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Hello everyone, thank you for stopping by. I have been searching and testing the last couple of weeks to gather as good of an understanding as I possibly can about how the bot detection system works. We all know it's a pretty well-guarded secret. I have talked to many different bot authors across multiple forums, including different gold farmers... Most, as you can understand, were pretty hesitant and didn't give me as much. I am not here to start a debate, I am here to give my opinion and some of my tips that I have developed from the guide located here on the website at the top of the guides section and things that I believe can help lessen the odds of your account being banned. I have also been doing some different testing regarding new accounts, time played, and a few other variables.
1) Time & Account Age Botting : We all know this is a massive factor, we want xp and gp. How much is too much? Unfortunately, this question can't be answered definitively for everyone. This also depends on the quality of the bot you are using. 3-5 hours is what I would consider to be very safe on most standard accounts, but bearing in mind new accounts as most of you know are subject to more scrutiny from Jagex. Most of my time botting during testing involved intervals from 6-8 hours a day with high quality mostly premium scripts, out of 3 accounts I still have 3 remaining. Some of the highlights are: 95 firemaking, 83 fletching, and 74 smithing. I've been running these accounts approximately 3 weeks with total success.
I have not been able to test Account Age as a factor, however; I have read from lots of different sources that this can help prolong your account from being banned, or it will help you remain more under the radar than a typical account fresh of the island. I do not have independent testing done in order to prove this so please take this with a grain of salt. But, I do strongly believe this could be one of the many factors that can affect an account.
2) Quest Points: This more opinionated than the rest of the guide so please bear that in mind if you choose to read this section. Over these 3 accounts, I have completed some of the most simple quests... Doric's Quest, Cook's Assistant, Imp Catcher, Rome & Juliet, Witch's Potion, mostly by hand. I have to say I feel a lot more confident botting with a few quests out of the way. Perhaps it's just my mere opinion, but it makes me feel like the account is more legitimate as a whole. As well, a majority of bots do not do quests. Some do, and some do a great job at it, but typically skilling and gp is the primary function of botting. I also completed Dwarf's Cannon for Cannon Ball money making.
3) Interval Skilling: The last time I was banned was when I was using a hunter script from a long time ago... I got really carried away with one skill and that's why my account got banned. On these accounts, I like to switch a skill every 30-60 minutes but sometimes less often. I find that this is also a recommended tip among others throughout the interwebs. The other night, I botted 2 hours of agility, did 2 quests, knocked out 2 hours of wintertodt, did some legit cannon balls for an hour and called it good. This is an example of keeping the interval skilling involved. Bots don't switch skills (humans do) and ultimately this isn't a feature I think any bots will have in the near future. (I might be wrong)
4) IP Address / MAC Profiling: I don't know how heavily Jagex uses IP's anymore.. But, I have seen this thrown around multiple different places so I personally think it's best to error on the caution. I think Mac Profiling may be more designated for gold farmers based on the following scenario: Student A plays runescape in his university a lot, but he doesn't bot. Student B, and C, are gold farmers at this university. Jagex investigates and finds that student B and C are non-legit, while student A doesn't appear to be botting. Jagex wants to flag this IP, but would player A still get flagged? It's not rocket science to make some reports about IP addresses and what Mac they may be using... I can't say for certain on the Mac thing, nor the IP because I do not have first-hand experience with it.
5) Breaking: Maybe I will sound like an idiot saying this, but am I the only one that thinks play an hour take 10 minute - 15 minute break looks fake as shit? Why not break for 40-60 minutes? Or, leave the account off for 3 hours. I typically bot in the morning and lunch, then I break all evening and into sleep or if I do login... I hang out and talk with some friends at the GE doing a little flipping. I also like to refrain from playing during Jagex working hours to avoid a manual ban, but I do realize they collect evidence outside of this. I just prefer not too, it is totally up to you what to do with your account.
6) Playing for Fun? Or for Profit?: This is primarily for the people playing for fun.. Nothing against the profit guys but this last one is for the people botting for achieve goals in the game and have fun... I love nothing more than being able to do a little grindscape.. I don't bot every day, I have recently on these accounts, but in reality there's no point botting every day.. I think you should still have fun and do other things than bot some people do, but I also think some people get too carried away with botting. As we speak I am doing a little cooking, not necessarily for the gains, but just for the fun of it... I think if you are more about it for the fun, taking a day off every once in awhile could signifcantly prolong the life of your account.
