Old School RuneScape bug deleted player items; Jagex rushed a fix

A new training arena update in Old School RuneScape broke death mechanics, causing the game to skip item retrieval steps and permanently delete valuable gear. Jagex took worlds offline, restored items to affected players, and said it will revisit the punishing death storage system.

• Bug triggered double unsafe deaths and permanently deleted valuable gear
• Jagex took game worlds offline and warned players to avoid PvM content
• Items were returned to affected players; devs plan to simplify death storage