Falador 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 most major glitches in RuneScape history, it occurred when the Construction skill was new. 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 by Cursed You, 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. Most notable was Durial321, who led the massacre by "ice barrage-ing" players in the centre of Falador. He slaughtered many players, obtaining hundreds of millions of gold coins (including a Green partyhat). He and many other players who had the unique glitch continued the massacre for almost two hours. Finally, Jagex Moderator "Murdoch" intercepted, by locking down the accounts of the massacre leaders, including Durial321. The players who took advantage of the Bug were then given around 8.0 black marks, with the exception of those who killed a vast number of players using the bug. These major offenders, including Durial321, were given an instant permanent ban.

Victims of the event lost a total of over 2 billion coins, 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, whose name was Cursed You. Many players attended and the lag inside the house became severe to the point at which the host was forced to boot all of the guests. This was when the glitch was exploited. 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 also exploited 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. Only Durial321 gained fame from this massacre, who used mainly a whip and Ice Barrage. He began at the house portal, went to Falador, and slowly moved north up to Edgeville, where he was disconnected after being killed by 'Mod Murdoch'. He is now permanently banned and as a result no longer shows up on the RuneScape hiscores.

There was a group of players who were PKing in Lumbridge, using Ancient Magicks and preying on new and low levelled players. Their identities are unknown although several players have reported seeing them PK 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 other innocent players. The most well known of the items lost was the Green partyhat. Obsidian sets, ranger sets, and coins were also lost.

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, but his followers encouraged him 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, although later he admitted to Jagex Moderators that he had attacked real players and 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 with the username "Level 84" 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 casted 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 reasons unrelated to the glitch, specifically real-world item trading to get millions of coins for his 99 Construction.

The event was heavily publicised with sensational videos spreading across the internet, showing the frenzied crowd of spectators encouraging Durial321 to kill. The event is regarded as one of the most significant events of the RuneScape community, alongside events such as the party hat 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.