I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge creative efforts by Jagex to get rid of bots, given all the grief I’ve thrown at the company over the past year or so. In today’s update on Runescape, Jagex specifically targets gold farmers automating the killing of frost dragons, a lucrative money maker for high level players. A few changes to note:
- There is a bone pile in the corner of the map, which cannot be reached. The idea is that a bot will keep trying to reach the bones.
- Dragons now have a new attack, where the player must stop attacking or be damaged.
Jagex notes that this is just the first of many planned updates to beat bots. I have a feeling that this system will be beaten within a week, but it’s good to see that the company is making changes that do not involve either restricting players or trumpeting ineffective ban numbers.
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