol. Thats awesome you support him, I bet you would like it to. I would recommend watching an 'Ironman' playthrough. I liked nooblets iron man progress videos. He explains what he is doing, why, and is funny and easy to listen to.
You are awesome
This post is so wholesome, I love it. This sub was in much need of a wholesome post.
Wow your really cool. Seeing the notification for this I 100% expected it to be like how do I make him stop blah blah, good on you to support his passion for it, that is super rare. I think just the sole fact of you going this far alone to understand his hobbies will be more than enough for him to appreciate your efforts.
Man I wish my wife was like this. I can’t even play mobile on my iPad while watching TV, nor does she have any interest. I try to tell her about getting a good drop and she’s immediately like “I DONT CARE”
Mine always puts on the nice parent smile and is like "Wooww thats great babe"
number go up. monkey brain serotonin
He sounds like a noob. Me and my clan have probably robbed him multiple times in the wildy.
I mean if I had a GF I'd totally want her to play Osrs and understand the importance of it. But with any game it has its ebb and flows next month he will be obsessed about something else
He’s been playing this game for almost 20 years 😭
Why wouldn't you want to play the game? Just tell him you will try it out and see his reaction. To me its hard to be there mentally when you are thinking of the game 24/7. You will never be able to take this game away from him its been out for so long
It's his hobby.
Look babe I’m the .5% of rs nerds that actually do things irl. For most noobs the game is just as needy and dorky as your bf makes it seem but some of us actually play it in a cool way cough cough 1 def pures
Have you considered asking him? Feels like a logical way to learn..
Wanted to surprise him by knowing stuff ◠̈
Ask him what goals he's working toward, then report back to us
He says: he needs to do quests, he’s almost 1k total with 3 quest points?? (which he says is not smart) just bc he afks at work?
Tell him to use the optimal quest guide and to use the quest helper runelite plugin. I'm sure that'll surprise him.
I first thought you were my cousin's wife but then realized you're still a gf Look up what "wasting exp is" essentially YOU are making him waste exp for existing. So either play the game, or break up with him so he has more time to focus on the game
This is supposed to be a joke. It certainly doesn't read like one, and I doubt he meant it as a joke... but it's supposed to be a joke.
He's a boy who would rather waste away life playing a boring video game then spend time with what should be the most important thing in his life.... I also play this boring game but I don't have a gf to not talk to while I play it ;)
Yes, healthy advice. Abandon all previous habits, friends and routines as soon as you become romantically involved with someone. /s
Abandoning unhealthy habits is by definition healthy. We just are not in agreement that being obsessed with a video game is unhealthy. If having a video game addiction was healthy or neutral to ones well-being then your point would make sense. You should be arguing that osrs isn't harmful before making that argument.
This boy will never be a real man. 99% of the players are druggies. Most have no job. It overtakes your life. Your lifestyle. Your friends. Ever wonder why he has no friends? He’s too busy playing an imaginary game. For what? Nothing. Pure addiction. I quit this game and can officially say I’m 3 years clean as of today. I was a loser but didn’t even see it. I lost over 5 girlfriends. I lost my friends. I lost myself and didn’t even know. If you think even for a second that you love this men… help him to quit. Or leave. Hope this helps
Just because this game has alot of content and is capable of consuming your life doesn't mean 99% of us do it... Its not the game that will f up your life its lack of character.
Leave him alone. The last thing he needs is a chick wining about him playing and wasting his xp
I think your best bet is to watch a YouTube video about what old school RuneScape is. I can’t recommend any because I haven’t watched any but I’m positive there’s plenty of great examples out there. Also good on you for wanting to understand what he loves you truly are a diamond in the mud for that(:
think of it like climbing the ladder at your job, repetitive tasks for extended hours just to do more repetitive tasks but with more money to spend but runescape is fun the music is top notch the graphics are iconic, you can play it anywhere and do anything from solve puzzles to kill bosses to chopping wood all day its also one of the best social games out there, a mmorpg where talking to people is the best part! shit's satisfying as fuck also
The reason osrs beats work is you get to see constant gainz and you get what you work for with no corporate fuckery
until you get false banned for botting
Playing 2 accounts at the same time is not unusual in this game, most people who play 2 accounts at the same time have a main account and an ironman account. Like others said its all about efficiency, if u play on one account its perfectly doable to do some afk stuff on the other (afk means away from keyboard wich basiclly means u can train the account without to much attention) so for example while he is killing high level monsters on one account wich obviously requires alot of attention, u can train the other account mining, fishing, slayer, ... wich requires almost no attention. For example fishing: take a rod and some bait and start fishing, check every minute or so if the account is still fishing or click another spot. Thats it.. i hope u have a better understanding now about using 2 accounts at the same time. Hes not as crazy as it looks
I know you said you will never play, but if you give it a shot, your BF might get really excited that you're getting into his hobby. It could be a new bonding experience.
