Why do people create pures in Runescape?

Answering G's question from the previous post here is my understanding about why people want (or wanted) to create pures in Runescape:

1. To own other players and get kicks out of it.
That's the main reason no matter how you look at it. Having a pure account allows you to engage in battle with non-pure accounts with similar combat level easily be that in the Duel Arena, Bounty Hunter or (used to be) low level wilderness. Obviously a pure will normally win a battle against a non-pure opponent with the same combat level, which pleases a pure owner's ego.

2. To make tons of money in the Duel Arena.
The Duel Arena used to be pures playground and stacking was a way to make a lot of money quickly. Pures were used to deceit opponents with similar combat levels into stacking money or items. In fact, most of the pures used to hang out there instead of going into the wilderness.

3. To be able to rule low level wilderness.
Having low level combat allowed pures to attack almost everyone in low level wilderness, while people with high level combat would have to go deeper.

4. A historical reason.
In the Runescape Classic time PvP combat was quite different. A player was allowed to make three hits on his/her opponent before the opponent could eat or run. Thus an ability to 3-hit (KO to the death) was the most important weapon of a pkiller. Players concentrated on increasing this ability, which eventually led to creation of pures. Pures were considered to be "elite" pking weapons and this perception was transferred into Runescape 2, though the 3-hit rule was eliminated.

Well, those were the reasons I could think of.

Nowadays life of pures is much more limited and many pures left the game all together. Mostly after the Duel Arena update last year. Then removal of pking in the wilderness finished the deal. Pures are still excelling in games such as Bounty Hunter (where they can enter low level caves) and new Duel Arena (where they can still deceit other players) into "unfair" battles, though stakes are low.

Finally, to answer G's question about a 60/60/1 Attack/Strength pure having a chance against a skiller with 60/60/60 Attack/Strength/Defence:

• If you simply look at the stats the skiller should win easily (and, by the way, Strength pures are not supposed to go against "full rune", it's not their specialty).
• But taking in account pures experience in PvP combat, I wouldn't bet on it.

It is often overlooked that one big reason pures are so good at PvP is because they are so experienced in killing other players, stats or no stats.

P.S. And by the way, an experienced mage pure will rip a skiller with the same mage level and bunch of other combat stats to pieces any time. Mark my word.

P.P.S. You don't go looking for nice people within the pure players community.