📕 RuneScape is Awesome, And Here's Why

Why RuneScape Is Not an MMO
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:01:28] Disclaimers & MMO Credentials
[00:04:14] The Clickbait Thesis Statement
[00:13:54] #0: Who Cares?
[00:19:04] #1: Structure & Class
[00:27:49] #2: Quest Design
[00:43:49] #3: Self-Direction
[00:54:20] #3.5: Dependency Chart Walkthrough
[01:02:21] #3 (cont'd): Self-Direction
[01:15:16] #4: Single Player
[01:29:47] #5: Content Deprecation
[01:41:02] #6: Design Philosophy
[01:48:11] #7: Itemization
[02:05:05] #8: Inventory & Healing
[02:16:27] #9: XP

INTERLUDE
[02:23:10] INTERLUDE: The Joy of Labor

Why RuneScape Is Awesome
[02:34:37] #1: Design Space
[02:54:49] #2: Attention Calibration
[03:16:12] #3: Breakpoints
[03:22:53] Conclusion

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🔗 Links Mentioned in the Video:

Folding Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoldingIdeas
WoW Classic And What We Left Behind: https://youtu.be/0RxQRswLAmI

GameMaker's ToolKit: https://www.youtube.com/c/MarkBrownGMT
BossKeys: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc38fcMFcV_ul4D6OChdWhsNsYY3NA5B2
What Makes Celeste's Assist Mode Special: https://youtu.be/NInNVEHj_G4

RuneScape Dependency Chart .PNG: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mBiyfqLu3hBbAt05zhr1KB6_FK3EYda6
My RuneScape Quest Cape Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe3EhbVG0Fjmm2i_sKxAHWw_uygJbYuVK
My HiScores Stats (Series Spoilers): https://secure.runescape.com/m=hiscore_oldschool/hiscorepersonal.ws?user1=marstead

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🎵 Music Credits
Mass Effect - Vigil: https://youtu.be/hV1pPgpcAVw
Outer Wilds - End Times: https://youtu.be/t5vG4Be1Ci8
Hollow Knight - Dirtmouth: https://youtu.be/MyZylLMiFeY
Chrono Trigger - Schala's Theme: https://youtu.be/NdYYzjRUKis
Final Fantasy X - People of the North Pole: https://youtu.be/n-3mIbXSf80
Chrono Cross - Life ~ Faraway Promise: https://youtu.be/BsLv0G4fkyw
Undertale - Undertale: https://youtu.be/EBhFHJMVfiI
Old School RuneScape - Sea Shanty 2: https://youtu.be/BJhF0L7pfo8
Old School RuneScape - Harmony: https://youtu.be/ELTyyPwjtiw

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