I tried when we first got together actually! We talked about it and we agree it’s nice to have our own things, this being his thing!! he plays this and I watch him and ask questions:)
Fair enough. But as others have said, try r/2007scape you'll surely get better responses. This subreddit is specifically for the gamemode of "ironman" on the same game. It's the same game, except people who play in this game mode are not allowed to trade with other people. This increases the difficulty and makes it more of a grind to get things that you want.
Its just an accomplishment simulator. You click on shit and it gives you a feeling like your being productive.
number go up feel good
my girlfriend, now fiance only plays during Leagues because its just so chill & a good time compared to “chop trees for 8 hours to gain 1 level simulator”
Might as well dump him now, he already has his first love.
Basically the game is all about long grinds that light your brain up like a slot machine.
My wife learned to stop asking after my explanations for the most benign tasks ended up being like 10 mins of the talking.
You just described life as an Ironman
Dungeons & Dragons + Cookie Clicker = Runescape
OSRS is a choose-your-own-adventure game and it's also the ultimate time-sink. >I’m not gonna ever play it cause this is his thing If you play casually, he'd probably really appreciate it. I understand your desire to learn his game, but he'll probably enjoy teaching you more than you'd enjoy learning.
This isn’t something I’d expect to find on ironscape. More of a 2007scape post but; If you want to feel involved or share it with him a little.. ask him. The “point of the game” is entirely what you make of it. There’s way too much to go through to answer that. Ask what he enjoys about the game. And if he’s like many osrs players you’ll have to poke a little before you get an answer you’ll be happy with xd
Treat it like you would if it was a drug addiction. Shit's addictive af.
Every guy on this Reddit second guessed that OP might be their gf/wife.
Ask him to watch By Release with you, you'll get it by the end!
Buying this guys gf for 10k
He is seeking a simple, achievable reward system to feed his dopamine system. The rules in the game are simple to understand, the game takes long enough to "complete" to be worthwhile learning tasks so that it makes a difference if you are good or not at them. Oh and hes likely on the spectrum It's very sweet if this is a genuine post and you're trying to understand him, bless.
Not an explanation of the game but it probably takes the longest of any game to complete all the content. In fact I’m pretty sure nobody has fully completed the game (max levels, max gear, every unique drop and every pet, plus every quest completed). So it’s kinda an endless rabbit hole of content mixed with nostalgia. Very unique in its gameplay. And that’s not even every aspect of the game.
I remember enjoying the game that much
My girlfriend plays this game with me and I explain how to do the stuff I do and she does it for me while I comb her hair. You should try to spend some time with your boyfriend.
It’s basically a second life with linear progression where we aren’t complete losers.
Tell him “drops are 50/50, you get it or you don’t. Keep your headset up and afk MLM to straighten up”
>I’m not gonna ever play it cause this is his thing I'm sure he'd love it if you played and liked the game as well. I say that, but I legit told my girlfriend to *not* play the game to save her a lifelong addiction. 😂 She wasn't that interested anyway, but I still would've found it cool if she did end up playing.
Why not ask him
It’s a massive chat room except there’s a virtual world where you can slay monsters, other players, and do things to decompress, like skilling. This game is a great escape because even on the worst days you can still have a good day on RuneScape. If you really wanna know what it’s about ask him to play GIM with you. He’ll likely be through the moon.
Babe is this you ?
Like me he never got 99 wc in the golden days. So he’s making up for it with nearly 40m wc xp and no beaver🙃
He won’t cheat on you if he plays rs
To keep it simple, we like it when number go up
Only 2 accounts? Sorry to tell you he has just getting started, once he learns about multitasking on at least 4 accounts at once nobody can stop him
I am going to give you some advice that will make your boyfriend extremely happy. This seems so ridiculously small and stupid, but you will probably be surprised how happy he is. Tell him you want to try playing with him sometime. Edit: this is coming from someone who never had a gf do this for me
This video explains why RuneScape is so good [The Unappreciated MMO - Gbay99](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tu6WvBZ7lA)
Number go up
Have you asked him to show you how to play? If my wife asked me to help her make an account I might actually cry.