In closing thoughts, I'd like to say to keep things as safe as possible bot for 3-4 hours a day or less. Switch up your skills, take good breaks, quest, don't bot everyday. Use premium scripts if you are able, but if not you can still bot and do well. No good thieving script? Do some thieving. High ban wcing scripts? Do a little woodcutting... I believe the bans for most main accounts is very altrustic meaning that Jagex hand-bans a lot of people after reviewing numbers... I do believe some legitimate players do get falsely banned. There are records of it on YouTube, and some bans are reversed.
1) Time & Account Age Botting : We all know this is a massive factor, we want xp and gp. How much is too much? Unfortunately, this question can't be answered definitively for everyone. This also depends on the quality of the bot you are using. 3-5 hours is what I would consider to be very safe on most standard accounts, but bearing in mind new accounts as most of you know are subject to more scrutiny from Jagex. Most of my time botting during testing involved intervals from 6-8 hours a day with high quality mostly premium scripts, out of 3 accounts I still have 3 remaining. Some of the highlights are: 95 firemaking, 83 fletching, and 74 smithing. I've been running these accounts approximately 3 weeks with total success.
I have not been able to test Account Age as a factor, however; I have read from lots of different sources that this can help prolong your account from being banned, or it will help you remain more under the radar than a typical account fresh of the island. I do not have independent testing done in order to prove this so please take this with a grain of salt. But, I do strongly believe this could be one of the many factors that can affect an account.
2) Quest Points: This more opinionated than the rest of the guide so please bear that in mind if you choose to read this section. Over these 3 accounts, I have completed some of the most simple quests... Doric's Quest, Cook's Assistant, Imp Catcher, Rome & Juliet, Witch's Potion, mostly by hand. I have to say I feel a lot more confident botting with a few quests out of the way. Perhaps it's just my mere opinion, but it makes me feel like the account is more legitimate as a whole. As well, a majority of bots do not do quests. Some do, and some do a great job at it, but typically skilling and gp is the primary function of botting. I also completed Dwarf's Cannon for Cannon Ball money making.
3) Interval Skilling: The last time I was banned was when I was using a hunter script from a long time ago... I got really carried away with one skill and that's why my account got banned. On these accounts, I like to switch a skill every 30-60 minutes but sometimes less often. I find that this is also a recommended tip among others throughout the interwebs. The other night, I botted 2 hours of agility, did 2 quests, knocked out 2 hours of wintertodt, did some legit cannon balls for an hour and called it good. This is an example of keeping the interval skilling involved. Bots don't switch skills (humans do) and ultimately this isn't a feature I think any bots will have in the near future. (I might be wrong)
4) IP Address / MAC Profiling: I don't know how heavily Jagex uses IP's anymore.. But, I have seen this thrown around multiple different places so I personally think it's best to error on the caution. I think Mac Profiling may be more designated for gold farmers based on the following scenario: Student A plays runescape in his university a lot, but he doesn't bot. Student B, and C, are gold farmers at this university. Jagex investigates and finds that student B and C are non-legit, while student A doesn't appear to be botting. Jagex wants to flag this IP, but would player A still get flagged? It's not rocket science to make some reports about IP addresses and what Mac they may be using... I can't say for certain on the Mac thing, nor the IP because I do not have first-hand experience with it.
5) Breaking: Maybe I will sound like an idiot saying this, but am I the only one that thinks play an hour take 10 minute - 15 minute break looks fake as shit? Why not break for 40-60 minutes? Or, leave the account off for 3 hours. I typically bot in the morning and lunch, then I break all evening and into sleep or if I do login... I hang out and talk with some friends at the GE doing a little flipping. I also like to refrain from playing during Jagex working hours to avoid a manual ban, but I do realize they collect evidence outside of this. I just prefer not too, it is totally up to you what to do with your account.
6) Playing for Fun? Or for Profit?: This is primarily for the people playing for fun.. Nothing against the profit guys but this last one is for the people botting for achieve goals in the game and have fun... I love nothing more than being able to do a little grindscape.. I don't bot every day, I have recently on these accounts, but in reality there's no point botting every day.. I think you should still have fun and do other things than bot some people do, but I also think some people get too carried away with botting. As we speak I am doing a little cooking, not necessarily for the gains, but just for the fun of it... I think if you are more about it for the fun, taking a day off every once in awhile could signifcantly prolong the life of your account.
In closing thoughts, I'd like to say to keep things as safe as possible bot for 3-4 hours a day or less. Switch up your skills, take good breaks, quest, don't bot everyday. Use premium scripts if you are able, but if not you can still bot and do well. No good thieving script? Do some thieving. High ban wcing scripts? Do a little woodcutting... I believe the bans for most main accounts is very altrustic meaning that Jagex hand-bans a lot of people after reviewing numbers... I do believe some legitimate players do get falsely banned. There are records of it on YouTube, and some bans are reversed.
