Botany Bay

Botany Bay is the name of an update announced in the September Behind the Scenes scheduled for release on 24 September 2012. Players will be allowed to choose punishments for accounts of players found to be bots and watch them be judged in a special court system.

"After a cheating, rule-breaking, botting account has been caught in the act, they will be teleported to Botany Bay: a new location, hidden on a dark, foreboding island and run by the Botfinder General. Here, real players will be invited to listen to a fully voiced speech from the General, while pelting the offender with rotten tomatoes. You'll then be invited to choose one of three game-ending punishments for the offender, resulting in a brutal set of animations and a permanent ban. You’ll be able to hear about ongoing trials via the announcers that sit near several busy in-game locations. They will also offer a handy teleport to anyone nearby.

For those actually voting and choosing the account-ending punishments, you’ll also be able to access new cosmetic rewards, including a flaming pitchfork emote."

- Behind the Scenes: September

Facts

 * There will be a 3 Strike System:
 * Strike 1 - Temporary ban + content restrictions
 * Strike 2 - Longer temporary ban + content restrictions
 * Strike 3 - Permanent ban interface will pop up and lock your account.
 * If players are banned with a substantial amount discontinued items (e.g. Party hats) on their account, there will be a means of returning them back into the game.
 * Botwatch will target ALL types of bots in the game, including spam bots.
 * Which types of bot will be detected by botwatch, MMG? "All". 'Nuff said.
 * Usernames from bots will become free as soon as the bot is banned.
 * Random Events will be removed at a later date as confirmed on live stream.
 * "I do intend to remove the anti-macro events from the game" Runescape Twitter
 * The Bot in Botany bay will be the Real Player username!

Trivia

 * The name Botany Bay is a reference to the real-world Botany Bay nearby Sydney, Australia, which was supposed to be used as a penal colony by the British Empire in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet took prisoners, but it was discarded. It also has "bot" in the name, which is the reason this name was chosen.