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True, while you can't fully determine whether the ring has an effect on barrows drops, you could use statistical hypothesis testing methods to see if the differences are significant.

I'm not too sure about this. IMO, many of THQ's games have questionable quality.

They beat him up and forced him to give them his items. viewtopic.php?f=30&t=766693

It still works for me.

Hmm, this is a very good question. I'd probably be playing 3D shooting games like Doom and Quake.

Well, I must say that I've made a few successful predictions: 1. The addition of player moderators (c. 2002) - Jagex added them in June 2004 2. The removal of PK-ing from the Wilderness (after the Duel Arena update) 3. A Jagex Store selling RuneScape merchandise (c. 2001) 4. An eventual increase in membership price 5. The assist system (well, it was more of a suggestion than a prediction) Of course, I've made a few incorrect predictions as well: 1. The release of the members' version of RSC to free users (c. 2005) - Jagex did the exact opposite! 2. Nobody would get 99 in every skill - take look at the hiscore tables! I know I've made a few more predictions, but I can't think of them off the top of my head at the moment.

Does this mean that "permanent" bans won't exist anymore, with the exception of accounts being banned for credit card fraud and inappropriate usernames?

It was just something I wrote in my free time. It wasn't for a class or anything. Yes, there are F2P mods. Forsakenmage is one of them.

This essay is an expression of my personal opinion. It does not necessarily reflect those of other forum members. Please note that this essay is not intended to criticize player moderators. They do a great service to the community and we should all appreciate their efforts. ---- Why being a moderator is no big deal As written by a former player moderator RuneScape players often think of Jagex moderators as powerful authority figures. These seemingly mysterious characters are usually seen as nigh-omnipotent entities that could change stats and items as they please. The gold crowns next to their names are often viewed as symbols of power. However, these characters are merely paid employees of Jagex Software, who only use their powers for administrative issues. They do not play the game on these characters, as that would be completely unfair! Player moderators, however, are a different story. Adorned with silver crowns, player moderators are far more common than their gold-crowned counterparts. However, contrary to what many believe, player moderators have very few powers. While Jagex moderators have special in-game abilities and full control over bans and mutes, player moderators are limited to handing out temporary mutes. Jagex first tested the idea of player moderators in 2001. A few well-known players, including Lightning and Bluerose13x, were among those selected. Those first-generation moderators had a few more powers than today's moderators, such as being able to temporarily boot a player off the game. However, Jagex decided that player moderators were not needed at the time, so they were removed from the game. However, RuneScape has grown rapidly over the years. Jagex was no longer able to patrol the game effectively. Outside help was needed. In September 2002, Jagex added the "report abuse" feature, which made it much easier for Jagex to crack down on troublemakers. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop urgent problems, such as players advertising scam sites in crowded areas. It was eventually decided that player moderators were needed. Jagex formally announced the existence of player moderators in June 2004. Indeed, the decision to implement player moderators has not been without controversy. Some feared this would result in players getting punished for the smallest mistake. Others were concerned that this could lead to power abuse. ("Give me that dragon sword or I'll mute you!") However, player moderators are required to adhere to strict guidelines. Jagex staff carefully checks every action taken by a player moderator, so those who abuse their powers are quickly removed. Despite the concerns, the overall reception of player moderators appears to be positive. (While forum moderators have existed since 2003, player moderators were not implemented until much later. In order to prevent players from having too much power, Jagex later added a rule such that a player could not be both a game and a forum moderator, but player moderators who became forum moderators (or vice versa) before this restriction were grandfathered.) Being a player moderator has its merits and disadvantages. Some think that the position of a player moderator is an honorable privilege among the community. Indeed, player moderators are often trusted and respected more than normal players. They are also less likely to be targeted directly by scammers. (After all, who is dumb enough to try the "trust game" on a moderator?) A few others see it as a thankless "job" that warrants nothing but abuse. There are players who despise player moderators for whatever reason, and they will often try to make things difficult for moderators. In addition, moderator accounts are attractive targets for malicious players that try to steal accounts. Finally, new players who see a rule being broken would often try to ask the nearest moderator for help instead of using the "report abuse" button. Thus, player moderators often become inundated with such requests. In reality, player moderators are nothing more than regular players who have a few extra technical tools. They play the game as normal players, and contrary to popular belief, they are not required to hunt for rule violations. In fact, on websites like Wikipedia and GameFAQs, users with administrative powers are often referred to as "janitors" rather than "police officers." Due to the word "moderator" being associated with online authority, inexperienced players often see player moderators as authority figures, just like Jagex staff. This is not true. While player moderators have a few extra tools, they get no other benefits. They do not get free membership, nor are they above the rules. During my three years as a player moderator, I have never thought of myself as "above" other players. Since moderators are supposed to be "ambassadors" to the game, I've always told other players that I was a "normal" player just like them. Even though I was not required to investigate rule breakers, I often did so anyway. I wanted to help make RuneScape better, and over time, I've made many friends this way. Unfortunately, my role as a player moderator came to an end in October 2007. Someone had accessed a stolen account on my computer and later dueled me with it. Believing that I was the person who stole the account, Jagex banned me and removed my moderator access. I was disappointed at first, but I soon remembered that being a moderator all that of a "special" thing. The ban was supposed to be permanent, but fortunately, a Jagex staff member realized that I was innocent and unbanned me. However, I did not get my moderator access back. I continued to play the game as normal. I immediately noticed that I was no longer bothered by players that always ask moderators for help. In a sense, I was free. I could finally spend more time training my skills instead of checking on that stupid password scammer in Varrock. So, I asked myself, "What do you want to do today?" ---- Final note: Since I am no longer a player moderator, I am no longer bound by Jagex's moderator guidelines. However, note that I will not leak any confidential information related to player moderators, since I would be betraying my fellow moderators if I did this. Plus, I don't want to lose the chance of becoming a moderator again. (Jagex did say that I was "very unlikely" to regain my player moderator status. True, "very unlikely" does not mean "never," but I guess I am being overly optimistic, since it just seems to be a nice way of saying "you'll never be a mod again.") Like I said, being a moderator is not a big deal, but I wouldn't mind being one again. :)

