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Oh, these wooden castle blocks really look like a lot of fun!

You and I are in different national economies, though of course the world economy affects us both. The 1990s were exciting, but then I was young and enthusiastic. I do recall the recession being announced just as I left Uni in 1995. That said, I was able to walk into a job quite quickly. I wasn't out of work for the entire rest of that decade and most of the one which followed.

Since 2008, it's been of a totally different order. Really quite scary and infuriating, insofar as you can see that it was capitalists, like Insight Venture Partners, who caused it.

Economies fall and rise, bubbles form and burst, new economies emerge. These are the lessons of history. So I think that we will see days like that again, but in something different and probably led by China.

Back to Runescape, I can see why Jagex want us more immersed into their game. They don't want to be the side-billing, while people watch television, read guides and do their homework. They want to be the main event. But that's not necessarily what the players want. Runescape is what made those side things bearable, now it's gone and the anger from that is going to backfire onto Jagex too.

I can also accept that so many variations of things means that the quality control team can't even conceive of everything, let alone test it. But not on the big things; and certainly not on things that are found and then remain in the game time and time again.

Kudos to Torbri and Katie for a very professional interview. I'm a male and like Torybri wear ballet flats on a regular basis...i wear them grocery shopping, to Starbucks, library, casual days at work, etc....fortunately I'm able to wear a women's size 10 M ballet flat...they look great with skinny jeans...I have over 30 pairs ...my favorite are my blue Marai Sharapova by Cole Haan...the bottom line they are comfortable, lightweight and come in so many colors and styles...I love ballet flats. Torybri, I would love to have some of yourTory Burch collection. Katie,keep up the good work!

I've never played WoW, but I'm hearing a lot of talk about Runescape trying to be World of Warcraft. People have been saying at Evolution of Combat is this in action. How true is that in your experience? Oh! I'm answering as I read and I see that you've already responded to this bit!

Hear, hear re the recession and the economy. It wasn't this bad in the '90s and we moaned a lot then. It's the sheer length of this one that's crippling. Friends of mine have just had to close down one of their shops, because they can't keep two going. It's awful.

Can you see why I'm reluctant to let go of my cheaper membership? Despite all pointing to the fact that I should just walk away.

There is going to be more button mashing with EoC. Someone I know just cancelled RS because they said that combat will no longer be something that you can do on the side, ie homework on half the screen, slayer task in the other. I've never been a big one for combat, so I'm finding it hard to judge.

I know there's a quality control team, because I've seen them at work. But I do agree that the largest part of beta testing comes with letting it go live. EoC has been tested live in beta for weeks though, yet I'm hearing reports of how buggy it is.

I've only tested it briefly in the Duel Arena, so I'm not a good direct source of information here.

I can just nod sadly in agreement with you at the last part.

Sorry I got called away before answering the second comment. Back now.

You can't believe the horror in which I stared at the screen at your vision of Prifddinas. I've had so much hope and expectation about this place. It's Welsh! I understand all of the in-jokes in the NPC and place-names! And it looks like it could be so pretty.

And yes, that vision of a Las Vegas Strip just feels way too likely. Superimposing the two just has my heart sinking in realisation of such likelihood. -.- Let's hope that our speculation is actually too cynical and pessimistic this time. Though history has borne us out in the past.

Agreed in all that you said about Ornate Katana et al. The completitionists haven't got a chance.

We bother because the disappointment has run too deep. We have to vent somewhere.

The fact that I did (and currently still do, but those days are numbered) have membership for so long shows how fundamental Runescape was to my life. It is where my leisure time was spent on-line.

The cheapness of my membership, compared to everyone else, is another pressure for me not to let it drop. I don't know how long that will work. Yet another friend left RS today, cancelling his membership over the untimely release of Evolution of Combat. It's buggy as Hell, but it's going live on November 20th.

Will that change the game in ways which no longer make it Runescape?

The fact that Runescape would run on anything was its charm. That's how I got into it too, because nothing else would run on my aged PC.

I was having that conversation with my friend, re EoC, earlier about whether JMods actually play the game. My money is on, 'No'. At least not in the case of the decision makers.

I think that Tears of Guthix on its own wouldn't have been a bad thing. But it's simply one more in a whole endemic policy of giving XP away. I just to religiously do my ToG every week. But now it's just not that special.

I have a Jack Russell and golden retriever just like your first two dogs. The golden is by far the most stubborn dog I've ever had. It took four years to get her to stop jumping on people. She's seven years old now and well behaved. The JR still won't come when called, or at least not if he doesn't feel like it. Good article.

I have a lot of knives that need sharpening. Thanks for the tips. :)K

Sheilamaria, thanks for stopping by. :)k

Thanks. You are so right - now, where is my knitting....

I never would have intentionally bought a rice cooker, but now that I have one, I love it!

I think you could do that with beans and soups. I don't think the bread would like it.

My only reason for wearing "men's" shoes would be practicality. Maybe I have to do some heavy work and my son's work boots are the only things that would keep my feet protected. I guess I'm not really a shoe person. Extra shoes take up too much space in the closet and you can only wear one pair at a time. Most women's dress shoes are too darn uncomfortable, anyway. I've seen too many older ladies with contorted feet to feel tempted to squeeze into fancy shoes.
Interesting post, though.

Good points, Ragtimelil. These are worthwhile activities.