A Quick Guide on How to Play RuneScape

For the uninitiated and for those who are new to fantasy games, a rune is an ancient text or inscription that is marked on stone tablets, crystals, and other objects. They are often imbued with magic or are said to contain useful magical information that can lead the one who decodes the inscription to a magical location or secret magical knowledge.

RuneScape is a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) that is heavily based on the concept of runes and magic. It takes place in a mythical fantasy realm that is divided into kingdoms, regions, and cities where players can develop a vast array of skills. Like any other MMORPG, RuneScape can be engrossing and challenging, especially for beginners and new players, so they need a quick guide on how to play this enigmatic game.

Easy Runescape Tips and Tricks for Beginners

Start With a Brief Tutorial

After logging in to the RuneScape game for the first time, the game starts at the island of Ashdale. In another game version – Old School RuneScape – it starts at Tutorial Island. We’ll focus on the RunesScape or RuneScape 3 from here.  

The tutorial is brief and gives you an overview of how the game is played – you’ll learn about the game’s interface and the key concepts of RuneScape. You then get a taste of the quests and battles that will become the staple of the game later on.

Purchase RS Gold

This is an optional but recommended strategy for new players. Newbies will most of the time find it difficult to gain or earn RS gold. Thus, this strategy can give you a good headstart for the game. Getting RS Gold in a conventional way can be time-consuming and needs repetitive skilling, questing and raiding, which may drain the excitement and fun out of the game. Buying RuneScape Gold allows you to bypass this long and tedious process and enjoy the game right away. Just be sure to purchase RS gold from a reliable and legit store to avoid being banned from the game.

Familiarize the Maps

You’ll be using two maps in this game – the Minimap and the World Map. The Minimap comes in handy during your adventures and quests. It shows the surrounding area where you are currently located and shows enemy and objective locations. It also shows the home teleport option, which allows a player to return to any lodestone (circular stone plinths found in most major cities) that he/she has activated. Note that teleportation can’t be done during combat. The World Map gives you a larger scope of the RuneScape world and aids you in finding your next adventure. To find the content of the World Map that you are interested in, click the World Map button and use the filtering options on the left of the World Map interface.

Decide on Paths and Challenges to Take

From here on, you can decide on what your character can become in the game – a fearless quester, a fearsome warrior, a skilled artisan or even all of the three. The beauty of this game is the freedom it gives to the players in deciding how they want to develop their characters. It’s a vast open-world and has a classless progression system so you can freely decide what you want to do in the RS world. If ever you have a hard time deciding what to do first, the Path System will assist you in showing you the direction and activities to take based on your choice of the three categories: questing, combat and non-combat skills.

Also, daily challenges are a great way of leveling up and learning more about the RuneScape world. The tasks can be completed in as little as 20 minutes, and you get a good XP boost in the process.

RuneScape and similar MMORPGs are gaining widespread popularity and a large following due to complex yet enjoyable gameplay. The RS game world gives players the freedom to explore its features and also develop their characters as they prefer. Starting the game can be a bit of a challenge, but once you get the hang of it, it’s impossible not to get hooked.