SRL Archive - Discussions & Debates

So, I've reached my all-time Runescape "goals" of reaching the 2000 skill milestone and gaining access to Frost Dragons but I rarely play the game anymore. All I do is logg on, maybe do a farm run or two and then rotate between multiple scripts; I get a pretty nice kick out of coming back from work/school around 12-15 hours later and seeing that my bot is still running, is that weird?

I'd love to know what keeps you playing "legit" at times and why you continue to play, year after year.

Gotta get my parthat set somehow. I also have literally nothing better to do with my life at times.

From: sdf
Gotta get my parthat set somehow. I also have literally nothing better to do with my life at times.

This.

Since I have comped, gotten a white partyhat, most of the decent gear, ect, I am now going for a set of all rares.

I just do QBD, quests as they come out, ports, and flipping but school keeps me busy so its mostly just ports + flipping atm.

E: Ohh and 120 capes (might be a reason to get back into botting haha).

I did it for the ranks, the xp, and a bit of gp if there was any leftover.

It was fun, it was great; ended up being more recognized than my friends in specific worlds, met a ton of few people as I was climbing the ranks.
..Except some players began to get get jealous and began tracking me down.
Gained well over 900 Million total experience until I was caught in a banwave last summer.

Was nearing sub 800 overall.
Well all things come to an end someday.

I do it mostly for the joy of making a script, the challenge. I could care less about what I gain in-game as long as I have enough to work with for making the next script.

I don't even play. My best account has a 500 skill total. I just make a few script now and again when I need a break from study.

Wow, I always assumed that SRL Member scripters made scripts for themselves first which they then polished to release to the public. Are you in Uni? If so, what's your area of specialty/major?

From: Yoboi
Wow, I always assumed that SRL Member scripters made scripts for themselves first which they then polished to release to the public. Are you in Uni? If so, what's your area of specialty/major?

Nope, barely play the game and when I do it's for a bit of nostalgia. And I'm doing software development and testing :p

From: Yoboi
Wow, I always assumed that SRL Member scripters made scripts for themselves first which they then polished to release to the public. Are you in Uni? If so, what's your area of specialty/major?

Yea at university :)

I bot for experience, all the resources I bot I use myself for skilling. I hardly do anything legit, except for some quests.

I mostly bot when I have a sudden urge to be gay and play runescape again. I curb this by starting up a bot and letting it waste it's resources rather than my own. Once I get banned or find something worth while, I move on until the next bout of gayness.

I got banned botting finally at 97 wcing on oldschool runescape.

I don't play anymore, but do plan to. I truly love this game, and I love scripting not for me but for the public, I honestly love when people would give me feedback and use my scripts… Ah the good ole' days. I just wish we had more traffic and users for these scripts that us scripters put handwork and dedication to;

P1nky.

From: P1nky
I don't play anymore, but do plan to. I truly love this game, and I love scripting not for me but for the public, I honestly love when people would give me feedback and use my scripts… Ah the good ole' days. I just wish we had more traffic and users for these scripts that us scripters put handwork and dedication to;

P1nky.

It's always depressing to see a script someone put a good amount of time and effort into only to get 32 downloads and one post about how it won't compile for X/Y/Z reason. Especially when you know the big-name websites would have many many users lining up to use a similar script on another website, simply because simba requires a bit more setup (that you can walk through step by step from one of the many tutorials).

It's all a trill ride for me. It's fun being a criminal without risking going to jail for it. I also enjoy the experience although I do it to unlock quests and collect items. Nearly 95% of the money I've made has gone into training my accounts. I trust my scripts to be high enough quality to keep me relatively safe but if I ever get banned, then whatever. I got plenty other stuff to do with my life and they'll be saving me membership fees. I feel like fixing my script and releasing it as a way to telling jgx to stick it.

I want that sexy Trimmed Completionist Cape, I want a sick bank (read: containing all items one would ever need) but I don't want to spend years and years behind a computer.

