Utterly Frustrated With My F2P Strength Pure

[fugginanimal]

Last summer had a great Idea for an account. 85+ strength with 40 attack and 60 hp through soul wars. Eventually, I grew tired of soul wars and decided to settle with a regular strength pure.

My stats are 40 attack 70 strength and 47 hp and 47 combat. I hit around 17 with a scimitar are 20 with a 2h. I have about 9m cash.

 

It seems like every battle goes the same I face a range 2h, eat because I'm being hit at a good rate and get called safer. Then I either die from trying not to safe or I end up missing opportunities to Ko (eating when I should have risked). It just seems like everyone is safe eating and unlike when I had my 89 strength pure I can't hit that high so its pointless. It just seems like strength pures are really weak because they lack the suprise factor of a quick range 2h.

 

Do you guys have any tips? Possible solutions. I'm also considering going back to soul wars?

[Leik]

Moved to Help & Advice.

[muggiwhplar]

1. If range 2hs are the "best" pure in your demographic, then get your range level up. If you can't beat em, join em.

2. Turn your public chat off when you go PK'ing so you don't get distracted by the trash-talking.

3. You're a f2p pker with 9m cash. ALWAYS risk death to go for the kill. It's not like you're losing millions of GP if you die-- you're just losing a rune scimmy and 2h

4. I'm assuming you're 1 def? Those pures became obsolete when everybody jumped on the bandwagon because they thought they were awesome. Rune pures were the "best" last time I checked.

5. Consider gravite equipment?

[Noxx]

Meh, something you need to realise when it comes to PKing is that if you eat, regardless of your LP at that time, there's a good chance you're going to be called a safer.

I've got 97 HP at the moment, and i usually eat when my LP gets to about the 450 mark. I know damn well that the average Range PKer can hit 500s, if not 600s. I know damn well that the average Mage PKer can hit high 400s to mid 500s. I know damn well that the average Melee PKer can spec anywhere from 600 and above. I'm already within their 1-hit range when i decide to eat.

Just ignore them. If they call you a safer, it's because they are idiots and they expect you to bend over and just take it up the ass without a fight.

 

As for your PKing build. Range to 2H is generally a better build in F2P because of the lack of KO weapons for Melee (unless you're willing to use Corrupt weapons).

Your only real options are either getting a higher Ranged level, and this will have to be at least 85 (if not higher) or you could limit yourself to only fighting other Melee PKers.