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* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]:
** In December 2010, Jagex put up [http://runescape.com/wilderness a vote to bring back free trade and the old wilderness], as they figured the real world traders wouldn't be a threat either way. The response from the players was very enthusiastic, though the Grand Exchange was well-received enough by the player fanbase for it to stay.
** In April 2011, Jagex announced that on death, you would keep your three most valuable items ''as determined by market value'' (previously it was your three most valuable as determined by alchemy value, a totally arbitrary amount. Partyhats, some of the rarest and expensive items in the game, therefore were never kept on death).
** In October of 2011, Jagex announced they planned to ban 98% of all "reflection" bots in the game. Cue joy, and rising prices on commonly botted items.
* [[Anticlimax Boss]]:
** Delrith, the super-demon the Dark Wizards in the Demon Slayer quest are trying to summon, has fewer hit points than a ''cow''.
** {{spoiler|Mother Mallum, who has a [[Memetic Mutation|pillar]] [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|dropped on her]], and your own character never battles her.}} One can argue that the final boss music is decent at least, though you can also argue that it’s nice to see everyone working together to take her down.
* [[Anvilicious]]: Perils of Ice Mountain, so very much.
* [[Awesome Music]]: See [[
* [[Broken Base]]: In December 2007, Jagex made the bold move of eliminating all means of large scale private wealth transfer in an effort to combat bots and gold farmers. Among other things, this meant no more trading items with a net loss/gain of more then 3000 gold and no more unrestrained [[Player Versus Player]] combat in the wilderness. This led quite a few people to quit "[[Ruined FOREVER|RuinedScape]]" or at least riot, though the Grand Exchange at least has been well-received by the fandom.
* [[Complete Monster]]: Sigmund, a man who seeks nothing other than the complete genocide of all goblins (despite knowing that not all goblins are evil, as Duke Horacio points out to him), and receives a [[Karmic Death]] as a result. He also wishes to wipe out the dwarves, even though dwarves are ''not'' a threat to humans.
** Also present is Lord Drakan, who transformed Hallowvale into Mortyania, which is essentially a Death World that's also haunted with various creatures of the night such as vampires and werewolves.
** Also Amascut, who committed genocide on sentient monkeys. There were only three survivors of the incident, and even then, as a result of her actions, one of them is blind, one of them is deaf, and one of them is mute. It's left ambiguous as to whether they each regained their lost sense after Apmeken had her senses restored, though it's likely. She also is responsible for the cruel [[The Caligula| Pharaoh's]] personality, serving as the corrupter. Osman still blames him for what he had done, but he's perfectly willing to face death with dignity either way.
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* [[Designated Hero]] / [[Villain Protagonist]]: The so-named Wise Old Man. He's remembered fondly by various NPCs in-game and is a key character in a few quests, but his pastimes generally involve [[Screw the Rules, I Have a Nuke|abusing his powers]] to break into banks and rob or murder innocents just because [[Dude, Where's My Reward?|he feels he got shortchanged for heroic deeds in the past]]. Miss Schism at least realizes that he's responsible for robbing the bank though.
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** The trickle of coins when your Ring of Wealth affects a drop. Interestingly enough, this can also become a [[Most Annoying Sound]] while fighting Cave Horrors, since it plays after ''every single kill,'' regardless of the drop's value.
** The sound of a fire spell hitting alternates between this and [[Hell Is That Noise]], depending on who the caster is. Doubly so for ice spells.
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: While on the Desert Treasure quest, you'd better bank those Diamonds of Azzanadra until the final part of the quest. If you don't, {{spoiler|you may get randomly attacked by a stranger with a poisoned dragon dagger. He CAN and WILL use the special. And yes, this can happen in your house.}}
* [[Player Punch]]: Players who have become fond of {{spoiler|Hazelmere the ancient gnome mage, Cyrisus the fighter, Ghommal the giant door man, Sloane the Strength master, and the Slayer Masters Duradel and Turael}} may feel like they've been punched in the gut when all of those people {{spoiler|die confronting Lucien during ''While Guthix Sleeps''}}. And people who became fond of {{spoiler|Princess Astrid and Prince Brand}} may feel like crying after they {{spoiler|die fighting the Dagganoth Kings}} in the Blood Runs Deep Quest. It doesn't help that you {{spoiler|married the one opposite to your gender a few moments before!}}
* [[Play the Game, Skip the Story]]: It's common to find players with this attitude, clicking rapidly through all the dialogue in quests and consulting a fansite [[Walkthrough]] instead so they can get the rewards as quickly as possible without bothering with the storyline.
* [[The Scrappy]]:
** The Sawmill Operator, for the exorbitant prices he charges.
** [[Meaningful Name|Zachary Bragg]] of the Temple Trekking series. For one thing, he's the escortee in an [[Escort Mission]], and his accuracy is laughable. It takes ''fifty levels'' (compared to the usual twenty) for him to learn an attack that regularly hits, meaning he's a chore to train. He's a [[Miles Gloriosus]], despite being a nerfed version of his counterpart, [[Lightning Bruiser|Pazuzu]]. The best part? In order to get one of the best shortcuts in the game, you have to get him to [[Cap|level 99]]. Even the [[The Wiki Rule|Runescape Wiki]] makes fun of him.
** Random event NPC's were widely hated before an update that made events less frequent and more rewarding. They're still not exactly fan favorites. The lone exception is probably the [[Rule of Funny|Evil Chicken]].
** Yelps, the host of the daily Squeal of Fortune game. Plenty of players hate the game because the wheel has a habit of rarely rolling on something good and usually giving players trash items such as 50gp, logs, daggers and other useless scrap on a regular basis. It does explain why (and makes it [[Take That, Scrappy!|that much more satisfying when]]) the goblin looks like he is bruised and beaten when the character does happen to get a rare or super rare item.
* [[Scrappy Mechanic]]:
** Emote clue scrolls require you to perform an emote with certain items equipped. Obtaining said items is annoying to begin with, but some of them, like metal boots and snakeskin armor, are especially irritating due to not being sold by NPC's and rarely being sold on the Grand Exchange, which means you'll also probably use up a bank spot to hang onto them for the next time you get that clue.
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* [[That One Puzzle]]:
** The sliding puzzle in Elemental Workshop 3.
** The Temple of Light in Mourning's End Part 2, though [[Author's Saving Throw thankfully]] it's been made easier with the Evolution of Combat and the introduction of the spirit terrorbird, which makes running across the temple a lot easier.
** The sliding puzzle in Monkey Madness. Thankfully, you're allowed to skip it for a fee (though it costs 200k), and the rest of the quest is far easier. (Jagex also allows players to use a puzzle solver, though not everyone has heard of that.)▼
▲** The sliding puzzle in Monkey Madness. Thankfully, you're allowed to skip it for a fee, and the rest of the quest is far easier.
* [[They Changed It, Now It Sucks]]:
** The 12-10-07 updates.
** The introduction of microtransactions and particularly the associated changes to the rules and terms of use were poorly received.
** '''Every''' update gets this reaction from at least one section of the [[Broken Base]].
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