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Shield VS Defender?

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I tend to do alot of solo Bandos, but have only ever used a BSS or DFS..

 

Would it be more practical to use a Rune Defender instead for the accuracy bonus?

 

I'm using Barrows for defence, not bandos.

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I plan to, was just wondering if anyone has any previous knowledge in the matter :P

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What boss, and solo or team?

 

Solo bandos.. Surely one has an advantage over the other?

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I would use a defender at solo bandos

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Both suck, use whichever you think looks cooler.

 

What??! Rune defender, BSS, and DFS suck...?

 

Anyway, from what I've read on the forums, with your stats a defender would be better. Not sure about this though.

Both suck, use whichever you think looks cooler.

 

What??! Rune defender, BSS, and DFS suck...?

Sorry, wrong thread #-o I don't even know how that happened.

 

I've been told by most that DFS is superior for defender for soloing Bandos. Try both and see which you prefer.

You can get more kills a trip with a shield.

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To put it bluntly, [bleep] off.

Shield. Rune def sucks at Bandos solos. Divine > Ely > Chaotic > DFS > Spectral

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As others have said, for solo bandos DFS is far superior to a rune defender. The extra range defence causes a lot more of his range attacks to splash, allowing you to eat less, attack more, and last longer, for a slight decrease in accuracy.

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NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER USE A BSS FOR SOLO BANDOS GOD DAMMIT HOW COME PEOPLE DONT GET THIS! OBBY SHIELD HAS HIGHER RANGED DEFENCE AND A STRENGTH BONUS, AND THE LIKE 1 POINT OF A LOSS IN MAGE DEFENCE IS NOTHING. SAME WITH THE EXTRA 3 PRAYER. BSS SUCKS FOR SOLO BANDOS!!!!

 

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Yea, use a dfs. Unless you can afford ely/divine. And if you can't afford a dfs, use OBBY SHIELD. BSS IS GARBAGE

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It's great you know what you're talking about rustiod. Everything you've said is 100% accurate a true.

 

That being said...your a [bleep]ing [bleep] douchebag, and none of your advice will ever (or should ever) be taken seriously because of it.

disregard good advice because the giver is a douche

 

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yeah, use a dfs when ur solo

Defender would be useful if you're doing ffa duo+ tanking

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Whoever said Defender really needs to stop offering "advice." You are missing the fundamental knowledge of Runescape needed to answer basic questions.

 

Defender gives attack bonus and strength bonus. The bonus is pretty small, as to not increase a player's power too much. This should ONLY be used when Defense is almost unneeded.

 

DFS gives a massive Defense bonus. The Shield slot was, guess what, intended for shields. The Shield will dramatically increase your kills per trip, and also reduces the amount of time you need to eat. Simply that alone would result in higher overall damage.

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NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER USE A BSS FOR SOLO BANDOS GOD DAMMIT HOW COME PEOPLE DONT GET THIS! OBBY SHIELD HAS HIGHER RANGED DEFENCE AND A STRENGTH BONUS, AND THE LIKE 1 POINT OF A LOSS IN MAGE DEFENCE IS NOTHING. SAME WITH THE EXTRA 3 PRAYER. BSS SUCKS FOR SOLO BANDOS!!!!

 

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Yea, use a dfs. Unless you can afford ely/divine. And if you can't afford a dfs, use OBBY SHIELD. BSS IS GARBAGE

 

Ohh i didn't know that between the obby/BSS, so thankyou i think i might ditch the BSS now lol..

 

Thanks to everyone else, I'll do a bit more testing on the subject, but will deffinately take a swap for Duo FFA

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NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER USE A BSS FOR SOLO BANDOS GOD DAMMIT HOW COME PEOPLE DONT GET THIS! OBBY SHIELD HAS HIGHER RANGED DEFENCE AND A STRENGTH BONUS, AND THE LIKE 1 POINT OF A LOSS IN MAGE DEFENCE IS NOTHING. SAME WITH THE EXTRA 3 PRAYER. BSS SUCKS FOR SOLO BANDOS!!!!

 

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Yea, use a dfs. Unless you can afford ely/divine. And if you can't afford a dfs, use OBBY SHIELD. BSS IS GARBAGE

 

Ohh i didn't know that between the obby/BSS, so thankyou i think i might ditch the BSS now lol..

 

Thanks to everyone else, I'll do a bit more testing on the subject, but will deffinately take a swap for Duo FFA

 

Yea, sorry for the rage, I've seen so many people using BSS over obby.. Gets annoying :P

 

Also, obby shield is about.. 5m cheaper. Or so.

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It's great you know what you're talking about rustiod. Everything you've said is 100% accurate a true.

 

That being said...your a [bleep]ing [bleep] douchebag, and none of your advice will ever (or should ever) be taken seriously because of it.

disregard good advice because the giver is a douche

 

THAT MAKES YOU A BETTER PERSON

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