Drygores1337: It's not that complicated. People just over exaggerate. You don't need 200% brain capacity to understand interfaces etc. I don't understand why people become mouth droolers when they talk about Rs3. Not to mention it's kinda bizarre WoW players acting super biased to appeal to the Osrs elitists. Not to mention everyone is literally using a custom client with 500 plugins for every little single thing in the game.

Zarzo_Crawford: RS3 has many many faults, but the combat that made many people leave back in 2012 has grown into a good place. And that growth has taken place over these past now 12-13 years. For those that stuck around little by little was added so it makes sense to them and me. Of course watching end game content from a hardcore player will make no sense just as it would make no sense for me to watch someone play league at the top levels. Osrs players still like to rag on the combat and the game, it's not undeserved but it is somewhat misguided. I play both versions and just as easily could say OSRS has no skill in its pvm since all you do is click to attack, change a prayer and walk a tile to avoid a mechanic. But that's objectively not true. What you watched near the end was Telos, a boss that can be stunned that's why he wasn't moving a lot. And if done correctly all of his special attacks can be dodged/negated. Without knowing the fight and the mechanics it can just look boring or jarring of no idea what's going on, that can be said for any game viewed from the outside, go look up a FF14 raid and you'll get my point. What I was trying to say in this long comment is that RS3's combat is one of the better parts of the game if given a chance and is not as bad as people make it out to be with opinions from 10 years ago.

Heakz: Pika is the ONLY one still out here doing it like this. The ONLY one still getting rickrolled in 2025. Nobody else does it the way he does. Incredible.

iKSmurf: I like how the osrs community shits on RS3 while having never played the game. Shows real trauma.

If you really want to know what a game looks like, you should prob watch someone who mains that game.

RS3 is arguably better for casual players even though it's harder to get into because there's so much going on.

The game is very good, BUT... OSRS has probably the best updates in any MMOs. OSRS players still have this impression that RS3 is Runescape from 2012 which it isn't. 2012 EOC era was terrible. The game sucked and every single OSRS or RS3 players who played during that time will agree with that statement, but yet again, I'd say OSRS is closer to what runescape EOC era was than RS3 is to EOC era.

Katarina-u2x: Play RS3, you wont have the OSRS bias, would be cool

huntergeren7752: The gnome just took me tf out

Facta.Non_Verba: rs3 is fun af. the major problem with the game is visual consistency and MTX, but besides that the game is actually awesome. they have been updating some old areas with new graphics and they look crazy good.

Katarina-u2x: RS3 has much better skilling, questing and PVM, OSRS has alive pvp and wilderness, thats about it

Katarina-u2x: The huge issue I have with this video is that they dont know what they are talking about when they think they do, they compare things from osrs to RS3 like "250k is a lot!!!!" 250k on RS3 is NOTHING, things are balanced differently, you cant compare the two games you have to play it like standalone and judge by that, if you come to RS3 expecting OSRS you wont like it cause surprise surprise, its not the same game.

Ironman RS3 you literally have to have all skills 75 to get semi decent shit for pvm which takes at least a month to get into, or else you wont have enought stats, quests, items and upgrades to do bosses with, for example for even unlocking Rasiel and having tier 90 necro you need these:

90 Necro (t90)

90 def (t90)

85 smithing (t90)

85 crafting (t90)

80 div (invention)

70 agility (Zilly)

70 strength (Graador)

70 hp (Krill)

70/80 range (Twin Fury & Kree)

86 arch (Quest)

77 DG (Quest)

80 Attack (Vindictas)

80 Magic (Helwyr)

80/95 Prayer (Gregorvic)

you will need MUCH more to actually have a good experience killing Rasiel, like summoning, overloads etc etc etc, thats not even counting the quests that unlock stuff like extinction and curses

RS3 early game is much faster yes but to actually get into pvm there is so much more you need to do compared to OSRS

Kutsu: The combat in RS3 is complex & enjoyable. Don't listen to the OSRS fanatics. There's a bigger divergence in the average > top end dps in RS3 than there is in WoW. That fact alone speaks volumes. The downside of RS3 is mtx but hopefully that problem too will be solved in the coming months.

And yes, there are many more binds in RS3 than in WoW.

Katarina-u2x: the funny part is that RS3 has way better combat than OSRS, OSRS is super boring ass combat that requires no skill outside of patience, RS3 has actual engaging content and some very hard content, you need to level up literally every single skill in the game to have good items in RS3, so every skill matters, playing Iron on RS3 is the best runescape experience atm

OnFight1997: OSRS people have a bone so big to pick with RS3, that they don't realize the base game (Quests / Bossing) is probably Top 10 any MMORPG currently, and what ruins it is the MTX / Loss of identity factor with cosmetics.

As a Maxed OSRS player, that hasn't played RS3 any other way than Ironman, I can only admit one thing, it's a great game. I've been shielded by a lot of the bad the game has to offer due to being an Ironman, I can't say much bad about it SORRY...

