BigDrew Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Dragon Plate: GE Price - 13.3mil Attack:Stab- 0Slash- 0Crush- 0Magic- -30Range- 0 Defence:Stab- +109Slash- +107Crush- +97Magic- -6Range- +106Summoning- +50 Str:0Prayer:0 Bandos Chestplate: Attack:Stab- 0Slash- 0Crush- 0Magic- -15Range- -10 Defence:Stab- +98Slash- +93Crush- +105Magic- -6Range- +133Summoning- +52 Str- +4Prayer - + So which one is for you ? Personally it's the Dragon Plate all day every day for me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 im still with the bcp lol, but interesting stat comparisons! didnt know d plate gave no - range attack lol, nor that it had better slash defence. i guess its just used for the str bonus more than anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurtz1122334 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I have bandos chestplate and its nice for str, however ive had d plate once but didnt really use it for fighting. Looks like if you want str but little less def then bandos, however if ur tankin or need as much possable def then dpl8. The d pl8s range def is very nice compared to bandos chestpl8, dont know if u would use that often tho. Im P2P 98% of rs players have attempted a scam. If your one of the 2% who havent, copy this into your sig.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrew Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yeah, looks wise aswell, i'd go for Dragon Plate ! Looks well better than bandos in my opinion ! And yep, i think people just use bandos for the str bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aiel Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Yeah, looks wise aswell, i'd go for Dragon Plate ! Looks well better than bandos in my opinion ! And yep, i think people just use bandos for the str bonus.thats because strength bonus actualy helps. I dont eat on 90% of slayer tasks if I wear rune..anything higher then rune is defensive overkill. DK drops (solo/LS): 66 hatchets, 14 archer rings, 13 berserker rings, 17 warrior rings, 12 seerculls, 13 mud staves, 7 seers ringsQBD drops: 1 kite, 2 visages, 4 dragonbone kits, 3 effigies, lots of crossbow partsCR vs. CLS threads always turn into discussions about penis size....It's not called a Compensation Longsword for nothing.I've sent a 12k combat mission to have Aiel assassinated (poor bastard isn't even Pincers-tier difficulty). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Fray Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bandos is definitely better, if I wanted defensive bonuses I would use barrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewing Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bandos is definitely better, if I wanted defensive bonuses I would use barrows. How to Chin Nechyraels for fast XP and profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrew Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bando's costs near enough 10mil more than Dragon Plate. What use are telling me is you'd rather spend 10mil extra on a plate because it has +4str bonus ? Bando's plate doesn't even look good in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevestia Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Neither is worth the money if you can buy barrows. :/ [hide][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohto Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Torag has higher defensive stats in everything except in magic: they both have the same in that. If I wanted a defensive piece of armour, I'd never even think of the dplate: torag platebody has better stats and it's under 600k in ge. For that price difference you can fix it quite a few times before it becomes more expensive. I'd rather die for what I believe in than live for anything else.Name Removed by Administrator ~Turtlefemm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infi Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Torag has higher defensive stats in everything except in magic: they both have the same in that. If I wanted a defensive piece of armour, I'd never even think of the dplate: torag platebody has better stats and it's under 600k in ge. For that price difference you can fix it quite a few times before it becomes more expensive. This. Also personally I'd use a Guthan plate out all of them since it's the cheapest and it has practically the same stats as torag and dharok minus a few varying points here and there.. 99 Hits, Attack, Strength, Defence, Mage, Summoning, Slayer, Ranged, 96/99 Prayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guthorm Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bandos, as others have stated, if I really want defensive bonus, I would use barrows. Dragon plate is not bad of course, but there are other options. [Guild Wars 2-In game screenshot, the MMORPG you are waiting for. Click for thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Fray Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Bando's costs near enough 10mil more than Dragon Plate. What use are telling me is you'd rather spend 10mil extra on a plate because it has +4str bonus ? Bando's plate doesn't even look good in my opinion.Point is I have money to blow on Bandos and I also own a set of Barrows (Verac's Skirt, Dharok's Platebody) which gives me all the best options I need. Dragon Platebody is in the middle of these two as it has worse defensive bonuses than Barrows and does not contain a strength bonus like Bandos. Hence Dragon Platebody is useless to me, I have everything I need in the other two sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrew Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Barrows is as cheap as chips when it comes to Dragon or Bando's. In the long run though, having to repair something you've already bought over and over again is [developmentally delayed]ed in my point of view. That's why i own a Dagon Plate ! