


Postie pete event software#
The developers were able to implement RuneScape 3's anti-macro software into Old School RuneScape, after which they polled for the removal of aggressive random events and the conversion of other mandatory events to be optional. Players would be unable to solve the puzzle interface because they were surrounded by aggressive monsters and would end up being teleported away, even though they were playing entirely within the rules. Many players complained that random events were harming gameplay for example, players fighting aggressive monsters in the Abyss or Ape Atoll Dungeon would likely be confronted by a random event such the Sandwich lady, who would teleport players away if they could not solve her puzzle. After the release of Old School RuneScape, players and developers realized that modern macro clients were able to solve random events relatively easily and that a more comprehensive anti- macro solution needed to be implemented in the rebooted game. These events were eventually phased out in RuneScape 3 as better anti-macro software was developed. Some events, such as the Genie, provided a small reward to players for simply talking to them, and would teleport players away from their current location if they were ignored. This would require players to repair their equipment for a small fee before they could resume using it. Events like the Exploding rock would damage players' equipment if they did not stop mining that rock until the smoke went away. Some random events, such as the Rock golem, Tree spirit, or Evil Chicken, would attack and eventually kill players that did not run away from them. Random events were designed to simultaneously prevent macros from operating properly and to reward legitimate players with small rewards. Players could continue to train skills or combat if their fatigue was at 100%, but they would not gain any more experience until they slept. In order to wake up from sleeping, the player would need to answer a captcha to resume playing. With the fatigue system, players were required to sleep in a bed or a sleeping bag for a few seconds after gaining a certain amount of experience. Random events were originally implemented as an anti- macro technology alongside RuneScape 2, which eliminated RuneScape Classic's fatigue system.
Postie pete event update#
This update removed several random events from the game. The poll passed with 87% of the vote and the change was implemented on 11 September 2014. This change was polled as it was discovered that random events were no longer effective at combatting modern macro technology, but only provided hindrance and annoyance to legitimate players. If the player does not wish to interact with the random event, they can right-click and dismiss the event, or simply wait a minute and the event will disappear.Ī poll on 28 August 2014 asked players if they wanted a number of changes to random events that would essentially make them harmless and optional to interact with. When random events appear, they specify one player with whom they will interact, and only that player will be able to interact with them. They will appear either to provide an item to a player or to ask the player to play a short minigame to earn a prize. Random events, anti-macro events (AMEs), or simply randoms refers to a variety of NPCs and their associated areas that appear throughout RuneScape to interact with players. RS A player interacting with the Mysterious Old Man.
