Runescape: The Downfall of Today's Youth

true... I play runescape and I have to admit what he is saying is true. Once you fall under the runescape addiction you won't stop playing for a long time. The days will be short and years will fly by. I know, because 1 year of my life has fallin out the window. I am quitting runescape though because of the updates they have made make the game not fun anymore. I can't say that I'm a nerd, I just play runescape a lot. When I have better things to do, I have no problem logging out though.

Layne, I totaly agree. My story is about the same... Except the fact that I haven't stopped playing yet. I stopped several times, but I didn't miss the game.
I just missed the friends I used to talk to on Runescape, that's the only reason that I get online (sometimes).

"Parents also need to encourage outdoor activities, take your kid fishing or play basketball with them or another fun outdoor activity."
ehh... that "fun outdoor activity" doesn't sound really nice. Anyways, if the kid got a hobby (not gaming), you should really encourage it as parent and give as many possibilities to do the hobby. (tip: give compliments on their work made by the hobby)
Besides that, don't say "do not play Runescape". In many cases it would encourage the kids to play it. Just explain Runescape is basically clicking for higher levels, which will 'disappear' in the future 'cause you don't need it. Oh well, nvm, it's hard to explain what's on my mind. Gotta go to athletics anyways... >.<

Sorry for the bad English!!

i'v ben playing runescape for 3 yrs... im lvl 86.. i quit and gave my acc away because i relized a few months ago that RS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. i am no a geek and plus all the kids in the school play runescape but now some kids.. like me are moving up to WoW;on the other hand, WoW has 10 times beter graphics if you die you dont lose stuff so.. pk all you want :) and in rs.. if u pk you lose stuff wich i hate i lost over 153m pking... byebye full bandos and godsword :( so.... RUNESCAPE SUX AND WoW RULEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've had close to the same problem as most people, I've been addicted to RuneScape (And, no, I'm not going to deny it) and I actually made it part of my everyday life.

The thing with it is that people tend to fall into the RuneScape addiction when they find their life boring or run out of amusing things to do. The thing that makes people strive to continue playing RuneScape is of course, rankings.

These rankings basically take over your head, it's all you can think about. Playing RuneScape for a while and then stopping immediately usually results in the person playing it 3-5 days later, anyway.

There's gotta be a solution to this, I know I've finally quit it, and once you do quit, you don't find the amusement in it anymore. Just keep the rank worries neutral and it should be all good :)

As soon as I quit RuneScape my life suddenly became better, I have heaps more confidence, and I actually enjoy doing stuff with my group again... It's really a shame to see so many stuck in the same boat I was once stuck in. :(

clever thought,
my brother used to play runescape, he quit about a month ago thank god
awesome article
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i think all of you are going to far with all this runescape talk. us at jagex dont really like it that much. i meen have any of you eve played runescape before. And i would like to responce about the comment that DEAN has writen. W0W SUKS!!!!!!!!!@!@!@! R S RULEZ!!!!!!!

Lol Runescape? ruining lives...World of warcraft is like 100000000000 times worse and i quit that and went to runescape for somthing to do its a pick up and play mmorpg all you do is click click click

If you don't like runescape don't play it, but we play it because it is fun not because it is addicting...duh.....

If you guys have even played runescape which I suspect most of you havent than you would know how fun it is. And besides addicted isn\'t playing for 1-2 hours a day. Addicted is playing 24/7 selling you car and dropping out of school, which is mostly the adults that play, not the kids.

Yep, i play RS and it is VERY addicting. My advice is to either stop playing altogether, or get involved in other things more.

