fgfuyfyuiuy0 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I know, the title makes no sense whatsoever, but I was wondering about Tanks. What's a Tank (For those who don't know)? A Tank is an account that has 99 ranged, mage, hp, prayer(?), and defense. They can choose to raise Attack and strength up to a point where they won't grow a combat lvl from all those 99's. With the new skill update, Summoning, it raises you 12 combat lvls. My question is "Can a Tank have 99 Summoning or is that like Attack and Strength?" Will someone be a "Tank" with 99 Summoning? I <3 Gears of War 2. Add me on Xbox Live and mention you are from Tif :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo4345 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Uhm no it's like prayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordjake Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 It'll completely depend upon the benefits that summoned creatures will give us. If they suck at defense, then you probably won't be seeing tanks getting high lvl summoning. But let's say you can summon something like a rhinoceros, which would presumably have high defense. Then you might be seeing tanks getting the lvl to summon it, and take on the extra combat levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our_Moon Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 ~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soma2035 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 First off, that is not the only definition of a tank. A tank, in RPG terms, refers to someone there to absorb attacks. While PKers always use the term "tank" to refer to the character builds you're referring to, I know many people who use the term "tank" to refer to a specific role in a fight. In the case, a "tank" would be someone who draws the attack of a boss monster, with all his gear chosen specifically so he can stay alive. Right now, we know very little about how summoning works. It IS possible that if summoning is effective enough in combat, there will be "tank summoners", or players who obtain the highest defense possible and rely on summons to fight. However, until summoning comes out, we really haven't got a clue... we don't know what we can summon, how strong the summons will be, whether a summon is invulnerable or whether a monster could kill it, how long the summon can last, etc. Want to learn to Nex? The Nex Hunters are recruiting! Click for more information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonni Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 ~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~ He's not making any assumptions at all, he's asking a question. To be honest, I think it depends what summoning is like, and what other tanks will do. If the top tanks decide to train summoning then most will probably follow suit. dedicate your idle computer power to a scientific project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palas1 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 ~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~ I strongly agree, especially this kind of assumptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Ewan_1 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 wait till the updates actually arrives and then we will decide. Goals achieved: lvl 99 Cooking, Fishing and Fletching.Surrey CC and Liverpool FC fan for life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyk Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Tanks don't just want to be able to withstand hits, they want to dish out the damage at the same time. Of course they will train the new skill to a certain extent. However, they might not train it so high if a new BH arena is made. Proud Retired Council of The GladiatiorzClick here for our website - 110+ F2P Combat Requirements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuppyKing Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 ~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~ Good idea. :wink: Blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper88888 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I'm pretty sure that they said that Summoning would work like prayer; and look at it like this: One(1) new combat skill added. Twelve(12) new cb levels added. There is no meaning or truth in life but that which we create for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will H Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hmm, I think it depends on how summoning is based. It's best not to try to speculate what we don't really know about (pictures don't help without numbers). ~ W ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_klutz Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 First off, that is not the only definition of a tank. A tank, in RPG terms, refers to someone there to absorb attacks. While PKers always use the term "tank" to refer to the character builds you're referring to, I know many people who use the term "tank" to refer to a specific role in a fight. In the case, a "tank" would be someone who draws the attack of a boss monster, with all his gear chosen specifically so he can stay alive. Right now, we know very little about how summoning works. It IS possible that if summoning is effective enough in combat, there will be "tank summoners", or players who obtain the highest defense possible and rely on summons to fight. However, until summoning comes out, we really haven't got a clue... we don't know what we can summon, how strong the summons will be, whether a summon is invulnerable or whether a monster could kill it, how long the summon can last, etc. Ya, like WC3 a tank would be like a tauren or knight... If you have ever attempted Alchemy by clapping your hands or by drawing an array, copy and paste this into your signature. ^^^At least I'm not the only crazy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightshade53 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I am hoping that they change the level limits on BH, as it would mean that I can't train summoning on my tank without breaking 100 combat :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thus Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Depends. If summons can attack on their own, there could be just 99 summon nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Dan3HitU Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Tank is a name some remedial RuneScape player made which every other remedial followed. Other examples: Hybrid Mage Pure Def Pure Str Pure Any-name-you-want-here Pure Safer Farcaster Other-stupid-names-that-remedials-make-up-here [-- DYNAMIC SIGNATURES FOR RUNESCAPE 3 & OLDSCHOOL 2007 RUNESCAPE --] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphakoldes Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Personally? I hate the terms 'pure' and/or 'tank'. Just raise your damn skills :) -Man, I really do love Runescape, and I'm sure if it was a real person I would of asked it to marry me by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casthewiz Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 A Summoning tank will be able to summon tzhaar creatures, hopefully. (imagine summoning Jad at 99 :shock: ) No witty signatures for me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukc Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 It depends on skill itself. if it's purely/almost purely offensive (like magic, attack, ranged, str), then it isn't for tank pures. But if its mainly for defense purposes, then it is. I think its mostly offensive, and..(and, and and .. :?: n :?: ..?) we won't know before it's released. But if you are confused and prefer theold quaranteed way of tank pures, then i would recommend you to stay atduel arena andalvays tick"no summoning" Long live the mighty runite warhammer, the only guardian defending f2p from overpower of tank pures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@Dan3HitU Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 A Summoning tank will be able to summon tzhaar creatures, hopefully. (imagine summoning Jad at 99 :shock: ) Yeah, because that won't be over-powering at all will it... Use your brain? [-- DYNAMIC SIGNATURES FOR RUNESCAPE 3 & OLDSCHOOL 2007 RUNESCAPE --] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ima_Target Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 ~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~ Lol, I agree with you. DropsDragon: 2 Meds, 1 Spear~10 Black Masks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarg1010 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 A Summoning tank will be able to summon tzhaar creatures, hopefully. (imagine summoning Jad at 99 :shock: ) Yeah, because that won't be over-powering at all will it... Use your brain? hey thatd be kinda funny though wouldnt it... get 99 summoning and get a one time use tab to summon it...*dreams of summoning jad in w2 fally park...everyone dropping their stuff in case they "die"* who knows lol it might happen... Unfinished netherrack symbol of Khorne. Never forget. ~creeper face w/single tear~ DO YOU HEAR THE VOICES TOO?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonwizerd Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 would it be beneficial to barrage and have high-hitting creatures aiding you? who knows?! IF you're able to summon more than one creature, it'd be awesome to have different classes and attributes... healing mage, tanking melee, range thingy... awesome! Yayyyyyy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casthewiz Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 A Summoning tank will be able to summon tzhaar creatures, hopefully. (imagine summoning Jad at 99 :shock: ) Yeah, because that won't be over-powering at all will it... Use your brain? It was a joke : No witty signatures for me :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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