RuneScape:Wiki Post/Editorials/The Truth Behind Zezima

The Truth Behind Zezima
Written by: Evil yanks

I have always suspected that HS Zezima is not a regular player, but really owned and operated by Jagex. There are many advantages for Jagex if this is true. I have been discovering suspicious things about Zezima all the time that imply that he is not everything he is cracked up to be. Before I start with the evidence, I might give an explanation of who he is for those who don't know.

Zezima is the most famous player in RuneScape. He was in first place on the high scores for literally years straight, having hundreds of millions more experience than the person in second. Zezima has many claims to fame such as being the first player to get every skill to level 99 or the first player to get to level 99 slayer. He slipped on the high scores after leaving RuneScape around the time Summoning came out and not getting it to level 99. With more than a year and a half of in-activity, he still has the 5th most experience on RuneScape.

Everybody needs a hero. If there was one player on RuneScape who seemed infallible, it would stimulate people to play for longer since they would have a hero. "If he could get it to 200m, then I could at least get it to level 99." The longer they play for, the harder it is for them to quit because they have put so much work into the game. In the end they can't quit because of how long they spent in-game, resulting in Jagex making a lot of money from monthly subscriptions from people they got addicted. Zezima also left at a convenient time for Jagex. Just after Zezima left, a player equally worthy of taking his place arrived. Gertjaars. Gertjaars had a memorable name. Gertjaars had a large lead over all the other players with xp. Gertjaars was good at getting lots of xp very quickly. There will be two players people could look up to as heros once Gertjaars got every skill to 99 and got the second spot on the hiscores. As a result of this, Jagex killed off Zezima by making him play FunOrb instead of RuneScape so Gertjaars could get the #1 spot. That way, Jagex wouldn't have to spend resources maintaining Zezima at the top spot while still having the hero effect.

For a long time the official Jagex channel had only one friend, Zezima's official channel. How would Jagex know that the official channel Zezima made was Zezima0213. It was such an obscure number that Jagex would have had to have inside knowledge from Zezima, but how would they get that since Zezima is just another player?? Why would Jagex push Zezima's Jagex channel?? The channel only had a few videos on it about how he can't put his chat on public because it will be spammed. Zezima was their only friend for a long time until Jagex got enough complainants that they allowed anyone to be their friend.

Jagex have continuously been stressing how becoming a player mod has nothing to do with one's level, instead being based on how accurately you could report players. Modship was the one frontier that Zezima couldn't conquer despite his high levels and legions of supporters. This made him a prime example for Jagex of how high levels don't count when becoming a mod. Eventually when Zezima leaves RuneScape for FunOrb, he gains modship for both RuneScape and FunOrb. When he was the #1 player, no avail but when he becomes a regular player on FunOrb, he is in luck. What a prime example for Jagex!

There is the most curious thread on the forums. Player Photo Gallery is a normal suggestion thread with one difference. Within 3 minutes of it being created, a Jagex Moderator has posted a 2 paragraph response to the idea saying how good it is. The thread had 9 Jagex mods post on it back at a time when there were only 4 Jagex mods whose job was to patrol the forums, as well as being the featured thread of the week. It was pushed heavily by Jagex for a few weeks for no apparent reason. The only reason Jagex would do that is if they were already making the idea. That way when it is added to the game, people can't claim that "Jagex never listen to player suggestions". Some of the most famous players on RuneScape posted on it, though there is only one I am concentrating on: his name is Zezima. Zezima posted on the thread, completely supporting it. I wonder why out of all the threads in all the forums, Zezima had chosen to post on the thread loved by Jagex?? I have never seen him post anywhere on the forums apart from that thread so I asked some friends and they had never seen him either. After posting over 50,000 posts and looking at probably millions of posts combined, he still couldn't be found. Unless he is working for Jagex who told him to post on that single thread, the odds of him randomly choosing that thread are close to none. With the release of the "Search User" feature on the forums a few days ago it becomes apparent why he can't be found; Zezima has never posted on another successful thread on the forums. All threads he has ever posted on have died.

With the release of FunOrb, Zezima's account gained an infatuation with it. He became constantly visible on the servers of multiplayer games; he renamed his clan chat "Funorb Ftw" and even went as far as to eventually quit RuneScape all together along with his #1 spot to play FunOrb fulltime. Eventually he gains the #1 spot on FunOrb. He must have "loved" FunOrb which was convenient for the Jagex staff at FunOrb. Suddenly the biggest name in the RuneScape universe is openly advertising FunOrb's wares. With his massive pull power, many people would be willing to spend a few extra dollars to sign up to FunOrb. This would gain many FunOrb members, but lose very few RuneScape members because it is so cheap to subscribe to both. Very convenient for Jagex/FunOrb!

While I have found written about the major points, there is still much more evidence that I have not touched on. Whether it be the obvious, like the impossible experience he achieves daily, to the more subtle such as Jagex having him quoted on the back of Betrayal at Falador even though Zezima hadn't been playing RuneScape for months, there is much more evidence pointing towards him being owned by Jagex. Make up your own mind on the situation.