Balmung and Keris...

[Begbie]

i always use Balmung for Dagannoth tasks and Keris (p++) for Kalphites.

 

i've got a feeling this probably isn't the most efficient way of completing these tasks, but i just love those (ocassional!) big hits so i don't really care!

 

does anyone else use these specialist weapons? anyone ever compared to whip or gs?

[svs]

Whippin' and cannon-ing works fine for me.

But yes i've used them, to test it out for myself it they're better than my whip, which they aren't.

[Dreezer]

i use them to, many people tell me whip is better but i just like to use something special for once...

(isn't that wath slayer is al about? using special weapons/techniques to kill stuff?)

[Noobzy]

I used to use keris (++) at kalphites, but generally the whip will give you more damage over time. Which is a pity in my opinion, because it would be nice to have certain weapons which give you more damage per definition than the good old whip on average.

 

The balmung I don't have yet (3 quests from quest cape lol) but from what I have heard, balmung does more damage than whip on average, no?

 

Anyways, use cannon, both daggs and kalphs :thumbsup:

[Sy_Accursed]

Keris blows.

 

Balmung is good for the dk you melee (I forget whihc one is which) and can be handy if you kill the Higher level daggnoth guardians back down the hole where u went to kill the queen again; but reg daggs stick to whip

[sohkmj1]

Keris isn't THAT useful for tasks. For balmung, I use it in conjunction with a combat familiar and a cannon = very fast tasks.

[Begbie]

i use them to, many people tell me whip is better but i just like to use something special for once...

(isn't that wath slayer is al about? using special weapons/techniques to kill stuff?)

 

yeah totally, makes a nice change and fits in with the slayer skill perfectly! normally i try to be as efficient as possible but this is one of the things where i'm quite happy to sacrifice efficiency for fun!

 

generally the whip will give you more damage over time. Which is a pity in my opinion, because it would be nice to have certain weapons which give you more damage per definition than the good old whip on average.

 

i agree it's a pity, a special weapon for one particular beast should do more damage than Keris does. i've not compared but it does seem like Balmung does more damage over time. it's really slow though so i could be wrong.

[Krampell]

I used to use Keris on kalphite tasks before. But when when my stats got higher and higher, I started to prefer whip over it.

And as for Balmung, I prefer one handed weapons over 2h.

[gremmy]

With today's annyoing efficiency-madness, most people aren't using them, probably.

 

I've got kalphites blocked, and well, Balmung is overkill for a dagannoth task - I use them at DKs sometimes, though.

[xpx]

With today's annyoing efficiency-madness, most people aren't using them, probably.

 

Well sorry, using better weapons because they are BETTER didn't use the be a crime in the old days...

 

Never used either.

[Louisc111]

I use both of them. Sure they are less efficient for me than the whip for slayer task purposes, but I like the roleplaying aspect of using a special weapon for a specific beast. After all this is an RPG.

[Alistair]

I use both. Wish they were better so I could actually be justified in doing so though :P I am more likely to use the Balmung than Keris though.

[schmuall]

I use Balmung for dag tasks, because I cannon them under lighthouse and I find that balmung allows me to last hit better (so less cannonballs are wasted).

 

I may be wrong but I think it helps.

 

Keris is a piece of crap though =(

[EU Slayer]

I use Balmug for all my dag tasks, I never use keris as i have kalphites blocked

[meb]

Balmung is nice for killing Dagannoth Supreme. Other than that I don't use them.

[Hameigh]

I use Balmung occasionally for Dag tasks, but never use Keris. Is it worth keeping Keris in my bank?

[Will H]

Keris doesn't have the stats to compare to the whip, and the triple hit is way too rare. Balmung's great on big Dagganoth such as the kings due to the huge strength bonus, but it's still very comparable to the whip and rune defender because of the speed and attack bonuses on the Dagganoth you generally kill for slayer tasks. In my opinion, Jagex messed up when they tried to balance the whip compared to other weapons and should still consider some rebalancing.

[My_Eggs]

Keris doesn't have the stats to compare to the whip, and the triple hit is way too rare. Balmung's great on big Dagganoth such as the kings due to the huge strength bonus, but it's still very comparable to the whip and rune defender because of the speed and attack bonuses on the Dagganoth you generally kill for slayer tasks. In my opinion, Jagex messed up when they tried to balance the whip compared to other weapons and should still consider some rebalancing.

 

 

Rebalancing would be nice. By rebalancing though, I mean not nerfing the whip, but beefing up the other weapons to make them comparable to the whip.

[Will H]

Keris doesn't have the stats to compare to the whip, and the triple hit is way too rare. Balmung's great on big Dagganoth such as the kings due to the huge strength bonus, but it's still very comparable to the whip and rune defender because of the speed and attack bonuses on the Dagganoth you generally kill for slayer tasks. In my opinion, Jagex messed up when they tried to balance the whip compared to other weapons and should still consider some rebalancing.

 

 

Rebalancing would be nice. By rebalancing though, I mean not nerfing the whip, but beefing up the other weapons to make them comparable to the whip.

 

I wouldn't mind lowering the stats of the whip by a bit as well as making other weapons better, to minimise power creep. Balmung and Keris should be strictly better then the whip on their respective beasties, but not elsewhere.

 

Judging from the stats of items in Dungeoneering, Jagex are far wiser now to balancing weapons and armour than they were back in 2006. They should consider putting that wisdom to better use.

[stonewall337]

I'd use balmung in duo+ DKSing, don't use keris. Whip beats both in DPS for slayer.

[Sire_Mark_II]

Can't comment on Balmung but Keirs is sad. I prefer the trusty whip with a DD for the special. It's more reliable to use the spec than to hope the keris effect goes off.

[Kata_Phfract__the_slayer]

i dont have a the keris and just got the balmung, but i guess in future i would not bother with the keris and use the balmung on higher end daggernoths.

 

whip ftw! a little to much ftw...

[K4ylan]

I use Keris on Kaplphite tasks to kill the KQ so I can see my max.

[Infi]

I used to use Balmung on Dagannoth Supreme until I figured out that Whip + Defender has a greater DPS than it. So, I alched it for a free 130k odd GP, went back and got another one and alched it again :mrgreen: It was fun for the first few times I went out with it seeing the extremely high hits, but it just doesn't cut it. I would assume the same goes for Keris, but I haven't done the quest for it unfortunately.. I'm not exactly a quest person myself >_>

[Dax]

Whip>All.

 

I alched Keris, and I'd do the same to Balumg if it wasn't freaking epic. (Or if it didn't cost 250k to replace)