Clan of Note in RuneScape

Since my earliest days of playing RuneScape I've found one common thread that people enjoy about the game: the social aspect. Now, I've never considered joining a clan because I have a few good good friends that play... But since I've joined twitter (Follow me at @RSFanAddict (forgive the tiny plug please)), I've come across some very interesting people. One person in particular goes by the handle @Chaotic_Ownage who's becoming a RS celebrity in his own right.

The more I meet the people from his clan, the more I like it. I've had yet to visit their clan, but on twitter, their shared jokes, pokes at each other, and general playfulness come out strongly. @Chaotic_Ownage seems to be the natural leader that holds this group especially tight... Don't get me wrong, it seems they'd be tight no matter what, and everyone is completely awesome in their own right, but @Chaotic_Ownage seems to really bind this group of people together...

That said, the clan's information is below:

Profile:

Clan Name: Snackaholics
Clan Leader RSN: RealChaotic

Chat - Yes
Social Activities - Yes
Citidel - No
PVM - Yes
PvP -
QFC: 290-291-424-64254467

I've been fortunate enough to get an interview with @Chaotic:

Me: What do you prefer being called? Chaotic? 

Chaotic: There's just one chaotic out there ;D I don't mind being called by my gamer screen name, neither do I mind being called by my real name, YY. 


Me: Who are the founders of the clan? 

Chaotic: I founded this clan along with my two very good friends, Saffeh and Gareth.


Me: How long has your clan been in existence?

Chaotic: I believe this clan was started in October, so we've been around for half a year now.


Me: How old is your newest clan member?

Chaotic: Just a day old ;D Beavertales was invited yesterday to join the clan.


Me: How do you choose events? Is there a schedule?

Chaotic: As much as we love RS, we all have our busy lives, college, jobs, school etc, and so we don't have a schedule that we run by, and it also explains why we don't maintain a citadel as well. However, sometimes we all agree on a certain day where we would like to run an event, lets say corporeal beast or DG, and as many of us try to make it as possible. Normally it's a weekend where we all have some spare time.


Me: What does your clan focus on mostly?

Chaotic: Being a small clan, I think what we focus on his building up relationships with each other. Many of us met each other on twitter, and not on RS itself, so how we've grown is more through friendship as opposed to time spent in the clan. As such, we focus on having a good time, whilst enjoying each other's presence where and when.


Me: How many members do you have?

Chaotic: At the moment we have about 16 members.


Me: Do you have any sister clans?

Chaotic: No we do not. We have many friends in other clans, but we tend not to get involved with any clan rivalries or clan alliances.


Me: Name some instances when you've helped one another out.

Chaotic: When either of us have an issue, we support each other emotionally and are always there for each other, to give advice and to talk if needed. There hasn't been any major incidents, but where the emotional side of people are concerned, we try our best to be pillars of support for each other, through both the good times and bad. As for myself, many of these dear friends have held me strong through all the times of stress!


Me: What do you like most about your clan that sets you apart?

Chaotic: Personally, what I like most is the close knittedness we have, and the bond we share. I think every member is willing to go to great lengths for each other, both in game and in our personal lives too. We don't have the fuss of dealing with things people do not enjoy, for example, the citadel, which is a cause for anguish as many do not have the time to do so, and can't afford to give up free time where they could be having fun in order to do it. Thus, I would say, what differentiates us from other clans is that very special bond every single one of us holds.

Me: Thank you Chaotic for the interview! We here at RuneScapeFanAddict wish the very best for you and your awesome clan!

Chaotic: A very big thank you from me to you, for this amazing opportunity to interact with such a fantastic person, and to be featured on the blog, as it is a real honor! Both a thanks from me and on behalf of my clan ;D

Oldschool RuneScape aka 07scape

First of all I'd like to congratulate the RS Community on bringing the 07 servers back. This post is just a little (possibly balanced) view on the differences between the two servers: Evolution of Combat (EoC) and Oldschool (07Scape).

We'll look into the controls and gameplay, the benefits and draw backs, the future of each, and the current problems with each

First and foremost if you're used to EoC, you'll notice the 07Scape server is missing a few great improvements since the game began:

clan chat, guest chat, and that ilk are missing
clan extras are gone
Fixed screen only, no full screen
you don't have the quick buttons on the top of the mini map

• compass
• hp
• prayer
• energy/run
• summon

I love being able to click on the compass and bring everything to true north again, it's one of the simple pleasures in life. In 07Scape, I kept clicking on it and it was as if it were trolling me... evil evil thing...

I don't use the pre-chosen prayers as much as I'd like, especially since EoC, but for those who use it religiously, and know how to use prayer efficiently, they'll miss that greatly

The energy/run... I really really really miss that especially starting over... now it's a huge deal with 1 agility

Summoning - RuneScape made this button the best... it's so efficient... I love it

There are a ton of other things missing in the 07Scape server that I had seen in the RS Forums, but can't find them atm. I'm sure you can see that RuneScape has made a ton of improvements, the more you play 07Scape, then return to EoC, the more you'll realize.

Starting over in RuneScape... I just couldn't do it.

I know a lot of you out there quit RS because of the huge changes and the huge fails along the way, and RuneScape has made quite a few, I'll agree. I'm glad this new/old server appeals to you, and I know some of you are just visiting and loving the nostalgia, but for a lot of you, it's just nostalgia. For everyone's sake, I hope this doesn't go the way of RS Classic (RSC).

(Side note RSC is the original RuneScape with 2d graphics, extremely clunky controls, goofy looking graphics and very very very few but dedicated people in the worlds currently today... sound similar? See where I'm going with this? Thought so.)

Some people believe the game was ruined with EoC, but I beg to differ. It's been a combination of things. People expected the old things to be the same prices, the game play to stay the same, everything to be exactly the way it was with bigger, better, badder bosses... With the invent of newer bosses came the need for greater equipment, prayers, potions, and items that helped. RuneScape floundered along the way. I overheard a discussion in RuneScape this week about it not being EoC that started ruining everything, but it started with God Wars Dungeon (GWD). I'm not so sure. While some people crave things, others crave different things. This game has always had a mix of older players and young players... each thing appealed to different people. Imo, I think it might have started with instant gratification... People wanting 99's faster and RS gave in to this.

RS gave in to instant gratification...

yes, it's true...

Granted, this is a game about grinding... but moreso it's a game about pride. Sure, some show it by their 99's, or Hi scores, or their clan. But doing it, getting there, if it's instant, it doesn't bring value at all... thus came the fall... it might had been the 2xp weekends, or GWD, or EoC, or any number of things combined...

Because of 07Scape, people have been panic selling... prices in EoC servers have been dropping bad. People are speculating that this will stay this way because of people hating EoC so much, but it's not EoC. EoC is the culmination of all the changes... People now have a name behind the changes they can dub as evil and can therefore point their hate at that direction.

The future of 07Scape... there is no future for it. No more quests, no more updates, no more anything... it is what it is... granted, this might change, but I doubt it... there'll be a small team for it, but that's it. People went back to it for a reason...

The future of EoC is limitless... RS is working on fixing some things they knew they broke... food, armour, skills, also, RS is coming out with more skills... I'm sure this'll be a different post, but the maxers won't like this...

The long and short of it is, 07Scape is limited, EoC is still new, unexplored, and exciting... EoC will be fixed or JaGex will slowly go downhill... Prices will rise again, gameplay will be better than ever... I've heard so many things about the new things coming from EoC players and even the true blue 07Scapers... loving the new quest that's to be coming out soon (I'm one of the ones geeking out about this btw)

That's my 2 cents...