To be or not to be an end-user ...
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Originally Posted by
Bixby Sayz
You are arguing semantics. To the end user it looks like a bot, smells like a bot, as far as they are concerned it is a bot.
Whether it is or is not in fact a bot becomes irrelevant at that point. Perception defines reality. And the perception is..."It's a bot." Suck it up Princess. ;)
You get end users and then you get end users. Which one are you ? :unsure:
On a slightly less quizzical note though...
For those who couldn't care less about the insides - yes, it's a bot. The question is, for which of you regular Villavu forum users, is it a bot and for which of you is it a script ? I will wager that you don't care one way or the other. Or as Bixby Sayz: Semantics - that's all it is.
Personally - when I want it to do repetitive tasks until I tell it otherwise - it's a bot. When I am developing for Simba either from scratch or fine-tuning a masterpiece - then it's a script. For me - it's all in the intent. Bot and Script co-exist - morphing from one to the other seemlessly and mostly un-noticed - until dudes like me come along and stir up the pot. :stirthepot:
Ciao :garfield:
IMHO, we have a winner ...
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Originally Posted by
Markus
Ok from start to beginning, what constitutes of a bot? I define it as a program which automates certain actions at RuneScape. We'll take a look at all the necessary parts.
First we look at Simba itself. It looks like an IDE with a integrated interpreter. Is that a bot? Not really.
Then we look at SRL: It just provides some functions, like movemouse and solve randoms. Is that a bot? Not really. It does nothing on its own.
SMART: it just loads the runescape client and passes pixels. Heck, it's not even necessary to use, we have used SCAR for the first 5 years of RS2 without it, we still don't need it. So is SMART a bot? It's not a necessary component to auto, so no.
The scripts: they just call some functions in SRL and Simba. They are quite intelligent but usually they do only one task. Besides they can't run on their own. Are scripts a bot? No.
The whole package, from beginning to end, might be called a bot. The individual parts sure aren't. And that's what has always set us apart compared to other 'bots', like Nexus, RSBot and RSBuddy: they offer one tightly integrated package. We don't, all the individual parts are clearly visible. There is nothing that you can call a "bot" at this website because there is simply no such thing.
Calling Simba/SRL a bot is like calling a guitar just a thing that makes sound. You might be correct, but you miss all the sexiness it has.
Also look, I put some things apart here
@Markus: The way you have laid out your position is great - and it certainly leaves anything I said choking on your dust. Thank you :-)
@BraK: You are so right very smexy indeed.
@All: My apologies if I ruffled some feathers - this was certainly not my aim.
Perhaps this is enough on this one for now.
Ciao :garfield:
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