Runescape's Mark Gerhard talks self-publishing success

Wow, if Gerhard really said that ("f*** off"), I'm not sure whether to clap for non - corporate speak or ask him what substance he's taking.

Anyhow, if I'm not wrong Jagex has no shareholders breathing down their necks either, so kudos to them for being independent.

surely this article is innapropriate for the 12 year old player base.. xD

To be frank, whilst I no longer play RuneScape, it's graphics are pretty damn awesome.

Now, before anyone leaps from the shadows to "correct" me, allow me to continue. RuneScape is nothing like other MMOs, such as World of Warcraft, EverQuest, Lord of the Rings Online, etc. RuneScape uses Java for it's game engine, which holds much more restrictions in regards to things like graphics in comparison to the engines that something like WoW is run off.

RuneScape's graphics are, quite frankly, pretty damn awesome for a Java-based game. Remember that it -is- a Java game, and Java is a -bitch- to work with in comparison to many other languages (debatable, of course, and there's a lot worse languages out there, but whatever).