RuneScape - I'm not skilled enough to brush some dirt off this herb

[fred da kiko]

i wonder why jagex even bothers with being backed, they make enough cash to run the game on their own.

[Ad Bot]

[Placid]

almost halfway to 91 from 90. yay. omw to massive cash wads.

[fred da kiko]

Asparagoose quit.

[Placid]

got 91 rc, now looking into nature rc'ing.

holy stuff so much money jesus o.O

[The Corporation]

Hell yeah, Level 30 milestone cape.
And I'm finally level 50 in combat for everything except prayer.
Back to grinding.

[Moriarty]

350k xp yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeee
finally 50 mining

[Spartan923]

guys wheres my thingy for 350k xp :c

[Moriarty]

Botany Bay


We're almost ready to reveal our latest and greatest blow against the evil botters that pollute the game. While the Engine and System teams have been fixing, testing and improving the system, we thought it would be great if all players were able to get involved in punishing these clockwork menaces...so we’ve created Botany Bay.


After a cheating, rule-breaking, botting account has been caught in the act, they will be teleported to Botany Bay: a new location, hidden on a dark, foreboding island and run by the Botfinder General. Here, real players will be invited to listen to a fully voiced speech from the General, while pelting the offender with rotten tomatoes. You'll then be invited to choose one of three game-ending punishments for the offender, resulting in a brutal set of animations and a permanent ban. You’ll be able to hear about ongoing trials via the announcers that sit near several busy in-game locations. They will also offer a handy teleport to anyone nearby.

For those actually voting and choosing the account-ending punishments, you’ll also be able to access new cosmetic rewards, including a flaming pitchfork emote.

oh
oh my god public bot shaming

[Placid]

what the balls
i realize they're botting but what about those wrongly accused
like really i've turned my public on to be greeted by a bunch of people screaming "lol blocko skill bot!!!!". i wasn't botting. at all.
and what are they going to do about all those trolls who will just join the program for the pitchfork emote and punish everyone or release everyone? i don't understand how this is really going to work well in the long run.

but oh well, their call.

[heedicalking]

wont ever stop the bots

[Moriarty]

stupid people
:-(
but it seems like a terrible idea
since you can't confirm who is a bot or not
i mean
names, sure
but thats not helpful either people get random names

[fred da kiko]

i assume only bots caught by the codes are sent to the bay.

[Corbiere]

stupid people
:-(
but it seems like a terrible idea
since you can't confirm who is a bot or not
i mean
names, sure
but thats not helpful either people get random names

Whatever Jagex is working on probably can. Bots are pretty predictable after all, and use the game code to make everything work properly. If something is just used to detect any client looking directly at that code then they can pretty much be certain it's a bot.

The codes will catch the bots, and then the players shame the bots. It's not the other way round. That said, reporting a Macro/Bot may actually become useful again.

[The Corporation]

anyone want to dunging?
It's getting a lot more dangerous for me, now that I'm a higher level, a level 45 forgotten ranger almost killed me.(Insufficient supplies/armor.)

[Talent74]

1.6k xp until 75 Attack. About time.