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Overview

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Players trading in the crowded Varrock east bank. The bank gets even more crowded during peak levels and on World 1.

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TzTok-Jad

TzTok-Jad (sometimes referred to as the 702 because of its level, and because the name has no known correct pronunciation) is the final monster encountered in the TzHaar Fight Cave Minigame. It is the most powerful monster in the game as it may deal up to 99 damage in a single blow, which is even more damaging than fighting the KBD without an anti dragon breath shield.

If one is successful in defeating TzTok-Jad, they receive 8000+ TokKul and the much-coveted Fire Cape. This cape has a "lava" pattern that is animated when viewed on RuneScape's high-detail mode. The animation shows lava flowing downwards continually. This is the best cape in the game with a great attack, defense, strength, and prayer bonus.

Black demons

Black Demons are some of the most powerful demons in RuneScape. They are level 172, can deal up to 18 damage and are very hard to hit for a player with a low combat level. Black Demons can be found in the Taverly Dungeons, the Edgeville wilderness dungeon and the Karamja metal Dragon dungeon.

Greater Demons

Greater Demons are very similar to Black Demons except that it is slightly weaker(and slightly smaller) and can inflict a maximum damage of 9. They are the highest leveled monster free players may fight.

Moderators

There are three types of moderators, each given different abilities.

Jagex Moderator (J-Mod): Jagex Moderators are employees of Jagex. They consist of coders, script writers, graphic designers, and customer service staff. One must apply as an employee of Jagex in order to become a Jagex Moderator. In RuneScape, they are identified by a gold crown beside their name. This crown is visible during both public chat and private chat. J-Mods do not have the ability to disable their crown. On RuneScape's official forums, posts of theirs appear in green with the addition of the words "Jagex Mod" beneath their name. All Jagex Moderators are identified with the word "Mod" as the first part of their username with the exceptions of Andrew, Paul, and Ian. Including P-Mod and F-Mod abilities (see below), Jagex Moderators have a number of additional abilities for playtesting purposes. J-Mod accounts are only used for testing and moderating RuneScape and their official forums. J-Mod accounts are not used for normal play, to avoid an unfair advantage because of these special powers. To ensure this occurs, it is not possible to trade with a J-Mod in-game, and it is not possible for a J-Mod to attack regular players. Jagex Mods do not appear in the hiscore tables.

Player Moderator (P-Mod): Player Moderators are a volunteer team consisting of regular players that are hand-picked by Jagex staff to allow them the opportunity to help maintain RuneScape to keep it safe and free from rule-breaking. They are given the ability to mute players for a short amount of time, and given the ability to send priority abuse reports. P-Mods are not employees of Jagex and they receive no tangible benefits. P-Mods are not expected to spend anymore time playing RuneScape than they normally would. P-Mods are not even expected to make use of their special abilities, but most enjoy reporting problems they see during the normal course of play. P-Mods are identified by a silver crown beside their name in RuneScape, but are not identified on RuneScape's official forums. As with J-Mods, the silver crown of a Player Moderator cannot be disabled and is visible during both public chat and private chat.

Forum Moderator (F-Mod): Forum Moderators are also a volunteer team consisting of regular players that work to carry out the tasks of managing RuneScape's official forums in order to keep them safe and free from rule-breaking. Like Player Moderators, Forum Moderators are hand-picked by Jagex staff. They are not employees of Jagex, and they receive no tangible benefits. Forum moderators are given the ability to move and lock threads, hide posts or entire threads, edit titles, and temporarily ban players from posting for 24 hours. Posts of theirs appear in green with the addition of the words "Forum Mod" beneath their name. Forum moderators are not identified by a crown beside their name in RuneScape.

In-game slang and terminology

RuneScape players have their own language which can be incomprehensible to outsiders and difficult for newcomers to learn. This consists mostly of the proliferation of ingame terminology and the abbreviation of commonly used words. This allows for easy communication between established players despite the small space available in the ingame messaging system.

A few examples of in-game slang and terminology are given in this list (which is in no way exhaustive):