I played RS like 10 years ago (26 now) but i always had too much life/work to make it anywhere/max out. I had buddies with no jobs that could play all day and I just couldnt. I always wanted to bot in rs but there wasnt anything out there worthwhile back then. The best I could do was dive into the black market sites to gain an edge. I was a mod on rs2underground and ran a spin off site called rsoutrage with a douche bag that ended up scamming me and stealing my 99 mage account. I quit and moved on to SilkRoad Online…basically 100% botters so I fit right in. I have 8 120 maxed chars on SRO but that game is so bad now. Grind grind grind, bot bot bot, 24/7 afk just isnt fun even if SRO pvp is awesome. I have an A.S. degree in CS and Ive dabbled in AutoIT so I started looking for new games. I started playing BF4 after I quit SRO and got banned for making a script that got constant 2000m headshots lol. After tha banhammer I decided to log into RS and see what I could do with AutoIt. My still unemployed buddies had recently started up RS again so I wanted to see what I could accomplish with my new thirst for source. Howwever, autoIT is pretty limited so I started searching and found this wonderful place a few months ago :) Im pretty sure I just like scripting/botting…I mean sure I like the game, but theres something about the power of botting that gives me a hard on. Im sure ill get banned at some point, but ill move on to another game…unless I build an empire ofc ;p This place is magical, pretty sure ill be hooked and contributing for a while :) My leech phase is officially over lol

I want to "reach" the end of this game somehow, but sadly i don't have that much free time to play Runescape by myself, so bot helps out a lot :D

I want to make a ton of rs cash and a few skill capes on the way.

Well because I get tired quickly and my account from -07 is not even over 70 att/str/def yet.. and I'm going on vacation for 2 weeks in a few days.

I find it amusing.
People find playing the game amusing.
I find getting a bot to do the mindless repetitive tasks for me amusing. Also, it's nice checking up on it every now and then. It's just pretty nice seeing "cool, I'm not banned yet. let's keep going n see when/if I do get banned or ragequit."

It's also something to do in your "spare time". Spare time being, I start up the bot and leave it on and that's about it.

I played Runescape back in like 08 and never really got into it because I was young. It put some good memories in my head because 2013 came along and I was thinking about starting up with Runescape again.. I played the actual game for a bit after I came back and then my friend told me his old "war stories" about how he botted back in 2011 or something. Off to powerbot forums I went, looking for a way to set up my gold farm. Struggling with their crappy *shots fired* "scripts", I made a thread looking for help. @Gunner replied to that thread, he helped me out and I started to Skype him.

In no time flat I had a working gold farm, using the most bad ass bot and the [thread=93552]most flawless script[/thread]. I've been going for like 2 months now? I think at least. So yah, returning player turned gold-farmer.

So to answer the question? Money. I love Runescape and I sorta still play it casually but I really enjoy the extra spending cash ;p..

tl;dr: Money is cool.

I started RS about 10 years ago when I was 12. Now I am 22. When I started I met a guy in lumby and we became friends. He gave me a job to mine 1000 iron ore for 10k gold. Me being a beginner did so. Then he assigned me 1000 coal mine for 30k; coal at that time was 200k for 1000. I didn't know prices being a 12 year old. Some stranger was kind enough to make me a bronze set which meant the world to me. Some guy took me to wildy and told me we were going to go see dragons and then says to attack him so he can eat cake because his inventory is too full of food (I didnt know you could drop stuff at the time) so I attacked him and got myself skulled and lost the rune scimmy that I paid my coal minings for.

The first guy who assigned me the jobs gave me other tasks along the way and I thought we were friends until I would log on and I would catch him drop trading items from my bank to his. He had my password because I gave it to him. Two years of runescaping with him and told him to not drop trade my bank anymore. He got pissed and changed my password n account. Cried like hell, probably scarred for life thanks to that guy and went into a 5 years depression being a 12 year old. Quit the game and the name of rs would bring stress upon me at that time. At about 16 I had a friend playing rs so I sent jagex recoveries and they gave the empty account back to me…played for nostalgic reasons after that and I guess what is keeping me going is becoming more and more wealthy in gp and skills than that guy who screwed me over. I don't know what his stats are but suurely having the account back and playing again makes me feel like that void is being refilled. Am happy to runescape and meet people and try new things like learning simba and writing scripts.

