Username012 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Ever since I started RuneScape, I've always thought the thieving skill was immoral. Thieving is stealing. Stealing is wrong. Yes, stealing, pickpocket, etc, might have been a big part of the middle ages, but do we really need a skill out of it? What does it teach younger players? Now, I'm not saying we should remove the skill, it's been in there since RSC and would have too much of an impact. Perhaps we could at least rename it? "Stealth" for breaking ancient locks... for non-malicious tasks (Legends Quest, Desert Treasure). And maybe make it so when you get the random event watchman while theiving (which would then NOT give xp), you are blacked out with his mace, sent to jail, and must use stealth to pick the lock, and either sneak past or kill the watchman to get out. The above paragraph's probably a bad idea... but the main thing is... does anyone else think the same about Thieving in RuneScpae being immoral? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizark Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 :-k nah i think kids should learn themselves not to be influenced by games ;) my 10 year old nephew plays grand theft auto and ive never seen him runover a prostitute in a stolen police car so i doubt little kids playing rs will go pickpocketing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Username012 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 It's not just that, it's the fact that thieving is WRONG. Why should it be in RuneScape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralvn Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 well killing people is wrong isnt it? but they're lvl 2 and just so fun to stab in the stomach or slice and dice right down the center isnt it. but i dont think a 11 year old kid is gunna run down his neighborhood with a samurai sword and start killing all in sight also i dont think kids are gunna go into like wal mart and be like "my theiving lvl is 99 i can steel this trampoleen (sp?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizark Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 if this game is too immoral for you go play happy pixie fun land :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Username012 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Share Posted June 25, 2006 well killing people is wrong isnt it? but they're lvl 2 and just so fun to stab in the stomach or slice and dice right down the center isnt it also i dont think kids are gunna go into like wal mart and be like "my theiving lvl is 99 i can steel this trampoleen (sp?) It's the middle ages. People got killed left and right. Also, you should be jailed randomly for killing non-monster/quest characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralvn Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 well killing people is wrong isnt it? but they're lvl 2 and just so fun to stab in the stomach or slice and dice right down the center isnt it also i dont think kids are gunna go into like wal mart and be like "my theiving lvl is 99 i can steel this trampoleen (sp?) It's the middle ages. People got killed left and right. u kinda just proved your point. anyhow. take this as an example. In arodougne. the theiving capital. if u mess up. a guard comes and tries to kill u. wouldnt that make enough sense for a 5 year old's mind to think. "Ok. this is wrong. i shouldnt do this. or actually do it in real life" also, parents should teach their kids about this stuff. its not really video game's fault at all. i think blaming video games for violence is a scape goat for bad parenting i played the first GTA with my friend all the time when we were like in 4th grade. but my parents obviously taught me well enough not to do that stuff in real life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saam007 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 also i dont think kids are gunna go into like wal mart and be like "my theiving lvl is 99 i can steel this trampoleen (sp?) lol :lol: I have better plan steel and teleport - you will never get caught. If that will happend the problem isn't theiving... "Log out" is writing all over it. Visit my web-site http://www.saam007.com.Where you can find: Runescape Home Designer, Runescape Farming Tool, Runescape Sudoku Solver and how to pay membership while playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYOWAREYA Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 well killing people is wrong isnt it? but they're lvl 2 and just so fun to stab in the stomach or slice and dice right down the center isnt it also i dont think kids are gunna go into like wal mart and be like "my theiving lvl is 99 i can steel this trampoleen (sp?) It's the middle ages. People got killed left and right. u kinda just proved your point. anyhow. take this as an example. In arodougne. the theiving capital. if u mess up. a guard comes and tries to kill u. wouldnt that make enough sense for a 5 year old's mind to think. "Ok. this is wrong. i shouldnt do this. or actually do it in real life" also, parents should teach their kids about this stuff. its not really video game's fault at all. i think blaming video games for violence is a scape goat for bad parenting But if I just stab them they die, so I don't get in trouble. I've thought about it before, I guess that's why there's an age limit though. In some of the quests for example you can betray someone or do something else that would make me think about the younger people playing and what it might be teaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHanyu888 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Theiving isn't immoral. Little kids steal too. Kids steal cookies from the cookie jar. They steal pencils from other students. That's not too bad isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_kenny69 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 :-k nah i think kids should learn themselves not to be influenced by games ;) my 10 year old nephew plays grand theft auto and ive never seen him runover a prostitute in a stolen police car so i doubt little kids playing rs will go pickpocketing Well said, and I don't think anybody is about to get off the computer and think 'hmm, need bread and milk, I think go milk a random strangers cow and walk to the windmill to gound my wheat, or better yet, teleport to the deli!' My Last.Fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashi Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 :-k nah i think kids should learn themselves not to be influenced by games ;) my 10 year old