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Opinion: Ironman identity

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Opinion: Ironman identity

Opinion: Ironman identity
Type Opinion
Videos 1 (first 2026-05-27, latest 2026-05-27)
Main source Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS)

Opinion: Ironman identity is an opinion topic that Gnomonkey covers in 1 video on 2026-05-27. This article is a stub: his statements are grouped by type, repeated ones merged.

Tips

  • Gnomonkey suggests that the Tutorial Island guide who turns an account into an Ironman should display strong warnings that it is a challenge mode where you get everything yourself.1

Gnomonkey's opinion

  • Gnomonkey says many players see Ironman as the way to play, but he argues it is meant to be a challenge you do once very prepared, not the only way to experience RuneScape.2
  • Gnomonkey believes players should not make an Ironman if they are not prepared for its grinds, and that if realizing at the Gauntlet that it sucks to get everything yourself, Ironman is not for them.3
  • Gnomonkey considers himself a main player at heart and thinks new players should think twice before picking Ironman as their first experience, since the game is intended to be played as a main with Ironman as a bonus game mode.4
  • Gnomonkey says the game should not be balanced around players who play eight hours a day, nor around those who play 30 minutes a day, and it is okay for some grinds to be long.5
  • Gnomonkey says many WoW players who came to RuneScape started as Ironman and burned out on tough grinds, and he thinks Corrupted Gauntlet complaints come partly from Ironmen's psychological approach.6
  • Gnomonkey wishes more players treated Ironman as the challenge game mode that it is, instead of feeling handcuffed and quitting rather than de-ironing.7
  • Gnomonkey says Jagex has left Ironman in a gray area where it is a solo challenge mode yet players team up for raids, and Jagex needs to decide which it is.8
  • Gnomonkey argues most players prefer Ironman to be about getting items yourself and to allow group content with friends, and that the game should be fun first.9
  • Gnomonkey argues the game should not be balanced around bad actors such as boosters or bots, so content should not be made worse because of them, and Jagex should crack down on boosting after making things fun.9
  • Gnomonkey says Jagex's rules priorities have shifted over time, citing that they no longer ban people for buying Inferno capes, and still allow megascale cox, so killing God Wars with friends should not be the biggest concern.10

Revision history

Date Video Change
2026-05-27 Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS) Page created: 11 statements (opinion, tip)
## References

  1. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 49:14 ↩

  2. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 46:45 ↩

  3. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 47:12 ↩

  4. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 47:45 ↩

  5. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 48:16 ↩

  6. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 49:42 ↩

  7. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 50:44 ↩

  8. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 53:15 ↩

  9. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 53:43 ↩↩

  10. Summer Sweep up WISH-LIST (OSRS), 2026-05-27. ▶ 54:42 ↩

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