Was in computer eng last year at waterloo but switched to management eng so I have coding experience. Joined simba to enjoy coding in action and hopefully make some good friends over time and hear about other people's story.


name of that scum was apocalypse88.

Well I found rsbots.net, bought agility script cause I always liked having that skillcape for some reason.
Since then all I did was botting botting botting just to get all the skillcapes. Later on I discovered there was a big demand for firecapes, powerleveling. so I started a AIO service on pb which went rather great. From that moment I did botting to gain some money. Later I started to gold farm and resell gold. Which made really nice money.

I bot so that one day I can max out and quit… when I say it like that it makes the game pointless.

I play runescape because I'm addicted. I can't quit. From what I've seen no one quits lol they all just take really long breaks. And everytime I'm not playing I always get a feeling that I'm xp wasting. So I bot. I might quit when I max maybe, early if something bad happens lol, or just be a goldfarmer for the hell of it. :P

i like the feeling that if i'm doing something i don't like, then i remember i'm botting it makes me feel a little more productive and better

I am new to botting runescape. The concept of scripting with Simba is intriguing although it may take me awhile to get the syntax down. I started botting on an alt account to test the waters, see what its like. Since there aren't many scripts that cover the areas of gameplay I'm interested in, it seems I'll have to take matters into my own hands eventually. But overall, it was easy to set up and run a Simba script. The ease suggests that the actual scripting shouldn't be horrible. I'll just have to get unlazy and do it. :P

Boredom, mostly. I don't play at all, I've just been writing/using scripts for fun, learning, and to see how far I can get on a bot before it's banned.

Mostly because of nostalgia. It's nice to look back on what were extremely fun times in Middle School even though it's been almost a decade since then.

because playing legit feels like a giant waste of my time and life… I feel pretty mediocre being reduced to clicking and doing the same tedious activity over and over again. When it started interfering with my social life, I came into conflict, because I loved runescape just as much as I loved going out with friends. Botting is a good median between the two, allowing me to have the time I need to go out while providing me resources for when I come back. Also, it's a little bit difficult starting off with 0 GP. The climb to the first couple mils is terrible.

From: aliensexist
because playing legit feels like a giant waste of my time and life… I feel pretty mediocre being reduced to clicking and doing the same tedious activity over and over again. When it started interfering with my social life, I came into conflict, because I loved runescape just as much as I loved going out with friends. Botting is a good median between the two, allowing me to have the time I need to go out while providing me resources for when I come back. Also, it's a little bit difficult starting off with 0 GP. The climb to the first couple mils is terrible.

Gravedigging ~ When someone posts on a very old thread on a forum, it is called gravedigging. Gravedigging is frowned upon because the topic of the thread is usually dead - hence the term gravedigging. Source

From: SlipperyPickle
Gravedigging ~ When someone posts on a very old thread on a forum, it is called gravedigging. Gravedigging is frowned upon because the topic of the thread is usually dead - hence the term gravedigging. Source

I'm sorry. I'm still new to these forums (made the account a month ago, only started being active on forums in the last couple of days), and people keep telling me I'm doing this. I want to be active in the community, but I don't want everyone thinking im a jerk either because I comment on an old thread. How can I be active on the forums without encountering this issue? to me it seems like the difference between leecher and gravedigger is not very transparent.

From: aliensexist
I'm sorry. I'm still new to these forums (made the account a month ago, only started being active on forums in the last couple of days), and people keep telling me I'm doing this. I want to be active in the community, but I don't want everyone thinking im a jerk either because I comment on an old thread. How can I be active on the forums without encountering this issue? to me it seems like the difference between leecher and gravedigger is very transparent.