(Abby) Whip - Abyssal Whip, which is dropped by Abyssal Demons.
Ady/Addy/Adam/Adamant - Adamantite, another ore of RuneScape, better than Mith.
Ammy(s) - Amulet of Magic, Strength, Defense, Accuracy, Glory etc.
(High)Alch - Low or High Level Alchemy. Turns items into coins/gp.
Ardy - Ardougne.
B-Axe/baxe - Battle Axe.
Cammy - Camelot.
Cav - Cavalier (hats obtained from treasure trails), comes in Tanned, Dark, and Black. (members only)
Chain - Chainmail.
Choob - A high-levelled player who thinks they are better than everyone else. Likes to use the words Newb/noob. This term also can be used as a racial slur, a combination of "Chinese" and "noob".
Crashing - In the wild, attacking 2 clans who are fighting a war. Generally considered to be unethical or dishonorable.
Cw/Cwarz - Castle wars.
D - Dragon. Could refer to actual Dragons or Dragon items, armour or weapons.
Drag - Dragon. Could refer to actual Dragons or Dragon items, armour or weapons.
Ddp - Poisoned dragon dagger.
Dds - Super poisoned dragon dagger.
Dm - Death match. A death match usually involves 2 players players fighting to the death in the Wilderness, winner takes all. Usually there is a set of agreed-upon rules, but some players choose to break these.
ea - each. Usually used when buying or selling items in RuneScape.
Ess/es - Rune Essence, the item used to make runes.
Fally - Falador, one of the towns in RuneScape.
Fm - Firemaking.
Fremmy - Fremennik.
Guth/Gux - Guthix - One of the Gods in RuneScape. It could refer to any Guthix items, armour or weapons. It could also refer to Guthan, one of the brothers buried in the Barrows.
Hally - Short for halberd, a spear-like weapon with a large blade at its end.
Legs - Platelegs.
Lobs/Lobbies - Lobsters, one of the most used foods in the game.
Logging - The action of logging-out your character in the wild to escape from PKers.
Lol - Laugh Out Loud
Long - Long Sword / Long Bow
Lumby/Lummy - Lumbridge, the starting town in RuneScape.
Lure - Baiting or luring someone, or a team, into a multi-combat area zone of the Wilderness.
Lvl/Lv - Level
Med - A type of helmet, medium sized. It is second best, before the full-helmet. (Although currently, there is currently only a dragon med helm, no full helm.)
Mith - Mithril, one of the ores of RuneScape.
Nats - Nature runes.
Newb/Noob - Newbie, someone who is not very experienced.
Obby - Obsidian.
Phat - Party hat, a holiday drop for christmas a few years ago, these are no longer made so they are extremally valuable. They were obtained by using a christmas cracker with another player. There are green, purple, red, blue, white and yellow party hats.
Pk - PlayerKill, The act of killing a player, usually in the Wilderness.
Pker - Player Killer, someone who kills players in the Wilderness.
Pjing - Player-jumping, the action of using friends to kill an unsuspecting player in a 1 versus 1 deathmatch.
Pking - PlayerKilling, the action of undertaking player killing.
Pl8 - Plate, the 2nd type of melee armour, the other being chain mail.
Pots - Potions, used to boost/restore skills.
Pure - Player who only trains in certain skills to keep their combat level low.
Rc - Runecraft.
RSC/RS1 - RuneScape Classic
RS/RS2 - RuneScape (RuneScape 2)
Santa - Santa hat, a holiday drop for christmas a few years ago, these are no longer made so they are extremely valuable.
Sara - Saradomin, one of the gods in RuneScape.
Scimmy/Skimmy/skimm/scim... - Scimitar, a sword with a semi-large blade that is viciously curved. (Si-mi-tar)
Short - Short sword / short bow.
Skirt - Plateskirt
Smitty - Smithing
Super set - Super attack, defence and strength potion.
Swordies/Swords - Swordfish, The next food up from lobsters.
Tav - Taverly, a town west of Falador (Fally)
Unids - Unidentified Herbs.
Wc - WoodCutting, one of the many skills in RuneScape.
Whip - Abyssal Whip, which is dropped by Abyssal Demons.
Wildy/Wild - The Wilderness
Zammy - Zamorak, one of the gods in RuneScape. Can be used to describe various items associated with Zamorak.

Economy and money

The currency used in RuneScape is RuneScape Gold Pieces, also referred to "GP" or "Coins". RGP is used throughout the game. Externally, RuneScape GPs are sold in healthy volume on eBay, usually in denominations of 1 million. Trading real world items/money for in-game benefits is explicitly forbidden and is grounds for account banishment/termination.

Using the going rates on eBay, the value of the RuneScape economy can be roughly measured in real-world currencies. Based on 12/18/05 data, one RGP is worth about .000014053 US dollars. Thus if every one of the 2.8 million players of RuneScape had a net worth (the economic value of both items and RGP) of 100,000 RGP, then the entire RuneScape economy would be worth approximately 3.9 million US Dollars.

Criticism

Like many other MMORPGs, some players of RuneScape choose to cheat or "macro". "Macroing" involves using an automated script to perform actions such as mining, without human interaction. This can destabilise the RuneScape economy by saturating it with raw materials. Because macroing gives certain players an unfair advantage, it is explicitly forbidden and is the grounds for an account suspension or even ban. Both Jagex and honest players actively attempt to stop the problem, but it still exists today.

Some players are also dissatisfied with Jagex's Customer Support. Many paying members do not get support for their queries regarding the game, but mere automated responses. Jagex has recently been making efforts to increase the size of their Customer Support team.

Pricing information

RuneScape is a Java Browser-Based game; no software purchase is required and gameplay is free (excluding any fees incurred by an Internet Service Provider to access the internet). Additional game content can be unlocked by upgrading to a members account which is safe now that they use SSL. Paying through mail and single month subscriptions cost US$7.95 per month, while full year subscriptions are available at US$5.50 per month (total cost US$65.95; charged in advance). Using a Credit Card, subscriptions are US$5.00 per month. You are automatically charged that amount every month for as long as you keep your membership.

In the UK credit card payment costs £3.20 a month and SMS costs £5.

External links

Official links

JaGeX site - The official Jagex site.
RuneScape - The official RuneScape website.
Miniclip - Officialy endorsed alternative gamesite.