Wessan Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 ...To play Runescape? To rid RS of bots? What would be the price of an account per month that makes the gold farmers' prices too high for most people? Or for gold farmers to say that the cost of each account is not worth the money they make from it? I understand that this would put a strain on normal players with multiple member accounts (or even just one), but these people are probably part of the "get rid of bots" chant. We have discussed at length that Jagex is just after money, so why not give them enough money through legitimate players? If Jagex is a company that says their goal in terms of money is just "more" then this is a moot point. Also, I dont know the real numbers on how much gold farmers make, but there must be a cut-off limit where the price per account outweighs the amount the make from it. If the price per month per account were to rise to a point where the gold and items gold farmers sell become too high for reasonable demand, they lose money and eventually go away. This would probably create an elite class of gold farming that affects a small segment of the RS population, but that is "acceptable" I guess. This could be a reality, but how much would you pay to make it happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Eggs Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Bots really don't bother me that much. I'd pay quite a lot of money though to see all of the "How do we get rid of bots" and "Look what bots are doing now!" and "Hey look I found a bot!" threads go away. 99 HP, Attack, Strength, Defence, Summoning, Ranged, Herblore, Prayer, Agility, Magic, Slayer, Fletching, Fishing, Woodcutting, Mining, and Thieving. Jagex'd out of my untrimmed hp cape on 6/14/2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossed_Body Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Bots really don't bother me that much. I'd pay quite a lot of money though to see all of the "How do we get rid of bots" and "Look what bots are doing now!" and "Hey look I found a bot!" threads go away.This. We need to start a fund to make those threads a bannable offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Ike111 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 It's extremely easy to find a method that gains 500k gp/h as a bot. If you have 1 bot running 10 hours a day that would gain you 5m a day. In 2 days you would gain 10m, and if you sell your gp at 50 cents a mill you would gain 5 dollars in 2 days. That would leave you the other 28 days to gain profit. That was at $5 a month for RS membership.Even at $15 a month for membership, you would have 24 days left to make money. And that is at a measly 500k gp/h, selling for under what gold goes for now. Any higher than a $15 membership fee and nobody would actually pay for membership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1431 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 it doesnt matter, as a corporation, their goal is to mazimize profits, so no matter how much money they are making their goal is always to make more. Each year every CEO has a mandate to increase revenue or profit by more than 10% depending on market position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frede173 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 For the price I'd pay it'd probably be better to find a different MMO. Owner of a comp cape since February 11th 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jijilentosmi Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Remember on the growth quota though, raising cost lowers the demand. It's all about finding the point at which demand and profits per are maximum, which could mean more advertising versus higher prices. On Topic: I'd probably pay about $10, anymore than that and it becomes inconvenient, meaning I would only bother to pay when I think I'll have alot of time to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 I'd pay 15-20$ a month to keep every bot out of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alg Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 For the price I'd pay it'd probably be better to find a different MMO.This. I painted some stuff and put it on tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Observer Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I wouldn't. Sure it's unfair and cheating, and I don't endorse that by any means. However, it doesn't personally affect me that much, so I wouldn't pay to remove them. It's not like there would be any plausible means to remove them anyway. So paying more wouldn't affect anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 seeing as i basically quit not much =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sly_Wizard Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 If RS becomes as expensive as WoW, I'd go play that instead. ...Or maybe I wouldn't. But I'd definitely stop playing RS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_s_2 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Why should I pay more for services I should be getting already. 99 attack-34,104th to 99 attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto_the_Phoenix Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 If they kept their word, I'd still only pay $5.95. I say this because it's tough to consider ponying up more without looking at the other competitors very seriously. Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerker_Jane Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Bots really don't bother me that much. I'd pay quite a lot of money though to see all of the "How do we get rid of bots" and "Look what bots are doing now!" and "Hey look I found a bot!" threads go away.This. We need to start a fund to make those threads a bannable offense. Agreed. Obviously discussions are only of value if you two think so. 99 farm easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_R Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Nothing, I wouldn't pay any more than I already do for jagex to stop bots. They should already be trying that with some degree of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjkl Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Why would I want bots gone?Why would people pay MORE to have bots gone? The only negative of bots is a black demon task, which is in the larger sense meaningless when you consider how positively they affect the economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makoto_the_Phoenix Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Why would I want bots gone?Why would people pay MORE to have bots gone? The only negative of bots is a black demon task, which is in the larger sense meaningless when you consider how positively they affect the economy. Take 5 minutes out of your day and try to mine in an F2P world in the Mining Guild. Then reiterate what you've just said. Linux User/Enthusiast | Full-Stack Software Engineer | Stack Overflow Member | GIMP User...Alright, the Elf City update lured me back to RS over a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Eggs Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Bots really don't bother me that much. I'd pay quite a lot of money though to see all of the "How do we get rid of bots" and "Look what bots are doing now!" and "Hey look I found a bot!" threads go away.This. We need to start a fund to make those threads a bannable offense. Agreed. Obviously discussions are only of value if you two think so. I have every right to post my opinion. No need for your sarcastic remarks just because you don't share the same point of view. Have something you want to say about bots? Go into one of the hundreds of already existing topics that is discussing bots. 99 HP, Attack, Strength, Defence, Summoning, Ranged, Herblore, Prayer, Agility, Magic, Slayer, Fletching, Fishing, Woodcutting, Mining, and Thieving. Jagex'd out of my untrimmed hp cape on 6/14/2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyLaztic Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 As far as bots go, other games that cost $15 a month still have bots. You will always have bots as long as membership is affordable for anyone. You still had bots when there was no free trade. Bots are a fact of gaming life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old_vuz Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 I'd be willing to pay 8-10$ at the most but not just to get rid if the bots though, they really don't bother me that much. It's the morons who accuse each and everyone of being a bot that I'd really like to be rid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooferfish Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Why should I pay more for services I should be getting already. This. With the lower price of membership (I'm comparing mainly to WoW. Which as far as i know is mostly, if not completely, bot free) I don't expect to see something like Blizzard's Warden, but there should be something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjkl Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Why would I want bots gone?Why would people pay MORE to have bots gone? The only negative of bots is a black demon task, which is in the larger sense meaningless when you consider how positively they affect the economy. Take 5 minutes out of your day and try to mine in an F2P world in the Mining Guild. Then reiterate what you've just said.I don't mine in a f2p mining guild.Seeing as this thread is targeted towards members by its very title I don't see how that is relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My_Eggs Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 It's extremely easy to find a method that gains 500k gp/h as a bot. If you have 1 bot running 10 hours a day that would gain you 5m a day. In 2 days you would gain 10m, and if you sell your gp at 50 cents a mill you would gain 5 dollars in 2 days. That would leave you the other 28 days to gain profit. That was at $5 a month for RS membership.Even at $15 a month for membership, you would have 24 days left to make money. And that is at a measly 500k gp/h, selling for under what gold goes for now. Any higher than a $15 membership fee and nobody would actually pay for membership. What do bots do to make 500k/hour? Can they really manage that at green dragons even with all of the other bots and legit people who easily steal nearly every kill? 99 HP, Attack, Strength, Defence, Summoning, Ranged, Herblore, Prayer, Agility, Magic, Slayer, Fletching, Fishing, Woodcutting, Mining, and Thieving. Jagex'd out of my untrimmed hp cape on 6/14/2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deyan2 Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 Reminds me about this idea in 2007: http://forum.tip.it/topic/124009-should-you-offer-300k-for-all-worlds-without-autoa%25c6%2592%25c3%25a6%25e2%2580%2599a%25e2%2580%259aa%25c2%25abrs/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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