by _Anshin_ » Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:21 pm
I might be a new guy, but I can say this. Before the great crash of 08 I started talking to people and compiling data.
This is what I can say.
Up to level 1 with 80k xp this is what I've found.
Avoiders make the most xp/money. They tend to be the most successful. Starting of with speed / avoidance combos allowed my bot to remain alive 42% of the time. I also had a 5-11% increase in contact with the opponent over a span of 38 rounds. That 5-11% came from an increase from 0 to 3 speed. I've broken down the fuzzy math, but I will not release it till I have seen if there are any changes with the new version of the game.
Rammers do tend to make the 2nd most damage. The benefit of Rammers is 2 fold. First tactics seem to bypass the avoidance (IE I appeared to get rammed more than actual hits). Rammers other benefit is that the more points that you put into str allows you to wear armor. 3 tons of armor did decrease overall damage by about 3-8% (12% if you count unarmed Rank 0 vs Rank 1).
Strafers Tend to do the most Damage. Speed plays a huge role along with Strength.
Endurance (2 pts) did decrease overall damage, but unfortunately I could not tell you by how much because I did not put it on a bot that was not equipped with armor.
Courage (3 pts) did give me an average of 1.8 more attacks.
Firepower only allowed me to have a better weapons (which I can not vouch for effectiveness due to the str).
Rank / Int did nothing for me at low levels.
Best combo, Speed/Str/Avoidance/Str/Speed/Speed/Avoid/Avoid/Avoid.
Second Best STR/Spd/Strafe/STR/SPD/STR/Strafe
Why was the Stafers second best? Avoidance gave me more XP and triggered more than strafe. Strafe did rack up more damage and would net me a fair chunk of xp, but was not consistent at lower levels.
I did notice the best toons in the game before the big crash were tanks. Ram/Strafe was the best combo I was told at higher levels mainly due to tactics bypassing avoidance.
Good luck to you
I might be a new guy, but I can say this. Before the great crash of 08 I started talking to people and compiling data.
This is what I can say.
Up to level 1 with 80k xp this is what I've found.
Avoiders make the most xp/money. They tend to be the most successful. Starting of with speed / avoidance combos allowed my bot to remain alive 42% of the time. I also had a 5-11% increase in contact with the opponent over a span of 38 rounds. That 5-11% came from an increase from 0 to 3 speed. I've broken down the fuzzy math, but I will not release it till I have seen if there are any changes with the new version of the game.
Rammers do tend to make the 2nd most damage. The benefit of Rammers is 2 fold. First tactics seem to bypass the avoidance (IE I appeared to get rammed more than actual hits). Rammers other benefit is that the more points that you put into str allows you to wear armor. 3 tons of armor did decrease overall damage by about 3-8% (12% if you count unarmed Rank 0 vs Rank 1).
Strafers Tend to do the most Damage. Speed plays a huge role along with Strength.
Endurance (2 pts) did decrease overall damage, but unfortunately I could not tell you by how much because I did not put it on a bot that was not equipped with armor.
Courage (3 pts) did give me an average of 1.8 more attacks.
Firepower only allowed me to have a better weapons (which I can not vouch for effectiveness due to the str).
Rank / Int did nothing for me at low levels.
Best combo, Speed/Str/Avoidance/Str/Speed/Speed/Avoid/Avoid/Avoid.
Second Best STR/Spd/Strafe/STR/SPD/STR/Strafe
Why was the Stafers second best? Avoidance gave me more XP and triggered more than strafe. Strafe did rack up more damage and would net me a fair chunk of xp, but was not consistent at lower levels.
I did notice the best toons in the game before the big crash were tanks. Ram/Strafe was the best combo I was told at higher levels mainly due to tactics bypassing avoidance.
Good luck to you
