The Certer is a random event in which the player is asked to identify an object by one of the certer brothers, Niles, Miles, or Giles. An object is presented with three possible choices. If the player correctly identifies the item, the certer brother will reward the player such as an uncut ruby, sapphire, emerald, or diamond, or even a Loop half of key or Tooth half of key. If the player chooses the wrong item, the certer will not give an award and will teleport away.
Rewards
Drop rates are estimated based on 5,819 samples from the Drop Rate Project, unless otherwise cited.
The average Certer event reward is worth 496.27.
History
In RuneScape Classic, certers ran exchange stalls around Gielinor converting various items into certificates ("certs" for short) for large quantity trading. The certs were similar to the present-day bank notes, being stackable, except five items traded for one certificate. Because certs were only available from certers, many trips had to be made from the bank to the certers to exchange items for notes or notes for items, which was tedious.
When RuneScape 2 was released, the certers were removed from the game and replaced with the bank note system. Existing certificates were all converted into bank notes. Niles, Giles and Miles were soon re-released as this random event, in reference to their old role as certers, but the other certers were not.
Before the random event rework, the certer gave the player four warnings. If the player still ignored him, he teleported the player to a random, relatively safe place and turned their inventory and equipment into bank notes. Some players considered this very annoying during combat. After the rework, there was no longer a penalty for ignoring the certer.
Trivia
- When a player encounters a certer underwater, the certer wears the same diving apparatus as the player.
- Giles is significantly shorter than Miles, and Niles is significantly taller than Miles.
- The certers ask the player a question that suggests that they genuinely need the answer, but they know which answer is right or wrong when the player answers the question.
- Unlike many other random events, the certers used to only note items and not teleport the player; however, players took advantage of this by dropping any items they wished to remain un-noted and then answering incorrectly, resulting in the certers noting their raw materials and allowing the player to carry more.
- A Postbag from the Hedge released in 2008, suggested that this random event would be removed which foreshadowed future updates to RuneScape, and another much later update to Old School RuneScape.
- The items seen in the interface were previously obtainable and named hex edit detected.
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