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VanLiege

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First, I looked through the available topics here on the forums. This post might have been better placed in the “Old School Runescape -> Mobile” forum, but I think it will get more visibility and discussion here.

Second, I did a pretty thorough search of the forums for “bot, macro, accessibility, etc..” If I missed something obvious, please redirect me to the appropriate information.
On to the issue. I earned a short ban for “botting.” My initial reaction was “Seriously? How the heck can I “bot” on an iPhone 4?” Well, turns out that there are some serious bots available for iOS. That was no defense.

I have some physical limitations, and my iPhone 4 has some limitations. Between my mild palsy, and the teeny-tiny screen on the iPhone, I have a hard time tapping a tiny target, and I felt compelled to use some of iOS’s built in accessibility features. Specifically, I used switches to make a recipe so that, for example, when I was getting ready to high alch 200-300 bracelets, I just had to tap the tiny screen in the general vicinity of the spell and bracelet, and the iOS would zero in on the right thing. A clear violation of the rules, but one I didn’t really expect to get busted on.

My question, and one I hope a moderator will weigh in on, is “What allowances does Jagex make for folks that might not quite be able to negotiate the interface?” I’m not handicapped by any means, and I certainly don’t mean to wave it about as an excuse. I broke the rules and paid for it. But I DO want to know where the edge is. What, exactly, CAN I get away with? Or do I just need to go back to Candy Crush?

Please let it rip. Try not to focus on my violation, and please don’t attack my person (I cheated. Got it).

19-Oct-2019 22:15:01

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Malua

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*What allowances does Jagex make for folks that might not quite be able to negotiate the interface?” I don't think there are any allowances made for interface issues on the mobile version of Runescape.

I know with pcs and laptops, Jagex does allow the use of programs that assist people who have some special access needs.
They are able to detect these programs and differentiate between them and a straight out macroing program.

On a mobile device, the size of the screen restricts everybody .

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20-Oct-2019 01:42:52

VanLiege

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That's a fair observation, Malua. Thank you.

As I feared, the thread is pretty much buried here in mobil. I was hoping for more responses.

21-Oct-2019 17:10:23

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