The problem with this is that he wants to play with his buddies, and he can't do that on a self-contained game.
I've played Runescape, and I disagree that you feel like you are missing something if you aren't on-line. You can do what you want at the pace you want. Of course it, like many video games, can become addictive, and you would naturally want so set limits.
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However, as the OP asked about Runescape in particular, let me give her some specifics.
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You must claim to be at least 13 to play. They do block cusswords from their chat window, but offer little else in the way of protection. They allow unknown words, and so people do say things like "ur an butte" and "fauk you". There are no safeguards in place to prevent him from typing, "Hi! I'm Billy, I'm 10 years old and I go to Bobcat Elementary School!"
But other than the occasional mis-spelled cuss word, there isn't a lot of bad stuff going on in a typical game. They fish, they mine, they chop trees, and they fight. The fighting isn't gory -- you get a bar over your head that goes down as your health does. You can talk publicly to anyone, or privately to your friends. You can earn money through skills, and you can trade.
Maybe you should get an account yourself and try it for a few days before you decide.
Bizby