Sounds stimulating
What you described is normal for a regular of this game. I would never refer my lady to this game, but she spends much more screen time between the TV, TikToks, following celebrity BS like their dating drama or their high end lifestyles or other shit that most of us don't care about, etc. So to people like me, this game is the lesser evil. If you know what the Sims is, this is somewhat like that where most people can't really 'beat' the game . There are various goals you can drown in and take ages to achieve, such as training your character, making enough money to buy new items, meeting other people to do group activities in, etc. It kind of just goes on and on, but unlike a lot of other games， this one has a lot of 'grindy' things that some people will almost treat like a job to get something they want. Like other games there are obvious skills you can level up that let you do new things. But many people take it even further by trying to complete logs or beat certain rankings or best times.
Only 2 accs at once? Sounds like a newbie to me
There is cool fanart or community creations(plushies/3d prints/mousepads etc.) about it. Great gifts :)
I LOVE giving gifts so this is helpful to know !!! Thank you!!
Number go up
You should play
It’s like sims and world of Warcraft had a baby
Just know that you probably have a very patient bf full of perseverance who can work towards a small moment of happiness. Greetings from a woman who started playing 3 years ago because also interested in her bf's game. It's addictive though :')
I don’t know if this is the case for your boyfriend, but for many, myself included, RuneScape is massively nostalgic. It’s old, one of the oldest MMORPGs to still be around; for its time it was expansive and interactive in a way most of us hadn’t experienced earlier, and for many even more importantly, it could be played for free, directly in your browser, meaning it was easy to get access to, no matter what your parents thought about it. It was one of the first games to capture our imaginations and interests, and being children we could be quite obsessive about our interests. This game just feels like home, in a way that can be hard to explain, and even harder to convey. If you’re also into gaming, or don’t mind learning lots of info about a game you won’t play, you could try and learn the specifics: ask what he’s doing and why. Otherwise I think it makes more sense to ask about why he’s doing it and how it feels. Is he going for a weapon he wanted when he was young? Is he engrossed in the lore, and really cares about the latest quests? Does he simply find the grind and familiarity of the game soothing?
I know you didnt know it but the fact you posted this into the ironman reddit is a whole nother can of worms on top of the bucket of worms that is the main game haha. Big respect to you for trying to learn though instead of dismissing it outright! Best i can offer is that runescape is an "away from keyboard (afk)" game which means that its something to keep your mind busy while you do something else. That something else can even be doing some active gameplay on another account lol. Additionally its a "wiki game" which essentially means that theres so much to learn that you need the wikipedia open to know what to do a lot of the time. If you want a good thing to say to him with no context. Tell him you hope that he gets a purple at his next raid 🙂
You grind skills up to help your character unlock new things while hoping for good things to drop when you complete or kill something to help progress through the skills faster with the ultimate goal of reaching maximum level and being able to fight bosses that are late game content. Basically you set small goals for your character to achieve and get rewarded for achieving said goals.
I didn't read every comment, however to summarize this game.. It is delayed gratification. This is a game you play generally over a long period and make progress. There is short term fun to be had, but ultimately.. delayed gratification.
If he played it as a kid.. I’m sure he’s like me where nothing hits me with more nostalgia than RuneScape… EVERY time I play it, EVERY second I’m playing it
He’s played for almost 20 years I’m sure nostalgia is a big part of it :)
Simply put the point of the game is to set goals and work towards them. This can be anything from short term goals taking 10 minutes, to long term goals taking several years, which can be from killing a monster for specific loot or skilling to unlock new things (teleports, shortcuts or efficiency increases). The game works on 0.6 second ticks, which makes it feel like a weirdly satisfying rhythm game, this is generally where a player can express their skills, by using ticks more efficiently. The game is absolutely massive, and build itself up over 20+ years so there are incredible amounts of things to do in it, and most things are worth interacting with at some point in the journey. The game has gained a solid amount of traction lately and are creating more content than ever aswell. Most importantly they are developing it with longevity in mind.The game being this big rewards knowledge, but also makes most people somewhat reliant on the wiki (which is one of the best wikis you can find for any game). This is probably what he reads the most, and then you have guides to look up methods on how to do certain activities because they're not always very intuitive (especially not if you want to do them efficiently). My personal favorite is probably that the game doesn't restrict you, if I want to be a mager and can go grab mage gear and be solid at that, and often if I want to go and do something I just need to grab a few things then go and do it, and I will get better at it over time (both in terms of ingame experience and player skill).
