Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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RuneScape and Jagex were once very close to closing their doors forever. In today's video we discuss one of the darkest periods in RuneScape history and the horrible update that technically saved the game.

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Visual Sources:
2011 Ranging Guild Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=eBQZjk1nOv4
2011 Wilderness Ditch - youtube.com/watch?v=UsZB-sobEC4
2011 Party Room Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=lnxivy9djGQ
2011 Deep Wilderness PKing - youtube.com/watch?v=P4ZosmQTZXY
RuneScape’s Servers go down - youtube.com/watch?v=hgaMRgDqxaw
RuneScape Bot Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=c51JtNVJgUY
Wilderness Riots 2006 - youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MmnlrHwxg
Bot Nuke Before After - youtube.com/watch?v=q4-d21MUQAs
Soup plays the Squeal of Fortune - youtube.com/watch?v=hmLg9OBQcCQ
2011 RuneFest Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=9yhecQ5nsVQ
Mod Mark Gerhard in Jagex - youtube.com/watch?v=imc3bfoJPxU
RSBuddy Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=EijBbEqyR4E
Rune Mysteries Quest - youtube.com/watch?v=Qlz3PaTlkpY
Barbed Bow Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=DBoNolYlf2c
2012 Ban Screen - youtube.com/watch?v=fTZGQdeRFhY
2011 Wilderness PKing - youtube.com/watch?v=zGx3ALyC9no
Loyalty Programme Shop - youtube.com/watch?v=T1OChwnaWtQ
Money Pouch Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=NZUXb4e1iUs
More Money Pouch Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=6IrL4Lvs1as
The Crucible Trailer - youtube.com/watch?v=B3bBMynLpdw
Crucible Duplication Glitch - youtube.com/watch?v=xEIVNP1Y9Bo
2011 Duel Arena Footage - youtube.com/watch?v=IWNhUJNf5rs
Crucible Gameplay - youtube.com/watch?v=9eZyPeEnmDc
Max Cash Glitch - youtube.com/watch?v=nj2513zJkec
King Black Dragon - youtube.com/watch?v=JIEn-MF9ekA
Mod Reach in-game - youtube.com/watch?v=kBf-VxA-h98
Starrychelx Squeal of Fortune - youtube.com/watch?v=V0_dUTnLxsQ
Silentc0re opens the Squeal of Fortune - youtube.com/watch?v=YzBwpTCU3ZQ
Blacksmiths Outfit - youtube.com/watch?v=avsdd0vfvMU
A Friend uses the Squeal of Fortune - youtube.com/watch?v=bWlH21tewU0
Solomon’s General Store User Interface - youtube.com/watch?v=ncMl_5RFxv8
Customizing Outfit in Solomons Store - youtube.com/watch?v=oVG27DyNdzs
2011 Christmas Event - youtube.com/watch?v=exVOZ1p_GiM
Bandos in 2011 RuneScape - youtube.com/watch?v=E0fclL7_nM0
Botany Bay - youtube.com/watch?v=F8hdk1aAfTo
2012 Hybrid PKing - youtube.com/watch?v=JT8Gnux5mKs