Problem with Armored Zombies

[Wons]

Hey guys I have a question that might stump even the best Runescape players, I don't know why this is happening to me.

At Armored Zombies I got 99 Attack there to go with my 99 Strength while having 81 Defence. I was using a abby whip and everything was fine training attack, I didn't take to much damage from the zombies. I was doing everthing right using my prayers and all that.

So i got to train Defence with the Whip usuing the Defensive attack style option on the whip and i'm getting hit a ton more. I'm keeping everything the same, just using the defensive attack style and i get hit way to much.

How can i fix this? Or any tips?

Thanks so much

 

[Aonor]

Okay so perhaps the defensive style of the whip is less effective on the zombies, so as you hit less/less frequently, it appears you are taking more damage as they are alive for longer and have the opportunity to hit you more.

Just a massive stab in the dark.

 

[Wons]

should i deal with it or get a better weapon?

 

[Shmack]

I can't see how the difference is so big, maybe you're just unlucky?

 

[KerokeroCola]

You're experiencing confirmation bias. It's been proven that the defensive stance adds +3 invisible defense levels, whereas the accurate stance adds +3 invisible attack levels. Both are mostly insignificant when you are at level 99+. As long as you have the same gear with both setups, you shouldn't notice hardly any difference, especially on a monster like Armoured Zombies where overkill is a problem.