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?

Uhm no it's like prayer

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.

~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~

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.

~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.

~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~

 

I strongly agree, especially this kind of assumptions.

wait till the updates actually arrives and then we will decide.

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.

~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~

 

Good idea. :wink:

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.

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).

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...

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

Depends. If summons can attack on their own, there could be just 99 summon nothing else.

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

Personally? I hate the terms 'pure' and/or 'tank'.

 

 

 

Just raise your damn skills :)

A Summoning tank will be able to summon tzhaar creatures, hopefully.

 

 

 

(imagine summoning Jad at 99 :shock: )

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"

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?

~Wait till the update before making assumptions.~

 

 

 

Lol, I agree with you.

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...

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!

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 :