8 Runescape Scams To Avoid

As everybody knows scamming is the biggest problem with RuneScape, however, people are warned all the time about these Runescape scams and I’m here to narrow down as many signs of scammers as I can to make life in RuneScape easier for you.

Armor Trimming: (Non-member *unlikely member*)
This is a very popular scam used by many and is seriously out-dated and useless. Although I’m sure you agree when I say you can never be too careful when it comes to your items. The number one thing you must know is armors cannot be trimmed, they are a reward given to members for completing clue scrolls of various levels. If anyone offers to trim your armor do not respond and report them with the report abuse button and make sure you select the appropriate abuse as you enter their name.

Jagex Impersonators: (Non-member & Member)
This is another old but popular scam mostly with non-members where a normal player will say he is a moderator and really isn’t. What they do is ask for your password to make you a moderator or use an excuse that they will ban you if you don’t let them look at it. At this point what you need to know is that Jagex will NEVER ask for your password they have access whenever they want it, if your going to be banned they wont warn you especially not personally, and they bare a silver crown if they are a moderator and a gold crown if they are jagex staff. As soon as you find a player who claims to be a staff of jagex go straight to the report abuse button and select the appropraite abuse as you enter their name.

Lurers: (Outdated)
These scammers are the more recently expanding scammers that try to intice you with great offers for your items, telling you they will pay double for your items or sell you an item for much less its normal value if you come to them. How to avoid being scammed by these guys is simple, merely ask if they will come within safe distance from the wildy or to the nearest bank and if they refuse or say they can’t stay much longer to hurry and make the trade then merely walk away and remove them from your list. There is no rule against this form of scam.

Deep Wilderness Lurers: (Outdated)
These scammers are going to try to get at your items using other items, such as your d chain would be replaced by torag legs if you died and had the maximum amount of items in your inventory. Please note that RuneScape see the barrows armors as rarer and worth more then dragon armors and phats ect. Mostly these scammers target one person and have a decoy to join them to make you think it was just random people. The best way to know if thats what they are out to do is if they say they want you to use your rare items but offer you to take only 3 so you don’t lose them. If you go to bank and they refuse your company without those items then turn back and if you absolutely want to do it DO NOT PICK UP ANYTHING IN THE WILDERNESS. There is no rule against this scam.

Normal Scammers: (Non-member & Member)
These guys are the most popular form of scammers in RuneScape. Basicly what they do is try to pull out their items making you think your getting a good deal counting on you clicking fastly to get that awesome deal before they come to their senses and deny the trade. I urge you to slowly make trades even if it risks them denying the trade because I’m sure you know its better to be safe then sorry.Another way these popular scammers trick you is by trying to replace k’s with 4’s to make the price seem the same, this is where your eyesight comes in, pay attention to their trades and even if you click okay the first time, pay attention at the second window in order to insure it was a safe trade even if it means losing the trade with that person.

Runescape Item Scammers: (Non-member & Member)
Much like normal scammers item scammers will try to remove certain amounts of cash and items but these popular scammers try to trick you by saying an item is rare and worth a lot of cash when its really worthless. Now jagex has made certain items untradable because of this but there are still items that people use to sell for more profit. Although it is a flawed scam and most people never fall for it, it is still a good idea to check on prices of all things even if they are not accurate they may come closer to your real price. If you run across someone trying to put an item off as soemthing its not by saying its better then others like it please click the report abuse button and select the appropraite abuse as you enter their name.

Net Dates: (Non-member & Member)
Now no one likes someone asking random people online to date them, now net dating is popular in RuneScape but if your going to do it then make sure that they aren’t in it for the items, before you ask them out or accept their offer please test them by saying you don’t give away items to anybody and if they say thats not why they asked then sure give them a shot but be on your guard and if they ask to borrow something say no. Sometimes they try to pressure you into it by saying “Well if you loved me you would let me borrow them” at this point the appropraite response would be “Well if you loved me then you wouldn’t ask for my items” and there are many combinations to that which you can use in defense just don’t get into a relationship with someone who is in it for the items.