Runescape is fun. :P But also is playing football chilling with your mates, going cinema and just having a laugh. I play quite a lot. But I'm not unheslthy or anything like that. I don't think about it non-stop. I mostly only play when on msn and no-one is talking. But anything I agree with the article. Adios! :P

I totally agree.. I to was a former runescape player and for over a year it dominated my life and severaly scarred my social life through out the middle of my high school years.. in addition video games in general have had a signifigant effect on me all through school in general. even today gaming is a problem with games such as World of warcraft which hit me harder then any game ive ever played.. VERY FUN BUT.. VERY ADDICTING.. and it also slowed me down in college for the past 2 and a half years.. i know that gaming addiction is new and not taken as seriously as it should be but this is a new issue. Just like drugs / alchohol , video games give players an emotional high, people like my self who socially where as popular in school have a serious weakness to the sense of escape these games offer. The key player in the addiction department though i dont think is games as a whole but the nature of the game its self.. ive noticed that with General games that actually have a relatively short span before being beat are a little more health where as MMO's or massive multiplayer games with seemingly no ending tend to be the type of games that really get to people

It is addicting, im still having trouble with it if it was my way i tell you what i'd do? Well i'd shut down the whole bloody system every single world world 1-150 something Its distroyed my life, after this i've lost the chance to have a girlfriend, of my dreams to, as i wright this i am holding a knife to my gut. It ruined my life and it'll ruin yours! Quit it while your young, i was stupid enough to do it in highschool i never passed grade 12, never will. As my life will end as im typing this, millions more will be addicted into other games, Runescape,Puzzle Pirates,Maplestory, and others as i leave this world i wish to say to Britney, Im sorry i blew it And the best way to quit before its to late, Gradulaly stop playing 1 hour a week till you only play an hour a day Then if your bord stop it completly!

Good bye world

P.S Jagex you take an average 5% of your players to quit and fail and commit suicide like i am, I'm suprised you can bear that in your mind GOOD BYE CRUEL WORLD!!!!!!e2uyr92

omg blake, you are gonna kill yourself over a game...wow...thats pretty pathetic

You can become addicted to anything. RuneScape, as well as other games, can make people very addicted and have problems. At the same time, there are benefits. One learns the process of different ways of making money, hard working, etc. I have quit runescape about half a year ago. Looking back on it, I did spend way too much time, in fact I was level 110 when I quit. I don't regret the work i've done, it's more of an accomplishment. There is a certain point that a player will reach before he/she decides they do not want to do it anymore. I have played RuneScape since 2002

Now I'll agree that Runescape is an addicting game and it has ruined peoples lives BUT the majority of people (like myself when I played) played within proportion of no more than 1-2 a night if not 2. After some time I realised how boring it was getting and quit. I think computer games are an extremely fun activity but only if you are playing for certain lengths of time.

Runescape isn't the problem, the ppl who have to be the best are the problem. Playing over like 4 hrs a day is an issue. 2-3 means u play alot but arnt really addicted, 1-2 is what most parents allow there kids to play. I play a lot on weekdays, probly like 3 a day, but i do other stuf on weekends

Blake you idiot your really not making other people change their minds cause u said ur killing urself we alkl klnow u didnt kill urself

What will you argue next?!?! All Johnny does is play football, he's addicted. All Sally does is practice the piano for hours on end, she's obsessed! It can be argued that anything in excess can be bad for you. Parents need to be involved and ensure that children get a great mix of activity. I play Runescape with my children and none of us share the weakness that the author of this article exhibits. It's a game!!! We play it a few hours one day, 20 minutes another, and sometimes we do not log on for weeks. Please don't blame something because you are not in control of your life and your actions. We all have choices in life of what we do with our time and our families. To blame an electronic game because "YOU" could not handle it would be no different than me telling people that cookies are bad because "I" got fat eating them. Duh!?!? If you don't eat healthy, you will gain weight. Does that all mean we should BAN cookies and Runescape? My children are very young and they have already learned how to make decisions that you could not make for yourself and that frightens me. When my 7 and 9 year olds have learned to say "It's a nice day, we'd rather play outside....." and you, as an adult, became addicted, made poor decisions, became depressed, and THEN blame the game.....that makes me question you and your parents, NOT Runescape.

