Re: DM: Tournament Strategy

From: jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith)

Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1993 19:52:39 +0000

In article <C4tD9n.GMM@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca> cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein) writes:
> Thus for a striker/lunger, I would go all out against all but
> TP/WS when I would do something like 7-5-7 or 6-4-6 with strikers
> and 5-7-7 or 4-6-6 with lungers.

I also have a 11-5(4)-9-15-17-15-13 SL with an expert in Init as well as
a 11-10-7-17-13-15-11 ST with an expert in Decise that will also be in the
apprentices tourney.  Should I run both of them all out also?

> I find you strategy against defensives very strange.  But if it works
> for you then so be it.

You are making an (incorrect) assumption that I have some notion of what
I am doing. :)  Actually, I only have a total of 18 fights under my belt
and 3 of those are Dark Arena fights so I really don't have a clue as to
what a good strategy is against defensives.  I just assumed that you
should keep your activity level low since you wouldn't have to dodge as
many blows and then crank up the attack later when they wouldn't expect
it.  I would certainly welcome some better ideas, however.

> I would dump the lunge and go something like
> 5-7-7.  Lungers typically like high activity so make use of it...

How would you handle the striker and slasher above?

> The 10-1-7 is somethat that I would expect a basher to use.  Also,
> against offensives I would use the lunge in the 1st minute and
> go 10-10.  It will help you get the jump and assuming that you do
> you will probably win in 1 minute without getting swung at.

As I understand it, 10-10-7 increases your decise, is that correct?
(I am having some trouble understanding the mechanics behind the
relationship between decise and initiative, so bear with me.)  If
this is true, would I want to consider using the Decise tactic to
gain even more of a jump in minute 1?

> I also like attacking
> the body with the lunge tactic since a good hit will knock the opponent
> down.  I usually drop the lunge from the 2nd on.  I also like 3-9-3 Dodge
> in desperate.

> I forgot to mention about your desparation strategy vs off.  I think that
> your offense and KD are too high.  If you are desperate and you
> are going to lose then go defensive with low KD and take the loss.
> Most likely you will go desperate in the 1st minute.  By dodging
> and going very defensive you have a chance of recovering.  Now is
> not the time to try and get that lucky hit and win the fight.  Now
> is the time to avoid getting killed.  Of course, against defensives
> you will probably go desperate due to getting scummed in which case
> going all out in desperation is not that bad an idea since you can
> get that last hit or two to win the fight.  Chances are that the
> defensive is going slow too and won't keep the initiative.  Of course,
> the one possible problem is the wall of steel who turtled the first
> two minutes and then is going 10-4-10 or so in the 3rd.  If he is
> pounding you in the 3rd he might have the initiative to keep on pounding
> you and your going all out will not do wonders to your defense.  But
> if you do have expert attack then maybe you won't have to worry about
> fighting a defensive into the 3rd.

Hmmm.  My desperation strategies haven't been working too well, so I think
I will try the 3-9-3 Dodge against offensives and maybe try something like
7-10-7 against defensives. Any recommendations for my SL and ST?

> As practically everyone else who follows up this post will say...
>
> Don't raise stats at all since you will lose skills in the end.  Con
> is safe to raise but others can be problems.  Wit to odd numbers =
> skill loss.  Same with will and deftness.  Strength is safe till 15.
> Speed is rarely safe.  And a con of 10 is not that frail.

Ooh, I'm sooo confused! ;-)  You say don't raise any stats, but then you say
it's OK to raise some.  I assume it must depend on the individual warrior, so
in your opinion, should I or should I not raise any stats on any of these
three warriors?  (Especially the con 5 slasher who is VERY FRAIL.)

> Chris - Member of the BHB (almost all are on Usenet)

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the BHB?

Jim
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References

DM: Tournament Strategy
jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 00:40:04 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 16:46:35 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 17:07:07 +0000

Referenced By

DM: Tournament Strategy
jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 00:40:04 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 16:46:35 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 17:07:07 +0000