nephew plays grand theft auto and ive never seen him runover a prostitute in a stolen police car so i doubt little kids playing rs will go pickpocketing+1 EDIT: When the rest of my gym class was playing dodgeball, I stole all their walletes from the locker room and hid them in a trash can. (pulled out the trash bag, put the wallets in, then put the bag back in.) It pays for my RS membership to this day. :) My greatest ambition is to kill every member of the human race.However I am a realist and therefore know that I probably wont be able to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hegel Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 No one is going to replicate what they do on RS into real life. If Thieving = Immoral Then Combat = More Immoral WC/FM = Un-environmentally friendly PKing = Murder ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaerehw14 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 No one is going to replicate what they do on RS into real life. If Thieving = Immoral Then Combat = More Immoral WC/FM = Un-environmentally friendly PKing = Murder ... exactly what ^^^they^^ said. but i have a question, do you think killing wild dogs, or killing someone isnt immoral? certainly you would have brought that up before stealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyd17 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 NO!! Why must people bring things like morality into a computer game? Morality has no place on runescape or any other computer game. Chenjs2 wrote the perfect response. If there was morality in runescape, it would be perhaps the most boring game since Tetris (Classic, but... very boring IMO \ ) If we went around sheltering ourselves from any little threat (such as thieving, and pking) we would be such a boring little mommy's boy civilization I'd cry. Please just go on playing the game you have and don't worry about morality. If you actually feel influenced by thieving (In a game!) then you need to seek other help. You may not be influenced by it, but you would otherwise be over protective of everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevepole Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 well at 13 years of ago you should know right from wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revenga Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 :-k nah i think kids should learn themselves not to be influenced by games ;) my 10 year old nephew plays grand theft auto and ive never seen him runover a prostitute in a stolen police car so i doubt little kids playing rs will go pickpocketing I agree, even though my family is extremly strict about what games I play (belive it or not, my dad didn't like Runescape becaus of the 'child preditor' thing and I was almost not aloud to play Runescape, and my girlfriend isnt aloud to either because of her parents, and where both nearly 15) I wasn't aloud to play GTA when I was 10 and i'm still not aloud to :oops: OK, on topic, I don't think that this game would convience someone it's alright to steal from someone, break into their house, or even kill someone with a blunt weapon and loot their corpse. :shame: |Msg me me in-game | IrreIephant| ^ capital i Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiddel Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 and hacking someone with a battle axe made from a mysterious metal so you can take his armorsends a good message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ir3land Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 I don't see thieving as immoral...From the age of 13+ you should be able to tell right from wrong.I mean, you could say the same scenario for firemaking, we can randomly make a fire anywere we please, but do many people do that it our society? No :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headhunter2006 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 HAS NO ONE REALISED THAT U CAN'T PLAY RUNESCAPE UNLESS UR 13? P.S. Guthix is my lord And 200 mogres later, I got some flippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenbee3110 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 If you're going on about thieving being immoral, perhaps we should remove the ability to kill stuff too. If you're gonna apply the rule to one section the game, it has to apply to it all. So... I think thieving is here to stay (although stealth sounds very cool @.@) Rename it stealth pl0x!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--dowsysarch-- Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 lets have a look what stats would stay if they brought morality : bold = fine the way it is bold + italic = some changes need making normal = unnacceptable attack - first to go. strength - what else do you need it for but to kill people. defense - protecting yourself, but if there was no attack or strength, then thered be no use for it. ranged - is killing people with arrows allowed in society #-o prayer - this would be allowed (protect items, which probably wouldnt be needed) magic - ill let this slip by, although thered only be tele'ing runecrafting - u can only certain runes (no minds, chaos, death, bloods construction - no major problems hitpoints - better keep it so u dont trip over and kill yourself by grazing your knee :) bah im bored now, somebody else can continue the list :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seawarrior1 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 you can play rs under 13years though :^o and there are lots of games that could teach a lot worst thing then a pixel guy stealing 3gp of a guard :-k so if in a game (eg GTA, we all know this game) you can shoot people doesnt mean every one is gana do that irl. there are some dumasses that do but they are retarted :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrm22 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 uhm... killing ppl is wrong... so is the wildy, cw, duel arena etc wrong too? and is killing a monster right? ^^ click my sig for my lesser ranging guide ^^jwrm22: 4816th > 99 cooking 100% f2p !1172 total! + 140mil in items.i dont play anymore... i think rs is ruined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboo2 Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 not much of an argument there... Theiving aint worng anyway its fair..its a guys job to get summit of u...its ur job to make sure he doesnt...seems fair to me Yeah...Some people just go out of their way to ruin other peoples fun.Sounds like Jagex to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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