After some little playing on a new runescape account I've started, my computer was lagging, something that doesn't happen very often when I'm on runescape. I told myself that I must have played too much on it, and the computer got overheated. I then proceed to close some other windows, but the problem still would not go away completely for that night. But as I logged on today - and with a freshly cold computer this time, guess what - within minutes my computer started lagging again!, right after playing on a f2p world. I soon figured that it was because of that pesky ad - a Mazda car ad ... and it was pretty frustrating as well - the screen in rs was updating movement every 10 seconds for me. Let me tall you what - it's not uncommon however that there have been slow connection issuesin runescape due to ads Here are some ways in which ads might annoy you and ways that you can avoid them.
The ads on top of the f2p runescape playing screen usually change every few minutes. If you're a f2p player, you might have noticed for instance that when ads are rotating at the same time as you were typing a message to your friend and attempting to erase the last word you typed, you might get logged out accidentally and even die if you happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. And dying from this also happened to me some few rare times - (probably because I happen to be on the wilderness/pvp quite a lot:)
When an ad rotates, this causes the page to somehow refresh, and when you press that backspace, it orders your browser to go back one time on the page. If you notice that ads are rotating then click once at least with your cursor inside the actual game frame, this way when you do a backspace it will instruct the game engine to do a backspace; example erasing a word you're writing. When an ad change happens and you don't click first within the game before pressing backspace, you instruct the webpage and browser to refresh the whole page or go back - not the game engine, so watch out for this.
Though being that vigilant is not always possible, since we are not focused on the ad much when playing. Another alternative for that would be to play runescape on other Jagex-approved runescape playing sites that do not have rotating ads. A good one in there would be Miniclip. Today I can say that I played runescape there without any lag. There was one simple, small in size, non flashing and non rotating ad that really made it smooth. Beware though, only play and enter your account details on the pre-approved partner sites from Jagex and check the url twice to make sure you're not entering your info at the wrong places.
Another effective way to play runescape without lag is to uninstall the adobe flash player, or play with an old version of adaobe flash that won't make the ads show up. Ads on Runescape are served on through the adobe flash player, so if you don't have it then you won't see anything I guess or no rotations. Also a lot of schools and other public places have computers without flash, and if I recall well, I didn't have problems playing runescape on those.
Lastly is ad blockers. I say don't go too far with this, especially when you could download a keylogger, spyware and whatnot without knowing. Jagex also mentions that it's against their rules to put an ad blocker - rule 15 if I remember well ; not sure if they can find you're using one but I wouldn't risk getting some unnecessary attention from jagex for something as meaningless as blocking ads. The easiest and quickest solution in my opinion if you're having lagging issues due to rotating ads or ads too big in size or animation (like it was the case with the Mazda ad) then I suggest you check out the partner websites of jagex i talked about earlier - one that worked for me today was miniclip.
Most of the lagging problems you would have when playing runescape I say would be because of ads. However if you are still lagging, then here are some other things you can do ;
Close most or all browser windows other than that of runescape. Video oriented sites like Youtube, or sites with excessive popups and animations can also slow your computer more.
You can also go into a world that is the closest from your location as well as he lowest crowded you can find.
If you have large games installed in your computer that you don't play anymore then deleting them could help. If your PC's memory is full in general then it can also be a factor.
Does your laptop/computer have a good ventilation system? If you hear it struggling to get air in and out then I suggest you put two books under your computer/laptop in a strategic manner to make it easier to ventilate.
If your laptop is still laggy and too hot then go ahead and put it in the fridge for a little while =D. - This tip was sort of a joke, but if you're to the point where you would do it, then I really suggest you stop playin runescape for a little bit - it won't hurt.
So I hope you enjoyed it and found some ways to lag less. That was a non-exhaustive list of ways to reduce lagging in runescape, if you have any other tips then please share them below in the comments section and I might put it up here.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Runescape Graphics are too Beautifull!
It's been a little while I've logged in Runescape as you can tell, and I come to find that the graphics in runescape are too beautiful seriously. Worse even, there is no way to go back to the previously more square-like graphics. Furthermore, it seems to have slowed the game, or at least for me. The game is somewhat less responsive than before when playing from my computer.
What games really need in my point of view is content, not graphics. The game of chess for example is amongst the world's most played games in real life but also on the internet - if a game has a nice concept then the graphics won't matter. And when my friend calls me to play on his icebox 360 or whatever you call it, I still can't find that old fun I had with the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation one classics.
