Runescape Wilderness Ditch

A Runescape ditch has been added to the wilderness that will have an impact on many players. Jagex have acted due to the widescale abuse of the system by players duping others into following them into the wild unaware. This normally resulted in vast virtual losses such as rare items like party hats or large sums of money.

Jagex have stated that there is a safe spot directly north of the newly introduced ditch, thereby enabling players to easily hop over the ditch and prepare themselves for any imminent battles. This will help ease the volume of complaints received by runescape customer support as players will not be able to unwillingly enter the wilderness. It is now solely in the hands of the player and it is their risk entirely.

The introduction of the wilderness ditch will obviously reduce the types of runescape scams in the wilderness, but it will not totally prevent them all. Specifically, it will address the follow-player scam and eradicate it effectively. However, other ingame wilderness scams still exist, such as people in low level wild asking to be attacked or people attempting to lure others in with the promise of valuable items as a reward.

Overall, I believe Jagex have acted in the interest of all honest runescape players as they were burdened with sufficient quantities of complaints from people who were duped into unwittingly entering the wilderness. At the same time, it will make it just a little bit more annoying for regular pkers that love to hover around the edge of the wild, although it can now enable players unfamiliar with the wild the opportunity to safely watch more experience pkers in action.