its always been that way , as far as I can remember , pretty sure that's how it happen on classic also even if you attack it first you still get hit with the fire first hit

its always been that way , as far as I can remember , pretty sure that's how it happen on classic also even if you attack it first you still get hit with the fire first hit

This is wrong. You might be thinking of rs2?

On RSC, the dragon has to attack you to hit you with fire breath. If you're really good at attacking first, you can fight dragons without even wasting a space on the shield. I used to do it back when I fought blue dragons to lvl prayer, all the way back in 2002. I also fought the KBD without anti-fire shield, simply because every piece of food counted back then when you're 84 HP and KBD drained your prayer down to almost nothing when you attack him, thus no paralyze.

I'm not sure why it doesn't work this way on RSCR. Maybe the admins thought it was dumb that you could bypass the shield thus programmed it where the fire hits first? That or they didn't remember how it was on RSC.

I kinda like how that first hit is always there. IT can be a 0, too. It gives dragons an extra bit of difficulty as compared to say a fire giant or black demon.

When the dragon attacks you it will hit you with fire then hit you with attack directly after that.. If you attack it first it will still hit you with fire but doest instantly land the second hit on you.. From what ive seen

I kinda like how that first hit is always there. IT can be a 0, too. It gives dragons an extra bit of difficulty as compared to say a fire giant or black demon.

The difficulty should be if they attack you first it hurts extra, if you are playing actively and attacking them with "skill" by right clicking, you should be rewarded and not take that extra food loss.