Quick Chat



Quick Chat is a method of talking using pre-set messages. It was released on 21 May 2008. Jagex has stated on 9 February 2009 that Quick Chat was introduced to comply with legal responsibilities, and was not because they wanted players to stop using free chat. If a player uses a birthdate that is under the age of 13, that player is only allowed to use quick chat. Notes are restricted for people that are Quick chatters.

Quick Chat works by selecting from a database of messages. It also works using items, similar to the Grand Exchange item database - the user simply types an item name and it finds it from its list of items. This is the same with locations, food and monsters, as it has a database for each respectively.



Players can access Quick Chat in several ways:
 * Clicking the Speech icon (Quick chat button.png) in the Chat Box
 * Clicking your Name in the Chat Box.
 * Pressing the Enter Key with no text previously typed.
 * Pressing the Enter Key with the '/' typed to bring up Friend Quick Chat.
 * Right-clicking on your name and selecting either Public or Clan Quick Chat.
 * Right-clicking on a name in your Friends list and selecting Quick Message for private Quick Chat.

Quick Chat is fast because it can be activated using keyboard shortcuts.

The current Quick Chat official world is World 96, as this is the only world where you can't chat freely. Many players use this world to get lots of raw items without competition.

Context-sensitive chat
This only works in certain places. Basically depending on where you are, there are pre-set messages just for you. Hit F10 to view these. The places in which context-sensitive chat works are:


 * Barbarian Assault
 * Blast Furnace
 * Castle Wars
 * Clan Wars
 * Duel Arena
 * Falador Mole Lair
 * Fishing Trawler
 * Fist of Guthix
 * Games Room
 * Gnome Ball
 * God Wars Dungeon
 * Great Orb Project
 * Kalphite Lair
 * Party Room
 * Pest Control
 * Player-owned houses
 * Shades of Mort'ton
 * Stealing Creation
 * Trouble Brewing
 * TzHaar Fight Pit
 * Waterbirth Island Dungeon

Using the context-sensitive chat feature outside these areas will instead bring up the menu for the skill you last trained. Melee combat however used to always to bring up Attack, although this has now been fixed.

For example, if you last cut down a tree, pressing F10 will bring up the Woodcutting Quick Chat menu.

Keyboard Shortcuts
In addition to the Quick Chat update, the update also changed some of the previous keyboard shortcuts and introduced a new shortcut allowing the user to repeat the last Quick Chat message, along with other shortcuts.


 * Enter - opens up Quick Chat if you aren't currently typing anything.
 * Page Up - scroll up the menu
 * Page Down - scroll down the menu, or select the first item in search results
 * Backspace - Move back to the previous menu level
 * Home - return to the top level of the menu
 * F9 - opens the quick responses feature. From here, if someone said "How can I train up my Ranged level?", you could quickly reply with a monster name - e.g. "Try ranging: Chickens".
 * F10 - opens up the context-sensitive Quick Chat menu.
 * F11 - repeats the last phrase you said using Quick Chat.
 * Esc - close the Quick Chat

