Banned 5 months ago for botting, never knew because I don't even play RS3 lol

[Harvest]

Got banned five months ago. The reason why I'm saying this now instead of then is because I don't even play this crappy version much less bot in it.

Jagex has incredibly weak security and bot management and has been infested with gold sellers and bots since its inception. They have a "Genius Irrefutable AI" that will ban anyone bot or otherwise at any time. This is the SECOND time this has happened in the last 2 years.

The worst thing is how cocky they are. They don't work on innocent until proven guilty or even guilty until proven innocent. its "Guilty because we know, we have our methods and we know what you did" Oh I bet, and with all the bots running around at this very moment large enough to be a quarter cut of the player base.

Maybe my account was stolen and actually used for botting? Maybe, but that is just a whole other issue to demonstrate the incompetence. I know account stealing is rampant in this game and I can assure you I'm not doing anything stupid with my information. I have never ever lost a mmo account for even a moment aside from this game and twice in a year.

Edit: Forgot to mention this is actually the second time this has happened. I was banned back in 2014 for "Macroing" and Honestly didn't even know because I quit playing runescape back in early highschool way before that. Appealed for my account in 2020 even though It was "A major ban they were certain I did" They unbanned me anyways saying that "After all this time they're sure I've learned my lesson and read the rules" only to be banned the next year for the same ♥♥♥♥ I already quit RS3 a month or so into 2020 and definetly quit when osrs came to steam when I saw what the game turned into so I dunno how I could've even been there to bot anything..

Play it if you want but I'm warning ya'll but don't buy anything.... Your account can and will be compromised and nothing you buy is certain to be retained your password and information is hung like clothes out to dry in jagex's hands.

[Harvest]

I've been playing Osrs on steam since it came out. Its been a lovely time and a lot of work but I do my best to be Honorable to the intended game. I don't bot or cheat because the experience is all I'm here for.
But honestly if this this is how they treat players I can see why people do it. Why waste months or years in this game doing it the right way and being an upstanding player if at any time, and any day you can be tried as as a bad player with no chance of appeal.

If I was some max level player and I was banned improperly like I was now. the only "lesson" I'd learn is to either not play the game at all or to bot in it the second time around. Why turn away from botting if your just going to be tried as one at any time anyways.

[Harvest]

Originally posted by Tommy Wiseau:

Posting here does nothing for you.

It warns people who are hopefully not too lost in this game about the investing too much into it. That's what I care about.

[KingJacko]

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

Originally posted by Tommy Wiseau:

Posting here does nothing for you.

It warns people who are hopefully not too lost in this game about the investing too much into it. That's what I care about.

You're just as sure of your statements as you think Jagex is of banning players, with the same amount of proof, yet you only see a problem in one of those situations. Okayyyyyy...

[Harvest]

Originally posted by KingJacko:

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

It warns people who are hopefully not too lost in this game about the investing too much into it. That's what I care about.

You're just as sure of your statements as you think Jagex is of banning players, with the same amount of proof, yet you only see a problem in one of those situations. Okayyyyyy...

I don't even understand what you mean by that. I just said be aware that ownership of your account and keeping the things you invest in are especially fragile with this company in particular. They are just as bad at dealing with bad actors in their game as they are at keeping your account safe from them.

[the evil one]

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

Originally posted by KingJacko:

You're just as sure of your statements as you think Jagex is of banning players, with the same amount of proof, yet you only see a problem in one of those situations. Okayyyyyy...

I don't even understand what you mean by that. I just said be aware that ownership of your account and keeping the things you invest in are especially fragile with this company in particular. They are just as bad at dealing with bad actors in their game as they are at keeping your account safe from them.

Basically jagex are sure you botted, you're sure you didn't
No offence but why would anyone believe you over them

[Harvest]

Originally posted by the evil one:

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

I don't even understand what you mean by that. I just said be aware that ownership of your account and keeping the things you invest in are especially fragile with this company in particular. They are just as bad at dealing with bad actors in their game as they are at keeping your account safe from them.

Basically jagex are sure you botted, you're sure you didn't
No offence but why would anyone believe you over them

Well I'd expect making a statement like this would attract the fanboys who'd come to its defence. Not saying that is you or anything.
"Jagex are sure I botted, why would anyone believe you over them"
Uh the fact that I'm pretty sure jagex doesn't know anything about who's botting or not. They have automated systems to "hunt bots" which obviously doesn't when you go to any F2P server. I know fanboys tend to victim blame but one day, any day now you may find yourself making this very same post with some other guy calling your ♥♥♥♥. I used to be you.

I didn't come here for your belief I came to warn any new people who think it'll be a good idea to invest in this game. Jagex needs to have better appeal and to stop being cocky and talking about how efficient and certain they're automated system is because if it was nearly half as good as they make it out to be, both runescapes wouldn't' be neck deep in bots every year

[Harvest]

Forgot to mention this is actually the second time this has happened. I was banned back in 2014 for "Macroing" and Honestly didn't even know because I quit playing runescape back in early highschool way before that. Appealed for my account in 2020 even though It was "A major ban they were certain I did" They unbanned me anyways saying that "After all this time they're sure I've learned my lesson and read the rules" only to be banned the next year for the same ♥♥♥♥ I already quit RS3 a month or so after the unban and definetly quit when osrs came to steam when I saw what the game (RS3) turned into so I dunno how I could've even been there to bot anything..
The only reason why I even knew I was banned here since august was because I bought bonds today and accidentally sent one to one of my RS3 accounts and stumbled upon this.