False Friends and Hacked Beggars:
(Non-member & Member) Now i’m sure everybody can recall a time when a friend or few have claimed they were banned or hacked and even perhaps scammed and ask for your items or cash to help them out. This is even seen with net dates. However do not give in to these demands they aren’t your friend if they expect you to give up your things to replace theirs, it is wisest to remove these people from your friends list or say now and thats their only warning or risk losing your friendship.

Runescape Passwords List for Idiots - Hackers Will Crack These

OK I may be being a bit harsh when I call people idiots for using these passwords for Runescape; and I might be being a bit over the top when I say hackers will crack these Runescape passwords - because really all they’d be doing is guessing them, but non the less if your Runescape password is on this list then you need to seriously consider changing it as soon as possible to prevent your Runescape account being hacked. I’m not posting this list so that people get hacked, I’m posting this list because I want to realise that if one of the following is your Runescape password there are a number Runescape hackers that will test these passwords with your Runescape account - it’s just a matter of time.

List of Most Popular Runescape Passwords

1. password
2. password1
3. abc123
4. 123
5. qwerty
6. letmein
7. charlie
8. 123456
9. liverpool
10. monkey
11. myspace
12. blink182
13. arsenal
14. thomas
15. yourfirstname

Runescape Password Hackers and Crackers Prey on the Lazy

Just like many people trying to download a Runescape autos often in turn get hacked because instead of downloading a Runescape auto they are actually downloading a trojan Runescape password hackers work in the same way - they prey on the people that are too lazy to choose a unique and original Runescape password.

You may be asking what inspired me to write this post, well today, I like I so often do, I got an email asking a fairly simple question from one of the new members at Runescape Boards (of which I’m an admin at) but like so many other new members that have just joined RSB this person responded to the automatic email (even though it says NOT to respond to the email) that is sent out upon registration that contains their new forum username and password and of course when they reply if they leave the original email in their reply they are basically forwarding their password to me.

Now this in itself is pretty silly, but luckily for them I have no interest in hacking their Runescape accounts, but this sort of this happens to me almost everyday. Whilst this little slip up is partly an accident more than ignorance, sometimes when I look at the passwords people have chosen I can’t help but cringe. Nothings makes me shake my head more than people that have select their Runescape password to be “password” - I mean how easy do you want to make it for people trying to crack your Runescape password, and the same goes for your Runescape password recovery questions.

Make All Your Runescape Passwords Unique

So if you have an easy to guess Runescape password, especially if it is on the Runescape password list above you need to go change it now or risk losing your Runescape account to a lame hacker.

Runescape Password Creation Tips

• Firstly like mentioned above you need your password to be unique and original. That means your Runescape password is different from all your other passwords.
• Try to have at least 8 characters in your password. Believe it or not cracking longer passwords longer than 8 character is exceeding more difficult than passwords that are 6 characters or shorter.
• Have both letters and numbers on your password. Once again passwords are much harder to crack if they have both letters and numbers in them
• Don’t tell ANYONE your password or recovery questions. This sounds simple but this is easily the biggest reason people find that others hack their Runescape accounts.

The Beginners Guide to Playing Runescape

Contents:

• What is RuneScape
• Why Play Runescape
• What to Expect in Runescape
• Creating a Runescape Account
• Logging On Runescape
• How to Play Runescape
• Conclusion

What is RuneScape?

RuneScape is a free MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game), where you roam around a virtual world completing quests, slaying monsters, and interacting with other players from around the globe.

First released to the public on January 4th, 2001, RuneScape has been around for over 6½ years, constantly updating and attracting players from the corners of the Earth. With over 10 million accounts registered, RuneScape thrives and is seen as one of the most popular online games in the world. Made for ages 13 and older, RuneScape provides a filter to keep dirty mouths shut, many tutorials and trainers to help you learn the world of RuneScape, and player moderators to keep cheaters (In any way, shape, and form) out.