Full List of Keyboard Shortcuts

 * G General
 * R Responses
 * M More responses
 * 1 Yes
 * 2 No
 * 3 Okay
 * 4 Maybe
 * 5 I don't know
 * 6 Thank you
 * 7 You're welcome
 * 8 Sorry
 * 9 No problem
 * H Hello
 * M More greetings
 * 1 Hello!
 * 2 Hi
 * 3 Good day
 * 4 Nice to meet you
 * 5 How are you?
 * 6 Hiya
 * 7 Yo!
 * 8 Hey
 * 9 What's up?
 * G Goodbye
 * M More goodbyes
 * 1 Bye!
 * 2 See you later
 * 3 Be right back
 * 4 I've got to go
 * 5 Goodnight
 * 6 I have to log off
 * 7 Bai2u
 * 8 I'll be back in...
 * 9 Later!
 * C Comments
 * G General Comments
 * E Exclamations
 * L Laughs
 * R Requests
 * S Smilies
 * M More Smilies
 * 1 :-)
 * 2 :-(
 * 3 :-|
 * 4 :-D
 * 5 :-S
 * 6 :-O
 * 7 :-P
 * M Mood
 * 1 I'm great!
 * 2 I'm good
 * 3 I'm okay
 * 4 Meh
 * 5 I've been better
 * 6 I'm having a bad day
 * 7 I'm happy!
 * 8 I'm sad
 * B Banter
 * B Basics
 * T Taunts
 * R Ripostes
 * P Player vs Player
 * G General
 * T Taunts
 * S Scared
 * V Victory
 * D Defeat
 * O Compliments
 * G General compliments
 * I I like your...
 * E Help
 * G General
 * S Specific Help
 * M Moderate Help
 * E Security Help
 * D Directions
 * Q Queries
 * S Statements
 * A Actions
 * M More actions
 * 1 What are you doing?
 * 2 I am training...
 * 3 I am playing...
 * 4 I am doing quest...
 * 5 I am doing a treasure trail
 * 6 I am in random event...
 * 7 I have ... Quest Points
 * 8 Can you help me with quest...?
 * 9 How many Quest Points do you have?
 * N Internet Speak
 * A A through I
 * J J through P
 * Q Q through Z
 * Q Quick Chat
 * 1 I am using Quick Chat
 * 2 I can't answer that on Quick Chat
 * 3 Can you ask someone else? Sorry
 * 4 Please don't ask difficult questions
 * 5 I'm using Quick Chat, as my keyboard isn't working
 * 6 I'm on a Quick Chat world
 * L Loyalty Programme
 * 1 I have ... Loyalty Points
 * 2 My favourite aura is...
 * 3 I'm saving up for...
 * 4 I have recoloured my...
 * 5 My favourite costume is...
 * 6 My favourite title is...
 * 7 My favourite Loyalty emote is...
 * 1 I can only use Quick Chat
 * T Trade/Items
 * T Trade
 * B Buying
 * S Selling
 * R Bartering
 * I Items
 * 1 What is that you're wearing/weilding...?
 * 2 That item is...
 * 3 Could I please have some antipoison?
 * 4 Could I please have some food?
 * 5 Hang on; my inventory is full
 * 6 I got an item...
 * 7 Where can I get item...?
 * L Item Lending
 * 1 Could I please borrow...?
 * 2 Would you like to borrow...?
 * 3 I'd like the load duration to be...
 * 4 I'm planning to log out; this will end the loan
 * S Skills
 * K Skills general
 * 1 What is your combat level?
 * 2 My combat level is...
 * A Agility
 * 1 What is your level in Agility?
 * 2 My Agility level is...
 * 3 Let's go to Agility course...?
 * 4 Race you!
 * 5 Are there any Agility shortcuts near here?
 * 6 Where's a good place for me to train Agility
 * 7 Try training your Agility at...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * Z Attack
 * 1 What is your level in Attack?
 * 2 My Attack level is...
 * 3 I'm training Attack
 * 4 Which NPC is good for me to train Attack on?
 * 5 Try training on...
 * 6 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * L Constitution
 * 1 What is your level in Constitution?
 * 2 My Constitution level is...
 * 3 I'm training Constitution
 * 4 Which NPC is good for me to train Constitution on?
 * 5 Try training on...
 * 6 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * 7 How many life points have you got?
 * 8 Life points...
 * C Construction
 * 1 What is your level in Construction?
 * 2 My Construction level is...
 * 3 Would you please build me a flat-pack...?
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * V Cooking
 * 1 What is your level in Cooking?
 * 2 My Cooking level is...
 * 3 What are you cooking?
 * 4 I'm cooking...
 * 5 Would you please cook me...?
 * 6 What is a good way for me to train Cooking?
 * 7 Try cooking...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * X Crafting
