SRL Archive - General

Hello guys, I present to you this small little thread to input everything you have learned in runescape that connects to real life. Since I'm the starter, I'll give you guys an idea but I want you to share deep thoughts.
What I have learned from runescape is to watch out for offers that are too good to be true. Please share and be respectful at all times.

1) don't gamble
2) don't trust people you don't know with cash

Don't trust anyone
Money is hard to come buy(without bots)
And I learned the name of a few trees(started playing this when I was ~8)

From: Footy
Don't trust anyone
Money is hard to come buy(without bots)
And I learned the name of a few trees(started playing this when I was ~8)

I didn't think about game releated stuff :o, I learnt the trees too <3
if you think about it you learn alot, getting the metal from ore's
different types of fish
types of trees
etc

From: The Killer
I didn't think about game releated stuff :o, I learnt the trees too <3
if you think about it you learn alot, getting the metal from ore's
different types of fish
types of trees
etc

Don't forget the basics of farming and basic cooking…

Furthermore, just general ability to touchtype to deal with so much chat in W2 back in the day…

How to become generally efficient at life, I think I got a bit of that from this game.

Also how to waste time!! and get extremely frustrated!!

1) never tell everything you know

What do you guys think on the economic side of the game?

From: Silentcore
What do you guys think on the economic side of the game?

How basic economics works with supply and demand and basic flipping…

Investing and Ponzi schemes (smoking mills)..

Additionally, potential supply side policies regarding Jagex etc

and demand for new items

1) Learned the names of many IRL trees
2) Learned the names of some IRL ores (iron/copper/tin/coal)
3) Learned about how you need coal and iron to make steel
4) Learned about dishonest people
5) Learned about scams such as pyramid scheme
6) Learned games can have a real effect on you
7) Learned how to flip (sell something higher than what you bought it for)
-) I grew up (all of those were before the age of 11)
-) More recently (within the last 3 years)
8) Learned how to control an economic environment through the use of the GE
9) Learned how to long term invest in items (I use this for the stock market today!)
10) Figured out if you are willing to do a little wrong, there is always a faster way to do something (Bots)
11) Never give away all your wealth or your methods to making it (Not saying don't help people, just saying don't give away your items)
12) Runescape is just a game (Yes I learned this, and it affected me IRL as I stopped caring and realized I don't need it to survive on this earth)

Things I learned through my entire course of RS
How to be efficient in life
How to prioritize
How to talk your way out of things

well…
the trees, the ores, basic cooking and other things from quests
and the english language ofc. About 70% of english I know is from RS :D

Programming - because game was so boring so i had to use bots :redface:

and i forgot the economics of the game… learnt loads about lookign after your cash, investing it, phishy investments from fcs (which irl would be like phoney investment websites)

Anybody have something for the English/ history part?

one more thing I think I'v learnt from rs is addiction.

From: Silentcore
Anybody have something for the English/ history part?

I learned a lot of english from RS! Started playing around 6th grade, started to learn English in school at 8th grade.
Though pokemon surely helped more with that :P

Boys that pretend to be girls don't want to have sex with you

1. Friends come and go.
2. (This is to all the wealthy people on RS) When you're rich, everyone loves you and wants your money, but when you're broke.. You're nothing..

From: Timba
1. Friends come and go.
2. (This is to all the wealthy people on RS) When you're rich, everyone loves you and wants your money, but when you're broke.. You're nothing..

Stay wealthy then :P

Because of Runescape i can type hella fast.

From: Divus
Because of Runescape i can type hella fast.

Ah yes, I type faster than all my peers I credit RS for that :P

Pretty much everything above except for some of the investing things that R4nd0m learned :p. And yes, friend come and go. I remember thinking of all those people on my friends list who just never logged in any more. It was sort of sad until I realized they were probably off enjoying having a job and just living life :). One day I'll be like them, but until then, I'll be right here. :)

Forgot about that one. Who here can type the fastest? I'll test on typingtest.com when I get back to my computer.

