Whip - Most Overated Weapon in the Game...

[warren211]

Whip has better stats overall. Despite the fact that d scim has str training, whip still oddly has better str bonus then a scim!

[runescapeloser22]

You should also add that a whips special is quite bad.

 

 

 

so is the scimmys :shame:

[hellbellz]

Want to train strength? Use a scimitar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't understand why you made the second point. You said that strength was important to you, but you complain about and extra damage point for 1.8m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The third point sounds like jealousy to me. You want to know what I think? I think torags is overrated. Why would you pay 1.8m on armor you need to repair when you can buy a weapon (the best weapon, I might add) that is a one time only fee?

Wow, i think Moopy & me are like psychic buddies, I was about to post the exact same thing. O:)

[WolfhunterXZ]

You should also add that a whips special is quite bad.

Scimmy's is worse, only can use it once and then let it charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whip is better, it has higher accuracy, and higher hit, I hit like 2-3 higher with whip than with scimmy, and hit more. Though I will be using a scimmy when I get my defense to 80 and begin to work on strength again to 90.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whip > Scimmy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It isn't overrated at all.

[aznmidget448]

I'm not sure which way to go with this.

 

 

 

Yes the whip is a good weapon when you use it along with other weapons. Just trying to use a d scim after a little while with a whip is sort of hard because you always want to go back to whip.

 

 

 

But then again, is it really worth 20 times as much as a d scimmy? Probably not. But this is due to the fact that it is only obtainable by abbysal demons.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall, I don't really know my position on whips. They cost a lot, but they're good weapons...

[tzone92]

 

It's not overrated it's simply the best weapon in the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I consider spells weapons. So which would you rather have in your arsenal if you could only choose one? Ice barrage or whip?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also Dharok (full) is the most destructive melee weapon in the game. It is possible to hit a 99 on players with it if you have 99 str and 99 hits. Yes, I consider the armor + great axe one weapon because it relies on all 4 parts to work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But yes, the whip is a good, extremely accurate weapon. High attack and strength are a good combination, so why not use a whip, then a dragon scimitar for strength training? Wouldn't hurt, and the whip is faster or equal to the speed of a dagger. A dragon scimitar has medium speed. It makes a huge difference. I would rather spend the 1.9 million coins on the whip than the scimitar because of the speed difference; plus I just like whips, and it's a good combination with full Ahrim, infinity gloves and boots, Mages' book, fury amulet, and ice barrage spells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know how many times I have to say this...but dds, d scim, whip, short swords, claws, and others all attack at the same speed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The reason whip is better is because of a high strength bonus, that allows you to hit high hits higher and more reliably, for faster damage and experience.

[Foooman]

It may be a 1.8m difference, but people are willing to pay that difference. People want the best and will pay for it. You can also see this trend with the 4.8m difference in the price for a fury. People want it, they will pay for it. Plus, the price difference may make up for an extra 3-7k xp per hour, which may not seem like much, but when you train mindlessly for 10 hours...that's some xp you are missing out on because you chose the scimmy over the whip.

[quitthegame]

 

It's not overrated it's simply the best weapon in the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I consider spells weapons. So which would you rather have in your arsenal if you could only choose one? Ice barrage or whip?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also Dharok (full) is the most destructive melee weapon in the game. It is possible to hit a 99 on players with it if you have 99 str and 99 hits. Yes, I consider the armor + great axe one weapon because it relies on all 4 parts to work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you familiar with the quote from Lincoln "One may call a tail a leg, but it doesn't make it so?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways, while it is true that spells/Dharok are weapons in one sense, it's not the sense by the quoted poster, so you are just equivocating and picking a fight that really serves no purpose. So... stop.

[luker2d2]

the d simme's special is terrible as well but i only use the whip to train defense

[folmer_veeman]

I've owned my whip for 1 month, and then i sold it... I tested it out at the jellies in the slayer dungeon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D Scim : 2 hours, 83 jellies killed, 87, 92, 78, 68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abby Whip: 2 hours, 76 jellies killed, 84, 68, 69, 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abby whip and D scim both use slash, I seem to hit less 0's with D scim, and I seem to hit much high damage. Slayer tasks take longer with whip, so does training, so does clue gathering. So in my opinion D scim is waaay better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(made some good profit from the tests too :D )

[Duke_Freedom]

Whip is much faster. It's not that it's Damage Per Hit that is higher that people like about it... It's its significantly higher Damage Per Time that makes it popular.