 * 1 What is your level in Crafting?
 * 2 My Crafting level is...
 * 3 What are you crafting?
 * 4 I'm crafting...
 * 5 Would you please craft me...?
 * 6 What is a good way for me to train Crafting?
 * 7 Try crafting...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * D Defence
 * 1 What is your level in Defence?
 * 2 My Defence level is...
 * 3 I'm training Defence
 * 4 Which NPC is good for me to train Defence on?
 * 5 Try training on...
 * 6 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * F Dungeoneering
 * A Party options
 * B Combat roles
 * C Request items
 * D Combat tactics
 * E Navigation
 * 1 What is your level in Dungeoneering?
 * 2 My Dungeoneering level is...
 * 3 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * Q Farming
 * 1 What is your level in Farming?
 * 2 My Farming level is...
 * 3 What are you growing?
 * 4 I'm growing crop...
 * 5 What's a good crop for me to train Farming?
 * 6 Try growing crop...
 * 7 Vinesweeper is a good way to train Farming
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * P Firemaking
 * 1 What is your level in Firemaking?
 * 2 My Firemaking level is...
 * 3 What logs are you burning?
 * 4 I'm burning logs...
 * 5 Where's a good place for me to train Firemaking?
 * 6 Try burning logs at...
 * 7 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * W Fishing
 * 1 What is your level in Fishing?
 * 2 My Fishing level is...
 * 3 Would you please fish me...?
 * 4 What's a good way for me to train Fishing?
 * 5 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * 6 Fishing Trawler is a good way to train Fishing
 * 7 Fish Flingers is a good way to train Fishing
 * 8 What are you fishing?
 * 9 I'm fishing...
 * 0 Try fishing for...
 * E Fletching
 * 1 What is your level in Fletching?
 * 2 My Fletching level is...
 * 3 What are you Fletching?
 * 4 I'm fletching...
 * 5 Would you please fletch me...?
 * 6 What's a good thing for me to train Fletching?
 * 7 Try fletching...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * H Herblore
 * 1 What is your level in Herblore?
 * 2 My Herblore level is...
 * 3 Would you please mix me a potion...?
 * 4 What potion are you mixing?
 * 5 I'm mixing potion...
 * 6 Where can I get the secondary ingredient...?
 * 7 What's a good potion for me to train Herblore?
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * 9 Try mixing potion...
 * U Hunter
 * 1 What is your level in Hunter?
 * 2 My Hunter level is...
 * 3 Would you please hunt me...?
 * 4 What creature should I use to train hunting?
 * 5 Try hunting...
 * 6 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * M Magic
 * 1 What is your level in Magic?
 * 2 My Magic level is...
 * 3 What spell are you casting?
 * 4 I'm casting spell...
 * 5 Would you please cast...
 * 6 What spell book are you on?
 * 7 I'm on spell book...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * I Mining
 * 1 What is your level in Mining?
 * 2 My Mining level is...
 * 3 What pickaxe are you using?
 * 4 I'm using...
 * 5 What ore are you mining?
 * 6 I'm mining ore...
 * 7 Where's a good place for me to train mining?
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * 9 Try mining at...
 * Y Prayer
 * 1 What is your level in Prayer?
 * 2 My Prayer level is...
 * 3 Use your prayer...
 * 4 Use your curse...
 * 5 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * 6 I'm going to train Prayer at the Ectofuntus
 * 7 I'm going to train Prayer at my POH altar
 * 8 I'm going to recharge my prayer
 * 9 Turn your prayers off
 * R Ranged
 * 1 What is your level in Ranged?
 * 2 My Ranged level is...
 * 3 What's a good NPC for me to train Ranged on?
 * 4 Try ranging...
 * 5 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * N Runecrafting
 * 1 What is your level in Runecrafting?
 * 2 My Runecrafting level is...
 * 3 I'm going to craft rune...
 * 4 What's the best way for me to train Runecrafting?
 * 5 Try crafting runes at...
 * 6 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * S Slayer
