Original Reddit post

TLDR - I hate LMS now 5000+ games of LMS. 3000+ wins. The new update has completely destroyed the gear balance and turned the game into even more of an RNGfest than it was before. Full barrows and 85 defence with 3 brews is ridiculous, you are way too tanky from the start and fights are taking twice as long. Before you were heavily punished for being caught in mystics, now you can just soak AGS specs in ahrims. Wtf even is the starting loadout btw? Avernic Treads (max) and a Rune Crossbow with Adamant Bolts? lmao However, the main problem is the balance of gear drops. Previously, even getting the literal worst drop from a chest was not that big of a deal. Now the difference between a trash chest and a good chest is pretty much a guaranteed loss.

Full Crystal + Bofa + another item (5+ items) from a tier 1 chest? Apart from being ridiculously high DPS compared to RCB and basically a guaranteed auto-win, with its 10 tile range the meta is now to freeze your opponent and range them from distance so they have to bolt you back on longrange or splash 200 times on your crystal.

Noxious Halberd with no antivenom and venom doesn’t clear between fights? Again, almost a guaranteed win. Now the meta is to spam Halberd until your opponent runs out of sanfew and dies to venom.

Fang that hits constant 30s through prayer? Good luck with that All 3 of the above should be removed (especially Bofa) and the remaining new upgrades should be available only from tier 2 chests. submitted by /u/Adept_Act5626

Originally posted by u/Adept_Act5626 on r/2007scape