Makoto_the_Phoenix

PHP isn't a typical program that you install. You set it up in conjunction with Apache to have a web "server" that can support PHP. It's not terribly easy to do in Windows, but it's not terribly hard either; what you'll need to do is thoroughly peruse the installation guides for both PHP and Apache. It'll take you a while before you get to that level. Start off simpler than that.

Why do you let it bother you? So you play RS. So what? You're having fun with it, and that's all that matters. Whether or not they like the game is their opinion, but you should never let it bother you.

Sorry if you thought that's what I meant by him being "antisocial"; I meant more posts along the lines of... It's clear that the OP can't handle competition for resources in a game that requires some kind of social contract with another player, hence, he's being 'antisocial'. Since he can't handle it, he's looking for some stupid way to blame Jagex for this, with the actual belief that they guarantee that a particular NPC will have a certain level of traffic at a certain time. Pa-thetic. @OP: Get used to the fact that there will always be overcrowded dungeons. Don't like it? Go find lessers someplace else, or blacklist that task and move on.

You only skimmed over what he said. Emphasis mine. Don't misconstrue this as "no more high level updates". It's just unlikely that those types of updates will target the highest number of players with respect to its development time. High level updates will come, it's just not seen as "worth it" right now.

From these two statements alone, I can tell that you have some sort of antisocial vibe coming from you. Take a chill pill, and get used to the fact that dungeons will always be crowded; you can kill Lessers in other places too, not just in Karamja.

Takes a while to answer 300 questions in an outpouring of easily 15,000. No one said that this would be an every day thing either, so give him time; he'll return tomorrow with more answers.

Python's starting to build in popularity. It's easy and relatively painless to learn. Of course, if you're one of those programmers that are used to curly braces, or white space not meaning anything, it'll take some getting used to.

Do you know how difficult it would be to replicate the Jagex login screen? Probably not, since you've never worked with Java before. But it would be painstakingly difficult to accurately replicate that Java login page. Best part of all, should a phisher actually manager to copy it, one or two changes of the 'glowing orbs' algorithm + wavy lines, and presto, your site is secure again. In reality, they don't bother with it since it's time consuming to do; phishing sites generally disappear without a trace in a few days. Its actually very easy to recompile the cached .class files, insert your phishing page as the target of the login data, and recompile, with only moderate java experience. Of course, it's foolish to say that it hasn't been done if I haven't seen it, so I won't say it. I just find it difficult to believe that any phisher would bother with it. It's much, much simpler and more practical to take the alternate login page (for computers without Java or flaky Java installs), and use that to fool people. @soma (and this is the last reply to you): Perhaps you didn't get my point, either, but that's fine. There's only so much that Jagex can do to warn players about phishing, since they can't control the sites that people go to. Without seriously violating privacy on our ends, all they can do is put warnings up. It's not like they can place filters on all of our machines, preventing access to phishing sites. If I come off as abrasive to you, I'm sorry, but that's the way I feel about this. I don't believe that RIAA intimidation works, especially in countries that have similar policies as Sweden. Sorry you have such a poor opinion of me. I don't mind your posts, I just wish they were a bit more thoroughly researched.

Good God, you really have no idea. To begin with, suing RWT companies is a waste of time. They can disappear and reappear in a country with lesser sanctions in less than 24 hours, and international laws in certain places (i.e. China) are lax enough to permit this kind of thing. I'd much rather the money that goes to lawyers go to updating the game or Customer Support. And whatever you do, don't go saying something as asinine as "Blizzard sued RWT". Did it work? Hell no. Second, your analogy is rather horrible, as most real-life ones are. While there are warnings for walking alone from a party drunk, there are actual physical limitations as to how you can actually break the rules in RuneScape. Consider: - You can't say your password. - You can't access your bank account without a PIN (if you have it enabled). - There are two strongholds to educate players about the rules. - They physically bar the weakest of passwords now. - There is a Parents' Guide, available for anyone (including the guardian, who REALLY dropped the ball) to read. - You can always read the rules. Consider that he ignored all of the flashing neon lights on his way to oblivion. If you don't notice the first five hundred signs and didn't pull over, then you kind of deserve to drive off the ravine. This is where 'blaming the victim' comes in. Do you know how difficult it would be to replicate the Jagex login screen? Probably not, since you've never worked with Java before. But it would be painstakingly difficult to accurately replicate that Java login page. Best part of all, should a phisher actually manager to copy it, one or two changes of the 'glowing orbs' algorithm + wavy lines, and presto, your site is secure again. In reality, they don't bother with it since it's time consuming to do; phishing sites generally disappear without a trace in a few days. It's natural that the typical attitude towards the Security Stronghold is to have the "I know everything and I won't be dumb enough to get hacked", but the fact of the matter is that people seldom doubt the usefulness of that information, including you. Had you actually taken the time to go through it, and accepted the Stronghold for what it was -- a tool to educate players about account security -- I wouldn't have figured you for the fool that I do now. Jagex doesn't even have to put warnings up, but when they do, their blame in this whole matter just...disappears. As for suing the RWT websites, refer to my first comment. Who's fault is it for burning themselves for ironing their clothes when they're wearing it? The iron company? Wait, didn't they put a warning about how to not iron your clothes while wearing them? If they put the warning label up, they've done everything that they can to prevent the consumer from doing something damn stupid, but if they ignore that warning, they're not liable. Same idea applies here. (Again, let's not go the asinine route and tell me about the McDonalds hot coffee lawsuit. Even if it was a victory, coffee is supposed to be hot. That is an implied warning.)