RuneScape is currently f2p (Free to play), though you have an option of subscribing to a membership in order to gain more content (Areas of play, weapons, armor, storage…). Memberships are available from $5.00 - $7.95 per month, depending on your method of pay. There are over one million member accounts in RuneScape today.

Why Play Runescape?

RuneScape is unique from other MMORPGs. For starters, RuneScape is played on a browser, and does not require any large, troublesome downloads. It also can run on the lowest quality computers, and while running does not strain your computer. RuneScape also has 15 different skills that any player can use, along with 8 more Members-only skills. You can shape your character in any way that you want, be it a magician, an archer, a strong defensive character, an high damage-dealer, or an precision swordsman.

This game offers many unique quests to complete, least of which will still keep you from being bored. It also includes hundreds of armors, weapons, items, skills, and functions to keep you busy. There are also special guilds which are available to anyone who meets the requirement to get in ( Such as a certain level ).

In addition, RuneScape is very easy to learn and get the hang of. Within a day you can be knowledgeable enough to know how everything works in RuneScape ( Everything that you need to know for basics, that is ). Unlike other games ( Which have so many functions that you’ll take days to learn, and even longer to remember ), RuneScape is smooth and easy to play with.

What to Expect in Runescape

In RuneScape, you can expect many bad players, though many good ones too. If someone says something to offend you, don’t get worked up about it. Just ignore him or report him! Try to act fairly and kindly to other RuneScape players, remember: “Do unto others as you would want others to do unto you.” Don’t ruin the RuneScape experience for others, just as you wouldn’t like them to ruin yours.

Beware of scammers and thieves, as they will try to trick you into giving them items or money. Always double, triple, and quadruple check trades with other players! Never give out your real information, your account information, or anything that would give them access to you ( or your account ).

In RuneScape, as in most other MMORPGs, players will use abbreviations for words and phrases. Below is a list of abbreviations commonly used in RuneScape.

General Abbreviations

lol………………….Laugh out loud

lmao……………….Laughing my a** off

lmfao………………Laughing my fu**ing a** off

rofl…………………Rolling on [the] floor laughing

jk…………………..just kidding

jp…………………..just playing

roflmao……………Rolling on [the] floor laughing my a** off

roflmfao…………..Rolling on [the] floor laughing my fu**ing a** off

wtf…………………What the fu**

omg……………….Oh my god

omfg………………Oh my fu**ing god

ffs………………….for fu**’s sake

brb…………………Be right back

bbl…………………Be back later

brt………………….Be right there

ttyl…………………Talk to you later

bb…………………..Bye Bye

gtfo…………………Get the fu** out

imo…………………in my opinion

gf……………………good fight (or girlfriend)

ty, thx……………..thankyou

tyvm………………..thankyou very much

imho………………..in my humble opinion

np…………………..no problem

yw………………….you’re welcome

plz, pls…………….please

gl……………………good luck

tbh………………….to be honest

hf……………………have fun

lvl……………………level

xp…………………..experience

gg…………………..good game

bf……………………bad fight (or boyfriend)

w.e or w/e…………whatever

h.o or h/o………….hold on

RuneScape Abbreviations

skimmy, scimmy…..scimitar

pik, pic, pick…………pickaxe

wc……………………..wood cutting

mith……………………mithril

addy…………………..adamant

ess…………………….rune essence

phat……………………party hat

tele…………………….teleport

lobbies, lobbys……..lobsters

noob…………………..an ignorant person

newb…………………..a new player in the game

lag……………………..a delay in the game

Creating a Runescape Account

1. Go to the RuneScape website and click the button on the right side of the page saying “Create A Free Account (New User)”

2. State your age and country of residence. Sorry, if you are under 13 years of age it will not permit you to create an account.

3. Create a username. Keep trying if it says your name is taken, as there are over 10 million other accounts and any one of them might have taken your username.

4. Now read the Terms and Conditions ( I mostly skip it…Bad me! ), then scroll down and press “I agree.”, as long as you agree.

