Falador Massacre
The Falador Massacre was a historic bug that occurred in the online MMORPG Runescape on June 6th, 2006.[1] Although the bug was considered quite negative at the time of occurrence, the company behind the Runescape franchise has since created in-game reenactments in both Runescape 3[2] and Old School RuneScape.[3]
Cause
According to a statement made by a Jagex employee, the bug was caused by insufficient testing of an update that saw the release of a new game skill, Construction, wherein players could create their own houses in which PvP combat could take place. The bug occurred when several players retained the ability to attack other players after leaving a "player owned house" location.[4]
Reenactments
On June 6th, 2016, Jagex created a unique and isolated game server (world 666, commemorating 6/6/06) wherein PvP was enabled and players could attack an NPC named after one of the more well known players to have been affected by the bug. The server also played an in-game cover of the song Planet Hell by Nightwish, which was the song used in the original video of the event.[5][6][7]
See also
- Corrupted blood incident - A famous glitch that occurred in another MMO, World of Warcraft
References
- ^ https://www.gamereactor.eu/runescape-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-falador-massacre/
- ^ https://www.gamezone.com/news/runescape-commemorates-the-10-year-anniversary-of-the-falador-massacre-3440121/
- ^ https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/world-666-please-bank-your-items?oldschool=1
- ^ https://www.pcgamer.com/old-school-runescape-celebrates-the-falador-massacre-glitch/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7U7mrK3g7E&t=290s
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0y2huQoOnw
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3MR8Fmsxi4