DM: Favorite Favorites, RESULTS! From: Ben 'Critical' Hitz Date: Sat, 05 Mar 1994 02:36:14 +0000 You gave me the data, I analysed it. Much thanks to everyone who provided even 1 warrior. It looks like we have a reasonable number of LU,ST,PL,WS,TP,and SL, and are sorta lacking the rest of the styles. When looking this over, keep in mind that a 1 or 2 warrior difference probably isn't significant. As an exercise, think of 'Parry-Strikes you know that also got the GS', or something similar. I didn't no no fancy-schmancy statistical analysis (kinda pointless when your best class is LU, and you have less than 60), so what I say is 'significant' looks significant to my eyes, and no higher power. Also, remember that these data have an inherent bias! All of these warriors made it to ADM!!! Perhaps if your LU gets LO-LO-Parry, you have no hope. I can't imagine this effect being too large, but it could exist. Finally, I didn't bother with the 'favorite learn' data yet. Some people didn't provide it, and it's not all that useful anyway. so without further ado... Aimed Blows: Total: 11 Weapons: SH(2),DA(2),QS,SC(3),LS(2),FI Offense Range: low-mod OE: Vlow(2),Low (6), Mod (3) Activity Range: Vlow-mod AC: VLow(2),Low(6),Mod(3) Most common rhythm: low/low (5/8) Tactics: Slash(2),Riposte,NT(8) Silly Combos: LS/Slash What can I say? We need more. Rather lousy favorite rhythms. I don't think I can say they have a favored favorite weapon... Bashers: Total: 15 Weapons: ML(2),WF(2),WH(3),MA(3),GS,HL,MS(3) Absent: QS,GA,BA Offense Range: Mod-Vhi OE: Mod,high(4),vhigh(10) Activity Range: vlow-mod AC: vlow(4),low(5),mod(6) Most commmon rhythm: VH/Mod,HI/LO,VH/VL (4/15) Tactics: Bash(4) NT(11) Nothing stands out here, either. Never get high or very high activities, but that's a common aliment. No significnant weapons. Tactics are rare... Lungers: Total: 59 Weapons: LO(18),SS(10),EP(9),LS(8),SH(13) Offensive Range: LO-VHI OE: LO(7),MOD(18),HI(19),VHI(15) Activity Range: LO-VHI AC: LO,MOD(15),HI(19),VHI(24) Rhythms: HI/HI (14/59) M/VH (10/59) M/M (6/59) H/VH VH/M (5/59) VH/H (4/59) Tactics: Lunge(9),Dodge(11),Decis,Riposte,NT(37) Double Tactics: L/D(3) OK, it doesn't get any better than this, so if you're not impressed, better stop reading... Weapons: Not sure if there are 2 or 3 classes here. LO seems significantly more common. The rest I think can be grouped together. Rhythms: Interesting that the HI OEs seem to segregate with the HI ACs, while the rest seem to be evenly distributed. Compare H/VH (5) to H/H (14). Also Decis and Riposte tactics! Rare, but possible? The Riposte was Tex's and Decis Tryad's, Do they want to deny it? About 1/3 chance of a tactic. Parry-Lungers: Total: 25 Weapons SC(5),SH(5),SS(5),LO(6),EP(4) Absent: LS Offensive Range: VLow-Hi OE: VL(2),LO(6),MO(9),HI(8) Activity Range: Low-Vhigh AC: LO(10),MO(7),HI(2),VH(6) Most common Rhythm: MO/MO (4/25) L/L (4/25) Tactics: Lunge(7),Dodge,Parry,NT(16) _very_ even distribution of weapons, but no Long Spear??. No real 'peak' in the rhythm department either. About 1/3 chance of tactics, usually Lunge. Parry-Ripostes: Total: 11 Weapons: SC(2),EP(4),LO(2),SH(2),LS Absent: SS Offensive Range: Vlow-Hi OE: VL(3),LO(5),MO,HI(2) Activity Range: VL-H AC: VL,LO(2),MO(5),HI(3) Most common Rhythm: LO/MO (5/11) Tactics: Riposte(2),Lunge, NT(8) Double Tactics: L/R Again, not much data. Run more PRs!!! Out of only 11, none go SS as a fav. 4 with EP is possibly significant. They seem to like LO/MO! Rare tactics. Parry-Strikes Total: 16 Weapons: SS(2),BA,SH,BS(4),QS,LO(2),SM,GS(2),WH(2) Offensive Range: VLow-Mod OE: VL(5),LO(7),MO(4) Activity Range: VLow-High AC: VL(2),LO(7),MO(5),HI(2) Most common Rhythm: LO/LO (4/14) Tactics: Decis(5),Responsive(4),Parry,Riposte,NT(5) Double Tactics: D/S Only 16 PSs? I know they suck and all, but... Can't really say anything about weapons, and several are missing. That BS thing may be real though, and hey, It can hurt... (Or will hurt the other guy...). Lousy rhythms. LO/LO? Bleah. 