Starting area

00:55, September 19, 2009 (UTC)72.201.11.154The starting area is an area that spans Lumbridge, Draynor, and Varrock. It is a fenced-in area with gates that low-level players will be asked if they want to cross before letting them through. All players with a total level of under 60 will be asked if they are sure if they want to continue. All players with a total level of more than 60 will be able to cross automatically. This is a new feature added by Jagex on September 18, 2009. The purpose of this feature was to help new players and prevent them from entering dangerous areas such as the Barbarian Village, where barbarians that range from level 10 to over level 20, may attack you just by talking to them.