Old School RuneScape Players Warned Against Illicit Duel Arena Activities And Giveaways

Earlier this year, real-money trading (RMT) and other illicit activities. A few months after the revamp, and crafty players have already adapted to the new format with new get-rich-quick schemes, prompting the studio to issue a warning.

The new scheme is called “chucking” which involves betting large amounts of GP on the 1v1 duel, usually requiring a middleman to award the padded winnings to the winner of the duel. More recently, there have also been instances where one player would fight on behalf of another for a cut of the inflated prize pool.

“As you know, the main reason for the Duel Arena’s removal was to stop activity which we deemed unacceptable in line with our rules,” said Jagex. “However, we’ve noticed that since the introduction of the PvP Arena, these rulebreaking activities have adapted accordingly. These activities essentially mirror ‘commission staking’, and have become increasingly prevalent among previous residents of the Duel Arena.”

“We want to be clear: ‘community chucking’, whether hosting or participating, is NOT allowed and violates the Games of Chance section of our Game Rules,” warned the studio. “This applies regardless of whether or not the host receives a tip or not. Furthermore, any staking or dueling with the help of a middleman is also NOT allowed. We will take action against s and/or individuals involved in staking and chucking.”

Another activity that Jagex warns is in violation of the game’s of use are re-roll giveaways. “A ‘re-roll giveaway’ is an activity where participants enter, sometimes at a fee, for the chance to win something. Once a number of players have entered, the host will pick a random winner from the list of entrants,” the studio explained. “After the winner is chosen, viewers are allowed and sometimes encouraged to send the host an offsite donation or tip – normally in the form of real-world money – to re-roll the result of the ‘giveaway’. This can happen any number of times, with a potentially infinite number of re-rolls.”

“These types of giveaways are NOT allowed, as they violate the rules found in the Real World Trading section. Hosts of these types of giveaways have and will continue to have action taken against them. Giveaways are only acceptable when they are run with good intent, simple mechanics and must be freely open to everyone,” the studio maintained.