DuskChill: The level of love people have for OSRS is the level of hate they have against RS3. OSRS was based off a 2007 snapshot of the game, while the combat changes that rebranded the game came in late 2012, so there's a good 5 year gap where things like Free Trade and Wilderness removal, item power creep, faster XP rates, graphical reworks, and MTX (early 2012) were introduced that slowly made people lose appeal over time.

Early RS3 combat (EOC) was janky and quarter-baked, with most Beta feedback ignored, and deserved all the hate it got. For a game that had some of the most AFK forms of combat, EOC completely spat in the face of that for a combat system with little depth. Starting with the introduction of Revolution (a form of one-button macro, but you set up the rotation), the devs started listening a bit more.

The MTX started in early 2012 and only got more predatory over time. Anytime there was a new promotion that crossed a line, the MTX team would backpeddle a bit before slowly continuing the ramp. Only recently has the new CEO acknowledged that this approach is killing the game, and they're working on finding a different monetization strategy that promotes growth without infringing on the values and gameplay loop.

Right now, RS3 combat is a great spot, with great depth and amazing bosses. It shares a lot of similarities with OSRS with tick manipulation and prayer-flicking, but cranks it up to 12 with all the options various abilities and defensives grant when not using Revolution. Someone new could kill a boss using 40 pieces of food and Revolution, but someone experienced can do it with 0 all by juggling all their options.

RS3, compared to OSRS, puts more emphasis on end-game and has increased XP rates in every skill because of that. The gearing/combat system has a lot of power spikes locked behind neat upgrades obtained from boss drops or quests. And the quest lines in RS3/OSRS are some of the best in the MMO genre (by comparison WoW quests are comparable to the Slayer skill in both versions of RS: go kill X amount of monsters).

iTheVeil: Pika. I've watched you for over a decade. Played WoW well above that time frame as well. I can't even begin to describe to you how ENJOYABLE RS3 actually is. For whatever reason, there is this insane bias that it's such a shit game (from OSRS enjoyers) because they compare it to the original fucking runescape. The combat is INFINITELY more enjoyable than OSRS could possibly comprehend. As for the keybinds - People usually have unnecessary things on their interface bar when using a specific combat style. For instance, using a melee 2-hander but having ranged abilities somewhere keybinded as well. That is absolutely not the case. However, the one caveat would be for switching combat styles mid fight which makes it more technical, more DPS output and the BIG dam. "Oh but we have switches in OSRS!" Yeah, you do, whilst clicking every bit of piece of gear CONSTANTLY for say - PvP. I get it. Pika is a PvP orientated man. Which I totally get as I am myself. However, the PvM is quite literally unmatched with how challenging it is at the highest level. I've played both games probably longer than most people as I am 32 and started when I was 12. OSRS = PvP focus if you want to actually have a good time. RS3 = PvM (Challenging, rewarding and fucking amazing dude). Anyways. I wouldn't put this much thought into a comment if I didn't fully backup RS3. Do your thing king.

Monkeyman5550: at first i though it was a meme but after trying osrs they actually hate rs3 so much its unreal. Never did i hear about oldschool while playing rs3 but one day into osrs and you will see people complaining about rs3

ibrysters: In that boss fight, it looked like so much was going on at once, but at the same time, nothing was going on. Boss just standing there looking at you. Weird af looking tbh.

E8_Lattice: Rs3 is wayyyyy better than osrs

Pallyforeva: The combat WAS bad. Anyone who is judging OG EOC as the current rs3 gameplay is wild. It's like looking at '07 RS versus OSRS. 2 different games. Not to mention the fact that bosses have mechanics now instead of JUST prayer flicking. The problem with RS3 is purely its microtransactions... BECAUSE YOU CAN STILL USE LEGACY OSRS COMBAT. You won't do the best bosses with it because they're built in with mechanics, but you'll do all the OSRS stuff. Not to mention, Revolution is literally BIS for most mid level bossing and slayer. This guy 100% just doesn't know how to play combat-heavy MMOs and isn't used to lots of buttons. If you're a WoW player, you'll be right at home with RS3's combat, the only difference being the tick system and movement

sirjumbly: As someone who plays both, OSRS elitists ruin the game. Both games.

RS3 PvM is superior

OSRS Pking is superior

Both have a ton of issues, but neither one is a bad game.

boxer5543: Evil Lucario, The RS Guy doing bosses is pretty hype. Evil Lucario does does CRAZY challenges.

gabbathehut3235: ok, so this guy sees several minutes of gameplay without context and parrots exactely what he's just been told by someone also without context

jbob8640: give rs3 a try pika its alot of fun

Atlas-Shrugs: Sooooooo many of the complaints about RS3 are kind of nonsense and wouldnt be anything anyone would care about if they werent an osrs Andy.

PinesBBadventures: RS3 is fun, don't let anyone decide what you play, RS3 isn't bad, its different and OSRS players are mad ever since 2012. your welcome.. (unga bunga change bad) < the average OSRS player.

anonopossum: i think after the changes to microtransactions they have coming up it could be worth checking out

i-ll-i-ll: Damn hating on devil trigger

Jul 20 2025

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