10/16 got at least one tactic! (Perhaps here is an invite bias? Howmany PS have you DAd or had killed???) Slashers: Total: 32 Weapons: SC(11),EP(6),BS(3),LO(3),BA,GA(3),HA(3),SH(2) Offensive Range: Mod-VHigh OE: MO(6),HI(12),VH(14) Activity Range: Vlow-Mod AC: Vlow(20),LO(9),MO(3) Rhythms: HI/VL (11/32) VH/L (7/32) VH/VL (5/32) VH/M (3/32) Tactics: Slash(5), NT(28) Tied WS for 3rd most popular style! (perhaps another bias, hmmm Tex?) Seems everyone was right about the SC all along... Those 6 EPs may be a fluke... (i.e., really no more common than BS or HA). Absolutly no activities above moderate, and only 3 (about 10%) moderate. HI/VL is quite popular... Do people actually run Slashers this way? In the first minute? Strikers: Total: 37 Weapons: GS, QS(2), DA(2), SH(2), EP, WH(2), FI, GA, SS(4), BS(4), BA(2), WF, ML(3), SM(2), HL(2), HA, SC(2), LS(2), MS, MA Offensive Range: Vlow-High OE: VL,LO(12),MO(12),HI(12) Activity Range: Vlow-High AC: VL(5),LO(13),MO(16),HI(3) Rhythms: LO/MO, MO/LO (9/37) HI/MO (6/37) Tactics: Slash(5),Lunge,Bash(3),Decis(9),Responsive(4),NT(15) Double Tactics: D/S (2) Silly Combos: MS/Slash,ML/Slash,QS/Slash,SH/Bash Well, this is number 2. Quite a fall-off. Not much to say about weapons, we all pretty much knew you can get them all. SS and BS seem to be most common, but could easily be a fluke (note the 3 Mauls). Although 90% of managers run ST 10-10, it can't (apparently) be your favorite. But are you going to go 4-6? 20/37 got at least one tactic. Of course, 4 got useless combinations. (No! Not the dreaded Quarterstaff Injun Rug-burn-crit!!) Total Parries: Total: 25 Weapons: LO(3),GS(4),BA(4),ME(3),SM,SH(3),SC,LG(2),QS,BS,EP,LS Offensive Range: Vlow-Mod OE: VL(17),LO(6),Mod(2) Activity Range: Vlow-Mod AC: VL(11),LO(11),MO(3) Rhythms: VL/L (11/25) VL/VL, L/VL (5/25) Tactics: Riposte(2),Responsive,Parry(4),NT(18) The hated and revered! Nice to know that BA and GS seem to be more common than ME! (but not much!) Veeeerly-looow/ Looow. (but at least not 1-1-1!) is the most common. Few got tactics. Walls of Steel: Total: 32 Weapons: GA(3),BA(7),MS(5),SC(4),QS(4),GS(2),BS(4),WF(3) Offensive Range:Low-Vhigh OE: LO(9),MO(16),HI(6),VH Activity Range:Vlow-Mod AC: VL(10),LO(12),MO(10) Rhythms: MO/LO (10/32) LO/VL,LO/MO (4/32) M/VL,H/M (3/32) Tactics: Slash(6),Bash(2),Riposte(4),Parry(3),NT(16) Double Tactics: S/R (2), S/P Silly Combos: MS/Slash; QS/Slash; WF/Slash; SC/Bash Last, but not least. Settles the orignal argument between Gary (Pheonix) and I. He seemed to think that heavy weapons are more common favorites than light ones. If we take SC,QS,WF,BS as 'light', that's 15/32, or damn near half. If you take SC,BS,BA,GA as slashing, and the rest as bashing; that's 18/32, slightly (significantly? naaaa.) more than 1/2. BA is possible the most common... No suprises on Rhythms. Moderate/Low. The good ol' 5-3-5. 50% chance (about) of tactics is good, but if you get Slash, you have a 50-50 shot of getting a bashing weapon as well... That's all for now! Ben Hitz PUG -- "With humor Comrade, always with a bit of Humor" From 'The Manchurian Candidate' Referenced By Up