Do Bots get banned ?

[glasscube]

 

OT: really, why wouldnt they get banned? Jagex finds em, they usually dont last more then a week

 

Actually, they usually do last more then a week. It all depends on what program they use and how many precautions they take. They could have the bot take scheduled breaks, use only the best scripts and have the program do stuff to make it look like a human is playing (randomly examining stuff, etc etc). People have accounts with 99 fletching, woodcutting and fishing.

 

 

 

Yes, Jagex catches some. No, they do not catch them all. Does reporting help? Yes. Can you easily differentiate the bots from real players now? Not always.

[Jenove]

I'm surprised people still bot considering all the RWT fuss.

 

And those who do it for the levels are jsut stupid, because it will just eventually cause JaGex to do another RWT stopping kind of thing.

 

If all of you guys only knew... you have no idea what is going on behind your backs... how much longer will you stay blind and ignorant of this..

[Alex_Ewan_1]

They will get banned especially if reported multiple times. Just be patient.

[duncdar2]

I wonder what would happen if bots weren't banned. :shock:

[jttoo]

I'm surprised people still bot considering all the RWT fuss.

 

And those who do it for the levels are jsut stupid, because it will just eventually cause JaGex to do another RWT stopping kind of thing.

 

If all of you guys only knew... you have no idea what is going on behind your backs... how much longer will you stay blind and ignorant of this..

 

 

 

 

 

So, now that you have our attention, fill us in!

[xpandax]

I'm surprised people still bot considering all the RWT fuss.

 

And those who do it for the levels are jsut stupid, because it will just eventually cause JaGex to do another RWT stopping kind of thing.

 

If all of you guys only knew... you have no idea what is going on behind your backs... how much longer will you stay blind and ignorant of this..

 

 

 

 

 

So, now that you have our attention, fill us in!

 

 

 

more people bot than you would think. The scripts are fairly complex and easy to get a hold of. As long as the botter takes certain precautions it is highly unlikely jagex's system will detect them botting. Even if they are detected as long as it is their first offence jagex usually only temp bans them for a week or so. I forgot the forumula but its something like you can get caught twice and not be perm banned. If you are caught for autoing once then jagex flags your account and they take a closer look at what you do.

[Gudi]

People like to think they do, but the majority of sane botters that don't 24/7 it will hardly ever get banned.

 

 

 

EDIT:

 

I have several accounts that i bot on and i am yet to be banned on.

[OrMockHim]

You should remember some people use bots because they are lazy, it's not always about the money

 

 

 

And how does that make a difference? Its unfair.

[iamcoool11]

People like to think they do, but the majority of sane botters that don't 24/7 it will hardly ever get banned.

 

 

 

EDIT:

 

I have several accounts that i bot on and i am yet to be banned on.

 

So you admit it! :shame:

 

OT:well, what did you think, that jagex would just wait for the bots to ban themselves?

[Veryhyper]

You should remember some people use bots because they are lazy, it's not always about the money

 

 

 

And how does that make a difference? Its unfair.

 

 

 

He's just saying that some people don't bot for real life money but just because they don't want to grind to a specific goal. Whether or not it was fair was not mentioned.

[Opieous]

If you report them a few times, they will get banned.

 

I found some dude botting 99 defence, and I reported him about once a day for about a week. About a month or so later, perm banned.

 

 

 

Points at siggy: Even u have 99 Def :shock:

 

 

 

OT: Yeah, in due course they do get banned. Botters generally get bored and quit probably... not many around after the RWT updates...

[FooK-A-Ji]

Many people stop botting after being discovered and their account frozen for a few days, and that is smart for business.

 

But this also results in some of the dimwits thinking that Jagex are dumb, or that they are smarter than Jagex, so some continue to break rules.

 

 

 

Funny thing is it used to be so obvious when some kid posted he got hacked, that it was because of some program he downloaded which ended up screwing him over. That is another reason why you don't get an automatic permanent ban first time usually. Because yes, there are idiots such as portrayed above.

[duncdar2]

*Message removed by meh*

 

 

 

Yeah, that's right, meh.

[pulli23]

You should remember some people use bots because they are lazy, it's not always about the money

 

 

 

And how does that make a difference? Its unfair.

 

 

 

talking about fairness is really a stupid thing: it completely depends on the person, contex and the location you speak about it.. If I would ask my friends -most of them being computer science/electronic engineering graduates at university- they would say: "it's unfair that you can't use your mind to solve a task: actually programming a bot should, instead of being bannable, be encouraged!" - And if you think about it: they are right, EVERYBODY could learn a programming language and write a sufficient bot for a limited system like runescape. (It's a finite state system so it's always possible to let bots behave exactly the same as humans would - And this also makes it by definition impossible to have a 100% proof somebody is using a bot, unless he actually admits it!)..

