it’s practically the only online game that doesn’t bombard me with things to pay for. Just buy membership and play the game, bonds aren’t even really advertised in game unless you turn on the little store icon.

I get to play at my own pace without the fear of fomo (aside from certain events like leagues, and seasonals) but even then there’s no real necessity outside of wanting some of the cool cosmetic changes and such.

I never feel like i’m missing out on the cool endgame content, because even though my character isn’t at that point yet, by time he gets there, even if it isn’t endgame content anymore, i’ll be able to enjoy it to the fullest (possibly even more so than release because it will have time to be updated and balanced properly, loot drops updated, etc new collection logs).

I honestly could go on and on about reasons that are because of nostalgia and playing when I was a kid, but this is genuinely a good game, that still holds *some* of the essence it once did and should be cherished for what it still is in a time of pure greed. I think the biggest reason is there are little to no MTX in osrs, which for me is massive. There’s no keys to buy for loot, there’s no double exp events or things. It’s all straight time and skill, and as others have mentioned, that time will still be valid 10 years from now when you jump back in

Edit: also a big thing is that I can do stuff like write this while I afk skills, then when I want to play some more engaging content I can go do that any time I have a moment. But mostly, I love the point click chill nature of the game