Luring

Luring is a common term used when a player tricks or decieves another player and brings them to the Wilderness. Since March 28, 2007, it has been considered scamming and many lurers get reported. Another type of lure is bringing an enemy to the player, which is seen mostly in the Dagannoth Kings lair. Luring is usually done when victims have rich items or plenty of cash, so that when they die, they will lose it all to the lurer. The general concept of luring is usually despised upon in the RuneScape community; however, it is now common to see lures everyday.

Why players lure
Luring is considered to be dishonest and unfair; however, it is also considered to be one of the greatest money making methods in RuneScape. There have been many players who received hundreds of millions, and even billions of cash through luring.

Types of lures
There are many types of lures; the two main being Wilderness Luring and Monster Luring.

Wilderness luring
Wilderness luring is the most common lure seen in RuneScape. It is when a player (lurer) brings another player (victim) to the Wilderness and immediately kills them; receiving their loot. A lurer usually brings a victim to the wilderness with a variety of methods, such as faking a drop party or selling/buying an item for a ridiculously low/high price. The lurer usually creates an excuse for trading in the wilderness, depending on the location. For example, if a lurer is east of the Edgeville Bridge, the lurer will usually say he's power-fletching trees. Another method of luring is using the RuneScape Official Forums, where the victim is buying or selling an expensive item.

The main flaws of Wilderness luring is that it is usually obvious that the lurer will kill the player and the lurer must ensure the item is stacked or cash. Since the victim will most likely lack a Skull (Where a player loses all their items when they die), they will not lose their item unless they are already wearing armour or weapons that protect over the item. To ensure the specific item is dropped, a lurer usually lures players that are selling stacked items or are buying in cash. Stacked items or cash are lost no matter what, so this is used to the lurer's advantage.

Ditch
In an attempt to combat this, Jagex constructed a ditch that must be jumped over to reach the wilderness. This is a foolproof way of stopping wilderness lures, but many runecrafters were disappointed as it added an extra 2 seconds to their journey through the abyss.

Monster luring
Monster luring is a type of lure where a player attracts an aggressive monster (preferably a strong one) to another player and kills them. This is most commonly seen in the Dagannoth King lair, a very dangerous place (Possibly the most dangerous besides the Wilderness) where level 303 Dagannoth Kings lie. Serious Dagannoth King hunters usually bring a Guthans set to extend their time spent on the Dagannoth Kings. Since a player will always lose a Guthan's warspear (The most expensive Barrows item in the game) out of an entire Guthans set, a successful lure will rack in a large sum of money for the lurer. Although Dagannoth Kings are the most commonly seen; the same principle applies for other high leveled monsters.

Preventing a Monster lure is more difficult than a Wilderness lure. This is because you aren't able to choose whether you are attacked or not, whereas in Wilderness lures you are able to prevent yourself from walking into the Wilderness. Since aggressive monsters will chase after a player until they're out of sight, there are only a few options to getting out of a Monster lure. One option is to teleport, which is the fastest and safest way to get out; however, this causes frustration because the player must re-enter the area again from faraway. Another option is to run out of the area, and either log out of hide at a safespot. This is more risky, but will allow you to stay in the area. The last option is to just simply kill the monster; however if the player lacks the necessary combat stats/items, the player will most likely die.

Controversy
There have been many questions as to whether luring is bannable or not. There have been cases where players HAVE been banned for luring; however, there were also many messages from Jagex that said luring was NOT bannable. On March 29, 2007, Jagex updated Rule 2 to make "Luring someone into the wilderness under false pretences" a bannable offence.