What else can they do? Make it impossible to log in to your account without a retina and fingerprint scan? Lock your bank account for 24 hours until they can prove that you're you every time you log in? Give me a freaking break. Jagex has done way too much already in educating their players about hackers, and they've done everything BUT change the BH drop system to mimic PvP worlds to stop RWT. There's already been a hell of a lot done to prevent idiots like Timmy from gaining an upper hand. There is a point in time when no one but the victim can claim responsibility for their own stupidity.

IP bans are useless, because all you need to do is turn off your router and turn it back on. That doesn't reset your Internet Protocol Address... Your IP changes periodically though anyway by itself due to your ISP I assume. But you can't change your IP by restarting your router, I know that much. Actually, you can. Why not try it out and see for yourself? Anyway, it's a very nice letter, but I don't believe that the media will care about the issue much further.

Ironically, the second link you refer to appears when you can't load the JVM applet. The simple idea is to not trust any links you receive from PMs, and check the RS site yourself if in doubt.

Strike 1: Admittance to breaking Rule 12 by using $140 to gain more stuff Strike 2: Failing to participate or read the Rules to avoid getting hacked; not knowing what to do if someone leads you to another site Strike 3: Not telling his parents that there's an actual PARENTS GUIDE to prevent this kind of [cabbage] from happening. I must say that he got what he deserved. It's tragic that he got lured like that, but c'mon, the warning signs were everywhere; if he had been playing for as long as he alleges, then he would've inevitably gone down to the Stronghold of Security. It's why it's there. I have nothing against kids playing RuneScape, but for the love of God, READ UP on simple stuff.

So, what's wrong with allowing those with above 1100 Total Experience on the forums? Nothing. As stated earlier, the RSoF is pretty infamous, and that is with members (who happen to have a superiority complex). I look forward to this, since this probably means that if I lose members, I can still post on the forums. :P

It's not his item, hence it's not his choice. Perhaps he should've read up on the news for a past year. Then he wouldn't have been in this mess. Go ahead and make your rant about how other games have handled it better. I want to hear this. Somewhere on the Rants forum.

The next language should be wherever they have the most players from. That being said, Dutch is a much more likely candidate. Or what about American English, instead of the British English that is used now? Don't bash me if I used those terms incorrectly, lol. English is English. So what if they spell color with a u? You can still understand it. :P

The bigger question is why you don't feel that we should be. Tradable rares do nothing to prove or indicate how long you're playing, nor are they unique - anyone can buy them (with a whole wad of cash). No one can buy my Scythe, no matter how much they want it. Do they have the right to obtain something that they weren't around to get? No, they don't. Just like you don't deserve $100 from someone handing out cash to everyone on the street because you were busy at work, and couldn't get to him in enough time. Sure, being recognized as an RSC player is rather moot nowadays, as even I've lost most consideration into it. That, however, doesn't mean that I'm just going to say "ok" to everyone getting a Scythe or Bunny Ears.

The next language should be wherever they have the most players from. That being said, Dutch is a much more likely candidate.

Yeah, it's for FunOrb. Remember now, Jagex is the same company that made FunOrb and RuneScape, and one team does not necessarily work on another project. I'd get out of that asbestos suit before serious issues arise.

So junk trading isn't perceived as a problem then. They know more about the inner workings of the GE/economy moreso than I do, so I suppose I'll have to accept it...grudgingly...

You didn't read the rest of the post, apparently. The plan is to open it up to established, or high level, F2P accounts. No need to worry about the RSoF becoming more of a spam fest than it already is. Anyway, I got my question answered. I sure hope this leads to more Technical Staff that know what the heck the command "sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart" actually does. Perhaps it'll lead to the creation of a Mozilla-based RS client, so all OSes can use it...who knows. [i'm just tired of all of the super generic answers when I submit Technical queries that have nothing to do with Linux in any way.] That's not entirely fair :lol: . Sounds fair to me. That is, until they clean their act up. It might be the Catch-22 for the ages, but perhaps they can figure something out.

I'm sorry, what? maybe he's referring to all the thoughtless posts on this thread. The ignorance of some of you here is very surprising. Slightly yes, but it goes back further then that with maketo.... Yeah, I don't know what I did to you, but if you've got an issue like that, take it to the PM system.

I'm sorry, what?

13-14-611-58399239, 51st page. Makes sense. Get the easy questions out of the way, do research on the harder ones, reply to the HUGE ones in a better time frame. That's why you see the "silly" questions now, and you'll get your real answers down the road.

A typical player will only focus on one or the other, and players provide only 396exp per kill at 99hp. I was focusing on the more extreme case, in which, that player could not have really fought anything - He can use a whip, but his hit would top out at 12. He can be one hit by someone using a Mithril Warhammer. ...hence, he only used the points.