I don't know how many of you got fooled by Jagex's graphic updates. Graphic updates are not game improving updates, they are merely there to seduce new graphic-hungry players that are discovering the game. And by the way, speaking of discovering games, I was just thinking of playing runescape classic since the wilderness is still there at least, the good old wildy as we know it. But aparently there are a few requirements including that your account must have been created in 2005 or so. So I will look deeper into it and make a new post sometime soon about joining and playing in runescape classic. So a question to players - what do you think of graphic updates in runescape, do you like to have simple or fancy graphics? let me know
What games really need in my point of view is content, not graphics. The game of chess for example is amongst the world's most played games in real life but also on the internet - if a game has a nice concept then the graphics won't matter. And when my friend calls me to play on his icebox 360 or whatever you call it, I still can't find that old fun I had with the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation one classics.
I don't know how many of you got fooled by Jagex's graphic updates. Graphic updates are not game improving updates, they are merely there to seduce new graphic-hungry players that are discovering the game. And by the way, speaking of discovering games, I was just thinking of playing runescape classic since the wilderness is still there at least, the good old wildy as we know it. But aparently there are a few requirements including that your account must have been created in 2005 or so. So I will look deeper into it and make a new post sometime soon about joining and playing in runescape classic. So a question to players - what do you think of graphic updates in runescape, do you like to have simple or fancy graphics? let me know
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Skillers in Runescape
Normal people, I have a question for you - what is the point of skillers in runescape? When I'm saying a skiller, I am speaking of someone getting his stats up just for the sake of getting his stats up. Some people get their stats up by result of collecting items to resell, others get their stats up to be stronger or more effective when fighting on pvp worlds, others get stats up as a requirement for an important quest. But training your stats just for the sake of it... wow -_-.
First of all, I have written this post to show some young or not so young players the dark side of having a skiller, or just skilling in general. If I can convince one person to stop dam skilling then this article will have acomplished it's goal.
Not that I want to bash anyone, but the sad truth is that nobody really cares about other's accomplishments. People are selfish in Runescape, it's a fact.
If you're a wanna be Zezima I suggest you quit. Because being addicted to runescape is not worth it. How can one get level 99 of something legitimately? You put a lot of work into a game when it's not really a game anymore, on top of that you go to school or you go to work and have very little time with relatives or friends as when you reach that level - what's the difference? What difference does it make? Life's too short for that my friends. I doubt that most of the people you see high on the highscores have worked those stats all by themselves. Other people even buy accounts...the other day I saw a lvl 90 range pure in a pvp world and after talking with him a little quickly realised he was a real beginner and just started out with serious pking.
If you are a skiller I challenge you to cut down your time in runescape by 20 - 50% and instead take out that time and look out for a new passion or hobby. If you can't get off Runescape or stop being addicted, then I suggest you do it the hard way like I did - Selling all your items and then drop the cash on the floor and watch it dissapear or give it to a noob or whatever. This should be enough to discourage you to login into Runescape, and it is a pretty nice, relaxing feeling to be honest. Any skillers here? What is the reason you do skilling and what are your thoughts on what I just said?
First of all, I have written this post to show some young or not so young players the dark side of having a skiller, or just skilling in general. If I can convince one person to stop dam skilling then this article will have acomplished it's goal.
Not that I want to bash anyone, but the sad truth is that nobody really cares about other's accomplishments. People are selfish in Runescape, it's a fact.
If you're a wanna be Zezima I suggest you quit. Because being addicted to runescape is not worth it. How can one get level 99 of something legitimately? You put a lot of work into a game when it's not really a game anymore, on top of that you go to school or you go to work and have very little time with relatives or friends as when you reach that level - what's the difference? What difference does it make? Life's too short for that my friends. I doubt that most of the people you see high on the highscores have worked those stats all by themselves. Other people even buy accounts...the other day I saw a lvl 90 range pure in a pvp world and after talking with him a little quickly realised he was a real beginner and just started out with serious pking.
If you are a skiller I challenge you to cut down your time in runescape by 20 - 50% and instead take out that time and look out for a new passion or hobby. If you can't get off Runescape or stop being addicted, then I suggest you do it the hard way like I did - Selling all your items and then drop the cash on the floor and watch it dissapear or give it to a noob or whatever. This should be enough to discourage you to login into Runescape, and it is a pretty nice, relaxing feeling to be honest. Any skillers here? What is the reason you do skilling and what are your thoughts on what I just said?
