'Ruin his life'—Old School Runescape player gets such unhinged advice from community that showing their cousin the responses is all it takes to get a 96 million gold wand back
A Runescape player asked the Old School RuneScape (OSRS) subreddit what should have been a very simple, straightforward question (thanks, GamesRadar). Being the internet, they sure didn't give them a simple or straightforward answer.
«My cousin stole my Kodai Wand. How can I ask for it back without starting family drama?» asks user MethIsntCool. Anyway, MethIsntCool explains that in ye olden days of 2021, their family was graced with its first child. Being a responsible parent, they packed up their RuneScape character for the foreseeable.
«During my hiatus, I lent my Kodai wand to my cousin. As no one quits RuneScape forever, I made it clear I would want it back upon my return to Gielinor,» they explain.
Some context. The Kodai Wand is a real powerful weapon. At the time of writing, it's selling for 96.4 million digital gold on the grand exchange. In Oldschool RuneScape, magic is fueled by runes—consumable items. The wand, aside from being pretty strong to begin with, also creates infinite Water runes while having a 15% to negate other rune costs entirely. That's one expensive stick.
MethIsntCool is now a stay-at-home parent, so they've got some more time to log in RuneScape. There's a twist to this tale, though, as their cousin did the unthinkable. They developed the exact same priorities, leaving the wand in limbo: «My cousin now has a child of his own, and wrongly believes RuneScape cannot be his priority anymore.»
You can imagine they wouldn't want to let their prized wand gather cobwebs for longer than absolutely necessary. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, they had the perfect opportunity to corner him. «How can I successfully pull him aside and ask this man to log into his childhood point-and-click game,
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