20 years ago this week I began the game RuneScape, beginning, unbeknownst to me, a continuing age of my life. An MMO of deep (book-worthy) plots augmented by rich characters and the wondrous ever expanding world of Gielinor, I want to thank Jonah (Evilspirit44), and Sam and Henry for convincing me to play (which was no easy task, if I recall aright).
The game has changed much over the past two decades years in countless ways, with graphic improvements, vast thickening of plots, and a "new" combat system that drove away many close-minded players alongside several new skills and geographical locations. Yet even not Questlines that began before I started playing are at last coming to triumphant conclusion. I view the game - a continuing relic of my early childhood - as I would a dear book, making it an important part of my life. Indeed, it was critical Escapism during the COVID Pandemic.
A toast to Jagex and the game they created! A toast to another fabulous decade!