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Sad, isn't it :/

Sounds like a good plan :) This is what my monitors look like right now :D http://www.aevansarts.com/stuff/runescape/two-games.png Two games at once.. like a boss.

Or any other forum/clan password. I was simply going by the one that he currently seemed to have the highest rank/standing on. :P. I'm not sure the full list of websites that were compromised. >.< I could probably get a full list with some digging but I'm busy atm so I'll go with: Tip.It RuneHQ Zybez (website was compromised - forum wasn't. I don't know if they had any information stored on the website server so..) DI Supreme Skillers RSNL Those are just some of the big ones.. there are loads of other, smaller clans/sites that have been compromised too.

Or any other forum/clan password.

Yes, they are currently developing a Transformers MMO, which is probably why they put Stellar Dawn on hold (so they can put more focus and effort into Transformers).

Well the two aren't really that related. When they started Stellar Dawn they didn't move people from their RuneScape team over. They hired new people for SD.

Starting with web stuff is actually a great idea. Having that foundation helped me tremendously when I started learning Java. It's easy to see the similarities in syntax and logic. Maybe you could start with HTML & CSS, move into JavaScript/jQuery, and then go into PHP (or something else like Perl, apparently PHP is pretty similar to Perl). If you're having trouble jumping straight into programming languages, ^ that would be a good way to start. W3Schools has some pretty good information on all those languages for beginners.

I disagree, just because it's standard does not make them not greedy. And Runescape membership has went up for second time. Guild Wars 2 will require only CD and no monthy fee. So Runescape isn't going to be cheapest mmo for long. From what i recall when paying membership i noticed it cost like 27 dollars with credit card. I guess it's cheaper in US/UK. How is paying per month greedy? It's already a very, very cheap game. Honestly, complaining that you can't get something practically for free (or much, much cheaper) is kind of greedy. Jagex is a company and they need money if they're going to keep running RuneScape. You might as well just ask for the entire game to be free.. except then Jagex would have to shut down as a company. Let's look at the top MMOs: World of Warcraft: £10 GBP (~$16 USD) to buy the game (plus you have to buy later expansions) + £9 (~$14 USD) monthly fee. Rift: £20 (~$32 USD) to buy the game + £9 (~$14 USD) monthly fee. Eve Online: £17.75 (~$28 USD) to buy the game + £9 ($14.95 USD) monthly fee. Star Wars: The Old Republic: £38 ($59.99 USD) to buy the game + £9 ($15 USD) monthly fee. I could go on. My point is that RuneScape has no initial game cost and then you just pay £4.95 ($7.95 USD) per month. We get a good deal compared to most other top MMOs out there. The monthly fee is almost half of other games (before the price increase, it was less than half I think). Even if it's not the cheapest, it is DEFINITELY on the lower end of the scale. Furthermore, we get much more frequent updates than other games. Most other games usually get one big update every 1-3 months. RuneScape usually gets weekly updates. In any case, we're starting to get off-topic so I'll drop this conversation. But you should seriously take some time to look at the big picture and the fact that Jagex is a company. It HAS to make money if it wants to continue to exist and function. Period. If they're not making money, they're not going to keep existing. Just like if you're working a job and you're not getting paid, why would you keep working at that job?

Moved to the general video game forum since it's not related to RuneScape :) I'm honestly really, really disappointed to see this happen. Jagex really dropped the ball with Stellar Dawn. The employees kept saying they had some epic plan and that withholding information was part of that plan, but it would pay off in the end. Considering the huge lack of updates and communication, I guess I'm not surprised.. just disappointed.

