December 29, 2006
Treasure Hunting Expeditions In Runescape
For the adventurers who may have had enough of the routine makeover of having to kill the usual monsters, encountering the lurking player killers or even crafting skills to their maximum levels, all points lead towards treasure hunting in the wilderness.
Treasure chests guarded heavily by high powered NPC monsters are only normal. Besides, what is a treasure without the challenge in being able to obtain it? Believe it or not, the thrill in being triumphant in any treasure hunting expedition lies heavily on the level of fighting off the assigned guardians of the treasure.
For sure, rarely would you see Runescape players wander out on such journeys alone. For one, long range and close range combat will be needed. Magicians will surely be needed especially for high leveled monsters that may be hard to kill.
Not immediately intended for making the game harder, treasures are known to have value in itself. A treasure is something rare and unique in most online games and the returns are expected to be beneficial to all Runescape players who participate in such. Sharing and dividing the loot among the players will have its day of reckoning, but for some players, sharing a reward may not be fitting. This is perhaps the reason why some players would opt to take on the journeys alone.
Runescape players are not being restrained from taking on journeys alone, although the path towards them will be a whole lot harder. It is never easy to fight of a bunch of monsters individually, especially it they are programmed to focus on close and long range combat. While the success rate of any Runescape player will rely on his approach, there is also the question of patience and time since defeating all of them cannot be done easily alone.
The scenario is only normal, especially for people who cannot seem to know which players in the Runescape world are sincere and traitors. Just like in the real world, players can get blinded by the possibility of immediate wealth and security from rare and free items to be given out after defeating everything in site. But mind you, player killers will always be around without prior warning hence, treasure hunting is more than just fighting off the guardians to the treasure but also surviving the added twists provided by player killers in Runescape.
Bored players will always be present in any online game like Runescape. It only goes to show that once a player devotes most of his time on playing, it will reach a point of leveling up his satisfaction level as well. Treasure hunting maps are the next items in line for players to consider and such will definitely be worth the time for players who seek something new in such online worlds as Runescape.