But I can't deny there's obviously lots of dull as you state to get through. I do those when I would happen to be seeing netflix/YouTube/whatever other non intensive hobby anyway, not the other way around. I also listen to a lot of music - it can give me some thing to"do" but not actually requiring my brain, letting me focus 95% on the symphony or album or whatever. Feel like watching an episode or two of those sopranos? Eh let's toss on osrs and cheap OSRS gold do some agility.

It's about establishing and achieving goals. Imo, Runescape isn't really like other point and click games since there is an end in sight that is also attainable if you put your mind to it. Other clickers I have played do not have that ceiling so setting aims seems more pointless if there's no actual end. Also there is number and a lot more complexity than people give it credit for. I think point and click games get a bad rap and for good reason, but Runescape really has squeezes the maximum it can from a rather simple premise to make it a fun and creative experience. Also bear in mind Runescape was essentially designed to be a text-based match like old computer games in the 80s, but using much more interactive visuals to align with the text options. That is essentially why everything has an examine option despite it having no significant purpose.

Everquest was even worse by PoP. Anything that would be fun just like skilling you can knock out in a day, however it was click intensive (envision smelting rune ore and you needed to click every individual coal, but for everything you make). Leveling was unbearable, like RS you sit at a single camp, well that's if you could solo and only a few classes could. Only a couple could really semi-afk, a lot you had to kite things about and it was a whole lot easier to die than RS since xp tapered off quickly on creatures more than a couple levels below you. Then after months of grinding you reach maximum level 65. Congrats, you have to do it all over again to unlock all of the bonus abilities. Oh and by this point, soloing is all but non-existant, as anything which will give experience at this point is pretty much in a raid zone. On the other hand, buy RS gold game did encourage socializing. I wish it had quests. The raids were enjoyable because of its day though.