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Quick Chat is a method of talking using preset messages. It was released on 21 May 2008. Jagex has stated on 9 February 2009 that Quick Chat was introduced to comply with legal responsibilities, and was not because they wanted players to stop using free chat[1]. If a player uses a birth date that indicates that they are under the age of 13, that player is only allowed to use Quick Chat.

Quick Chat works by selecting from a database of messages. It also provides information about items, similar to the Grand Exchange item database; the user simply types an item name and finds it from the list of items. This is the same with locations, food, and monsters, as it has a database for each respectively.

Players can access Quick Chat in several ways:

  • Clicking the Speech icon (Quick chat) in the Chat Box
  • Pressing the Enter Key with no text previously typed.
  • Pressing the Enter Key twice consecutively if text has been previously typed.
  • Pressing the Enter Key with the '/' typed to bring up Friend Quick Chat.
  • Right-clicking on your name and selecting either Public or Clan Quick Chat.
  • Right-clicking on a name in your Friends list and selecting Quick Message for private Quick Chat.

Quick Chat is fast because it can be activated using keyboard shortcuts.

The current Quick Chat official world is World 96, as this is the only world where you can't chat freely. Many players use this world to get lots of raw items without competition. The wealth evaluator has an option for sharing how much wealth the player has, that is not available under the normal Quick Chat interface.

Context-sensitive chat[edit | edit source]

This only works in certain places. Depending on where you are, there are pre-set messages just for you. Hit F10 to view these. The places in which context-sensitive chat works are:

Using the context-sensitive chat feature outside these areas will instead bring up the menu for the skill you last trained. Melee combat however used to always to bring up Attack, although this has now been fixed.

For example, if you last cut down a tree, pressing F10 will bring up the Woodcutting Quick Chat menu.

Keyboard shortcuts[edit | edit source]

In addition to the Quick Chat update, the update also changed some of the previous keyboard shortcuts and introduced a new shortcut allowing the user to repeat the last Quick Chat message, along with other shortcuts.

  • Enter - opens up Quick Chat if you aren't currently typing anything.
  • Enter (again) - opens the generic "search", where typing any word will search all possible combinations of the use of that word.
  • Page Up - scroll up the menu
  • Page Down - scroll down the menu, or select the first item in search results
  • Backspace - Move back to the previous menu level
  • Home - return to the top level of the menu
  • Esc - close the Quick Chat

The following shortcuts only work if the chatbox is active (Click on the space beside the username).

  • F9 - opens the quick responses feature. From here, if someone said "How can I train up my Ranged level?", you could quickly reply with a monster name - e.g. "Try ranging: Chickens".
  • F10/F11 - opens up the context-sensitive Quick Chat menu.
  • F12 - repeats the last phrase you said using Quick Chat.

Full list of keyboard shortcuts[edit | edit source]

Main article: Quick Chat/Keyboard shortcuts

Problems with Quick Chat[edit | edit source]

Given that Quick Chat is available to both muted and non-muted players, as opposed to normal chat (only accessible to non-muted players), some have expressed concern that it will become a tool for spamming. It remains to be seen whether this is the case. Quick Chat is reportable and there are no rules for it, because players with a permanent mute are limited to Quick Chat.

The other concern is as to whether it will be a useful feature for most players. The main problem with the system is the sheer number of combinations, which makes it more difficult for players to learn specifics.

Unobtainable items[edit | edit source]

Over its history, Quick Chat has referred to a number of unknown items. These items were found by searching the "I like your item...","I got item:..." and "I got an item:..." option. The items are all actual items in the game engine, but have not been released for one reason or another. Some of the Skill guide icons are actual items which appeared on the list. A majority have been removed, however some are still present.