What will you argue next?!?! All Johnny does is play football, he's addicted. All Sally does is practice the piano for hours on end, she's obsessed! It can be argued that anything in excess can be bad for you. Parents need to be involved and ensure that children get a great mix of activity. I play Runescape with my children and none of us share the weakness that the author of this article exhibits. It's a game!!! We play it a few hours one day, 20 minutes another, and sometimes we do not log on for weeks. Please don't blame something because you are not in control of your life and your actions. We all have choices in life of what we do with our time and our families. To blame an electronic game because "YOU" could not handle it would be no different than me telling people that cookies are bad because "I" got fat eating them. Duh!?!? If you don't eat healthy, you will gain weight. Does that all mean we should BAN cookies and Runescape? My children are very young and they have already learned how to make decisions that you could not make for yourself and that frightens me. When my 7 and 9 year olds have learned to say "It's a nice day, we'd rather play outside....." and you, as an adult, became addicted, made poor decisions, became depressed, and THEN blame the game.....that makes me question you and your parents, NOT Runescape.

Hey all you people out there who play Runescape. I have been reading all these comments a this page and I just want to say I play Runescape. But here is the thing my dad gives me 1 hour on the computer on school days and 1 hr, 30 min not on school days. I just want to say I think all children should have a start time and ending time on the computer.

You should not stay on to long. I read in the news paper a while back that a boy died after staying on the computer for 1 or 2 days nonstop. I pomise I am not lieing to you people. People don't take what I'm say very serious but they need to listen to what I am saying becuase one day it could happen again and agian. It can even happen to you.

I agree with Edward. If you can't handle the game, and have no self-control, then just don't play it. But to the people here with self-discipline, that can handle maybe 30 minutes a day of a game without getting hooked, this article is pointless. It's all about YOU and your ability to control your actions.

Dude you so rock man same thing here I gree with both of yall Name Withheld and Edward... lol

I admit, I'm addicted to Runescape and I'm really trying to limit my play time, talk about OTHER stuff besides RUNESCAPE, and not make it such a big part of my life. I mean, what's the point in clicking images on a computer for 6 hours, for just 1 million coins? I mean, they can't be redeemed for real money, and can only buy you pictures in the Ruescape world. I spent 1 1/2 hours doing nothing but fishing, and all I got was hurting eyes and 10 fishing levels. I lost my self-control, and 30 minutes turns into 2 hours when playing RS. In drug cases, blame the drug. But in this case, it's a matter of awareness and self-control. Once, I used to read and ONLY read, but since I took up Runescape for 2 months, I read about 25% of the time I used to. It's damaging! take my advice and limit your time. Think about other things, and talk to your friends about other stuff. then you can eventually overcome this addiction.

I have never played the game but I have heard that you bow down and or pray to gods in the game. Is this true?

okay, MICHELLE I'm a RuneScape player and here is what I have to say about this so called "Praying to Gods". I play on RuneScape for 1 hour & 30 Mins every day. No more & no less than that yo. If there are people praying to other gods and that stiff on RuneScape I think I would know about it and so fare I have not see that happen on RuneScape man. Besides if it was thats kind of game I would not even play it at all because the only god I pray to is JESUS CHRIST and no one else.

So no I do not think what you are saying is true yo...=} also, HAPPY APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've have played runescape for periods of time on a few occassions. And everytime after about a week of playing I would go into a deep depression. I would feel sad all the time and felt as if I couldn't stand to face the future. Eventually I forced myself to quit and a week to 2 weeks after i did my life was back to normal.

Runescape is fairly easy to break the addiction. My cuz smashed his computer, and I quit by changing my pass and recovery questions to random keystrokes
(asfdasdsahjhkl) ect

once i was the most popular kid in school. then i got adicted to this game. it ruined my life, i quit football, baseball, hockey, basketball, lacrosse, my max bench was like 250 then i stopped all of that. this game comepletely ruined me and took 1890$ from me. i could have spent that money on the girlfriend i had that killed herself when i dumped her for runescape. there fore im about to pull the trigger, i have a gun to my head right now, even though im typing. *bang* OH GOD IM DYING NOW, LET ME PRESS SUBMIT FIRST, PLEASE GOD!!!

