Runescape is like that, I do not support this whatsoever, the updates every week, quests?
Lumbridge banquet hall during RFD changes completely
You need quests to unlock items, spells, areas, new areas are becoming available all the time.
Badly thought out like you said, and what would be the point of lumbridge castle caving in?
What would the newbies think if they finish the tutorial and see a broken castle?