Re: DM: Kill-Less Dueling

From: gtriplet@afit.af.mil

Date: Wed, 02 Feb 1994 04:09:10 +0000

In article <CKKqMp.Esz@ucdavis.edu>, ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu (Yeon Choi) writes:
>
> Specifically, don't attack the head.  As I stated in a previous post,
> about 90% of my deaths and kills have come from head shots.
>
There is a sequence to the kill.  Simply stated, one fighter is dominating the
contest, the other (usually - 95% of the time) goes desperate, the winning
fighter gets a 'kill intent statement', and the losing fighter makes a roll.
If the roll is failed, the loser is dead, although the murderer still usually
makes one or more non-critical attacks to vital locations (usually the head) to
finish off the loser's hit points.

Hits on the losing fighter after the failed roll will almost always be chest or
head, so it's not really fair to count those as the cause of death.  The
fighter 'died' in the computer when the 'kill intent statement' was issued.
>
> After 5 fights, it becomes much more difficult to kill a warrior.  So,
> try challenging only guys with 5+ fights experience.
>
I would agree, conditionally.  It is due to the nature of skill learns and the
game setup.  I had heard that new fighters are under a penalty on all
activities (except learns/trains - bonus there) for his first four fights.
That may influence death significantly.

Defense is commonly thought to be 'dodge'.  I believe it also represents the
ability experienced fighters have of reducing the effect of an opponent's
blows.  While this serves to benefit fighters who can take normal or better
ammounts of damage, it is deadly to 'very frail' and 'cannot take a lot of
damage' fighters.  The very frail warrior can survive to ADM by going down if
he gets hit once (thus avoiding the second hit required by the kill sequence)
The 'cannot take a lot of punishment' fighter will take the second hit and get
himself killed.  Now, the very frail fighter who starts learning defense may
reduce the damage of the first blow just enough that he takes the second hit.
This is the most significant cause of deaths I have taken in the 10-20 fight
range: 'very frails' who think they can take another hit.
>
> Absolutely.  Also, lay off the offensive styles, and try to avoid fighting
> them as well.  3 CN 21 WL offensives are pretty easy to kill, if you
> I guess I don't see why anyone would bother trying to not kill warriors.
> I've lost some good ones myself (including a SZ 3 WT 21 Aimed Blow) as
> well as done in some pretty good warriors, and I've never really held a
> grudge.  I guess it's the old different strokes story.
>
Unfortunately, I get sore when my fighters die.  That's why I've put so much
effort and study into understanding the process.  I want to know how to keep my
fighters alive, and how to kill someone else's fighters if they push me.

By the way, keeping your fighters alive is simple, too.  Protect the head in
all minutes, run 3-3-3 parry in desperation all styles (!).  The proof, you
ask?  My 33 fighters at the FtF ALL survived, totalling 108-93.  I've lost
three fighters since the July FtF in Chicago - one tournament and two regular
arena.  This is in 400 losses in said time period.  I can't gurantee that it
will work for everyone, as I typically design fighters with 9-11 con, but give
it a try - it may work for you too.

Oops.  Wear a helm (H).  All styles.

PHOENIX

References

Re: DM: Kill-Less Dueling
ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu (Yeon Choi)
Wed, 02 Feb 1994 01:54:23 +0000
DM: Kill-Less Dueling
gtriplet@afit.af.mil
Tue, 01 Feb 1994 10:56:58 +0000

Referenced By

Re: DM: Kill-Less Dueling
ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu (Yeon Choi)
Wed, 02 Feb 1994 01:54:23 +0000
DM: Kill-Less Dueling
gtriplet@afit.af.mil
Tue, 01 Feb 1994 10:56:58 +0000