Congratulations. :D

I'd like superhuman speed. 1. You can go anywhere you want. 2. No more transportation costs! 3. No more dorm costs, either - just run to school and back! 4. Nobody would ever call you a slow-poke again. Ever. 5. Impress ladies by helping them tidy up their laundry in seconds. 6. It helps with school, too - e.g., take down teachers' notes on exams that you aren't allowed to keep. 7. You'll never be late for classes, either! 8. Save people, of course!

Large Chief - currently #2 in smithing. He was a free player for a very long time, but he's a member now.

As we know, there are some male RuneScape players who will pretend to be a female in an attempt to get free items or to reduce the chance of getting attacked in PvP games. Anyways, I found a post on another forum that describes how to tell if a "girl" is really a guy. I think it's a rather interesting read. http://www.netplay.ph/msgboard/index.ph ... opic=13777 What do you guys think? Is it accurate?

Riots never really worked in real life, and they won't work in an online game. However, peaceful solutions, such as reasonable arguments on why things should be changed, work wonders. For example, the race riots in the 1960s didn't change a thing, but King's "I have a dream" speech changed a lot.

99 cooking may not be a big thing in today's standards (you certainly won't have people following you and saying "omg a 99 cook"), but it's still one heck of an achievement. If you want to save money, try buying raw food slightly lower than the market price and selling the cooked food slightly higher.

When I got level 99 cooking in April 2003, it was pretty easy. I didn't fish very much; I just kept trading cooked for raw food. I haven't trained cooking in a really long time, so I can't be 100% sure, but it seems that 99 cooking is, on the whole, harder than it used to be. Back when I got level 99 cooking, it was very easy to find someone who was willing to trade their raw lobsters (or swordfish) for cooked ones, as many of those were fighters who didn't like to cook. Whenever my friends asked me for advice on 99 cooking, I've always told them to trade their cooked for raw food. However, they've always come back and told me that they couldn't find anyone willing to do the trade. It seems very hard to find people that trade raw for cooked food nowadays. With the trade limit in place, it's even harder, since raw food costs slightly more than cooked food. So, is cooking harder to train these days? If so, how much harder? (I'm not trying to get 99 cooking on another character, I'm just curious.)

I just saw Tomcattin:

Currrently, it seems that RuneScape has not been evaluated by any content rating systems. If RuneScape were evaluated, what rating do you think it would receive? The thing about RuneScape is that Jagex tries to keep the game free of profanity and sexual content (hence, the censors), but there is a considerable amount of violence in the game. A large portion of RuneScape focuses on combat. The violence in RuneScape isn't very graphic compared to many other games, but there are blood and corpses scattered around various places. One notable place is the blood altar, which has what appears to be a lake of blood. (The classic Doom games were controversial because they had many similar features. Speaking of Doom, the blood altar would make a good deathmatch level.) Anyways, here is what I would personally expect RuneScape's ratings to be: ESRB (U.S.): T BBFC (UK): 12 OFLC (Australia): PG PEGI (Europe): 12+ While RuneScape isn't a "mature audiences only" game, it certainly isn't for young children.

I completely support junk trading. It isn't item scamming; it's just a way of getting around the silly trade limit. There are many items whose GE values are inaccurate; the players are simply using this method to "fix" the discrepancy. Junk trading isn't against the rules, either. The trade limit is only a technical "feature." As long as Jagex doesn't make an actual rule against unbalanced trades, we have every right to junk trade.

I'm level 87 on RuneScape Classic.

I just got level 100 combat on RuneScape 2! I got it the cheap way (a.k.a. summoning), though. I do hope to get 100 combat on the free version as well!

Google Cache is indeed a useful tool. However, there are several important things. 1. Google does not cache everything. Since Google does not crawl the forum every second, it won't cache a thread as soon as it is created. Therefore, some threads, especially the most recent ones, may not be cached. Also, Google can only cache what is publically accessible. Therefore, Google cannot cache threads from private forums. 2. Cached pages don't last forever. Unlike the Wayback Machine, Google does not keep such pages permanently. Google seems to retain only the most recent version of a cached page. If Google finds out that a page no longer exists, it will most likely delete the cached version. Therefore, if you are doing backups via Google Cache, you should save the pages to your computer as soon as possible.

It's good to see that the forums are bad, but it stinks that someone backstabbed us. Whoever caused this trouble deserves not one, but several Chuck Norris roundhouse kicks to the face.

I know that the font for chat dialog can be downloaded at http://members.home.nl/maxthedragon/downloads.html, but does anyone know where I can get the font for NPC conversations? The font that appears when the player is talking to an NPC seems to be different. Thanks.