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Well, this is a question I've been asking myself recently.

I have botted in the World of Warcraft scene for quite a while now, and the general rule there, no matter what you do, is "never report other botters". However, I don't know what the case is here. So, I want your opinions :P

What do you think about the subject?

My personal view: If I notice someone is autoing, I will report them UNLESS I know they are autoing from my own experiences, or if they actually do something to disguise the fact that they are autoing. In that case, I usually try talking to them until they reply, and then speak to them about it :)

However, Mr. Level 3 Default Character Chopping Yews has a banhammer coming his way, as in communities like this, those are the things that bring our downfall.

So, post your opinion, and if there is a rule for reporting people then please tell me about it.


Edit: Made it sound like I reported everyone I see, that is not the case.

Personally, I never report them.

I don't report them, even if they're default clothes level 3.

Always seemed selfish…"Ill report you for botting, but I'll carry on botting myself".

From: MineOrChop
I don't report them, even if they're default clothes level 3.

Always seemed selfish…"Ill report you for botting, but I'll carry on botting myself".

Exactly. If I were botting as a level 3 default then I think it'd be selfish. However, when members of the botting scene try and keep theirselves hidden so scripts don't get detected as easily and such, people like that really annoy me.

The only thing I always ignore and acknowledge at the same time though, is that by reporting them, JAGeX could always look into the actions they were performing, and if they were using some form of SRL-Members script then that could be fixed. Again, this is unlikely if the script is good enough, but still..

That's my opinion. Also, incoming post edit. I phrased it wrong.

I report the people that deserve to be reported. Like people that are VERY obviously using a bot, or are lvl 3 running around botting.

But if I see someone using the same script as me (easily found if you don't change the auto-responder responses) I usually leave them alone.

Well a little while back during the RSdemon days we had a "bot catcher" script that most of us used to report all of them.
If I see a default level 3 then yes I'm going to report them. Plain and simple, you should NOT be autoing like that.

The ones I ALWAYS report despite my reply up there, are level 3 defs, with a username like "aws8uihdfjsfs2". Quite clearly they do not respect the art of botting in the sense that SRL members and users do.

Fair?

I'm glad to have some more opinions on this :)

For a moment there I thought that I was the only one who ever reported anyone, don't wanna build up hate in a community like this :<

If they're level 3, in default clothing, and autoing stupidly, then yes. I will report them.

From: Zackattk1993
If they're level 3, in default clothing, and autoing stupidly, then yes. I will report them.

I'll be perfectly honest here; I really don't see why people do that.

EDIT: Create default chars, not report others ^^'

If they were a lvl 3 P.O.S. Char that they make just for money nothing else with a name like cake491732 or Dad7163ha or something like that… i'll report them but if they're a higher lvl trying to lvl something they may not have much time to do i'd say let them auto. Skillers for me depend aslong as they're nice not jerks if you can actually talk to them, and then one day see them auto i would let him be, but for those who only want money money money no i'd report.

-BquamB

lol, im i the only one who pressed no? u meanies.

From: the smith400
lol, im i the only one who pressed no? u meanies.

I'm sure more people think that, but they're too lazy to vote :x

When's the last time you all have seen a Lvl 3 default clothes botter with a random name? >_< Ever since the RWT updates in like January I've never seen one.

I report all of them that I see, UNLESS I only see it because I auto myself :)

I never really see any yew bots anymore. Or anything like that, btw.

However, I do generally report people for macroing if they are suspicious, and if they don't respond to questions I ask.

If i wouldn't be lazy report them! Why? They fail at making a stealth script they fail using SRL good if they don't use SRL, they Fail.

This will learn them next time to make it more flawless and stealth :)

~Hermpie

From: Hermpie
This will learn them next time to make it more flawless and stealth :)

Grammatical phale.
This will teach* them to make it more flawless and stealthier next time.

