I am a newb being addicted to RS for 5 weeks straights, but I certainly am not a noob! In a short period of time, I too have become frustrated and fed up with all the bots hacking trees and swiping fish, just to name a few. Too bad Jagex couldn't add the bots to a Slayer lvl. Already, I see a problem . . . you can't kill a player unless you are in the wilderness, check. But to me, these are not players, to me they are NPCs. =D> Okay, so how could we kill a bot without going crazy and killing each other? An idea could be that the bot has to be reported first, then maybe an icon could appear above the person, like those that identify a player killer. I try to recognize bots by just talking to them and see if they at least say "hi, hello or how ya doin'?" However, for those individuals who are not talkers, then if someone reports them as a bot, then they should be allowed to respond in 24 hours in fact they are not a bot. So, if a bot shows up with a special icon, then the rest of the RS community knows, this is a bot and should be fair game. This way, players can get their revenge \ , take their loot :thumbsup: and put a damper on the macros stockpiling :twisted: . I watch the random events try to eliminate the bots, but they run away before most of them get killed, only to return in a matter of minutes when the random event believes they killed the bot. This way, if we get the chance to kill the bot and they decide to flee, we can pursue and hunt them down. I know this is just one spin on the problem, but it could bring back some fun for those who feel some of the excitement has left because of some people who don't care what they are doing. :roll:
