After 2 years together, 5 people played through an MMORPG in “Stranded on Island” mode

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In the MMORPG Oldschool Runescape (PC, Steam), the first player group of 5 people has now reached the maximum possible level in Ironman group mode. Very specific conditions apply to the mode. The mode is compared to a group of survivors on an island, like in the TV series Lost.

What kind of MMORPG is this?

  • It is the MMORPG Oldschool Runescape, which is one of the most popular MMORPGs in the world.
  • Oldschool Runescape is the “classic version” of the MMORPG Runescape. It was released in 2013 and is roughly on par with the original MMORPG from 2007.
  • The mode that is played is called “Group Ironman”: The mode has only been in the game since October 2021. The players therefore had 2 years to set the record.

    • Old School RuneScape shows the “Group Ironman” mode in the trailer

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    What is the record? This group was the first group of 5 to reach the maximum level in all 23 skills together, so the players are level 2277.

    As Gamesradar explains, it is the first group of 5 to do this together. Previously, this had mainly been achieved by groups of two and a single group of three.

    The group has achieved the goal in “prestige status”: This means that all 5 players were in this group from the start, no one dropped out and no one joined. So the 5 must have spent a lot of time together for 2 years.

    What is special about the mode? In single player games, “Ironman” means; that you cannot save.

    In Runescape it means that you can’t exchange items: you have to find every item you want to use yourself. In Group Ironman there is a special rule that you can trade with members of your own group.

    Gamesradar compares the condition of the 5 players to that of survivors on a deserted island: They are isolated and dependent on each other in an otherwise hostile world.

    It is said that Group Ironman in particular creates its own dynamic in a group and obviously requires a high level of teamwork and social skills.

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    This is how it is discussed: On reddit you are sure: It must have been the case that 4 people were already at the maximum level and I told the fifth that he had to hurry up to kill himself.

    In general, people are impressed that 5 players pulled off something like this; most groups of 5, they say, who started the journey together years ago would have broken up after a short time.

    After such a mammoth achievement, there are of course jokes about carpal tunnel syndrome or that you can finally start enjoying the MMORPG.

    Runescape generally writes very blatant stories when it comes to player performance:

    Steam: Player invests years of his life in an MMORPG – villain ruins his life’s work because he appeared too arrogant

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