If you are obviously botting, I report. Most of the time, I can tell who's botting and who's not. If they are (pretty well) invisible to the normal player, I ignore them as well =)

Honor among thieves? Maybe ;)

i do srl says we should respect Jagex, we do this as a hobby :)

so report those chinese bots lmao

From: Infintry001
If you are obviously botting, I report. Most of the time, I can tell who's botting and who's not. If they are (pretty well) invisible to the normal player, I ignore them as well =)

Honor among thieves? Maybe ;)

I'd say that's more or less the approach I'd take on it :)

Depends. Is it an account I know? No. Is it using a very publicly abused script? Yes. Is it using 1337 c00l hax and do I know it? No.

Wow, I'm glad to hear your opinions on this! Quite a few votes there :)

i barely never report, but if i see a low lvl doing something required a very high skill (like a lvl 3 chopping yews) default clothing, obviously botting. i report :)
but else if they do it smoothly i just wish them good luck ;)

I dont report

I remember once when I oh so desperately wanted to be a Player Mod….

..now I really couldn't care less :P

a lot of ppl here have player mods, me for example and tbh its crap, occasionally i report now but not often

I report people who I know aren't from srl. :)

When I played legit for a week about 2 weeks ago, I would report lvl 3's chopping yews behind the varrock castle. I know there isn't a script for that here so I could care less. It just bugged me :p

I report level 3 default clothing, people with junky character names, and people who are OBVIOUSLY botting, but that's it.

From: sandos1234
a lot of ppl here have player mods, me for example and tbh its crap, occasionally i report now but not often

I just wanted it for the crown. :]

Im on the fence with this 1, kinda hard to ban some1 when ur doing the exact same

report other boters and jegex r more likley to find out how bots work.

From: jakeyboy29
report other boters and jegex r more likley to find out how bots work.

Which is why you only report the obvious ones ^_^

Legits would report them anyway :<

I report level three's cos I dont see the point.
Level 3's simply highlight how much autoing goes on and makes it harded on the ones who know how NOT to get caught.

From: xlumination
I report level three's cos I dont see the point.
Level 3's simply highlight how much autoing goes on and makes it harded on the ones who know how NOT to get caught.

Hmm… yeah, good point. :\

I honestly haven't seen any level:3's except for legitimate skilling players in the past month. Ever since the latest updates.

I report if I can tell ;).

Like almost everyone else here I have kept with the etiquette of reporting all of the level 3 defaults from the old school days with RSD. Why would anybody have default clothes and bot I have no clue. I mean there is even a randomize appearance button now on the character creator.

if they suck,are careless,ignorant, and / or are stupid enough to be obvious, report their dumb-asses

Wow :/

This is the first time I've made a thread on a forum that's lasted for more than a few days :P

Would you report yourself? I would not, so how could I go about doing it to someone else?

From: MineOrChop
I don't report them, even if they're default clothes level 3.

Always seemed selfish…"Ill report you for botting, but I'll carry on botting myself".

I totally agree with this I mean it's pretty sarcastic if you report a botter, while you bot yourself…

From: mathiasverbert
I totally agree with this I mean it's pretty sarcastic if you report a botter, while you bot yourself…

Yes, you bot yourself, but at least you try to disguise that fact :P

It's not sarcastic if you report a botter while you bot yourself.

If you were careful enough to where people couldn't tell you're autoing, you're fine.

But, if they WEREN'T careful enough to do so, report them.

I normally report when I see like the 12 level 3's woodcutting yews all at the same tree. Overly obvious.

I believe that "script kiddies" should definitly be reported.

What are script kiddies? They tend to be little kids (or morons :)) that run around, leach scripts, and simply abuse them. Quite simply, by doing such, they disrespect the community and effort that has been put into the scripts. Also, the sooner they are banned, the less data Jagex will have to pull off of them about.

Who falls into this category? The people that make it obvious that they are botting. Now, I'm not talking about the ones that I can spot out, but rather the botters that an everyday player could spot out.

From: Gavril
I believe that "script kiddies" should definitly be reported.

