The dds is only op to pures... its harmless to most players with any kind of defence levels or bonuses honestly. It's also very erratic. Not true AT ALL. I got killed by 30-30+ specs MANY times as a maxed tank ranger with Torags helm, V skirt, rune kite, etc. Mabye it was just me then... Mostly depends on their att level. If a PKer only has 60-70 attack, yeah the DDS is less of a threat (if you're a tank). But by the time I was a maxed tank, everybody was 90+ att, at which point the DDS was a huge threat. I'd rather have an opponent with 99 str and lower att than 99 att and lower str. Mabye it was the armor, you have to remember although you're wearing barrows gear, any ranged armor will be a weak link at those lvls. Full torags or dh is hard to hit through with a low atk bonus weapon like a dds when everyone has 80+ def.