Wilderness Riot

The Wilderness Riot, as it is called among some players, was a riot held on 5 June 2008. The aim of the riot was to express dissatisfaction with Jagex's decision to remove player-killing from the Wilderness on 10 December 2007.

Overview


The riot was apparently planned weeks beforehand, with players posting on YouTube asking for players to join the riot at Varrock Square in World 1 and 2.

On the day itself, hundreds of players flocked together, spamming repeatedly and criticising Bounty Hunter and revenants. Soon after, they headed to the Wilderness where many of them split up, with the Wilderness Ditch causing problems. Because of that, many players were left behind.

Some players attempted to spread the riot to places such as Camelot and Edgeville, but those attempts were, for the most part, unsuccessful, and the riot remained concentrated in Varrock Square.