Graphics Riot

The Graphics Riot was a riot in Varrock square that took place in World 1. This riot protested the July 2008 graphical update's constant lag, and some of the update's new features, like the baldness glitch. It started shortly after the update and lasted roughly seven hours. This was a rare riot in which most of the rioters supported Jagex. Some of the rioters were not even complaining about the lag, but still about the Wilderness updates. At first, there were mostly anti-Jagex players, but as the riot continued, more update supporters came. The rioters apparently did not know that the lag would eventually be fixed, that the baldness glitch was only temporary, and that the updates could easily be reverted by checking the "safe mode" checkbox when selecting the detail.