Hello

 

I often become in doubt about what piece of equipment is better than another - of course i know a dragon long sword is far superior to one made from bronze, however, when it comes to equipment like helmets things can be a bit more tricky - at least for me !

 

A very good example is a Dragon med helm and Helm of Neitiznot

 

http://www.tip.it/runescape/index.php?item1=2613&item2=6698&rs2item_tools=&compare=&submit=Compare

 

My suggestion is that the equipment gets some sort of score and thereby make it just a bit clearer what is hot and what is not !

Hello neohero1972

 

How would you think the points would be set? the only valuable points I could give are the total stat points of the armour. which you can already find here: http://www.tip.it/runescape/index.php?rs2item&stats=true

Hi Wisse

 

I'm not sure how to make a better way of calculating the score of a piece of equipment - the Total in the link you have provided shows that the Helm of Neitiznot is marginally better than a Dragon med helm - i think the Total value should be a part of the comparison table, so users don't have to browse multiple pages.

 

Also, to prove my point a bit more clearer then try to calculate the core stats (without the extras like Summoning) of the two helmets, because then you will see that:

 

Dragon med helm: 129

 

Helm of Neitiznot: 127

 

This shows that the Dragon med helm is better without the bonuses ! - even though the Dragon med helm has a few penalties in magic and range.

 

Then the question is: how much value should we put on the bonuses - ie is a strength bonus worth more than say higher defence against Slash ?

 

I say this because when i look at equipment stats i tend to look more at the core stats than the added bonuses

What you mention now is the next problem, every one has other ideas of what is better, some persons think everything is strenght bonus based, other person rather go for the defence. So how do we decide what is better? It is different for each player.

As Wisse pointed out, it's impossible to rate "the best" item. It just depends too much on personal preference and the situation, I'm afraid we won't be able to rate such a thing.

Hi Guys

 

Thnak you for participating in this rather interesting discussion :)

 

I see your points and understand the problem - ie. we all have different preferences, so let's just put this discussion to rest !

Aye aye!

 

Thanks for the idea, however. :)

 

~Cowman