FooK-A-Ji

everyone go to fook a ji cc as long as FSM is down :twisted:

Can't join any Clan Chat's b/c of that atm. #-o me neither

cept for cooking and firemaking

I failed to see the connection between fatigue and the new rest option. Fatigue was a nuisance and slowed the game down for everyone. Rest does nothing like that. :) Good well-formulated articles though and great job.

armeng90 have fricking awesome stats

I've never agreed with Prayer Beasts lol.. Even when i made a 1 def pure it was 40 1 55 with 45 mage lol.. That was a FUN character.. People didn't know what hit them - I could shoot 6's, hit like 16's i think and had a good ranger with me hittin 8+'s lol.. Not to mention, if u teleport from battle someone else can attack into battle pretty fast lol! neither do i they ruined low level pking hehe. but u gotta admit that the idea was fricking genious :lol:

yeah if he get 40 def he shouldnt get prayer, but if he doesnt he should get at least 25 pray so he can pk cost-free except for food and ammy hehe

ya the noobs r and everybody cool is in fook a ji cc , nah just kidding

Lets see how many updates can be squeezed in, between now, and the day something is actually physically done about it. I hope this problem devolves itself into a situation where both parties can reach mutual agreement, without the feeling of being cheated out of an advantage. I'm also looking forward to an official post on the front page addressing this topic, since people posting pictures and directing us to lone-standing posts from jagex employees simply does NOT cut the cake. An official front page post is an act of unison on Jagex' behalf, and taking single statements from various jagex employee's (who also are entitled their own opinion) and using it as leverage in a debate is grasping for straws, in an attempt to legitimize what one is saying. So in conclusion one could question how plausible it is that Jagex are going to do anything in the near future except talk about the problem, until an official press release on the topic is made, making the issue "a real issue". Because as of now the real situation is just a bunch of ranting from one side, alot of saying nothing from another side, and alot of babysitting and coo'ing and soothing the ranting players from Jagex' side and basically saying what the majority wants to hear. Nothing wrong with the last part though, its just good business, that being the manipulation of ones own customer base. So don't make the mistake of mistaking Jagex for idiots, merely because they have done the same to us a couple of times.

Obviously you want 31 prayer to use ultimate strength and protect 1 item (that item being rune 2h seeing as you will be using monk robes).

I can understand that you weren't present during that time. At least not on an informative level. Bluerose did create a false demand and tried to hold the throne for as long as possible by employing those who could mine rune (she couldn't for a small period of time although she could smith it) and rewarding them handsomely. At the same time demanding either coal, raw lobster (in cooperation with Tks, coincidentally the first player in Runescape to achieve 99 cooking) or new runes (I suppose you know what those were) from anyone who wanted a rune kite (best shield) or r2h (best wep). So to make it simple she had half (more than half?) of Runescape working together towards a common goal. To get her 99 smithing. Why? She is the only realistic chance of attaining the best item(s) in the game. Notice that she removed the factor of cold MONEY in her business. Why? She does not want players to work for gold. as gold in itself is useless in a time where ITEMS cannot be stored in a bank, meaning a max of 29 coal carried everywhere you go until you find someone who wants to buy it. (hence the creation of mule characters, the average scaper had 10 mules to store up to 300 coal or other items like armor etc). So what are you going to do in this situation? Are you gonna be a chump, and sport the 2nd best armor and weapon in the game? Or are you gonna pay up? 9 out of 10 paid up, and the last guy (the chump) was laughed out of town from the al kharid in the south-east to ghost town in the northwest. At the same time this whole ordeal made the idea of ones self becoming a high level smith unrealistic, discouraging pretty much anyone with hopes of becoming one, furthermore empowering her project. That my friend, is not total market control. But just plain TOTAL CONTROL. Yes, there were people who saw this as price manipulation and chose, as today, to moan and groan on the boards over it. But I still remember a quote from bluerose in response to a whiner who in the same phrase managed to call her a "tub of lard who sits around all day eating" and it goes :"cry me a river, build a bridge and get over it". I think it goes well in this context. She (bluerose) was also the first to 99 magic, coincidentally she took 300 new runes for 1 addy kite. id love to go on. history has always been my favourite subject be it runescape or real world :P but Denmarks gonna whoop swedish [wagon] in soccer in 5 minutes and that I have to see :twisted:

I'm sure it will improve the gameplay for many players. And its nice to see some level of optimism from our new CEO. Can't wait to see his responses after a few years of taking heat, from players who think pissing their pants and ranting is the right way to bring things about, hehe. My problem isn't that people want clan merchanting out of the game, clan merchanting will always be here. And if any of you are interested in tip.it history you would know that tip.it once started as the base for Steel Corp (or was it steel inc, hmm...), a selective few who worked together to obtain total control of the smithing market in Runescape, and succeeded. Dmonik, the first player to smith mithril, the strongest armor back than, could control who could and who could not have the games best armor, and at what price they should have it at. Bluerose13x, Runescapes most famous smither who also controlled all of Runescapes adam AND rune market at a time (meaning the best items in the game back than, equivalent of 1 person controlling all 3rd age items and Godswords basically) did her business on these very forums together with the founders of both tip.it and Steel Corporation. On these very boards people, the biggest price manipulating/controlling has taken place. Our very own Lightning recieved the first Rune2hander to be smithed in Runescape, worth over 1 million which in 2009 could roughly be considered at LEAST 500 million, since it was far more rare than any godsword or 3rd age armor. All this by help of the oh-so-bad clan merchanting or "price manipulating". (more like a manipulation of word itself in this instance). Is this a problem? Probably not. In fact I don't think it is at all. Who can blaim Bluerose13x for taking advantage of the situation she and her peers brought herself in? Nobody. Who can we blaim for the current situation? Helped by an institute provided to us (the grand exchange), some players working together just like the players of old, but in a far more dynamic method, make massive amounts of cash similar to the amounts bluerose13x did. In this case it is obviously JAGEX. Seeing as we did not ask for the Grand Exchange, it was forced upon us to use (or not use) as we seem fit. So for the last time stop blaiming "merchant clans" for playing the game. Blaim the people who put the advantage (its still a problem, but that is beside the fact) into the game, instead of making potential fools of yourselves and blaiming it on the players for playing, and perhaps understanding the game better than you. I personally don't think we should blaim anybody for this (which might be self-contradictory, but who cares), as I wrote in a previous post; "to err is to be human". So in other words, yes, somebody made a mistake here, but going total banana's over it won't help solve the problem, and blaiming tom, d1ck and harry (merchant clans) won't help either. As long as money is there to be made, someone will make it. Some will be stepping stones. Some will be victims. Some will be profiteers. These are the only parallels we can allow ourselves to draw between real life and Runescape. Leave the legal junk out. But most merchant clansmen dont even make alot of money, the leader makes it all, isn't that unfair?? Helping bluerose13x didn't really get you anywhere either, but it made you richer than the guy who just stood around crying over his seemingly helpless situation, thats for sure.

I wonder where these items come from.. (The answer is other players) Could it be that all these consumers should expand their horizon and perhaps think about getting some stuff themselves? (the only arguement is that "everyone should be able to play how they want to, and buy skills to 99 if they feel like it". That is a faulty arguement). Obviously the consumer/gatherer ratio is imbalanced, consumers being massively represented and gatherers outnumbered. So merch clans or "price manipulating" as some choose to call it aren't the biggest problem and Jagex knows this. The BIGGEST problem is that there are 10x (perhaps an exaggeration, perhaps not, but the point still stands) the amount of consumers than there are gatherers, and each of these consumers feel entitled to have the item they are bidding on in the GE. So who to blaim when an item takes considerably longer than usual? Merchants of course. But aren't they in essence playing the game in the way THEY feel is fun? Also please note that anything NOT posted on the front page of Runescape.com or in the rules of Runescape.com is NOT 100% reliable, seeing as Jagex mods have been known to contradict eachother to infinity. Errare humanum est, and they are also just human beings. Not gods, as too many people here seem to see them, and just because someone working for Jagex stated their opinion on merchant clans, doesn't mean anything at all. Also watch out what all you people are pushing for, because knowing Jagex it might just result in them doing something silly in an attempt to please all of the whiners. I'm automatically thinking of something along the lines of having a trade limit on the GE just like we have when trading between characters. How nice does that sound? And also Acenator, the topic of discussion is how "Mod Mat K messed with manipulator clans". In other words we are supposed to come here and praise his godliness for agreeing with the opinions of some people while totally ignoring the opinions of others. At least thats what it seems like, since going against the grain here (which das1330 and myself apparently are doing) doesn't get recieved all too well. Apparently das1330 has disqualified himself of being a tip.it administrator in some manner according to some, merely for stating his own opinion on these boards. Maybe we should take a vote wether or not he should become de-modded............or grow up: I can't decide yet ;) p.s I hate sounding like a prune but i cant help it in this topic tee-hee.

In your case, your response truly depicts your knowledge - small. And to Acenator: If the cow is there, you milk it and you keep milking until there is nothing left to milk. In other words as long as Jagex does nothing about it (verbal intervention is in this case also classified as nothing, until they etch it out in the rules of runescape, which hasn't been done) than people are free to use AND abuse the trading system as they deem fit. I also applaude those who are trying to get this changed in a mature way. But arguing that "i can't make money because of merch clans" is at best a weak arguement and not likely to change anything, since there are many ways to become rich but the majority are seeking the easiest most obvious way. But what to expect from a generation who has had everything laid out before them on a silver platter.. Can't see the forest because of all the trees and yadda yadda yadda.. Such are the ramblings of an old man.. You know, I'd probably be more agreeable on this topic if it weren't for the utter lame arguements really. If one isn't even imaginative enough to argue for something they believe in, they shouldn't be rewarded with anything. Arguing IRL issues and the lack of being able to sell a specific item at a specific time period (and it is only a specific time period that certain items cannot sell) just doesn't cut the cake I'm afraid. And if anyone had the patience to wait they would find out that all items sell , also at the price YOU want, if you just wait for the right time.. But nooo everything must be instant this, and instant that. Also a prime example of how many choose to argue their opinions and/or demands. Although I'm sure it still works with "mommy" and "daddy". "Lets not upset little jimmy, he'll just throw a temper tantrum again".