5. Create a password for your account, and read and agree with the Privacy Policy.

6. There you go, you’ve made an account at RuneScape! Easy, huh?

Logging On Runescape

1. Now that you have an account, go back to the RuneScape main page.

2. Press on the button that says “Play RuneScape (Existing User)”

3. Select High or Low detail. If for some reason you could not connect to RuneScape the last time you tried, scroll down and select your Java Version.

4. Select a world that you wish to log on to. Worlds with Yellow stars next to them are only available to Members.

5. Wait for everything to load. Press “Existing User”, enter your username and password, then press “Login”.

How to Play Runescape

To move your character, click on the place that you wish to move to. If you want to move farther than what you can see in your screen, there is a mini-map in the upper right corner of the screen, where you can click and a red flag will appear showing where your character is headed to.

You can use the arrow keys on your keyboard to change the camera angle. Left and right to rotate around your character, and up and down to change from a ground-view to a sky-view. You can adjust this any time that you want to whatever makes you comfortable.

In order to interact with objects and other people in RuneScape, you right click on it to see your options.

For example, if you click on another player you will usually see the options: Trade With, Follow, and Walk Here. Trade with will request a trade with the selected player, follow will automatically follow the player, and Walk Here is an alternative to regular left clicking.

Take another example, a cow. Right click will show the options: Attack, Examine, and Walk Here. Attack is obvious, and will attack the cow. Examine will tell you about the cow. Walk here is again an alternative to left click.

There is a chat box in the bottom middle of the screen. Here displays system messages such as when you mine an ore, chop a tree, and also messages sent by other players. Here you can type and talk to other players.

EXTRA: Type Wave: or Glow: before your message to have it appear with added effects. Experiment with more command words for more functions!

Those were the fairly basic parts of RuneScape. Now on to more detailed parts…

In RuneScape, levels rank you. Each different skill has it’s own level, with a max of 99. The more you participate in a skill, the more experience you get. When you reach a certain amount of experience, your skill will level up and sometimes you will be able to do more things with it.

There are several basic levels of weapon and armor in RuneScape. Each one can only be wielded if you meet their level requirements.

To check what your skills do at what levels, go in-game, go to your stats page, and click on the skill you’re curious about.

Conclusion

Well, this is where I drop you, the reader off. I hope I helped. I know this guide may seem a little confusing, with some pieces out of place. Please help me by suggesting and correcting my article.

Good luck, have fun, stay safe!

Making Runescape Money the Easy Way With Different Skills

This guide will tell you how to make runescape money. There are hundreds of guides telling you how to make money in rs. So what makes this guide any different? This is different because I will tell you how to make money on many different skills! (Some skills are impossible to make any good money)

Mining: This my favorite skill to make money on but you do not really get a whole lot of money until you can mine at least iron. Iron is very underestimated on how much money you can make with it. It is always coal, coal, coal. If you have about 50 mining iron is almost three times faster to mine than coal. That is about a 75 gold piece difference for every 3 iron! That may not seem like much right now but once you get over a thousand iron it makes a huge difference seeing as you would only have approximately 400 coal which can lead up to as much as a 30000 gold differential.
The best place to mine iron is the Varrock mines. Which one you go to does not really matter because the banks are about the same distance from the mining spot. I would suggest the west side just because there usually less people there. However if you prefer the east side you can go there. If you mine at about the normal rate you should get about 400 iron an hour with banking. Then once you get all the iron you want you can go sell it and bring in the profits. Also, just because I am only writing about iron does not mean it is the quickest way to make money mining. Mining runite is a much faster way to make money. However most people do not have 85 mining.

