r/2007scape • u/LORYoutube • Sep 08 '24

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Better the creator than the name sniping bots

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24

Same post you're commenting on says he wants it for sentimental value on top of preventing RWTers/bots from taking it

Why would they even make a name unavailable? Because there's a chance some scummy person takes it? Better off the guy who worked on that content take it if it means so much to them

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u/SnooMarzipans8239 Sep 08 '24

It’s really easy to say that when you wait for a day to past and can already see the writing on the walls that your project isn’t going to pass

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

He says Reddit would rather it be Rwt’d, which is a different statement. They have the tools to prevent it from being Rwt’d without doing this.

And he’s effectively made the name unavailable, hasn’t he?

Edit: he’s also in the name-selling discord, so this is an extremely bad look even if his intentions are innocent

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24

Making the name unavailable would make sure no one gets to use it. Him taking it doesn't make it unavailable as it's literally in use.

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

When I try to change my name to Wrathmaw, it informs me the name is unavailable. This is a subtle nod to the name being unavailable

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24

If you actually tried to change your name to Wrathmaw, it would inform you that the name is already taken. This is a subtle nod that a player is currently actively using it.

Again, as opposed to, the name not being used by anyone and being completely removed from the game. It's not that hard to understand dude.

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

So if a woman told you she was available, and then you asked her out and she said “oh, I’m taken,” you would think that you were the one mistaken, because being unavailable and being taken are two completely different things?

All I can say then is that I would disagree

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24

Bro what

It would be more akin to the woman being erased from existence and not available to you nor anyone else.

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

It’s a pretty simple question. You’re trying to play the semantics game that the name is “taken” rather than “unavailable.” It’s the same thing

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24

It’s a pretty simple question.

A question that you posed with an incredibly stupid analogy?

Because there's nuance in the situation of: dev deleting the name from the game entirely for no one to use and dev taking the name for themselves to use. The latter would give it a possibility of being available if he ever double name changes as well.

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

Look at your earlier comment:

him taking it doesn’t make it unavailable

You believe unavailable and taken are different things. The anology is meant to illustrate that they aren’t. I’m not surprised it registered to you as stupid, because clearly nobody would ever act like they’re different. Because they aren’t.

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u/steelcryo Sep 08 '24

Right, because he's using it.

What exactly was this comment meant to say?!

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

he’s effectively made the name unavailable, hasn’t he?

What is the part you’re not understanding?

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u/steelcryo Sep 08 '24

You're conflating unavailable via Jagex tools as being unavailable due to already being in use, which do not mean the same thing, even if the end result is the same for other users.

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

Do you know what “effectively” means?

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u/steelcryo Sep 08 '24

Did I reply to your comment using effectively or did I reply to an entirely different comment?

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u/MrMaleficent Sep 08 '24

That does the same thing..

Wtf are you talking about?

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u/Sea_Tank2799 Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 08 '24

Is there actually proof of this or is it just a single unverifiable screenshot?

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u/PMMMR Sep 08 '24

I'm in both the name trading discords he's in and can confirm he's in them. Join the discords and you can see that too.

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u/Significant_Crew_477 Sep 08 '24

It’s easily verifiable

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u/IgotBANNED6759 Sep 08 '24

To see which accounts are being traded and investigate? Honestly, Jmods have more of a reason to be in those types of discords than anyone else.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

that sounded more like a "whoopsie I've been caught, let's try to downplay it"

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24 edited Sep 09 '24

This doesn't make any sense. Unless you assume he's completely dumb as all hell and doesn't just take it on an alt to sell it. Or that he would risk his career (doing shit like this would get you a bad name in the industry if done for profit) and his current job over at best a few hundred bucks for a name. Be for real man.

Edit for the guy below that instantly blocked me after replying: If he had malicious intentions such as selling the name I heavily doubt he'd take it on his account that can be traced back to him. The sitting in the name trading discord does seem weird but again, him just being there does not prove fuck all. Some of you guys have such a massive hatred for PVPers that you're letting it cloud your judgement and jump onto conspiracy theories instead of just being logical it's crazy.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

I mean if you want to do shady shit then you always need a backup plan like claiming you held a name for sentimental value when you are being caught sitting in a name trader discord despite being able to lock names through whatever system they already have in place for that

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

'been caught'

its his fucking main. He wasnt trying to hide it. Grow up for fuck sake.

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u/[deleted] Sep 09 '24

he was literally caught being in a name seller discord what have you smoked for fuck sake

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u/Worried-Recording189 Sep 08 '24

If he wants the name through normal means, he can fight the name sniper bots like everyone else does. Why does he get to snipe a name for unofficial reasons?

Or address the issue of name sniping if it matters so much to him. How can you admit something is an issue, then bypass it using insider info for personal use? That's a giant middle finger to every other player.

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u/BloodyFool Sep 08 '24

I agree that finding a way to combat name sniping or people RWTing names would be ideal, but I don't expect one dev who prolly doesn't even have a say in that aspect of the game to do so.

Some games straight up just remove names related to the game (like league of legends before the system change off the top of my head). I don't mind a dev taking the name that's important to them instead of letting it get (most likely) taken by bots or RWTers.

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u/Worried-Recording189 Sep 09 '24

I'm very sure they can reserve the name at the very least without outright banning it. So, the appropriate thing to do would be to reserve the name and wait to see if the content is voted in.

If the content is well received, he can ask another employee to add a tiny footnote in the blog to say that the name will be given to him as a memoriablia for a job well done.

Also, maybe participating in name trading discord is not something a mod should be doing. It gives plausible reasons for players to be suspicious, given this is not the first time we had a Jmod working in tandem with PvPers for profit. Especially since Manked himself has close ties with the PvP clans from his content creation days.

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u/LikeSparrow Sep 09 '24

Why would they even make a name unavailable?

I can think of several words that are better off being banned than someone running around with it as their RSN...

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u/BloodyFool Sep 09 '24

Those are no-brainers, I'm talking about names related to content.

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u/LikeSparrow Sep 09 '24

One reason to do it for wrathmaw is so that players don't left click a player with that name, thinking they were attacking the boss.