In 2001 RuneScape went through a housing crisis. The game had just 142 player-owned houses, yet thousands of players were desperate to own one. But when every house disappeared overnight without warning, it set off a chain of events that would take years to resolve. This is the story of RuneScape’s housing crisis and the unusual road to a solution. ↓FOLLOW ME IN THESE PLACES ↓ ► SECOND CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@Nellooo ► Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/colonello.bsky.social ► Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ColonelloRS ► Discord: https://discord.gg/5KhMVKD ► Join the "Historians" OSRS Clan Chat! Visual Sources: The RuneScape Classic Wiki - https://classic.runescape.wiki/ Formula 1 Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQjpTmtVaO8 Formula 1 POV Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67v_IY0ERE Andrew Gower at RuneFest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZtdaDIoz90 PoH Apartment Image - https://classic.runescape.wiki/w/File:POH_middle_apartment_(ground_floor).png King Black Dragon in 2006 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzOz2FuXn3k #RuneScape #RSC