Re: DM: Challenge Strategy

From: gtriplet@AFIT.AF.MIL (Gary R. Triplett)

Date: Wed, 09 Feb 1994 13:55:18 +0000

In article <9402081356.tn324149@aol.com> mysticbob@aol.com writes:
>
>It's me.  When I first started DM (last month) I didn't think challenges
>would play a big part in the game and as of now I haven't made any.  But from
>reading on here it seems that I should be using them to avoid certain styles
>ot fight certain styles, gain points, have a better chance of winning, etc.
>Any general advice, reasoning on challenging?
>
I believe that challenges are the most useful item in the manager's toolbox.
Sucessfully choosing who your fighter will face oftentimes can make or break
him.  In the lower ranks I generally train stats and make challenges to
fighters with twice my fights and there train skills.  By Adepts level I am
looking for fighters I can beat with twice my experience (usually style
advantage, ie AB vs TP, SL vs WS, WS vs ST...)  In the Champions I am jockying
for political points and Duelmaster, and challenges and avoids are posted
accordingly.

Generally, don't challenge a fighter with fewer fights, except for wins.  He
will generally benefit from the fight skill-wise more than you will.  Try to
determine the target's style (from friends, databases, the newsletter, etc)
and challenge him with fighters with an advantage over that style.  Don't
challenge a fighter with less recognition (unless you are being an 'evil'
player - there's generally little benefit except a cheap win.)

E-Mail me at gtriplet@lancer.afit.af.mil if you would like a more in-depth
explaination of how I use challenges.

Gary Triplett, aka Phoenix
>
>-Shawn

References

DM: Challenge Strategy
mysticbob@aol.com
Tue, 08 Feb 1994 18:51:22 +0000