What are script kiddies? They tend to be little kids (or morons :)) that run around, leach scripts, and simply abuse them. Quite simply, by doing such, they disrespect the community and effort that has been put into the scripts. Also, the sooner they are banned, the less data Jagex will have to pull off of them about.

Who falls into this category? The people that make it obvious that they are botting. Now, I'm not talking about the ones that I can spot out, but rather the botters that an everyday player could spot out.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a script kiddie basically someone who considers themself to be a hacker but can't create their own tools to do things with..?

Secondly, you have a really good point there. :)

Yes, to your first point.

They can't create their own scripts (or they don't want to learn), and leech it. Then they abuse it by not setting up their player's combat correctly.

I'll always report a bot, regardless. If you script is bad enough that I can tell you are autoing then you haven't worked hard enough.

Besides that, the less bots there are, the higher the price I get on my goods. I don't know if it is morally the right thing to do, but it economically the right thing to do :D.

From: boberman
I'll always report a bot, regardless. If you script is bad enough that I can tell you are autoing then you haven't worked hard enough.

Besides that, the less bots there are, the higher the price I get on my goods. I don't know if it is morally the right thing to do, but it economically the right thing to do :D.

Yeah, I guess that is another good point :P

Personally, I report autoers.
If I can tell that they are botting, then they deserve to be banned and taught a lesson.

'Specially if they're gold farmers.

From: Drew
Personally, I report autoers.
If I can tell that they are botting, then they deserve to be banned and taught a lesson.

'Specially if they're gold farmers.

True to that, but don't gold farmers farm the legit way?
Just wondering.

well i see loads of bots it depends if they look like bots i saw some1 called scar292 well its a bit clear that he will macro sooner or later but i never reported him because of the fact he was a high lvled bot

From: pur3b100d
well i see loads of bots it depends if they look like bots i saw some1 called scar292 well its a bit clear that he will macro sooner or later but i never reported him because of the fact he was a high lvled bot

What if they named their character after the actual word scar, and not SCAR?

personally i don't report them, but i think it might be ok to report the obvious ones lol

I usually don't, especially since I do myself. But, if they are just being stupid about it, then I will.

I would report them if they were lvl 3 in default clothes,
This shows that they did not take the time to properly set up an army, and deserves to be banned(I mean c'mon, how hard is it to press "random" when you create your character?:)). That is just my point of view. Auto right or get banned.


\±/EliteHacker\±/

I'd say report. It will just make us get better at not getting banned. Therefore, you are respecting the game that let's us keep our hobby and still helping the community!

That's rather hypocrite

I don't agree with it.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw bricks.

It's not hypocritical. If you didn't take the time to make your autoer look normal, and/or make the script humanistic, then you don't deserve to continue autoing.

In my mind its only right to report those disgusting gold farmers who ruined the game in the first place and not reporting the innocent scar users. but I have not a clue how to tell the diff so for now its a no.

I only report such users with names like 'qwfdt5124' or 'wizzuppwns' and such and if there are people who are below 10 combat w/ default clothes

I miss all those lvl 3's crowding around a yew tree. There were thousands of them at one. Thats what inspired me to auto :)

Easy, If the bot don't reply to me its a bad script, then they deserve the ban hammer.

I would report them if they are not botting smart.
All my bots are level 60+, wearing rune armor, and they always have an original name. :]

Wow! I've been AFK quite a lot recently and I just came back and saw this has become much more popular :p

Thanks for all the opinions guys!

From: N1ke!
Easy, If the bot don't reply to me its a bad script, then they deserve the ban hammer.

i total agree with your opinion!
couldn't have said it better myself ;)

i've found that many botters will say the same thing when you say like "level" or something.. but I never report them because thats not fair, runescape is ment for botting :P.

When you can detect if somebody if autoing, it is right to report them.
I never report autoers, except for the level three ones, though.

I only report ones that are botting badly, like a lot of other people. Level 3, default clothes, non-original name = report.

Sometimes it is okay to report other autoers, if all they do is auto from 3 because they should play Runescape by them selves and get their own levels up.