The recent cheating that occurred

The recent cheating that occurred and the abuse of an exploit has been dealt with very seriously. We have excellent systems in place to catch and detect players who abuse bugs and have taken appropriate measures.
We have now banned 68 accounts PERMANENTLY, with another 48 receiving temporary bans. There are a further 117 accounts which have been temporarily banned while undergoing further investigation. These will be dealt with very shortly.
To give you some idea of the players involved, here are the ten highest-level players banned so far (based on total skill level):
2,376 total level (520 days of in-game time) 2,308 total level (477 days of in-game time) 2,210 total level (365 days of in-game time) 2,179 total level (1,004 days of in-game time) 2,131 total level (394 days of in-game time) 2,105 total level (202 days of in-game time) 2,102 total level (274 days of in-game time) 2,096 total level (448 days of in-game time) 2,022 total level (337 days of in-game time) 2,021 total level (275 days of in-game time) We’d like to remind everyone that using macros and abusing bugs is NOT tolerated under any circumstances, and we will ban ANY accounts that have been cheating.

Big Ticket Prize Draw

Following the launch of our first ever Big Ticket prize draw, we’d like to say a massive thanks for the fantastic response we’ve seen!
As we mentioned at launch, we’ll be conducting the first prize draw on the 26th March 2010 at 3PM GMT. Don’t worry if you haven’t entered yet, though, as you still have a week to secure your chance of winning an all-expenses-paid trip to Jagex Studios here in Cambridge, England.
All accounts with valid membership at the time of the draw will automatically be entered (so signing up for a month’s membership today will guarantee your place in this month’s draw). If you have multiple accounts with membership, you’ll be entered into the draw multiple times.
Non-members are also most welcome to enter by sending a postcard marked with ‘Big Ticket Draw’ to: Jagex, Box 78, 23 King Street, Cambridge, CB1 1AH, United Kingdom. Your postcard must include the date of the draw you wish to enter, your account name and your contact details. If you are under 13, please only provide contact details of your parent or guardian.
We’ll be contacting the lucky winner after the draw with a message to their RuneScape inbox, so keep a close eye on your inbox to make sure you don’t miss anything.

Would you like Runescape cheats, hacks, glitches, bots, guides, and more?

Would you like Runescape cheats, hacks, glitches, bots, guides, and more?If you’re looking for a great new MMOPRG to play, you might consider Runescape. RuneScape is a Java-based MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game) operated by Jagex Ltd. Runescape is a graphical browser game that also incorporates 3D rendering for an even better look and appearance and the best part is that it is completely free to play.
Runescape was officially released in early 2001 in its Beta form and has continued to grow since then and become one of the most popular games around. Runescape was even recognized by Guinness World Records as the World’s Most Popular MMORPG.
Runescape has great customization when it comes to the toons so you can choose hair, clothing, personality and many more features of your avatar. This means you can pick what your character looks like and the skills and certain features that you will have when you begin playing.
Once your personalized character is created, you will be able to start leveling up in the world. For many players, this is part of the fun. There are many quests you can do to gain more experience and gold and items that your RS character will use.
Runescape is free to play but if you want to move forward and advance in the game beyond the free level, you can purchase a premium membership for $5 per month. This is a small fee to be able to do more in a game that you love and many people who play for awhile decide the investment is for them.
Runescape has over 160 servers as well as many private servers located all over the world so there are plenty of opportunities for you to find to play.