 

 

 

The real reason Jagex doesn't want them is because they could destroy a "community" feeling, bots don't talk, they don't engage in inefficient "social relationship". - But an Multiplayer game is all about that! THAT is the main reason people dislike bots in such games.. Fairness isn't really a reason: I could say it's unfair that some people have a stronger arms than me (I can't use a mouse longer than 2 hours a day or I get slight RSI problems). Does that ACTUALLY make it a valid reason? NO.. So does the reason of being "unfair advantage" against bots (= using mind power to solve tedious tasks)

[Guest]

I Lol'd at this thread. I love it when you talk about (Us)

 

 

 

Removed website. ~NJE03

 

 

 

On Topic, It is ,first offence 14 day ban, then 21 day ban, then perma.

[runescapeloser22]

Tons of people bot for levels.

[RSBDavid]

 

 

 

 

 

hehe.. gotta love auto responders.

[coldsorcu]

 

 

 

 

 

hehe.. gotta love auto responders.

 

I've seen worse.

 

Some guy spammed question marks about everything anyone said, a few ''what? and who?'' Thrown in between. If you mentioned the word bot, he started rofling.

[JustAGamer]

We're still a long way to Skynet takeover methinks.

 

 

 

Besides, while some complex bot scripts are easy to get a hold of, the best ones won't be. If you wrote an amazing script, would you just happily give it to anyone who asked? Odds are you'd be A) trying to sell it, or B) be keeping it for yourself so Jagex can't get a hold of it and see how it works.

[anish00b]

We're still a long way to Skynet takeover methinks.

 

 

 

Besides, while some complex bot scripts are easy to get a hold of, the best ones won't be. If you wrote an amazing script, would you just happily give it to anyone who asked? Odds are you'd be A) trying to sell it, or B) be keeping it for yourself so Jagex can't get a hold of it and see how it works.

 

 

 

 

 

considering so many bots are found just putting certain key phrases into google i wouldn't be suprised if 1/20th of the rs population would bot.

 

 

 

the reasons i think are as follows:

 

.say you had an exam and didnt want to play to much runescape( i am just stating them not doing them).

 

.you have been doing a repetitive task for a long time, now would you really want to keep doing it again for another god knows how long to get your goal level?

 

.there are a lot more reasons but im a bit tired of typing atm :P

[Rollyboy]

Reminds me of a t-shirt I saw, the writing on it read;

 

"It is only illegal if you get caught"

 

 

 

But what I dislike about this bot hunting craze is the accusations you receive if you do not respond. e.g "wc lvl?" "wc lvl?" "wc lvl???" "haha you a bot" "hey are you a bot?" "Bot!!" and it just goes on... I have seen this a million times.

 

 

 

In my opinion since the level 3 default looking bots have left, the suspicion that normal characters are macroing has risen.

[lagatag]

They'll get banned. Jagex just takes their time because noobs report just about anyone for botting. Most common its a noob just happen to notice them and say hi then they don't respond because they don't care to talk, chat off, looking at a forum or other site, etc. People have accused me of autoing before as I click to cut a tree or fish or whatever, switch tabs to check forums, come back, and some noob is like "z0mg dat guy is bot, he are don't respond to meh"

[Xanotex]

They don't ban them you silly, they give them unlimited membership.

[anish00b]

They'll get banned. Jagex just takes their time because noobs report just about anyone for botting. Most common its a noob just happen to notice them and say hi then they don't respond because they don't care to talk, chat off, looking at a forum or other site, etc. People have accused me of autoing before as I click to cut a tree or fish or whatever, switch tabs to check forums, come back, and some noob is like "z0mg dat guy is bot, he are don't respond to meh"

 

 

 

 

 

same here so that's why i've just gave up skilling completely and instead am doing GWD, i think someone said that Jagex hates bots because it ruins the whole community feeling in the game. but if idiots keep asking every other person who is lower than them whether or not they are botting, what kind of community is that?

[The Dark Lord]

There isn't the same amount of bots as there used to be, so be careful if you wanna report someone. A lot of innocent skillers get caught up in the mix and they get banned. The only bots I would report would be autotypers. Those are more obvious.

 

 

 

And yes, bots get banned, along with hundreds of innocent players.