I have to say I have been amused by both the old scams popping back up ("drop all ur gold then press alt and f4 and it will double honest!" had me almost falling off my chair before I could type a warning to the poor newbie being given this wonderful advice, I remember that one from about 2004...) and the new more interesting ways of trying to get people to give away hard earned GP. I was saddened to find that a friend of mine had his bank cleared out by a company holding his login details from a past transaction (yes you know what I mean) however, easy come, easy go... Free trade did however mean I could move Gold from my main pixel to my toy one, so that's 94 Mage sorted. Now all I need to do is grind my ranged up *cry* As for the Wilderness, I was concerned about a quest I started recently until I realised the game mechanics had changed, a special area was cordoned off just for me... I feel honoured. Aside from that I haven't even had a clue scroll since the update so I'm not sure if that's a similar situation (can anyone clarify?) Even if it hasn't changed from ye olden days, we managed then, we'll manage now. Pkers will as Pkers do. My only regret was that I banked all my items and went a wander to the Mage's bank via the Ardy lever. When I was last in a Pker controlled Wilderness you couldn't move up there for max level pixels in ahrims and whips barraging, teleblocking and knocking lumps out of each other with a commendable lack of mercy (and to be fair, anyone else who happened near-by) This was always amusing to watch... Where did they all go? All in all I feel the Wilderness may have brought back that little... je ne sais quoi?... that Runescape was missing. And yes free trade will bring back scams, dodgy dealings, RWT and bots but you can also loan your mate that 4m he needs til next week, or you can start your little brother/sister/cousin/etc off in the game with a few sets of armour and a couple of GP. The bots and macro's will always be a step ahead of Jagex, they have to be, you cant combat what isn't there yet. But on the other hand, with a bit of care and forethought, we can have just as much fun as we always have done. Whether you're a pker, a skiller or a "i dunno i just come on to chat" player, have fun with all the content that's available. Don't forget, at the end of the day (or 4am for some of you) its still a game =) Games are fun ... remember?
