QUOTE (Dizzy @ Oct 15 2009, 10:45 PM)

QUOTE (MrThomas @ Oct 15 2009, 09:44 AM)

QUOTE (whovian39 @ Oct 14 2009, 08:57 PM)

QUOTE (IGotPwned @ Oct 14 2009, 08:53 PM)

so why shouldn't we go on steller dawn...? Wow.
Because if jagex know and its still up it could mean one of two things:
1.) They really did do this on purpose.
2.) They are trying to catch out any people going on it! =o
I doubt they are really that bothered. Using the SD mode gives you no in-game advantages.
All it does it says ratings instead of levels and a few other things. I find it hard to belive that Jagex would be worried about this...
The RuneScape client is not licensed under any open-source terms. Thus, it is ILLEGAL to recompile a modified version of the client to play the game. Trust me on this. Just because you haven't gotten any mail from Jagex saying you're breaking the law, doesn't mean it can't happen. One of my old friends from the cheating community has already been threatened once to be sued by Jagex, for modifying the RuneScape client and designing a private server to communicate with the client.
So yes, it's illegal and if any J-mod knew that you were messing around with RS client like that, you could get in serious trouble. Unless if they're in some super happy mood, then it'd be a miracle.
Honestly though they have much bigger fish to fry. Mopar has been running well over it's due time and Jagex can't do much of anything about it.
You can do a lot of silly stuff with the client in order to play runescape in an alternative way, however nothing you do in my opinion will raise the mark on your head. Everything is client side (from what I understand), so anything going to their servers will automatically be changed back to normal.
The Stellar Dawn client is just a small little something that I don't see Jagex shunning upon. It's their own fault for keeping the vault of information locked down so tight. We would have never opened up the locked freezer if they would give us enough food to eat. They are starving us so bad, that we are forced to break in and steal what isn't ours.