 * 1 What is your level in Slayer?
 * 2 My Slayer level is...
 * 3 What is your current Slayer assignment?
 * 4 My current Slayer assignment is...
 * 5 Do you have spare Slayer equipment?
 * 6 Which Slayer master should I use?
 * 7 You should use the Slayer master in...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * B Smithing
 * 1 What is your level in Smithing?
 * 2 My Smithing level is...
 * 3 What are you smithing?
 * 4 I am smithing...
 * 5 Would you please smith me...?
 * 6 What's a good item for me to train Smithing?
 * 7 Try smithing...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * G Strength
 * 1 What is your level in Strength?
 * 2 My Strength level is...
 * 3 I'm training Attack
 * 4 Which NPC is good for me to train Strength on?
 * 5 Try training on...
 * 6 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * O Summoning
 * 1 What is your level in Summoning?
 * 2 My Summoning level is...
 * 3 Which do you think is the best familiar?
 * 4 I like the familiar...
 * 5 I can summon up to...
 * 6 What NPC drops a lot of charms?
 * 7 Good charm droppers are...
 * 8 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * T Thieving
 * 1 What is your level in Thieving?
 * 2 My Thieving level is...
 * 3 What's a good way for me to train Thieving?
 * 4 Try thieving from...
 * 5 Pyramid Plunder is a good way to train Thieving
 * 6 Sorceress's Garden is a good way to train Thieving
 * 7 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * J Woodcutting
 * 1 What is your level in Woodcutting?
 * 2 My Woodcutting level is...
 * 3 What hatchet do you use?
 * 4 I'm using a hatchet made of...
 * 5 Where's a good place for me to train Woodcutting?
 * 6 Try training Woodcutting at...
 * 7 The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ...
 * E Group Events
 * O Organising
 * M More ways to organise
 * 1 Would you like to go to play...?
 * 2 Would you like to fight...?
 * 3 Meet me on RuneScape world...
 * 4 I'll wait for you at location...
 * 5 Let's go to world...
 * 6 What world is best to play...?
 * 7 What world is best to kill...?
 * 8 Can I play too?
 * B Group fighting
 * D Waterbirth Island
 * F Falador Mole Lair
 * G God Wars Dungeon
 * K Kalphite Lair
 * B King Black Dragon
 * C Combat minigames
 * B Barbarian Assault
 * C Castle Wars
 * W Clan Wars
 * D Duel Arena
 * F Fist of Guthix
 * P Pest Control
 * T Fight Pits
 * S Stealing Creation
 * O Soul Wars
 * H Champion's Challenge
 * Q Conquest
 * M Dominion Tower
 * F Fun stuff
 * B Games Room games
 * H Player-owned houses
 * G Gnome Ball
 * P Falador Party Room
 * T Treasure Trails
 * M Mobilising Armies
 * D Distractions and Diversions
 * Q Quests
 * G Gangs
 * H Heroes' Quest
 * S Shield of Arrav
 * S Skill-based minigames
 * B Blast Furnace
 * F Fishing Trawler
 * L Livid Farm
 * S Shades of Mort'ton
 * T Trouble Brewing
 * O Runecrafting Guild
 * C Stealing Creation
 * 1 Add me please.
 * C Community
 * Q Queries
 * 1 Would you like to join my clan?
 * 2 Can I join your clan?
 * 3 Would you like to join my friends chat?
 * 4 Can I join your friends chat?
 * 5 What does your clan like to do?
 * S Statements
 * 1 Our clan likes to play...
 * 2 There are ... amount of people in my friends chat
 * 3 Join my friends chat channel
 * P Preparation
 * 1 We need to stock up on item...
 * 2 We should boost skill...
 * 3 Everyone turn LootShare on
 * 4 Everyone turn LootShare off
 * 5 CoinShare is on
 * 6 CoinShare is off
 * 7 Bring equipment style...
 * 8 Bring item...
 * M Inter-game
 * F FunOrb
 * G Games
 * 1 Can I join you?
 * 2 I'm playing a Rated game
 * 3 Invite me, please
 * 4 I am trying to get Achievements
 * 5 I am trying to increase my ranking
 * R RuneScape
 * G Activities
 * 1 Come and meet me on my world
 * 2 Let's play RuneScape
 * W Website
 * 1 You should check on the Forums
 * 2 Have you looked in the Game Manual?
 * 3 The rules are under the Game Guide on the website
 * X 
 * Enter Search