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It's their problem, not mine. And if they want Runescape to survive they should have followed their own line "Runescape will be our main focus". Obviously they haven't followed that, just like how they said "F2P is not a demo for P2P". Because if Runescape was a main focus - the question about Runescape surviving wouldn't be brought up. But with Stellar Dawn and Tranformers game... And if you ask me Jagex is pretty greedy. A player who plays 2 hours a day of Runescape plays around 60 hours in a month, that's less than 3 days. And your paying for 30 days. If you play 5+ hours of Runescape you will get "most out" of Runescape. But by doing it will impact your real life. If you play less than 2 hours or not at all some days, you loose credit. Bu these things are unavoidable. And you may say "They need money to survive", but I'd say they should think twice before releasing updates that turn out to be CRAP. Yes, your getting 30 days membership, but looking at it from a real perspective most people get like 10 days because they can't just neglect real life, and that's those who play 5 hours a day. You're the one who brought up RuneScape surviving and I'm not really sure where that came from. I don't see RuneScape in any danger of not surviving? RuneScape is their main focus but that doesn't mean they can't invest in other games. They are a game company now - not a RuneScape company. RuneScape is their main focus and most of their employees work on that game. They just have other things on the side now. Jagex isn't greedy because they're charging people for 30 days of membership.. That's standard in the gaming industry. It's not feasible for them to do a "by the hour" charge or "pay as you play." And in fact, of all the non-free MMOs, RuneScape is one of the absolute cheapest. And of all the MMOs period, most of them don't have a free option at all (this is slowly starting to change though). Sure, F2P kind of sucks now, but the fact is it exists. You should probably look at more statistics and the overall gaming industry before jumping to claims.

You don't have to answer these if you don't want, but just things to think about and help narrow down the problem. Did you have a strong password? Something like 7TeEEkEoR4Am (random numbers, letters, and symbols). If not, did you use dictionary words? Or anything close to them? Did your password contain any personal information (birthday, hometown, name, etc.)? Did you use the same password for both accounts? Did you use the same e-mail for both accounts (I don't even know if that's possible)? Were your recoveries the same for both accounts? You said you don't think you could have gotten a keylogger, but did you do a full virus scan (not a quick one) just in case? The fact that both of your accounts got hacked on the same day suggests there's something connecting the two. If it was via e-mail it's entirely possible that they deleted the evidence (e-mails from Jagex) afterwards. I'd suggest taking precautions just in case. Use different e-mails for each of your RuneScape accounts. DO NOT use those e-mails anywhere else. Don't put your RSNs in your new e-mail usernames. Use GMail. Use a password like 6)3$cmPazrys for your e-mail (numbers, letters, and symbols). Enable two-step verification. Set strong recoveries that are NOT legitimate answers (i.e. if the question is "What is your mother's maiden name?" DO NOT put your mother's maiden name. Put something like h38d>b+miyKQ . Make sure your RuneScape recoveries do this as well (don't use legitimate answers for your recoveries).

I have to agree with you. I'm going to miss 1390 Base hp... Should be home from school in an hour, no idea what to spend my little remaining moneys on.... Akrisaies and runes, mages book, I'm set for potions... Infinity boots.... What makes me feelbad, is the fact that I still have millions, but it feels like nothing. White cashpile aswell.... :( I know, it sucks :( :( Do you know how you got hacked? via e-mail or recovery questions? If you haven't already you should try to narrow it down so you can work to improve security in that area.

Please read this entire announcement: http://forum.tip.it/forum-7/announcement-133-runescapeonline-account-security-reminders-dont-get-hacked/ I know it's long, but it contains very valuable information on how to fully protect yourself from hackers. Since we're talking about e-mails, here are your first steps: Create a brand new GMail account that is not related to your RSN. Use this ONLY for RuneScape. Set up a strong, randomly generated password for your e-mail account. Example: qb=ub6qT@z6u Set strong recoveries that can not EVER be guessed under ANY circumstances. It is BAD to use 'legitimate' answers for your recoveries. For example, if the question is "What is your mother's maiden name?" DO NOT make your recovery answer your mother's maiden name. Why? With enough digging (especially if someone can find you or your mom's Facebook account), the maiden name can most likely be figured out online. Treat recoveries as extra passwords. For example: What is your mother's maiden name? W(KKv/c7iw3x [*]Set up GMail two-step verification. This will connect your e-mail account to your phone. No one will be able to access your e-mail account unless they have your mobile phone! Those are only a few points from the announcement. If you want to protect yourself as much as possible, read the whole thing!!

