I say it's better. Lots of new content. If it wasn't for the vast amount of updates along the years, I probably would have gotten bored of this game by now. Oh, and this botting issue isn't really new. Have you played before the restricted trade era? Tons of bots. There are just more now because Runescape has become more popular, therefore more players=more goldsellers=more bots. Don't blame Jagex, blame math. One last point: I can't think of a single case where Jagex's supposed "greedy evil money grubbing bastards" business model has affected the game negatively. I mean actually negatively, not just stupid crap like a single popup that tells you to subscribe or something insignificant like that.