Re: DM : Advice

From: ewalents@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Erich Walentschak)

Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1992 03:47:24 +0000

Well, you're thinking about your fights.  Thats half the battle.  Mastering DM
is one of those ever-impossible things and only by trying all kinds of things
are we ever gonna get close.  Regarding your PL, he's a good charcter.  He may
not be a God but he's got winning stats.  I probably wouldnt DA him, especially
if you think he's got good starting ratings and have found his favorite.

As always, the question I have to ask in regard to learns, is who has he been
fighting.  If alot of 0-1 guys have been one-hitting you, 1.2 skills a fight is
good.  If youre fighting 30 fight tps and going 20 minutes, you better be
around 3-4 per fight.  Look at who youve been fighting.  You say he was
learning better and slowed down.  Well, there is supposedly a learning bonus in
the 1st 5 fights, see if this looks true for him.

Now, how to win with him.  PLs are my favorite style.  They can beat absolutely
anyone out there, but can lose to anyone out there as well.  PLs REALLY have to
pick and choose their challenges.  Trying to go 5-2-5 parry vs as lunger going
10-10-10 is gonna put your head on a pike (or a spear).  For one PLs need more
acivity level since their main defense is really dodging.  I also wouldnt
modify him defensively for the most part.  PLs like to dodge AND parry, why
force him into one or the other.

My favorite way to run a PL is somewhere around 7-7-7 in the 1st minute then
10-10-10 L in the second.  This will usually allow him to riposte any really
decisive warriors and beat any really defensive ones.   Anyone with alot of
initiative will beat this tho.  You'll have to go more defnsive or try and get
the jump on him.  A brick will probably tire you out, so slow down abit.  Like
I said, not easy, but choose your fights and he should be able to win.

Oh, in regards to your theory about streaks affecting skills, I never heard any
proof to that.  In other words an 0-5 in a fight should have the exact same
chance of learning skills as an identical 5-0 warrior in the exact same fight.
Of course, who youre fighting makes a big difference.  When you win, you end up
higher in the rankings and fight more people with more experience.  You do get
a learning bonus when you win tho.  I guess you want to try and beat warriors
with more fights than you.  If you can master this tho, please tell the rest of
us.  Well, Good luck

Erich

References

DM : Advice
ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
Thu, 03 Dec 1992 16:04:02 +0000