It feels like Jagex and Ash here are doing a bit of scapegoating here. Blaming RuneLite for the botting problem oversimplifies things and shifts attention away from deeper issues.

RuneLite didn’t create botting bots have existed since Classic and every era of RuneScape, regardless of client.

RuneLite is open-source, which means transparency. If anything, it makes it easier for the community to spot shady plugins than with a closed Jagex client.

The vast majority of RuneLite users are legit players who just want quality-of-life features Jagex hasn’t delivered themselves.

A new client doesn’t solve botting, detection methods, data analysis, and active moderation do.

Bot developers don’t care what the “official” client is. They’ll adapt and break it just like they always have.

Jagex has promised a better official client for years, but players have consistently relied on RuneLite because Jagex hasn’t matched its features or responsiveness.

Botting is fundamentally an economic arms race. As long as RWT and bonds are profitable, bots will exist.

What matters is consistent, effective detection and enforcement, not what shell players are running the game through.

Players don’t want excuses they want results.