[bubbels]

I've owned my whip for 1 month, and then i sold it... I tested it out at the jellies in the slayer dungeon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D Scim : 2 hours, 83 jellies killed, 87, 92, 78, 68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abby Whip: 2 hours, 76 jellies killed, 84, 68, 69, 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abby whip and D scim both use slash, I seem to hit less 0's with D scim, and I seem to hit much high damage. Slayer tasks take longer with whip, so does training, so does clue gathering. So in my opinion D scim is waaay better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(made some good profit from the tests too :D )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:XD: good jokes.

 

 

 

that was pure luck. as everybody who started at rsc knows that at time using accurate granted +3 attack lvls, agressive +3 strength, defensive +3 defence lvls, and controlled +1 to every. not sure if its still like this, but im pretty sure it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what to come for hits, once i heard that +4 str bonus raises your max hit by 1, and 7str levels by 1. i am NOT sure if they are the truth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whip is much faster. It's not that it's Damage Per Hit that is higher that people like about it... It's its significantly higher Damage Per Time that makes it popular.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sorry to break you duke, they have exactly same hitting speed, as mentioned 10's of times before in this thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Q: why is people buying infinitys?

 

 

 

A: they look so sexy pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: why does wearable rares cost more then pumps and easters and disks?

 

 

 

A: alltho the pump was first tradeable rare dropped, you can showoff with wearables only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: why is whip costing still 1,9,compared to cheap d scimmys?

 

 

 

A: whip has iconic worth. The 1's able to afford it are automatically count off from poor low levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: dharoks can hit high, why isnt people buying these?

 

 

 

A: dharoks are effective only with full set, and they are counting off plate, legs, weapon, shield and helm slots. with whip, you can have fighter torso, defender, berseker helm, some ÃÆÃâÃâüber cool panties and the whip itself wielded, and still hit with double speed compared to dharoks

[headshot007111]

Very true, if i only had 2m id buy torags d scimmy and other stuff. But lots of ppl have enough for whips and other things, i personally notice a great difference in the accuracy of whip vs d scimmy.

[keaton]

your just jealous because you cant afford one

[fx1970]

Try to kill 100 monsters with D scimmy and the same with whip and you will see taht the whip task will be way faster ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try that with a high level monster with lot of hp (coz if you try on goblins it will be same :) )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You want to train your str? Use control style as I did till 99 in the 3 skills.

 

 

 

You need the 3 at 99 anyway... Except for pures naturally... vut I don't see the point of pure behalve for easier Pking as you try to underate you

[Jens14]

It's not overrated it's simply the best weapon in the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I trained to 99 Strength on Slayer with a Abyssal whip on Controlled mode 8-)

[elpadrino]

There is one reason you are wrong, the bonuses. The whip for example has a higher str bonus and it gives an 82+ slash bonus, which means you hit more often. Where as the d scimmy has a 67+ slash bonus, not making it a very accurate weapon.

[elpadrino]

 

I've owned my whip for 1 month, and then i sold it... I tested it out at the jellies in the slayer dungeon:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D Scim : 2 hours, 83 jellies killed, 87, 92, 78, 68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abby Whip: 2 hours, 76 jellies killed, 84, 68, 69, 85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abby whip and D scim both use slash, I seem to hit less 0's with D scim, and I seem to hit much high damage. Slayer tasks take longer with whip, so does training, so does clue gathering. So in my opinion D scim is waaay better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(made some good profit from the tests too :D )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:XD: good jokes.

 

 

 

that was pure luck. as everybody who started at rsc knows that at time using accurate granted +3 attack lvls, agressive +3 strength, defensive +3 defence lvls, and controlled +1 to every. not sure if its still like this, but im pretty sure it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what to come for hits, once i heard that +4 str bonus raises your max hit by 1, and 7str levels by 1. i am NOT sure if they are the truth.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whip is much faster. It's not that it's Damage Per Hit that is higher that people like about it... It's its significantly higher Damage Per Time that makes it popular.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sorry to break you duke, they have exactly same hitting speed, as mentioned 10's of times before in this thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Q: why is people buying infinitys?

 

 

 

A: they look so sexy pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: why does wearable rares cost more then pumps and easters and disks?

 

 

 

A: alltho the pump was first tradeable rare dropped, you can showoff with wearables only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: why is whip costing still 1,9,compared to cheap d scimmys?

 

 

 

A: whip has iconic worth. The 1's able to afford it are automatically count off from poor low levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: dharoks can hit high, why isnt people buying these?

