Barrows vs Bandos

Alot of people tell me to get bandos, but I use Torag because it seems to have a higher defense and I think bandos is just over-rated, am I wrong? Is bandos better somehow?

 

Well i think that most people like Bandos because it gives a strength bonus for both the top and the bottom. Also, unlike barrows it doesn't need to be repaired so it is far less hassle. In short, if you don't mind trading strength bonus for more defense, and repairing your gear ever 10 hours is fine with you, then Barrows will be better than Bandos in your situation.

 

1. Bandos looks better

2. Strength bonus, helps a lot and all stacks up, the strength bonus tassets and chestplate give alone is great.

3. The defence bonuses are only slightly worse

4. Bandos doesn't degrade.

 

It depends on what you are doing in it. Some PvM Bandos is good yet others Barrows is good.

Although I still Like bandos over barrows because of its str bonus.

 

In every situation I rather use bandos, what's the point of using a degradable armor if you don't have to (unless you can't afford it) Bandos is overall better for slaying, doing bandos, bossing, etc. Even Torva isn't worth it so slay or whatever because the of the degradable factor.

 

I like bandos a lot better tbh. Because of the strength bonus and it's looks. And also if your wearing bandos you dont look like a total noob.

 

bandos str bonus and non degradability makes it a far better choice for MOST situations, torags is good for things you need to tank for maxxing def and what not but generally speaking you will always want to wear bandos +6 str bonus = more xp/hr and no recurring cost like barrows has with repairing. veracs is king at kalphite queen, dharoking is just badasss/fun/pk, guthans is great for those without a bunyip. barrows still has many niches in game but in general bandos just outclasses them in every practical way

 

Bandos has higher strength bonuses as mentioned above. If you are strapped for cash currently however, you could get a fighter torso and bandos tassets, the fighter torso has the same strength bonus as a bcp.

 

1. People have different opinions on looks, a lot of people disliked the Bandos gear update

2. It doesn't help as much as you think

4. Torags cost under 90k to repair after it degrades (10 hours). Less if you have a higher smithing level than 1 and an armor stand

Think about someone who is conservative, I can flip items for 3-5% profit. Bandos, as of now, costs 25M. I can make around 500k-1M per flip with that kind of money. Instead of investing it all into the armor and gaining next to nothing in return. Not to mention the only way bandos is most likely to go, in terms of price, is down. And that eventually outweighs the cost of repairing Torag (45k-90k).

"far better" lol. No it isn't. I'm not sure how you call a potential increase in max hit of 15 damage "a far better choice". I've explained the pros of torag's above. +6 str bonus = more xp/hr. Right, increasing your max hit by 15 damage gives you that much more exp per hour. My theory is Strength only increases your max hit (Not every hit), while attack bonus is accuracy. So for all we know, a warrior ring > b ring. Unless strength bonus works like Kuradel's ring. But if someone in max strength gear can hit like a 10, I doubt Strength works the way everyone wants it to.

No recurring cost like with barrows, that's the advantage. I'm sure you've read the above on how you can make money. Making money is a better alternative than tying up your money on something that is most likely to go down. In the end, you make more from flipping, and you can turn that by using better potions for training (ext, ovl etc.) which results in more exp per hour. It takes a mere 2-3 minutes to flip and put the item(s) in the G.E

Personally, I just use Proselyte. Saves you prayer potions and you last longer at slayer tasks, obviously not for bossing. Bandos is good for doing GWD because of the effect it has on the monsters in GWD, Bandos followers won't be aggressive.

Torag's is also a better choice for pking, you risk less, get so much out of your money. Unless you don't skull.

I'm giving out free burn heals to anyone that has sided or wants to side with bandos

 

Bandos, it gives a better strength bonus!

 

Firstly, majority prefer Bandos aesthetics, secondly the strength bonus clearly does make a difference, go to bandos in torags rather than strength gear and see if you get the loots from crashers, thirdly, and? it still costs to repair and it's not so much the GP it's the hastle of having to do it.