Always a good trick to get the majority to back you up by playing to the childrens sence of humor. So Mod Mat K isn't an idiot after all. I support das1330 100% on this. If for anything else than just the fact that I like to see people squirm and squeal and get their panties all up in a bunch over something they feel they have a god-given right to have. As for the same whiners mentioned above, I bet we wouldn't hear one word of complaining out of them if the certain item they themselves wished to sell was "magically" doubled in price. Ironically the only time people start biching is when the item they wanted to sell does not sell. But when it sells, and sells for an unrealistic high price thanks to merchanting clans, you don't hear them at all. Why? They are busy counting their money. The same kids that whine. And I'm not about to support someone just because he is "funny". Seeing as the main reason anyone finds the said person interesting in the first place, is because he is on Jagex' payroll. Information on the GE to the general RS public is obviously on a need-to-know basis. That in itself should ring some alarm bells. I'd also like to make clear that I have never participated in any merchant clan activities, the 700k in my bank would gladly testify to that. And whoever questions das1330's abilities as a moderator on these forums in use for an arguement is the real one grasping for straws here. If you want merch clans gone, you are DEMANDING more Jagex intervention. And in essence you are pushing for a communist Runescape where everyone is equal, and whoever makes more money than the guy next door is a criminal. (not an incitement for you kids to start "in soviet russia..." remarks. you can get the funny guy mod mat k to do that). Maybe its because he survived an era where 1 single person controlled the economy, that he doesn't see the complete "tragedy" in this case.I for one fail to see it.. I'm sorry if I come across as mad or something. That is not my intention. Things aren't just as black and white as ALOT of people are portraying it here. And for gods sakes stop drawing parallels between real life and Runescape.. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other with regards to what goes on in-game. Just my 2 cents.

If you can still play you can stil post on the official forums, wher I think you will recieve better support than here to fix your problem.

sir beachy does allthough i think he told me he levelled it to level 2 hehe. but its level 1 or 2 and has done dragon slayer and all that. he still plays on 0_o_o0_00

Go fight greaters than, they hit up to 8 and even on high defence. I think you should get members if you're unhappy though.

bs arkan is swedish and swedes have like the best internet connection in the world , something like 97% of the population have access to broadband. even back in rs1 period where most people didnt use broadband, and he had a 10 mb connection when the norm was 256/512 or 512/1024 mb. so it kind of figures why he caught so good on most servers and he got the net upgrade around when he became impure. but you know usually when a char is shared the person/s don't chat alot , so they don't risk suspicion. and sometimes bs arkan couldn't understand swedish so go figure but that was up and around the end of RS where lots and lots of high levels just stopped caring. quite understandable. i even got to play on kobiianardo , tee-hee.

if rs1 ever goes public again, all the real rsc'ers here need to set aside their indifferences and we make a big clan/team to show those cocky kids what the real runescape is all about :twisted:

Rs used to run soo smooth for me in Windows ME - I was gutted when my dad changed it over to XP! Now i don't play RS, i have my own computer and i absolutely despise Windows Vista.. I think i just don't like change! (though vista is poor) yea vista is crappy for games. most experts advise you to keep windows xp for now until they fix all the bugs and stuff, but for business vista is awesome. im just waiting for the new windows version i cant remember whats it called (windows 7???) rs never ran smooth for me in 2001 lol i got 3-4 fps and when it was good with f1 i could get up to 6-7 :thumbsup:

nice it looks like ur running windows 95 lol

10/10 for the cooking level

For starters the game population would be alot smaller.

Seems to me like the articles are getting more and more personal for each edition. And I'm not interested in reading a singular persons negative stance on things in a newspaper designed for the masses. That is was tip.it times is right? Because if its merely an amplifier for angry voices to be heard, I don't think I'm interested in the future. Also some of the writers need to lose the "better/wiser-than-thou" attitude. Just my 2 cents on the current state, you guys do a brilliant job also which I surely couldn't do better myself :) The first article was just really agitating and sounded more like an angry reader in the middle pages of a newspaper. Pulling statistics out of nowhere and attaching tip.its name to it wasn't really a smart move either. And not once was it stated that it was the writers opinion so all we can assume is that this is tip.it's opinion of the general population, which I'm sure isn't true. Hope this isn't coming off as hostile because I love the times and just want the best for it. Its really with a heavy heart that I criticize today :(