Personally, I think that your inner strength and discipline will change how Runescape affects you. Those that are bothered by Runescape are differnet people than those who aren't. If you want to play the game, go ahead. Just remember that it can change who you are, your personality, etc. My personal advice: don't play addicting games. If you want to, be my guest, but don't get involved in things that you aren't aware of. But for those of you that play Runescape and are not addicted, good for you. For those that get addicted and are ruined by it, STOP playing it. It doesn't matter if you make the highscores list, or if you've finally earned enough money for full dragon. Trust me, I know how it feels, and I've gone through what many of you may be going through right now. If you are bothered by it, don't play it.

I used to be heavily addicted to RuneScape. I wanted to stats, the power, and most of all, instant fame. I almost achieved fame by making a popular thing in RuneScape, a clan.

My clan had around 50 people by the time I quit. By then, I realized that RuneScape was destroying my life, especially since I would log in for three or so hours... on a school day.

I never did make a 99 skill, or anything special, but I still moaned and cried when I couldn't play the game. After a month (yes, a month) of not playing, I realized that it was just a pixel, and I should settle down.

It has now been 2 months since I quit, and I can happily say my life is back in order.

Oh, and to those making those comments who haven't even played the game, please stop wasting our time by saying useless junk like, "OMG! NERD GAME!"

Thanks for reading.

You have to be able to control yourself. If you don't have any homework play for about 2 hours, but if you do, I think you should be responsible and limit runescape to let's say one hour. And to people who think they need to be lvl 100 by tomorrow, in the end, it doesn't make you a greater person. Just be able to manage time and control yourself, and always remember that homework and grades should always come first (maybe middle schools might be thinking WHAT? as they reade this, but it is true. You can't get a great career just because you're lvl 138 on runescape. Just be able to balance out your life between runescape and other things, there is no need to quit altogeher.

Runescape is indeed addicting, but after playing games like WoW, Guild Wars, or just moving on to high school and making new friends... I realized it was just a dumb game with bad graphics in which all u do is click constantly over and over again. Gaming companies such as Softnyx or Blizzard put Jagex(creators of Runescape) in shame.

The warning is right in the name....RUN....ESCAPE....

My 15-year-old is very addicted to RS and has withdrawn or plummeted socially, academically and psychologically. When computer privileges were removed he punched the screen of my laptop (ruining it for good), kicked his bedroom television over and tore up his bedroom window screen with a knife. We are starting to see a counsellor. He also formed a dating/on-line relationship with a girl on RS whom lives provinces away--he racked up my phone bill within 100's of dollars to talk to her and pretended she lived in the same town. It sounds easy for others to suggest parents get their children into more outdoor activities, or to compliment their non-RS strengths, skills, hobbies, etc, but my son refuses to repond favourably to these approaches. Instead he sits around the house, exhibiting instant anger at any attempts to communicate and blames me (and the consequences I delivered) for ruining his life. He occasionally has mentioned suicide since this consequence though professionals do not think he means it. My boy has changed from a lovable, curious and thoughtful guy to someone with behaviours make me unable to sleep at night. One counsellor is suggesting he now has ADD, but I know it's more to do with an addiction to RS and a problem managing his withdrawal symptoms. I've enjoyed reading these comments and wish I could get him to read them. Then again, anything I suggest at this point seems furiously rejected. How do you make another want to change?

Some people don't understand that it is not the game or the addicting drugs or anything that gets people to have problems for doing to much of it for a long period of time. people have a brain a brain that has had 1000's of years to perfect itself. If you would rather think of it as you're age as how long you have had a brain then take it that way. everyone can do many things good, not reasonable or just dumb and its all up to when they decide to do things that makes them have a good or bad effect but runescape like other big games are only that because of the people that play it. a game is someones work, art, or idea hoping that it will be (there can be allot of answers to this) a major game and they will make allot of money. ok well that is my way to say something that seems reasonable in my thoughts but i have been told im hard to understand talking so it might Imply to my writing as well. If you want a biography on me: i am 15 i played runescape from a bit before Halloween 2003 to a little past Easter 2007 i am guiding myself by when the rare items came out on the runescape Knowledge Base. so i have 2 older brothers with good grades i do think i was dumb from life till meeting a girl and according to a teacher smart when i want to or just dosnt find somethings interesting i wont right essays but i will right this just to express myself "was in a speech therapy class for elementary but then i moved and met her and i changed i guess". my oldest brother 18 at the moment was the one that played the most and accomplished the most. other brother 16 got into making a pure for 2 things mining and pking. i tried a couple things from merchanting to making hard stat combinations low hp to 10hp with other combat stats high. i had always on the edge of quiting but played because my brothers played it and i didn't have anything to do until i started playing civilization games witch was around Christmas 2005. not much changed for us during the time we played. i think it was because i was elementary during most of that time and didn't notice much change in us and this might be the case for allot of people that played it before it turned so big. now i have a younger brother that we let play but soon got him to stop "age not important to say". so i guess i stopped someone from playing the game but i don't think any game is a problem because i think that it all depends on the person im sorry but some people die and some people life on each day but 1 small game can thing can turn into a "big problem" but so can many other things and all i say is its the person and the persons mind is all they have to make decisions so don't try to change it because then you make a follower then who knows what might happen next.

I\'ve personally experienced the destructive addiction associated with RuneScape. It all started for me in 2005 when I finally got high speed Internet. This meant I could take my infatuation with the game to a whole new level without worrying about tying up my family\'s phone line. Throughout 2005, I went from a low-combat character with crappy skills to level 120+ with multiple level 99 skills. The time I spent on this game jumped from 4 hours to nearly 20 hours daily (at least 8 hours on school days). It\'s also the time that I got obsessed with being in clans, working to fit in with the “cool” high level people in this game. My schoolwork didn\'t suffer at this time, but I really became a social hermit. High school should have been the best time of my life, but it was really hard for me to juggle my RuneScape addiction and interact with real life people at the same time. My daily routine would be to trudge through school, then get home to boot up RuneScape immediately.

RuneScape was a major part of my life until the end of 2006. By this time, I was level 126, had 8 to 10 level 99 skills, and was worth around 300 million GP. My love for the game was gone, but there wasn\'t much I could do outside of it because my social life was basically sucked away anyway, so I concentrated on participating with my clan. Even that got unbearably boring after a while, so I decided to quit cold-turkey in the middle of 2007. I haven\'t logged into RuneScape since then, and I\'ve been much happier.

It\'s no use for me to tell people to just quit, especially if they\'re having a lot of fun at the moment. But I do advise everybody to step back and look at life overall. If RuneScape is hurting your academics, relationships, or other important aspects of life, it would be best to rethink your playing habits. This especially goes out to those in high school. There\'s so much I missed out on because I was too stupid to see the pointlessness in RuneScape. None of what I accomplished in the game means crap today.

I am 34 years old and I play RS. I started playing runescape about a year and a half ago. I would watch my son playing and he seemed to have so much fun but on the other hand I was seeing how addicted he was becoming, so one day when he was at school I made a RS account to see what was pulling him in so hard. Unfortunately, I myself enjoyed the game too much also :(. I had alot of problems irl at the time and it took my mind off of everything else. I became heavily addicted and would play sometimes 10 hours a day. Well heres a hint I played for a year and a half and I am a lvl 125 f2p which is almost maxed for a rs account :( and I did that in just that short of time. I think alot had to do with totally forgetting all my irl problems and playing on this character that was respected by other players I felt accomplishment and had alot of people who looked up to me , yes on the game. I also met during that time alot of people my age and older who play , most for the same reason that I do. I am at a point in my life now that I need to stop and get busy again because RS doesnt pay bills and it doesnt spend time with the kids, and it wont buy grocerys. And let me tell you its very very hard. If I am off of it for even 2 days I get so irritable and depressed and all that irl problems blow up in my face. Which is why IM here on the internet looking for advice. Anyway, just to say this is not just a childrens problem its a problem for adults also. :(