Smelting: Smelting is also a very good way to make money. It is time consuming but is well worth it after you make one million gold pieces in as little as 3 hours. For this you will need to be able to smelt steel bars. This requires level 30 smithing. You will need iron ore and coal. If you can mine iron ore I would do that and buy the coal from the grand exchange or a good seller. If you have time though you can mine both iron and coal. Or you can buy both, whatever you would like to do. After you have the materials head to Al Kharid. Call out that you are hiring a smither. Tell them you give the materials. They just have to smith the bars. You can then tell them how much you will pay them for each bar. 50 gold pieces each is a fair price for each bar they smith. However there are many people who will smith for free, just to get experience. Once you get two or three people to help you give them around 50 coal and 25 iron. You may give more once they become more loyal and you are ABSOLUTELY sure that they will not scam you. Once they start smithing you can start smithing too, or go do something else. Just keep up this process until all your ore is gone. Now you can sell your steel bars at the grand exchange or sell them at the east bank in Falador. That concludes the smithing guide to make money.

Fishing: This skill is probably less boring then mining and smithing because you do not have to do anything while you are fishing. Hey, you can even be on Runescape Haven while you are fishing. The best way to get money from fishing is lobsters. Lobsters are only on the island of Karamja. To get to Karamja you have to get on the boat that takes you there from Port Sarim. Just bring 1000 coins and you will not have to worry about the money it costs to take the ship. Once you arrive head north to the fishing area. Start loading them in. You can stand there and chat or you could doing something else on your computer or maybe you could be reading this very guide while fishing. Once you get an inventory load you have to go back to sea from Karamja. There is no point in cooking them except for experience as cooked lobsters are worth less than raw lobsters. Once you get back at Port Sarim head to Draynor and put them in the bank. Keep doing this until you feel that you have enough to sell and make a good profit. When ready to sell lobsters head to Varrock or the wilderness. If going to Varrock you should find someone buying for at least 225 each. If not head to grand exchange or try a different world. Good luck becoming rich as a fisher.

Combat: There are many different ways to make money on combat. However they are usually slower than other skills so I would not suggest doing this if you are only it for the money. However it is useful because you are training your combat.
Option 1: This is the best option if you are a low-leveled player You can go to a farm and kill chickens. If you can go into the Champion’s Guild that makes things much easier. Start slaughtering poor, little helpless chickens and pick up their feathers and bones. Feathers can sell for 4 gold each while bones can sell for 50 gold each. Keep doing this and banking until you are tired of watching the same thing happen over and over again. Head to Varrock. Go below the west bank and offer all of your bones for 50 each. Once you sell all of your bones, head up to the grand exchange and sell the feathers for 4 each or whatever the lowest price is. You are then done.

Option 2: This option is for players with at least 25 combat. Head to the Edgeville ruins and go down the ladder. Make your way to a huge cavern with hill giants. Go kill them and pick up their big bones. If you are below level 40 combat I would suggest you fight conservatively so you do not get killed. Once you fill up your inventory go back out the cave and bank all of your big bones. Keep doing this until you wish to sell. Then you go below the Varrock east bank and sell them for 400 each.

Option 3: This option is only for players 60 and above. For this you will be attacking Lesser Demons. Although lower levels can kill demons I would not advise lower levels trying this because you will need food which will cut down the profits sizeably.The best place to kill lessers is at the wilderness by the muddy key chest. Keep killing lessers until they drop a rune med helmet. This may take a while but the helmets are worth 10000 gold! Once you get some rune helmets head back to Varrock bank and sell. This is the slowest option of the three.

Woodcutting: You will need to be able to cut yew trees, which take level 60 woodcutting. Once you can cut them though head to Edgeville ruins. There are two yews right there. Keep cutting them down and banking them. When finished head back to Varrock and sell at west bank or grand exchange.

Well, this is the end of the money making guide

RuneScape Passwords, Hacks and Cheats

This is a guide to explain what exactly those offers given to you on RuneScape related websites for RuneScape Passwords, Hacks and Cheat are, and how not to fall into their traps!

I’m sure you know someone who has lost an Runescape account or two for unknown reasons. Maybe your friend insists that s/he didn’t download anything like a trojan virus or a keylogger, but you’re still suspicious.

How else would their account get stolen? Don’t be so quick to accuse them, since there are tons of different methods to crack a runescape account’s security and gain access to it.