Current[edit | edit source]

  • Arianwyn
  • Blood tithe pouch
  • Bulging taxbag
  • Bolrie
  • Commander veldaban
  • Dwarf
  • Exploding vial
  • Golrana
  • Golrie
  • Guam-in-a-box?
  • Hartwin
  • Hoop
  • No eggs
  • Mcm expo xp boost dummy
  • Paddle
  • Paintbrush
  • Opn notebook inv
  • Raf xp boost dummy
  • Roddeck's pipe
  • Throwing Rope
  • Truffle
  • Veldaban
  • Junk
  • November 2012 gamecard unlock
  • November 2012 gamecard unlock hair only
  • Seaweed-in-a-box
  • Jal'yt-ga'al-kot
  • The Drop token
  • Modhead raven
  • Intel bundle refund
  • Summer 2018 promo 3 month
  • Summer 2018 promo 3 month unbuy
  • Summer 2018 promo 3 month upgrade
  • Summer 2018 promo 3 month upgrade unbuy
  • Summer 2018 promo 6 month
  • Summer 2018 promo 6 month unbuy
  • Twitch prime 2018 package

Unobtainable as actual items[edit | edit source]

These items are only obtainable virtually; i.e. you cannot physically own the item in your inventory. These include spins from watching an advertisement (which is automatically redeemed) and a number of cosmetic overrides:

Microtransaction items:

  • Squeal spin
  • Squeal sponsored spin
  • Treasure hunter key (sponsored)
  • Batch 16 premium hair f (1-3)
  • Batch 16 premium hair m 1
  • Batch 16 premium beard (1-2)
  • Mtx Pet
  • Premium hair m (1-11)
  • Premium hair f (1-13)
  • Preset slot (6-10) (rental)
  • Preset slot (6-10) (permanent unlock)
  • Do not translate
  • Do not translate-never seen

The Bird and the Beast buildings:

  • Booby trap (armadyl/bandos)
  • Carpenter's station (armadyl/bandos)
  • Divining lodestone (armadyl/bandos)
  • Divining siphon (armadyl/bandos)
  • Faction banner (bandos)
  • Faction banner (armadyl) 3
  • Spider hole (armadyl/bandos)
  • Teleport focus (armadyl/bandos)
  • Watchtower (armadyl/bandos)

Other:

  • Sacrifice - doesn't appear as an actual drop; auto unlocked when it happens
  • Devotion - same as above
  • Transfigure - same as above
  • Ring of kinship reset - Dungeoneering unlock reward
  • Dungeoneering experience - same as above
  • Wild card - same as above
  • Any other nihil part - used in the make-x interface for transfiguring parts
  • Nihil pouch - same as above
  • Nightstick - Court case item that exists only as a chathead
  • To Page (1-6) - Options from the Costume room
  • Skin colour choice - a doppelganger item from the Green skin promo period
  • Apricot cream pie - an item used in The Fremennik Isles jestering section
  • Ltep maggoty dough inv - Unknown use. Most likely used in Let Them Eat Pie.
  • Mtxbeach 2016 hookaduck rod - The rod used for the "Hook a duck" event in Summer Beach Party

Removed[edit | edit source]

Fixed[edit | edit source]

  • German Dungeoneering items

Update history[edit | edit source]

