Hey there, now im not a regular on the tip it forums, but i just couldn't let this one slide by, i mean what has gotten into the editor. For a start, i think most people here will agree smite is far more usefull than retribution, now you say that its only useful for pking? well, retribution is only usefull for castlewars and pest control? and even then it only does 10 damage, which really is not going to help at all, the prayer would have been much better spent using redemption to heal urself and do some decent damage with the extra health, so there are useful prayers up to level 52! Also on the subject of prayers, the abillity for your prayer to last longer is i think far more useful than running fast for longer, in the comparing you did with agility. Ok its true, prayer only helps combat, and running for longer helps a whole number of skills. (although not all) but generally, 15% boost in combat is going to make more difference than being able to run for a few more seconds when banking =/. Also on the subject of defence, excuse me editor, what game are you playing? Dragon is merely a fashion item nowadays in runescape, the added defence is a bonus, if you had cared to look more closely at runescape you may have discovered barrows, which require level 70... And also, the fact that there are no new armour or weapons after that, well yes i can agree we could do with a few more weapons, but isn't the whole point of combat skills to make you fight better? to bring your stats up? the weapons and armour are just an added bonus, the point of it is the stats, i think you may have got that the wrong way round. And about this "plateau" you're talking about, after you have all the armour weapons and done all the quests, well, i don't know what you think, but combat is only 7 of 22 skills in runescape, if you have "conquered ancient and lunar magiks," try conquering woodcutting? or fishing? or mining? etc.. the list goes on, thats the point of an rpg, its not about having all the items as you have said in your article, its about the levels. Ok the ultimate argument, say you are zezima? you are 99 everything? you have all the armours the weapons you've done all the quests? whats left! Well you've forgotten one thing, runescape is a GAME! go have fun! play castlewars, go pking, hang out with friends, enjoy yourself, runescape is not some task we are put through, it's designed for people to enjoy playing it and have fun with friends, i think in writing your article you may have forgotten that somewhere along the line. Thanks for reading :) Beef