 

in this post you just basically agreed with me ? bandos indeed gives more xp/hr and isnt degradable making it yes a FAR BETTER CHOICE for MOST situations like i said in my original post, i also pointed out a few great uses for barrows armor as well as stated most sets have a niche and place where they shine.. i just dont see what you are trying to achieve with including me in this failed attempt to "burn" people siding with bandos. also your rant about proselyte being good shouldnt have even been included .. the OP is about bandos and torags. prossy has no place in the conversation, maybe you should read peoples posts more throughly before you attempt to "burn" people. In conclusion , yes torags is GREAT armor often overlooked by people who run around in rune/granite and dlegs till they can afford bandos but for general use bandos will always come out on top. also your comment about bandos going down is pretty far from the truth as well, check the ge charts its been steadily on a RISE, lawyered.

 

Read through my post again.

You do know that's the reason people use bandos. Any extra damage helps. I'll take you up on the challenge, FFA bandos between us. Go ahead in Bandos, I'll use Torags and get the loot. You really think that 15 extra damage will help you lol.

You repair it once every 10 hours. In that period of time you get 500k-1M exp. I doubt you PVM that much, that's called being lazy if you can't take 2 minutes to teleport to your house, run to your armor stand and repair it.

Where did I agree with you? Did you not sense the sarcasm about how you gain more exp per hour by getting an extra +15 max hit? Go bot for 6 hours on an account with rune, and another with bandos. Let's see how much more exp per hour you'll get lol.

Is 100k that big to you? That's about what the average user would pay to repair their torags with an armor stand. That's what? 10k per hour. You can make 10% of the initial investment daily, specifically 25M if you sold the bandos. So in short, 10mins of your day to make 2M.

You said verac was king at KQ, ever heard of soa? Ever heard of switching weapons? You can use more than just melee you know. Dharok isn't all that fun if you don't know how to pk. The fun gear is just ordinary rune using a whip, and having that secret spec like VLS, AGS or claws. It's cheap, it's repeatable and you hit more often. Guthans... Lol'd at that part. You do know Soul Split has been released years ago? And Do you even know how many people has Soul Split? Majority of the ones that don't have 70 def (pures) have soul split.

And I thought read posts thoroughly?

Easy enough for you to read my points?

Ah. So now torags is a GREAT armor overlooked by people. But you also describe bandos as "a far better choice" in most situations. Looks like someone's slowly siding with me. You think spending 25M on a gear that gives less def and a max hit of an extra 15 damage is a FAR BETTER CHOICE.

It's been steadily on a rise because of EoC, because of how EFFECTIVE it will be compared to before EoC. In short, it's not very useful now. It's getting hoarded. I'd like to see your answer this this. Pokemart sells some burn heal for cheap.

 

Read my op again, i said torags is good for tanking and that barrows has its niche in the game. im not coming around to anything im sticking by my unedited OP

Most people without a bunyip which are the ones i mentioned guthans possibly being useful torwards more than likely wouldnt have soulsplit, and honestly not everyone or even the majority of players in runescape have soulsplit. your just grasping at straws here

now wait a second who here is mincing their words and starting to side with who ? because im pretty sure you made one post saying its only going down and then in the next said its steadily on the rise (which i happened to point out)
how about getting your facts strait ?
keeping up with your cute little pokemon "burn heal" comments you can now officially suck my digglett

 

Because I had a spelling error, nice try.

Let's see. Right now I'm looking at a player with 95 Prayer, Soul Split is 92. He is ranked 66,500 with 8.9M exp. That doesn't include f2p players that have quit or gone inactive (F2P doesn't show on HS). That doesn't count pures as 99% of pures have 77 or less prayer.

You really think Bandos will stay up that long? Go ahead and buy 10 if you think they are "steadily rising". They aren't on a steady rise, they have been at 15-16M street since BCP's G.E value was 12M. The G.E updates too slow, l2getstreetprice.

Fire blast was super effective, nodnarbusn was burnt.