Dang wow,after reading this i relized i was addicted to rs. To all the people who said you chouldnt get adicted your wrong. On my dads computer i am risking him geting fired because its a work computer and am playing rs on it. When i said i was doing homework It got blocked on this computer so i was looking for another way to get on it.When i found this site. Even thought i hate reading i read all 40 of the posts. The one that got to me was the mom one becuase when my mom took away my computer i was a real ^&&%(*&* to her. I just relised i am losing one of my best friends to his game so i quit.

Right first of all, i'd like to make a note on how life is not about popularity this is clearly what you think. Yes people should stop playing Runescape but they shouldn't sort after being the most popular kid in school. You should really be telling people to make friends with people they like for who they are, even if this means having friends on Runescape they play for and hanging around with (the less cool) of society.

My experiance of Runescape is of 5 years of playing, i've been addicted and i've been put of. You can slag the game of all you want but its a good game in lots of ways. It keeps people of the streets as do lots of games. The main reason stabbings, damaged and what not happen is because Kids are bored out of there Brains its understandble. Games like Runescape provide entertainment they might need to stay out of these situations. Also Runescape gives life skill's. Communication , Being none judgeing, and even finacial skills.

OK so you shouldn't spent your life on it, but balanced with other activites its not a bad thing in the slightest

this game is awesome...i play all the time while my girl firend \"whom\" i met on runescape gives me blow jobs...we dress in runescape outfitts and have sex all the time. this game has deffinately bettered my life totally

I agree to this. You will get addicted to Runescape and you can usually tell if your playing a lot. I was once addicted and I played way to much. Eventually I quit after about a year. I moved on to bigger and better things (like an Xbox 360 ^_^). Though when I was younger, i used to be extremely addicted to it, and if you are addicted, try to at least have a timer or something to limit yourself from playing to much.

And to james, Stop lying, ok?

im not lieing im getting a BJ right now....jealouse runescape didntwork out in your life?

Yes, runescape can be very addicting. I used to play it a lot, too much. The only thing that kept me from playing all day was having to share the computer. If you aren't careful, this game can quickly take over your life. What people don't understand is those pixels don't mean anything in the real world.

After pking was removed, I got Xbox Live, and let me tell you, it's way better. Not really addicting because it's just quick matches, you don't need to train stats and things like that. All those people saying "Oh I play 30 minutes a day I'm good." Let me tell you, 30 minutes a day will not get you anywhere in runescape. You will be a low level for life playing at that rate. Just accomplishing little things takes hours, and these hours fly by.

I never cared about levels and rank though, mostly just pking to have a good time. After quitting runescape, my life is better. I can't say playing rs drastically ruined my life, but not playing will give you more confidence and self steem, and give you time for more productive things.

Hello. I have been playing runescape for 5 yrs and i play for about 12 hrs a day. I dont sleep much and i dream about the game when i do sleep. If i could get help i would get it. IM lvl 93 and i cant stop. i have been addicted to this game for years. Im only 15 and i dont plan to stop my habbits. And i still have a girlfriend im known as class clown my life is great i excrise and eat healthy daily... so everyone is diffrent... and ya rs owns!!!

umm ok i have a rune scape account but acculay i had like 8 9 so i like go scammed 3 times on each and one whans a scam like it whas a hack i think idk but i hate hacers its like hackers are nerds have any of you herd of 5.3 like some thing it give you like 999 mill on rune scape all i wish tha i cold be lev 126

runescape is really boring cause all i do is get csammed so much i got scammed 2times in one dat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been playing it with my 2 kids (age 12 & 14) for 6 weeks & we have a great time.

Kids can get "addicted" to all sorts of things - football, fashion, horseriding...whatever.....they get "addicted" because they LIKE IT!!

