It is quite mild but since PvP has been abandonded its not that fun. It is fun for A while but the lack of updates makes it boring over time. PLAY BEFORE PLAYING THE MMORPG MABINOGI THIS GAME IS SIMPLE (NON-MEMBER VERSION) TO GIVE YOU THE FEEL OF AN MMORPG IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED ONE BEFORE.

This is the most popular game on the internet is what I heard and would probably say. When the website was older I saw it saying that RuneScape is a game that teaches some life skills, but that line is now long forgotten. I would still say this is helpfull in learning... stuff. When I first started playing I didn't know anything about ores on Earth, but after a while, in school I became better at identifying ores and rocks! The players are barely innapropriate, although sometimes they use the term "noob" in a harsh way. I'd say this is recomended for people learning at an age of 9 or higher.

Wait, runescape is PG-13? there is no serious violence, and the fights do not involve blood, just a few wacks and falling over. Why do people think this game is not for kids? You guys at common sense media suck at rating.

Well, I believe that it should be for ages 10 and up for many reasons. First, when I was still in elementary and under 10, I LOVED Pokemon. But once I got over, I got teased more because Pokemon is a little kid game and I was becoming more older. But, I am not saying that Pokemon isn't fun, it still is. But back to the first reason, RuneScape is more mature than Pokemon and I'd advise people who like duelling/fighting/battling in games to change from Pokemon to RuneScape because Pokemon teaches kids the little kid lessons fast. So, RuneScape will teach the kids stuff that older kids like them should know, like puzzles (For example in the RuneScape minigame, Barrows, before a player can enter a door, they may have to solve a puzzle, most commonly sequences). Another reason is because kids shouldn't get into the habit of playing games where they control creatures or very small people in those small game consoles. RuneScape is a bigger world, more challenges and they play a role as an avatar who isn't a creature and isn't small. Though, it's still not real. So if a kid always thinks that there are creatures like Pikachu in the world, that wouldn't be fun, right? That's what I think, I just play it to look at the creatures and draw them, that's all I play Pokemon for now. And last, the life lessons. You, adults, may notice improvements in your child's education because when you chat to others, kids may learn new words and talk more mature than a little kid. BUT, if your kids are equal or dropping in education or using bad words that they are learning in the game, I would either watch them for some time on a daily schedule to monitor them, or if you have to leave the house for something and leave your kid, find a way to make sure they can't access the computer. When I was in elementary, I never did the work in school and got bad grades. But now, after playing RuneScape (membership) for awhile, my grades improved and I am more mature and social. But, let's not forget the main thing that kids should do for RuneScape. Give RuneScape a break and have your kids or you or both get outside and get active. And, if they are really into a creature or an avatar in RuneScape, have them draw it. Well, parents, I hope you and your kid(s) have a great time with RuneScape and going outside for a break. Thank you for reading! :)

It's a great game to play, very fun with many thing to do. There are a few things that parent(s) should be concerned about, for example, the use of drugs & every once in a while you may hear a bad word or two from a player who happens to slip past the world filter, but that's a rare occasion, and in the event that this happens the player(most of the time) will recieve a 24-48 hour mute, or a permanent mute/temporary ban/permanent ban ;) It's also a lil' educational seeing as players learn to speak to other players, that is, if they're over 13 and have the privilige of talking to others(this is a parental feature in Runescape implented a few years back.

Best site of its kind. Extremely fun. All swear words bleeped out. Very well moderated. Free chat, but most of it is about hte game, not real life chat. Fighting is all fantasy style. Although most killing is of monsters, killing people- NPC (a computer "non-played character") or PvP (player versus player) also plays a large part, however, I would recommend it to any kid 8+ as a safe and appropriate site.

I just made an account yesterday and played the game for like, an hour. I decided to give it a try because my friend recommended it and it was free to play with no downloads (besides Java, but you should already have that on your computer if you like playing online games.) So far, it's OK, with a few disadvantages. First off, your character is slow and hard to control. To move your character, you just have to click where you want your person to go. Sounds simple, right? Well, on top of that, you have to move the camera. For example, in the training quest I had to find a bag. I walked all around the room, but I couldn't find this bag the person was talking about-until I moved the camera. This is annoying. Also, you're character walks very slowly. There is an option to run as well, but your person can run for only a limited amount of time. This makes trying to travel for far distances without magic a huge pain. Second, the graphics aren't the best. Sure, it's just a Java game, but the graphics are honestly blocky and terrible. The world just looks plain ugly. Jagex could possibly make the graphics better. This just annoys me. Third, the community. Runescape has some kind people in it, for example, I spotted an entire group of about a dozen people in it. They were all laughing and having fun, and actually being kind to each other. There is another side though. I saw a few examples of this, for example, one person was randomly flirting with every girl he saw. This was a problem, considering that I made a girl character. Another person was using-erm-creative ways to get past the filters. I took a peek at the forums and it seems the same there, creative ways to swear and people spamming the boards with random comments. There are some positive things as well, such as encouraging teamwork and safe play, but for now, I'm not playing.

there is some problumes with this web site it can give your computer a virse and there is not alot to do if you are not a member and there are alot off hackers and some people have relasionships.

I play it. It's a good game, dont hate it. There is a filter to keep the cuss words out and comes up as ******.