Defence or attack?

[JohnTheCop]

Okay so i just reched 90 attack and am curretly 90/99/80 melles and i was wondering if it would be best for me to continue training attack or switch to defence and start getting that up? I boss hunt(with clan), and pk a little bit, do clw and other minigames, i slay sometimes, and am working towards a rapier as i type, i have extremes (except xdef which i will be getting soon.)

 

also should i stick with my prom maul when i dung or switch to a prom 2h?

[The Observer]

You can switch to Defence for a little while, for some variety. In my experience, if I don't switch around skills they tend to become more boring, thus lower XP gains. :P

[JohnTheCop]

im not worried about "Fun" i just want to know which would be best for me

[Nifflin]

What do you do the most? I would say generally attack would be best but depending on what you spend time doing defense could be better.

 

Defense would also raise your combat level more quickly.

[Fekambard]

It really doesnt matter, but I would go with defence for more even stats. 90 defence will allow you to wield prom platebody which will be useful when dung'ing, whereas the same amount xp gain in attack won't allow you to wield anything new/useful.

[Dex]

Prom 2h > Prom maul so get a prom 2h.

 

Training up 99 atk first then 99 defence is the faster then the other way round.

[Nifflin]

Also; I got to the end of your siggy. Do I get a prize?

 

Edit: Never bind prom plate unless you don't have ssh

[JohnTheCop]

i wouldnt get 99 defence i would be getting 90defence then 99atack if i decided to get def up first :P

[Quyneax]

That's the first signature I've wanted to bot :o.

 

I'd go for prom 2h + prom plate aka 90 defence.

[Th e Doctor]

At 90 attack you're already so accurate on any monster you should be powertraining at that getting 99 attack isn't going to yield any noticible difference in exp/hr. Meaning its basically irrelevant from an efficiency standpoint which one you train next. I would say defense because of the dg benefits you gain from a prom plate until (if you ever) find a shadowsilk hood.

 

The only benefit you would get from 99 attack in dg would be primal baxe (primal 2h isn't available till 113(?) Dg) which is better than a prom 2h if you use it right and can pray flash efficiently as well as allowing for easier switching to your csb to mage.

[JohnTheCop]

That's the first signature I've wanted to bot :o.

that just confused the hell out of me trying to figure out what you were meaning

[Nomrombom]

I suggest 80-85 defence, 90-95 attack, 85-90 defence, 99 attack, 99 defence.

 

Keeps it interesting.

[highlanders]

80-90 def 90-99 attack 90-99 def I'd say

[LitterBug]

At 90 attack you're already so accurate on any monster you should be powertraining at that getting 99 attack isn't going to yield any noticible difference in exp/hr. Meaning its basically irrelevant from an efficiency standpoint which one you train next. I would say defense because of the dg benefits you gain from a prom plate until (if you ever) find a shadowsilk hood.

 

The only benefit you would get from 99 attack in dg would be primal baxe (primal 2h isn't available till 113(?) Dg) which is better than a prom 2h if you use it right and can pray flash efficiently as well as allowing for easier switching to your csb to mage.

 

don't you get a plus +3 atk bonus if you were training on the accurate style?

If you ABSOLUTELY are picky about efficient - I'm pretty sure that the +3 atk will be better then the +3 def offered by the defensive style. Unless you're getting plummeled so much more which I highly doubt.

Like everybody said though - if you're going to DG, why not get 90 def? You get access to a platebody (although, there are plenty of better binds)

[Th e Doctor]

At 90 attack you're already so accurate on any monster you should be powertraining at that getting 99 attack isn't going to yield any noticible difference in exp/hr. Meaning its basically irrelevant from an efficiency standpoint which one you train next. I would say defense because of the dg benefits you gain from a prom plate until (if you ever) find a shadowsilk hood.

 

The only benefit you would get from 99 attack in dg would be primal baxe (primal 2h isn't available till 113(?) Dg) which is better than a prom 2h if you use it right and can pray flash efficiently as well as allowing for easier switching to your csb to mage.

 

don't you get a plus +3 atk bonus if you were training on the accurate style?

If you ABSOLUTELY are picky about efficient - I'm pretty sure that the +3 atk will be better then the +3 def offered by the defensive style. Unless you're getting plummeled so much more which I highly doubt.

Like everybody said though - if you're going to DG, why not get 90 def? You get access to a platebody (although, there are plenty of better binds)

 

WhatisthisIdonteven...

 

If dg you wont be using anything but the aggressive option for the+ 3 str bonus and the berserker ring. Did you even read my post?

[homer205]

Prom 2h>maul

 

Attack>defence

 

Nice signature: "Honestly if you got this far you have way to much time on your hands and maybe you should go outside and get your 60min of exercise for today :P" Copying that made my internet browser stop for a while.

[LitterBug]

At 90 attack you're already so accurate on any monster you should be powertraining at that getting 99 attack isn't going to yield any noticible difference in exp/hr. Meaning its basically irrelevant from an efficiency standpoint which one you train next. I would say defense because of the dg benefits you gain from a prom plate until (if you ever) find a shadowsilk hood.

 

The only benefit you would get from 99 attack in dg would be primal baxe (primal 2h isn't available till 113(?) Dg) which is better than a prom 2h if you use it right and can pray flash efficiently as well as allowing for easier switching to your csb to mage.

 

don't you get a plus +3 atk bonus if you were training on the accurate style?

If you ABSOLUTELY are picky about efficient - I'm pretty sure that the +3 atk will be better then the +3 def offered by the defensive style. Unless you're getting plummeled so much more which I highly doubt.

Like everybody said though - if you're going to DG, why not get 90 def? You get access to a platebody (although, there are plenty of better binds)

 

WhatisthisIdonteven...

 

If dg you wont be using anything but the aggressive option for the+ 3 str bonus and the berserker ring. Did you even read my post?

 

Yes, and I don't see the point you're trying to make now.

Outside of DG - the OP would be on either the atk or def stance.

I'm saying atk > def since he is looking for the best method

 

I was addressing the fact that people suggested leveling his defense up to 90 so he could have a better plate bind.

All I'm saying is that - the plate bind might be helpful but you drop it as soon as you get a SSH. Which isn't all that rare (in my experience at least)

[The Observer]

im not worried about "Fun" i just want to know which would be best for me

 

Well, even so, I still recommend 99 Defence because

 

a. You will gain combat levels and levels much quicker

b. You will be able to wear more things like promethium armour in Dungeoneering

c. won't need to bring as much food while training, so you can stay there longer

[Nifflin]

99 attack first is more efficient in the long run.

[The Observer]

Well, I meant more like 90 Defence first, then you can get 99 later on if you wish.