[Zach]

account was likely hijacked and used to bot or gold farm. I'd suggest next time you use 2fa and have a strong password on your rs account, steam account, email.

[XcypherX]

Originally posted by the evil one:

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

I don't even understand what you mean by that. I just said be aware that ownership of your account and keeping the things you invest in are especially fragile with this company in particular. They are just as bad at dealing with bad actors in their game as they are at keeping your account safe from them.

Basically jagex are sure you botted, you're sure you didn't
No offence but why would anyone believe you over them

yea and on top of it he was banned twice in a year iv been here since classic and yet to have been banned for anything so if he was benned then its for what they said. noway would they make a mistake twice. but i will say they are pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥ for the way they jump up in price after new owner took over so it goes to show this owner is greedy and all about money. and that coming from someone that payed for around 10 12 years membership.

[the evil one]

Originally posted by XcypherX:

Originally posted by the evil one:

Basically jagex are sure you botted, you're sure you didn't
No offence but why would anyone believe you over them

yea and on top of it he was banned twice in a year iv been here since classic and yet to have been banned for anything so if he was benned then its for what they said. noway would they make a mistake twice. but i will say they are pretty ♥♥♥♥♥♥ for the way they jump up in price after new owner took over so it goes to show this owner is greedy and all about money. and that coming from someone that payed for around 10 12 years membership.

Yep the game is def a cash grab in recent months
Very cynical attempt to mass sell keys/bonds with "rare" item events
almost like they want to encourage RWT with these items

The OP's story has holes in it , but can't see how's it jagex's fault IF he did get hacked
The story doesn't add up though anyway

[Harvest]

Originally posted by Deku_Scrub0:

Authenticator your steam and runescape account. Quit watching pr0n.

Originally posted by glue sniffer:

account was likely hijacked and used to bot or gold farm. I'd suggest next time you use 2fa and have a strong password on your rs account, steam account, email.

Okay.. My Steam is 2fa and according to them there hasn't been any weird logins from anywhere else. But you don't need steam to log into a account that's linked to steam? Can you not log in using other methods on jagex's side?

Originally posted by XcypherX:

The account that was banned was my first one ever, from middle school, 13 years running. If I was to become a botter do you think I would jeopardise such a sentimental account? For the crappy version of RS? A crapper version I have yet to play more then https://i.imgur.com/tuwdBMS.png 28 hours on? If this was a good game I'd have much more hours on you'd have more probable cause but why the hell would I bot RS3.

[XcypherX]

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

Originally posted by Deku_Scrub0:

Authenticator your steam and runescape account. Quit watching pr0n.

Originally posted by glue sniffer:

account was likely hijacked and used to bot or gold farm. I'd suggest next time you use 2fa and have a strong password on your rs account, steam account, email.

Okay.. My Steam is 2fa and according to them there hasn't been any weird logins from anywhere else. But you don't need steam to log into a account that's linked to steam? Can you not log in using other methods on jagex's side?

Originally posted by XcypherX:

The account that was banned was my first one ever, from middle school, 13 years running. If I was to become a botter do you think I would jeopardise such a sentimental account? For the crappy version of RS? A crapper version I have yet to play more then https://i.imgur.com/tuwdBMS.png 28 hours on? If this was a good game I'd have much more hours on you'd have more probable cause but why the hell would I bot RS3.

then you need to write them but if you never played it then why be bothered by it i could care less if it was me.

[Harvest]

Originally posted by the evil one:

The OP's story has holes in it , but can't see how's it jagex's fault IF he did get hacked
The story doesn't add up though anyway [/quote]

Yea yea the victim blaming. Over a company that has never had compromised accounts or botting issues yet. My runescape passwords are more secure then any other mmo I've dealt with its literally randomly made 11 string of ♥♥♥♥ especially after the first time. I don't even know what it is unless I look at my notes which are not on my computer. I have never been hacked in wow, in xiv, in guild wars, in anything else. If I was hacked, which I must've been since I wasn't even playing during the time accused, Its on them.

Tinfoil theory, maybe Jagex kills a random account here or there on purpose knowing a lot of the player base is vicitm blaming, jagex defending, coping die-hards that'll just make another and start again.

[Harvest]

Originally posted by XcypherX:

then you need to write them but if you never played it then why be bothered by it i could care less if it was me.

I sent an appeal in the guise of a different problem. But how to a talk to someone officially? They seem quite arrogant with their fingers in their ears over appeals they're "certain about"

I don't entirely care about the account problem. I came here to voice a concern on the only platform I can, if I got my account back, I still wouldn't play it but I know some people here do care about their accounts and would be even more devastated if it happened to them.

[XcypherX]

Originally posted by The Weeb Eater:

Originally posted by XcypherX:

then you need to write them but if you never played it then why be bothered by it i could care less if it was me.

I sent an appeal in the guise of a different problem. But how to a talk to someone officially? They seem quite arrogant with their fingers in their ears over appeals they're "certain about"

I don't entirely care about the account problem. I came here to voice a concern on the only platform I can, if I got my account back, I still wouldn't play it but I know some people here do care about their accounts and would be even more devastated if it happened to them.

true.