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atonisk Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 The dragon plate is garbage. If you can't afford a bcp, you should be using a fighter torso or something else. And if you're slaying, you should either be using pros half the time anyway to piety/turmoil through tasks. Honestly, the dragon plate was dead on arrival. I don't know what Jagex was thinking waiting to release it for so long, since it never even got a brief period of glory like the early dragon gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalafai Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Dragon plate is perfect if you have 60 defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDrew Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 Dragon plate looks the best by far and is a reasonable price. And to even bring fighter torso into the picture just makes me laugh. It's a free plate you get from a minigame that looks garbage It looks good with.... erm.... NOTHING ! lol. To say Dragon plate never had it's 'brief period of glory' is ridiculous. There's many people out there who wear this plate. To don a Dragon plate with a trimmed att cape looks unbelieveable ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtaurian Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 What a stupid comparison. Dragon plates are completely and utterly useless. If you need defense, use barrows. If you're high enough level to not need as much defense, use Bandos. It's simple. A proselyte top is better and more useful than the dragon platebody in all applicable situations. Do I sense that the OP is feeling buyer's remorse, and is trying to justify himself by making this thread? Resell the plate and buy a real platebody, OP. To put it bluntly, [bleep] off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sevestia Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 The thing about the Dragon Platebody looking far better than a Bandos Chestplate is your opinion (I personally think BCP looks much better, but that's not the complete reason I bought it). The fact is, when you're 90 Defence and barely ever get hit, you don't need high defence bonuses - you need higher strength bonuses. And an extra 10m is fine when you have money to burn. [hide][/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civie Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 The Dragon Plate is mostly for people who cannot afford Bandos, require it for Melee/Ranger Hybrid or for fashionistic statement.I myself use either Proselyte or Dragon when fighting anything, with Proselyte when praying and dragon when requiring high melee defense. Level 99's[hide]Mining level 99 achieved November 2010Smithing level 99 achieved February 2011Fishing level 99 achieved April 2011Cooking level 99 achieved May 2011[/hide]Goals[hide][/hide]Drops:Miscellanious: 1x Draconic Visage , 5x Focus Sight, 3x Abbysal Whip Offering Effigy Assistance in Herblore, Crafting. Contact me ingame by pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atonisk Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Dragon plate looks the best by far and is a reasonable price. And to even bring fighter torso into the picture just makes me laugh. It's a free plate you get from a minigame that looks garbage It looks good with.... erm.... NOTHING ! lol. Right, the fact that it's free means it's bad because expensive things are more important.... wait, doesn't that kick your whole d plate argument in the face? >_> Fighter torso is +4 str, d plate is +0. That makes the torso infinitely more useful for training. The d plate is a terrible value. To say Dragon plate never had it's 'brief period of glory' is ridiculous. When the d plate *finally* came out, it wasn't undisputed top gear like the d square or d med which were both, at one point, the best option available. Instead when the d plate came out it:A ) Didn't have the highest defense rating (thanks to barrows)B ) Didn't have the highest defense rating even among non-degrading items (thanks to 3rd age)C ) Lacked a str stat like bandos & a fighter torso If you're training, your best opt is something with a strength bonus to get higher exp per hour. If you're slaying, your best opt is either pros for piety/turmoil or something with a str bonus for higher exp per hour (unless you're ranging or using magic). If you're bossing, your best opt is something with a very high def value like barrows. There's many people out there who wear this plate. Not the most compelling argument XD Plus it's more low-end players who favor that look. You see very few 130+s wearing d plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakrono Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I never bought Dplate, the shoulder pads are ridiculous looking. In all seriousness, just save up for a BCP, they're so much fun to slay in :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Whenever I see a D Plate, the first thing I think is, "Noob."And if I see someone in full dragon, I practically yell 'noob' in my head. It doesn't look all that aesthetically appealing to be honest. And it isn't as highly regarded or as prestigious as back in the day. ~~~The Harpy List~~~Harpy Facts~~~It's Super Effective~~~The Beginning~~~Harpy Therapy Center~~~Alg~~~Jedi Harpy~~~Rohirrim~~~Attenuation~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hohto Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Barrows is as cheap as chips when it comes to Dragon or Bando's. In the long run though, having to repair something you've already bought over and over again is [developmentally delayed]ed in my point of view. That's why i own a Dagon Plate ! :) If you're inefficent and just let the npc to repair your barrows body, it is 90k per. By getting assistance or using your own 99 smith you can split it to almost 50%. the 100% -> broken takes roughly 15 hours according to tip.it guide. With the 12,5m gp difference between dragon plate and torag body you should be in combat for over 2000 hours to get to the same. If you are lvl 99 smithing, you can make it to roughly 4k hours. That means that if you don't plan to do solid combat for 167 days non stop, torag body is cheaper purely on price AND it saves your food due the better defense stats. No matter do you value defensive or offensive stats, the only real reason for using a dplate are purely mental reasons: it might look good or give you some other mental satisfaction. Based on efficiency it is worthless. I'd rather die for what I believe in than live for anything else.Name Removed by Administrator ~Turtlefemm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazz Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Dragon plate is not only 12m cheaper but has better defence bonus and looks better=] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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