The MMORPG RuneScape (Steam) is a life’s work for its fans: This is evident in the story of the player “Follow”: He recounts on reddit how he went from being a naive newbie to a veteran who achieved the ultimate goal of finding every item that the bosses in Runescape can drop. His journey lasted 8 years.
What has the player achieved in particular?
- The player has completed the achievements “The Insane Reaper” and “The Insane Fallen Angel” in Runescape: This means he has obtained all items from every boss in the game.
- This is such a significant achievement because there are extremely many bosses in RuneScape, with long loot tables and some absurdly rare drops.
- To attain this achievement, one must master every boss perfectly, have killed them countless times, and invest thousands and thousands of hours into the MMORPG.
“I was completely clueless, without gear or preparation”
This is why the story is so special: On reddit, the player Follow shares that he is by no means a born super-gamer and boss killer, quite the opposite. He played Runescape for a long time just casually until he was introduced to boss killing in 2015. However, he felt completely overwhelmed:
“I was completely clueless, had terrible gear, and was not widespread. In my first Yakamaru kill, I barely survived. But the difficulty decreased with each raid.”
He really got excited about boss killing when he had a lucky streak with the boss Vorago and scored some great items there. Now he invested 3 years solely in defeating and learning about every boss in the game. Now it was time to get every item from the bosses.
And that became harder as his 7-man group fell apart against the boss “Solak”, who was much stronger than anything previously known. But in the end, he persevered through that too.
In the end, this journey lasted 8 years, of which he actively played for 6.
Terrible reflexes, often embarrassed – yet ultimately succeeded
This is his conclusion: The player says:
“I play for the story. My reflexes are terrible and I really can’t multitask well. My kills didn’t come quickly. I stumbled and died a thousand times.”
Follow then lists bosses where he felt embarrassed and where he reached his limits, but says ultimately he always found ways to cope with the bosses and learn their mechanics to survive. Although he was never an excellent player, he improved immensely on his journey.
His lesson is: Even if you fear bosses, you should still tackle the boss fights. You can do it. Just start small and work your way up.
This is a new way to learn what Runescape has to offer.
These are the reactions: The community shows great enthusiasm for the story, the many details, and Follow’s perseverance:
- People say this is truly an inspiration.
- One understands what kind of pride he must feel as an adult for achieving this. It requires a discipline and dedication that is admirable.
The significance of Follow’s achievement can be seen in our article about the player who found all items from all bosses in OldSchool RuneScape as the first person:
