How a non-PKer can survive in a PK world.

[Rakshar]

Ok here is my attempt at a guide of sorts, although I would rather call it a tips and tricks essay than a guide.

First off Lord K has done some excellent research on how the new PK world drop system works and this is not for those looking to do friendly PKing.
I have found that most RS players fall into 2 categories: those that PK and those that don’t. Most players that don’t PK don’t like it and stay away from it at all costs. I was one of those players and had avoided the Wild as if it was the plague and whenever I did venture into the Wild I usually died. This of course bred a fear that dictated how I approached RS and how I viewed PKers. This is how I operated until my wife (Lady Lisa) met a PKer who became immortalized as “The Evil PKer”. He taught us how to survive in the Wild and he showed us that walking boldly through danger was easier than it looked.
First let me clarify I still don’t like PKing because it involves button mashing and timing and being able to recognize battle subtleties and react very quickly, that kind of video game playing is not for me and really rather annoying. I am a skiller and a part time merchant and that is how I prefer to play. If I want to go to a PK world it is to sell stuff and maybe skill to gain better drops from a little friendly PKing. The problem is if I can’t travel effectively through hot zones or show an experienced PKer I’m not an easy target I will just avoid what could be a profitable aspect of the game.

Before I get into the rules of survival in a PK world I would like to invite everyone to add their own bits of knowledge on the subject because I don’t pretend to know all there is about the battle system and “knowledge is power” as they say.

With out further delay here we go

1!) This is the most important rule for non-PKers surviving in a PK world….. NEVER SKULL! If you are not actively PKing or on your way to engage in a friendly PK you have no reason to skull … so don’t. PKers will taunt you or buzz you and otherwise try to get you to attack first, DON’T. If you are not skulled you can carry up to 3 useful items whether to look cute or whatever. An experienced PKer generally ignores un-skulled players unless they are showing an expensive item. If you are traveling through dangerous areas have and carry a dds, 8 quick attacks from an unskulled opponent in retaliation is a deterrent. Currently you are seeing many players attacking anything that moves; this will fade but never fully go away which leads to…

2) Never carry anything you are not willing to lose. Surviving in a PK world does not mean you will never die it means you won’t lose anything of value except a little time every once in a while. Since I am not skulled I will normally carry a dds, black leather top and the 3rd item usually goes by whim or pertains to my purpose for being there. I take just the runes I need for the teleports I need. If you are merchanting and traveling from one bank to another deposit before you leave and pull the stuff that you need at the next safe zone. Un-necessary risks will just lead to frustration.

3) Always carry an escape tablet, it is a one click teleport and if you always place it in the same place you can outdraw a TBer many times. I prefer the house tab because I have a complete complement of portals and a Glory at my house so I can go anywhere from there and I can use my butler to bank items if I need to. If you use your house on PK worlds remember to lock it. Your house is a PK zone and multi-combat, getting mugged at your house just sucks.

4) If you get attacked have a plan. Blind running or mass clicking your tab after you have been tele-blocked will get a quick trip to your spawn point. The environment is your friend, use it. If you start running your opponent has to retarget you if they switch attack methods so make it hard, run in crowds, run through trees, use ladders and stairs (this will require them to retarget you). Most PKers will not follow you long because they are afraid of being lured to a trap and if they are persistent then use your tab if you haven’t already. A normal PKer will switch attack methods if you attack them back so let yourself retaliate and give them a dds special then run through them it will give you a good head start. Be aware of multi zones and avoid them if you are carrying large inventories. Most players can survive a 1 on 1 fight if they have food and don’t panic but running into 4 barrages at once will normally kill you.

5) Have a thick skin. A PKers MO is to taunt people until they make a mistake and then go in for the kill. Good PKers usually have friends nearby and good PKers can make a single combat zone seem like multi by doing various hand-off techniques. Just don’t panic don’t waste time typing replies use you environment and you’ll be fine.

6) Turn your Private off or to friends, if a PKer can add you and track your green dot then even world hopping isn’t going to help.

7) If you are merchanting keep your run off and watch when you click someone’s trade request. A common lure is to offer a trade to a merchant and then quickly walk out of the safe zone, the Fally west bank is particularly dangerous to this. It is a small bank and is multi combat outside. I like the GE because it big and you can click off of the follow without leaving the steps

8) Use the world map for your movements and not the screen unless you are using a ladder or stairs. Accidentally skulling is always a quick trip to Lumby.

9) Turn off your auto-retaliate if you are tele-blocked and looking to just run.

10) Carry a super energy pot for long walks, conserve your run if you don’t need to be running don’t. On long walks also carry food and if you get frozen concentrate on eating more than fighting, a super defense pot can also prolong your survival until you can tab.

11) Most of the PKers that attack players that are obviously prepared and have few items are not experienced or good at PKing so it can be pretty easy to get by these types of players.

There are other tips and tricks I will add later either from the replies here or as I remember them but this should get most started on players being able to use those brawling gloves or go on merchanting trips. Remember it isn’t about never dying but about never losing anything of value and minimizing the times you die. Experiment with your inventory, super sets are cheap and an anti-poison is usually a must unless you want to bank. There are some fun enchanted bolts if you want to play a little you can steal prayer or lower magic in retaliation while you are running (or walking if you’re feeling frisky) from a PKer.