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Runescape 26k trick and 76k trick Disabled
Jagex has publicly announced today that the 76k trick has been officially disabled. Previously, the 26k trick in runescape was also disabled although it was never officially stated or acknowledged - or did they simply lower the drops so badly to the point where you get shitty drops no matter tricking or not? While on one side it's good that they brought it down because people were abusing it, but now legitimate pkers will be suffering from all this with lower drop values.
What is the 26k trick/76k trick in Runescape?
If you don't already know what it is or was, it is a situation in which two players take prearranged turns at killing each other in the scope of getting good drops and making a substantial profit. When you kill someone in a pvp world in runescape, chances are that you will not get exactly what he dropped. For a couple of months between in the first half of 2009, one would get much better drops in terms of value than what the dying player lost. Soon enough people realised that they could take this to their advantage, and make much more money with the 26k trick (for f2p) or 76k trick (for p2p) than they would make with traditional ways like mining, woodcuting, etc.
The trick itself would consist of going in a hotzone and killing your partner who would carry 26k in cash and nothing else, while yourself would be carying (and risking) items worth more than 26k.Usually the more valuable the items that you wore while killing your partner, the better drops you would usually get. The usual profit would be of 70k gp per kill for doing the trick in f2p, meaning that you would get seventhy thousand more gp worth of items on top of the 26k cash that you would also get! So one would expect to get around 96 -100k of items and sometimes more depending on his ep level so long as it would be higher than 10 or so. After the loot was taken then the partners would switch roles, killing eachother back and forth and thus making outstanding profit. *In p2p the trick would work even better and was the same principle except it had to be done with the 76k ammount instead. As of now the 26k trick and more recently, the 76k trick have been disabled, and it is not profitable anymore - you can try it if you want with a trustable but I don't recommend this since you will be wasting time and ep for getting nothing and possibly loosing money.
The Effects on Runescape from Removing the Trick
There are some consequences to what jagex did, good and bad. For one thing I guess is that the economy is more stable, but moreover people won't abuse the trick which caused a big insurgence in goods items and gold in runescape, slightly inflating the prices. Overall I expect overall prices to decrease slightly since people will have to go back to old money making techniques again.
Most importantly, this update will affect pkers, or just general pvp. But did the runescape officials really disable the 26k trick or did they lower the drops on ALL kills? I have myself seen lowered drops, and sometimes ridiculously low drops from worthy kills on free to play worlds. Not only do we pkers have to waste time getting ep up, but now we are getting ripped-off aswell. This ep and drop potential system has really become a burden for pkers.
So anyway, what do you think of all this - have you ever done the 26k trick or 76k trick? Are you happy that it was disabled at last? Or on the other hand, are you an angry pker?
What is the 26k trick/76k trick in Runescape?
If you don't already know what it is or was, it is a situation in which two players take prearranged turns at killing each other in the scope of getting good drops and making a substantial profit. When you kill someone in a pvp world in runescape, chances are that you will not get exactly what he dropped. For a couple of months between in the first half of 2009, one would get much better drops in terms of value than what the dying player lost. Soon enough people realised that they could take this to their advantage, and make much more money with the 26k trick (for f2p) or 76k trick (for p2p) than they would make with traditional ways like mining, woodcuting, etc.
The trick itself would consist of going in a hotzone and killing your partner who would carry 26k in cash and nothing else, while yourself would be carying (and risking) items worth more than 26k.Usually the more valuable the items that you wore while killing your partner, the better drops you would usually get. The usual profit would be of 70k gp per kill for doing the trick in f2p, meaning that you would get seventhy thousand more gp worth of items on top of the 26k cash that you would also get! So one would expect to get around 96 -100k of items and sometimes more depending on his ep level so long as it would be higher than 10 or so. After the loot was taken then the partners would switch roles, killing eachother back and forth and thus making outstanding profit. *In p2p the trick would work even better and was the same principle except it had to be done with the 76k ammount instead. As of now the 26k trick and more recently, the 76k trick have been disabled, and it is not profitable anymore - you can try it if you want with a trustable but I don't recommend this since you will be wasting time and ep for getting nothing and possibly loosing money.
The Effects on Runescape from Removing the Trick
There are some consequences to what jagex did, good and bad. For one thing I guess is that the economy is more stable, but moreover people won't abuse the trick which caused a big insurgence in goods items and gold in runescape, slightly inflating the prices. Overall I expect overall prices to decrease slightly since people will have to go back to old money making techniques again.