Some examples are just plain and simple guessing of passwords and RuneScape security questions, maybe advanced password finders/crackers or just lists of unsecure passwords gotten by real hackers. Still, you and your friends need to work on defending your RuneScape accounts not just by playing RuneScape without breaking the RuneScape Rules of Conduct! You have to learn to set difficult passwords that even programs like Runescape password crackers can’t decipher in a short time, but how do you do that?

ere are some tips on how to avoid getting your RuneScape password cracked.

1) Make your runescape password difficult to guess, but easy to remember. ie. 39lol38moa
2) Make your password unique to RuneScape alone and do not use it on any other program or website other than runescape.com
3) Do not tell anyone the details of your password, not even your best friend.
4) Set a RuneScape Bank Pin number which is hard to guess. If you have numbers in your username, DO NOT reuse them for your Bank Pin! Use random numbers not including birthdates of your family or popular idols!
5) If you have alot of passwords to different websites, it can be hard to keep track of what is what. Sometimes we think we should write down our passwords for stuff so that we don’t forget them. BAD idea! Yeah, it can get hard to remember passwords and stuff. But, it is NEVER a good idea to write it down because at some point somebody might find it and BAM!, you’ve lost your account.

Most of them are also found on the official RuneScape website if you want to see it on the official website, and here’s the link.

http://news.runescape.com/lang/en/af…item.ws?id=397

This News Update on RuneScape.com was released on April 2005, a long time ago, so some of you might not have seen it before. It’s really helpful, with links for AntiVirus and AntiAdware Programs so I recommend you head over the news link above.

Hundreds of people head over to a search engine everyday just to look for Runescape Password Finder, Cracker, List and Hacks to cheat in RuneScape. Maybe you got to this website when you were doing that.

But let’s be logical. If there really were hacking programs and lists full of passwords to RuneScape accounts, do you think that the people who created them would just give them out to any Tom, Riddle or Harry over the Internet and not use it for themselves?
Personally, I haven’t seen any of those programs work, but alot of people getting their own accounts hacked instead.

You might also end up with a faulty computer if you download risky programs like those stated above so don’t be one of them, play RuneScape as it is supposed to be played and support Jagex!

Don’t look for any RuneScape hacks or free RuneScape passwords, accomplish your goals in RuneScape with your friends, you’ll feel much better than you will ever do with using RuneScape hacks.

Wild Removal really Needed?

Since the removal of the wild, Jagex have left thousands of the RS players disappointed. The wild was a great place to be in, as the old players remember, that were around to see it. It was a place of fear, darkness, and fun. Many remember the time where they entered the wild, carrying only but what they needed, and nothing of great value. Yet, many were so scared of seeing that white dot screaming towards them, and having to either run away or log out quickly. That was the best thing about the wild, is the fear, something that new players aren’t going to be able to experience, because we all know, that getting killed by an NPC isn’t the same thing. The wild was what many would say, ‘What made Runescape, Runescape’.

Jagex removed the wild sometime in October of 2007, and added two new areas called Clan Wars, and Bounty Hunter sometime later. Along with that, they added Revs, which are NPC’s, that look like ghosts. The Revs range from lvls 6-100, and attack other players, with the majority of them using magic.

I come to the questions was the wild removal needed? If so, why? Now some think that the wild removal was because of RWT (real world trading), and because of scamming. But before the removal of the wild, there was a lot of scamming involving the wild. New players would get called over by more experienced players and would be lead out into the wild, and killed for there ‘goods’. Jagex then added the ‘ditch’, going as far as the Goblin Village, to Varrock. The ditch was added as a way to stop new players from going into the wild, when they didn’t really know what it was. This stopped most the scamming involved, but was the wild really a place for RWT?

Real World Trading (RWT) is when people would sell Runescape Items for real world money. Most Pkers just liked the enjoyment of killing other players and earning their items, and the exp. You made a good profit off of it, but there could have been some people who did RWT. But isn’t adding Bounty Hunter the same thing? Bounty Hunter is considered to be the ’same’ as the old Wild. You kill people and earn their items, just like the old wild.

