A legal battle for Jagex has made major gains in the fight against bot developers and exploits providers, now that Impulse Software has been ordered to pay damages. The small developer has been in an ongoing conflict against bot developers as well as gold farmers about exploitation of the popular RuneScape F2P title.
The company was able to not only gain a damages claim, but has also garnered a permanent injunction against Impulse Software concerning any bot development for any Jagex product. Impulse Software is run by Mark and Eric Snellman.
"Jagex have been working on anti-botting and gold farming measure for a very long time and have continually been ensuring that the games integrity and community are protected,” said Jagex’s VP of RuneScape. “This action has been central to both our longevity and success over the years and I'm sure it will put us in very good stead for the years to come.
“We launched 'Bot Nuke Day' in October and instantly wiped out 98% of all the bots in the game. We are delighted with the results of our efforts so far and are pleased to hear the positive comments from our players.”
