What would Runescape be like without bots?

Please no low IQ responses with no supporting arguments. Let's use brain cells folks.


Would it be worse? Would it be better?

 

Worse. Imagine the shittiest grind ever and most items would be overpriced as fuck in the GE. Hated how the prices of iron ores, logs rose cause of the banwave.

 

Things would be worth a lot less ingame, and gold would be hard to come by. You would run into issues with supplies for skilling and bossing, and the duel arena would likely not have a tax. Personally it would be better for a legitimate player who likes grinding and making their own gold. For a lazy person it would be worse and probably make people not play the game as some hate grinding. Goldfarmers, not including botters would love it and make more than they already do. And botters would be out of the picture, so ya. @ChinaNumbaWon what's your opinion?

 

I'm obviously an ironman so a lot of what you said doesn't affect me whatsoever. I think Runescape would be better off with less bots, but some bots would are needed for bringing down prices of supplies. It's pretty clear that the botting problem is out of control. You watch any of Sir Puggers videos and you see that they are literally everywhere. I think Jagex would be able to add cooler stuff to the game as well if they didn't have to consider the need to counter bots.

I've been a botter since 2009 probably, but it was only in the interest of leveling and providing gold for my own account. Nowadays, I bot strictly ironman accounts. I think this is the best way to go considering the fact that it has literally no affect on the economy or Jagex. Ironman constantly have to compete with bots for content like Skeletal Wyverns. It's quite annoying and to be honest I'd much rather have gold farmers doing that because at least it's a real person you can interact with. Plus, at least the gold farmers actually need the money. I imagine a lot of the big farmers are from first world countries where they could get an actual job and make money.

 

I understand your standpoints, passive income is always good to have though. Not to the point of making millions, but at least enough to get by happily. But ya I agree that bots are a nuisance, but they keep bonds as a thing and twitch codes and all that jazz. So realistically they still get a bunch of money from bots... who knows with jagex being "transferred" to a new company head.

 

I have not heard about any transfer. Maybe it's a good thing lol.

I don't think Jagex has handled things very well in the past honestly.

 

Jagex sold for $530m Jagex was sold to a gaming company a week ago

 

Sold from a chinese company to a US company

No idea what kind of implications thats going to have. Just have to wait and see I guess

 

Yeah, like it used to be. Back when the game was full of people who played for the enjoyment, not for the gains. Runescape was way better back then.

 

The experience overall is better without them, no congested areas, no devalued resources. There's not much incentive for me to go fishing when I could run a bot farm or buy the gold for a fraction of my time at a very cheap rate.

The accessibility to bypass this area for your character is ok if you feel that you have grinded out multiple accounts, but once you start buying your way through and botting I feel it becomes habitual and really ruins the fun. There is really no going back in my opinion.

When others know there are shortcuts out there like this, achievements lose value for everyone, and no skilling activity is as rewarding for its time. Sure, you could be one of those people who don't care what others do, but is it that easy when you are the one who put in the time?

I do not play anymore and this is my conclusion from over my final time in the game. I'm not here to be hypocritical. This is just an opinion from a quality perspective.

 

I personally believe if there was no bots the game would be played very much so like an ironman by almost everyone if not possibly dead.

Potions/food/resources would SKYROCKET in price.

Imagine trying to make/buy 200k dart tips the bars/coal for 99 smithing etc.

 

That's literally how the game used to be and how it was intended.

 

somewhat agree, but, plenty of people wouldn't be ok with it, probably more than half id assume. I personally would never play a main as an ironman even though I do main an ironman now, (gf jagex ban), but 1000s of people WOULD NOT spend the time at all grinding the skills that are now buyable (fm,fletch,cook.craft,con) the general person just wouldn't have the time or care to put in the effort to complete the tasks in my opinion, which in turn would kill the game as they wouldn't have the player count to turn a decent enough profit.
I remember getting larryr 99 rc and being in the clan that provided halw gnun with UNIDs back in the day and they certainly didn't play as ironmen, there is no doubt in my mind they were rwting to have 100s of workers going at a time.

 

I'd miss those green tracksuit baldies.

You'd see way less maxed players, supply of rsgold, and whatnot. Runescape wouldn't be fun because I'd never max out legit.

 

Skilling would definitely make a comeback lol but I think items would skyrocket in price and make them harder to get if you're not a PVMer.

 

https://i.imgur.com/c4sXMLC.png

 

I recommend watching this I found it interesting