Ezkaton Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Basically a friend of mine has been lending me his claws for a while and I've fallen in love with them. Now I'm wondering if perhaps I should trade in my DFS which I love (and only paid 17M for last year ftw) for a pair of these shiny bloodened metal wolverine claws. I would love it if you TIFFERS could outline the pro's and cons of having DFS and claws :3 If you say get claws can I please have an explination as to why? Or if you have other points to make my slaying more effective then please do share! :D Reacting impulsively and saying what's on your mind feels oh so good.. for a little, until you realize you just started WWIII.2672nd person to reach 2496 total.Thanks to Wicked for the awesome siggy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactuaar Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Well DFS is largely useless for slayer, as the defender is better for every task except the dragon ones if you don't have super antifires I suppose. I would say get claws, they're funner (in my personal opinion anyways), can get a few quicker kills, and are awesome for bosses if you ever do those. However, for slaying, make a long term goal to get turmoil and extreme I would say, unless you have no intention of getting those, and already have the best slayer gear for the other slots (or near the best such as barrows/proselyte instead of bandos or something). So I would say either get claws or put some money into herblore or prayer if you ever want to level those up, as DFS is pretty much outclassed by a rune defender at most tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1dedecek Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Defender beats DFS on every task(only exception is skeletal wyverns, because you actually can use defender+weapon with super antifires at dragons), so that makes DFS useless. Claws are pretty good because most slayer monsters have low defence, so you will hit nice numbers there + It's always fun to take claws to duel arena or some other minigames. So yeah, If you are not hunting metal drags or you don't use DFS @GWD quite often, buy claws :) OR invest those money and buy better gear/train pray and herblore if you are planning to get 99slay CSF leader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezkaton Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yeah the major things I kinda really wana do is hit 90 strength by the end of this month, hit between 90 and 92 slayer during october as I'll have to wind down the due to uni. But my major goal for the next year or so will be 99ish slayer. Reacting impulsively and saying what's on your mind feels oh so good.. for a little, until you realize you just started WWIII.2672nd person to reach 2496 total.Thanks to Wicked for the awesome siggy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezkaton Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Just a double post to bump this as I'd like more ideas on it..... It does seem though that neither option has a run away majority what with there only being 5 votes between it from 15 people. So I'm still undecided :S Reacting impulsively and saying what's on your mind feels oh so good.. for a little, until you realize you just started WWIII.2672nd person to reach 2496 total.Thanks to Wicked for the awesome siggy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low C Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I've seen you on help & advice a ton ezkaton, I know you've seen the debates about how well claws perform and you should know rune defender is superior if your main goal is slayer. Sell the shield and buy claws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifflin Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 DFS is only useful on dragon tasks, for the rest a defender is better. Claws however are useful on almost any task. In the end you will do a task with DFS significantly slower then one with claws, and speed is everything when it comes to slaying efficiently. Plus, you can use claws to get rid of any junk you have. I have almost paid for mine just though junk lending. PM me in game anytime It's a lot easier then that for an idiot to sound smart on the internet. That's exactly what you're doing right now... just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewing Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 holy [cabbage] why did 5 people vote dfs the thing is useless except wyvern tasks How to Chin Nechyraels for fast XP and profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quyneax Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Claws. Even better, sell the shield and get extremes. Supporter of Zaros | Quest Cape owner since 22 may 2010 | No skills below 99 | Total level 2595 | Completionist Cape owner since 17th June 2013 | Suggestions 99 summoning (18th June 2011, previously untrimmed) | 99 farming (14th July 2011) | 99 prayer (8th September 2011) | 99 constitution (10th