The update history project is a work-in-progress – not all updates to this topic may be covered below. See here for how to help out!
  • patch 20 July 2020 (Update):
    • Ice Dye has been added to the items obtained from Elite Clue Scrolls option on Quickchat.
  • patch 6 July 2020 (Update):
    • Blue and green blubber jellyfish have been added to the "I'm cooking..." options in the Quick Chat menu.
    • Crystal has now been added to the "I'm using a hatchet made of..." option in the Quick Chat menu.
  • patch 8 June 2020 (Update):
    • The Solak quickchat option that announces your kill time will no longer include Duo Mode.
  • patch 6 January 2020 (Update):
    • Fixed an issue with Quickchat not recognizing levels above 99 for Farming and Herblore.
  • patch 9 September 2019 (Update):
    • Quick chat xp for level 120 invention no longer shows 2.75m.
  • patch 12 August 2019 (Update):
    • The following Anachronia quick chat options have been added!
      • I have completed "laps" on the Anachronia Agility Course, my fastest lap was "time"
      • I have "num" "base camp resources"
      • I have built "tier" "base camp building"
      • I have "num" Hunter Tokens
      • I have successfully tracked and hunted "num" big game dinosaurs.
    • A quick chat option stating how many players in your friends chat are on your world now correctly references this.
  • patch 4 February 2019 (Update):
    • Updated the quick chat phrases for mining and smithing.
  • patch 21 January 2019 (Update):
    • You can now quick chat your current Telos killstreak and enrage as well as quickchat your highest killstreak.
  • patch 14 January 2019 (Update):
    • Quick-chatting your active Slayer task whilst on Morvan's special challenge will now state you're on a special challenge, rather than needing a new task.
  • ninja 28 August 2018 (Update):
    • Removed references to FunOrb in quick chat options and Stronghold of Security questions.
  • ninja 9 April 2018 (Update):
    • You can now Quick Chat Goebie reputation through the Other tab under Combat phrases.
  • ninja 26 March 2018 (Update):
    • Players can now quick chat (Public, Friends, Group, Clan and Guest Clan included) if they've obtained skilling pets.
  • patch 26 February 2018 (Update):
    • With the introduction of treasure trail points based on completed trails, Players can check their progress on completions for each tier of Treasure Trail via quick chat.
  • patch 20 November 2017 (Update):
    • Fixed an issue which prevented quick chat from working on quick chat worlds.
  • patch 25 September 2017 (Update):
    • Non-Ironman accounts can no longer search and use the 'I am an Ironman btw' and 'I am a Hardcore Ironman btw' quick chat messages.
  • patch 11 September 2017 (Update):
    • Four new Ironman/Hardcore Ironman quick chat messages have been added under Community -> Ironman.
  • ninja 14 August 2017 (Update):.
    • It is now possible to quick-respond to various Slayer-related quick chat messages.
  • ninja 24 July 2017 (Update):
    • The quick chat text for your deadliest Shattered World has been changed to state 'reached' instead of 'cleared'.
  • patch 12 June 2017 (Update):
    • The Quick Chat option for the total experience between Slayer levels now accounts for levels above 99.
  • patch 8 May 2017 (Update):.
    • The following quick chat messages have been added for Shattered Worlds:
      • Total Shattered Anima earned
      • Current Shattered Anima
      • Max world reached
      • Max hit ever dealt
      • Max hit ever received
      • Total deaths
  • patch 10 April 2017 (Update):
    • A quick chat response has been added for the Raids Puzzle when another player mentions the same quick chat phrase.
  • ninja 13 February 2017 (Update):
    • The quick chat option for slayer and bossing kills has been updated to no longer state "with 0 prestige".
  • patch 6 February 2017 (Update):
    • The quick chat message for the Nex: Angel of Death killcount now displays current prestige properly.
    • Added Nex: Angel of Death boss kills quick chat into the correct section.
    • Completing a reaper task now allows the player to say they have no task via quick chat.
  • patch 30 January 2017 (Update):
    • A Quick Chat bubble icon has been added for the "Raids Puzzle" Quick Chat message.
  • patch 23 January 2017 (Update):
    • Teleporting wobbegongs to the bank via a sign of the porter will now correctly contribute towards the total count which can be seen via Quick Chat.
    • A Quick Chat option has been added which states whether a player has completed the pre-Yakamaru puzzle section in a Raid.
  • patch 16 January 2017 (Update):
    • Private quick chat now uses the correct text colour.
    • A quick-chat option for lifetime crystal shapeshifter kills and prestige has been added.
  • patch 21 November 2016 (Update):
    • Quickchat messages for the Arc energy count have been amended to state successful siphons rather than actual amount of energy to avoid confusion.
