Should I go for 99 defense?

[Pinksnotgoth]

I came back to RS and noticed that low def is no longer as popular as it used to be. I have almost 80 defense at the moment and all my other combat skills are already 99.

 

Do you think I should max my defense like my other stats or just keep 80/85?

 

I would be 114cmb/80def, 115cmb/85def or 120cmb/99Def so which would be better to go for in you guises opinions?

[Pinkbullet3]

By all means, sista, by all means.

[Dax]

Well, if you want to train Combat, you may as well do Defence.

[Bladewing]

Higher defence allows you to hunt bosses more effectively. I find that to be one of the most enjoyable parts of runescape.

[Pinksnotgoth]

Well, if you want to train Combat, you may as well do Defence.

Yeah but the question is how high should i get it :lol:

[Bladewing]

Abyssal whip on defensive. There are many monsters you could kill but the fastest for xp would be something like armoured zombies.

[Sister Nicci]

Might as well max your defence, there's no real point in not doing so. ^.^

[Pinksnotgoth]

Abyssal whip on defensive. There are many monsters you could kill but the fastest for xp would be something like armoured zombies.

Looks like im going to have to do that quest =0

[Ezkaton]

I agree with bladewing. if you want fast exp go with AZ's. However if you want balanced exp go with slayer. 99 Defence is awesome; but IMO I find that it's been bashed and doesn't matter as much what with the constitution update and I take way more damage than I used to. I'm hoping and praying for that new armour and smithing update to come out so I can be back to normal with epic def making a difference.

[Bladewing]

I agree with bladewing. if you want fast exp go with AZ's. However if you want balanced exp go with slayer. 99 Defence is awesome; but IMO I find that it's been bashed and doesn't matter as much what with the constitution update and I take way more damage than I used to. I'm hoping and praying for that new armour and smithing update to come out so I can be back to normal with epic def making a difference.

1. Slayer sucks for xp. Don't bother with it unless you want to train your slayer.

2. You get hit just as often now as before.

3. On most slayer tasks you should be taking a MAXIMUM of 5% more damage than you were before.

 

2 and 3 would indicate that your claims are unfounded and you're just whining because it's different. You may be taking 5% more damage, but you're dishing out more damage as well.

[Ezkaton]

I agree with bladewing. if you want fast exp go with AZ's. However if you want balanced exp go with slayer. 99 Defence is awesome; but IMO I find that it's been bashed and doesn't matter as much what with the constitution update and I take way more damage than I used to. I'm hoping and praying for that new armour and smithing update to come out so I can be back to normal with epic def making a difference.

1. Slayer sucks for xp. Don't bother with it unless you want to train your slayer.

2. You get hit just as often now as before.

3. On most slayer tasks you should be taking a MAXIMUM of 5% more damage than you were before.

 

2 and 3 would indicate that your claims are unfounded and you're just whining because it's different. You may be taking 5% more damage, but you're dishing out more damage as well.

 

I am not whining about it being different no where in my post did I say that. I only said that IMO that I find I'm getting hit more even though I have 99 defence and torags and stuff like that.

[Bladewing]

The additional damage is hardly noticeable. I too am 99 defence, but for slayer I would wear bandos and a rune defender, which has much less defence than your torags and DFS and I have NO problems with food or healing. I think you're making something small into something big.