It does. Think of it this way: At school, the majority of people do not enjoy studying. There are a few though, who do. In the future, those who enjoyed studying will be rewarded with a high paying job. Those who didn't would have a mediocre job. It's all about the choices you've made in the past. In runescape, most mains start out dreaming about that dragon med helm. A few, however, decide they wanted to range. Despite being only able to hit 4's and meleers going "hahahahaha i has mith scim, nice noob bronze arrows", they continue to train. Once they are 80-90 cb, they are rewarded for their persistence and hard work. Mr. Mith Scimmy, who had decided to follow the crowd, ends up with an average account; useless at Pking. How did this happen? Because Mr. Mith Scimmy made poor choices "back in the day". He CHOSE to get his Str and Atk over a combined number of 147. The only one he has to blame is himself. In real life, those who studied hard are rewarded. They are not brought down to the same level as the others. Why should't it be the same for Runescape? It's funny how melee can hit even faster than range on 1 def. Wonder why you didn't mention it. Oh, because D Claws can only hit 88 twice in 5 seconds? Or Dds can hit 90 4 times in.. 10 seconds? OR maybe a whip can hit, on average, 20-30's as fast as a Rune crossbow? Yeah, melee istotally useless against 1 def. 1 def owns melee. Or maybe.. 1-45 just isnt good enough against, say 80 range or 80 attk? Because MAYBE 80>1-45?