Frequently Asked Questions - LOOK HERE BEFORE POSTING

In an effort to help reduce some of the duplicate questions that have been asked in the subreddit recently, we've decided to make a non-exhaustive list of Frequently Asked Questions. We intend this document to be a living document where questions are regularly added as time goes on.

Please note that this document does not claim to be (or serve as) a single source of truth on any RunescapeBotting-related topic. This is simply the moderation team's attempt at answering some of the more commonly asked questions.

Botting General

• What is the ban rate on X client or Y script?
• Two users may run the same bot client and the same scripts for the same amount of time but see variations in the amount of bans they receive. This is due to the fact that there are many, many factors that go into determining if a player is a bot. Some of these factors you can control, and others you cannot. Given that anti-cheats are a sort of "black box" it is impossible to know what the ban rate on a script or a client are.
• If I run a script on X account and that account is banned for botting, will Y account also be banned for botting?
• This is what is known as a "chain ban". Chain bans are not commonly done, but may be done in some rare cases where the anti-cheating team finds that a user is running an extensive bot farm. Safe to say, that as long as two accounts do not interact with one another in any way (trading, group activities, etc.) you should not expect a ban on one account to affect another. Note that with the new account system that was rolled out recently this is subject to change.

Bot Clients and Scripts

• What is the best botting client or best script to use?
• There is no such thing as a "best bot" or "best script" to use. Botting clients and scripts vary in price, usage limits, and design.

Proxies & VPNs

• What is the best proxy seller to use? Where can you find the best proxies?
• The less people that use a proxy, the less likely the proxy is to be flagged. This includes people using them currently, and people who have used them in the past. Meaning that the more people that have gotten banned on a specific IP, the more likely you are to get banned in the future due to it being flagged. Do not take suggestions for proxies from people, as they are most likely already flagged or used by other botters. Our advice is to go and find your own, private, proxy seller. Find a seller that isn't advertised for botting (as these are more often than not already flagged). Find a seller that other botters aren't using. Find a seller that sells residential IPs, not ones that come from an already flagged IP block. So where can you find good proxies? Places where other people can't. Find a proxy seller that works for your use case and needs.