Problems with Quick Chat
Given that Quick Chat is available to both muted and non-muted players, as opposed to normal chat (only accessible to non-muted players), some have expressed concern that it will become a tool for spamming. It remains to be seen whether this is the case. There have been reports in some areas and high profile clan chats of spamming through quick chat occurring. This is reportable under disruptive behaviour.

The other concern is as to whether it will be a useful feature for most players. The main problem with the system is the sheer number of combinations, which makes it more difficult for players to learn specifics.

Unknown Items
Over its history, Quick Chat has referred to a number of unknown items. These items were found by searching the "I like your item...","I got item:..." and "I got an item:..." option. The items are all actual items in the game engine, but have not been released for one reason or another. Some of the Skill guide icons are actual items which appeared on the list. A majority have been removed, however some are still present.

Current

 * Paddle - Was originally an item needed for using canoes, but it was scrapped later. Some NPCs are holding one.
 * Paintbrush
 * Hoop - The hoops you throw at the Hoop & Stick game at your POH.
 * Dwarf
 * Roddeck's pipe
 * Jmod boss
 * Throwing Rope
 * Exploding vial

Now Exists

 * Peter - 29 January 2008
 * Patrick - 29 January 2008
 * Humble pie - 1 September 2010
 * Bat in a box - 1 September 2010
 * Super large egg - 1 September 2010

Removed
The items listed above (except Null) were jokes by Jagex staff members and were just Pink Skirts with changed names. (only Thingy was an amulet of magic).
 * More...
 * Back...
 * Pretty Girl
 * Sine Wave
 * Cape Fire
 * Sphinx Baby
 * Firestarter
 * Brass Monkey
 * 9mm Revolver
 * Double Helix
 * Mobile Phone
 * Spade of Coke
 * null
 * Thingy

Fixed

 * Guam in a box
 * German Dungeoneering items.

Trivia

 * The Quick Chat system can be used to determine if a player is being honest when telling their levels, because a statement made using Quick Chat cannot be a lie and will have the Quick Chat bubble next to it. This is commonly used in the wilderness. When people ask to fight someone, they sometimes say "qc str" or any other combat related stat to make sure the other player is not saying their stat is several levels below what it really is.
 * The German dungeoneering items seen in quickchat are the different keys in dungeoneering, just in German language.
 * On the first day of its release, players were disconnected from RuneScape whenever they talked via Quick Chat.
 * On the first day of its release, players were able to talk with all capital letters even though they are normally unable to.
 * On the first day of its release, players could hold down the F11 key to spam a quickchat message indefinitely. This has since been fixed.
 * Quick Chat allows the user to type without the first letter being capitalised, whereas in normal text it is impossible to have the first letter not capitalised. For example, if someone were to say "w00t", then it would appear as "W00t", whereas the Quick Chat feature lets the user use the former.
 * When you search Clue scroll, it produces "Too many results. Please refine your search.", because the game engine treats each clue scroll as a different item.
 * Player Moderator quick chat disappears when public chat is turned to "hide," "friends," or "off," without adding them to your ignore list.
 * When talking to a person on FunOrb, the options seems limited. However, the enter shortcut still works, allowing you to send any phrase to a person playing FunOrb.
 * It's possible to say "Another one bites the dust", which is a song by Queen.
 * When you pick "I need ... experience to get to my next level" and choose a level 99 skill it will say: "I need 0 experience to get to my next level".
 * When you pick "I am going to craft rune...", there is the option to pick soul runes, even though the soul altar does not exist. This might refer to the Ouriana altar though.
 * When you pick "I am smithing ... ...." or "Try smithing ... ...." or "Would you please smith me ... ....", there is the option to pick adamant, blurite, bronze, gold, mithril, rune, and silver cannonballs, even though cannonballs are made of steel. However, you may find unobtainable cannonballs made of materials other than steel next to Dondakan's cannon during and after the quest "Between a rock..."
 * Due to a hidden update, the phrase "I need ... experience to get to my next level" for all skills has been changed to "The total amount of experience between levels ... and ... is ..."
 * As of 9 November 2009, the Teleblock spell name has been added to Quick Chat.
 * The items "More..." and "Back..." are so called 'item choices' in the costume room boxes and appear as items in Quick Chat but are not items in-game. They appear in Construction on the holiday item storage and are registered as items. They can even be examined.
 * All accounts that have confirmed to be under 13 years are restricted to quick chat ONLY and can´t read what has been said by the free chat. You can fill your date of birth (if over 13) to regain the ability to talk.
 * You currently cannot use Quick Chat in the lobby.
 * If you were to cut down a tree, open the Quick Chat menu, mine some rocks and then click, what is still Woodcutting, mining options will appear even though woodcutting is still shown.
 * It is still possible to say "Buying one of item in GE at lowest/highest price" using Quick Chat, even though the trade limit was removed on 1 February 2011.
 * It is possible to go under smithing and claim you are smithing nonexistent items such as gold wire or rune cannonballs.