mikojacko

Regarding the combat triangle article, I think that people have the wrong idea on what is balanced and what isn't balanced. A good portion of the people think that a PvP situation is what decides whether the triangle is balanced, and others think that it's the sheer power of the skill itself. I disagree with both of these, i think that the balance of the triangle depends on ones ability to be able to cost-effectively and successfully kill a wide range of creatures, and progressively become more powerful as you train. That probably sounds like a big mess so, for example; In melee, you can start out with a low leveled weapon like iron or steel, and be able to kill a wide variety of monsters. As you progress, you will be able to wield higher weapons, and kill stronger monsters, without making a huge investment. In magic, this isn't really possible. probably the most cost effective and successful method would be fire bolt with chaos gauntlets. but even after progressing using this method, you'll be able to raise the power of your magic, and kill higher monsters, but you can't keep the price down, as spells start to cost upward of 700gp each. Therefore in my opinion, that is the aspect of balancing out magic that jagex has been failing to correct.