I played runescape for a while, I got a lvl 50 something char... stopped playing about a year ago cause I got guildwars. It was kinda fun for a while I reckon, most of teh players are retarded little kids though which kinda spoils it.
Graphics don't make a game, gameplay does. I know runescape has limited gameplay but it's addicting and it's easy to waste some time on it if you've got nothing better to do, especially if you've got freinds to play it with you. I don't think I could go back to it though, it does start to suck after a while. I guess it's annoying when you hear people talking about it alot, and it does just get boring and kinda retarded.
I can't see the point in actually getting angry about its existance though. It's ok when your young.