My first post on TIF - this should be interesting. First off, I'd like to note that bots are nothing really to get flustered over. They perform mundane tasks with a strict logic structure that may easily be confused. For instance, one could place a green dragonhide on the floor on the other side of a portal in the Chaos Tunnels. The bots will all flock there and you could steal the kill. Also, why hasn't anyone considered facilitating to the needs of crafters/prayer-trainers of a higher caliber? Seriously, get out of the CT and go lockpick for some Raurg/Ogre bones or kill any non-green dragon (even Brutal Greens down in the whirlpool dungeon). More XP for you, and people who are willing to spend more to train their buyable skills will gladly help you get more GP. Second, I forget who exactly it was on this thread, but some mod gave me the impression that they thought that all "rich, high levels" wanted every "poor, low level" to stay poor. This is simply not true. I'm a 138 with 2100+ overall and a 500M bank (just grabbed 99 prayer/herblore via dragon bones and overloads, respectively). If any "poor, low level" wants to make money by chopping oak trees for money, then I won't go powerchop the oak trees west of Varrock down just so he/she cannot make any money. On the contrary, I want them to chop and sell as many logs as they can. They could even run those oak logs to the plank-maker to profit even more. If they feel compelled to sell those oak planks on the GE, then I'm fine with that. If they want to train their construction, then they should do it. Third, slayer is a decent way to make money if you're burnt out from your usual RS addiction. I don't personally care for the XP/hr or GP/hr ratio while I'm slaying. I slay to take a break from bossing while still killing things. If I want to just sit back and chat to my friends on RS, then I'll opt to skill instead. Yes - even we 138s mine, woodcut, and fish from time to time. I'll even do it if it's not THE BEST XP/hr. I'll fish for some sharks instead of using the Barbarian-style powerfishing technique. Last, I would like to note that I started out like everyone else. A level 3 with 34 overall - fresh from Tutorial Island with some basic tools. I remember mining and smithing copper bars, mining 1k rune essence (for my first "real" cashpile of 20k), spinning flax into bowstrings en masse and even getting lured into wilderness with my only set of full mithril armor. I remember when GWD first came out, and I tried the Zamorak boss. I didn't know Kril was on me and he swiftly killed me with several blows. I lost a large majority of my bank since graves didn't exist and someone looted my death-pile. I skilled to get the GP for the gear back. I've been there - done that. Overall, I'm asking some individuals to not demonize higher levels who hunt bosses and slay for their leisure. I promote the idea that lower levels should take the initiative to switch from the "most efficient" mainstream method of making GP and change your methodology. With the playing style of RS, we, collectively, cannot whine enough to stop the bots. On the other hand, we should stop "following the crowd" via swearing by publicly posted guide which outline a method to it's bare bones and try something new. My thoughts.