Evidence of bots
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Evidence of bots is when you see macros and see through them using methods of checking, as shown below. Please remember, no matter what type of bot they are, you can make the RuneScape community better, by reporting suspected bots under Rule 7, and possibly getting them permanently banned if they are guilty. Note that due to recent updates, bots are increasingly rare.
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[edit] The Regular Bot
A way to get evidence against these bots is to simply talk to the bot. Something like
- Hi xiaojia08089 how's it going?
- Not going to answer :( ?
- Lol are you a bot?
By this point if they haven't answered the answer is most likely yes. With a classical bot name, a classical bot look, and they're not responding, they are either a sweatshop worker, a bot, or really lethargic, either way report them under Rule 7. Note that some bots have been seen periodically saying things such as "." or "Thanks for your help ^.^".
REMEMBER THAT IT IS NOT AGAINST ANY RUNESCAPE RULES TO IGNORE OR BLOCK THE CHAT!
Tasks one of these bots could be doing is:
- Woodcutting (These were the most commonly seen bots in free-to-play worlds)
- Fishing
- Mining
- Green Dragon killing
- Ranging
- Plank making
- Buying from a limited stock shop (now obsolete)
[edit] Strange Names
Usually, an easy way to identify a bot is by its name. Their names are usually either something of Asian origin, like Xiang473, or a difficult-to-spell name, like pwjrqstrnstt. This is because they want it to be difficult to report them, as many players would easily misspell the name. Many autoers also use multiple accounts at the same time and the accounts often have similar names like gtrsd1, gtrsd2, gtrsd3 and so on. If you spot a bunch of accounts like that, they are most likely macros.
[edit] Autotalkers
If a user is repeating a really big sentence faster then you believe anyone in the world can type, something like 3000 words per minute, report them under Rule 1. This is an Autotalker and they are violating rule 1. Mostly this is used as a method of selling an item. Something like:
- Selling 100k p ess 100 gp each 1k+ amounts ~noobautoer
- This will repeat many times over and over, most of the time twice per second or once per two seconds. This will make it never go away or reappear just after it disappears.
Autotalkers are also made for spamming up the chat box, often by means of advertising illegal sites. This can also be reported under Rule 7.
Autotalkers are seen in crowded or packed places, such as World 1 or World 2.
NOTE: Player moderators can mute autotalkers, but may not. Do not ask them to, and do not bother them with this information. Just report the autoer and move on.
[edit] Head Gold Farmer
If you see a person walk up to a bot, and they trade the bot, having the same weird type of name, and there are a mass of bots trading with him, this is most likely a head gold farmer. If he ignores you or any of your trade requests report them for either Rule 12, real-world item trading, or Rule 7, macroing.
Note: This occassion is extremely rare.
[edit] Gold Farming Sweatshop Workers
These are people, in "sweatshops" who work all day doing a simple task like woodcutting, fishing, mining, etc. over and over 12-18 hours a day or longer. They get minimal pay and work all day so it is considered a sweatshop. These players are reportable. These players should be reported under Rule 7. Many players report these accounts under Rule 12 but they do not actually do the real-world item trading, so they will not get banned for Rule 12. Due to recent updates by Jagex to combat real-world trading, it is now extremely rare to see sweatshop workers in the game.
