Question about an all around character. Pros vs Cons

[Moarmurdah]

I read and hear alot about skillers and pkers and pures and whatnot. Im just planning on getting all of my skills to max. Is this going to affect like pvp or staking later on? Am i going to be forced to make a pure for staking for pvp? if anyone could give me some pros/cons to making a max char it would be really helpfull

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pro: Access to everything the game has to offer.

 

The only one that is important to me. Why limit yourself for a niche use (PvP)?

 

On the other hand, if you want to PvP, build yourself a pure, have a blast, and when you grow bored of it, level it to max and have both of the options!

[Bxpprod]

You wont be [forced] to do anything. I have an 'all-rounder' because I enjoy lots of aspects of the game, but that's me.

Advantages? Well, as Transcript said, you get access.

 

At the end of the day, you should do what will allow you to have the most fun.

[Sy_Accursed]

Tbh pures aren't what they used to be, a good all-rounder account can easily down a pure most of the time, especially if they know what to expect from it. Eg sure a strength pure might be able to hit harder than most of that combat level, but their defence sucks so as long as you can take a few hits you can ko em pretty quick.

[Contractor]

Pvp isn't limited to pures. Many maxed players stake and pk.

[Mylez]

All rounder = win.

 

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[Quyneax]

Tbh pures aren't what they used to be, a good all-rounder account can easily down a pure most of the time, especially if they know what to expect from it. Eg sure a strength pure might be able to hit harder than most of that combat level, but their defence sucks so as long as you can take a few hits you can ko em pretty quick.

Err, no. A pure will easily beat a main of the same combat level, no problem. Don't forget a maxed turmoil zerker will use claw specs @ 99 strength w/ turmoil & good equipment, at 99 combat. Roughly equivalent to an account with all 80s & 70 prayer (100 combat). A Storm of Armadyl pure would be at 101 combat with 70 defence, soul split and 99 magic. Even if that all 80s account is using Nex gear & chaotics, the lack of soul split, high magic dps & KO power with claws is going to be a big drawback.

 

@OP: You can pk/stake at max very well, it's just that you will be fighting people who are also maxed. The advantage of pures is that they can also fight mains at the same level who are significantly weaker, though afaik they rarely do so. It comes down to what combat level range you prefer fighting in.

[Zerker_Jane]

A Storm of Armadyl pure

 

*Main

[Powerfrog]

Once you're maxed, you will fight other maxed players in the wilderness and it will be fair. In fact, there are probably more maxed pkers than there are in any other combat range so finding good fights will be easiest.

 

But say you get 71 attack 71 strength 71 defense, you will suck in the wilderness and will be absolutely destroyed by people that build their account for pking. (60 attack 99 strength 40 defense) So you will have to really avoid the wilderness until you're near maxed.

 

Interestingly, the optimal way to train is NOT balanced stats anyway. You generally want high strength, medium attack, low defense for the best training. So if you really want to pk and don't have the patience to max your account, you can just train in the way a PKer would. Although assuming it's your first account and you have little cash, you can't buy things such as turmoil to give you the huge advantage in the wilderness other PKers will have, until you're a higher level or make cash in another way.

[Moarmurdah]

so its actually better to have higher str then attack? i figured keeping attack up was the way to go. Just trying to hit 40 attack for rune. Should i start focusing more on str then? i guess i wont worry about pking and stuff till way later on. And whats the best gear setup for the low levels? i got about a mil im willing to spend. already have full addy and scim. glory neck and ring of wealth. also have the combat bracelet

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A Storm of Armadyl pure

 

*Main

 

*Pker

[Zerker_Jane]

so its actually better to have higher str then attack? i figured keeping attack up was the way to go. Just trying to hit 40 attack for rune. Should i start focusing more on str then? i guess i wont worry about pking and stuff till way later on. And whats the best gear setup for the low levels? i got about a mil im willing to spend. already have full addy and scim. glory neck and ring of wealth. also have the combat bracelet

 

If this is your first account just make a normal account, don't worry about specialisations. You probably wouldn't stick with them anyway.

[Assassin1357]

A Storm of Armadyl pure

 

*Main

 

*Pker

 

 

Look at all the stats and quest you would need to be a storm of armadyl pure, by the point it would be the equivalent of a main. You would have to do Ritual of the Mahjarrat which has high stat requirements along with the prerequisite While Guthix Sleeps which you need 270 quest points for. The time spent just making that pure would be a waste of time,might as well just make it a main. Not to mention the money it would cost you to get 99 magic and soul split

[Aiel]

you can't categorize an account as a pure or main based on how long it takes to make it...

 

I'd say a 'pure' account is more of any account that intentionally limits it's combat stats in order to be better at PvP.

 

 

Ontopic:

Staking is great at maxed/near maxed stats and generally requires a different account setup then a PKer (ie an account made for boxing would destroy a stereotypical pure of the same combat in a box).

Really it comes down to if you enjoy PvP, if you do make a pure. If you enjoy slayer, questing, minigames etc. more I'd go for a main account.

A skiller is just a stupid account build imo, they state it's to intentionally increase the challenge, but I don't really see not training 1/3rd of your skills as an increased challenge...no real benefits over a 'main' account.

[Crossed_Body]

Pros: You can do everything.

 

Cons: None.