How to Create an Old School RuneScape Account Secure from Hackers

Last Updated: October 25, 2020

Old School RuneScape is a MMORPG game that is a reboot of Jagex’s worldly popular RuneScape. This version of the game was released in 2013 after popular player demand. This is the nostalgic version of RuneScape that you played as a kid in the early 2000s, a revival of the heyday of RuneScape. If you want to go back those feelings from your childhood and re-experience this timeless MMO, there are a few things to do before getting back to the grind. This article will go through the steps to creating a new OSRS (Old School RuneScape) account that is secure and protected from the infamous RuneScape account hackers.

Part 1

Part 1 of 4:

Creating a Dedicated Email Account

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Go to your preferred email service provider. Create a new email account that you will only use for Old School RuneScape. Using an email address you use for something else will leave your account more vulnerable!
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Create a password that you do not use for anything else or any other accounts online. Use a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and a special character or two (e.g. - = ? ! @ % & * $).
- A tip you can follow is to think of a decently long (but short enough for you to remember) phrase, type it out, and replace various letters in it with symbols, numbers, etc.
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Set up 2 factor authentication for your new email account. Your chosen email provider will have a page to help you with this or may even ask you right when you make your account about adding two factor authentication. This makes it much harder for someone else to get into your account and to then be able to request a password change for your OSRS account.

Part 2

Part 2 of 4:

Creating Your Old School RuneScape Account

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Go to https://oldschool.runescape.com.
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Click the "New User Sign up here" button.
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Enter your new dedicated email for your OSRS account. Create a new password using only letters and numbers for your OSRS account. It must be different from your email account password! Click "Play Now" when done.
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Download the Old School Runescape Client. Click "Download".
- Select the download appropriate for your operating system.
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Load the OSRS client. Choose "Existing User".
- Enter your email address created for OSRS and unique OSRS password.
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Make sure you are on a free-to-play world. Select the button at the button left of the log in screen.
- Select a silver world (free-to-play).
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Log in to your new account! Choose a display name and begin the tutorial.
- Follow the tutorial and learn the basics of the game. Once you complete the tutorial you will be teleported to the main game

Part 3

Part 3 of 4:

Setting a Bank PIN

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Find your way in-game to a Bank.
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Talk to a banker and ask about your PIN settings.
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Enter a 4 digit bank PIN twice to set your bank PIN.
- Every time you log in you must enter this PIN to access your bank.

Part 4

Part 4 of 4:

Setting up Two-Factor Authentication on Your OSRS Account

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Go to https://oldschool.runescape.com and click the "Enable Authenticator" tab.
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Log in using your new Old School RuneScape account.
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Click the button "Enable Authenticator".
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Validate your email address following the prompts. Open your email from Jagex (RuneScape's creator) and validate your email.
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Go back to https://oldschool.runescape.com. Reselect "Enable Authenticator" tab.
- Log in.
- Click "Enable Authenticator".
- Click "Authenticator" tab on your account settings page.
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Download a code generation app on your phone to link with your OSRS account. Google Authenticator is a good choice.
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Scan the QR code with your new code generating app.
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Enter the generated code for your account name given by the app and click "Finish".
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Finished. You now have Two Factor authenticator on your Old School Runescape account!
- You will be asked to enter your code from your app every once in a while, or when you log in to OSRS from a new IP address.