So this brings me back to the question, What the removal of the wild really needed? If so, why? In my opinion, the removal of the wild was not needed. Jagex hasn’t provided us with a reasonable answer to why they removed it. Yes RWT was a big problem in RS, but many players didn’t care. The players would just sit at a tree, for example for a long time. They didn’t really bother anyone, expect the skillers trying to get logs. Yet, still many complain about the real players cutting a tree. Jagex isn’t stupid, because of the things they have added into Bounty Hunter, such as the time limit, or the BH worlds. Why couldn’t have Jagex just made Pking Worlds, so that RWT was not allowed?

Maybe Jagex just wanted a section for this type of activity. But in the end they have left many players dissaponted. I myself won’t ever join in at Bounty Hunter, because I don’t really like the way its set up. Its way to easy to lose things, the place should be bigger, and too many people team up. The old Wild was somewhat like this, but in a more exciting way. Yes Clan Wars is a great place, but why couldn’t they have left the old wild, and still added Clan Wars?

We may never know, but this does make me think about the real reason to why they did it. The Wild will never come back, but its disappointing for me to see the wild gone, and Jagex isn’t giving a reasonable explanation. I would prefer the old Wild over Bounty Hunter’s any day.

What do you think about this?

Protecting Your Runescape Account from Hackers

Runescape Hacking -- BEWARE!

There are lots of people who would love to get their hands on your Runescape account and items, even if it means breaking the rules to do it. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to avoid these scammers with a bit of common sense and following these tips.

Your Runescape Password and Recovery Questions

The number one tip I can give you is - never give out your Runescape password to anyone, including Jagex! Jagex will never ask for your password, so don’t be fooled if you receive an email or find a site that looks official. Be sure to pick a Runescape password that someone wouldn’t normally think of off the top of their head that relates to you. It should be hard to figure out but something you can at least remember. This also means that you shouldn’t use the same password for Runescape as for other sites. Your password should also contain letters and numbers to make it even harder to guess at. For example, “10wny0ul4wl” would probably be a good password to choose (don’t use this example). Choosing a password such as your first name may get you hacked, especially with password cracking programs on the market nowadays.

You can follow the same advice when choosing your Runescape recovery questions. They should simply be memorable, but won’t do you any good if someone else knows them. After all, your recovery questions are your last line of defense if your Runescape account gets hacked. They shouldn’t be so general that they are the actual reason why your Runescape account gets hacked.

Your Runescape Bank PIN

Some people prefer not to have a bank PIN since it can get annoying to enter those same four numbers just to access your bank account. But trust me, it’s well worth it in the long run. It’s especially true if a Runescape hacker somehow gets onto your account and can’t steal all your valuables because your bank account is safe. So when you’re setting a bank PIN, don’t make it the year you were born in, your home address, etc. It should be harder to figure out so that you have a lower chance of someone taking out all of your items from your bank account. Treat your Runescape Bank PIN as you would your real life bank account PIN, as it make it unique and don’t tell anyone about it.

Downloading With Caution

Don’t download anything without being sure it’s safe. You may come across a program for Runescape such as a ghost mouse that will train your account while you are away. First of all, Jagex can easily track this program and you are almost guaranteed to be banned for macroing. Plus, the author of the program may have a trojan or keylogger hidden within the download which can steal your Runescape password or personal details.

To avoid installing spyware or other unwanted items by accident, you can download certain programs or internet addons that will keep your computer safe for free. I personally use KeyScrambler Personal, Windows Live OneCare, McAfee SiteAdvisor, and even the Yahoo Toolbar, which provides the basic Anti-Spy. Try to have a virus scan at least once a week to keep your computer the safest as possible. If you’re using a Windows PC, I also advise you to go to the Microsoft Windows Update site so that you have the latest critical update, security fixes, and software downloads.

Other Tips

If someone is trying to hack or scam you on Runescape, you have a few options. The best choice is to report the person for whatever rule they broke and hopefully he or she will learn a valuable lesson. But if that person continues to bother you, you can always switch worlds or put that person on your ignore list and smile at their character sweetly.