    • The Quickchat option referring to selling to Waiko merchants no longer mentions Waiko, as merchants can be found on other islands as well.
    • The Quickchat option for the Lumbridge Rebuildathon has been removed.
  • patch 3 October 2016 (Update):
    • Added “Congratulations” and “Congratz” quickchat messages to the auto-reply options for the “My [skill] level is [level>]” quickchat messages.
  • patch 21 March 2016 (Update):
    • Added Prifddinas to the options for the "You should use the Slayer master in..." quick chat message.
  • ninja 22 February 2016 (Update):
    • Quick chat no longer appears in Public, Private, Friends chats and Clan chats if the speaker is on the ignore list.
  • patch 8 February 2016 (Update):
    • Pre-name titles no longer turn the player name blue while using the quick chat feature.
  • ninja 16 November 2015 (Update):
    • Quick chat phrases for Slayer and Boss kills now also include the prestige count.
  • patch 24 August 2015 (Update):
    • Players who have started but not completed Big Chompy Bird Hunting will no longer state that they have killed a large number of chompy birds via quick chat.
    • Quick Chat options for Yakamaru and Beastmaster Durzag kills have now been added.
  • ninja 29 June 2015 (Update):
    • The following have been added to quick chat:
      • Barbarian Assault role levels.
      • White Knight ranking score earned for Black Knight kills.
      • Number of Castle Wars games played.
      • Number of chimp ice deliveries.
      • Number of Chompy bird kills.
      • Conquest rank.
      • Mage Training Arena pizazz points.
      • The missing 'My levels are: X Divination/Dungeoneering/Farming.'
      • Pest Control reward points.
      • Number of Dahmaroc replica rocks pairs added and Golden (Rhiannon) statues completed.
      • Number of Vyre corpses cremated.
  • ninja 15 June 2015 (Update):
    • Added a quick chat option for how many thalers a player currently owns.
  • patch 13 April 2015 (Update):
    • The correct boss will now be mentioned when replying to Chaos Elemental kills quick chat messages.
  • ninja 9 March 2015 (Update):
    • Players can now use quick chat to show their slayer kills and boss kills from a new combat category. (Runelabs)
  • patch 23 February 2015 (Update):
    • Using quick chat to display the current slayer assignment will now state lava strykewyrms instead of Wildywyrms, while on the relevant assignment.
  • ninja 19 January 2015 (Update):
    • Players can now quick chat how many Treasure Trails they have completed: Group Events > Fun stuff > Treasure Trails.
  • ninja 5 January 2015 (Update):
    • Players can now quick chat how many slayer assignments they have completed in a row.
  • patch 5 January 2015 (Update):
    • Updated the "Would you please help me fight...?" quick chat message to add new bosses, and to remove the Queen Black Dragon entry as it is a solo fight.
  • ninja 15 December 2014 (Update):
    • The quick chat options 'My Divination level is...' and 'I have gathered...' are now in the main Divination category.
  • ninja 24 November 2014 (Update):
    • A Quickchat option has been added for dungeoneering reward tokens.
  • patch 6 October 2014 (Update):
    • Ironman Quickchat icons have been fixed.
  • patch 8 September 2014 (Update):
    • The Quick-chat option "I'd like the loan duration to be:.." now displays up to 72 hours.
  • patch 18 August 2014 (Update):
    • An issue that did not let you use Quick Chat in the Guest Clan Chat tab has been fixed.
  • patch 23 June 2014 (Update):
    • Fishing divine locations now appear in the quick-chat listings.
  • patch 22 April 2014 (Update):
    • Some grammar within certain Quick Chat phrases has been corrected.
  • ninja 31 March 2014 (Update):
    • A new Quick Chat message has been made to help direct players to the Support Centre.
  • ninja 22 July 2014 (Update):
    • Players can now use Quick Chat to display their Slayer points.
  • patch 22 July 2014 (Update):
    • The Quick Chat menu no longer repeatedly opens when the option has been toggled off.
  • ninja 17 December 2013 (Update):
    • Players can now disable the "Press enter to use QuickChat" functionality.
  • patch 13 November 2013 (Update):
    • Elder logs have been added to the Firemaking Quick Chat list.
  • patch 15 October 2013 (Update):
    • Quick-chat options now appear over the chatbox on split private mode while using quick-chat.
  • patch 10 September 2013 (Update):
    • The quick chat option for the level 60 Divination location now correctly states that it is north of Mobilising Armies.
    • A quick chat phrase has been updated to reflect the new location of the 'report' button.
  • patch 29 August 2013 (Update):
    • Players can now find Divination options in the Skills branch of Quick Chat, rather than having to search for them.
  • patch 13 August 2013 (Update):