September 2011) | 99 dungeoneering (15th November 2011) 99 ranged (28th November 2011) | 99 attack, 99 defence, 99 strength (11th December 2011) | 99 slayer (18th December 2011) | 99 magic (22nd December 2011) | 99 construction (16th March 2012) 99 herblore (22nd March 2012) | 99 firemaking (26th March 2012) | 99 cooking (2nd July 2012) | 99 runecrafting (12th March 2012) | 99 crafting (26th August 2012) | 99 agility (19th November 2012) 99 woodcutting (22nd November 2012) | 99 fletching (31st December 2012) | 99 thieving (3rd January 2013) | 99 hunter (11th January 2013) | 99 mining (21st January 2013) | 99 fishing (21st January 2013) 99 smithing (21st January 2013) | 120 dungeoneering (17th June 2013) | 99 divination (24th November 2013) Tormented demon drops: twenty effigies, nine pairs of claws, two dragon armour slices and one elite clue | Dagannoth king drops: two dragon hatchets, two elite clues, one archer ring and one warrior ring Glacor drops: four pairs of ragefire boots, one pair of steadfast boots, six effigies, two hundred lots of Armadyl shards, three elite clues | Nex split: Torva boots | Kalphite King split: off-hand drygore mace 30/30 Shattered Heart statues completed | 16/16 Court Cases completed | 25/25 Choc Chimp Ices delivered | 500/500 Vyrewatch burned | 584/584 tasks completed | 4000/4000 chompies hunted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essal Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 When having 'bunyip' tasks, an amulet of strength and a rune defender will beat a dragonfire shield + fury amulet combined (1,000 gp vs. 50,000,000 gp). 15+ Strength bonus (10 + 5)15+ Strength bonus (7 + 8)Amulet of fury (+10 attack bonus)Rune defender (~19, varies depending on attack style) So, usually, 1k > 50m when excluding defender and prayer. How interesting, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSpecialOne Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 If u got bunyip use claws because you don't need the defence because bunyip heals but dfs has the good defence and looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aslan Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 People that vote for DFS don't know they misclicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndJusticeForOne Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 holy [cabbage] why did 5 people vote dfs the thing is useless except wyvern taskscuz dey r luk kewlz Claws all the way. DFS is just terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vezon Dash Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Claws. Even better, sell the shield and get extremes.Can you even get that high of a herbalore level with 33m?I have dfs and claws, and if I had to sell one I would sell claws. The reason being is because they are just a huge toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashNburn Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Just throwing in another 'DFS sucks for slayer'. Interactive dungeoneering floor mapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamRealT Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Claws. You have 99 def you shouldn't need a dfs at all. Im 91 def and use proselyte+bunyip on just about every single task. If im hit to much i'll swap in a v skirt. Claws are a very useful spec weapon ( most useful imo ), and their useful just about anywhere else that has to do with combat so its a win win. In other words: We got a ban hammer in varrock mines. It's jackin yo [censor] bots, slappin yo macros up, tryna ban em, so ya'll need to hide yo scripts, hide yo clicks, and hide yo logs cause they bannin errbody up in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonewall337 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Claws. Even better, sell the shield and get extremes.Can you even get that high of a herbalore level with 33m?I have dfs and claws, and if I had to sell one I would sell claws. The reason being is because they are just a huge toy. And DFS isn't? Claws speed you up quite a bit, DFS slows you down MAJORLY. [hide=Drops]Araxxor Eye x1 Leg pieces x2GWD: 5000 Addy bar Steam B Staff x3 Z Spear x6 Sara. Hilt x2 Bandos Hilt x2 (LS, Solo)SS x6 (1 LS)Tormented Demons: Shard x6 Slice x5 Claws x9 Limbs x3DKS: Archer x21 Warrior x31 Berserker x30 Axe x51[/hide] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vezon Dash Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Claws. Even better, sell the shield and get extremes.Can you even get that high of a herbalore level with 33m?I have dfs and claws, and if I had to sell one I would sell claws. The reason being is because they are just a huge toy.I have a hard enough time as it is keepin my health up on tasks.And DFS isn't? Claws speed you up quite a bit, DFS slows you down MAJORLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirIzenhime Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I'm sure it's been said abut 10 times already but... CLAWS!!!!! Dfs is a complete waste, the