

Macroing will cause an instant permanent ban if it is a repeated offence.Some forms of Rule #4 - Cheating/Bug Abuse will cause a player to be permanently banned.If a player is muted or banned from the Forums, they are not necessarily banned from the game. If a player is muted or banned from the game, they are also automatically banned from the Forums. Permanent forum bans may affect the in-game status of the account.

Players can also be permanently banned from the RuneScape Forums this can happen for flaming, spamming, advertising websites, or breaking any other rules in the Forums. Please be aware that if your appeal is accepted or you are permanently muted and have no further chances to appeal your offences." The Game Guide stated: "If you are permanently banned or permanently muted and have appealed all open offences, you may be given the option to make one final appeal in order to regain your account.

Permanently banned or muted players may be offered a "last chance appeal". A ban can also get quashed by a Jagex Moderator. If the player appeals their ban, it may be accepted, either restoring the account completely or with a permanent mute. Game bans restrict players from access to their accounts, usually for violating one of the Rules of RuneScape.
