Just wanted to hop in and clear some things up that have understandably been a bit confusing!
Druid's comment isn't representative of any overall shared design opinion here at the studio - just an individual comment amidst the chat. It was a less serious 'watch Spear and Hooli learn PvM' stream yesterday, and in the tone of the chat it was more of a light, not serious comment (which was the intention).
That comment aside, we do know this is a really big topic for loads of you and it's a continued topic of discussion here at Jagex too - especially since Combat Week came into existence.
Mod Pi, who is one of the designers on the Combat Council, has this viewpoint for example: https://twitter.com/JagexPi/status/1397475930453516290
It's very much actively on our radar thanks to your feedback and it's definitely something we're thinking about.