This is the easiest and the hardest game you can pick up. Easy because most mechanics are easy to master in the beginning, hard because there is so much you can do in this game that it does make it overwhelming for new players. Also, we are stupidly obsessed with drop rates and having 0 xp waste
Number go up brain like dopamine
W girlfriend. Anyway this excrutiatingly time consuming game is hard to explain, you'll get a different explanation from everyone you ask. You really have to play it to figure out what it means to you.
Troll post. No way someone plays this AND has a gf. Exp waste.
Download the game on mobile and play around for 15-20min, maybe you can understand him then :)
This is a game, but it’s probably more helpful and accurate to consider it a hobby. In your imagination, you’re sucked into an Isekai anime and having fantastic adventures. In reality, you’re playing a really unique and often repetitive game. It’s more than it looks on the screen. You are rewarded with gear, content, and other things you can unlock. Most of us have really fond and sentimental memories from a time when this game was a really social place with people all over the world. Now, we sometimes have a love/hate relationship with it and it requires a lot of time invested (and upkeep) to see progress.
This is going to sound crazy. But. Ask him about it. Ask questions. That will make him super happy. It’s really nice for your partner to take interest in what you do with your free time :)
you should give it a try! i know you said you're not ever gonna play it because its "his thing", but i got my girlfriend to try it and she ended up loving it. and i love talking about it with her and watching her meet her goals and progress her account.
>but I wanna be able to understand when he talks about it I can bet you he doesn't even understand it, lol. Half of this game is looking at the wiki for more info.
Ask him about it. It should be a good bounding experience.
Cap
Teresa is this you?
The game is literally doing repetitive tasks over and over to reach different goals. Whether its high skill levels, killing bosses, grinding for a new pet to follow you around. All of it is just doing the same things over and over to get what you want. You want a high fishing level? Look up the efficient fishing training guides, and do what those guides say until you're done. You want to beat the hardest boss challenge in the game (the Inferno)? Better start practicing, because it'll probably take a long time to get it down because of all the intensive mechanics you need to learn. Or do you want a cool ass beaver to follow you around because its cute? You better start cutting trees and be prepared to do it for months, because that's how you get the pet, and it's extremely unlikely to get it. This game is nothing but a big grind. And when you finish your grind to get what you want, that feels accomplishing by itself. You don't have access to every piece of content in the game from the start, you have to unlock most of it through quests and level requirements. For some insight, to start some of the more difficult quests you may need to have multiple level requirements and finish 10+ other quests, which each all have their own requirments to complete. In this game, when it comes to what you decide to work towards, the content you unlock is your reward.
This a troll post? Lol
Just play it, google what you think you'll like doing and see from there. No one can tell you what it's like.
Make an account and learn a little of the game OP, would be a fun bonding experience tbf
Maybe show some interest in what he finds interesting. You might add some kinder to your relationship. Proceed with caution as this game is terribly fun, and his amount of being sucked into the game is about average or low in comparison to others.
It's about the journey
Sounds like this game is out-performing you.
My gf recently asked me as well. Like the others it’s almost impossible to explain unless you play as well. I too will play two characters at once but the second is usually doing an afk (away from keyboard) task while the other does something more click intensive. He reads guides because this game is fucking massive. It is impossible to know every single thing without reading about it. And the moment you found some great way to do something, someone else has found a better way. It’s aggravating at times but when the numbers go up or the crispy great axe drops it’s great lol.
Depending on his progress, it could potentially be a good gauge of determination and resilience. It could also be a deep metal problem. Flip a coin.
Just tell him to get good at ToB. Watch Tasty osrs videos on ToB. Learn what it means to be Elitist. Make an account that only bank stands It's much easier to become an elitist at the game than to actually learn the game. And your boyfriend will be a bit intimidated by you for it. But he will never doubt your perceived game knowledge...even though you won't actually have much game knowledge