Topper talks about respect and wealth in Runescape. Can a low level player be respected for his ability to accumulate wealth in Runescape? Do you have to be a veteran player with impressive skills set in order to "earn" a right to wear expensive items? Well, it is a very controversial topic. Some say that only hard work can lead to a respectable status within the game, others point out that it is takes a lot of effort to make money regardless of the level. I have mixed feeling in this regard and this is why:
- I know that it is relatively easy to make 100+ millions gp in the game and anyone can do it no matter what skills he/she has. I am talking about speculation/merchanting on the GE.
- But I also know that very few players actually do it and earn their money using their in-game skills. And in this case it IS very hard to make a lot of money (two years of play before the GE resulted in about 10M gp for me counting all the items).
When I see a low/medium level player wearing expensive outfit, there is no way for me to tell how he/she earned that kind of money. So how should I judge him/her?
And then there is also a question: how CAN I judge other players? and why?