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I personally started with Java, but I didn't really have much of a choice :P It seemed easy enough to grasp. Maybe a little daunting since I learned it extremely fast-paced and not in my own time, but I managed. Whichever language you start with, I think you probably just have to dig around a bit until you find a tutorial that's aimed at beginners.

^ This. We were very clear and open about this when it happened. We also put up regular security announcements, which if followed, should prevent everyone from getting hacked. I don't have anything to say that can make this better. I just hope you understand where we're coming from. Security is not a walk in the park and we have always done our best with it. But we have probably one of the single most attractive database to hackers (just because it might be the largest in the RuneScape fan site community). These people don't stop trying. I can't promise you it will never happen again. I wish I could, believe me. But security isn't as simple as pressing a button and then knowing you're invulnerable. We do have a lot of extra security measures now so hopefully it won't happen again.. but that's not something anyone can promise. People will continue trying to find vulnerabilities to push their way in. It happens to big sites like Steam, Rift, and PlayStation... and it happens to RuneScape fan sites too. We are sorry that your e-mail address was made known. Securing private information is our #1 priority and in that sense we failed. We never tried to cover this up, we never tried to pretend it didn't happen. We always encourage people to use a separate e-mail just for Tip.It. Then if it does get out, all you have to do is delete it and create a new one. At the very least, make sure that your RuneScape account is not in any way connected to your Tip.It e-mail address.

612K USD is not small amount, but i wonder much Jagex profits, because then we can see if the game will survive -612K or not. Their profits went way down last year because of all their new project investments (Stellar Dawn, Transformers Universe, etc.). That's probably why all their advertising and "join members" schemes have gone way up. They still pulled a profit, but significantly less than previous years. I doubt they feel like giving away hundreds of thousands of dollars and quite frankly.. can you blame them?

Whether it's greedy or not is your opinion. And the month i became member for is a temporary thing, i have no intentions of staying member. I won't be around to experience them fixing it, pity i have to experience the problem. I don't see how 3 membership days would make Jagex loose alot of money. Membership price per month: $7.95 USD Membership price per day: $0.265 USD (using 30 days per month) Three days of membership: $0.265 * 3 = $0.795 USD Amount of paying members: 770,992 (source - shows amount of people on the high scores, only P2P appear on the high scores) Three free days of membership for 770,992 people = $0.795 * 770,992 = $612,938.64 USD That's willingly giving up $612,938.64 USD. That's not a small amount of money. (Obviously the price might be a bit less since not everyone is paying the updated price of $7.95 USD, but it gives you an idea)

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The deadline has passed and applications are now closed. The Tip.It Admin and Moderator teams are going to finish reviewing the applications. Everyone will be notified whether they've been accepted or rejected. It will be at minimum 1-2 weeks before the new moderators are announced since we have to actually pick them, then they have to go through a bit of training :) Thanks to everyone who applied! If you didn't make it, there's always next time ;)

I know, I'm pissed because my dad went to New Zealand without me :(

There's no need to insult Jagex. They've already stated multiple times that they're aware of the frame rate issues and it's one of their #1 priorities. They're working hard to fix it. I wonder how D_V is wrong about Jagex not caring about the inconvenience frame rate issues is for players? Refund us with extra member days? No, they won't do that. Instead they will say "We are sorry". That's not good enough to be honest. Sorry should be followed by action showing they are really sorry. It's really not cool to play RS with this bad frame rate. Not everyone is experiencing frame rate issues. If they gave EVERYONE extra member days they'd losing a lot of money for no reason since they'd be giving it to people who didn't need it.. and Jagex is a business. If you want to keep playing RuneScape, the company has to survive. If the company is going to survive, it needs to make money. Jagex is working on the issue. Asking for free membership days because the game is a little laggier seems pretty greedy. If it's really that bad for you, you can always unsubscribe until they fix it. But Jagex is fixing it and I'm sure they're doing the best they can.

Thanks for sharing :) *watching it now* I am soooo excited about these movies!

There's no need to insult Jagex. They've already stated multiple times that they're aware of the frame rate issues and it's one of their #1 priorities. They're working hard to fix it.