Why do people botting in f2p?

[Dopamine]

Why do people even bother botting in f2p?

You go to the mining guild, any yew tree, pretty much any f2p resource and you will see a swarm of bots. For the most part, they will make around 25k gp/hr. This converts to around $0.25 a day if they sell the gold @ .5/m - these bots can't possibly come close to covering the electricty costs

If they were to spend money for 1 account membership, they could potentially replace 8 or more f2p accounts.

 

[Deathsnova]

Because they suicide bot, just botting for 24 hours straight. They dont care if the account gets banned, they can just make another.

 

[Lame]

Im botting in f2p right now but for myself to gain levels not for money ofc..if i wanted money i would make a members bot. I'm botting fishing and magic atm so its not to bad. Power fishing salmon/trout and gatestones for magic.

 

[mill3n]

To gain levels. F2P isn't the way to make money.

 

[BeeStar]

Not everyone can afford membership...

 

[KerokeroCola]

A lot of the bots we see are for Chinese goldfarming sites. They generally don't have a whole lot of common sense. These are the culprits behind the 2006 craze which spawned the GE and no free trade. The ones with the same generic bald-headed avatar and 10 of them would swarm every Yew in Runescape.

 

[Determinate]

25k/hr for 20 hours a day on 10+ accounts... adds up.

 

[Revolight]

Can't afford membership....simple.

 

[Hypoxia Sales]

25k/hr for 20 hours a day on 10+ accounts... adds up.

exactly

 

[lemon phat]

Probably because they don't want to make it members, or they are f2p members, just looking to fill their pockets with some extra GP to buy a new rune set. :laugh: