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Str Pure - High or Low HP?


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I plan to start a new F2P Str pure PKer with the following stats:

 

 

 

Att: 40

 

Str: 60-ish

 

Def: 1

 

Pray: 31

 

Range: 1

 

Mage: 1

 

 

 

I'm a lazy PKer so I can't be bothered with range or mage. I'll PK at Edgy in monks with a rune scim, anti-d shield, Str ammy, pot and prayer. I had one of these before and it was pretty fun to PK with but I messed up the stats. But before I start over I'm wondering if I should try to keep HP low or not. What do you think?

 

 

 

Normally I would get Att and Str to 3 at the tutorial rats, then Att to 8 on the Varrock dummies. Neither of which raises HP. I'd also do Restless Ghost and Vampire Slayer for prayer and attack XP with minimal HP gains. I always considered this a good method. But maybe I'm wrong? Should I try to raise HP as much as possible, and even apply free XP (genie lamps, etc.) to it? Normally I'd apply those to Str...

I am F2P-only and therefore all my statements will reflect that and should be read accordingly.

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In F2P, hitpoints are important to you. Prayer is a waste in F2P and you will regret it. Get more strength levels and only consider getting prayer once you hit 90+ strength. Get 40 range just for dhide legs and vambs. Wear iron plate and helm to top off the look :)

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High HP is important no matter what your doing. HP is a pkers friend, so its good to have a lot of it. Prayer is a waste in f2p. Raise range to hate using bronze-steel, which I do. Then go to the SoS and stay on the top level, raising your attack to 40, strength to 50, and range to 30. Also raise your magic to 30 if you have the money. Then go to the wildy, and fight skeletons wherever you choose. Or zombies. you really don't have to raise range past 20, but I suggest 40 for the d'hide.

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Well the theory behind the style I described is that you are truly relying on strength, so you want the ammy/pot/prayer, and a rune scimmy because it delivers that damage quickly. You're trying to hit them hard and fast before they chew through your food and nonexistent defense. The monks just give a bit more prayer, and they don't conduct magic which is nice. This style is used quite a bit nowadays and I know some people who have great success with it. It's also a cheaper method for casual PKers like me who just want to jump the ditch at Edgeville for a few quickies now and then, nothing hardcore.

 

 

 

My concern was that higher HP means lower strength to CB ratio. It annoys me to train range since it would add HP without making my melee any stronger, thereby reducing my strength ratio even further. Not sure chaps are worth that. Chaps are also one more thing you have to buy when you die, whereas monks are free. It's basically fighting naked, which is scary, but that's what makes it exciting.

I am F2P-only and therefore all my statements will reflect that and should be read accordingly.

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Well I don't think by using Varrock Dummies/doing some quests really matters for a small bit of noob exp :P. Only matters if you were gonna PC to 99 Attack and Strength or something like that. IMO it'd be quicker to just train on monsters, rather than doing quests. Quests don't really matter for pures in F2P.

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