I think that it's not the problem that you're posting on old threads. The problem is posting on (several) old threads to get your post count up. Be active, but for the right reason.

I see this type of thread that should be occasionally dug up as community's user base changes over time and people with new reasons and opinions may have their view points to offer.

Now, on topic: I bot Runescape because it allows me to do things that I like and enjoy in Runescape while avoiding the awful grinding: I gain the necessary resources and levels to go bossing, pking, do quests and perhaps even finish a couple of harder dungeoneering floors. Levels play a role on its own as well - once I reach 99 in a skill, the "hard work" is over and I have unlocked all the abilities which somehow provides a feeling of satisfaction.

I loved Runescape classic. It was my absolute favorite game. All I wanted to do was play it (I was 11 or 12 when I started). When they released RS2 I was angry, but learned to love that game too. Now RS3 is out and I think it's garbage. I think I just bot now to get all of the money and things I never had back then. I rarely actually play anymore unless it's to PK

Its for the people and friends you get online …

Scripting is a hobby.

The fact that I gain in-game levels/wealth is a bonus - particularly as it means I can spend more of my in-game time on activities I enjoy instead of clicking round an agility course for 5 hours a night.

My main account was recently "manually permanent banned" with seemingly no evidence, and ever since, I have had no motivation to rebuild legit. So now I just bot in f2p (and try to make scripts to goldfarm with), so that I can rebuild.

I get a buzz when I bot (no joke) :D

I prefer the feeling of trying to avoid being caught settings goals that are insane and failing at them over and over again :P

Profit, profit, ni***a I got it.

Also, I love scripting, but mostly profit. :stirthepot:

What: Botting
Why1: Profit
Why2: To be able to play my other games while I make them GPZ.
Why3: I started to like scripting after being able to make my 1st script.

I actually enjoy playing the game legit. However, since I also enjoy scripting I bot for a side income for my main

I bot just because it feels good to cheat.

From: chubeam
I bot just because it feels good to cheat.

wtf man, this is not a good outlook to have

2 thing:

First of all, money.

… but after I met Simba, I decided to focus on programming, as it really helps me with university.

From: J_R
wtf man, this is not a good outlook to have

Haha I meant cheat on games not irl.

From: chubeam
Haha I meant cheat on games not irl.

Still not a very good outlook…

My inner 14 year old giggles with joy when I bot to a 99. It's also just running whenever I'm not using my laptop (mainly when I'm at work) so it's not taking any time from me which is fun.

From: indirectMW
Still not a very good outlook…

The truth is we are all cheaters.. so screw it.:p

I want to be like Zezima<3 haha i'm picking. giving people just starting out you know 1-5m. Something i never had when i started playing 6 years ago. lol. Something to do

From: Wu-Tang Clan
I bot so that one day I can max out and quit… when I say it like that it makes the game pointless.

this

From: P1nky
I don't play anymore, but do plan to. I truly love this game, and I love scripting not for me but for the public, I honestly love when people would give me feedback and use my scripts… Ah the good ole' days. I just wish we had more traffic and users for these scripts that us scripters put handwork and dedication to;

P1nky.

hey, some of us actually post feedback. try srl jr members for your low end scripts that need some love.


I play rs cause I'm bored, came to this site because I want to learn :-D

It all started for me on REI. Reines what a god

STS and Ping checking killed RSC. when STSshell came out it was GG

cant wait til jagex profits plummet more so they reopen RSC so we can all PK :D

what demise said

I've been playing since 2002 lol and I bot because it's Now more of an experimental thing. I have a main account where now, I do slayer and other skilling activities.

It's just a little something else to keep me occupied after everything else, and I'm finding it fun learning to script.

Because I hate runecrafting.

It's a last resort that turns into an addiction every once in a while, I guess making money and just doing anything on runescape passes time, and I guess gives time to think, it's a like a mini- vacation from the real world that I feel necessary to take every once in a while. I haven't played in a while, but some weird aura keeps drawing me back

It pays for membership. I never really bot on my main. The extra money I get is also pretty nice.