    • The quick chat tutorial now uses images of the new interface.
    • Using key-binds to select quick chat phrases now works correctly.
    • The quick chat shortcut for "Repeat the last thing you said" has been changed to F12.
    • Several quick chat options have been added for the Battle for Lumbridge.
  • patch 29 July 2013 (Update):
    • The "Really rotten potato", "Off-white party hat" and "Garish pink party hat" have been removed from the list of Quick Chat items.
  • patch 4 March 2013 (Update):
    • Some more quickchat options have been added to the Runespan minigame.
  • patch 30 April 2013 (Update):
    • The Quick Chat Fletching category now has all references to longbows replaced with shieldbows.
  • patch 28 January 2013 (Update):
    • The Halloween 2012 quick chat options have been removed
  • patch 21 August 2012 (Update):
    • Some Clan Avatar-related quickchat messages have been added.
  • patch 13 December 2011 (Update):
    • ’Dice bag’ has been removed from the list of items in quick chat.
  • patch 21 September 2011 (Update):
    • Spelling and grammar fixes for various messages.
  • patch 5 July 2011 (Update):
    • Some Loyalty Programme-related phrases have been added to the Quick Chat system.
  • patch 14 June 2011 (Update):
    • Fist of Guthix ratings once again display correctly using quickchat.
  • patch 16 May 2011 (Update):
    • A typo on "Further information" in the Quick Chat guide has been fixed.
  • patch 19 April 2011 (Update):
    • Friends Quick Chat now appears in the correct colour.
  • patch 12 April 2011 (Update):
    • Quick Chat now correctly states the number of Livid Farm produce points that a player has.
  • patch 18 October 2010 (Update):
    • Added Wind Rush to the list of spells you can talk about in quick chat.
  • patch 6 October 2010 (Update):
    • The fletching potion has been added to the Quick Chat Herblore mixing list.
    • Prevent Quick Chat from interfering with the tutorial during login.
  • patch 1 September 2010 (Update):
    • Corrected a Quick Chat message used in Conquest.
  • patch 19 August 2010 (Update):
    • Added a couple of Quick Chat phrases under General -> Comments.
  • patch 24 June 2010 (Update):
    • Adjusted the phrasing of a few Quick Chat choices.
  • patch 13 May 2010 (Update):
    • Prevented Quick Chat from interfering with the height of the chatbox.
  • patch 3 March 2010 (Update):
    • Added the new implings to quick chat.
  • patch 1 February 2010 (Update):
    • Quick chat has been updated to include the curses unlocked from the Temple of Senntisten[sic] quest.
  • patch 20 October 2009 (Update):
    • Quick Chat item lists included the word "null".
  • patch 7 October 2009 (Update):
    • Prevented an error from occurring in very rare circumstances while using Quick Chat.
  • patch 13 October 2009 (Update):
    • Added worlds 170 and 171 to the world list for quick chat purposes.
  • patch 17 September 2009 (Update):
    • Added various missing pickaxes to the Quick Chat system.
  • patch 10 August 2009 (Update):
    • More Quick Chat phrases for Mobilising Armies.
    • Quick Chat system tended to assume you were training Attack, regardless of what form of combat you were doing.
  • patch 22 June 2009 (Update):
    • Removed a few redundant quick chat phrases.
  • patch 6 May 2009 (Update):
    • Quick chat has been added for the Evil Tree distraction and diversion.
  • patch 21 April 2009 (Update):
    • Fixed a problem with quick chat that would show the wrong Fist of Guthix rating while in the minigame.
  • patch 25 February 2009 (Update):
    • Quick chat options were missing silver bars and gold bars in the Smithing section, this has been rectified.
    • What looked like an extra space has been removed from the bartering section of Quick Chat.
    • A missing hyphen has been put back in one of the quick chat trade phrases.
    • The phrase ‘My Slayer level is: ...' no longer appears twice in a quick chat search.
  • update 16 December 2008 (Update):
    • The QuickChat system now has extra options and phrases for various activities, from boss fights to minigames, some general chit-chat, and much more.
  • patch 26 November 2008 (Update):
    • The Quick Chat menu now shows all of the minigames available to play when trying to organise a group.
  • patch 28 October 2008 (Update):
    • QuickChat has now been given a predictive search feature to allow you to find the phrases you want more effectively.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • The Quick Chat icon can change colour over a period of time.
  • It's possible to say "Another one bites the dust", which is a song by Queen.
  • The Flash Powder Factory phrases don't come up on the Context Sensitive menu during the minigame; instead "Herblore" is displayed.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ^ Mod MMG, The Future of RuneScape, RuneScape News.
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