I have just started, having never played it before. I'm giving it a chance with an open mind. It seems ok so far, but I'm guessing you would have to pay to become any good
um, inferacron nice guide but i think i could make a better one, 80cb+ fight spiders(forgot full name) on the second level of the Strong hold of Security. then 100+ (i think) fight arkons (mispelled) on the last level of the stronghold of security. the rest is ok i guess. Join the Sig Strikers!
Runescape was ruined after Jagex took away PK'ing (extremely fun and a way lots of people made money), staking (another way people made a lot of money, unbalanced trades (WTF! No more merchanting! =() and added the Grand Exchange (Another way that took away merchanting.)