ONLY thing it's best for is Wyverns. It's only marginally useful for dragons if you don't have super anti-fires yet, but you'll do more dammage with claw specs during a task then you would with the +7 (i think it is...?) str bonus Fisher/Woodcut------Me-----Miner/crafter----Stabber----Leecher ^Golvellius must be so proud^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obtaurian Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Hi, another 99 slayer posting to say DFS sucks for everything but wyverns and certain bosses. Claws are the best melee spec weapon there is (in terms of DPS). Sell DFS, buy claws, start saving up for extremes and turmoil, especially if 99 slayer is your goal. Like someone else said, anyone who voted DFS was drunk and misclicked. To put it bluntly, [bleep] off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneFrank Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Dfs is good, if you don't special with weapons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspeeder Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Dfs is good, if you don't special with weaponsWhich you ALWAYS should; Claws should always be a priority over a DFS if all you do is slay because claws are useful for the vast majority of tasks, if not all of them, whereas DFS is useful only on a few, one if you have 85+ herblore. http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww6/aspeeder/Siggy_zpsewaiux2t.png 99 Strength since 6/02/10 99 Attack since 9/19/10 99 Constitution since 10/03/10 99 Defense since 3/14/11 99 Slayer since 8/30/11 99 Summoning since 9/10/11 99 Ranged since 09/18/11 99 Magic since 11/12/11 99 Prayer since 11/15/11 99 Herblore since 3/29/12 99 Firemaking since 5/15/12 99 Smithing since 10/04/12 99 Crafting since 9/16/13 99 Agility since 9/23/13 99 Dungeoneering since 1/1/14 99 Fishing since 2/4/14 99 Mining since 2/28/14 99 Farming since 6/04/14 99 Cooking since 6/11/14 99 Runecrafting since 10/10/14 9 Fletching since 11/11/14 99 Thieving since 11/14/14 99 Woodcutting since 11/20/14 99 Construction since 12/03/14 99 Divination since 2/22/15 99 Hunter since 2/23/15 99 Invention since 01/20/17 99 Archaeology since 5/14/22Quest Point Cape since 08/20/09 Maxed since 2/23/15 Fire Cape since 02/27/13 Slayer: 3 Leaf-Bladed Swords, 8 Black Masks, 2 Hexcrests, 26 Granite Mauls, 5 Focus Sights, 32 Abyssal Whips, 9 Dark Bows, 1 Whip Vine, 3 Staffs of Light, 15 Polypore Sticks Dragon: 9 Draconic Visages, 7 Shield Left Halves, 20 Dragon Boots, 40 Dragon Med Helms, 8 Dragon Platelegs, 6 Dragon Spears, 20 Dragon Daggers, 5 Dragon Plateskirts, 1 Dragon Chainbody, 63 Off-hand Dragon Throwing Axes, 19 Dragon Longswords, 27 Dragon Maces, 1 Dragon Ward Treasure Trails: Saradomin Full Helm, Ranger Boots, Rune Body (t), Saradomin Vambraces, Various God Pages Misc:1 Onyx,1 Ahrim's Hood, 1 Guthan's Chainskirt, 1 Demon Slayer Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aspeeder Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Sorry for the double post, the forum was acting screwy :unsure: . http://i700.photobucket.com/albums/ww6/aspeeder/Siggy_zpsewaiux2t.png 99 Strength since 6/02/10 99 Attack since 9/19/10 99 Constitution since 10/03/10 99 Defense since 3/14/11 99 Slayer since 8/30/11 99 Summoning since 9/10/11 99 Ranged since 09/18/11 99 Magic since 11/12/11 99 Prayer since 11/15/11 99 Herblore since 3/29/12 99 Firemaking since 5/15/12 99 Smithing since 10/04/12 99 Crafting since 9/16/13 99 Agility since 9/23/13 99 Dungeoneering since 1/1/14 99 Fishing since 2/4/14 99 Mining since 2/28/14 99 Farming since 6/04/14 99 Cooking since 6/11/14 99 Runecrafting since 10/10/14 9 Fletching since 11/11/14 99 Thieving since 11/14/14 99 Woodcutting since 11/20/14 99 Construction since 12/03/14 99 Divination since 2/22/15 99 Hunter since 2/23/15 99 Invention since 01/20/17 99 Archaeology since 5/14/22Quest Point Cape since 08/20/09 Maxed since 2/23/15 Fire Cape since 02/27/13 Slayer: 3 Leaf-Bladed Swords, 8 Black Masks, 2 Hexcrests, 26 Granite Mauls, 5 Focus Sights, 32 Abyssal Whips, 9 Dark Bows, 1 Whip Vine, 3 Staffs of Light, 15 Polypore Sticks Dragon: 9 Draconic Visages, 7 Shield Left Halves, 20 Dragon Boots, 40 Dragon Med Helms, 8 Dragon Platelegs, 6 Dragon Spears, 20 Dragon Daggers, 5 Dragon Plateskirts, 1 Dragon Chainbody, 63 Off-hand Dragon Throwing Axes, 19 Dragon Longswords, 27 Dragon Maces, 1 Dragon Ward Treasure Trails: Saradomin Full Helm, Ranger Boots, Rune Body (t), Saradomin Vambraces, Various God Pages Misc:1 Onyx,1 Ahrim's Hood, 1 Guthan's Chainskirt, 1 Demon Slayer Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghjkl Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Dfs is useful on dk tasks and wyverns, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K4ylan Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 claws, although you should probably get better gear before claws. ~~~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...
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