With stats climbing and infrastructure in place, attention turned to RuneScape gold achievement diaries. The Karamja Hard Diary became the next logical step, especially since the requirements had quietly fallen into place during earlier grinds. Only a few tasks remained-killing a metal dragon in Brimhaven, crafting nature runes, and tying up loose ends.
The process wasn't without risk. Venturing into the wilderness to craft runes without proper supplies meant flirting with disaster. One wrong step could have spelled the end of the hardcore journey. But careful planning, quick teleports, and a touch of luck saw the account through unscathed.
Killing the metal dragon was its own adventure. Wielding the Twinflame Staff for the first time, the account discovered its unique double-hit mechanic. It wasn't just effective-it was stylish, turning the fight into a spectacle rather than a grind. And with the dragon defeated, the diary stood complete, adding yet another layer of efficiency and rewards to the journey.
Looking Ahead
From scraping for herb seeds to wielding powerful weapons, from grinding trolls to killing dragons, this account has carved a clear path toward RuneScape's endgame. The foundation is strong: 80 Attack achieved, Slayer well underway, infrastructure in place, and diaries checked off. The next steps-zenites, Zulrah, and beyond-will demand even more patience and precision, but the shortcut to endgame is already well underway.
For now, the journey continues. Each task, each level, and each upgrade adds another chapter to the story of a hardcore account that refuses to settle for the ordinary grind. Ample OSRS gold adds charm to the chapter.
Cheating in RuneScape has always been a problem, but by 2025, it had reached a breaking point. Botting was no longer an underground nuisance-it was the backbone of an illicit economy. With real-world profit on the line, bot makers found ways to exploit Old School RuneScape's imperfect detection systems and turn thousands of automated accounts into gold-printing machines.
According to internal estimates, up to 44% of active accounts at one point were bots. Nearly half of the game. Even Jagex moderators, including Mod Ash, weighed in publicly on the damage this was causing to the game's ecosystem. The community started buzzing about a "bot nuke" that wiped out large numbers of these accounts-but anyone paying close attention knew it wasn't a complete victory. Some hotspots were cleaned out, but others remained thriving bot havens.
This article dives into those hot zones, the scale of profits bots are generating, and one player's relentless mission to disrupt, expose, and ultimately propose a way to nuke these money-making machines for good.
The Elves of Prifddinas Under Siege
In the elven capital of Prifddinas, harmony is supposed to reign. After defeating the Fragment of Seren, players are welcomed into a glittering city of opportunity. But recently, reports from elves and nearby adventurers painted a darker picture: rampant thieving by suspicious accounts.
Investigations revealed characters in full Rogue outfits with thieving capes, parked endlessly at stalls. The suspicious part wasn't the activity itself-thieving elves have always been a profitable grind-but the scale.
Campo's Jack, an account with only the bare minimum requirements for Song of the Elves, had amassed 80 million thieving XP.
TheySaggy, another account, pushed past 200 million XP, ranking 715 in the world, and pocketing an estimated 2.8 billion OSRS GP in loot.
World-hopping confirmed it wasn't just one or two outliers-bots were present in almost every other world. Each earned roughly 3 million GP an hour, and none of them responded to player interaction.
Air Orb Bots and the Cosmic Rune Collection
Next stop: the Wilderness Air Obelisk. Here, armies of bots charge air orbs for profit, each hauling stacks of cosmic runes. Their stats reveal a clear pattern: magic, construction, and runecrafting only, tailored to one purpose.
One account, Zilmfix SAS 7, had gained 6.1 million magic XP in three weeks, equating to about 155 hours of non-stop orb charging. That's a 70 million GP haul from just one bot. Multiply that across dozens of worlds, and the numbers balloon.
But unlike the unresponsive thieving bots, these orb runners could be disrupted. Killing them in the Wilderness netted thousands of cosmic runes, sparking the creation of a unique project: a bot-busting bank tab. Each stack of loot-cosmic runes, gear, or coins-serves as a trophy, a reminder of a bot taken down.
In just a short spree, over 10,000 cosmic runes were collected, worth more than 1 million GP. And when the bans finally landed, the satisfaction was doubled: loot in the bank, bots in the graveyard.
The Mage Training Arena Infiltration
The Mage Training Arena (MTA) is a place most players visit reluctantly to buy OSRS GP grind out their infinity robes. But bots see it differently: an endless, low-effort goldmine.
