Reason for Rule 8.

[Intriguing]

In my RuneScape 'life' I have mostly abided by the rules. Although I have done a few things worthy of banning, I have mostly been a relatively ['relatively' being the operative word in this sentence] model player, and as of yet have no black marks. One thing with the rules of RuneScape that I've never understood, however, is Rule 8*. Why is it there? What purpose does it serve? The handy-dandy KBase states it like this :

 

We have this rule to maintain a fair gaming experience. We donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t want RuneScape to become a game where everyone feels they need to use multiple accounts at once just to compete! ItÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s much better to team up with your friends.

 

 

 

IMO, the rest of the RuneScape rules [aside from perhaps Rule 11**, in some instances] really do benefit the game. But what does Rule 8 do? They [being Jagex] state that it serves it 'maintain a fair gaming experience'. Obviously someone using a program, or using 'real life' money to give them an edge in the game is quite unfair, but how does trading items from one account to another really give you an edge? Although you don't technically 'own' your account(s) or the items that you have obtained, there will always be that sense of ownership over what you have, as, unless you have cheated, you have worked for it all. So why shouldn't you be able to use it as you wish?

 

 

 

Anyway, this post is already quite long enough, so let me just ask you this.. what possible explanation can you come up with for why Jagex have implemented Rule 8?

 

 

 

For the unknowledgeable :

 

*Rule 8 : If thou shalt create more than one RuneScape account, they must not interact.

 

**Rule 11 : Thou shalt not actively advertise in the RuneScape game or RuneScape forums.

[Jake_Corsair]

Basically because not everyone has a main that can give them items/gold when starting out. As other threads like this have mentioned as an example.

 

 

 

2 players start out same time making a mage pure. Player 1 has a main that dumps a ton of runes, items and gold on him, so that he doesn't have to do anything else. Player 2 has to do rune mysteries, mine essence, craft their own runes, gether their own food, etc.

 

 

 

Jagex wants to make each character independent on it's own, that way everyone starts out the same.

 

 

 

As for rule 11, where do they draw the line at advertising? They allow one person, then if someone else isn't allowed, they claim "no fair". Also Jagex can't investigate every player advertisement. Some of the less scrupulous players would use that to steal accounts and such. Easier to blanket all advertisements as illegal than to have to chase down half of them to investigate.

[Goobore]

Rule 8 : If thou shalt create more than one RuneScape account, they must not interact.

 

...But what does Rule 8 do? They [being Jagex] state that it serves it 'maintain a fair gaming experience'.

 

Obviously someone using a program, or using 'real life' money to give them an edge in the game is quite unfair,

 

but how does trading items from one account to another really give you an edge?

 

Well, consider that there are restrictions on who you can attack in the the wilderness

 

and that the wilderness contains some very valuable mining ore...

 

 

 

So, a player could make a low combat level character with high

 

mining skill to get valuable ore with fewer worries about being PKed.

 

The ore could then be transfered to your main character to level or make money.

 

 

 

... So why shouldn't you be able to use it as you wish?

 

FWIW, some other free games let you transfer most items between accounts.

 

 

 

Other games have even more relaxed rules regarding buying and selling items.

 

 

 

...what possible explanation can you come up with for why Jagex have implemented Rule 8?

 

Their game -- their rules.

 

They really don't "owe" us an explanation.

 

 

 

We can always take our money and/or time elsewhere and play another game.

[Intriguing]

In reply to Jake :

 

Player 1 starts out with more experience in the game, which gives him an edge as well. Maybe that should make that 'illegal'.

 

Also, i believe I said 'in some instances' to do with Rule 11.

 

In reply to Goobore :

 

If someone has taken the time to get his mining skill to 85 [i believe you're talking about rune when you talk about the 'valuable ores'.] on a pure account, I think he has every right to use that to his advantage.

 

 

 

They may not 'owe' us an explanation, but I'm still allowed to ask. I as of yet see no reason, aside from that they've told us to, to obey this Rule, and I'd like to know why they have it.

[Jake_Corsair]

The actual person is more experienced, but the character itself is still new. All I said in the example is that player 2 didn't have a main to trade stuff, not that they didn't have experience playing the game.

[Goobore]

...In reply to Goobore :

 

If someone has taken the time to get his mining skill to 85

 

[i believe you're talking about rune when you talk about the 'valuable ores'.]

 

on a pure account, I think he has every right to use that to his advantage.

 

Well, it's Jagex's game and they determine "our rights"

 

even if we don't agree with them.

 

 

 

They may not 'owe' us an explanation, but I'm still allowed to ask.

 

Of course (in most countries)

 

 

 

I as of yet see no reason, aside from that they've told us to,

 

to obey this Rule, and I'd like to know why they have it.

 

Well, we could all whine and complain to Jagex about the rule and hope that they will change it.

 

Game makers sometimes do listen to customer feedback.

 

Your best course of action is probably to submit CS questions

 

and/or post on the official RS forums.

 

 

 

Or just play another (free) game...

[Peronix]

I have always been compliant with rule 8, but I don't like it. There is no reason that you shouldn't be able to spend tons of your main's money to get a pure's level up. You spent YOUR time and the fruit of the skills that YOU triend on your main to get the money, therefore you should be able to make investments in another character to expand your enjoyment of the game. When I start my pure, I don't want to have to waste my damned time at the flax field making money there. It takes away the want to make a pure for me. I'd rather spend my time on my main account making more money per hour and using it to get my main's skills up, instead of wasting my time in the pits of noobville on another account so as to scrounge up meager means to get its skills up.

 

 

 

And how is it unfair to the noob who dosen't know what runescape is? You spent time on your main gaining experience both skillwise and knowlegewise, so you automatically have an edge over him, weather your drop trade or not. No, it is not unfair to him, because someday he'll learn the game, get a nicely leveled main of his own, and want to start a pure of HIS own. Anyone can do it, thus it's not UNFAIR.

[NDP]

I havent read all the other replies.. Shoot me if I repeat someone.

 

 

 

Rule 8. No two characters under rule by the same person can interact with each other in any way at all. Thats the rule in idiot form. Why is it there? Jagex wants each character to start fairly and evenly with someone who just started playing. If 'Jake', level 3, sees 'Bob, also level 3, running around with a santa hat and Jake somehow gets to know the price of a santa hat, of course he will want one. Unless Bob has 99 fishing and is a member, I seriously doubt he came up with 25+ million GP for that santa hat. Everbody knows that santa originated on a different character; that character beind his main.

 

 

 

Dumbing it down: Jagex wants a level 3 that has actually played for some time to start as if it was the persons first day on RuneScape. Thats why that rule is there.

[Intriguing]

If 'Jake', level 3, sees 'Bob, also level 3, running around with a santa hat and Jake somehow gets to know the price of a santa hat, of course he will want one.

 

Doesn't everyone?

[Legend_Gaara]

This rule is there for certain reasons...

 

- Drop Trading

 

- xfering.

 

- having a mule account...

 

 

 

This rule is critical in keeping the game fair. I don't see why people these days seem to want to criticise RuneScape rules. If it's just to understand clearly then that is just - however just to say how annoying/stupid they are is not.

[NDP]

If 'Jake', level 3, sees 'Bob, also level 3, running around with a santa hat and Jake somehow gets to know the price of a santa hat, of course he will want one.

 

Doesn't everyone?

 

 

 

But it would be "Jake's" first day. He'll wonder how someone can even get 500 gp.

[harrester1_ftw]

they say rules are made to be broken and they always will be..I dont drop trade myself because I dont train my pure.

 

 

 

or what was gonner be a pure

[supercanon14]

hmm dont know i awos transpher stuff with a friend

[sk8er_punk_9]

i got banned for telling(advertising to) people to check this site, and runehq out, if they needed help. i got it appealed though. was my lucky day i guess. they are pretty strict on rule 11.

[m0dus]

 

 

 

2 players start out same time making a mage pure. Player 1 has a main that dumps a ton of runes, items and gold on him, so that he doesn't have to do anything else. Player 2 has to do rune mysteries, mine essence, craft their own runes, gether their own food, etc.

 

 

 

 

Oh come on now. You are saying that an absolutely new level 3 will even know what a pure is, or know what rune mysteries, essence or runecrafting IS?

 

 

 

The fact is that an alternate account is NOT a new level 3. We learned the game already and we should have every right to use our knowledge and anything else we have gained already (including items).

 

 

 

If i made a new level 3 without any help from a main, it would be like starting over in half life 2 or something - what is the point?! No one wants to replay content that they have been through on their main, let them skip it if they please.

[Doomster]

Rule 8 does discriminate against those without a friend's character to prevail upon for stuff. or as a high level smithing armourer for a clan, you could equip everyone except your own alt.

 

 

 

Rule 8 is fundamentally flawed, though the only really good reason to prevent inter-character transfer is to make it harder for botmasters to pool their ill-gotten gains.

[M200r]

I think 8 rule state that One person with multi account can't use themselves other. But which i did once for one quest. Never i busted on this :) . But i can tell you, they design game that prevent you to have 2 account active on same computer on same world. I try, but fail so i use 2 sperated computer to get this goal. :twisted:

[Intriguing]

I think 8 rule state that One person with multi account can't use themselves other. But which i did once for one quest. Never i busted on this :) . But i can tell you, they design game that prevent you to have 2 account active on same computer on same world. I try, but fail so i use 2 sperated computer to get this goal. :twisted:

 

This is what I heard.. "I think that people can't take/have multi vitamins/accounts. I did a quest. I busted some (sweet) moves. (Jagex) designed a game that prevents you from having an active (social) life. I tried to make my computer into two computers, but I failed."

 

Is that about right? :)