Anna Daniels
Jagex has run the Old School Runescape Deadman Mode Tournament for five years, which usually finishes swimmingly. Players participate in PvP, end with a battle royale, and survivors earn cash prizes. However, even though tournaments were relatively bug-free in the past, that doesn’t mean they always will be.
Last year, Jagex held the Spring 2019 Deadman Mode Tournament, but unlike other Deadman Mode Tournaments, the event was buggier than a roach motel. The battle royale portion weeded out weaker players while a cloud of death closed around them, and the remaining participants were teleported to arenas so they could duke it out in 1v1 matches. However, the deadly cloud unintentionally blanketed the arenas, and everyone who made it to the final round teleported to their doom.
The insanity didn’t end there. Everyone who died during the final hours of the tournament lost everything, including their items, stats, characters, and accounts. Jagex reimbursed players who encountered this glitch with new accounts, characters, and items, but many players lost stats and equipment vastly superior to what they received as compensation.
The list of bugs that plagued last year’s Deadman Mode Tournament goes on, which is mind-boggling, since Jagex’s past tournaments were relatively glitch-free.
Written by: Looper