Most importantly, this update will affect pkers, or just general pvp. But did the runescape officials really disable the 26k trick or did they lower the drops on ALL kills? I have myself seen lowered drops, and sometimes ridiculously low drops from worthy kills on free to play worlds. Not only do we pkers have to waste time getting ep up, but now we are getting ripped-off aswell. This ep and drop potential system has really become a burden for pkers.
So anyway, what do you think of all this - have you ever done the 26k trick or 76k trick? Are you happy that it was disabled at last? Or on the other hand, are you an angry pker?
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Yet Another Runescape Fansite!
Dear players of Runescape, if you are reading this then chances are that you are looking for a runescape fansite to keep you entertained and help you spice up your game. Although quite new, Runescape Bits is much more different than the usual fansite you will find - read on to understand why.
For one thing, I notice that a lot of runescape fansites out there are just plain boring. What most do is give you a boring skill guide or quest guide to read it and forget it. Here things are more interesting, we will be taking about exciting stuff like; how to become a great fighter in pvp, how to make pures and where to train them, cool new ways to make money in runescape, grand exchange guides, breaking news, tips to reach your goals faster and stay less time on the game, etc.
While I admit that many runescape fansites do a pretty good job at walking a player through quests and what not, they fail to asses the most important topics in runescape. One of them is how to play less of runescape, how not to stay addicted. Although fun, Runescape can become an addictive and time-wasting game. Spending less time on it is another important matter here - and have yet to find a runescape fansite discussing about this issue.
Spending less time producing gp or goods and more time actually playing the game is a challenge. Although one might be active on runescape quite a bit, a large portion of the time spent is actually on producing goods or training(working), and little of that time is spent on actually playing. This is a reality that affects almost all players in runescape, and this site intends to write about it and come up for solutions for players no matter if it is for or against the rules.
Think about it - how many times did Jagex or other runescape fansites tell you to not play too much of runescape? Exactly. Runescape Bits - made for players and written by players.
For one thing, I notice that a lot of runescape fansites out there are just plain boring. What most do is give you a boring skill guide or quest guide to read it and forget it. Here things are more interesting, we will be taking about exciting stuff like; how to become a great fighter in pvp, how to make pures and where to train them, cool new ways to make money in runescape, grand exchange guides, breaking news, tips to reach your goals faster and stay less time on the game, etc.
While I admit that many runescape fansites do a pretty good job at walking a player through quests and what not, they fail to asses the most important topics in runescape. One of them is how to play less of runescape, how not to stay addicted. Although fun, Runescape can become an addictive and time-wasting game. Spending less time on it is another important matter here - and have yet to find a runescape fansite discussing about this issue.
Spending less time producing gp or goods and more time actually playing the game is a challenge. Although one might be active on runescape quite a bit, a large portion of the time spent is actually on producing goods or training(working), and little of that time is spent on actually playing. This is a reality that affects almost all players in runescape, and this site intends to write about it and come up for solutions for players no matter if it is for or against the rules.
Think about it - how many times did Jagex or other runescape fansites tell you to not play too much of runescape? Exactly. Runescape Bits - made for players and written by players.
About Runescape Bits blog
Hello and welcome to Runescape Bits, where the subject of runescape will be aborted in a player-friendly style. Here you will find everything from Runescape news, guides, articles, tips & tricks, cheats , money, contests etc.
Runescape Bits is resented to remain player friendly, not Jagex-friendly! Unlike other Runescape fansites, we will present information in a fair and truthful manner wether or not the advice infringes the game's rules or not; however it will be up to you to decide what to do next after reading our guides, news, facts, or tips. Also, if you're enthousiastic about this blog then you can help us by writing an article you wish, or tell a friend/link to us from a site. *Runescape is a game owned by Jagex and is not affiliated with the Runescape Bits blog. Thanks for visiting and happy scaping!
Runescape Bits is resented to remain player friendly, not Jagex-friendly! Unlike other Runescape fansites, we will present information in a fair and truthful manner wether or not the advice infringes the game's rules or not; however it will be up to you to decide what to do next after reading our guides, news, facts, or tips. Also, if you're enthousiastic about this blog then you can help us by writing an article you wish, or tell a friend/link to us from a site. *Runescape is a game owned by Jagex and is not affiliated with the Runescape Bits blog. Thanks for visiting and happy scaping!