Gosh - what a concept! My kids are not sporty types - both are nerds - the 14 yr old is a total computer geek - has written java since he was 7......I take them swiming and to parks on eth weekends...and we spend a few hours playing RS together too.

you're weak and pathetic if this is such a threat to you - it's not like it's actually dangerous like drugs or unprotected sex FFS!

Get a life!

I play Runescape and I'm addicted but I'm the star drummer in band. Runescape gives me confidence and pushes me to try harder.

hey im tony and i was a runescape addict!! its summer i have spend at least 100hours in the last 3 weeks playing and im starting to notice my head is starting to hurt and my eyes are getting waker and im losing tons of memory!!!!! so today im calling it quits...im gonna spend more time on my eletrick guitar, chores, facebook, and church.....

also im 14 and have no girl friend...so mabey quiting rs isnt so bad

i'm quitting i play through the night, fall asleep at 4am and wake up at 3pm and it just keeps on going, i only have 1 friend and i brought him into runescape which is now ruining his life i have a lvl 103.

Okay,I am a Chritsian and I do believe everyone playing should stop.As a Christian you should know that there is only one God,and that only HE is the BEST and we are all sinners and should carry with them not a single thought that we are better than another person.First off as a Christian we all must think of what the game teaches that the Bible tells us not to do.

First off...Killing:The game teaches killing other people,even if virtually it still teaches us to kill people in real life.

Second off...Stealing:People in the game HACK and STEAL accounts and items for themselves,and even though the game tells people to report if someone scams you,It\'s giving people the idea and option to steal,despite the fact that they know it\'s wrong.Besides,It\'s VIRTUAL items...Who would want that?In real life this would teach people to steal because it\'s easier than working and earning things.

Third from what I know of...is idol Worship:People wear and do things in the game focusing on FAKE gods and Idols,This is no Christian mannerable life.

But now the question for those who are reading this right now is....\"Will you quit?\"

Don\'t think that question gives you a choice for if or if not you should quit.The simple meaning of that question is that YOU SHOULD QUIT,YOU NEED TO QUIT,AND YOU MUST QUIT.

When?
Not later,not in awhile,but NOW!

Hey Michelle, please don't stain the Christian faith by imposing your interpretations on people online in the name of the religion. RS doesn't teach anybody anything except how to have fun in an online game setting. If one is prone to killing, stealing, or doing other illegal activities, he or she probably learned it from a more serious venue than RS.

Secondly, log off your computer and go into the real world. You'll realize that there are idols all around us, not just in RS. By idols, I mean distractions that people place too much value in outside of God. Not that I interpret the Bible as saying it's wrong for us to find joy in things outside of God. You should recognize that God is the source of all the good that we enjoy in life.

In short, I'm asking you to recognize the inconsistencies in your logic. Nobody "should quit" RS thinking they'll please God only by doing so.

Peace!

Dang. How do you people write this much? :D

the comment is not true i love rs but im not addicted even though im a mem!

i love rs and im not addicted at all so take that comment away! so maybe people r on there all day not me. if you play rs doesnt mean its addicting!its a fun game and my friend and i love it. if u r a mem and have a pet u have responsibility to feed it.

i do not think anyone should be addicted to it. really just take the comment away! it teaces responcibilty and you can explore new places and meet new friends. also, it teaches you to work for something. (example) woodcutting and fire making for freaky forester, jeanie, of mysterious old man. -kathryn-

im tehnoobshow u people r id i ots

I see what your saying...

