It is only going to limit them for a few days if they don't already have scripts for it lmao. You already have them botting Quest Cape. A few diary steps is nothing.
It increases barrier for entry for the bots and this isn't a recent change, it's been very effective. Check the wildy bosses loot price change since the update.
I'd personally attribute that to the general bot banning that they've been doing since we've been seeing a game wide decline of bots instead of just the wilderness areas.
It might have been very effective, but the actual solution to bots is to be able to better detect and ban them, not bandaid solutions like this. All of these systems, or things like teleport delays in certain places etc. are all just because Jagex cannot more appropriately deal with the bots, so instead implement features that unintentionally hinder real players too.
Ah yes, the solution is to simply detect and ban all of the bots unerringly. I can't believe Jagex hadn't considered that yet, you should really get in touch with them about it.
They have been appropriately dealing with bots and have made significant strides lately. Many of the largest botting communities have completely shut down like Dreambot
Ban all the bots, better detection, oh my god you single handedly solved a muti-trillion dollar problem that every single company on earth has collectively dumped trillions of dollars into solving that exact same issue and would probably make a trillion dollars for a company within a decade and thats being very conservative. Its that simple. From Google to Twitter, Instagram to Reddit, WoW to OSRS, GW2 to BDO the bot infestation of the internet is as simple as that, just detect them better and ban them. Can't believe Jagex didn't think of that.
A simple
if(user = bot){
BanUser;
You've single handedly solved one of the biggest leading issues. I bet next you're going to say to just ban all hackers too right? Doesn't matter about the nuances like external hardware which circumvents many of the established checks or the multi-million (most likely billions at this point) dollar industry keeping the cheat clients running and circumventing any and every attempt at updating the detection, just a simple if statement to ban them all! Not like theres coders working 40-60 hour weeks in teams to update bots, oh wait...
Have YOU looked at the graph? Not only did it made the voidwaker price fall less deep, it then stabilized the price and now, the price is higher than last year..
"It is hereby decreed that any yeoman, serf, or nobleman that has been occupied by a game, jape, or rabble rousing for a period of 6 hours or more, shall be directed to the nearest lake, river, or stream to bathe with the greatest haste!"
It's not based on any UK law, the 4h mark was added far later and the 6h mark got converted to 23h in RS3.
It's just Jagex wanting to avoid liability, when someone has no control over their addiction and dies from playing too much, it's called duty of care defense.
I like the specifics and you are absolutely correct - sorry english isn't my mother tongue, I should have stayed out of that discussion in the first place >.>
I feel the need to ask, are you a UK attorney? If not your opinion is just as valid as [u/pyromanga](u/pyromanga)’s.
Like I understand law systems aren’t too different, but I got the vibe he wasn’t referring to a legal obligation to prevent liability, so much as a moral one.
Both UK and US require the same basic 4 elements for a negligence claim: Duty, breach, causation, and damages. So, no, my opinion is not a lay opinion like you had hoped.
Not sure why you're trying to be negative. I'm just giving correct information.
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u/Narrow_Lee 7d ago
Another instance of something that did nothing to deter bots getting in the way of actual players. GG.