Falador Massacre


 * Massacre redirects here. For Bonde Farm Massacre, see Bonde Farm Massacre.

The Falador Massacre, also known as the World 111 Glitch or 6/6/6 Massacre, was an infamous glitch and subsequent extreme violation of the Bug Abuse rule that occurred on 7 June 2006 (Or 6 June 2006 in some parts of America, making it 6/6/06, considered also to be the number of the beast). One of the major glitches in RuneScape history, it occurred when the new skill, Construction, was introduced. When Cursed You became the first player to achieve 99 Construction, he hosted a massive party in his house. Players who had engaged in combat activities in his house, who were then booted from the house, somehow retained the ability to attack other players anywhere in RuneScape, outside of PvP areas. Many players who gained this ability, against RuneScape rules, took advantage of it by attacking other players in crowded cities. Finally, Jagex Moderator "Murdoch" took action by locking down the accounts of the massacre leaders. The players who took advantage of the Bug were then given around 8.0 black marks, with the exception of those who killed a large number of players using the bug.

Victims of the event lost a total of over 2 billion coins (nowhere near adjusted for 2011 coin inflation), and the massacre remains one of the most infamous events in RuneScape history.

The glitch
The glitch occurred immediately after a house party hosted by the first player to achieve 99 construction, Cursed You. Due to the large number of players attending, the lag inside the house became severe to the point at which the host was forced to boot all of the guests. The players that had been inside the combat ring at the time of the dismissal were then able to attack other players anywhere in the world. The victims could not retaliate unless they had also been affected by the glitch. The killing lasted almost an hour before Jagex Moderators were notified. The bug was not caused by the enormous amount of people in the house at the time of the expulsion, but rather by an error in the coding of the Construction skill. Before this glitch, other lag-related glitches gave players an "Attack" option anywhere in the world, however they were unable to actually attack other players. Of the hundreds present at the party, many were aware of the glitch, however only a few players decided to take advantage of it.

There was a group of players who were Player killing in Lumbridge, using Ancient Magicks and preying on new and low levelled players. Their identities are unknown, although several players have reported seeing them player killing and being killed by them. They caused an uproar, and seeing that this glitch could be abused outside of Falador, they spread all over RuneScape.

The loss
There are no official records of item losses, bug abusers, or victims of the massacre. Most of the items dropped by the victims were not collected by the killers, but by looters. The most well known of the items lost was the Green partyhat. (Obviously, the collector of the Green partyhat was Durial321.) Obsidian sets, ranger sets, and coins were also lost.

According to estimates of on-scene players, at least 2 billion coins (about 50-100 billion in 2011 inflation) were dropped and lost. A massive looting ensued, especially for low-level players.

Players attempted to hide their valuables by un-wielding expensive things, but the PKers deliberately attacked high-level players.

Smaller massacres
A number of players have claimed to have also abused the glitch; what follows is a list of reported abusers.

Another player also abused this glitch for his personal gain, and encouraged his followers to kill bots. Hyped by the crowd, he did kill many bots and was amongst the players that were banned.

A separate player also killed several bots, and although he later admitted to Jagex Moderators that he had been attacking real players and had earned over 100 million coins, Jagex did not ban him.

Another player used the glitch to kill three other players whom he had a personal vendetta against near Mudskipper Point. Although there is little proof of this happening, a few people reported that they saw him attacking a player by using Ranged.

In Seers' Village, a player abused a glitch caused by lag. He equipped a Rubber chicken and began to attack people, dealing high damage. A player posted on the forums about this person, which led to Seers' Village becoming overpopulated (the thread was soon hidden by a forum moderator). The Rubber chicken wielder chased players over to Catherby and followed players to a house upstairs and cast Ice Burst on multiple players. The player was then banned and the glitch was fixed. There were only a few players killed in the process.

Aftermath
The bug was fixed and most of the attackers were permanently banned. Mod Peter himself apologised to the victims who were attacked from this glitch, but no items were recovered. The players in the 'fake massacre party' were not banned, as they didn't use the glitch, and were just scaring away the players (which was considered highly controversial in players' opinions). The player who hosted the house party (Cursed You) was later permanently banned for contributing to the event (not for Real World Trading as previously speculated).

The event was heavily publicised with sensational videos spreading across the internet, showing the frenzied crowd of spectators. The event is regarded as one of the most significant events of the RuneScape community, alongside events such as the partyhat duplication glitch and the Pay to Pk Riot.

As shown in the picture, players often plant flowers in remembrance of 06/06/06 in either memorial or a parody of said event.