 

 

 

A: dharoks are effective only with full set, and they are counting off plate, legs, weapon, shield and helm slots. with whip, you can have fighter torso, defender, berseker helm, some ÃÆÃâÃâüber cool panties and the whip itself wielded, and still hit with double speed compared to dharoks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry to break it to YOU dude, but you are wrong, as i have seen it with my own eyes hundreds of times. The whip is the fastest weapon in the game next to the dragon dagger.

[jwrm22]

i can hit 3 more with whip... not just 1... :P

[jessy87]

 

 

You should also add that a whips special is quite bad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thought about that but d scim also has a horrible special :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unless you can time it right and special for a KO on some skulled dude with full rune and a whip. Then it equals free whip for you. :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well, seeing how if you KO any1 you could get a free whip. however D scimmy special does not stop protect item prayer... so i dont know what you mean because if thats the case then the whips original special max hit or no hit would be so much more destructive, because i would save 2 spec of my whip @ the end of a duel where i was capable of hitting 35+ and it would be like a guaranteed 35+ damage almost constantly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not overrated it's simply the best weapon in the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I consider spells weapons. So which would you rather have in your arsenal if you could only choose one? Ice barrage or whip?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

whip, a seercull cant make me take it off and a whip doesnt just disappear like runes do.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's not overrated it's simply the best weapon in the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I consider spells weapons. So which would you rather have in your arsenal if you could only choose one? Ice barrage or whip?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also Dharok (full) is the most destructive melee weapon in the game. It is possible to hit a 99 on players with it if you have 99 str and 99 hits. Yes, I consider the armor + great axe one weapon because it relies on all 4 parts to work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you familiar with the quote from Lincoln "One may call a tail a leg, but it doesn't make it so?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyways, while it is true that spells/Dharok are weapons in one sense, it's not the sense by the quoted poster, so you are just equivocating and picking a fight that really serves no purpose. So... stop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

owned

[silver24-7]

I can understandwhat you're saying, but really none of it qualifies as a reason not to buy a whip. The fact that it only hit's 1 more compared to a 1.8mill price difference doesn't matter, because you are going to keep the whip forever, have that 1 max hit extra forever, and when you get tired of your whip you can just get the money it cost you back and buy armor, but if you just go get some good drops with your whip you'll have money for armor soon enough. And so you say people walk around in full rune and a whip, it's not that hard to earn 2mill, seriously, runecrafting can get you much more then 1 mill in less then a day so don't talk about newbs saving up for months to buy a whip because it simply isn't necessary. And the fact that you can't train strength with it is also untrue, I understand that many people don't like to train overall but it doesn't really make a difference if you train them one at a time or all at the same time unless you want to keep certain stats low.

 

 

 

And then there is the fact that whip is a semirare item ;) you can only get it by doing the hard task of killing abyssal demons, and you can buy a scimmy from the shop whenever you want. For the ones that don't know, at the abby demons it can take several hours to get a whip, hours in which those very same people, using easier to get stats, could have earned millions by making nats. So only to pay their time for getting the whip the price should be as it is.

 

 

 

And if people don't like the whip, the price isn't much likely to drop hard, but a lot less people will just kill abbies to get them, and thereby keep the price at a certain level.

 

 

 

I would like to ask you, if you had 85 slayer, and whip was worth the same as a dscimmy, would you spent 5-10hours killing demons to get one? And if whip were worth 1mill, would you do it?

 

 

 

Because I definetly wouldn't, not even for 1.5mill which they have actually been at for some time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well that's just what I think about it, I'm pretty much saying that the whip's price isn't as much based on it's statistics, but more on the effort required to get one;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...Silver

[Idarodo]

The only downside in my opinion is the bad spec. Controlled training ftw. :P

[Captainkidd]

I agree with what your saying but, whips look cool so I will take it any day over a d scimmy, even though I am losing 1 damage

[i_luv_fletch123]

So, whips are not overated, they are very good weapons, fast, high hits and look cool. And for that last catagory, i'm level 89 i have blue mask, zammy plate body and skirt, fury, i own full guthans and i have a few money orientating skills. So, i don't think i fall into that catagory, and by the way whips are awesome :^o

[andylax38]

First of all to all people who say i'm jealous because I cannot afford are just plain wrong because I do in fact own a whip (along with full guthans and ahrims). I just haven't used it in months because I am currently strength to 99. In this entire thread I have never denied what a great weapon the whip is. It is stronger and more accurate then a d scim. All I was trying to prove is that people put it up on a pedestal and pretty much worship this weapon and I do not feel that it deserves such a strong following because of the previous points I have listed. That is the only point I was trying to make, the whip is a great weapon I just think that it is somewhat overrated when you look at what everyone thinks about it.