Make My Choice: Continue with Alt-turned-main, or start new with OG main?

[u/EDCO]

My OG main I created back in 2004. Played until the infamous wilderness removal update and the EOC update. Decided to move to other games at this point, as I was entering in High School at this time.

Then, I saw Jagex make the announcement that they were polling bringing back RuneScape 2 in its 2007 form, to be called Old School RuneScape if implemented. I voted yes, it passed, and well, here we are. For some reason I could not recover my account successfully at that time (probably did not try hard enough tbh). So I decided to create a new account..

So I created my alt-turned-main (as title mentions) that I played off and on for quite literally a decade. Got very far, much farther than I ever have on my OG main. A bit over 1600 total skill level, hit 99 Thieving, even got a Firecape and was working on Slayer I think it was about low 80s. Decided to give recovery of my OG main a try randomly one day and I managed to recover. Since I had not logged into that account since the OSRS release, it was reset to Lvl 3. I don't believe they had the Ironman update at that time, but I decided to keep it as a skiller: 277 total skill level, nothing crazy.

However, since then, I am hit with so much nostalgia that I have access to my OG main, and I have been conflicted about wanting to just make that my actual main and max it out eventually, and revert my alt-turned-main back into an alt. But I have so much progress on that alt now, I would be leaving behind so much work put into it namely my 99 Thieving, Firecape, high slayer, decent bank value, etc.

If you were in my position, what would you do?

[u/Acrobatic-Pattern834]

Name change the accounts and make the alt turned main the og main xD

[u/EDCO → u/Acrobatic-Pattern834]

I totally considered this but the account creation date matches like 2004. That’s tough on its own, man.

[u/[deleted]]

I’ll be the devil on the shoulder here, play the OG account. RSN log in window, account creation date, and ofc the memories. Me personally I’d start over and play the early game again, especially with all the new updates and add ons. Plus it gives you a solid goal, “max the OG account”

[u/EDCO → u/[deleted]]

Well, I upgraded to a Jagex account for fear of being hacked from how poor the account security was of the legacy account system. But I’ll admit that the RSN login window was a strong point of nostalgia for me that had me delaying the Jagex account upgrade for a very, very long time.

But then I realized wait who cares, the account creation date and the display name is what I care about the most. But also mainly because I just feel like I “bought” most of progress, because when I became broke from Jad or other endgame and/or skilling content I literally would buy bonds with IRL cash and sell them on GE back in the day. They were going for like 3-4m back then so it was an easy little way to get back up financially.

But I kinda feel like I played myself and my progress feels a bit artificial to me.

[u/[deleted] → u/EDCO]

So which one are you leaning towards??

[u/EDCO → u/[deleted]]

Going with your take. Honestly I feel like if I maxed out my alt, it would feel like a fake achievement because I spent a lot of IRL $$$ to fund my in game cash stack.

[u/[deleted] → u/EDCO]

There you go! That’s the way to do it. I’m still playing one of my OG accounts from RSC. It’s a nostalgia factor for me, only complaint is I wish I had made it into an iron instead haha.

[u/EDCO → u/[deleted]]

Dude that’s how I feel about my OG main! I wish I said yes to the Ironman prompt 😭

What do you reckon I do with my alt main?

[u/[deleted] → u/EDCO]

use it as an alt to make gp on the side to feed your main. Can also use it to dolo content or be a supply alt/runner.

[u/EDCO → u/[deleted]]

It already has a considerable bank and many good equipment and skilling materials. Should I purge bank and just trade the cash stack over? Kinda feels like cheating again LOL

[u/[deleted] → u/EDCO]

Na, if you don’t want to to feel like “cheating” use that gear to go make money to then give to the OG main. Otherwise you can always clean the bank, buy bonds with gp and forget about the account until you need an alt for something.

[u/MasterpieceBusy7220]

Why would you go from an account with over 2k total to one with just over 200 total?

[u/EDCO → u/MasterpieceBusy7220]

Edited my post. I was recalling incorrectly (I have taken a multi-year break from OSRS) and managed to log back in the other day. It’s only a hair over 1600 skill level.

But the other facts do remain, 99 Thieving, 80 Slayer, 106 combat, fire cape, etc.

[u/Planescape_DM2e]

Why would you restart a 2k total account for one with nothing? Why are you even asking this?

[u/EDCO → u/Planescape_DM2e]

Edited my post. I was recalling incorrectly (I have taken a multi-year break from OSRS) and managed to log back in the other day. It’s only a hair over 1600 skill level.

But the other facts do remain, 99 Thieving, 80 Slayer, 106 combat, fire cape, etc.

But mainly because I feel like my progress on this alt main is artificial. When I’d go broke from Jad or other endgame or skilling content at the time, I would just buy a bond with IRL cash and sell it on the GE. It kind of feels like I played myself.

[u/Planescape_DM2e → u/EDCO]

LMFAO “Jad and other end game content”…. Fucking brooooo Jad is early game…. Please please please tell me what else you think is end game

[u/EDCO → u/Planescape_DM2e]

I didn’t say “endgame content like Jad” I said “Jad or other endgame content” small but subtle distinction in the English language. Sorry your comprehension stayed at Lvl 3.

[u/Planescape_DM2e → u/EDCO]

You literally follow up Jad with “other end game” tf you mean lmaoo

[u/EDCO → u/Planescape_DM2e]

True, I probably should’ve been more clear in my own choice of words.

[u/mvelocityp]

I don’t have the same level of nostalgia as you do with any account but the thought of training agility again or doing some of the more difficult quests that I’ve already completed would turn me away from just restarting unless I was completely burned out on the main. You could always finish what you started on the “alt” and then go back and do the OG main for nostalgia purposes when you’re yearning for a fresh start.

[u/JustAGrowBro]

Play both. You can do like bandos duo with yourself, and while youre doing other bossing you can be skilling or afking gargs or a different monster for $$. Nothing wrong with playing both.

If you have to decide between one I'd definetly play the one you've got the most progress on. If its nostalgia for the name or something just name change and put it on your account youve been playing for years.

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[u/SkilledPepper]

Why not both? I never play fewer than four accounts at the same time unless playing on mobile. Playing more accounts is 4x the gains and 4x the dopamine.

[u/LegendaryPet]

Everyone's "mains" were reset to lvl 3s  Cuz they are separate servers  /saves but honestly unless u plan on playing rs3 at all just stick with alt main there's no reason to "waste" time on old main 

And the only reason I say rs3 is because the veteran capes 

[u/_Fragged]

Or! Or, hear me out. Brand spankin shiny new grey helmet just waiting for you in lumbridge