The Runescape Auto Cutter, also known as the Auto WoodCutter, is a program that will automatically cut the wood from a tree in Runescape on your account. If you have ever heard the term "Macro", this is exactly what the Runescape Auto Cutter is. A Macro is a program that will continuously do something to help make life easier. The problem is Jagex does not allow Runescape Macros. This is against the rules because it is an unfair advantage for other players.

The Rule is Rule 7, No Third Party Software. It was put into effect on February 27, 2008. This rule states that

"You must not use other software to gain an unfair advantage in our games. This includes automation tools, macros, bots, or auto-typers. You may not circumvent any of our mechanisms designed to automatically log out inactive users. You also must not use any game-specific third party software that encourages breaking of our rules, or bypasses the normal navigation of our website, or automatically requests pages from our website, or which endangers user accounts."

If your account gets banned for breaking Rule 7, you will have an extremely hard time getting it back, and it will be rare if you do at all. Jagex has special bots of his or her own that seek out any sort of Macro. If the program detects a player cheating, (and it does.) It will send a report to Jagex, who will then review it and if the evidence is significant, ban the account. They also do NOT show you the evidence, because this will just teach the cheaters how to avoid getting caught the next time.

Besides the whole cheating thing, they also have this rule because many of these so-called "bots" are really just viruses designed to steal your Runescape account. These viruses are called Key Loggers. As their name states, they will log your keys and then send them back to the creator. The creator will then sort through what you have typed and try every possible combination as your login. Although this is a risk for your account, it can also be a risk for your credit card information. If you buy something online with a key logger in your computer, you will run a very high risk of Identity Theft.

Jagex has also been sueing anyone who makes these sort of programs. Not only because of the cheating, but also because it is copyright infringement. They also have forced Youtube to ban any accounts that make videos showing how to auto.

Macroing was a HUGE problem in 2006. Therefore, Jagex, seeing this major problem, decided to make a stand. Therefore, on January 19, 2006, they did. Jagex banned over 15,000 Runescape Accounts for using these bots. They stated that it is EXTREMELY easy for them to find cheaters, and they WILL ban them. They also have trackers that will find any other account of the cheater, and they will ban those as well. This is to stop them from making throw away accounts that are meaningless to them. Jagex still bans thousands of accounts a month because of this problem.

So the next time you think about downloading one of these Runescape Auto Cutters, or any other macro for that matter, think about the risks. I guarantee that you will find doing it, yourself can be much more rewarding, (and a lot less risky!) Happy and Macro-free Playing!