From: Footy
Forgot about that one. Who here can type the fastest? I'll test on typingtest.com when I get back to my computer.

It would be great if everyone went to that website and all agreed to take a 1 mintes test and post the results when you finish.

wpm: 29
accuracy: 86%
adjusted speed: 25wpm

WPM: 50
Accuracy: 88%
adjusted speed: 44.

I'm Making a new thread, take your results there.

1st try:

WPM: 69
Accuracy: 86%
Adjusted speed: 60

2nd try:

WPM: 78
Accuracy: 80%
Adjusted speed: 63

Edit, I posted my results on the other thread.

WPM: 57
Accuracy: 92%
adjusted speed: 53

From: Divus
WPM: 57
Accuracy: 92%
adjusted speed: 53

thanks for posting here but post in the other aswell.

Because of Runescape, I now know that I shouldn't keep electronic devices (Computer) running 24/7, or they will burn out :P

I can relate to many of your experiences above as I too have learned a thing or two in my years of Runescape.

The most powerful lesson I learned from Runescape is as follows: enjoy the little things while they are there.

Although I believe Jagex has becoming a complete sellout, I really do appreciate and thank the original owners who provided me with the opportunity to have many years of fun on the legendary game - Runescape.

(2002 - 2008) <3

I lern 2 reed & scrupt gud

And many of the other things people have listed

From: Ashaman88
I lern 2 reed & scrupt gud

And many of the other things people have listed

Haha, but yes, I'd say that my new found scripting knowledge is the best thing I've got from runescape (and you guys obv.) <3

Being able to read pretty quickly is something I attribute to RS, being awkward in social situations is something I also attribute to RS but that doesn't really affect me as I embrace my awkwardness and use it :p

Being able to use your head so people won't lure you into dangerous places.

Don't you just hate it when you really like the topic of conversation and want to make a post but all of the things you were going to say have been mentioned above??

I pretty much just learned the basic economic principals, faster typing and the like. Not so much the tree and ore names.

From: P1ng
Don't you just hate it when you really like the topic of conversation and want to make a post but all of the things you were going to say have been mentioned above??

I pretty much just learned the basic economic principals, faster typing and the like. Not so much the tree and ore names.

Why not name them even if they are already mentioned because thats what you have learned.

From: Silentcore
Why not name them even if they are already mentioned because thats what you have learned.

Oo.. Just remembered, definitely picked up a bit of determination. If you want something badly go out and do it… Ie my first 99 fletching took me 2 years but I got it done!

WPM: 73
Accuracy: 97%
adjusted speed: 71

I just realized Jagex lied to us, I had trout for dinner and guess what? It was pink. Not white. :(

From: BMWxi
I just realized Jagex lied to us, I had trout for dinner and guess what? It was pink. Not white. :(

haha, this is random and funny.

don't gamble what you cant lose and don't trust people you just met.

What I learned from Runescape…
1) Some English (I started in second grade) words like "examine", "wield", and "prospect"
2) Ores, tree, and fish names also what smithing/flechting was
3) Basic economics (most people who got A's in my econ class played Runescape)
4) People are dishonest and will scam you
5) Time management
6) Multitasking, back when I didn't bot
7) For my brother he learned some German from Runescape because German worlds didn't have bots so he'd always skill there and eventually understood some of it (he's still learning)

Most of them were stated anyways.

I learned to visit villavu.com!

to make steel you need roughly double the amount of coal than iron

From: Footy

And I learned the name of a few trees

Magic trees aren't real, by the way.

From: Tube Disaster
Magic trees aren't real, by the way.

Yeah, I figured that out after many failed searches…

I also learned some english like mentioned above. Examine, Inventory, Equip, All neat words to a 3'rd grader! :)

I learnt to type very very fast. And I learnt to cope with the stress of losing pixels. R.I.P. Dharoks + D Defender + Cooking Cape

I also learned how pottery was made :p

Learned quite much English words in each skill , since it's not my mothers tongue..:D