[Da_Dragon555]

Good Guide to start.

I never was a PKer, except the occasional friend-group event. But I actually loved being in the wilderness. It is quite tranquil there. I did a majority of my cooking training there, along with lots of Prayer.

I have used many of these strategies before, and I can attest that these will almost always work.

[Mariah Wynd]

Thank you for this guide Rakshar -very informative for a non-PKer like myself.

[Ukraine]

Well ive learned something.

[Lady Lisa]

One thing that he forgot to mention was when you turn off your auto-retailate click on your special attack. This way if you do decide that you have to fight that is one less thing that you need to remember.

Also if you are only there for a short trip, I also turn on protect item....that is unless I forget!

[Da_Dragon555]

One thing that he forgot to mention was when you turn off your auto-retailate click on your special attack. This way if you do decide that you have to fight that is one less thing that you need to remember.

Also if you are only there for a short trip, I also turn on protect item....that is unless I forget!

Personally, I prefer to have Auto-Retaliate on when I have my Dragon Dagger on me.
Then if someone has the impertinence to attack me, they get hit for a twofer, with the nice addition of poison.

[Deaconis]

Just to add to #1.
In crowded places walk around using the mini-map, else you might find yourself accidently clicking on someone and accidently skulling.

Good job on this non-guide-tips-n-tricks

[Da_Dragon555]

Just to add to #1.
In crowded places walk around using the mini-map, else you might find yourself accidently clicking on someone and accidently skulling.

Good job on this non-guide-tips-n-tricks

#8

[MotherBrainII]

Would it be worth maybe carrying an Ancient Staff and a few Blitz runes? I've annoyed many people by freezing them in place then legging it or logging out just out of range.

Just don't use Barrage, else some smart person will trick you into skulling.

[Da_Dragon555]

Just don't use Barrage, else some smart person will trick you into skulling.

Yea, be careful.
A similar thing happend to me when I was using my stack of Rune Thrown-axes...

[Rakshar]

Would it be worth maybe carrying an Ancient Staff and a few Blitz runes? I've annoyed many people by freezing them in place then legging it or logging out just out of range.

Just don't use Barrage, else some smart person will trick you into skulling.

I myself would just make sure that the Ancient staff is in you top 3 because replacing those can be annoying. Good point about barrages and the throwing ax, the line between being a non-pker and a pker is easy to cross if you get careless or overconfident and when players like us cross into the PKer realm we are just cannon-fodder because we aren't very good at PKing.

[The Gaffled]

Good tips...thank you. I have been 3 iteming with some antis and some energy potions thrown in and I have enjoyed myself much more than I thought I would.

[Lady Lisa]

LOL I am the last person to take advise from in this area as I never actually get the "K" when I do try to pk.

But I went for giggles a few times and I sure got them!

One night I ran around with snowballs on a pk world, lol boy oh boy are these people touchy!

Better yet, now when you do that on a non pk world (works best if you skull first) they flip out thinking that they are actually ON a pk world!!

Ah and my favorite...(This will get you skulled and plan on dieing)
Find a busy pk world make sure there are lots of people in Fally center. Cast Ice barrage. Cast Blood barrage (it instantly restored all of my hp). Cast Blood barrage again and tab fast.
Oh man you never saw so many people mad all at you lol!

This is not something that I do on a normal night and the idea came to me when I was trying to walk with nothing on in Fally from the west bank to my tree and I died 3 times! Well I needed to relieve some frustration and wow it was fun!

[Dragonlordjl]

I'm a non-PKer who survives fairly well. I just do DMs outside Varrock Bank. I have gotten several good KOs, but never gotten anything better than an Obby Shield.

[Lord_Shalaj]

I would also suggest using a ring of life in P2P and the explorers ring in F2P , they certainly help the cause for those wishing to survive.

Thanks,
Lord Shalaj

[JMB]

Thanks for this, some excellent advice!

[Da_Dragon555]

I would also suggest using a ring of life in P2P and the explorers ring in F2P , they certainly help the cause for those wishing to survive.

Thanks,
Lord Shalaj

Another thing that might prove useful to some would be a Phoenix Necklace. Not good for Dharokers, but useful none the less.

[paradigm515]

LOL I am the last person to take advise from in this area as I never actually get the "K" when I do try to pk.

But I went for giggles a few times and I sure got them!

One night I ran around with snowballs on a pk world, lol boy oh boy are these people touchy!

Better yet, now when you do that on a non pk world (works best if you skull first) they flip out thinking that they are actually ON a pk world!!

Ah and my favorite...(This will get you skulled and plan on dieing)
Find a busy pk world make sure there are lots of people in Fally center. Cast Ice barrage. Cast Blood barrage (it instantly restored all of my hp). Cast Blood barrage again and tab fast.
Oh man you never saw so many people mad all at you lol!

This is not something that I do on a normal night and the idea came to me when I was trying to walk with nothing on in Fally from the west bank to my tree and I died 3 times! Well I needed to relieve some frustration and wow it was fun!

you are a genius...
with the ice/blood barrage thing, how would it compare to carrying nothing but the runes for your spells (plus maybe one magic-boosting wand/robe piece that protects) and letting the horde bring you down instead of using a tab?

[paradigm515]

or how about using a d2h special attack?

[J Gard]

or then new spears special