In theory, you are correct. but it's just like all other runscape lingo, for instance being a 'nub' if you're good at a skill. (ie, Def nub.)

It's not about the definition of the word pure. The intention of pkers is to control their combat lvl, basically to keep it as low as possible.

 

 

 

A pure is a char with an intended low defense lvl.

 

 

 

"Pure" is just a name for that kind of character. "hybrid" is a name too. A hybrid is capable of effectively using more than 1 method of attack. A hybrid is usually also a pure, in the sense that it has an intended low defense lvl.

 

 

 

For characters with an intended high lvl defence, usually the term "tank" is used.

 

 

 

What combines all these characters is that the def and prayer skills are trained to certain predetermined lvls and thereby to have some control of the combat lvl.

 

 

 

Pures in the sense that the char has only 1 type of attack are not used often, since you can raise the other 2 attack methods to certain lvls without influencing your combat lvl.

Pure is defined in runescape, from runescape classic, as a player that has a higher hp level then there combat, therefore pure.

 

 

 

 

 

But majoirty of pures, aren't actually pure due to pest control etc... :-k

Is this an example of a character that's excessively pure?

 

 

 

That's just like saying "You're not such of a [insert name here], according to this you should be more honest and completely without fault. Don't take names too literally as afterall, being called a pure is just a "brand" of player with no specific mean, just like being called a noob.

 

 

 

Can't we just stick to the old RSC definition of pures having a higher hp than combat.

The combat system on RSC made having a high HP level beneficial.

 

 

 

Then people realised that if you can deal damage and eat, you don't need to have too much defence, so that's where the 1 defence pure came from...

But aren't they called pure because they are, for example, purely idiotic..

 

 

 

Only joking..

 

 

 

I thought that they were called pure because they are pure defense or pure range, where as in the purely only train that skill..?

as said before, the term "pure" came from rsc, where:

 

 

 

mage, def, pray and hp always got you combat levels so if you were a melee based account you didnt want ANY of those stats to keep your combat super low while being able to hit a high amount.

 

 

 

I remember wine pures too(high five if you can post how they did it)

 

 

 

this has changed in rs2 as you can get mage to go along with your melee stats and it wont jack your combat up.

ok all that's good and fine but, should a game change an entire language? unless its really cool.. :roll:

Pure was derived from rsc where magic gave you combat levels individually from other stats in cohesion with prayer.

 

 

 

All a pure was, was a character void of the imperfections that were mage and prayer, allowing your combat stats to be as high as possible at a low as possible combat.

 

 

 

This is the original meaning of "pure", on RS.

 

 

 

Anyone else saying otherwise is using the meaning of pure which came AFTERWARDS.

as said before, the term "pure" came from rsc, where:

 

 

 

mage, def, pray and hp always got you combat levels so if you were a melee based account you didnt want ANY of those stats to keep your combat super low while being able to hit a high amount.

 

 

 

I remember wine pures too(high five if you can post how they did it)

 

 

 

this has changed in rs2 as you can get mage to go along with your melee stats and it wont jack your combat up.

 

 

 

I'll post a pic of a former wine pure of mine, and I'll expect that hi-five from you! :lol:

 

I remember wine pures too(high five if you can post how they did it)

 

 

 

 

You owe me a high-five, I expect you to add me in-game and high-five me!

 

 

 

What we did was train 1-40 attack on the Dummies opposite Varrock bank. Dummies gave no HP exp, therefore allowing you to gain 4 attack levels per combat level instead of 3 attack + 1 hitpoints. As we know dummies only allow you to train to level 8, but using wine you could lower your attack level, and hence, continue training at the dummies!

 

 

 

What this meant was that you could wield Rune weapons at a combat level of around 17, if I remember correctly! The gist of it was that you sacrificed your hitpoints level for the ability to hit harder and more frequently. You would still remain "pure" (in the RSC definition) but you would only have a difference of 5-8 between HP and combat. However, this was more than made up for the fact you could hit around 11 at level 23/24!

 

 

 

Now for all those screaming "bug abuse!!111oneone", it wasn't. It wasn't a bug, it was the system of the game. The old stats system didn't have the variable numerator/fixed denominator like it does now. The two numbers were the same variable, so that if you decreased attack, it would affect your ability to wield weapons. They changed the stat system (the current mechanism) later so that level barriers were calculated on the denominator, which remained invariable, whereas combat/damage would be affected by the variable numerator. Therefore, with the new system, once the denominative value reached 8, you couldn't use the Dummies to train.

Hm.....nodenub has a certain ring to it...

back in rsc , a pure were some one with 1 magic 1 def 1 pray , maxed out range for his stats .... there is no sense of "pure" on rs2 , EVERY BODY is pure...

The way many pures act to others is definitely impure... just by their language, they are dirtying the environment.

 

 

 

This is not to say all pures are like this ^.^