I play the game to this day ; i started playing in sixth grade.
By 7th grade i was over weight and addicted. When i saw a picture of myself next to a picture of myself before i started playing runescape i got freaked out and my mom noticed it. She signed me up for karate and it's the best thing she could have ever dont. Today im as healthy as ever. I go to they gym every single day wether it be the karate gym or a local gym to work out. Also when i played runescape my grades were ALL failing. I didnt care about anything because i knew when i got home i was going to play runescape. When i was failing and over weight this was all through 7th grade. When 8th grade came around i had already quit runescape that summer and was back in shape my graes the WHOLE year were straight A's. All through 9th grade i was in shape and still in karate and my grades were perfect. I only play runescape during the summer and then when school comes around i know that i have to quit and i did last summer and this summer i will too. Runecape is VERY addicting but i don't thing we should blame runescape too much. I think most of the blame should be torwad the kid. Once i knew that i was getting fat is when i decided to change. My mom just helped me and pushed me to work out and go to the gym and eat healthier. These kind of games wii always be there and theres nothing we can do by writing blogs like this. It's up to the kid to quit or not.

I choose to remain anonymous, but the point is, the easiest way to break an addiction is just to go to password change, close your eyes, and button mash the keyboard to make up a bunch of crap. press accept. you're done. you cant get back on, everything is over.

Yes RS is very addicting of course just like all other mmo's.
I had played RS for about 2 yrs before I had FINALLY qwit. I was a high ranking player and if i didn't play i felt bad about it. Sad huh..... well im leaving it at that RS is very addicting

My life has been ruled of the stupid game for the past year and a half.

I used to be a popular sporty person, but now nobody knows me.

I feel better in life already, because i quit this game today,

I was soo addicted last yr 2008 summer on rs! my cousin told me about and i i been playing it for like 2+ years i know it bad but i cant stop! it tooo hard! 2009 i try to play less by watching michael phelp on olmpiyc! ima going to play it cuz it fun but trying to quit da time!

It's partly true.
I've been playing RuneScape for 4 years and it's hard to stop.Half year ago I decided to quit,but it was difficult.I still play it every day,but now my game time is 5-45minutes,instead of 5-15hours in the past.
I have some issues with communicating in real life,so I am forced to use RuneScape as a chat as well,:(
so your recommendation about going out and etc doesn't really work for me!
and I would say RuneScape has some good sides :I am going to meet with some friends I know through RuneScape+ it has greatly improved my English.

Since English isn't my first language,my "story" might have some grammar/spelling mistakes.

Thank you.

i suggest ppl to not get addicted to this game

i quit and my life suddenly took a turn

this game will not get u anywhere but put u down in a hole

SO WHAT if u are on the high scores or u have a couple of pixels but getting all that will certainly ruin your life.

just my 2 cents

and after having read all posts above,I doubt that RuneScape addiction effects marks in school/weight much.
I am one of the best pupils in the class,and my height+weight are just perfect.
Now,with my 5-45mins of playing runescape,I can't notice any changes in my life.
Perhaps,I wasn't that addicted,just had nothing else to do,idk...

To reply #69,nice stealing my name and please refrain from being offensive towards other people opinion.
And put up some facts proving your point of view.
kthnxbai

Guys you act like it drug that everyone's kids are addicting to. Its not gonna hurt anyone and I doubt that guy is actually kill himself over this online game. Rune Scape is a fun online game where kids can play a talk to other people if parents have a time where kids have to stop and do there homework etc. then there shouldn't be a problem but if they start talking like they did in mid- evil days or they are side tracking off school then yeah have them stop for a couple days or weeks. otherwise there is no problem with runescape

I love the game on week days i play 3-5h and in weekends 5-8hours i think its great and as long as im having a good time i wont stop :) i kknow it can be very additive but i keep a certain amount of control. i got a girlfriend who i see everyday and i do stuff with in the weekends on top of that i do got friends wich a have loads of fun with :).I also get very good grades because i first make my homework or study for tests after that i play.And no it doesnt do brain damage because i still have an iq of 132 and when it got tested when i was 12 it was 130 so it only increased (I dont think its because of rs though :)) I played for like 2 years got a cb lvl of 112 and got a total of 1855 and some skillcapes. I do like to say there are true rs addicts who make it a full time job and dont longer pay attention to their \'real\' lifes,these people need help or just have to realize its just a game! after al u cant blame the game,u have to blame the players

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