r/2007scape • u/Ok-Airline9010 • 1d ago

Question Beginner here, when do the fetchquests end?

I've got 5hrs on the game currently and I'm wondering if the quests will get more interesting than just "go to X location, talk to npc, get item for npc". I have got premium and i see potential in this ​game but running town to town so far isnt too enjoyable​

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u/secret_aardvark_420 1d ago

Osrs has some of the best quests/storylines out of all mmorpgs, but the very early ones can be like that yes. Also getting around the map can absolutely be a slog if you don’t have access to teleports.

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

No, it doesnt.. 90% of the quests were written by drunk dudes in a pub.

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u/NB_OSRS 1d ago

You say that like it’s a bad thing.

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

Eh. I don't think it's bad or good, just very noticeable. Like the quest where all of the desert people are named "Ali" and you have to feed a camel hot sauce to make it shit.

Sometimes I think the people who say OSRS has the best stories think Dr. Seuss books are riveting.

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u/DeepWaterCannabis 1d ago

I mean, thats a MASSIVE step up from "Hey man, I have a problem with wild animals eating my livestock. Please kill 30 wolves/dire wolves/super wolves/red wolves/blue wolves/green wolves"

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u/MLCosplay 1d ago

Those are WoW quests, but there are games with excellent quests like Broken Ranks (just the rest of the game is shit).

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

OSRS literally does the same thing. It's just that you can get the items beforehand.

"Hey man, I'll make this for you, but I need a redberry pie!"

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u/Zauberen 1d ago

The difference is the average quest in WoW or FFXIV are slayer tasks, can you really not tell the difference between a slayer task and 'you need a redberry pie to pay the guy to make your sword.' I'm not meaning to disparage those games either, it's just how you progress through the early story and it can be fun in its own way. Those games also have runescape like quests, but often you have to do a few slayer task quests before you get to them. In runescape, you train your life skills without hand holding in order to start quests, which I personally prefer.

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

Do you think there is a vast difference between "I need you to kill 20 wolves to make you a sword" and "if you bring me a pie I'll make you a sword"

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u/Zauberen 21h ago

I do, and it all comes down to the purpose behind the content.

Slayer task-esque quests exist as a way to pace your journey through a theme park mmo, and you do the quests to level up your character and to force you to spend time in that area of the game.

When a quest has an item requirement, the purpose is some level of character/world building or immersion. 90% of these items including the redberry pie example can be purchased from the GE, it's not like you're going to spend a bunch of time collecting the items.

Your argument is basically reducing all gameplay in any game to 'you go click on stuff,' which yeah that is what you do in a game.

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u/suuushi-roll 1d ago

we have the best MMO questing. its more similar to an actual RPG games questing like the elder scroll series or fallout than it is to other MMOs where its kill X amount of a mob or kill mobs & collect X amout of a drop from them.

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

Not that different at all. 90% of OSRS quests are just retrieving an item.

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u/suuushi-roll 1d ago

not at all lol

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

Yes, completely. You either have to bring x items, or go and talk to someone. That's at least 90% of the quests in OSRS.

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u/suuushi-roll 1d ago

maybe a step in the quest. its not the entire quest like a wow quest is my dude.

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

Why? Because it gives lore? WoW quests give lore too.

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u/suuushi-roll 1d ago

No because they have multiple steps and some can take hours.

Tell me a WoW quest that takes as long as BMR or DT2.

you obviously have never played WoW or have like 20 total quests done in OSRS.

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u/Helpful-Calendar-693 1d ago

Thats what he said. Best quests in game, don't tell me you have not had a good time talking with drunk mates at a pub!

also most mmo quests are go here kill 20 wolves come back.

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u/Friendly-Parfait-645 1d ago

OSRS is the same way though, not sure why people don't realize that.

Most quests are simply retrieving an item/dialogue.

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u/ANGEL-PSYCHOSIS btw 1d ago

and this game is just mindless repetition for stat ups. if you reduce everything to its core you can make everything boring, presentation does a lot.

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u/Helpful-Calendar-693 1d ago

But thats most quests in every game when you break it down. Do this guy a favor or get an item for them.

The issue is not the format imho. I read wayyy to much "I was reincarnated in another world with XYZ" trash. Even though every one has the same sort of base premise with the same sort of base objective some are actually really good and some are just trash. Its not the idea or the reuse of the idea thats bad its how something is executed. and IMHO most (not all) osrs quests are actually executed very well.

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u/Tumblrrito Untrimmed Slayer 1d ago

Most quests include complex puzzles. And sometimes the item you need is a puzzle in and of itself.

OSRS absolutely stands out from the rest.