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Not sure if this deserves it's own thread or not but I could not help noticing this: What skill(s) are they planning on updating? :unsure: On TOPIC: My question to the Botting platform discussion: Inasmuch as the overwhelming numbers of obvious bots has demonstrated that your current methods of bot reduction and elimination are clearly not working, don't you think it's time to unveil those aspects of your "secret operations" for bot reduction to the general public, in order that your methods can be critiqued and thereby improved upon? :rolleyes:

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/baker011 He's likely one of the new faces we might thank for this recent turn in community management. Thanks girlfriend! <3: ... and not to be really pessimistic (but I can't help it) but: "Today is the first day we rebuild trust in the community!" ??? As in, they haven't given a damn about it before? :unsure:

Um -- who is this guy?

So I am looking for either a good citadel battlefield editor and/or some good designs for some battlefields. Anyone know of any? :unsure:

Oh -- for crying out loud ... :rolleyes: :lol:

My clan organizes a Pest Control session every Thursday and Saturday night, and no one has seen any booties yet ... <_<

Ok -- why is this sounding more and more like a Star Trek episode? :rolleyes: ... and not in a BAD way ... :mrgreen:

OP's theory sounds entirely plausible. I, for one, would enjoy doing such a quest. :thumbsup:

Yeppers -- all those old spots where no one went are now all packed with bots ... <_<

Ok - grammar fixes: Should read: If you do not have ... Needs a period at the end – not the slash. ;-) That's a dangling participle. "You may choose to pray against magic and leech magic before starting the fight." ... "its" is the possessive -- "it's" is short for "it is" ... ------------ Also -- I am a stickler for "contractions" in guide writing -- I hate 'em – and people for whom English is a second language, for example, generally find this frustrating. Remember French class and all those shorten variations where you need to blend words? Same thing for people trying you read your contracted English. Use "you are" in stead of "you're", for example. "You will" instead of "you'll". Stuff like that. Beware of consistent use of the word "however" particularly in close proximity to another usuage. There are other words you can use: "but" being one – or you can find another way of rephrasing the sentence using another word.

Yeah they usually have two or three in-game protectors now watching the bots at Green Dragons. Hell -- they even had "protectors" watching the bots at the Ranging Guild and Karamja to stop bots from being lured and killed. Although that's no longer as important since Jagex nerfed the "items kept on death" thing ... :rolleyes:

Yeah, because walking from the GE teleport spot where most members have probably switched to is much more convenient than using a 1k games necklace for teleporting to a spot 3 seconds away from the other store. Thanks, Jagex. F2P haven't had any new membership advertisment for over a week. I'd rather walk from the GE. Guess its because I like to see f2p have more advertisements? Jesus nothing pleases you people anymore. LOL not a maxed quest/insanely high level gear, BAD UPDATE JAGEX DOESN'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ESPECIALLY BOTS STOP WASTING MY TIME Is it too late to remind everyone that I already proposed that Runescape "jumped the shark" ages ago? :lol:

Ya know, every time I see these graphs, I am reminded of an old phrase:

The aura's are crap! Let's see more CLOTHES!!! :thumbsup: lol we have already tons of clothes, which doesn't even fit in my bank and costumes room. And I don't even like any of the new clothes, so they will be as last (if it is even possible to completely buy all of those). You don't even like ... But! But! Navels!! We get navels now!!!! :blink: You gotta like bellybuttons, right? Right?!?!? :unsure:

Strange, from what I've read on RS Bot-Site forums, not only doesn't Jagex ban bots, but the bot-maker/users are all gleefully claiming that Jagex cannot or will not stop them and roll-backs are a total joke. Of course, I've only read from about a half-dozen forums, so I may be mistaken but I'd wager that there's not a signle botter who's worried at this point in time that Jagex is doing anything about them. Which merely demonstrates why you don't understand my point. It's the high-level combat areas that are now becoming so grotesquely inundated with bots, that there's virtually nothing left for "real" players to train or, more importantly, earn on. This is a bad thing how? Which, again, clearly demonstrates that you don't understand or cannot identify what a bot looks like in game. It's not a simple issue of the gamer-tag, or the lack of "talking" that gives away a bot's identity. There's EASY ways to identify bots especially for Jmods as has already been discussed in these forums numerous time. I suggest you acquaint yourself with them. All it takes, and this has been done before, is to quietly modify the "path" or some other aspect of the bots' progress. If the character gets stuck in a consistent pattern of behaviour as a result of this modification, then it's obviously a bot. If it immediately adjusts to it - it's human. Honestly how can they NOT be aware of this problem? See this is where you and I will differ. You assume that "not complaining and leaving it in the hands of Jagex" is a better solution mainly because it is abundantly clear that you're not familiar with the scope of the problem. If you're not a part of the solution, then you're part of the problem. Playing with your chat off is your own choice, of course, but if that is the extent of the conversation you're getting in game, then I entirely suggest you try another skill or another place to train your skilling ... :rolleyes:

Why not just have everyone dress in the same clothes: i.e. "dragon skirt", "granite body", "dragon boots", "d-med helm", "whip" and "obsidian shield", and then have them all scurry around the Runefest site as one large group -- budding into lines ahead of other people, waiting 30 seconds, then rushing to another spot and budding into THAT line ahead of people, and then waiting another 30 seconds and scurrying to another spot, etc. If they find a tree they can all pretend to cut it down. Of course, if they could organize 100 people to do it altogether at the same time, it'd be even more poignant, but even a group of 5 or 6 people together would be large enough to be noticed if they behaved badly enough. Frankly, I think that would be precisely the kind of public embarrassment that Jagex deserves to have displayed at their much-heralded public event. :shame:

The aura's are crap! Let's see more CLOTHES!!! :thumbsup:

The large number of bots suggests two things. 1. Many people are interested in what the bots can bring - in this case, levels. Which = prestige = e-peen for 13 yr olds = make botters feel good. 2 Secondary market of gold is strong enough for many to invest in it. See above. A question to consider: What exactly is it about bots that frustrate you? The fact that they're getting stuff for free? The fact that they're leveling faster and thus, "better" than you? It's not fair that you had to "work" hard while the bots don't have to "work?" What you could do is maybe perpetuate a mindset, like the author has suggested, but it's awfully hard to do in a game designed for screaming idiots who go I PK U!!!!!!!!!!111111!!!!!. You could perhaps live in the satisfaction that you may have, I dunno, swayed five people, four of which who will quit or bot behind their mighty, steely mask's back? :P Or you could outcompete them. A bot is running, fundamentally, off of reflections. This means that it should still be slower than a person, no matter how agile it may be. Possibly ignore them. The question then becomes if you're willing to give up efficiency or not, isn't it? Until Jagex does something, you've really exhausted all your options. We can maybe give you a hug or something, but that's about it. Many people are interested in what bots can bring because they are lazy and Jagex cannot or will not do anything about them. They cannot be "outcompeted" because their numbers are too vast, and even the places that used to be the domains of high-level players, like GWD and TD's, are now becoming botted. A bot doesn't care if it makes one kill in 20 minutes -- but a human does. It's a waste of time when the game becomes unplayable because the bots are so thick that you cannot see the targets or drops anymore. What do you suggest we do? Build a fire and sing "Kumbaya" until Jagex does something about it? It's not just a question of efficiency anymore, either -- it's a question of playability. Frankly -- I think the best idea I have seen, so far, for addressing with the botting problem, would be if a large group of people went to Runefest 2011, all dressed the same, and they all scurried around the place in a tight group occupying every spot for a few seconds. I think it would be precisely the kind of embarrassment that Jagex needs to wake up and realize just how bad this problem has become, and to get off their collectively backsides and DO something about it ... <_<

Wait a moment! Is THAT a navel?!?!?!? :blink:

Well written guide hun -- I could nit-pick at some of the grammar, but otherwise, you've got a good one here ... :thumbsup:

Of course, here are all the SoL and changshan colors: Um -- you wouldn't be willing to take a trip to the Makeover Mage and letting us see what those outfits look like on a female form, now, would you? :unsure:

But ... there's new clothes, girl! NEW CLOTHES!!! :unsure:

When I was "allowed" to play R/S at work, I was always running a separate tab and doing AFK skilling. :unsure: It's amazing how much one can achieve in an 8 hour work day ... :lol:

Saw this as well, and I assumed it meant GP, not actual money. That makes no sense at all... If someone wants to spend that much? It comes free with membership your not paying any extra for it.. I'm completely baffled as to what your thinking. I think it's a knee-jerk reaction to the idea that, after paying for 4-5 months of membership, AND saving up roughly 4-5 months of loyalty points, you can get a [sarcasm]whopping[/sarcasm] 2.5% boost to your XP rate for a whole half hour per day, is akin to "buying" massive amounts of more XP ... :rolleyes:

Does this mean that this armour actually HAS a quest requirement to use it? :unsure: Retaliates "correctly"? You mean, you don't have to whack him 100 times now during the battle? Do you still have to left-click to attack him? :unsure: