Quote (Avicii @ Aug 18 2011 09:57pm)
Honestly, Start botting. Jagex doesn't do fuck all about it anymore, once a month you see a "I got banned" thread, and 500 times a month, you see botted achievement thread. I never botted since RSC, but I'm fed up with the same shit, bots and scammers. I wont, and will never bot on my main-pure, but I started botting last night on my secondary account, What do I have to lose? Everyone else is a bot too so not like you're going to get reported.
Quote (Panic_Fails_at_Diablo @ Aug 18 2011 09:59pm)
I gave up ages ago :/ I still play every now and then when it's enjoyable, but for the most part I stay away because it's a complete waste. Jagex has intentionally driven the game into the ground, killing Runescape off in preparation for Stellar Dawn or whatever shitty game they're planning on releasing.
I feel I unintentionally replied to both of these, so let's put them together.
I actually have an account that started as an 'experiment' but morphed into a full on 'Let's bot this shit to 2496' type project.
I've been botting it for 32 days of playtime. It has not had a single thing done to it. I could definitely bot to 2475 within 30 days of legit playtime, so botting to maxed is definitely an option. However, it's the fact that I haven't yet turned to that on my main that keeps me from doing it.
Why should I sully everything I've worked on, just because it's easier, and others are? Why should I sully it, because the company is fucking up? Is it about me, or is this about everyone else? That's the questions that I seem to be pondering today, while deciding. But, honestly, I've got the hoarder personality, so I'll unless someone else breaks my shit, it won't be done. It's just like how my XP counter is still at LOTS! Dem hording. Got it from my mother.
Quote (EnviousPvP @ Aug 18 2011 09:58pm)
Well said. Best thing Jagex has done lately was nerfing the Double Experience for Summoning and Prayer.
But come on.. they keep adding gear to make skills go faster (what about all of us that slaved over leveling legit?)..
They don't do shit about bots (because they make money off it)..
They add the Loyalty Program (because it'll make more money for them)..
They add reffering people for a week of 10% bonus exp?! (Just to make more money)..

The first double experience weekend, all of the fake Yaks came into RS. We're talking like, that fucking RC Glitch in Dungeoneering, except it was Summoning, and didn't get rolled back. Exactly how it feels. As for Prayer, well, that's just GP. Summoning was also time collecting charms.
As for the gear they're adding, it is, generally, inefficient to get the gear if you're just going for 99. I'm pretty sure you lose ~2-3 hours getting the Golden Mining Suit, if you're going for just 99. But, obviously, for 200M it's worth it. So that's not really a pressing concern.
Bots, yeah. It seems Jagex is aiming their game solely at botters at this point. Here's some free XP, get a quick start to your botters. They're not realizing why the bots are here, though. Once we leave, the legit players, the bots will follow. They don't like the game. They like the money, just like Jagex. If we all move to Neopoints, there will be some asshole there trying to sell us 12 million Neopoints as we join. Faggots gon' faggot. You can never escape homosexuality.
Loyalty Programme wasn't a terrible thing so much, but I just really do not like the idea of what we do outside of RS, even if related to RS, affecting us in game. For example, if they started giving me Partyhats for hosting such a Badass thread time and time again, I don't know that I'd like it. I mean, obviously, I'd like the part where I toss the motherfucker in the G.E and get a lifetime supply of Coke Zero, but the fairness factor, pissed.
Refer a bot, exactly. I should refer mine next month. Motherfucker will not only be making me ~500k an hour soon, it'll be giving me bonus XP. WTG Jagex. (Before anyone asks, I don't plan to transfer it. Plan to hold as many tabs as possible until maxed, and then stake/sell on the account. Going for minimum interaction.)
This post was edited by The_Carlton on Aug 18 2011 10:09pm