Just to get the whole "pure" accounts cleared up with.

Alright guys, there is only A pure in Runescape. One type of pure, and that's 1 Defence. Don't think I'm stupid, let me explain why.


Alright. Now we all know that in this game, you can be classed as a pure having these skills trained: Attack, Strength, Range, Magic, Hitpoints, Summoning, Prayer, Slayer, and all other non Combats.

People who have those levels up, and have '77 Defence' are not a pure. So in this case, being Runescape and pures, Defence is obviously the substance here. Now, lets look at the definition of Pure.

Pure by definition means to be completely free of a substance, to not have a substance.

Now looking at that, and know that Defence is the substance based on what I said above, we can clearly see 1 Defence is the default for that level/substance. Without gaining it, one is a pure wether it be Ranged pure, Mage Pure, Hybrid pure, Etc.

Right now, there are 19 Defence levels in Runescape classed as pures. They are as following:
2 Defence pure, 3 Defence pure, 5 Defence: Steel Pure, 10 Defence: Black pure, 13 Defence: Black pure with Rune Gloves. 20 Defence: Mithril, Mystic pures, 25 Defence, Infinity Pures, 30 Defence: Vesta's pures I think, 34 Defence pures (barrows gloves), 40 Defence: Rune pure, 45 Defence: Berserker Pure, 50 Defence: Granite Pure, 55 Defence: Neitzoit Pure, 60 Defence: Dragon Pure, 65 Defence: Bandos Pure, 70 Defence: Barrows Pure, 75 Defence: DFS Pure, 99 Defence pure.

As you can see, these are the Defence levels, and the terms of pures. Just because that's the level of a requirement, that does not make them that type of pure. You also notice for EVERY new armor there is, Every requirement, it's a type of pure, it's dumb and anything over 1 Defence is not a pure based on: Pure=Completely free of a substance. Anyone who has played before Summoning will agree, it's all the Runescape newfags who don't know anything about the game.

 

Was discussing this matter with Mike on MSN, he is totally right. Only account's that have purity from defence are "REAL" pures, no account's with defence can be classed as pure as they are not containing "purity". For example: An account with say 2def+ is lacking purity, as it has lost it while gaining the defencive levels. So please, don't post thread's saying, Selling Barrows pure, or Zerker pure etc. If anything, say "selling Zerker", or "Selling 70defence account".. That's all, thank's.. Your's truly Benjamin.

 

My goal here is not to get everyone to refrain from using these terms, as it is the internet and all. People do, and always will be using these terms as it is what makes the accounts noticable.

However, when someone is claming they are selling a 'pure' or have a good 'pure' or a good 'skiller' etc, they should for sure have the Defence one and not be claiming their pure at 20 Defence.

 

Pure originally meant how far above your combat level your Hitpoints were.
The meaning has changed through RS history many times, don't worry about it.

 

u wasted some time typing tht as someone has already posted this, but yeah ure right XP

 

Def pures and tankers aren't pures, and i hate them.

 

Tankers in my opinion... Well i hate em.. Not the person but the account lol
In my opinion..
1 def pure.
Initiate pure
Berserker pure
Are the 3 "pures"...
"barrows pures" are decent but arent what id call a pure.

Just my opinion.
No offence intended.

 

tankers r lame

 

yeah, and I hate how they always attack you out of nowhere just because they can.

 

When I started in 2001, Pure was a term for someone who hadn't buried a bone i.e. 0 xp in prayer.

Over the years its changed heaps, and I have to say I totally agree with OP. "I arE a 38 DeF PuRe!" rune pures/mith pures/initiate pures, its just getting fucking stupid. From my point of view, anything higher than 1 def IS NOT PURE. stop calling them that. Because they arent.

But then again, you get problems with differentiating between pure and hybrid :|

but fuck that

anything higher than 1 def is not pure

 

Exactly, back in classic you wouldn't even have Magic as a pure because it levelled you up. Times have changed, they altered what levels you and what doesnt, so the new generation pures are everything except defence. If that's the case I don't understand why people even call 2 def 3 def etc pures. It's because they can't properley build up an account to be a successful pure so they have to label it pure based on the armor they can use, lol.

 

You missed few points; 20 defence is INITIATE pure + you completely missed 30 defence = PROSELYTE pure.

 

Tank is a pure, if made correctly it is 'free' from the substance's of attack and strengh.

 

+1.

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34 defence pures? More like 35 def [aka agile pures]? ;s

 

A pure is someone with high combat stats while keeping other combat stats low to keep a low combat level. 1 att, 70 str, 60 def is a pure.

 

What else would you call an account that only has high defense but a defense pure? I think when it is solely trained in one skill, it can be called a pure.

 

Alright, so it seems people alter the meanings of stats during this thread. ORIGINALLY pures from 1st gen players, second gen players, 3rd gen players, BEFORE combat bracelets a pure was anything without Defence. If an account has everything trained in combat, with defence, it is not a pure. If it was 1 defence it would be a pure. The Substance in Runescape is DEFENCE because with defence, you are not a true pure. Pure being completely free of a substance makes it if you have defence you are not a pure.

If anyone understood real-time definitions, and actually looked into logical meanings and names, you would understand. Since Runescape terms are Runescape terms, nobody will agree.

 

Actually a pure could have defence, as long as they are absent of hp. As long as it doesnt lvl them - they're fine. A 99 def 99 str 10 hp account IS a pure.

 

Technically, the Substance could be anything the player creating the account decides. Your definition is not the only one, therefore the definition is not solid.

 

99 defence pures are still pures... just the 'substance' in this case is attack/strength/prayer/magic/range rather than being defence. but i see where your coming from