OSRS Game Rules

With recent discussions regarding Games of Chance and Real World Trading among the community, we have taken up game rules. First, it is crucial to understand what RWT and GoC mean before going into data upon ourselves to explain.

Real World Trading refers to buying and selling RuneScape gold, items, accounts, and other Jagex property by players in the real world. On the other hand, Games of Chance is a section in Game Rules that forbids players to bet on the outcomes of games as they are luck-reliant and resemble real-world gambling.

In spite of these strict measures, virtual goods traders will continue to operate as players create the demand for real-world traders in the first place. If you want to skip the grind portion of the game and get straight into late-game content, look no further than chicksgold.com. They feature the finest Buy OSRS Accounts services online!

Jagex’s Take 

The Game Rules state that Jagex’s goal is to keep OSRS a well-rounded representation of all that Gielinor offers. Furthermore, real-world item trading, exploiting bugs, scamming, using foul language, botting, urging others to break the rules, and participating in games of chance, are some activities Jagex prohibits as they directly clash with Jagex’s vision of RuneScape.

According to them, such activities ruin the overall experience of OSRS and undermine fair play. Therefore, players with information about possible illegal activities are encouraged to report them to Jagex staff. Moreover, anyone caught taking part in such doings will be severely punished.

With this article, we will closely expand on current hot topics; re-roll giveaways associated with the breach of RWT rules, removing the Duel Arena due to community chucking, and advertising real-world traders and gambling services.

Private Giveaways

First on our list is hosting and participating in giveaways that allow real-world betting. A ‘re-roll giveaway’ is a private contest in which players pay to enter for the opportunity to win prizes. Once there are enough participants, the host will randomly choose the winner. Other entrants can tip the host with real-world money to pick another winner as often as they want.

These actions also clash with the Real World Trading section of the rules. RWT says that trading RuneScape goods and services will be punishable by permanently banning the account in question, as RuneScape items are the sole property of Jagex and cannot be

deemed as player property. Moreover, these giveaways require an entry fee which makes them private; another issue Jagex finds illegal is re-roll giveaways.

Duel Arena Removal

Duel Arena was taken down in July due to questionable activities that violated Jagex’s terms and conditions. The Duel Arena was always under Jagex’s scrutiny as many people exploited its staking potential. This prompted Jagex to introduce a 10 million gold staking limit. To no one’s surprise, players managed to find a way around that with the help of real-world trading.

Moreover, with the introduction of the PvP Arena, which was supposed to counter illegal activities and replace the Duel Arena, rule-breaking behaviours have quickly adapted to the new environment and continue to occur.

The main issue Jagex had with the Duel Arena was ‘chucking’. By ‘chucking’, we mean high-stakes, PvP deathmatches in which a player faces off against another player, often with the help of a middleman. The stakes placed by the first player are for naught if they lose but doubled if they come out on top.

This concept developed into ‘community chucking’. A player enters a death match and fights for another player with their gold at stake. Should the player win, the other player, for who they fought, will receive double gains. In addition, the player fighting will receive their cut of the profits.

These activities inspired Jagex to ban the Duel Arena as they resemble ‘commission staking’, which violates the Game of Chance section. The Games of Chance section of Jagex Game Rules states that players are not allowed to advertise and participate in any in-game gambling. Moreover, players hosting such events will also get penalized regardless of receiving their share of the gold.

These restrictions extend to those who are staking and duelling through a mediator as well. Moreover, staker accounts are not exempt as they break Real World Trading rules. In addition, Jagex upped their restrictions and removed the Duel Arena, as commission staking has been on the rise, with more and more users creating staker accounts to perform actions not condoned by Jagex.

Advertising

The final point for this article will cover advertising of the above mentioned activities and any other activities that Jagex strictly forbids. These include promoting any activities Jagex deems illegal, including real-world trading sites and gambling services.

Under the ‘Advertising Websites’ section of Jagex’s game rules, it is stated that advertising inappropriate websites that promote real-world trading, private servers, macroing or other forms of cheating, and selling of items in-game, will be severely punishable.

These sites not only encourage illegal use of Jagex’s property, but they often lead to players getting scammed. To find the complete list of bannable activities, consult the official Jagex Game Rules site.

What are your thoughts on this? 

Is Jagex right, or should players have the opportunity to make games they like more enjoyable to play? What should Jagex do next to prevent users from engaging in activities they see unfit for the game?