Skills are a player's abilities

Skills are a player's abilities that may be developed throughout the game. Skills are trained by various actions which use that skill, which give experience in the skill, until enough experience is earned for the next level. Some skills allow players to cook, chop down trees, make fires, use magic, make runes, and so on. Some skills support each other. For example, logs obtained from Woodcutting can be used for Firemaking, and fires from Firemaking can be used for Cooking food, and food can be used to replenish life points to help in Combat. The higher your levels are the more of the skill you will have access to.
There are currently 24 skills in RuneScape. Members have access to all 24, while free-to-play can only advance in 15 of them, with less advantages. There is currently a 25th in production.
You can also train a skill at the same time you gain money! For this, please refer to the Money-making guide, though, is your decision.
A player using the Fishing skill.All skills but Constitution start out at level 1. Constitution starts out at level 10. Players can advance a skill to level 99; after that, they can increase their experience up to 200,000,000 - but gain no more levels for doing so. A player's combat level begins at 3, because of 10 Constitution. The maximum combat level a member can reach is 138. Non-members can reach up to level 126 because a non-member can't train the Summoning skill.See the hiscores for the relative rankings of the different skills.
If a knowledgeable player were to start a new character, with certain assumptions for efficiency in activities like training combat and summoning with slayer, it would take approximately 3600 hours to go from all level 1 skills to all level 99 skills.
Skills can be temporarily boosted or lowered by using certain items or equipment, such as Capes of Accomplishment, beer, potions, and pies.
If a player is in the top 2,000,000 players in a skill, and is of level 30 or greater in that skill, they will appear on the hiscores.
It has also been confirmed by Mod MMG that a new skill will be introduced to RuneScape sometime during 2010. Which skill this is, however, has not been announced. On Monday the 25th of January Mod SteveW responded to a comment on the Runescape Channel saying that the new skill would be released in a month with 28 days. The next day, Tuesday the 26th of January, Mod Crow posted on the YouTube Runescape Channel the following: "Hi all, just thought I would quickly clear up something. It appears no one really got Mod SteveW's attempt at humour when he said it will be in a month with 28 days in it. ALL month's have 28 days in them! It was a cheeky way of saying 'No sneak information' from the Steveanator." This seems to be a confirmation that the skill will be released in February, however, all months have at least 28 days, so Jagex likely did not want to set any sort of date for the release.
Mod Fetzki said in the Q&A that this new skill will take free players beyond the free player map

The long-awaited Sailing skill has finally been announced

The long-awaited Sailing skill has finally been announced. It will be released in the next few weeks for Member's only. Jagex describes it as, "a new way to transport your goods and yourself around Gielinor." To start Sailing, players must first read the Book on Sailing received from Captain Siad. The quest is pretty easy. Speak to Captain Siad again and he'll tell you that Barfy Bill in Lumbridge can help you build your first canoe. Canoes can only be used on rivers; there are four types: Log canoe, Dugout canoe, Stable Dugout canoe, and Wake canoe. You'll need any type of hatchet to cut logs and make canoes at various canoe stations along the River Lum. At level 29 Sailing, you are able to make River Barge (pictured below). You can only use Oak Logs to make Barges.Something to think about: What will this update do to log prices?
Level 1 Sailing: CanoesLevel 29 Sailing: River Barge (Varrock only)Level 33 Sailing: Jungle Barge (Brimhaven only)Level 37 Sailing: Sea BargeLevel 40 Sailing: Fremennik Yacht (Fremennik only)Level 40 Sailing: Light CaravelLevel 47 Sailing: Falador Clipper (Port Sarim only)Level 55 Sailing: Heavy CaravelLevel 61 Sailing: Penance WarshipLevel 66 Sailing: SchoonerLevel 70 Sailing: King's Ferry (Ardougne only)Level 74 Sailing: Flying Dutchman (Port Phasmatys only)Level 79 Sailing: Dwarven Hullboat

RuneScape Theme Park

Has there ever been a worse kept secret? As early as 2007, observant RuneScape fans have been avidly watching Google Maps for the construction progress of our latest adventure: Wet ‘n’ Wildy, the RuneScape theme park!
That’s right, at the end of 2010, we will formally be opening our doors and portculli, allowing you all to come and meet your favourite personalities, experience the thrills of living in RuneScape, and even sample its varieties of cheese.
We still have a few details to confirm, so this is where you come in: we want you to vote in the poll,>on the front page of RuneScape.com, and offer your thoughts on prices, rides and plush toys.
We wouldn’t ask for your help without giving something in return, so please click on the image link below to view the RuneScape Wet 'n' Wildy visitor map, hot off the press. We can also offer a blog, accessed from the bottom-right of the RuneScape.com frontpage, which gives insight into how such a huge endeavour was tackled and brought to life, written by Mod Paupersen, our Wet ‘n’ Wildy project coordinator.
Looking forward to seeing you all on opening day!

when smelting iron ore

Previously, when smelting iron ore, there was only a 50/50 chance that it would result in an iron bar (the rest of the time it would just be lost). Now, that success rate has changed so that, at level 15 Smithing, you will succeed 50% of the time, and from level 45 Smithing onwards, you will succeed 80% of the time (gaining an extra 1% chance of success per Smithing level earned in between).
Free players are more likely to have interest in this update, as members have access to rings of forging, a limited-use item that grants 100% success when smelting iron, but this change benefits everybody.