Re: Duelmasters: Marginal Returns of Stat Trains

From: 900667c@ace.acadiau.ca (Gerald Cameron)

Date: Fri, 27 Mar 1992 16:31:46 +0000

In article <19094@aggie.ucdavis.edu> ccs012@george.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff) writes:

>Fellow Netters,

>I am in something of a quandry over a managerial decision I am about to
>make, and I would like to get some second opinions on the matter.

>I have a waste who just received notice that he is Primus eligible, but
>not inducted.  He currently has 106 skills (only 5 from stat raises),
>and is maxed out in Attack, Init, Parry, and Defense, with 7 skills left
>in both Riposte and Decis.

>Currently, his WL is 19 (trained twice) and I am considering training it
>to 21.  This will give me 2 Attack, 1 Decis, 2 Parry, and 2 Defense
>skills, which will put him at Advanced Master Attack, Master Parry,
>Master Defense (he really got reamed on his Parry rating.  I mean bad.
>It hurts just to think about it), while only "wasting" one skill -
>Decis.

>I've talked it over with quite a few managers, and I think I'm going to
>do it, but if anyone can think of a good reason why I shouldn't please
>tell me now.  I'm sending the waste in question to the Primus tourney
>in the hopes that he'll be able to pick up some of those valuable skills,
>so that should mitigate the damage somewhat.

>Assuming this was your character, would you train WL?

>Trump

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Don't do it!!!!!!!

As Crip said to me when talking about a character of his who was only about
2 skills away from maxing out (at 120), sure its only a skill or two, but
why waste them?  It may cost you a few wins right now, but in the long run,
he'll be a (even marginally) better warrior.

To repeat: I wouldn't do it.  Train ST or something, instead.  Better yet,
get a head start on those last 14 skills.  He won't last past the fifth
round in the Primus tourney, trust me.

References

Duelmasters: Marginal Returns of Stat Trains
ccs012@george.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff)
Thu, 26 Mar 1992 19:18:49 +0000

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Duelmasters: Marginal Returns of Stat Trains
ccs012@george.ucdavis.edu (Riff-Raff)
Thu, 26 Mar 1992 19:18:49 +0000