Runescape is a pleasant diversion. I've had great time playing with my son, but haven't played much recently. There are several good reasons for giving it a try:
(1) trying it is free. As a free player, you get a good subset of the total functionality, enough to keep you interested for months. If you find that you are not interested, you're done, having incurred no costs. If you are, the $5 per month charge is not overwhelming (it may be a bit higher these days, but I'll still paying the $5).
(2) The game is technically impressive in terms of its instant chat capabilities over a hundreds servers, each hosting hundreds or thousands of users. (I wish we could develop such engaging and robust solutions for education).
(3) The quests and mini games can be fun and challenging. I'm a big fan of problem solving - the only way to learn how to solve problems is to solve problems (and this world needs more problem solvers).
(4) For young kids especially, they can pick up interesting tid-bits of knowledge about the widest array of topics, such as metallurgy, fishing, etc. These bits of information show up in real-life conversation.
(5) It's fun!
- Give it a shot and decide for yourself.
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Personal experience using Runescape as user "Scipioafrica."

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