Hello! We’re still catching up with our memories and moments of 2021. Here’s Lottie considering a long career in Runescape.
I like to joke about how, for me, RuneScape is less of a game and more of a lifestyle choice; though, after 15 years, I should probably admit to myself that this joke is bordering on the realm of fact.
Thanks to my 2006 diary, I can reliably say I walked my first steps in Gielinor – RuneScape’s setting – on April 29th that year. Younger Lottie wrote about how RuneScape ‘seemed pretty good with its cool map,’ before going on a tirade about how she couldn’t find the last episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion on what I assume was a perfectly legal website. I wonder what she would have written if she knew RuneScape would become a mainstay in her gaming library.
Flicking through those old diaries was an exploration into my personal RuneScape history; I recorded level achievements, new discoveries and misadventures, like my first visit to Varrock. Aware of my low combat level, and afraid of dying at the hands of monsters far more powerful than myself, I decided to stick to the paths – surely this would keep me safe from the beasts lurking in the unknown lands.
It was, in reality, a decision which backfired as I approached the city’s southern gate and encountered the dark wizards who linger nearby. (Really makes you wonder how much those Varrock guards are being paid…) Once I had my fill of Varrock, I carefully plotted my departure with the hope of avoiding another murdery surprise, only to suffer a near death experience at the hands of a highwayman near Port Sarim.