Honour

Honour is one of the three categories of the Rules of RuneScape. Rules in the honour category state that cheating or being dishonest in RuneScape is unacceptable to Jagex. Not following the honour rule includes the following:


 * Macroing, and use of bots or third-party software
 * Real-world trading
 * Buying, selling or sharing an account
 * Multiple logging-in
 * Knowingly exploiting a bug
 * Jagex staff impersonation
 * Password, account, bank PIN or item scamming
 * Advert blocking
 * Encouraging others to break the rules

Macroing, and use of bots or third-party software
Software means any type of program, including: downloadable software (e.g an .exe file), or web-based software (e.g a website set up to perform a similar function with flash, java, javascript or serverside scripts).

This rule became effective 12 May 2009. More information can be found in the RuneScape Game Guide.

What is NOT allowed
Note that the third-party software that is not allowed is not limited to the following.


 * Software that attempts to communicate directly with RuneScape's game worlds.
 * Software that monitors, modifies or decrypts the communications between the game applets and RuneScape's game worlds.
 * Software that generates input to RuneScape game applets. This includes software that automatically moves the mouse pointer or generates mouse clicks or key presses.
 * Modified or replacement versions of RuneScape game applets. Reverse-engineering the game applets is strictly prohibited. Using a modified version of the game applets is not permitted for any reason. Third-party software that displays pages/content from the RuneScape website(s), and that has specific features (i.e. toolkits) must not be used to access the website unless that software conforms with all of the other rules, and the following additional rules:
 * It must not encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.
 * It must not contain adverts or links to websites that encourage rule-breaking or endanger users.
 * It must not automatically make repeated page/content requests from the website or otherwise make excessively bandwidth-intensive requests from RuneScape servers (each page/content request should only be in direct response to a user request each time).
 * It must not bypass the normal navigation of the RuneScape website for users wishing to reach the game worlds. The software should initially only point at the front page of the websites, and should require the user to navigate through the website normally to reach the game worlds. The software must not contain or acquire direct links to the game applet.
 * It must not hide or encourage the hiding of any of the adverts on the RuneScape website. To avoid encouraging users to hide the advert above the game, the pane displaying pages from the website must default to at least 630 pixels high (if viewed on a screen with a resolution higher than 800x600), and it must not be possible to resize it to less height than that, i.e. the page must be displayed in such a way that both the game and advert are fully visible at the same time.
 * It must not attempt to make it easier to enter a busy game world than it would be for users not using the software. It must not contain any features to make it easier to enter or monitor busy worlds.
 * If the software has its own integrated chat feature, separate from the game chat, it should make it very clear to users that this chat is not part of Jagex games and is not official, endorsed, or moderated by Jagex in any way. Furthermore, this chat should still be moderated (just not by us), and the moderators should not allow chat which infringes our Rules of Conduct. To avoid confusion with the official game chat, moderators of the external chat should not be indicated with a silver or gold crown. If the chat is IRC based, then the software should only allow access to IRC channels which conform with the above rules.

Real-world trading, or buying power-levelling
Real-world trading is the term used for the real-world purchase of services with the intention of advancing your Jagex character. This includes, but is not limited to: purchasing gold or items, buying a Jagex account, increasing your account's experience (XP) in a skill, or completion of quests and minigames. Also, because RuneScape Forum signatures are not items or services in-game, you are not able to accept these as payment for an item in-game.

This rule became effective on 12 May 2009. More information can be found in the RuneScape Game Guide.

Buying, selling or sharing an account
Each account should only be used by one person. This rule became effective on 12 May 2009. More information can be found in the RuneScape Game Guide.

What is NOT allowed

 * Sharing an account with anyone, including family or friends
 * Selling an account
 * Transferring an account
 * Lending an account
 * Permitting anyone else to use your account
 * Accepting an account that somebody offers you
 * Swapping your account with another player
 * Selling the 'time' you have put into the account