Is swiftswitch legal?

[hells_mishap]

I heard Jagex made it illegal but still friends tell me it's fine to use it. Is it true?

[lordkafei]

People argue back and forth a lot on this.

 

 

 

On the Jagex Forums, quick find this thread:

 

14-15-270-51690087

 

 

 

If you ever see a Jagex mod speak about SS, it's always to say it's not recommended. They never come out and phrase it exactly as "using Swift Switch is against the rules or our Terms of Service."

 

 

 

It's as if they just don't want to slap the bull. This is why there is so much ambiguity and confusion.

 

 

 

If Jagex put up a static page somewhere mentioning SS by name and saying it's against the rules, there would be no doubt. Notice that they don't do this.

 

 

 

Illegal? I don't think it's a matter of breaking laws.

 

Against the rules? That's a different matter.

 

 

 

I personally don't use it myself.

[davidium]

i would say its allowed cause it doesnt give any sort of unfair advantage does it? basically it is the same as an internet browser jus that http://www.runescape.com is the only site which you have access to as well as other guides from zybez. so if swift switch isnt allowed wouldnt I.E. and firefox wouldnt be allowed too? :-w in fact ill say that I.E. and firefox gives more advantages since they provide access to other websites which allow for the download of autoing programs while you cant do that (surf the net and download stuff) on swift switch.

[agira]

Read runescape rule 7.

[atronic92]

Third party software that displays pages/content from our website(s), and which has RuneScape specific features (i.e. RuneScape toolkits) must not be used to access our website unless that software conforms with all of the other rules, and the following additional rules:

 

 

 

* It must not encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.

 

* It must not contain adverts or links to websites which encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.

 

* It must not automatically make repeated page/content requests from our website or otherwise make excessively bandwidth intensive requests from our servers (each page/content request should only be in direct response to a user request each time).

 

* It must not bypass the normal navigation of our website for users wishing to reach the game worlds. The software should initially only point at the front page of http://www.runescape.com, and should require the user to navigate through the website normally to reach the game worlds. The software must not contain or acquire direct links to our "Select a world" page, or to our game world pages, or to the RuneScape applet.

 

* It must not hide or encourage the hiding of any of the adverts on our website. To avoid encouraging users to hide the advert above the game the pane displaying pages from our website must default to at least 630 pixels high (if viewed on a screen with a resolution higher than 800x600), and it must not be possible to resize it to less height than that. i.e. the page must be displayed in such a way that both the game and advert are fully visible at the same time.

 

* It must not attempt to make it easier to enter a busy RuneScape world than it would be for users not using the software. It must not allow worlds marked as 'FULL' on the world select page to be selected. It must not contain any features to make it easier to enter or monitor busy worlds.

 

* If the software has its own integrated chat feature, separate from the RuneScape chat, it should make it very clear to users that this chat is not part of RuneScape and is not official, endorsed or moderated by Jagex in any way. Furthermore, this chat should still be moderated (just not by us), and the moderators should not allow chat which infringes our rules of conduct. To avoid confusion with the official RuneScape chat, moderators of the external chat should not be indicated with a silver or gold crown. If the chat is IRC based, then the software should only allow access to IRC channels which conform with the above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In any case, the use of such software is not recommended. We do not recommend the use of ANY 3rd party RuneScape-related software as it is potentially extremely dangerous. Please be aware that there is software out there which claims to be a cool RuneScape add-on, but actually installs a keylogger on your computer and steals your password! You should also be aware that there is dangerous software around that won't necessarily be spotted by your anti-virus software. Scanning downloads is, of course, a very good idea, but it still doesn't 100% eliminate the risk.

 

 

 

SwitchSwitch, in its most recent version, conforms to the rules set out by Jagex for third-party tool-kits. It is legal.

[McGuff1]

This topic violates tip.it forum rules. Specifically,

 

 

 

1.1 - Breaking or encouraging others to break any of JagexÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s rules

 

 

 

Violating Jagex's official RuneScape Rules on this forum is cause for being permanently banned from the Tip.it forums. This includes but is not limited to posting tips/pictures on how to cheat, trying to scam someone on the board, and trying to have someone click a link that is infected with keyloggers/trojans. Private server pictures and posts about worldswitchers/toolkits are forbidden. This includes discussions about using a third-party client and posting links to websites containing third-party client software. In game screenshots taken while using the Swiftswitch Worldswitcher/Toolkit will be allowed provided that no links are provided to download the application and no discussion of the features and benefits of using them is included. Jagex still highly recommends that these applications are not used and we are not currently allowing images from any other clients. We still ask that you crop any screenshots to prevent stretching of posts within the topics.

 

Locking.